Deaths in April 2025

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

April 2025

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28

27

25

24

23

  • Eugène Koffi Adoboli, 90, Togolese politician, prime minister (1999–2000).[11]
  • Chris Cauwenberghs, 78, Belgian actor (Hector, Koko Flanel, Thuis), complications from heart failure.[12]
  • Waltraut Haas, 97, Austrian actress (Der Hofrat Geiger, Mariandl, The White Horse Inn).[13] (death announced on this date)
  • Fouad Mebazaa, 91, Tunisian politician, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (1997–2011) and acting president (2011).[14]
  • Keith Stackpole, 84, Australian cricketer (Victoria).[15] (death announced on this date)

22

  • Erik Ruus, 62, Estonian actor (The Birdwatcher, Firewater, All My Lenins).[16]

21

  • Pope Francis, 88, head of the Catholic church, stroke and heart failure.[17]
  • Johanna Matz, 92, Austrian actress (Hannerl, Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach, The White Horse Inn).[18]

20

  • Kimble Rendall, 67–68, Australian musician (XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus) and film director (Guardians of the Tomb).[19] (death announced on this date)
  • Noreen Young, 85, Canadian puppeteer (Under the Umbrella Tree, Sesame Park), stroke.[20] (death announced on this date)

18

17

  • Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand-born Australian bass guitarist (Little River Band), pancreatic cancer.[24] (death announced on this date)

16

  • Patrick Adiarte, 81, Filipino-American actor (The King and I, High Time, Flower Drum Song).[25]
  • Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino actress (Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, Trap, Hustisya) and singer.[26]
  • Vladimir Gerasimov, 74, Russian actor (Car, Violin and Blot the Dog, One-Two, Soldiers Were Going..., Tailcoat for Scapegrace).[27] (death announced on this date)

15

  • Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, 74, Polish actress (Another Way, Scratch, Tatarak).[28]
  • Shūhei Kishimoto, 68, Japanese politician, MP (2009–2022) and governor of Wakayama Prefecture (since 2022), septic shock.[29]
  • Wink Martindale, 91, American disc jockey, game show host (Gambit, Tic-Tac-Dough) and singer ("Deck of Cards"), lymphoma.[30]
  • S. S. Stanley, 57, Indian film director (April Maadhathil, Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan, Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai) and actor.[31]

14

13

  • Mario Vargas Llosa, 89, Peruvian writer, and holder of the Nobel Prize for Literature.[33]
  • Bank Janardhan, 74, Indian actor (Tharle Nan Maga, Shhh!, News) and comedian.[34]
  • Jean Marsh, 90, British actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Doctor Who, Willow) and television writer, Emmy winner (1975), complications from dementia.[35]

12

  • Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino singer and actress (Mars Ravelo's Darna! Ang Pagbabalik, Bride for Rent, My Illegal Wife).[36]

11

  • Nino Bellomo, 102, Italian actor (Blues metropolitano, Law of Courage) and journalist.[37]
  • Mike Berry, 82, English singer ("The Sunshine of Your Smile") and actor (Are You Being Served?, Worzel Gummidge).[38]
  • Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae musician ("Wet Dream", "Chase the Devil").[39]

10

9

  • Mel Novak, 90, American actor (Game of Death, Black Belt Jones, An Eye for an Eye).[43]

8

6

5

  • Antonello Fassari, 72, Italian actor (Romanzo Criminale, The Goodbye Kiss, Suburra) and comedian.[50]
  • Raymond Hawthorne, 88, New Zealand theatre director.[51]

4

  • Manoj Kumar, 87, Indian actor (Kranti, Upkar, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan).[52]
  • Ravikumar, 71, Indian actor (Ullasa Yaathra, Aanandham Paramaanandham, Ee Manohara Theeram).[53]

3

  • Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 82, German landowner and nobleman, head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (since 1998).[54]
  • Gordon Faith, 94, British actor (Doctor Who, Adam Adamant Lives!, War & Peace).[55] (death announced on this date)
  • Farooq Hamid, 80, Pakistani cricketer (Lahore, PIA, national team).[56]
  • John Saint Ryan, 72, English actor (Coronation Street, Roar, Squanto: A Warrior's Tale) and equestrian, heart attack.[57]

2

1

  • Val Kilmer, 65, American actor (The Doors, Tombstone, Batman Forever), pneumonia.[60]
  • Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter ("Poetry in Motion", "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'", "Without You"), complications from Parkinson's disease.[61]

