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Respiratory Disease
Cast members who died of chronic respiratory disease, including COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. 366 verified in our database.
🎗️Cancer5,582❤️Heart Disease3,572🧠Stroke850🫁Pneumonia870🧩Alzheimer's320🦠COVID-19245⚡Accident943;Suicide243🍃Liver Disease193💊Kidney Disease233💨Respiratory Disease366🤝Parkinson's Disease163🩺Diabetes172🔬Sepsis / Infection75❓Other Causes3,225

Sean Connery
1930–2020 · age 90
atrial fibrillation, respiratory failure
Armchair Theatre

Marlon Brando
1924–2004 · age 80
respiratory failure
The Missouri Breaks

Paul Reubens
1952–2023 · age 70
respiratory failure
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Maureen Stapleton
1925–2006 · age 80
lung disease
Family Secrets

Harry Dean Stanton
1926–2017 · age 91
respiratory failure
Twister

David Lynch
1946–2025 · age 78
emphysema, pulmonary emphysema
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

Gene Tierney
1920–1991 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
Dragonwyck

Takashi Shimura
1905–1982 · age 76
pulmonary emphysema
Various Flowers

Fyodor Dostoevsky
1821–1881 · age 59
pulmonary emphysema, epilepsy
Legends of Cinema

Barbara Stanwyck
1907–1990 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
Golden Boy

Patrick O'Neal
1927–1994 · age 66
respiratory failure
Night of the Dark Full Moon

William Hickey
1927–1997 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Claire Trevor
1910–2000 · age 90
respiratory failure
Dark Command

Randolph Scott
1898–1987 · age 89
lung disease
Broken Dreams

Tom Poston
1921–2007 · age 85
respiratory failure
The Old Dark House

Charlotte Coleman
1968–2001 · age 33
asthma
Low Level Panic

Bill Tung Biu
1933–2006 · age 72
pulmonary emphysema
When East Goes West

Eddie Baker
1897–1968 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
Donkey Baseball

Gorō Naya
1929–2013 · age 83
respiratory failure
Daikengo the Guardian of Space

Reta Shaw
1912–1982 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
Murder Once Removed

Francisco Rabal
1926–2001 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Guerrilla

James Gleason
1882–1959 · age 76
asthma
Murder on a Bridle Path

Ray Collins
1889–1965 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Price of Freedom

Ralph Bellamy
1904–1991 · age 87
respiratory failure
Air Mail

Moses Gunn
1929–1993 · age 64
asthma
Cornbread, Earl and Me

Michael Rennie
1909–1971 · age 61
pulmonary emphysema
Circle of the Day

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
1927–2013 · age 85
lung disease
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

Ishirō Honda
1911–1993 · age 81
respiratory failure
Making of 'Dreams'

Scott Brady
1924–1985 · age 60
pulmonary emphysema
Castle of Evil

Brad Dexter
1917–2002 · age 85
pulmonary emphysema
13 Fighting Men

Walter Brooke
1914–1986 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
Conquest of Space

Walter Brennan
1894–1974 · age 80
pulmonary emphysema
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Nan Martin
1927–2010 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
The Mugger

Neville Brand
1920–1992 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
Man Crazy
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Doris Grau
1924–1995 · age 71
lung disease
Coldblooded

Mohamed Hassan El Joundi
1938–2017 · age 78
lung disease
Oulad Al Hlal

John Lee Mahin
1902–1984 · age 81
pulmonary emphysema
Hell Below

Bob Steele
1907–1988 · age 81
pulmonary emphysema
Desert Patrol

Christine Boisson
1956–2024 · age 68
lung disease
Suffocating Heat

John Pilger
1939–2023 · age 84
pulmonary fibrosis
The War You Don't See

Loose Mohan
1928–2012 · age 84
respiratory failure
Madras Vathiyar

Karl Marx
1818–1883 · age 64
lung disease
Laissez-faire

George Macready
1899–1973 · age 73
pulmonary emphysema
I Beheld His Glory

Will Geer
1902–1978 · age 76
respiratory failure
Men and Dust

Dolores Costello
1903–1979 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Heart of Maryland

Philippe Léotard
1940–2001 · age 60
respiratory failure
Robin

Gloria Stuart
1910–2010 · age 100
respiratory failure
The Love Captive
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William Roberts
1913–1997 · age 83
respiratory failure
Gallant Bess

