Deceased

How Did Stephen Hawking Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asProfessor Stephen Hawking, Prof. Stephen Hawking, Стівен Гокінґ, Stephen William Hawking, Steven Hawking, Στήβεν Χόκινγκ, Στήβεν Γουίλιαμ Χόκινγκ, Καθηγητής Στήβεν ΧόκινγκGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn08/01/1942Born inOxford, Oxfordshire, England, UKDied14/03/2018 (aged 76)Died inCambridgeCauseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisWikidataQ17714 ↗Buried atWestminster AbbeyTMDb#39657 ↗

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.

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Filmography30 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2020	Black Holes: The Edge of All We KnowMovie	Self	78
2020	Peter: The Human CyborgMovie	archive footage	78
2018	Why Are We Creative?Movie	Self	76
2017	The Truth Is in the StarsMovie	Self	75
2016	The UniversityMovie	Self - Interviewee	74
2016	Anyone Can QuantumMovie	Himself	74
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSeries	Self	73
2014	Last Week Tonight with John OliverSeries	Self - Guest	72
2014	Monty Python Live (Mostly)Movie	Self	72
2014	Monty Python: The Meaning of LiveMovie	Self	72
2013	The UnbelieversMovie	Self	71
2013	HawkingMovie	Self	71
2012	London 2012: Paralympics Opening CeremonyMovie	Self	70
2011	Surviving ProgressMovie	Self	69
2010	Genius of BritainSeries	Presenter	68
2008	Futurama: The Beast with a Billion BacksMovie	Stephen Hawking (voice)	66
2007	The Big Bang TheorySeries	Stephen Hawking	65
2007	The 11th HourMovie	Self	65
2005	Alien PlanetMovie	Self	63
2003	Red Dwarf A–ZMovie	Self	61
1999	FuturamaSeries	Stephen Hawking (voice)	57
1999	BeckmannSeries	Self	57
1995	Fractals: The Colors of InfinityMovie	Self	53
1991	A Brief History of TimeMovie	Self	49
1991	The AstronomersSeries	Self	49
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Stephen Hawking (voice)	47
1988	God, the Universe and Everything ElseMovie	Self	46
1987	Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries	Holodeck Stephen Hawking	45
1964	HorizonSeries	Himself	22
0	Al Haykal: The Black StarMovie	—	—