⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

August 29th – September 4th, 2026

So many undisclosed causes and locations this week. It’s starting to look like Ben’s Botox calendar.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

August 30th/31st: Spanish actor Francesc Garrido

August 31st: Argentine director, writer and producer Eduardo Calcagno

August 31st: Screenwriter Victor Miller

September 1st: Actress Carla Jeffery

September 1st: French film director and writer Jean-Paul Rappeneau

September 1st: Brazilian actor, director and writer Gracindo Júnior

September 1st: Filipino film and television director, actor and writer Monti Parungao

September 1st: Two-time Grammy-winning singer and actress Cassandra Wilson

September 2nd: Hong Kong dance pioneer and actor Lau Sui-ming

September 2nd: Mexican voice actor Francisco Reséndez

September 2nd: French film director, writer, composer and actor Tony Gatlif

September 3rd: Indonesian film director, writer and actress Ida Farida

September 4th: Bosnian actor Tahir Nikšić

September 4th: Actor Richard O’Sullivan

September 4th: French actor, director and writer Husky Kihal

Date not publicly confirmed: Martial artist and Shaw Brothers actor Chen Kuan-tai

Date not publicly confirmed: South Korean actor and former model Lee Yong-joo

HONORABLE MENTIONS / ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK

August 22nd (announced this week): Anime director and animator Yuji Yanase

September 2nd: Legendary feminist political activist Gloria Steinem

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

August 21st – August 28th, 2026

“Don’t dream it, be it.”

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

August 19th (reported this week): Actor Michael Wright

August 20th (announced this week): Actress Bunny Levine

August 21st: Golden Age South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki

August 23rd: Stuntman, actor, martial artist and stunt coordinator James Lew

August 23rd: Canadian Québécois film producer René Malo

August 24th: Actress and singer Jaye P. Morgan

August 25th: Broadway scenic designer Anna Louizos

August 25th: Singer, songwriter, musician, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton

August 25th: Actor Tim Curry

August 26th: Canadian voice actor Peter Cullen

August 26th: Russian film and theater actor Yuriy Tsurilo

August 26th: Ghanaian actress Grace Nortey

August 26th: Actor, composer and producer Rubén Rada

August 26th: Hungarian author and actor Péter Nádas

August 26th: Casting director and former Hollywood agent Andrea Eastman

August 27th: Actor and producer Samuel “Caffamilliano” Monroe Jr.

HONORABLE MENTIONS / REPORTED THIS WEEK

November 14th, 2025 (announced this week): Actress and writer Leslie Parrish

August 14th (reported this week): Japanese contemporary artist, actress and writer Yayoi Kusama

August 21st: Motown songwriter Janie Bradford

August 21st: Former boxing champion Zolani Tete

August 27th: Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić

Reported this week: King Harald V of Norway

Reported this week: King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

August 14th – August 20th, 2026

Another young star gone too soon between two eclipses, another suspicious investigation underway. What’s going on, Hollywood?

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

February 10th (announced this week): Makeup effects artist Screaming Mad George

July 27th (reported this week): Actress Phyllida Law

August 13th: Actress Carla Tato

August 13th: Oscar-nominated director, actor and producer Mark Rydell

August 14th: Swedish actor Örjan Ramberg

August 14th (announced this week): ADR, sound and film editor and director R.J. Kizer

August 15th: Actress Peggy Webber

August 15th: Polish theater and film actor Jan Frycz

August 15th: Former Dallas Cowboy John Niland

August 16th: Actress and animal rights activist Hayden Panettiere

August 16th: Director Raja Sen

August 17th: ZZ Top drummer and actor Frank Beard

August 17th: Film composer and musician Nick Glennie-Smith

August 17th: French producer and actor Nicolas Altmayer

August 18th: Actress Gloria Menezes

August 18th: Italian film producer Fulvio Lucisano

August 18th: Actress Laura Cardoso

August 18th: ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen

August 18th: Magician Juan Tamariz

August 19th: Thai-Scottish actor Ray MacDonald

August 19th: French actress and theater director Bérangère Bonvoisin

August 20th: Actor Abdelaziz Guerda

August 20th: Operatic soprano Ileana Cotrubaș

Reported this week: Rally driver Alex Fiorio

Reported this week: Baseball legend Tommy John

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

August 8th – August 13th, 2026

This week had a devastating earthquake, an alien from Zambodia, and way too many deadly encounters with trees. We have questions.

