Deaths in August 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in August 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.

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Radna Sakhaltuev, 90, Ukrainian animator (Adventures of Captain Wrongel, Treasure Island).Помер легендарний український аніматор Радна Сахалтуєв — творець “Острова скарбів” 

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Arthur Brauss, 89, German actor (Hot Pavements of Cologne, The Girl from Hong Kong, The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty).Tatort"-Schauspieler Arthur Brauss gestorben – er wurde 89 Jahre alt  

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Mike de Leon, 78, Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer (Sister Stella L., Itim, Batch '81).Mike de Leon, legendary Filipino filmmaker, dies at 78
Rami Heuberger, 61, Israeli actor (Schindler's List, Dawn, Golda) and theatre director, cancer.Rami Heuberger, Israeli actor in Schindler’s List and Golda, dies at 61

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Shane Christie, 39, New Zealand rugby union player (Tasman, Highlanders, Māori All Blacks).Former Māori All Black Shane Christie dies in suspected suicide – death sparks rugby head knocks appeal
Jacques Dorfmann, 79, French film producer (Patate, Juliette and Juliette, The Witness), screenwriter and film director.Disparition de Jacques Dorfmann. 
Eusebio Poncela, 79, Spanish actor (Law of Desire, Arrebato, Ogro).Actor Eusebio Poncela dies at 79

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Franklin Domínguez, 94, Dominican playwright, theater director, and actor (Ratman, The Lost City).Fallece Franklin Domínguez, dramaturgo dominicano 

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Angela Mortimer, 93, British tennis player, Wimbledon champion (1961).Angela Mortimer-Barrett, 1961 Wimbledon champion, dies aged 93

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Stéphane Bouquet, 57, French writer (Presque rien, Wild Side, Going South).Mort de Stéphane Bouquet, poète de «l’incomplétude du monde» 
Verónica Echegui, 42, Spanish actress (My Name Is Juani, You're Killing Me Susana, My Heart Goes Boom!), cancer.Muere la actriz Verónica Echegui a los 42 años 
Richard Hobert, 73, Swedish film director (Spring of Joy, Everybody Loves Alice, Spring för livet), screenwriter and composer.Regissören Richard Hobert är död  (death announced on this date)
Luis Alberto Lamata, 65, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Bolívar, Man of Difficulties).Fallece a los 65 años el cineasta venezolano Luis Alberto Lamata 
Luís Lucas, 73, Portuguese actor (A Portuguese Goodbye, Aqui na Terra, Dot.Com).Morreu o ator Luís Lucas 
Valery Uskov, 92, Russian film director (The Slowest Train, Stewardess, Eternal Call) and screenwriter.Ушел из жизни кинорежиссер, член Союза кинематографистов России Валерий Усков (22.04.1933-24.08.2025) 

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Jerry Adler, 96, American actor (The Sopranos, Rescue Me, The Good Wife).Jerry Adler Dies at 96
Miguel Ángel Martínez, Dominican actor (La soga, Trópico de sangre).Fallece el actor dominicano Miguel Ángel Martínez 
Nandi Nyembe, 75, South African actress (Yesterday, Ses'Top La, Ashes to Ashes).Veteran South African actress Nandi Nyembe dies at age 75

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Jaswinder Bhalla, 65, Indian actor (Jatt & Juliet, Carry On Jatta, Mahaul Theek Hai) and comedian.Punjabi actor-comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, star of ‘Carry on Jatta’, passes away at 65
Per Holst, 86, Danish film producer (I Am Dina, Max Pinlig, Simon and the Oaks).'Walter og Carlo'-instruktør Per Holst er død 

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Keith Nelson, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, Auckland, national team).Former All Black turned dentist Dr Keith Nelson dies, aged 86 

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Enrique Borgo Bustamante, 96, Salvadoran politician, vice president (1994–1999).Fallece el exvicepresidente Enrique Borgo Bustamante 
Michel Fessler, 69–70, French film director and screenwriter (Farinelli, Ridicule, March of the Penguins).Disparition de Michel Fessler  (death announced on this date)
Marcel Łoziński, 85, Polish film director (89mm from Europe).Odszedł Marcel Łoziński, nagradzany twórca polskiego filmu dokumentalnego 

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Ken Shuttleworth, 80, English cricketer (Lancashire, Leicestershire, national team).Tributes paid to Lancashire and England cricketer Ken Shuttleworth (death announced on this date)

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Nicolae Todos, 89, Moldovan politician, deputy.În ajun de Ziua Independenței, s-a stins din viață Nicolae Todos, semnatar al Declarației 

