Friday, October 31, 2025

Tchéky Karyo obit

Tchéky Karyo Dies: ‘La Femme Nikita’ Co-Star Who Appeared In Dozens Of Films & TV Shows Was 72

 

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Tchéky Karyo, the French actor who co-starred in Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita, toplined the TV series Baptiste and had more than 100 other film and television credits during a 40-year screen career, died Friday of cancer. He was 72.

His wife, actor Valérie Keruzoré, and their children announced his death to the French news agency AFP.

Born on October 4, 1953, in Instanbul, Karyo moved with his family to France at a young age. He was nearly 30 when he began to land roles in film and was nominated for a César Award as Most Promising Actor for one of his earliest movies, La balance (1982).

He began working steadily through the 1980s, and his big break came in 1990, when writer-director Besson cast him in the key role of Bob, a member of a secret government entity who mentors Nikita (Anne Pariillaud) as she transforms into a trained killer.

From there, Karyo would take on mostly supporting movie roles in dozens of 1990s movies ranging from Besson’s Joan of Arc, Michael Bay’s Bad Boys, Ridley Scott’s 1492: Conquest of Paradise and the Pierce Brosnan James Bond pic GoldenEye to Addicted to Love, Babel and Besson’s The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc.

As the millennium turned, Karyo continued to work consistently in films into the first half of the 2010s, appearing in Pieces of Me, Requiem for a Killer, A Man and His Dog and many more. Along the way, he began to take gigs in French TV series including Section Zero and No Limit. Among his most famous was playing Detective Julien Baptiste in the British series The Missing, for which he was nominated as Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries at the 2015 Monte-Carlo TV Festival. The show aired on BBC One in the UK and Starz in the U.S.

From there Karyo focused mainly on television. He appeared in several episodes of War on Beasts, The Name of the Rose and ZeroZeroZero before landing a lead in his own series. He reprised his role from The Missing in spinoff Baptiste, a 2019-21 crime drama that aired on BBC One.

Karyo continue to grace the big and small screens right up until his final role in the 2025 film Faster.

Actor

The Sword of Thyrus

Maardin

Pre-production

 

Kaia

Jacob Goldstein

Filming

 

Berlin Berlin

Filming

 

Le Papillon d'acier (2025)

Le Papillon d'acier

Short

Robert

2025

 

Tchéky Karyo, Paola Locatelli, Rik Kleve, Alban Lenoir, and Mathilde La Musse in Faster (2025)

Faster

5.4

Le Duc

2025

 

Omar Sy and Nathalie Emmanuel in The Killer (2024)

The Killer

5.7

Tessier

2024

 

Boat Story (2023)

Boat Story

7.2

TV Mini Series

The Tailor

2023

6 episodes

 

Vincent Cassel and Eva Green in Liaison (2023)

Liaison

6.5

TV Series

Miller

2023

1 episode

 

Tchéky Karyo, Laure Calamy, Grégoire Ludig, Sixtine Aupetit, and David Marsais in Serial Driver (2023)

Serial Driver

6.0

Jean-Yves Lapick

2023

 

Fraîche (2022)

Fraîche

5.1

Short

Alex

2022

 

I3P (2022)

I3P

4.9

TV Mini Series

Paul Arkan

2022

2 episodes

 

Tchéky Karyo, Grégory Fitoussi, and Hélène de Fougerolles in La Forêt des disparus (2022)

La Forêt des disparus

6.4

TV Mini Series

Franz Agerland

2022

4 episodes

 

Golshifteh Farahani and Alex Lutz in Romantique (2022)

Romantique

5.5

Pascal, le père

2022

 

Audrey Fleurot, Sofia Essaïdi, Julie De Bona, and Camille Lou in Women at War (2022)

Women at War

7.5

TV Mini Series

Général Duvernet

2022

8 episodes

 

La vie d'avant (2021)

La vie d'avant

8.1

Short

André

2021

 

Noël à tous les étages (2021)

Noël à tous les étages

6.2

Georges

2021

 

Shanna Keil in Vicky and Her Mystery (2021)

Vicky and Her Mystery

6.3

Bruno

2021

 

Tchéky Karyo in Baptiste (2019)

Baptiste

7.3

TV Series

Julien Baptiste

2019–2021

12 episodes

 

Nadia Tereszkiewicz in Possessions (2020)

Possessions

5.7

TV Series

Yoel

2020

6 episodes

 

Tchéky Karyo in Charon (2020)

Charon

8.3

Short

The Man

2020

 

Joanna Kulig and André Holland in The Eddy (2020)

The Eddy

7.1

TV Mini Series

Daniel Perrin

2020

1 episode

 

Mermaid in Paris (2020)

Mermaid in Paris

5.7

Camille

2020

 

ZeroZeroZero (2019)

