Deaths in November 2025
The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in November 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.
November 2025
30
- Ram Loevy, 85, Israeli film director (Bread, Close, Closed, Closure, The Dead of Jaffa) and screenwriter.[1]
29
- Gary Iskak, 52, Indonesian actor (What's Up with Love?, Ungu Violet, One Day We'll Talk About Today).[2]
- Toni Lamond, 93, Australian actress (Number 96, Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance, In Melbourne Tonight).[3]
- Tom Stoppard,88, playwright[4][5][6]
28
- Ingrid van Bergen, 94, German actress (Roses for the Prosecutor, Town Without Pity, The Counterfeit Traitor) and convicted murderer.[7]
- Lise Bourdin, 99, French actress (The Last Five Minutes, Desperate Farewell, The River of Three Junks).[8]
- Lee Moon-soo, 76, South Korean actor (My Son, Good Morning President, Late Blossom).[9]
26
- Vsevolod Shilovsky, 87, Russian actor (Destiny, Jaguar, Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman).[10]
25
- Biyouna, 73, Algerian singer and actress (Bacon on the Side, Holiday, Belleville Cop).[11]
- Lorenzo Buffon, 95, Italian footballer (Milan, Inter Milan, national team), cardiac arrest.[12]
- Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins, 97, British Olympic athlete (1948, 1952) and politician, MP (1964–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1997–2019).[13]
- Lee Soon-jae, 91, South Korean actor (Good Morning President, Grandpas Over Flowers, Idol School) and politician, MP (1992–1996).[14]
24
- Jimmy Cliff, singer,81, seizure and pneumonia[15]
- Jack Shepherd, 85, English actor (Wycliffe, Bill Brand, Wonderland).[16]
- Dharmendra, 89, Indian actor (Sholay, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani) and politician, MP (2004–2009), heart disease.[17]
23
21
- Jellybean Johnson, 69, American musician (The Time), songwriter ("Criticize"), and record producer ("Black Cat").[22]
- Ornella Vanoni, 91, Italian singer.[23]
20
- Branko Ivanda, 83, Croatian film director (Gravitation, Court Martial, A Crime in a School).[24]
- Mani, 63, English rock bassist (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream).[25] (death announced on this date)
19
- Prakash Bhandari, 89, Indian cricketer (national team).[26]
- Magne Myrmo, 82, Norwegian cross-country skier, Olympic silver medallist (1972).[27]
18
- Spencer Lofranco, 33, Canadian actor (Gotti, Unbroken, Jamesy Boy).[28]
17
- Bernard Larmande, 84, French actor (Fanny, Fallait pas !..., I as in Icarus).[29]
- Elzie Odom, 96, American politician, mayor of Arlington, Texas (1997–2003).[30]
- Olga Temonen, 47, Finnish actress, brain cancer.[31]
15 or 16
- Gérard Hausser, 84, French footballer.[32]
15
- Rosa Rosal, 97, Filipino actress (Child of Sorrow, Badjao: The Sea Gypsies, Blessings of the Land) and humanitarian.[33]
14
13
- Larry Brooks, 75, American Hall of Fame sports journalist (New York Post), cancer.[35]
- J. D. King, 74, American artist and musician (The Coachmen).[36] (death announced on this date)
- Sir Donald McIntyre, 91, New Zealand opera singer.[37]
11
- Homayoun Ershadi, 78, Iranian actor (Taste of Cherry, Agora, The Kite Runner), cancer.[38]
- Cleto Escobedo III, 59, American musician (Cleto and the Cletones) and bandleader (Jimmy Kimmel Live!).[39]
- Sally Kirkland, 84, American actress (Anna, Days of Our Lives, Coming Apart).[40]
10
- Ham Lin̄i, 73, Ni-Vanuatu politician, prime minister (2004–2008).[41]
- Jonathan Pienaar, 63, South African actor (Skin, Black Venus, Fried Barry).[42]
- Kaspar Rostrup, 85, Danish film director (Jeppe på bjerget, Waltzing Regitze).[43]
8
- Tatsuya Nakadai, 92, Japanese actor (The Human Condition, Yojimbo, Ran).[44]
- Vladimir Simonov, 68, Russian actor, cardiac arrest.[45]
- Lenny Wilkens, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics) and coach (Cleveland Cavaliers), NBA champion (1979).[46]
7
- Roger McClay, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1981–1996).[47]
- Lee Tamahori, 75, New Zealand Māori film director (Once Were Warriors, Die Another Day, Along Came a Spider).[48] (death announced on this date)
6
- Manuel Pérez, 85, Cuban film director and screenwriter (The Man from Maisinicu).[49]
5
- Pauline Collins, 85, British actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Doctor Who), complications from Parkinson's disease.[50] [51]
- Marshawn Kneeland American footballer
- Barbara Ptak, 95, Polish costume designer (Pharaoh, Pearl in the Crown, The Promised Land).[52]
- Ronald Venetiaan, 89, Surinamese politician, president (1991–1996, 2000–2010).[53]
4
- Dick Cheney, 84, U.S. Vice president.[54]
- Lam Sheung Mo, 75, Hong Kong actor (Days of Tomorrow).[55]
- Elina Salo, 89, Finnish actress (Inspector Palmu's Mistake, The Diary of a Worker, Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana).[56]
- Robert Taylor, 74, New Zealand guitarist (Dragon) and songwriter ("This Time", "Magic").[57]
3
- Diane Ladd, 89, American actress (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Chinatown, Wild at Heart), BAFTA winner (1976).[58]
2
