Category Archives: Obituaries

Shyam Benegal, a pivotal figure in Indian cinema known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, died on Monday in Mumbai following a chronic kidney ailment, his daughter confirmed to Indi...

Burt, the reptilian star of 1980s classic "Crocodile Dundee," has died at the age of at least 90 years old. The croc's death was announced by Australian reptile park Crocosaurus Cove, where Burt lived...

Waymond Lee, best known for his role in Comedy Central’s “Workaholics,” has died. He was 72. TMZ was the first to report the news and received confirmation of Waymond Lee’s pas...

Art Evans, a film and television actor known for his roles in "Die Hard 2" and "Fright Night," died Dec. 21. He was 82. Evans' death was confirmed to Variety by publicist Erica Huntzinger. The cause o...

Aziza “Z” Barnes, a poet and writer for the FX drama “Snowfall” and Netflix’s “Teenage Bounty Hunters” has died. They were 32. Their family confirmed via a re...

Victoria Preminger, daughter of director Otto Preminger, died Feb. 7 in Studio City, Calif. following a fall at home. She was 63. Her mother was actress Hope Bryce Preminger and her uncle was film pro...

Marisa Paredes, a grand dame of Spanish cinema, died on Tuesday in Madrid from heart failure. She was 78. While she acted in 75 movies, she will be best remembered for the five films she starred in di...

Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco....

Jill Jacobson, a film and television actress known for her work on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest," died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles. She was 70 years old. Jacob...

Carol Goldwasser, a casting director known for her work shaping young talent on shows like "Hannah Montana," died Dec. 5 at her home in Palm Springs after surgery. She was 67. Goldwasser's death was c...