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Jasna Malec Utrobičić, 80, Croatian actress (The Birch Tree, The Last Will).Preminula je glumica Jasna Malec Utrobičić 
Terence Stamp, 87, British actor)

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Alberto Martín, 81, Argentine actor (Brigada en acción, Los hijos de López, My Family's Beautiful!).Murió Alberto Martín a los 81 años 
Bob Simpson, 89, Australian cricketer.Former Australian cricketer, captain and coach Bob Simpson dies at age 89

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Greg Iles, 65, American novelist (The Quiet Game, 24 Hours, The Footprints of God), multiple myeloma.Natchez’s NYT Bestselling author Greg Iles has died
Tristan Rogers, 79, Australian actor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Rescuers Down Under), lung cancer.Tristan Rogers, longtime 'General Hospital' actor, dies at 79 after battle with lung cancer

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Ingeborg Elzevier, 89, Dutch actress (Kinderen geen bezwaar, The Dress, Grimm).Ingeborg Elzevier (1936-2025) gaf met haar droogkomische spel een fraaie invulling aan menselijk ongemak 

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Nicolas Beaucaire, 52, French actor (Serial Teachers).Mort du comédien Nicolas Beaucaire (Plus belle la vie, Ainsi soient-ils) à 52 ans 
Jacques Martial, 70, French actor (Navarro, Street of No Return).Jacques Martial, acteur-doubleur et adjoint à la mairie de Paris, est mort 

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Biddy Baxter, 92, English television producer (Blue Peter).Legendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92
Bobby Whitlock, 77, American singer, songwriter ("Bell Bottom Blues") and musician (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends).

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Ivan Krasko, 94, Russian actor (The Prince and the Pauper, A Beautiful Stranger, Afghan Breakdown), People's Artist of Russia (1992).Умер актер Иван Краско 

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Peter Lester, 70, New Zealand sailor and broadcaster, heart attack.Peter Lester, decorated former sailor and broadcaster, dies aged 70

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Jim Lovell, 97, American astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13).Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell
*Myint Swe, 74, Burmese politician, acting president (2021–2024), first vice-president (since 2016), and chief minister of Yangon Region (2011–2016), complications from Parkinson's disease.Myanmar’s acting President Myint Swe dies after a long illness

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Santhosh Balaraj, 38, Indian actor (Kempa, Ganapa, Kariya 2), complications from jaundice.Kannada actor Santhosh Balaraj dies at 34
Ion Iliescu, 95, Romanian politician, president (1989–1996, 2000–2004), state councillor (1979–1980), and five-time MP, lung cancer.Ion Iliescu a murit la vârsta de 95 de ani. Fostul președinte al României avea cancer pulmonar 

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Jane Morgan, 101, American singer ("Fascination", "The Day the Rains Came", "Two Different Worlds").Jane Morgan Weintraub Dies: Popular Singer Of The 1950s And ’60s, Widow Of Jerry Weintraub Was 101
Eldar Shengelaia, 92, Georgian film director (The White Caravan, Unusual Exhibition, Blue Mountains) and politician, MP (1990–2004).Умер Народный артист СССР, кинорежиссер Эльдар Шенгелая 

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Loni Anderson, 79, American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Night at the Roxbury).Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
Nando Angelini, 91, Italian actor (Bloody Pit of Horror, The Seventh Grave, The Three Faces).Addio a Nando Angelini. Porto d’Ascoli piange l’attore e regista scomparso a 91 anni 
Sam Backo, 64, Australian rugby league player (Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, national team), melioidosis.Queensland Maroons, Canbera Raiders legend Sam Backo dies aged 64

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Madhan Bob, 71, Indian actor (Magalir Mattum, Gopura Deepam, Ayya) and comedian, cancer.Actor Madhan Bob passes away at 71 due to cancer

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Jonathan Kaplan, 77, American film and television director (The Accused, Over the Edge, ER), liver cancer.Jonathan Kaplan, Emmy-Nominated Director of ‘ER’ and ‘The Accused,’ Dies at 77
Kalabhavan Navas, 51, Indian actor (Hitler Brothers, Junior Mandrake, Mattupetti Machan) and comedian.Malayalam actor and mimicry star Kalabhavan Navas passes away at 51
Jeannie Seely, 85, American singer ("Don't Touch Me", "I'll Love You More (Than You Need)", "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You").Jeannie Seely, Grammy-Winning Country Star and Opry Legend, Dead at 85
Alfie Wise, 81, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run, Stroker Ace).Altoona graduate Alfie Wise, who appeared in Reynolds’ movies, dies at 81 (death announced on this date)

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