Deaths in March 2025

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

March 2025

31

  • Sian Barbara Allen, 78, American actress (Scream, Pretty Peggy, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, You'll Like My Mother), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[1]
  • Yves Boisset, 86, French film director (L'Attentat, The Common Man, Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff) and screenwriter.[2]

30

  • Lee Montague, 97, English actor (The Camp on Blood Island, Deadlier Than the Male, Jesus of Nazareth).[3] (death announced on this date)

29

  • Richard Chamberlain, 90, American actor (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds, Shōgun), complications from a stroke.[4]
  • Ángel del Pozo, 90, Spanish actor (Horror Express, The Big Gundown, Treasure Island).[5]

28

  • Hamza Feghouli, 86, Algerian actor (Le Clandestin).[6]

27

25

  • Manoj Bharathiraja, 48, Indian actor (Samudhiram, Kadal Pookkal) and film director (Margazhi Thingal), heart attack.[8]
  • Shihan Hussaini, 60, Indian actor (Punnagai Mannan, Velaikkaran, Unnai Solli Kutramillai) and karate practitioner, leukemia.[9]
  • Masahiro Shinoda, 94, Japanese film director (Demon Pond, Owls' Castle, Double Suicide) and screenwriter.[10]
  • François Trucy, 93, French politician, mayor of Toulon (1985–1995), senator (1986–2014).[11]

23

  • Gianfranco Barra, 84, Italian actor (Banana Joe, I nuovi mostri, Double Murder).[12]

22

21

  • George Foreman, 76, American boxer, Olympic champion (1968) and entrepreneur (George Foreman Grill).[17]
  • Štefan Kvietik, 90, Slovak actor (The Boxer and Death, The Millennial Bee, Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself) and academic.[18]

20

19

  • Don Wesely, 70, American politician, mayor of Lincoln (1999–2003) and member of the Nebraska Legislature (1979–1999).[22]

18

17

16

  • Émilie Dequenne, 43, Belgian actress (Rosetta, Our Children, Not My Type), adrenocortical carcinoma.[25]
  • Bindu Ghosh, 76, Indian actress (Kozhi Koovuthu, Uruvangal Maralam, Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey) and choreographer.[26]
  • Anvar Hasanov, 74, Azerbaijani actor (Last night of childhood, My Seven Sons, Babek).[27]

15

14

  • Pietro Genuardi, 62, Italian actor (CentoVetrine, Killer Crocodile, Paganini Horror).[32]
  • Deb Mukherjee, 83, Indian actor (Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Karate, Gudgudee).[33]

13

  • Edgar Oehler, 83, Swiss politician, MP (1971–1995).[34]
  • Maria Grazia Spina, 88, Italian actress (Samson and the Slave Queen, Toto vs. the Black Pirate, Rugantino).[35] (death announced on this date)
  • Şinasi Yurtsever, 51, Turkish actor (Vavien).[36]

12

  • Syed Abid Ali, 83, Indian cricketer (Hyderabad, national team).[37]
  • Takashi Inagaki, 87, Japanese voice actor (Soul Eater, A Spirit of the Sun, Kingdom Hearts) and actor, pneumonia.[38]
  • Godfrey Lawrence, 92, Rhodesian cricketer (Rhodesia, South Africa).[39]
  • Peggy Parnass, 97, German-Swedish actress (Nobody Loves Me), columnist and writer.[40]

10

9

  • Eileen Bennett, 105, British actress (Thursday's Child, Much Too Shy, Trunk Crime).[43]
  • Simon Fisher-Becker, 63, British actor (Puppy Love, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Doctor Who).[44]
  • Hans Peter Korff, 82, German actor (Wayfarers, Pappa Ante Portas, Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland).[45]
  • Dick McTaggart, 89, Scottish boxer, Olympic champion (1956).[46]

7

6

  • Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church) and songwriter ("New Rose").[49]
  • Crystal-Donna Roberts, 40, South African actress (Arendsvlei, The Endless River, Chronicle), breast cancer.[50]
  • Árpád Sopsits, 72, Hungarian film director (Strangled).[51]

5

3

  • Kathryn Apanowicz, 64, British actress (Angels, EastEnders) and television presenter (Calendar).[55] (death announced on this date)
  • Eleonora Giorgi, 71, Italian actress (Talcum Powder, Mani di fata, Inferno), pancreatic cancer.[56]

2

  • Juan Margallo, 84, Spanish actor (Dragon Rapide, Solitary Fragments) and theatre director, complications from a fall.[57]

1

  • Monika Lundi, 82, German actress (The Heath Is Green, Crazy – Completely Mad, No Gold for a Dead Diver).[58] (death announced on this date)
  • Joey Molland, 77, English guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter.[59]
  • Angie Stone, 63, American singer ("No More Rain (In This Cloud)", "Wish I Didn't Miss You") and rapper (The Sequence), traffic collision.[60]

