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Philip Seymour Hoffman
1967–2014 · age 46
drug overdose
The Master: Unguided Message

Marilyn Monroe
1926–1962 · age 36
barbiturate overdose
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

John Belushi
1949–1982 · age 33
drug overdose
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

Jean Seberg
1938–1979 · age 40
drug overdose
From the Journals of Jean Seberg

Brad Renfro
1982–2008 · age 25
drug overdose
Bully

Joan Marie Laurer
1969–2016 · age 46
drug overdose
Vice Versa: Chyna

Inger Stevens
1934–1970 · age 35
drug overdose
The Mask of Sheba

Nick Adams
1931–1968 · age 36
drug overdose
Young Dillinger

Judy Garland
1922–1969 · age 47
barbiturate overdose
I Could Go on Singing

Michael Kenneth Williams
1966–2021 · age 54
drug overdose
The Devil Goes Down

Everett Sloane
1909–1965 · age 55
drug overdose
Official Detective

Glenn Quinn
1970–2002 · age 32
drug overdose
Covington Cross

Sei Ashina
1983–2020 · age 36
drug overdose
Je t'aime: I Am a Beast

Skye McCole Bartusiak
1992–2014 · age 21
drug overdose
The Vest

Amanda Peterson
1971–2015 · age 43
drug overdose
Can't Buy Me Love

Angus Cloud
1998–2023 · age 25
drug overdose
Your Lucky Day

Gerry Ryan
1956–2010 · age 53
drug overdose
Veronica Guerin

Bonnie Lai Suk-Yin
1977–2023 · age 46
charcoal-burning suicide
Body Guard

Robert Pastorelli
1954–2004 · age 49
drug overdose
Heist

Mary Ure
1933–1975 · age 42
barbiturate overdose
Sons and Lovers

Christine Pascal
1953–1996 · age 42
suicide by jumping from height
Black Thursday

Nigel Green
1924–1972 · age 47
drug overdose
Let's Kill Uncle

Savitri
1935–1981 · age 46
drug overdose
Konjum Salangai

Marc Porel
1949–1983 · age 34
drug overdose
A Little Sun in Cold Water

Margot Kidder
1948–2018 · age 69
drug overdose
Nichols

Jill Bennett
1931–1990 · age 58
drug overdose
Ms or Jill and Jack

George Sanders
1906–1972 · age 65
drug overdose
The Saint in London

Curt Hennig
1958–2003 · age 44
drug overdose
AWA Christmas Night 1987

Charles Boyer
1899–1978 · age 78
drug overdose
Back Street

Layne Staley
1967–2002 · age 34
drug overdose
Mad Season: Live at the Moore

Cory Monteith
1982–2013 · age 31
drug overdose
Glee

Linda Lin Dai
1934–1964 · age 29
drug overdose
Diau Charn

Kenneth Williams
1926–1988 · age 62
drug overdose
Carry On Spying

Tom Petty
1950–2017 · age 66
drug overdose
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville

Mary Millington
1945–1979 · age 33
drug overdose
Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story

Trevor Goddard
1962–2003 · age 40
barbiturate overdose
Flexing with Monty

Pier Angeli
1932–1971 · age 39
drug overdose
Teresa

Zoë Lund
1962–1999 · age 37
drug overdose
Peter Flechette's the Obvious!

Gia Scala
1934–1972 · age 38
drug overdose
Don't Go Near the Water

Max Cantor
1959–1991 · age 32
drug overdose
Fear, Anxiety and Depression

Arihiro Hase
1965–1996 · age 31
suicide by jumping from height
Super Dimension Fortress Macross

Darby Crash
1958–1980 · age 22
drug overdose
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3

Margaux Hemingway
1954–1996 · age 42
barbiturate overdose
Dangerous Cargo

Dalida
1933–1987 · age 54
drug overdose
Che femmina!! E... che dollari!

Pete Smith
1892–1979 · age 86
suicide by jumping from height
I Love My Wife BUT!

Dana Plato
1964–1999 · age 34
drug overdose
Different Strokes

Betty Loh Ti
1937–1967 · age 30
drug overdose
The Enchanting Shadow

Kaoru Abe
1949–1978 · age 29
drug overdose
Writhing and Wet

Soichiro Maeno
1946–1976 · age 29
suicide attack
Furusato poruno-ki: Tsugaru shikoshiko bushi

Sybille Schmitz
1909–1955 · age 45
drug overdose
Clarissa

Gustaf Gründgens
1899–1963 · age 63
drug overdose, internal bleeding
Love in Stunt Flying

Sayaka Kanda
1986–2021 · age 35
suicide by jumping from height, shock
Hey Japanese! Do You Believe in Love, Peace and Understanding?