References

  1. ↑ Director Park Hee-gon, acclaimed for 'Perfect Game,' dies at age 56
  2. ↑ Voormalig president Jules Wijdenbosch overleden (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ Shaji N Karun: A filmmaker's hat-trick tryst with Cannes
  4. ↑ Ушел из жизни заслуженный артист Российской Федерации Алексей Фёдорович Крыченков (in Russian)
  5. ↑ Actor Priscilla Pointer Has Died at 100
  6. ↑ Cora Sue Collins, Celebrated Child Actress at MGM in the 1930s, Dies at 98
  7. ↑ Philip Lowrie, one of Coronation Street’s original stars, dies aged 88, publicist says
  8. ↑ Legendary Mexican Actress and Pedro Infante Girlfriend Lupita Torrentera Dead at 93
  9. ↑ Former Cowboys, Patriots, Oilers LB Steve Kiner dies at 77
  10. ↑ Roy Phillips
  11. ↑ Eugène Koffi Adoboli est décédé (in French)
  12. ↑ Acteur Chris Cauwenberghs (78), bekend als Kabouter Lui, overleden: “Hij bracht generaties kinderen vreugde” (in Flemish)
  13. ↑ Waltraut Haas verstorben (in German)
  14. ↑ Tunisie: Décès de Fouad Mebazaa (in French)
  15. ↑ Jon Anderson breaks the sad news of former cricketer Keith Stackpole’s death
  16. ↑ Lahkunud on Rakvere teatri kauaaegne näitleja Erik Ruus (in Estonian)
  17. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crknlnzlrzdt
  18. ↑ Schauspielerin Johanna Matz 92-jährig gestorben (in German)
  19. ↑ Hoodoo Gurus Founding Member Kimble Rendall Has Passed Away
  20. ↑ Renowned Canadian puppeteer Noreen Young dies at 85
  21. ↑ Умер актер дубляжа Рудольф Панков (in Russian)
  22. ↑ Eurovision-Legende Clodagh Rodgers ist gestorben (in German)
  23. ↑ Adnana din „Toate pânzele sus” a murit. Actrița Julieta Szönyi avea 75 de ani (in Romanian)
  24. ↑ Little River Band Co-Founder Roger McLachlan Dies At Age 71
  25. ↑ Patrick Adiarte, Legendary 'The King and I' Dancer & 'Brady Bunch' Guest, Dies at 81
  26. ↑ Nora Aunor, superstar of Philippine cinema, passes away
  27. ↑ Умер актёр дубляжа Владимир Герасимов, голос Брюса Уиллиса и Джона Траволты (in Russian)
  28. ↑ Nie żyje pochodząca z Gdańska Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak (in Polish)
  29. ↑ 和歌山県 岸本周平知事が死去 68歳 (in Japanese)
  30. ↑ Wink Martindale Dies: Game Show Host Of ‘Tic-Tac-Dough’, ‘Gambit’ And ‘High Rollers’ Was 91
  31. ↑ Popular Tamil film director SS Stanley passes away at 57
  32. ↑ Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passes away
  33. ↑ Muere Mario Vargas Llosa, gigante de las letras universales (in Spanish)
  34. ↑ Veteran Kannada actor Bank Janardhan passes away at 74 after prolonged illness
  35. ↑ Upstairs Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies age 90
  36. ↑ Pilita Corrales, Asian Queen of Songs, dies at 85
  37. ↑ E’ morto Nino Bellomo, il figlio Francesco: “oggi il mondo mi sembra più silenzioso” (in Italian)
  38. ↑ Mike Berry death: Singer and last surviving Are You Being Served? star dies, aged 82
  39. ↑ Reggae Legend Max Romeo Dead At 80
  40. ↑ Oud-toptrainer Leo Beenhakker op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
  41. ↑ Veteran Hong Kong actor Ku Feng passes away at 94
  42. ↑ Fallece director de Teatro Avante, Mario Ernesto Sánchez (in Spanish)
  43. ↑ Mel Novak Dead at 90
  44. ↑ Ex-MLB players Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco die in nightclub tragedy
  45. ↑ ¿Quién era Nelsy Cruz, la gobernadora de Monte Cristi fallecida en la tragedia del Jet Set? (in Spanish)
  46. ↑ Former MLB Pitcher Dies Following Dominican Night Club Collapse: Reports
  47. ↑ Luto en la música: el merenguero Rubby Pérez muere tras colapso en Jet Set (in Spanish)
  48. ↑ Drummer Clem Burke, the 'Heartbeat of Blondie,' Dead at 70
  49. ↑ Jay North, TV's Dennis the Menace, Dies at 73
  50. ↑ Morto Antonello Fassari, attore di “Avanzi” e “Cesaroni” (in Italian)
  51. ↑ Renowned actor and theatre director Raymond Hawthorne dies aged 88
  52. ↑ Legendary actor Manoj Kumar passes away at 87 in Mumbai, says report
  53. ↑ Veteran Tamil And Malayalam Actor Ravi Kumar Menon Passes Away
  54. ↑ Der „Chef des Hauses“ Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha ist tot (in German)
  55. ↑ "Gordon Faith 1931-2025". Archived from the original on 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  56. ↑ Former Test cricketer Farooq Hameed passes away
  57. ↑ Ex-Coronation Street star John St Ryan dies suddenly
  58. ↑ Former President Khamtai Siphandone Passes Away at 101
  59. ↑ Actor and dubbing artist Alois Švehlík died, aged 85
  60. ↑ Val Kilmer, Actor Renowned for Receding Into His Roles, Dies at 65
  61. ↑ Singer Johnny Tillotson Dead at 86
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