ZeroZeroZero

8.1

TV Mini Series

François Salvage

2019–2020

3 episodes

 

The Name of the Rose (2019)

The Name of the Rose

6.9

TV Series

Papa Giovanni XXII

2019

8 episodes

 

War on Beasts (2018)

War on Beasts

6.6

TV Series

Serge Tokarev

2018

6 episodes

 

Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)

Genius

8.2

TV Series

Henri Rousseau

2018

1 episode

 

Rooney Mara in Mary Magdalene (2018)

Mary Magdalene

5.9

Elisha

2018

 

Félix Bossuet in Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life (2017)

Belle and Sebastian, Friends for Life

6.3

César

2017

 

I Didn't Shoot Jesse James (2017)

I Didn't Shoot Jesse James

5.2

Short

Bob Ford

2017

 

L'Araignée Rouge (2016)

L'Araignée Rouge

Simon Delaunay

2016

 

The Missing (2014)

The Missing

8.1

TV Series

Julien Baptiste

2014–2016

16 episodes

 

Jenna Thiam in Daydreams (2016)

Daydreams

5.5

Marc

2016

 

Section Zéro (2016)

Section Zéro

6.0

TV Series

Franck Varnove

2016

8 episodes

 

Félix Bossuet in Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (2015)

Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

6.6

César

2015

 

Through the Air (2015)

Through the Air

5.7

Armand Cavelle

2015

 

Les brigands (2015)

Les brigands

4.8

Old Man

2015

 

Un mort sur le trottoir (2014)

Un mort sur le trottoir

Short

Le juge

2014

 

Jalil Lespert in De guerre lasse (2014)

De guerre lasse

5.3

Armand

2014

 

Luc Besson, Vincent Elbaz, and David Morley in No Limit (2012)

No Limit

6.6

TV Series

Koskas

2013

8 episodes

 

Belle & Sebastian (2013)

Belle & Sebastian

6.9

César

2013

 

Donald Sutherland, Daniel Auteuil, Tchéky Karyo, Marie Bunel, Guillaume Canet, Frédéric Epaud, Marina Hands, Arnaud Henriet, Jacques Higelin, Noah Huntley, James Flynn, Antoine Cholet, Benoît Petitjean, Joël Dupuch, Lou de Laâge, Sonia Ammar, Edmond Jonquères d'Oriola, Sébastien Cazorla, and Marco Luraschi in Jappeloup (2013)

Jappeloup

6.6

Marcel Rozier

2013

 

Iggy Pop in L'étoile du jour (2012)

L'étoile du jour

5.4

Heroy

2012

 

Pieces of Me (2012)

Pieces of Me

6.2

Edern

2012

 

Les Lyonnais (2011)

Les Lyonnais

6.9

Serge Suttel

2011

 

Djimon Hounsou and Diane Kruger in Special Forces (2011)

Special Forces

6.3

Amiral Guezennec

2011

 

L'itinéraire

Short

José

2011

 

Catherine Frot in Fabienne (2011)

Fabienne

5.3

Le commissaire Mérendon

2011

 

Mélanie Laurent in Requiem for a Killer (2011)

Requiem for a Killer

5.1

l'Arménien

2011

 

Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, and Yorick van Wageningen in The Way (2010)

The Way

7.3

Captain Henri

2010

 

Änglavakt (2010)

Änglavakt

5.2

Walter

2010

 

The Heart of the Earth (2009)

The Heart of the Earth

Short

Narrator (voice)

2009

 

Dies irae (2003)

Kaamelott

8.8

TV Series

Manius Macrinus Firmus (as Tcheky Karyo)

2009

7 episodes

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Hafsia Herzi in A Man and His Dog (2008)

A Man and His Dog

5.9

Guitariste parc

2008

 

Les dents de la nuit (2008)

Les dents de la nuit

5.3

Le Duc de Journiac

2008

 

Tchéky Karyo, Valerie Mahaffey, Daniel Stern, Juliet Stevenson, Elizabeth Whitmere, Simon Woods, and Claire Brosseau in A Previous Engagement (2008)

A Previous Engagement

5.6

Alex Belmont

2008

 

Tchéky Karyo and Bernard Le Coq in The Impossible Truth (2008)

The Impossible Truth

7.2

TV Movie

Juge François Marceau

2008

 

La résistance (2008)

La résistance

6.3

TV Series

RécitantNarrator (voice)

2008

 

Les cerfs-volants (2007)

Les cerfs-volants

7.0

TV Movie

Ambroise

2007

 

Jane Birkin, Lou Doillon, Natacha Régnier, and Adèle Exarchopoulos in Boxes (2007)

Boxes

5.1

Jean

2007

 

The Lark Farm (2007)

The Lark Farm

6.5

Aram

2007

 

Gaspard Ulliel in Jacquou le croquant (2007)

