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Respiratory Disease
Cast members who died of chronic respiratory disease, including COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. 349 verified in our database.
🎗️Cancer5,277❤️Heart Disease3,322🧠Stroke792🫁Pneumonia818🧩Alzheimer's307🦠COVID-19219⚡Accident868;Suicide224🍃Liver Disease181💊Kidney Disease219💨Respiratory Disease349🤝Parkinson's Disease147🩺Diabetes164🔬Sepsis / Infection66❓Other Causes3,015

Sean Connery
1930–2020 · age 90
atrial fibrillation, respiratory failure
The Anderson Tapes

Marlon Brando
1924–2004 · age 80
respiratory failure
The Godfather

Takashi Shimura
1905–1982 · age 76
pulmonary emphysema
Ikiru

Gorō Naya
1929–2013 · age 83
respiratory failure
Space Battleship Yamato

David Lynch
1946–2025 · age 78
emphysema, pulmonary emphysema
Moby Doc

Harry Dean Stanton
1926–2017 · age 91
respiratory failure
9 Full Moons

Gene Tierney
1920–1991 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
Leave Her to Heaven

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

Barbara Stanwyck
1907–1990 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
Mexicali Rose

Patrick O'Neal
1927–1994 · age 66
respiratory failure
Once the Killing Starts

William Hickey
1927–1997 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
Mob Boss

Claire Trevor
1910–2000 · age 90
respiratory failure
If You Knew Elizabeth

Robert Young
1907–1998 · age 91
respiratory failure
Crossfire

Bill Tung Biu
1933–2006 · age 72
pulmonary emphysema
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too

Eddie Baker
1897–1968 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
Oranges and Lemons

Reta Shaw
1912–1982 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

Paul Reubens
1952–2023 · age 70
respiratory failure
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Herb Edelman
1933–1996 · age 62
pulmonary emphysema
Tora-san's Dream of Spring

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

James Gleason
1882–1959 · age 76
asthma
Forty Naughty Girls

Ray Collins
1889–1965 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
The Hidden Eye

Ralph Bellamy
1904–1991 · age 87
respiratory failure
Before Midnight

Moses Gunn
1929–1993 · age 64
asthma
Shaft

Randolph Scott
1898–1987 · age 89
lung disease
Riding Shotgun

Michael Rennie
1909–1971 · age 61
pulmonary emphysema
Battle of the V-1

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

Ishirō Honda
1911–1993 · age 81
respiratory failure
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

Scott Brady
1924–1985 · age 60
pulmonary emphysema
Mohawk

Brad Dexter
1917–2002 · age 85
pulmonary emphysema
99 River Street

Hugh Wilson
1943–2018 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
Mickey

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

Walter Brennan
1894–1974 · age 80
pulmonary emphysema
Maryland

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

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

Bob Steele
1907–1988 · age 81
pulmonary emphysema
Come and Get It!

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

Tom Poston
1921–2007 · age 85
respiratory failure
Zotz!

George Macready
1899–1973 · age 73
pulmonary emphysema
Johnny Allegro

Will Geer
1902–1978 · age 76
respiratory failure
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery

Andrzej Wajda
1926–2016 · age 90
respiratory failure
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

Dolores Costello
1903–1979 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
Noah's Ark

Philippe Léotard
1940–2001 · age 60
respiratory failure
Exit-exil

Gloria Stuart
1910–2010 · age 100
respiratory failure
The Lady Objects

Kenpachirō Satsuma
1947–2023 · age 76
interstitial lung disease
Monster Planet of Godzilla
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William Roberts
1913–1997 · age 83
respiratory failure
Stand by for Action

Somchai Asanajinda
1921–1993 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
ฟ้าเพียงดิน

Johnny Carson
1925–2005 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

Kazimierz Kutz
1929–2018 · age 89
respiratory failure
Cnota

Martita Hunt
1900–1969 · age 69
asthma
Good Morning, Boys!

