You came here because you’re not afraid to talk about death—and neither are we. Who’s Dead From Your Favorite Movie? is a comedy podcast about your favorite movie and its beloved dead actors. Each episode, hosts Ben Jacob and Monique Ramirez focus on one movie to celebrate the lives, legacies, and unforgettable roles of stars who’ve taken their final curtain calls. Think of us as the back row at a funeral: behind every tear is a laugh. It's to die for!
⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
September 5th – September 11th, 2026
No srsly, Amazon. Prime shipping can wait.
Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.
September 5th: Actress and producer Georgia Lightning
September 5th: Legendary Austrian actress and director Erni Mangold
September 5th: Turkish actor Serhat Kılıç
September 6th: Actress Nina Shipman
September 7th: Cinematographer and director David Worth
September 7th: Soviet and Russian actress Olga Bogdanova
September 9th: Voice actor and ADR director Mike McFarland
September 9th: Estonian actor and film and theater director Arvo Kruusement
September 9th: Italian actor and voice actor Elio Zamuto
September 11th: Academy Award-winning British film producer Jeremy Thomas
September 11th: Tamil scholar, television debate moderator and actor Solomon Pappaiah
September 11th: Peruvian comedian and actor Enrique Eduardo Espejo Peña, better known as Yuca
August 24th (reported this week): Screenwriter Jeff Lowell
HONORABLE MENTIONS / OUTSIDE OF WINDOW
September 5th: Former Academy executive director Bruce Davis
September 7th: Country singer Brian “Nashville” Neil Duckworth
September 7th: Malayalam writer and director R. Sarath
September 11th: Princess Astrid of Norway
August 19th (reported this week): Philippine singer Vanessa Blanca
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5 Sept 2026
Who's Dead This Week? | AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2026
⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
August 29th – September 4th, 2026
So many undisclosed causes and locations this week. It’s starting to look like Ben’s Botox calendar.
Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.
August 30th/31st: Spanish actor Francesc Garrido
August 31st: Argentine director, writer and producer Eduardo Calcagno
August 31st: Screenwriter Victor Miller
September 1st: Actress Carla Jeffery
September 1st: French film director and writer Jean-Paul Rappeneau
September 1st: Brazilian actor, director and writer Gracindo Júnior
September 1st: Filipino film and television director, actor and writer Monti Parungao
September 1st: Two-time Grammy-winning singer and actress Cassandra Wilson
September 2nd: Hong Kong dance pioneer and actor Lau Sui-ming
September 2nd: Mexican voice actor Francisco Reséndez
September 2nd: French film director, writer, composer and actor Tony Gatlif
September 3rd: Indonesian film director, writer and actress Ida Farida
September 4th: Bosnian actor Tahir Nikšić
September 4th: Actor Richard O’Sullivan
September 4th: French actor, director and writer Husky Kihal
Date not publicly confirmed: Martial artist and Shaw Brothers actor Chen Kuan-tai
Date not publicly confirmed: South Korean actor and former model Lee Yong-joo
HONORABLE MENTIONS / ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK
August 22nd (announced this week): Anime director and animator Yuji Yanase
September 2nd: Legendary feminist political activist Gloria Steinem
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29 Aug 2026
Who's Dead This Week? | AUGUST 21-28, 2026
⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
August 21st – August 28th, 2026
“Don’t dream it, be it.”
Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.
August 19th (reported this week): Actor Michael Wright
August 20th (announced this week): Actress Bunny Levine
August 21st: Golden Age South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki
August 23rd: Stuntman, actor, martial artist and stunt coordinator James Lew
August 23rd: Canadian Québécois film producer René Malo
August 24th: Actress and singer Jaye P. Morgan
August 25th: Broadway scenic designer Anna Louizos
August 25th: Singer, songwriter, musician, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton
August 25th: Actor Tim Curry
August 26th: Canadian voice actor Peter Cullen
August 26th: Russian film and theater actor Yuriy Tsurilo
August 26th: Ghanaian actress Grace Nortey
August 26th: Actor, composer and producer Rubén Rada
August 26th: Hungarian author and actor Péter Nádas
August 26th: Casting director and former Hollywood agent Andrea Eastman
August 27th: Actor and producer Samuel “Caffamilliano” Monroe Jr.
HONORABLE MENTIONS / REPORTED THIS WEEK
November 14th, 2025 (announced this week): Actress and writer Leslie Parrish
August 14th (reported this week): Japanese contemporary artist, actress and writer Yayoi Kusama
August 21st: Motown songwriter Janie Bradford
August 21st: Former boxing champion Zolani Tete
August 27th: Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić
Reported this week: King Harald V of Norway
Reported this week: King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro
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