Somchai Asanajinda
1921–1993 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
ฟ้าเพียงดิน

Andrzej Wajda
1926–2016 · age 90
respiratory failure
Primo Levi's Journey

Johnny Carson
1925–2005 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

Kazimierz Kutz
1929–2018 · age 89
respiratory failure
Cnota

Martita Hunt
1900–1969 · age 69
asthma
Miss Grant Goes to the Door

Richard Briers
1934–2013 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema
One-Upmanship

Herb Edelman
1933–1996 · age 62
pulmonary emphysema
Big John, Little John

Michel del Castillo
1933–2024 · age 91
lung disease
Le Grand Échiquier

Raj Kapoor
1924–1988 · age 63
asthma
Do Jasoos

J. Carrol Naish
1896–1973 · age 77
pulmonary emphysema
Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Diane Ladd
1935–2025 · age 89
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Mrs. Munck

Pauline Frederick
1883–1938 · age 55
asthma
Mumsie

Walter Burke
1908–1984 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

Kazuya Tatekabe
1934–2015 · age 80
respiratory failure
Time Bokan: Royal Revival

Luana Patten
1938–1996 · age 57
respiratory failure
The Music Box Kid

Adalberto Martínez
1916–2003 · age 87
pulmonary emphysema
Lázaro Cárdenas

Robert Young
1907–1998 · age 91
respiratory failure
Mercy or Murder?

Berting Labra
1933–2009 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
Patapon

Clive Swift
1936–2019 · age 82
respiratory failure
Keeping Up Appearances

John Russell
1921–1991 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
Hell Bound

Ismael Rodríguez
1917–2004 · age 86
respiratory failure
Fervor Infantilista

Fernando Luján
1939–2019 · age 79
respiratory failure
Lawless Youth

Peter Stone
1930–2003 · age 73
pulmonary fibrosis
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Niki de Saint Phalle
1930–2002 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
AIDS: You Can't Catch It Holding Hands

Cedric Hardwicke
1893–1964 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
Tom Brown's School Days

Oleg Efremov
1927–2000 · age 72
lung disease
Rudin

Yuriy Sherstnyov
1941–2017 · age 76
lung disease
Tester

Romain Bouteille
1937–2021 · age 84
respiratory failure
L'école sauvage

Donald Burton
1934–2007 · age 73
pulmonary emphysema
Warship

Alexa Kenin
1962–1985 · age 23
asthma
Co-Ed Fever

Dick York
1928–1992 · age 63
pulmonary emphysema
Bookkeeping and You

Carlos Saura
1932–2023 · age 91
respiratory failure
Portrait of Carlos Saura

Kenpachirō Satsuma
1947–2023 · age 76
interstitial lung disease
Monster Planet of Godzilla

Paul Brinegar
1917–1995 · age 77
pulmonary emphysema
Rawhide

Chavela Vargas
1919–2012 · age 93
respiratory failure
Canal+: Chavela Vargas

Hugh Reilly
1915–1998 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
TV Reader's Digest

Sinéad O'Connor
1966–2023 · age 56
respiratory tract infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's

Teresa Teng
1953–1995 · age 42
asthma
I Want to Sing

Joe Seneca
1919–1996 · age 77
asthma
Crossroads

Nigel Terry
1945–2015 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
Caravaggio

Joyce Brothers
1927–2013 · age 85
respiratory failure
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

Carlos Orellana
1900–1960 · age 59
lung disease
Miente y serás feliz

Peter Benchley
1940–2006 · age 65
lung disease
Great White Deep Trouble
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Susumu Ishikawa
1933–2012 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots

Ron Glass
1945–2016 · age 71
respiratory failure
The New Odd Couple

Judith Malina
1926–2015 · age 88
lung disease
Rite of Guerrilla Theater

John Agar
1921–2002 · age 81
pulmonary emphysema
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Arthur Franz
1920–2006 · age 86
pulmonary emphysema
Sisters of Death

Jim Siedow
1920–2003 · age 83
pulmonary emphysema
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2

Jerry Reed
1937–2008 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
Concrete Cowboys

Eleanor Audley
1905–1991 · age 86
respiratory failure
Disney's Greatest Villains

Robert Goulet
1933–2007 · age 73
pulmonary fibrosis
Acting Sheriff

Hatsuo Yamaya
1933–2019 · age 85
interstitial lung disease
Vagabond of Sex

Henry Corden
1920–2005 · age 85
pulmonary emphysema
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone

James Shigeta
1929–2014 · age 85
respiratory failure
Yorktown: A Time to Heal

Hugh Wilson
1943–2018 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
Mickey

Terry Nation
1930–1997 · age 66
pulmonary emphysema
Terror Nation: Terry Nation and Doctor Who

Margaret Lindsay
1910–1981 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
The Law in Her Hands

Dick Martin
1922–2008 · age 86
respiratory failure
Once Upon a Horse...