Richard Briers
1934–2013 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema
The Good Life

Francisco Rabal
1926–2001 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
Lázaro de Tormes

Joe Seneca
1919–1996 · age 77
asthma
Crossroads

Raj Kapoor
1924–1988 · age 63
asthma
Do Jasoos

J. Carrol Naish
1896–1973 · age 77
pulmonary emphysema
Illegal Traffic

Diane Ladd
1935–2025 · age 89
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Can't Be Heaven

Pauline Frederick
1883–1938 · age 55
asthma
Mumsie

Walter Burke
1908–1984 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
Goodnight, My Love

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

Neville Brand
1920–1992 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
Eaten Alive

Luana Patten
1938–1996 · age 57
respiratory failure
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

Adalberto Martínez
1916–2003 · age 87
pulmonary emphysema
El gran pillo

Clive Swift
1936–2019 · age 82
respiratory failure
A Warning to the Curious

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

Niki de Saint Phalle
1930–2002 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
A Dream Longer Than the Night

Cedric Hardwicke
1893–1964 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Oleg Efremov
1927–2000 · age 72
lung disease
The Imaginary Invalid

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

Romain Bouteille
1937–2021 · age 84
respiratory failure
Johnny Banco

Donald Burton
1934–2007 · age 73
pulmonary emphysema
Warship

Dick York
1928–1992 · age 63
pulmonary emphysema
Insomnia

James Shigeta
1929–2014 · age 85
respiratory failure
Bridge to the Sun

Carlos Saura
1932–2023 · age 91
respiratory failure
Matilde Coral, acariciando el aire

Paul Brinegar
1917–1995 · age 77
pulmonary emphysema
Rawhide

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
Sinéad

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

Nigel Terry
1945–2015 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
Caravaggio

Carlos Orellana
1900–1960 · age 59
lung disease
Pepita Jiménez

Peter Benchley
1940–2006 · age 65
lung disease
The Shark Is Still Working
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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

John Agar
1921–2002 · age 81
pulmonary emphysema
Journey to the Seventh Planet

Arthur Franz
1920–2006 · age 86
pulmonary emphysema
The Atomic Submarine

Berting Labra
1933–2009 · age 75
pulmonary emphysema
Patapon

Jerry Reed
1937–2008 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
What Comes Around

Eleanor Audley
1905–1991 · age 86
respiratory failure
Cinderella

Robert Goulet
1933–2007 · age 73
pulmonary fibrosis
Blue Light

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

Henry Corden
1920–2005 · age 85
pulmonary emphysema
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

Charlotte Coleman
1968–2001 · age 33
asthma
Danger: Marmalade at Work

Margaret Lindsay
1910–1981 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
No Place for a Lady

Dick Martin
1922–2008 · age 86
respiratory failure
The Maltese Bippy

James Franciscus
1934–1991 · age 57
pulmonary emphysema
Trial Run

Warren Stevens
1919–2012 · age 92
lung disease
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

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
Highway 301

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

Cathleen Cordell
1915–1997 · age 82
pulmonary emphysema
Gaslight

Kalina Jędrusik
1931–1991 · age 60
asthma
Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop

Frank Braña
1934–2012 · age 77
respiratory failure
Journey to the Centre of the Earth

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

Joyce Brothers
1927–2013 · age 85
respiratory failure
Let's Go Mets

Richard Arlen
1899–1976 · age 76
pulmonary emphysema
The Big Bonanza

Stanley Clements
1926–1981 · age 55
pulmonary emphysema
Army Bound

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

Harry T. Morey
1873–1936 · age 62
lung disease
Richard the Brazen

Neil Hamilton
1899–1984 · age 85
asthma
Too Many Women
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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
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Phyllis Newman
1933–2019 · age 86
lung disease
Bye Bye Braverman

Eddie Dean
1907–1999 · age 91
pulmonary emphysema
Wild West

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
Out of the Blue

Mohamed Hassan El Joundi
1938–2017 · age 78
lung disease
Al-Qadisiyya

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

John Dierkes
1905–1975 · age 69
pulmonary emphysema
The Moonlighter
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Moss Mabry
1918–2006 · age 87
respiratory failure
Alex in Wonderland

Paula Raymond
1924–2003 · age 79
respiratory failure
The Flight That Disappeared

John George
1898–1968 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
When a Girl Loves