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August 3rd (reported this week): Film, television and theater actor Jon Cypher

August 5th (reported this week): Actress Tedde Moore

August 5th (reported this week): TikTok influencer Mina Chan

August 6th: Entertainment journalist Flo Anthony

August 9th: Actor, writer and producer Ben Jones

August 9th: Actor, writer, producer and musician Reggie Bannister

August 10th: Surinamese actor and director Borger Breeveld

August 10th: French writer, director and actor Vincent Dieutre

August 11th: Actress Christy Knowings

August 12th: British actress Cheryl Hall

August 12th: Actress Silvia Monti

August 12th: South Korean director and writer Ahn Pan-seok

August 13th: Actor and producer Lucio Montanaro

August 13th: Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

August 1st – August 7th, 2026

One avalanche, one livestream, and a long list of entertainment golden age legends.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

April 15th (reported this week): Actress Mary Egida Rivera

August 1st: Reggae artist and actor Ras Ajai

August 1st: Actor Vincent Pastore

August 2nd: Actor and producer Jim Krut

August 2nd: Mountaineer Nirmal Purja

August 3rd: Playwright, director and actor Peter Gill

August 3rd: Actress and singer Grace Chang

August 4th: Actor Pradeep Rawat

August 5th: Film director Ardak Amirkulov

August 5th: Actress Jean Lodge

August 5th: Actor and lyricist Peter Lai

August 6th: Director, producer and writer Dimbo Atiya

Reported this week:

July 20th: Mecha and Super Sentai designer Katsushi Murakami

July 28th: Writers Guild Foundation executive Angela Wales Kirgo

Honorable Mentions:

August 2nd: Grammy-winning music producer David Z

August 3rd: Actor and comedian Jimmy Cricket

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

August 1st – August 7th, 2026

One avalanche, one livestream, and a long list of entertainment golden age legends.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

April 15th (reported this week): Actress Mary Egida Rivera

August 1st: Reggae artist and actor Ras Ajai

August 1st: Actor Vincent Pastore

August 2nd: Actor and producer Jim Krut

August 2nd: Mountaineer Nirmal Purja

August 3rd: Playwright, director and actor Peter Gill

August 3rd: Actress and singer Grace Chang

August 4th: Actor Pradeep Rawat

August 5th: Film director Ardak Amirkulov

August 5th: Actress Jean Lodge

August 5th: Actor and lyricist Peter Lai

August 6th: Director, producer and writer Dimbo Atiya

Reported this week:

July 20th: Mecha and Super Sentai designer Katsushi Murakami

July 28th: Writers Guild Foundation executive Angela Wales Kirgo

Honorable Mentions:

August 2nd: Grammy-winning music producer David Z

August 3rd: Actor and comedian Jimmy Cricket

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⚰️ WHO'S DEAD THIS WEEK

July 24th – July 31st, 2026

From torchbearer to pallbearer.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

May 20th (reported this week): Australian producer, journalist, and actor Kent Broadhurst

July 10th (reported this week): Television director Ralph Hemecker

July 22nd (reported this week): Horror filmmaker John Lechago

July 23rd: Actress, dancer, and choreographer Hope Clarke

July 24th: Punk rock singer Lou Koller

July 25th: British actor Tom Chadbon

July 25th: Writer, actor, and composer Bill Oddie

July 28th: French synthwave musician and actor Kavinsky

July 29th: Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard

July 29th: Rosie the Riveter Jeane Gibson

July 29th: The Chantels lead singer Arlene Smith

July 30th: Spanish actor and composer Manolo Solo

July 31st: Australian music historian Glenn A. Baker

July 31st: Italian soccer legend Franco Baresi

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⚰️ WHO'S DEAD THIS WEEK

July 24th – July 31st, 2026

From torchbearer to pallbearer.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

May 20th (reported this week): Australian producer, journalist, and actor Kent Broadhurst

July 10th (reported this week): Television director Ralph Hemecker

July 22nd (reported this week): Horror filmmaker John Lechago

July 23rd: Actress, dancer, and choreographer Hope Clarke

July 24th: Punk rock singer Lou Koller

July 25th: British actor Tom Chadbon

July 25th: Writer, actor, and composer Bill Oddie

July 28th: French synthwave musician and actor Kavinsky

July 29th: Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard

July 29th: Rosie the Riveter Jeane Gibson

July 29th: The Chantels lead singer Arlene Smith

July 30th: Spanish actor and composer Manolo Solo

July 31st: Australian music historian Glenn A. Baker

July 31st: Italian soccer legend Franco Baresi

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK?

July 17th – July 24th, 2026

If your funeral doesn’t have multiple caskets, did you even commit to the bit?

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

July 16th: Hong Kong actor Patrick Yin Tse

July 17th: Singer and actor Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon

July 18th: Australian actor Terence Donovan

July 18th: Singer and actor Jim Gilstrap

July 19th: Musician Jennifer Finch (L7)

July 21st: Production designer Mary Kate Golding

July 21st: Broadway actress Anne Russell

July 21st: Actress Kaylee Hottle

July 22nd: Brazilian filmmaker Luiz Carlos Barreto

July 23rd: Director Chuck Russell

July 23rd: Romanian actress Adela Mărculescu

Honorable Mentions

June 30th (reported this week): Director of Photography Richard M. Rawlings Jr.

July 14th (reported this week): Screenwriter William H. Wisher Jr.

July 15th (reported this week): Jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson

July 17th: Journalist and producer Tony Brown

July 17th: Cricket legend Sir Garry Sobers

July 19th: Entertainment attorney Dixon Q. Dern

July 19th: Television producer Peter Lassally

July 21st: Former BBC executive Paul Gerhardt

July 21st: Italian theatre pioneer Pippo Di Marca

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