- Donna Jean Godchaux, 78, American Hall of Fame singer (Grateful Dead, Donna Jean Godchaux Band) and backing vocalist ("Suspicious Minds"), cancer.[59]
- Setti Warren, 55, American politician, mayor of Newton, Massachusetts (2010–2018).[60]
References
- ↑ Israel Prize-winning director Ram Loevy passes away at 85
- ↑ Gary Iskak Meninggal Dunia Akibat Kecelakaan (in Indonesian)
- ↑ Vale: Toni Lamond
- ↑ Patrick Jackson (29 November 2025). "Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88". BBC News. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ Claire Armitstead (29 November 2025). "Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ Eyre, Richard. "Remembering Tom Stoppard: 'Knowledge and art weren't negotiable commodities for him'". The Observer. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ↑ Schauspielerin Ingrid van Bergen ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Mort de Lise Bourdin, ex-mannequin star et actrice qui avait joué avec Audrey Hepburn (in French)
- ↑ '시그널' 원로배우 이문수, 폐암 투병 중 76세 일기로 별세 (in Korean)
- ↑ Умер актер и режиссер Всеволод Шиловский (in Russian)
- ↑ La star de la comédie algérienne Biyouna tire sa révérence (in French)
- ↑ Morto Lorenzo Buffon, grande portiere del Milan anni '50 (in Italian)
- ↑ Lord Higgins, progressive Tory MP and minister under Heath who also competed in two Olympics
- ↑ Lee Soon-jae, one of Korea’s longest-serving actors, dies at 91
- ↑ Savage, Mark (2025-11-24). "Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ Wycliffe star Jack Shepherd dies aged 85
- ↑ Dharmendra Passes Away: PM Narendra Modi pays emotional tribute; Hema Malini, Esha Deol, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and others arrive for the funeral
- ↑ Dunn, Jack (2025-11-24). "Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, Dies at 81". Variety. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ Cain, Sian (November 24, 2025). "Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81". The Guardian. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ↑ Ian Lees, Bass Player for Moving Pictures, Has Died
- ↑ Сегодня в возрасте 85 лет ушла из жизни заслуженная артистка России, актриса Театра сатиры Валентина Дмитриевна Шарыкина (in Russian)
- ↑ Jellybean Johnson dies: The Time drummer was 69
- ↑ "E' morta Ornella Vanoni, mito della musica italiana. Aveva 91 anni. Malore nella sua casa di Milano". FQ Magazine (in Italian). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Umro je hrvatski redatelj Branko Ivanda (in Croatian)
- ↑ Gary 'Mani' Mounfield of Stone Roses dead at 63
- ↑ Delhi sport loses a stalwart with the passing of Prakash Bhandari
- ↑ Magne Myrmo er død: – Han var ein legendarisk skiløpar (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Spencer LoFranco 'Gotti' Star Dead at 33
- ↑ Mort de Bernard Larmande : L'acteur de Navarro, Plus belle la vie et En famille est décédé à 85 ans (in French)
- ↑ Elzie Odom, Arlington's first Black mayor, dies at 96
- ↑ Olga Temonen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ↑ https://www.dna.fr/sport/2025/11/17/gerard-hausser-ancien-ailier-gauche-du-racing-club-de-strasbourg-n-est-plus
- ↑ PH Red Cross mourns passing of Rosa Rosal
- ↑ Filmemacher Hark Bohm stirbt im Alter von 86 Jahren Archived 2025-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ↑ Brooks dies at 75; covered Rangers, hockey for nearly 40 years
- ↑ Yesterday’s Gone
- ↑ Mighty Wotan dies at 91
- ↑ Iranian actor Ershadi dies at 78 after battle with cancer
- ↑ Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
- ↑ Sally Kirkland Dies: Oscar-Nominated Star Of ‘Anna’ Was 84
- ↑ Former Vanuatu PM Ham Lini passes away at 73
- ↑ SA actor Jonathan Pienaar, 63, has died
- ↑ Den oscarnominerede instruktør Kaspar Rostrup er død (in Danish)
- ↑ Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor of Ran, Yojimbo and Harakiri, dies aged 92
- ↑ Умер народный артист РФ Владимир Симонов: причина смерти, последние дни (in Russian)
- ↑ Legendary NBA player, coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
- ↑ Fotmer National politician Roger McClay dies
- ↑ Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori dies
- ↑ Fallece en La Habana destacado cineasta cubano Manuel Pérez Paredes (in Spanish)
- ↑ https://death-notices.co.uk/notice/a04b5d70-4bd0-48fc-aabf-5b3206dcd7e8
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/pauline-collins-dies-actress-shirley-valentine-b2860236.html
- ↑ Nie żyje Barbara Ptak. To ona stworzyła setki kostiumów, w tym do filmów nominowanych do Oscara. Miała 95 lat (in Polish)
- ↑ Surinaamse oud-president Ronald Venetiaan op 89-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ NY Post: Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at age 84
- ↑ 資深演員林尚武驚傳心臟病離世 享年75歲 (13:34) Archived 2025-11-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ Näyttelijä Elina Salo on kuollut – Pikku Myyn rakastettu ääni on poissa (in Finnish)
- ↑ Robert Taylor, Dragon Guitarist, Dies Aged 74
- ↑ Laura Dern Shares in a Statement the News of Her Mother Diane Ladd’s Passing
- ↑ Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78
- ↑ Harvard Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren Dies Suddenly at 55