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Cancer

Cast members who died of cancer, including all forms of carcinoma, lymphoma, and leukemia. 5,582 verified in our database.

Sigrid Valdis
Sigrid Valdis
1935–2007 · age 72
lung cancer
Our Man Flint
Titos Vandis
Titos Vandis
1917–2003 · age 85
cancer
Caution, Danger!
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927–2001 · age 74
leukemia
Yurakucho 0 Street
John Hurt
John Hurt
1940–2017 · age 77
pancreatic cancer
Shadowing the Third Man
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
1952–2009 · age 57
pancreatic cancer
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Shaike Ophir
Shaike Ophir
1928–1987 · age 58
lung cancer
Daughters, Daughters
Alain Delon
Alain Delon
1935–2024 · age 88
lymphoma
Mommies, Happy New Year!
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Richard Ng Man-Tat
1952–2021 · age 69
liver cancer
One Stone and Two Birds 2
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
1925–2008 · age 83
lung cancer
The Hustler
Robert Forster
Robert Forster
1941–2019 · age 78
brain cancer, brain tumor
Walking the Edge
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
1946–2026 · age 80
cancer
Heartsong
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
1946–2016 · age 69
pancreatic cancer
The Search for John Gissing
Richard Harris
Richard Harris
1930–2002 · age 72
Hodgkin lymphoma
The Deadly Trackers
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
1914–2000 · age 86
liver cancer
The Ladykillers
Annie Wersching
Annie Wersching
1977–2023 · age 45
cancer
The Other Mother
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
1908–1989 · age 81
breast cancer
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston
1962–2020 · age 57
breast cancer
Cheyenne Warrior
Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe
1948–2017 · age 68
cancer
Edison & Leo
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
1925–2001 · age 76
bladder cancer
Out to Sea
Shin Seong-il
Shin Seong-il
1937–2018 · age 81
lung cancer
The Midnight Sun
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
1932–2013 · age 81
stomach cancer
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Adan Canto
Adan Canto
1981–2024 · age 42
appendix cancer
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
1899–1957 · age 57
esophageal cancer
Sabrina
Wu Ma
Wu Ma
1942–2014 · age 71
lung cancer
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
1936–2010 · age 74
prostate cancer
Tracks
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
1928–1998 · age 70
lung cancer
Tuna Clipper
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
1967–2020 · age 53
neuroendocrine tumor
Govind Aur Ganesh
Lam Ching-Ying
Lam Ching-Ying
1952–1997 · age 44
liver cancer
Hocus Pocus
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
1922–2000 · age 78
lung cancer
Johnny Bull
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
1950–2024 · age 73
esophageal cancer
Blood Ritual
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
1940–2017 · age 77
lung cancer
Deadtime Stories
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
1917–1993 · age 76
kidney cancer
Split Second to an Epitaph
Lee Remick
Lee Remick
1935–1991 · age 55
kidney cancer, liver cancer
Hustling
Anne Francis
Anne Francis
1930–2011 · age 80
lung cancer
Honey West
William Hurt
William Hurt
1950–2022 · age 71
prostate cancer
Lost in Space
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
1932–2008 · age 75
multiple myeloma, staphylococcal infection, cancer
Better Living
Keiji Fujiwara
Keiji Fujiwara
1964–2020 · age 55
cancer
Iron Man
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
1938–2020 · age 82
cancer
The Honourable Rebel
Shing Fui-On
Shing Fui-On
1955–2009 · age 54
esophageal cancer
The Blue Jean Monster
Sylvia Kristel
Sylvia Kristel
1952–2012 · age 60
esophageal cancer, lung cancer
Hot Blood
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
1948–2022 · age 73
breast cancer
Timeless Tales: Rapunzel
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
1934–2025 · age 91
cancer
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Shahmar Alakbarov
Shahmar Alakbarov
1943–1992 · age 48
cancer
Additional Trace
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
1935–2018 · age 82
lung cancer
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn
1942–1999 · age 57
ovarian cancer
Sesame Street: Sing Along
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
1926–2003 · age 76
pancreatic cancer
Footsteps
Unsho Ishizuka
Unsho Ishizuka
1951–2018 · age 67
esophageal cancer
Mecha-Doc
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
1920–1997 · age 77
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, pancreatic cancer
Samurai Assassin
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
1917–1997 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema, lung cancer
Two for the Seesaw
Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco
1936–2015 · age 79
cancer
Three for the Road
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
1941–2019 · age 77
small intestine cancer
Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
1940–2016 · age 76
surgical complications, stomach cancer
TropiAbbas
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
1924–1996 · age 72
pancreatic cancer
Leo the Last
Simon Lui Yu-Yeung
Simon Lui Yu-Yeung
1964–2026 · age 62
stomach cancer
Hong Kong Spice Gals
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
1934–1982 · age 47
lung cancer
Andrei Rublev
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
1942–2015 · age 73
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Last Best Chance
Karen Black
Karen Black
1939–2013 · age 74
periampullary cancer
Karen Black: Actress at Work
John Wayne
John Wayne
1907–1979 · age 72
stomach cancer
The American West of John Ford
David Bowie
David Bowie
1947–2016 · age 69
liver cancer
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory
1968–2021 · age 52
breast cancer
Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You?
Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
1923–2004 · age 80
lung cancer
Kokumin no chikai
Yuri Nakamura
Yuri Nakamura
1982–2026 · age 44
rectum cancer
Dear Deer
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
1933–2009 · age 75
diabetes, cancer
A Troll in Central Park
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
1927–2017 · age 89
cancer
The Last Appointment!
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1915–1982 · age 67
breast cancer
Hedda Gabler
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
1904–1965 · age 61
cancer
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
1912–1991 · age 79
liver cancer
The Age of Beginnings
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
1920–2000 · age 79
colorectal cancer, myocardial infarction
First Monday in October
Wes Craven
Wes Craven
1939–2015 · age 76
brain cancer
Gorgon Video Magazine
James MacArthur
James MacArthur
1937–2010 · age 72
cancer
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
1925–1985 · age 59
AIDS related disease, lung cancer
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
1929–2010 · age 80
lung cancer
The Happy Ending
Loretta Young
Loretta Young
1913–2000 · age 87
ovarian cancer
Eternally Yours
René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois
1940–2019 · age 79
metastatic lung carcinoma
Marsupilami
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
1941–2018 · age 77
lung cancer
Filmstudio, mon amour
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
1917–1975 · age 57
brain cancer
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
1932–2016 · age 83
leukemia
The Day the Bubble Burst
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
1947–2009 · age 62
colorectal cancer
Farrah's Story
Diana Dors
Diana Dors
1931–1984 · age 52
ovarian cancer
Who Got Diana Dors's Millions?
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
1934–2008 · age 73
stomach cancer
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
James Gammon
James Gammon
1940–2010 · age 70
liver cancer
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Bruno Cremer
Bruno Cremer
1929–2010 · age 80
lip and oral cavity carcinoma
Night Taxi
George Peppard
George Peppard
1928–1994 · age 65
lung cancer, pneumonia
Banacek
Anita Mui Yim-Fong
Anita Mui Yim-Fong
1963–2003 · age 40
cervix uterine cancer
Midnight Fly
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan
1937–1993 · age 56
brain cancer
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Yoko Shimada
Yoko Shimada
1953–2022 · age 69
colorectal cancer
Mikkai
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner
1924–2005 · age 81
cancer
The Nurse Killer
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
1930–1980 · age 50
lung cancer
An Enemy of the People
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
1916–2011 · age 94
pancreatic cancer
Sea-Change
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
1912–1998 · age 86
cancer
The Expert
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
1916–1986 · age 70
pancreatic cancer
Outlaw Motorcycles
Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton
1942–2008 · age 66
lymphoma
A Portrait of Michael Crichton
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman
1928–2020 · age 92
skin cancer
Sands of the Kalahari
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
1921–1995 · age 74
esophageal cancer
Imitation of Life
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932–1986 · age 54
lung cancer
Andrei Tarkovsky: Poetry and Truth
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
1946–2011 · age 64
pancreatic cancer
The Racer
Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume
1927–2017 · age 89
prostate cancer
Benson
Samantha Eggar
Samantha Eggar
1939–2025 · age 86
leukemia
Birth Pains
Dino Risi
Dino Risi
1916–2008 · age 91
cancer
Speaking with Gassman
Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland
1915–1983 · age 68
cancer
Third of a Man
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen
1941–2022 · age 81
pancreatic cancer
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
1921–1992 · age 71
lung cancer
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino
1925–1995 · age 69
lung cancer
Monty Nash
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
1899–1962 · age 63
kidney cancer
O. Henry's Full House
Ramón Valdés
Ramón Valdés
1924–1988 · age 63
cardiac arrest, prostate cancer
Pirate Apprentice
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
1907–1986 · age 79
lung cancer
Sealed Verdict
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