James Franciscus
1934–1991 · age 57
pulmonary emphysema
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Warren Stevens
1919–2012 · age 92
lung disease
The Student Body

Sylvia Fine
1913–1991 · age 78
pulmonary emphysema
Musical Comedy Tonight II

Jack Carter
1922–2015 · age 93
respiratory failure
Stage Show

Walter Reyno
1935–2014 · age 79
respiratory failure
The Aura

Steve Cochran
1917–1965 · age 48
lung disease
The Beat Generation

May Allison
1890–1989 · age 98
respiratory failure
Peggy Does Her Darndest

Loredana Martínez
1947–2024 · age 77
pulmonary fibrosis
Ante Up

Eriprando Visconti
1932–1995 · age 62
pulmonary emphysema
Dear Michele

Roberto Maya
1935–2026 · age 91
respiratory failure
A Herança dos Devassos

Cathleen Cordell
1915–1997 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
Black Beauty

Kjell Grede
1936–2017 · age 81
pulmonary emphysema
The Guldbagge Awards

Kalina Jędrusik
1931–1991 · age 60
asthma
Księżyc z Alabamy

Frank Braña
1934–2012 · age 77
respiratory failure
Freddie of the Jungle

Dorothy Provine
1935–2010 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Roaring 20's

Bernard Landry
1937–2018 · age 81
pulmonary fibrosis
À hauteur d'homme

Richard Arlen
1899–1976 · age 76
pulmonary emphysema
Secret Valley

Stanley Clements
1926–1981 · age 55
pulmonary emphysema
Jet Job

Liam Dunn
1916–1976 · age 59
pulmonary emphysema
Captain Nice

Harry T. Morey
1873–1936 · age 62
lung disease
The Curse of Drink

Neil Hamilton
1899–1984 · age 85
asthma
Mutiny Ahead

Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1949–2021 · age 71
interstitial lung disease
Have You Sold Your Dozen Roses?
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Maty Huitrón
1936–2019 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
Ties of Love

David Karp
1922–1999 · age 77
pulmonary emphysema
Snitch

Rikard Wolff
1958–2017 · age 59
pulmonary emphysema
House of Angels

Dorothy Coburn
1904–1978 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
The Finishing Touch

Phyllis Newman
1933–2019 · age 86
lung disease
Diagnosis: Unknown

Eddie Dean
1907–1999 · age 91
pulmonary emphysema
Driftin' River

Sam Kydd
1917–1982 · age 65
pulmonary emphysema
Orlando

Steve Brown
1954–2024 · age 69
pulmonary fibrosis
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

Keiko Yumi
1936–2024 · age 87
respiratory failure
Ashita kara otona da

George Brent
1904–1979 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
They Dare Not Love

Khalid Salleh
1948–2018 · age 70
respiratory failure
Mountain of Gold

Leo McCarey
1896–1969 · age 72
pulmonary emphysema
My Son John

Pancho Magalona
1922–1998 · age 76
pulmonary emphysema
The Seal Of Solomon

Estanislao Schillinsky
1911–1985 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
Las nenas del 7

John Dierkes
1905–1975 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
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Moss Mabry
1918–2006 · age 87
respiratory failure
Alex in Wonderland

Paula Raymond
1924–2003 · age 79
respiratory failure
The Bandits of Corsica

John George
1898–1968 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
More About Nostradamus

Casey Takamine
1934–2019 · age 85
pulmonary emphysema
Noto Peninsula Murders

Dorothy Lee
1911–1999 · age 88
respiratory failure
Plane Crazy

Cec Linder
1921–1992 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
Quatermass and the Pit

Del Close
1934–1999 · age 64
pulmonary emphysema
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Roh Tae-woo
1932–2021 · age 88
asthma
Non Fiction Diary