Brian Adams
1964–2007 · age 43
drug overdose
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

Dan Vadis
1938–1987 · age 49
drug overdose
Zorikan The Barbarian

Lani O'Grady
1954–2001 · age 46
drug overdose
Fergi Goes Inc.

Alexandre Magno Abrão
1970–2013 · age 42
drug overdose
Charlie Brown Jr.: Chegou Quem Faltava

Chris Farley
1964–1997 · age 33
drug overdose
Almost Heroes

J.C. Spink
1972–2017 · age 45
drug overdose
The Goldbergs

Elis Regina
1945–1982 · age 36
drug overdose
Belchior: Just a Wild Heart

Rodney Harvey
1967–1998 · age 30
drug overdose
Mixed Blood

Daniel Pollock
1968–1992 · age 23
suicide by train
Romper Stomper

Michèle Girardon
1938–1975 · age 36
drug overdose
The Slave Merchants

Rachel Roberts
1927–1980 · age 53
drug overdose
Picnic at Hanging Rock

Jia Hongsheng
1967–2010 · age 43
suicide by jumping from height
The Case of the Silver Snake

Brian Knighton
1971–2016 · age 44
drug overdose
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

Guru Dutt
1925–1964 · age 39
drug overdose
Pyaasa

Ruan Lingyu
1910–1935 · age 24
drug overdose
Love and Duty

Herman Brood
1946–2001 · age 54
suicide by jumping from height
Cha Cha

Clara Blandick
1876–1962 · age 85
drug overdose
Crime Ring

Christopher Pettiet
1976–2000 · age 24
drug overdose
The Goodbye Bird

Margaret Sullavan
1909–1960 · age 50
drug overdose
Little Man, What Now?

Miroslava
1926–1955 · age 29
barbiturate overdose
Sueños de gloria

Chester Morris
1901–1970 · age 69
drug overdose
Alias Boston Blackie

Taylor Hawkins
1972–2022 · age 50
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose, opioides, benzodiazepinas, THC.
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways

Carl Steven
1974–2011 · age 36
drug overdose
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

Maggie McNamara
1928–1978 · age 49
drug overdose
Prince of Players

GG Allin
1956–1993 · age 36
heroin overdose
GG Allin & The Murder Junkies: Terror In America Live 1993

Isaac Kappy
1977–2019 · age 42
suicide by jumping from height
Fanboys

Pierre Batcheff
1907–1932 · age 24
drug overdose
Education of a Prince

Lucha Reyes
1906–1944 · age 38
drug overdose
Con Los Dorados De Villa

Patricia Lam Fung
1940–1976 · age 36
drug overdose
Women Are Angels

Jerzy Kosiński
1933–1991 · age 57
barbiturate overdose
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

Dee Dee Ramone
1951–2002 · age 50
heroin overdose
Ramones: We're Outta Here!

Eric Douglas
1958–2004 · age 46
drug overdose
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game

Grant Withers
1905–1959 · age 54
drug overdose
Other Men's Women

Robert Walker
1918–1951 · age 32
drug overdose
One Touch of Venus

Armin Meier
1943–1978 · age 35
drug overdose
Fear of Fear

Benazir Bhutto
1953–2007 · age 54
suicide bombing
Insha'Allah Democracy

Scotty Beckett
1929–1968 · age 38
drug overdose
Michael O'Halloran

Joyce Jameson
1927–1987 · age 59
drug overdose
The Comedy of Terrors

Aimee Semple McPherson
1890–1944 · age 53
drug overdose
Sister Aimee

Paolo Calissano
1967–2021 · age 54
drug overdose
Dark Friday

Sonny Liston
1932–1970 · age 38
drug overdose
Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion

Laurie Bird
1953–1979 · age 25
drug overdose
Two-Lane Blacktop

José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
1965–1988 · age 23
drug overdose
La reina del mate

Marek Brezovský
1974–1994 · age 20
drug overdose
Hrana – 4 filmy o Marekovi Brezovskom

Herbert Fux
1927–2007 · age 79
barbiturate overdose
Ein idealer Kandidat

Mike Starr
1966–2011 · age 44
drug overdose
VH1 News Special: Grunge

Imogen Hassall
1942–1980 · age 38
drug overdose
Bedtime

Pavlos Sidiropoulos
1948–1990 · age 42
drug overdose
Pavlos Sidiropoulos & Oi Aprosarmostoi Live at the Metro 1989