1928–1989 · age 60
stomach cancer
Osamu Tezuka: Secrets of Creation
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle
1920–1997 · age 77
lung cancer
Guardian of the Wilderness
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret
1921–1985 · age 64
pancreatic cancer
The Widow Couderc
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
1909–1994 · age 85
ovarian cancer
Foxfire
Fung Hak-On
Fung Hak-On
1948–2016 · age 67
cancer
The Gold Hunters
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes
1922–2005 · age 82
lung cancer
Blood on the Moon
David Warner
David Warner
1941–2022 · age 80
cancer
Clouds of Glory
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
1946–2003 · age 57
liver cancer
Running Scared
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
1911–1993 · age 82
lung cancer
Master of the World
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
1906–1977 · age 71
pancreatic cancer, myocardial infarction
Laughing Sinners
Kirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki
1943–2018 · age 75
breast cancer
Kiki Kirin's Life
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
1927–2005 · age 78
pancreatic cancer
The Pirates of Dark Water
Lau Kar-Leung
Lau Kar-Leung
1934–2013 · age 78
leukemia
My Young Auntie
Edward Albert
Edward Albert
1951–2006 · age 55
lung cancer
Accidents
Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot
1904–1972 · age 68
lung cancer
My Son Is Guilty
Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl
1944–2026 · age 82
skin cancer
Die letzte Chance
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
1924–1991 · age 67
cervix uterine cancer
The Third Walker
George Harrison
George Harrison
1943–2001 · age 58
brain tumor, lung cancer
The Beatles: Something
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella
1954–2008 · age 54
lip and oral cavity carcinoma
A Little Like Drowning
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
1949–2010 · age 61
prostate cancer
Captain Red Beard
Elizabeth Montgomery
Elizabeth Montgomery
1933–1995 · age 62
colorectal cancer
Sins of the Mother
Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson
1935–2009 · age 73
infarction, cancer
Wuzzles
Julian Beck
Julian Beck
1925–1985 · age 60
stomach cancer
Living & Glorious
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
1907–1997 · age 89
melanoma
Joe Butterfly
Kinryu Arimoto
Kinryu Arimoto
1940–2019 · age 78
esophageal cancer
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories
Sandy Dennis
Sandy Dennis
1937–1992 · age 54
ovarian cancer
Something Evil
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
1904–1976 · age 72
leukemia, myocardial infarction
Rhine Virgin
Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
1922–2012 · age 90
prostate cancer
US Against the World
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
1901–1961 · age 60
prostate cancer
The Spoilers
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
1926–2006 · age 79
liver cancer
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Bruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby
1949–2006 · age 57
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, leukemia
The Super
John Houseman
John Houseman
1902–1988 · age 86
cancer
The Paper Chase
Yuko Mizutani
Yuko Mizutani
1964–2016 · age 51
breast cancer
Leina Stol in Wolf Sword Legend
James Wong Jim
James Wong Jim
1941–2004 · age 63
lung cancer
My Wacky, Wacky World
Hiromichi Horikawa
Hiromichi Horikawa
1916–2012 · age 95
esophageal cancer
Kurosawa
Ronald Lacey
Ronald Lacey
1935–1991 · age 55
liver failure, liver cancer
The Gamblers
Willie Garson
Willie Garson
1964–2021 · age 57
pancreatic cancer
Carl Laemmle
Sondra Locke
Sondra Locke
1944–2018 · age 74
bone cancer, breast cancer
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Wong Shu-Tong
Wong Shu-Tong
1943–2021 · age 77
colorectal cancer
The White Dragon Lad
Suzanne Pleshette
Suzanne Pleshette
1937–2008 · age 70
lung cancer, pneumonia
Dixie: Changing Habits
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher
1962–2023 · age 61
lung cancer
Gideon's Crossing
Jimmy Heung Wah-Sing
Jimmy Heung Wah-Sing
1950–2014 · age 64
esophageal cancer
The Lost Generation
John Fiedler
John Fiedler
1925–2005 · age 80
cancer
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman
1976–2020 · age 43
colorectal cancer
Black Panther
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
1924–2011 · age 86
lymphoma
By Sidney Lumet
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
1892–1962 · age 70
bone cancer
Within These Walls
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
