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.

August 2025

31

30

  • Arthur Brauss, 89, German actor (Hot Pavements of Cologne, The Girl from Hong Kong, The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty).[2]

28

  • Mike de Leon, 78, Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer (Sister Stella L., Itim, Batch '81).[3]
  • Rami Heuberger, 61, Israeli actor (Schindler's List, Dawn, Golda) and theatre director, cancer.[4]

27

  • Shane Christie, 39, New Zealand rugby union player (Tasman, Highlanders, Māori All Blacks).[5]
  • Jacques Dorfmann, 79, French film producer (Patate, Juliette and Juliette, The Witness), screenwriter and film director.[6]
  • Eusebio Poncela, 79, Spanish actor (Law of Desire, Arrebato, Ogro).[7]

26

  • Franklin Domínguez, 94, Dominican playwright, theater director, and actor (Ratman, The Lost City).[8]

25

24

  • Stéphane Bouquet, 57, French writer (Presque rien, Wild Side, Going South).[10]
  • Verónica Echegui, 42, Spanish actress (My Name Is Juani, You're Killing Me Susana, My Heart Goes Boom!), cancer.[11]
  • Richard Hobert, 73, Swedish film director (Spring of Joy, Everybody Loves Alice, Spring för livet), screenwriter and composer.[12] (death announced on this date)
  • Luis Alberto Lamata, 65, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Bolívar, Man of Difficulties).[13]
  • Luís Lucas, 73, Portuguese actor (A Portuguese Goodbye, Aqui na Terra, Dot.Com).[14]
  • Valery Uskov, 92, Russian film director (The Slowest Train, Stewardess, Eternal Call) and screenwriter.[15]

23

22

  • Jaswinder Bhalla, 65, Indian actor (Jatt & Juliet, Carry On Jatta, Mahaul Theek Hai) and comedian.[19]
  • Per Holst, 86, Danish film producer (I Am Dina, Max Pinlig, Simon and the Oaks).[20]

21

  • Keith Nelson, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, Auckland, national team).[21]

20

  • Enrique Borgo Bustamante, 96, Salvadoran politician, vice president (1994–1999).[22]
  • Michel Fessler, 69–70, French film director and screenwriter (Farinelli, Ridicule, March of the Penguins).[23] (death announced on this date)
  • Marcel Łoziński, 85, Polish film director (89mm from Europe).[24]

19

18

  • Nicolae Todos, 89, Moldovan politician, deputy.[26]

17

  • Jasna Malec Utrobičić, 80, Croatian actress (The Birch Tree, The Last Will).[27]
  • Terence Stamp, 87, British actor)[28]

16

  • Alberto Martín, 81, Argentine actor (Brigada en acción, Los hijos de López, My Family's Beautiful!).[29]
  • Bob Simpson, 89, Australian cricketer.[30]

15

14

  • Ingeborg Elzevier, 89, Dutch actress (Kinderen geen bezwaar, The Dress, Grimm).[33]

13

  • Nicolas Beaucaire, 52, French actor (Serial Teachers).[34]
  • Jacques Martial, 70, French actor (Navarro, Street of No Return).[35]

10

9

8

  • Peter Lester, 70, New Zealand sailor and broadcaster, heart attack.[39]

7

5

  • Santhosh Balaraj, 38, Indian actor (Kempa, Ganapa, Kariya 2), complications from jaundice.[42]
  • Ion Iliescu, 95, Romanian politician, president (1989–1996, 2000–2004), state councillor (1979–1980), and five-time MP, lung cancer.[43]

4

  • Jane Morgan, 101, American singer ("Fascination", "The Day the Rains Came", "Two Different Worlds").[44]
  • Eldar Shengelaia, 92, Georgian film director (The White Caravan, Unusual Exhibition, Blue Mountains) and politician, MP (1990–2004).[45]

3

2

  • Madhan Bob, 71, Indian actor (Magalir Mattum, Gopura Deepam, Ayya) and comedian, cancer.[49]

1

  • Jonathan Kaplan, 77, American film and television director (The Accused, Over the Edge, ER), liver cancer.[50]
  • Kalabhavan Navas, 51, Indian actor (Hitler Brothers, Junior Mandrake, Mattupetti Machan) and comedian.[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").[52]
  • Alfie Wise, 81, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run, Stroker Ace).[53] (death announced on this date)