Leslie Carter
1986–2012 · age 25
drug overdose
House of Carters

Heklina
1968–2023 · age 55
drug overdose
Anti-Venom for a Snake

Sam Sarpong
1975–2015 · age 39
suicide by jumping from height
Anchor Baby

Andrew Martin
1975–2009 · age 33
drug overdose
TNA Hard Justice 2007

Suzanne Dalbert
1927–1970 · age 43
drug overdose
Trail of the Yukon

Mac Miller
1992–2018 · age 26
drug overdose
Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family

Lenny Bruce
1925–1966 · age 40
drug overdose
Dream Follies

Marie Walcamp
1894–1936 · age 42
drug overdose
The Red Glove

Tino Schirinzi
1934–1993 · age 59
suicide by jumping from height
Majakovskij

Brandon Clarke
1996–2026 · age 29
drug overdose
PROMISELAND

John Matuszak
1950–1989 · age 38
drug overdose
One Man Force

Sonja Savić
1961–2008 · age 47
drug overdose
Black Marija

Scott Bigelow
1961–2007 · age 45
drug overdose
Legends Never Die

Keith Moon
1946–1978 · age 32
drug overdose
The Lost Paths
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Ronnie Scott
1927–1996 · age 69
drug overdose
Ronnie's

Dinah Washington
1924–1963 · age 39
drug overdose
Jazz on a Summer's Day

Tony Hancock
1924–1968 · age 44
drug overdose
Hancock

Ike Turner
1931–2007 · age 76
drug overdose, pulmonary emphysema
Ike & Tina Turner - The Best of Musikladen Live

Ona Munson
1903–1955 · age 51
drug overdose
Drums of the Congo

Greg Giraldo
1965–2010 · age 44
drug overdose
The Patrice O'Neal Roast

Robert Enke
1977–2009 · age 32
suicide by train
Wir dachten, mit Liebe geht das - Wenn Angehörige an Depressionen erkranken

Sid Vicious
1957–1979 · age 21
heroin overdose
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive

Bridgette Andersen
1975–1997 · age 21
drug overdose
Too Much

Tommy Bolin
1951–1976 · age 25
drug overdose
Deep Purple: Rises Over Japan

Carole Landis
1918–1948 · age 29
drug overdose
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

D.H. Peligro
1959–2022 · age 63
drug overdose
Free LSD

Barbette
1897–1973 · age 75
drug overdose
Night Tide

Mike Von Erich
1964–1987 · age 23
drug overdose
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
👤
Bradley Nowell
1968–1996 · age 28
heroin overdose
Sublime | 3 Ring Circus: Live at The Palace, Hollywood, CA

Mirita Casimiro
1914–1970 · age 55
drug overdose
Um Campista em Apuros

Chet Allen
1939–1984 · age 45
drug overdose
Bonino

Heath Freeman
1980–2021 · age 41
intoxication, drug overdose
Coffees

Kleon Triantafyllou
1885–1944 · age 59
drug overdose
Applause

Janis Joplin
1943–1970 · age 27
opioid overdose
Janis Joplin - The way she was Janis

Donyale Luna
1945–1979 · age 33
drug overdose
Screen Test [ST195]: Donyale Luna

Alan Wilson
1943–1970 · age 27
drug overdose
The Fall of the House of Murdaugh

James Hayden
1953–1983 · age 29
drug overdose
The Intruder Within

Edie Sedgwick
1943–1971 · age 28
drug overdose
Outer and Inner Space

Dorothy Kilgallen
1913–1965 · age 52
drug overdose
Sinner Take All

George Hickenlooper
1963–2010 · age 47
drug overdose
Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper

Sherri Russell
1958–2007 · age 49
drug overdose
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Gregory Tyree Boyce
1989–2020 · age 30
drug overdose
Twilight

Rich Homie Quan
1989–2024 · age 34
drug overdose
Contract Healer

Jason Davis
1984–2020 · age 35
drug overdose
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
👤
Thierry Ravel
1991
drug overdose
Paradise Hotel

Sidney Fox
1907–1942 · age 34
drug overdose
Nice Women

Noëlle Norman
1921–1985 · age 64
drug overdose
La Bataille du feu

Diana Barrymore
1921–1960 · age 38
drug overdose
Nightmare

Anissa Jones
1958–1976 · age 18
drug overdose
Family Affair

Lupe Vélez
1908–1944 · age 36
barbiturate overdose
The Morals of Marcus

Paul Gray
1972–2010 · age 38
drug overdose
Slipknot: (sic)nesses

Tom Baker
1940–1982 · age 42
drug overdose
Love and Anger
👤
Norma Angélica
1937–1962 · age 25
barbiturate overdose
La gran caída