1920–1985 · age 65
lung cancer
Catlow
Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo
1953–2025 · age 72
cancer
The Black Angel
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
1886–1962 · age 75
cancer
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
1925–1990 · age 64
head and neck cancer
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Forrest Tucker
Forrest Tucker
1919–1986 · age 67
lung cancer
Stagecoach To Fury
Bill Williams
Bill Williams
1915–1992 · age 77
brain cancer
Apache Ambush
Daniela Costa
Daniela Costa
1981–2023 · age 42
breast cancer
Mis adorables vecinos
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach
1935–2004 · age 69
prostate cancer
The Law & Harry McGraw
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
1905–1994 · age 88
head and neck cancer, pneumonia
Some May Live
Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke
1947–2014 · age 67
pancreatic cancer
Ice Dance
James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek
1977–2026 · age 48
colorectal cancer
Varsity Blues
Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
1922–1994 · age 72
bladder cancer, prostate cancer
The Border
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
1913–1994 · age 81
prostate cancer
Sherlock Holmes
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
1921–1986 · age 64
pancreatic cancer
Faithful in My Fashion
Kelvin Wong Siu
Kelvin Wong Siu
1962–2004 · age 42
liver cancer
A Date in Portland Street
Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie
1944–2014 · age 69
stomach cancer
Goaisatsu
Robert Altman
Robert Altman
1925–2006 · age 81
leukemia
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Tomo Sakurai
Tomo Sakurai
1971–2025 · age 53
pancreatic cancer
Saint Tail
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn
1948–2014 · age 65
melanoma
Big Lake
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
1931–2005 · age 73
uterine cancer
Mickey's 50
Chōko Iida
Chōko Iida
1897–1972 · age 75
lung cancer
A Wife Quits
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
1926–2012 · age 86
stomach cancer
Tengoku wa doko da
Roman Madyanov
Roman Madyanov
1962–2024 · age 62
lung cancer
My Grandfather's Rules for Men
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
1894–1962 · age 68
cancer
The Tavern Keeper's Son
Jackie Burroughs
Jackie Burroughs
1939–2010 · age 71
stomach cancer
Running Time
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
1937–2011 · age 73
cancer
A Woman Sobbing
Bing Russell
Bing Russell
1926–2003 · age 76
cancer
Elvis
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
1943–2014 · age 71
brain cancer
Frank Lloyd Wright
Susannah York
Susannah York
1939–2011 · age 72
multiple myeloma
We'll Meet Again
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
1905–1991 · age 85
lung cancer
Attack of the Puppet People
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
1914–1986 · age 71
cancer
Mrs. Warren's Business
Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey
1951–2024 · age 73
breast cancer
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Cantinflas
Cantinflas
1911–1993 · age 81
lung cancer
Cantinflas Show
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey
1928–1973 · age 45
cancer
Expresso Bongo
John Cazale
John Cazale
1935–1978 · age 42
lung cancer
The American Way
Shin Kishida
Shin Kishida
1939–1982 · age 43
esophageal cancer
Mandala
Michael Nyqvist
Michael Nyqvist
1960–2017 · age 56
lung cancer
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson
1907–1981 · age 74
colorectal cancer
Valentine
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley
1951–2022 · age 71
colorectal cancer
Salem Witch Trials
Richard Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel
1926–1997 · age 70
melanoma
Adventure in Satan's Canyon
Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy
1925–2012 · age 87
lymphoma
Monsieur le Président Directeur Général
Nargis
Nargis
1929–1981 · age 51
pancreatic cancer
Lajwanti
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
1934–2003 · age 69
pancreatic cancer
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer
1955–2017 · age 61
laryngeal cancer
Broken Badges
Toshiko Fujita
Toshiko Fujita
1950–2018 · age 68
breast cancer
Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai
Tom Tryon
Tom Tryon
1926–1991 · age 65
AIDS related disease, stomach cancer
Screaming Eagles
Yevgeni Zharikov
Yevgeni Zharikov
1941–2020 · age 78
cancer
Salvation Army
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
1917–1995 · age 78
small cell carcinoma, pulmonary emphysema
Hollywood or Bust