Manuel de la Calva
1937–2025 · age 88
pulmonary fibrosis
Escala en Tenerife

Tridsadee Sahawong
1978–2016 · age 37
lung disease, dengue fever
The Heart of Earth

I. Stanford Jolley
1900–1978 · age 78
pulmonary emphysema
Waco

Madge Kennedy
1891–1987 · age 96
respiratory failure
The Kingdom of Youth

Alan Simpson
1929–2017 · age 87
lung disease
The Siege of Sidney Street

Hermeto Pascoal
1936–2025 · age 89
pulmonary fibrosis
Dominguinhos
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Del Reeves
1932–2007 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

Alfred Newman
1901–1970 · age 68
pulmonary emphysema
The CinemaScope Parade

Parviz Shahinkhou
1915–2016 · age 100
lung disease
Iran Is My Land

Kazuo Ohno
1906–2010 · age 103
respiratory failure
Kazuo Ohno: Beauty and Strength

Tomo Suzuki
1934–2018 · age 84
respiratory failure, pleurisy
Skyscraper Murder Case

Danny Dayton
1923–1999 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Turning Point

Sergiu Nicolaescu
1930–2013 · age 82
respiratory failure
Un august în flăcări

Arduíno Colassanti
1936–2014 · age 78
respiratory failure
El Justicero

Václav Havel
1936–2011 · age 75
respiratory failure
Věra 68

Ita Rina
1907–1979 · age 71
asthma
Das Lied der Schwarzen Berge

Arnoldo Foà
1916–2014 · age 98
respiratory failure
Napoleone a Sant'Elena

Daryl Duke
1929–2006 · age 77
pulmonary fibrosis
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Jins Shamsudin
1935–2017 · age 81
asthma
The Snake Prince

Rick Huxley
1942–2013 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
Catch Us If You Can

Robin Bailey
1919–1999 · age 79
respiratory failure
Charters and Caldicott

Manuel Andrés
1930–2013 · age 83
respiratory failure
Cómicos

Aristotle Onassis
1906–1975 · age 69
respiratory failure
Jacqueline Kennedy - Jackie: Power and Style

Sotigui Kouyaté
1936–2010 · age 73
lung disease
Names Live Nowhere

Kenny Baker
1934–2016 · age 81
lung disease
Sleeping Beauty

Pamela Jean Bryant
1959–2010 · age 51
asthma
The Fighter
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Bagher Sahraroodi
1942–2014 · age 72
lung disease
Rah dar ro

Peg Phillips
1918–2002 · age 84
lung disease
Return to Cicely

Garry Walberg
1921–2012 · age 90
lung disease
Gangster Story

Robert Indiana
1928–2018 · age 89
respiratory failure
Eat

Cüneyt Gökçer
1920–2009 · age 89
respiratory failure
Yedi Evlat İki Damat

Supakorn Srisawat
1951–2009 · age 58
lung disease
Wake Up Ghost

Luis Cuenca
1921–2004 · age 82
lung disease
The Good Life

Judith Durham
1943–2022 · age 79
lung disease
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

Paddi Edwards
1931–1999 · age 67
respiratory failure
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

John Laurie
1897–1980 · age 83
pulmonary emphysema
The Face of Scotland

M. S. Viswanathan
1928–2015 · age 87
respiratory failure
Arul tharum Ayyappan

Vladimír Menšík
1929–1988 · age 58
asthma
Fanda

Rosita Fornés
1923–2020 · age 97
pulmonary emphysema
Mujeres de teatro

Beah Richards
1920–2000 · age 80
pulmonary emphysema
A Dream for Christmas

Malcolm Tierney
1938–2014 · age 75
pulmonary fibrosis
Who Sank the Titanic?

Ronald Colman
1891–1958 · age 67
pulmonary emphysema
A Double Life

Sandy Baron
1937–2001 · age 63
pulmonary emphysema
Hey Landlord!

Francisco Vidal
2023
pulmonary fibrosis
De hombre a hombre

Ed Gein
1906–1984 · age 77
respiratory failure
Serious Serial Killers

Wade Dominguez
1966–1998 · age 32
respiratory failure
Taxman
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Elizabeth Dawn
1939–2017 · age 77
pulmonary emphysema
Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!

Gisèle Casadesus
1914–2017 · age 103
respiratory failure
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