Lynn Baggett
1923–1960 · age 36
drug overdose
Three Cheers for the Girls

Michel Magne
1930–1984 · age 54
barbiturate overdose
Cadet Rousselle

Brian Epstein
1934–1967 · age 32
drug overdose
The Mersey Sound

Phyllis Haver
1899–1960 · age 61
drug overdose
Tenth Avenue

Pina Pellicer
1934–1964 · age 30
barbiturate overdose
Rogelia

Helen Twelvetrees
1908–1958 · age 49
drug overdose
Bad Company

Lois Hamilton
1943–1999 · age 56
drug overdose
Armed Response

Marie McDonald
1923–1965 · age 42
drug overdose
Hit Parade of 1951

Johnny Thunders
1952–1991 · age 38
drug overdose
Johnny Thunders: Who's Been Talking?

Jackson Odell
1997–2018 · age 20
drug overdose
The Goldbergs

Tim Hovey
1945–1989 · age 44
drug overdose
Toy Tiger

Rose Stradner
1913–1958 · age 45
drug overdose
Der zerbrochene Krug

Scott Weiland
1967–2015 · age 48
drug overdose
Stone Temple Pilots - Live In New York

Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988 · age 27
heroin overdose
A Conversation with Basquiat

David Lochary
1944–1977 · age 32
drug overdose
I Am Divine

Chris Klucsarits
1970–2010 · age 40
drug overdose
Out in the Ring

Brynn Hartman
1958–1998 · age 40
self-inflicted gunshot wound
North
👤
Alain Montpetit
1950–1987 · age 36
drug overdose
Bye, See You Monday

Juice WRLD
1998–2019 · age 21
drug overdose
Hot Ones

Trudy Vachon
1962–2010 · age 48
drug overdose
Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story

Matt Osborne
1957–2013 · age 55
drug overdose
WCCW Labor Day Star Wars '86

Thomas Kinkade
1958–2012 · age 54
drug overdose
Thomas Kinkade: An American Artist

Mike Brant
1947–1975 · age 28
suicide by jumping from height
Mike Brant - Qui saura

Adam Goldstein
1973–2009 · age 36
drug overdose
Gone Too Far

Filip Nikolic
1974–2009 · age 35
drug overdose
Simon Sez

Peaches Geldof
1989–2014 · age 25
opioid overdose
OMG! With Peaches Geldof

Jackie Curtis
1947–1985 · age 38
drug overdose
Doris and Inez Speak the Truth
👤
Howie Epstein
1955–2003 · age 47
drug overdose
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live

Virginia Maskell
1936–1968 · age 31
drug overdose
The Wild and the Willing

Abbie Hoffman
1936–1989 · age 52
drug overdose
My Name is Abbie
👤
Daniel Wayne Smith
1986–2006 · age 20
drug overdose
Friends

David Ruffin
1941–1991 · age 50
drug overdose
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown

Jacqueline Huet
1929–1986 · age 56
drug overdose
Mannequins of Paris

Tiffany Sloan
1973–2008 · age 35
drug overdose
Playboy Video Centerfold: Tiffany Sloan

Phyllis Hyman
1949–1995 · age 45
drug overdose
Soda Cracker

Chabing
1914–1960 · age 46
barbiturate overdose
The Chinese Ring

Inna Gulaya
1940–1990 · age 50
drug overdose
When the Trees Were Tall
👤
Paula Yates
1959–2000 · age 41
drug overdose
Paula

Gram Parsons
1946–1973 · age 26
drug overdose
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

Cheslie Kryst
1991–2022 · age 30
suicide by jumping from height
Colin in Black and White
👤
Katarína Paveleková
1981–2023 · age 41
assisted suicide
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

Iveta Bartošová
1966–2014 · age 48
suicide by train
Jenom sen
👤
Dorothy Uhnak
1930–2006 · age 76
drug overdose
The Mike Douglas Show

Bobby Duncum, Jr.
1965–2000 · age 34
drug overdose
WCW World War 3 1998

Robert Quine
1942–2004 · age 61
drug overdose
Lou Reed: Live

Christopher Bowman
1967–2008 · age 40
drug overdose
Little House on the Prairie

Seth Binzer
1974–2024 · age 49
drug overdose
Clifford