References

  1. ↑ Sian Barbara Allen, Actor in ‘Scream, Pretty Peggy’ and ‘You’ll Like My Mother,’ Dies at 78
  2. ↑ Le réalisateur Yves Boisset ("Dupont Lajoie", "L'Attentat) est mort à l'âge de 86 ans (in French)
  3. ↑ Lee Montague 1927-2025
  4. ↑ Richard Chamberlain, TV’s Dr. Kildare, ‘Shogun,’ ‘Thorn Birds’ Star, Dies at 90
  5. ↑ Muere a los 90 años el actor Ángel del Pozo, una de las caras del 'Spaghetti Western' (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ L'artiste Hamza Feghouli tire sa révérence à l'âge de 86 ans (in French)
  7. ↑ Former Lancashire and England bowler Lever dies
  8. ↑ Tamil actor-director Manoj Bharathiraja dies at 48 in Chennai
  9. ↑ Actor, martial artist Shihan Hussaini passes away in Chennai, he was 60
  10. ↑ 映画監督 篠田正浩さん死去94歳「瀬戸内少年野球団」など (in Japanese)
  11. ↑ L’ancien maire de Toulon François Trucy est mort à l’âge de 93 ans (in French)
  12. ↑ Addio a Gianfranco Barra, caratterista per grandi registi: aveva 84 anni (in Italian)
  13. ↑ Usta oyuncu Filiz Akın vefat etti (in Turkish)
  14. ↑ Умерла Лариса Голубкина (in Russian)
  15. ↑ Schauspieler Rolf Schimpf mit 100 Jahren gestorben (in German)
  16. ↑ Former All Black and coach Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie dies
  17. ↑ Boxing Legend George Foreman Dead at 76
  18. ↑ Smutná správa: Zomrel známy slovenský herec Štefan Kvietik (in Slovak)
  19. ↑ Перший прем'єр-міністр України Вітольд Фокін помер у віці 92 років (in Ukrainian)
  20. ↑ Former F1 boss and TV pundit Jordan dies aged 76
  21. ↑ Las Vegas celebrity columnist and former AP sports writer, dies at 82
  22. ↑ Former Lincoln State Senator, Mayor Don Wesely Passes Away
  23. ↑ Murió el actor y humorista Antonio Gasalla (in Spanish)
  24. ↑ Courage the Cowardly Dog Head Writer David Steven Cohen Reportedly Dies at 58
  25. ↑ L’actrice belge Émilie Dequenne est morte d’un cancer (in French)
  26. ↑ "Renowned Comedy Actress Bindu Ghosh Passes Away; Fans and Film Industry Mourn Her Demise". Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  27. ↑ Скончался народный артист Азербайджана Анвар Гасанов (in Russian)
  28. ↑ Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dead At 73
  29. ↑ Veteran actress Delia Razon passes away, 93
  30. ↑ Wings Hauser, Character Actor From ‘Vice Squad,’ ‘The Young and the Restless,’ Dies at 78
  31. ↑ Sonics legend Slick Watts dies at 73
  32. ↑ Morto a 62 anni l'attore Pietro Genuardi (in Italian)
  33. ↑ Deb Mukherjee, Ayan Mukerji’s Father And Veteran Actor, Passes Away At 83
  34. ↑ Die Ostschweiz verliert eine markante Persönlichkeit: Balgacher Unternehmer Edgar Oehler verstorben (in German)
  35. ↑ Addio all’attrice veneziana Grazia Maria Spina: una vita di arti, segnata dalla bellezza (in Italian)
  36. ↑ Oyuncu Şinasi Yurtsever hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
  37. ↑ Former India cricketer Syed Abid Ali passes away at 83
  38. ↑ "俳優・稲垣隆史さん、肺炎のため死去 87歳 『スター・ウォーズ』パルパティーン最高議長役など多くの吹き替えを担当（オリコン）"
  39. ↑ Goofy Lawrence
  40. ↑ Zum Tod von Peggy Parnass (in German)
  41. ↑ Former Solomon Islands PM Sir Francis Hilly dies
  42. ↑ Stanley R. Jaffe, Oscar-Winning ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ Producer, Dies at 84
  43. ↑ Eileen Bennett, actress who starred with George Formby on screen and lit up the West End in the war (subscription required)
  44. ↑ Simon Fisher-Becker dies aged 63
  45. ↑ "Drombuschs" star Hans Peter Korff is dead
  46. ↑ Dundee boxing legend Dick McTaggart dies aged 89
  47. ↑ Death reported of the former Archbishop of Melanesia
  48. ↑ D'Wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné! dies after battle with cancer
  49. ↑ Founding The Damned Guitarist Brian James Dead At 70
  50. ↑ Celebrated Arendsvlei and 7de Laan actor Crystal-Donna Roberts, 40, has died
  51. ↑ Meghalt Sopsits Árpád Balázs Béla-díjas színház- és filmrendező (in Hungarian)
  52. ↑ Cuban Musician Edesio Alejandro Passes Away in Madrid
  53. ↑ Smooth soul singer Randy Brown dies at 72
  54. ↑ US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70
  55. ↑ Former Yorkshire Television presenter and actress Kathryn Apanowicz dies aged 64
  56. ↑ Eleonora Giorgi è morta, aveva 71 anni: era malata da tempo. Dalle commedie anni Ottanta al racconto del tumore (in Italian)
  57. ↑ Muere Juan Margallo a los 84 años, referente del teatro independiente en España (in Spanish)
  58. ↑ Monika Stetter-Lundi (in German)
  59. ↑ Joey Molland, Last Member of Classic Badfinger Lineup, Dies at 77
  60. ↑ Angie Stone, 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' singer and co-founder of the Sequence, dies at 63
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