Deaths in February 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in February 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if worth noting.

## Criteria

Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for and his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.

### 28

- David Johansen, 75, American musician (New York Dolls), singer ("Hot Hot Hot") and actor (_Scrooged_), cancer.

### 27

- Christopher Hughes, 77, English professional quizzer (_Eggheads_). (death announced on this date)
- Uttam Mohanty, 66, Indian actor (_Naya Zaher_, _Ae Jugara Krushna Sudama_, _Purushottam_), cirrhosis.

### 26

- Gene Hackman, 95, American actor (_The French Connection_, _Bonnie and Clyde_, _Mississippi Burning_).
- Lis Nilheim, 80, Swedish actress (_Maria_, _Madicken på Junibacken_, _Raskenstam_). (death announced on this date)
- Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, American actress (_Buffy the Vampire Slayer_, _Harriet the Spy_, _Gossip Girl_).

### 25

- Ronald Draper, 98, South African cricketer (Eastern Province, Griqualand West, national team).
- Roberto Orci, 51, Mexican-born American screenwriter (_Star Trek_, _Transformers_) and television producer (_Fringe_), kidney disease.

### 24

- Roberta Flack, 88, American singer ("Killing Me Softly With His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Feel Like Makin' Love") and songwriter,  Grammy winner (1973, 1974), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Robert John, 79, American singer ("Sad Eyes", "If You Don't Want My Love").
- Keith Slater, 89, Australian cricketer (Western Australia) and footballer (Swan Districts, Western Australia).

### 23

- Chris Jasper, 73, American Hall of Fame singer (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley), songwriter ("Caravan of Love"), keyboardist and producer, cancer.
- Thanin Kraivichien, 97, Thai politician, prime minister (1976–1977) and acting president of the Privy Council (2016).
- Atilio Veronelli, 65, Argentine actor (_The Journey_, _Where Are You My Love, That I Cannot Find You?_, _Amigomío_) and stage director.

### 21

- Amélia Bittencourt, 86, Brazilian actress (_The Ballroom_).
- Gwen McCrae, 81, American singer ("Rockin' Chair"). (death announced on this date)
- Lynne Marie Stewart, 78, American actress (_Pee-wee's Playhouse_, _It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia_, _American Graffiti_).
- Voletta Wallace, 78, American record producer and film producer (_Notorious_).

### 20

- Jerry Butler, 85, American Hall of Fame soul singer-songwriter ("Only the Strong Survive", "He Will Break Your Heart"), musician (The Impressions) and politician, complications from Parkinson's disease.
- Peter Jason, 80, American actor (_They Live_, _48 Hrs._, _Deadwood_).
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Junge, 86, German actor (_SAS 181 Does Not Reply_, _Love's Confusion_).
- Bidur Prasad Sapkota, 59, Nepali politician, MP (2014–2017), lung disease.

### 19

- Souleymane Cissé, 84, Malian film director (_Yeelen_, _The Young Girl_, _Waati_).
- Norberto Huezo, 68, Salvadoran footballer (Palencia, Cartagena, national team), stroke.
- Tony Isbert, 74, Spanish actor (_A House Without Boundaries_, _The Rift_), pneumonia.

### 17

- Rick Buckler, 69, English drummer (The Jam).
- Juan Mariné, 104, Spanish cinematographer (_Ninety Minutes_, _Day by Day_, _Fog and Sun_) and film restorer.
- Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish musician (King Crimson) and painter.

### 16

- Julian Holloway, 80, British actor (_Carry On_, _James Bond Jr._, _Regular Show_).
- Evan Hultman, 99, American politician, attorney general of Iowa (1961–1965).
- Kim Sae-ron, 24, South Korean actress (_A Brand New Life_, _The Man from Nowhere_, _A Girl at My Door_).
- Krishnaveni, 100, Indian actress (_Bhakta Prahlada_, _Brahma Ratham_, _Mana Desam_), singer, and film producer.
- Yolanda Montes, 93, American-Mexican actress (_Salomé_, _Kill Me Because I'm Dying!_, _Nocturne of Love_) and dancer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.

### 15

- Renato Ballardini, 97, Italian resistance fighter and politician, deputy (1958–1979).

### 14

- Carlos Diegues, 84, Brazilian film director (_Ganga Zumba_, _Bye Bye Brasil_, _Deus é Brasileiro_), complications from surgery.
- Alice Hirson, 95, American actress (_Another World_, _Being There_, _One Life to Live_).
- Fulke Johnson Houghton, 84, British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. (death announced on this date)
- Geneviève Page, 97, French actress (_Belle de Jour_, _Grand Prix_, _The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes_).

### 12

- Nike Arrighi, 80, French actress (_The Devil Rides Out_, _Day for Night_, _Women in Love_).
- Tommy Hunt, 91, American Hall of Fame soul singer (The Flamingos).

### 11

- Annie Joe Edwards, 76, American actress (_Bullets Over Broadway_, _The Purple Rose of Cairo_, _Ain't Misbehavin_').
- Moses Lim, 75, Singaporean actor (_Under One Roof_).
- Norma Mora, 81, Mexican actress (_Qué perra vida_, _Los astronautas_).

### 10

- Takis Ikonomopoulos, 81, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens, national team), stroke.
- Peter Tuiasosopo, 61, American football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (_Street Fighter_, _Necessary Roughness_).

### 9

- Tom Robbins, 92, American novelist (_Even Cowgirls Get the Blues_, _Jitterbug Perfume_, _Still Life with Woodpecker_).
- Oleg Strizhenov, 95, Russian actor (_The Mexican_, _The Captain's Daughter_, _The Star of Captivating Happiness_).

### 8

- Baldemar Carrasco, 93, Chilean politician, deputy (1969–1973, 1990–1994).
- Sam Nujoma, 95, Namibian politician, president (1990–2005).

### 7

- Anthony Dileo Jr., American actor (_Day of the Dead_, _Two Evil Eyes_, _Lorenzo's Oil_), complications from COVID-19.
- Bruce French, 79, American actor (_Passions_, _The Riches_, _Fletch_), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Tony Roberts, 85, American actor (_Annie Hall_, _Play It Again, Sam_, _Serpico_), lung cancer.

### 5

- Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer ("Foolish", "Always on Time") and executive (Murder Inc. Records).
- Brian Turner, 80, New Zealand poet and field hockey player (national team), heart attack.

### 4

- Sid Ahmed Ghozali, 87, Algerian politician, prime minister (1991–1992).

### 3

- Rich Dauer, 72, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies).
- Bettina Heltberg, 82, Danish journalist (_Politiken_) and actress (_Det støver stadig_).

### 2

- Lee Joo-shil, 80, South Korean actress (_The Uncanny Counter_, _Train to Busan_, _Squid Game_), stomach cancer.
- Brian Murphy, 92, English actor (_Man About the House_, _George and Mildred_, _Last of the Summer Wine_) and comedian, cancer.

### 1

- Horst Köhler, 81, German economist and politician, president (2004–2010), president of the EBRD (1998–2000) and managing director of the IMF (2000–2004).
- Fay Vincent, 86, American lawyer and sports executive, commissioner of baseball (1989–1992), bladder cancer.