References

  1. ↑ Помер легендарний український аніматор Радна Сахалтуєв — творець “Острова скарбів” (in Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ Tatort"-Schauspieler Arthur Brauss gestorben – er wurde 89 Jahre alt Archived 2025-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  3. ↑ Mike de Leon, legendary Filipino filmmaker, dies at 78
  4. ↑ Rami Heuberger, Israeli actor in Schindler’s List and Golda, dies at 61
  5. ↑ Former Māori All Black Shane Christie dies in suspected suicide – death sparks rugby head knocks appeal
  6. ↑ Disparition de Jacques Dorfmann. (in French)
  7. ↑ Actor Eusebio Poncela dies at 79
  8. ↑ Fallece Franklin Domínguez, dramaturgo dominicano Archived 2025-10-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Angela Mortimer-Barrett, 1961 Wimbledon champion, dies aged 93
  10. ↑ Mort de Stéphane Bouquet, poète de «l’incomplétude du monde» (in French)
  11. ↑ Muere la actriz Verónica Echegui a los 42 años (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Regissören Richard Hobert är död (in Swedish)
  13. ↑ Fallece a los 65 años el cineasta venezolano Luis Alberto Lamata (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ Morreu o ator Luís Lucas (in Portuguese)
  15. ↑ Ушел из жизни кинорежиссер, член Союза кинематографистов России Валерий Усков (22.04.1933-24.08.2025) (in Russian)
  16. ↑ Jerry Adler Dies at 96
  17. ↑ Fallece el actor dominicano Miguel Ángel Martínez (in Spanish)
  18. ↑ Veteran South African actress Nandi Nyembe dies at age 75
  19. ↑ Punjabi actor-comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, star of ‘Carry on Jatta’, passes away at 65
  20. ↑ 'Walter og Carlo'-instruktør Per Holst er død (in Danish)
  21. ↑ Former All Black turned dentist Dr Keith Nelson dies, aged 86 (subscription required)
  22. ↑ Fallece el exvicepresidente Enrique Borgo Bustamante (in Spanish)
  23. ↑ Disparition de Michel Fessler (in French)
  24. ↑ Odszedł Marcel Łoziński, nagradzany twórca polskiego filmu dokumentalnego (in Polish)
  25. ↑ Tributes paid to Lancashire and England cricketer Ken Shuttleworth
  26. ↑ În ajun de Ziua Independenței, s-a stins din viață Nicolae Todos, semnatar al Declarației (in Romanian)
  27. ↑ Preminula je glumica Jasna Malec Utrobičić (in Croatian)
  28. ↑ Rawnsley, Jessica (17 August 2025). "Terence Stamp: Superman villain and Priscilla star dies aged 87". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  29. ↑ Murió Alberto Martín a los 81 años (in Spanish)
  30. ↑ Former Australian cricketer, captain and coach Bob Simpson dies at age 89
  31. ↑ Natchez’s NYT Bestselling author Greg Iles has died
  32. ↑ Tristan Rogers, longtime 'General Hospital' actor, dies at 79 after battle with lung cancer
  33. ↑ Ingeborg Elzevier (1936-2025) gaf met haar droogkomische spel een fraaie invulling aan menselijk ongemak (in Dutch)
  34. ↑ Mort du comédien Nicolas Beaucaire (Plus belle la vie, Ainsi soient-ils) à 52 ans (in French)
  35. ↑ Jacques Martial, acteur-doubleur et adjoint à la mairie de Paris, est mort (in French)
  36. ↑ Legendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92
  37. ↑ "Derek & the Dominos' Bobby Whitlock dies at 77". Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  38. ↑ Умер актер Иван Краско (in Russian)
  39. ↑ Peter Lester, decorated former sailor and broadcaster, dies aged 70
  40. ↑ Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell
  41. ↑ Myanmar’s acting President Myint Swe dies after a long illness
  42. ↑ Kannada actor Santhosh Balaraj dies at 34
  43. ↑ Ion Iliescu a murit la vârsta de 95 de ani. Fostul președinte al României avea cancer pulmonar (in Romanian)
  44. ↑ Jane Morgan Weintraub Dies: Popular Singer Of The 1950s And ’60s, Widow Of Jerry Weintraub Was 101
  45. ↑ Умер Народный артист СССР, кинорежиссер Эльдар Шенгелая (in Russian)
  46. ↑ Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
  47. ↑ Addio a Nando Angelini. Porto d’Ascoli piange l’attore e regista scomparso a 91 anni (in Italian)
  48. ↑ Queensland Maroons, Canbera Raiders legend Sam Backo dies aged 64
  49. ↑ Actor Madhan Bob passes away at 71 due to cancer
  50. ↑ Jonathan Kaplan, Emmy-Nominated Director of ‘ER’ and ‘The Accused,’ Dies at 77
  51. ↑ Malayalam actor and mimicry star Kalabhavan Navas passes away at 51
  52. ↑ Jeannie Seely, Grammy-Winning Country Star and Opry Legend, Dead at 85
  53. ↑ Altoona graduate Alfie Wise, who appeared in Reynolds’ movies, dies at 81
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