Jacquou le croquant

6.4

Le chevalier

2007

 

The Gravedancers (2006)

The Gravedancers

5.4

Vincent Cochet

2006

 

S.A.C.: Des hommes dans l'ombre (2005)

S.A.C.: Des hommes dans l'ombre

7.7

TV Movie

Louis Routier (as Tcheky Karyo)

2005

 

Jeanne Moreau in Les rois maudits (2005)

Les rois maudits

6.1

TV Mini Series

Philippe le Bel

2005

2 episodes

 

The 4 Musketeers (2005)

The 4 Musketeers

5.2

TV Series

Le cardinal de Richelieu

2005

2 episodes

 

Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel in A Very Long Engagement (2004)

A Very Long Engagement

7.6

Capitaine Favourier (as Tcheky Karyo)

2004

 

Charles Aznavour in Old Goriot (2004)

Old Goriot

6.7

TV Movie

Vautrin

2004

 

Ne quittez pas! (2004)

Ne quittez pas!

6.3

Raveu, le banquier

2004

 

Angelina Jolie in Taking Lives (2004)

Taking Lives

6.2

Leclair

2004

 

Renegade (2004)

Renegade

5.2

Uncle

2004

 

Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)

The Core

5.5

Serge (as Tcheky Karyo)

2003

 

Utopía (2003)

Utopía

5.2

Hervé

2003

 

CinéMagique (2002)

CinéMagique

8.5

Short

Knight

2002

 

Nick Nolte and Nutsa Kukhianidze in The Good Thief (2002)

The Good Thief

6.4

Roger

2002

 

Bridget Fonda and Jet Li in Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

Kiss of the Dragon

6.6

Richard

2001

 

Le roi danse (2000)

Le roi danse

6.9

Molière

2000

 

The Patriot (2000)

The Patriot

7.2

Jean Villeneuve

2000

 

Arabian Nights (2000)

Arabian Nights

7.4

TV Mini Series

Black Coda (as Tcheky Karyo)

2000

2 episodes

 

Saving Grace (2000)

Saving Grace

6.9

Jacques (as Tcheky Karyo)

2000

 

Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

6.4

Dunois (as Tcheky Karyo)

1999

 

My Life So Far (1999)

My Life So Far

6.5

Gabriel Chenoux (as Tcheky Karyo)

1999

 

Comme un poisson hors de l'eau (1999)

Comme un poisson hors de l'eau

5.7

B.B.

1999

 

Babel (1999)

Babel

3.6

Nemrod

1999

 

Wing Commander (1999)

Wing Commander

4.4

Commodore James 'Paladin' Taggart

1999

 

Let There Be Light (1998)

Let There Be Light

6.4

Harper

1998

 

Passage to Paradise (1998)

Passage to Paradise

5.8

Renato

1998

 

From the Earth to the Moon (1998)

From the Earth to the Moon

8.5

TV Mini Series

George Melies (as Tcheky Karyo)

1998

1 episode

 

Les mille merveilles de l'univers (1997)

Les mille merveilles de l'univers

5.2

Professor Larsen

1997

 

Dobermann (1997)

Dobermann

6.5

Commissaire Sauveur Cristini

1997

 

Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan, Kelly Preston, and Tchéky Karyo in Addicted to Love (1997)

Addicted to Love

6.1

Anton (as Tcheky Karyo)

1997

 

Habitat (1997)

Habitat

4.7

Hank Symes

1997

 

Les liens du coeur (1996)

Les liens du coeur

6.1

TV Movie

Silas Marner

1996

 

Tchéky Karyo, Anni Finsterer, and Rachel Griffiths in To Have & to Hold (1996)

To Have & to Hold

5.6

Jack

1996

 

Tchéky Karyo, Alessandro Benvenuti, Claudio Bisio, Debora Caprioglio, and Lucia Poli in Hotel Rome (1996)

Hotel Rome

6.0

Federale Apolloni

1996

 

Va' dove ti porta il cuore (1996)

Va' dove ti porta il cuore

5.4

Ernesto

1996

 

La règle du silence (1995)

La règle du silence

6.9

TV Movie

Barreto

1995

 

Foreign Land (1995)

Foreign Land

7.4

Kraft

1995

 

Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)

GoldenEye

7.2

Dimitri Mishkin (as Tcheky Karyo)

1995

 

Crying Freeman (1995)

Crying Freeman

6.4

Detective Netah (as Tcheky Karyo)

1995

 

Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)

Operation Dumbo Drop

5.2

Goddard (as Tcheky Karyo)

1995

 

Will Smith, Téa Leoni, and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys (1995)

Bad Boys

6.8

Fouchet (as Tcheky Karyo)

1995

 

Moon Shadow (1995)

Moon Shadow

6.8

Lorenzo

1995

 

Zadoc et le bonheur (1995)

