Deaths in February 2023

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in February 2023**. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Every entry must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

### 1

- Leonard Pietraszak, 86, Polish actor (_Vabank_, _Danton_, _Kingsajz_).

### 2

- John Zizioulas, 92, Greek Orthodox prelate, metropolitan of Pergamon (since 1986), COVID-19.

### 3

- Jemal Gaganidze, 89, Georgian actor (_Don't Grieve_, _The Saplings_, _The Wishing Tree_).
- Shevah Weiss, 87, Polish-born Israeli politician, member (1981–1999) and speaker (1992–1996) of the Knesset.

### 4

- Sherif Ismail, 67, Egyptian politician, prime minister (2015–2018).

### 5

- Pervez Musharraf, 79, Pakistani politician and Army general, president (2001–2008).

### 6

- Abdellatif Ben Ammar, 79, Tunisian film director (_A Simple Story_, _Aziza_).
- Lubomír Štrougal, 98, Czech politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia (1970–1988).

### 7

- Fernando Becerril, 78, Mexican actor (_Zapata: el sueño del héroe_, _The Legend of Zorro_, _Get the Gringo_).

### 8

- Burt Bacharach, 94, American Hall of Fame composer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Walk On By", "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"), six-time Grammy winner.
- Branka Veselinović, 104, Serbian actress (_A Child of the Community_).

### 10

- Hugh Hudson, 86, English film director (_Chariots of Fire_, _Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes_, _My Life So Far_).
- Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, 97, Luxembourgish royal.
- Carlos Saura, 91, Spanish film director (_Mama Turns 100_, _Carmen_, _El Amor Brujo_), respiratory failure.
- Nancy Tichborne, 80, New Zealand watercolour artist and gardener.

### 11

- Hans Modrow, 95, German politician, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1989–1990), MEP (1999–2004) and MP (1957–1994).

### 12

- Vadim Abdrashitov, 78, Russian film director (_Fox Hunting_, _The Train Has Stopped_, _Planet Parade_).
- David Jude Jolicoeur, 54, American rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter ("Me Myself and I", "Feel Good Inc."), Grammy winner (2006).
- Billy Two Rivers, 87, Canadian professional wrestler (GPW), actor (_Black Robe_), and chief of the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke (1978–1998).

### 13

- Zia Mohyeddin, 91, British-Pakistani actor (_Lawrence of Arabia_, _Khartoum_, _Ashanti_) and television broadcaster.

### 15

- Raquel Welch, 82, American actress (_One Million Years BC_, _The Three Musketeers_, _Fantastic Voyage_).

### 16

- Jana Andrsová, 83, Czech dancer and actress (_The Strakonice Bagpiper_, _Jak se Franta naučil bát_).
- Michel Deville, 91, French film director (_The Reader_, _Le Voyage en douce_, _Death in a French Garden_).
- Marilú, 95, Mexican singer and actress (_El barchante Neguib_).

### 17

- Jenny Clève, 92, French actress (_F comme Fairbanks_, _One Deadly Summer_, _Welcome to the Sticks_).
- Stella Stevens, 84, American actress (_Girls! Girls! Girls!_, _The Nutty Professor_, _The Poseidon Adventure_), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Lee Whitlock, 54, British actor (_Shine on Harvey Moon_, _Cassandra's Dream_, _Grange Hill_).
- Tom Whitlock, 68–69, American songwriter ("Danger Zone", "Take My Breath Away", "Winner Takes It All"), Oscar winner (1987), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

### 18

- Barbara Bosson, 83, American actress (_Hill Street Blues_, _The Last Starfighter_, _Murder One_).
- George T. Miller, 79, Scottish-born Australian film director (_The Man from Snowy River_, _The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter_, _Zeus and Roxanne_), heart attack.

### 19

- Richard Belzer, 78, American actor (_Homicide: Life on the Street_, _Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_, _The Flash_), stand-up comedian, and author.

### 20

- Bruce Barthol, 75, American bassist (Country Joe and the Fish).

### 21

- Mimika Luca, 85, Albanian actress (_Our Friend Tili_, _Botë e padukshme_, _A Tale from the Past_) and dancer.
- Nadja Tiller, 93, Austrian actress (_Rosemary_, _The Rough and the Smooth_, _Wanted: Babysitter_).

### 22

- Ahmed Qurei, 85, Palestinian politician, prime minister (2003–2006).

### 23

- Tony Earl, 86, American politician, governor of Wisconsin (1983–1987) and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1969–1975), stroke.

### 24

- James Abourezk, 92, former United States Senator.
- Juraj Jakubisko, 84, Slovak film director and screenwriter (_Birds, Orphans and Fools_, _The Millennial Bee_, _The Feather Fairy_).
- Walter Mirisch, 101, American film producer (_In the Heat of the Night_, _Midway_, _The Hawaiians_), Oscar winner (1967).
- Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat, 89, Indian politician, first gentleman (2007–2012) and Maharashtra MLA (1985–1990), complications from a fall.

### 25

- Gordon Pinsent, 92, Canadian actor.
- Syd Fischer, 95, Australian.

### 26

- Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, 93, British politician, member (1973–2000) and speaker (1992–2000) of the House of Commons.
- Valeria Ogășanu, 76, Romanian actress (_Michael the Brave_, _The Yellow Rose_).
- Ans Westra, 86, Dutch-born New Zealand photographer (_Washday at the Pa_).

### 27

- Chester Borrows, 65, New Zealand politician, MP (2005–2017), cancer.
- Paul East, 76, New Zealand politician, MP (1978–1999), attorney-general (1990–1997) and minister of defence (1996–1997). (death announced on this date)
- Andrzej Kozak, 82, Polish actor (_Westerplatte_, _The Deluge_, _Przeklęte oko proroka_).

### 28

- Ricou Browning, 93, American actor (_Creature from the Black Lagoon_, _Revenge of the Creature_) and television director (_Flipper_). (death announced on this date)
- Yvonne Constant, 92, French actress (_Gigot_, _Monkeys, Go Home!_, _Their Last Night_), singer and ballerina.
- Grant Turner, 64, New Zealand footballer (Stop Out, national team), cancer. (death announced on this date)

## Other websites

- _The Guardian_, UK obituaries
- _The Telegraph_ obituaries
- Obituaries, _Chicago Tribune_
- Obituaries, _Los Angeles Times_
- _The New York Times_, US obituaries
- _The Washington Post_ obituaries
- _The Sydney Morning Herald_, Australian obituaries