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

Dorothy Lee
1911–1999 · age 88
respiratory failure
Local Boy Makes Good

Cec Linder
1921–1992 · age 71
pulmonary emphysema
The Scribe

Del Close
1934–1999 · age 64
pulmonary emphysema
You Are What You Eat

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

Tridsadee Sahawong
1978–2016 · age 37
lung disease, dengue fever
Marigold

Chavela Vargas
1919–2012 · age 93
respiratory failure
Chavela

I. Stanford Jolley
1900–1978 · age 78
pulmonary emphysema
Wolves of the Range

Madge Kennedy
1891–1987 · age 96
respiratory failure
The Girl with the Jazz Heart

Alan Simpson
1929–2017 · age 87
lung disease
The Siege of Sidney Street
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Del Reeves
1932–2007 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
Forty Acre Feud

Hermeto Pascoal
1936–2025 · age 89
pulmonary fibrosis
Dominguinhos

Alfred Newman
1901–1970 · age 68
pulmonary emphysema
The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound

Tapan Chatterjee
1937–2010 · age 72
lung disease
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne

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
Last Night of Love

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

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

Judith Malina
1926–2015 · age 88
lung disease
Être libre

Manuel Andrés
1930–2013 · age 83
respiratory failure
La que se avecina

Aristotle Onassis
1906–1975 · age 69
respiratory failure
Maria Callas: The Final Act
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Alona Alegre
1948–2018 · age 70
asthma
Hawakan Mo At Pigilan Ang Kahapon

Sotigui Kouyaté
1936–2010 · age 73
lung disease
London River

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

Christine Boisson
1956–2024 · age 68
lung disease
Oh pardon ! Tu dormais...

Pamela Jean Bryant
1959–2010 · age 51
asthma
Lunch Wagon

Peg Phillips
1918–2002 · age 84
lung disease
How the West Was Fun

Garry Walberg
1921–2012 · age 90
lung disease
Quincy, M.E.

Robert Indiana
1928–2018 · age 89
respiratory failure
Poem Posters

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

Cüneyt Gökçer
1920–2009 · age 89
respiratory failure
Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa

Peter Stone
1930–2003 · age 73
pulmonary fibrosis
Charade

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
Meet the Munceys

John Laurie
1897–1980 · age 83
pulmonary emphysema
Read All About It

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

Vladimír Menšík
1929–1988 · age 58
asthma
Mature Wine

Joey Luna
1951–2016 · age 64
asthma
Controversial

Beah Richards
1920–2000 · age 80
pulmonary emphysema
Out of Darkness

Malcolm Tierney
1938–2014 · age 75
pulmonary fibrosis
House of Cards

Ronald Colman
1891–1958 · age 67
pulmonary emphysema
A Tale of Two Cities

Sandy Baron
1937–2001 · age 63
pulmonary emphysema
The Out-of-Towners

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

Wade Dominguez
1966–1998 · age 32
respiratory failure
City of Industry
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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
Loves of Casanova

Jack Burns
1933–2020 · age 86
respiratory failure
Goldstein

Mpok Nori
1930–2015 · age 84
asthma
Fire Squad
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桂ざこば
1947–2024 · age 76
asthma
Y.O.U Yamabiko Ongaku Doukoukai

Paquito Cordero
1932–2009 · age 77
respiratory failure
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico

Alice Coltrane
1937–2007 · age 69
respiratory failure
Chasing Trane

Rita Gam
1927–2016 · age 88
respiratory failure
Wild Cats on the Beach

Robert Q. Lewis
1921–1991 · age 70
pulmonary emphysema
The Name's the Same

T. S. Eliot
1888–1965 · age 76
pulmonary emphysema
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Joey Forman
1929–1982 · age 53
pulmonary fibrosis
Stone

Joan Perry
1911–1996 · age 85
pulmonary emphysema
The Devil Is Driving

Ivie Anderson
1904–1949 · age 45
asthma
A Bundle of Blues

Jim Siedow
1920–2003 · age 83
pulmonary emphysema
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Barbara Bush
1925–2018 · age 92
pulmonary emphysema
41 on 41

Victoria Shaw
1935–1988 · age 53
pulmonary emphysema
The Crimson Kimono

Robin Hunter
1929–2004 · age 74
pulmonary emphysema
HMS Paradise

Arthur Godfrey
1903–1983 · age 79
pulmonary emphysema
The Glass Bottom Boat

Kees Brusse
1925–2013 · age 88
pulmonary emphysema
The Dike Is Sealed

Gene Okerlund
1942–2019 · age 76
respiratory failure
WWE Legends' House