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

26

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]

24

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]

11

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]

8

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

4

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
  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