Published 09/11/2020
In 2020, we said goodbye to a number of celebrities from across the world. Join us as we remember them.
Terry Jones
February 1, 1942 – January 21, 2020. Welsh comic actor, writer and director.
Kirk Douglas
December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020. American director, actor, producer and author.
Max Von Sydow
April 10, 1929 – March 8, 2020. Swedish-born actor who appeared in more than 100 films and TV series.
Albert Uderzo
April 25, 1927 – March 24, 2020. French illustrator who worked on the Asterix comic series.
Honor Blackman
August 22, 1925 – April 5, 2020. English actress known as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger as well as Cathy Gale in The Avengers.
Luis Sepúlveda
October 4, 1949 – April 16, 2020. Chilean writer who sadly passed away due to coronavirus.
Florian Schneider
April 7, 1947 – April 21, 2020. German musician who was one of the two founding members of experimental music group Kraftwerk.
Michel Piccoli
December 27, 1925 – May 12, 2020. French producer, film director and actor with a career spanning 70 years.
Dame Vera Lynn
March 20, 1917 – June 18, 2020. British singer.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
September 25, 1964 – June 19, 2020. Spanish scriptwriter.
Ian Holm
September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020. English actor particularly famous for his roles as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings and android Ash in Alien.
Ennio Morricone
November 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020. Italian composer Ennio Morricone was the composer for film classics such as "The Untouchables" and "Once upon a time in America".
Olivia de Havilland
July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020. British-American actress who died aged 104.
Dame Diana Rigg
July 20, 1938 – September 10, 2020. British actress perhaps best known for playing Emma Peel in The Avengers or Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones.
Juliette Gréco
February 7, 1927 – September 23, 2020. French actress and cabaret singer.
Eddie Van Halen
January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020. American musician and songwriter.
Sean Connery
August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020. Scottish actor perhaps best known for playing James Bond.
Alex Trebek
July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020. Canadian-American television personality and game show host.
Diego Maradona
October 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020. The captain of the Argentina national team when it won the 1986 world championship.
Dame Barbara Windsor DBE
6 August 1937 - 10 December 2020. English actress, known for her appearances in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
John Le Carré
19 October 1931 - 12 December 2020. British writer and former secret intelligence agent.
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