Zadoc et le bonheur

3.1

Zadoc

1995

 

Belle Avery in Innocent Obsession (1994)

Innocent Obsession

6.1

Nickki

1994

 

Sylvie Vartan in L'ange noir (1994)

L'ange noir

5.8

Paul Delorme

1994

 

Tchéky Karyo in Nostradamus (1994)

Nostradamus

5.8

Nostradamus

1994

 

Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, and Chantal Lauby in Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

7.5

M. Jacques, le projectionniste #1 (as Tcheky Karyo)

1994

 

Matthew Modine in And the Band Played On (1993)

And the Band Played On

7.8

TV Movie

Dr. Willy Rozenbaum

1993

 

J.: Born on the Wrong Side of Town

Music Video

Tchéky Karyo

1992

 

Red Shoe Diaries (1992)

Red Shoe Diaries

5.8

TV Series

Phillip

1992

1 episode

 

Trop près des Dieux (1992)

Trop près des Dieux

Short

Henri Georges

1992

 

L'Atlantide (1992)

L'Atlantide

5.1

Lieutenant Morhange

1992

 

Gérard Depardieu in 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

1492: Conquest of Paradise

6.4

Pinzon (as Tcheky Karyo)

1992

 

Drew Barrymore, Sean Young, and Jeff Fahey in Sketch Artist (1992)

Sketch Artist

5.2

TV Movie

Paul Korbel

1992

 

L'affût (1992)

L'affût

6.9

Jean Vergier

1992

 

Tchéky Karyo, Joanna Pacula, and Julian Sands in Husbands and Lovers (1991)

Husbands and Lovers

4.6

Paolo

1991

 

A Grande Arte (1991)

A Grande Arte

6.1

Hermes (as Tcheky Karyo)

1991

 

Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)

Isabelle Eberhardt

5.2

Slimene

1991

 

Vincent and Me (1990)

Vincent and Me

6.2

Vincent Van Gogh

1990

 

Cinéma 16 (1975)

Cinéma 16

6.7

TV Series

Sylvain

1990

1 episode

 

La fille des collines (1990)

La fille des collines

7.4

Vincent

1990

 

Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)

La Femme Nikita

7.2

Bob (as Tcheky Karyo)

1990

 

Corps perdus (1989)

Corps perdus

5.7

Eric Desange

1989

 

Australia (1989)

Australia

6.4

Julien Pierson

1989

 

Youk the Bear in The Bear (1988)

The Bear

7.7

Tom

1988

 

Richard Berry and Claire Nebout in Spirale (1987)

Spirale

4.5

Kino

1987

 

Sorceress (1987)

Sorceress

6.5

Etienne de Bourbon (as Tcheky Karyo)

1987

 

États d'âme (1986)

États d'âme

4.7

Bertrand Paliero

1986

 

Tchéky Karyo, Myriem Roussel, and Lambert Wilson in Bleu comme l'enfer (1986)

Bleu comme l'enfer

4.8

Franck

1986

 

L'unique (1986)

L'unique

5.7

Michel

1986

 

Contes clandestins (1985)

Contes clandestins

Philippe

1985

 

Amanda Lear in Grottenolm (1985)

Grottenolm

6.5

Gerome Holm

1985

 

L'amour Braque (1985)

L'amour Braque

5.9

Micky

1985

 

Le matelot 512 (1984)

Le matelot 512

5.9

Le balafréAndré

1984

 

Tchéky Karyo and Pascale Ogier in Full Moon in Paris (1984)

Full Moon in Paris

7.3

Remi

1984

 

Tchéky Karyo, Jean Bouise, Alain Klarer, Laura Morante, Hélène Surgère, and Hanns Zischler in L'air du crime (1984)

L'air du crime

6.2

Robert

1984

 

Claude Degliame, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Michel Robin, and Jean-Pierre Sentier in Machinations (1984)

Machinations

TV Series

Marc Berger

1984

4 episodes

 

The Outsider (1983)

The Outsider

6.4

Francis Pierron

1983

 

La java des ombres (1983)

La java des ombres

4.7

Xavier

1983

 

Nathalie Baye, Richard Berry, and Philippe Léotard in La balance (1982)

La balance

6.5

Petrovic (as Tcheky Karyo)

1982

 

Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt! (1982)

Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt!

5.5

1982

 

A Whole Night (1982)

A Whole Night

6.8

(as Tcheky Karyo)

1982

 

The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)

The Return of Martin Guerre

7.4

Augustin

1982

 

Soundtrack

Joanna Kulig and André Holland in The Eddy (2020)

The Eddy

7.1

TV Mini Series

performer: "Le Serpent qui Danse"

2020

1 episode

 

Rooney Mara in Mary Magdalene (2018)

Mary Magdalene

5.9

performer: "Psalm 121"

2018

 

Thanks

Entends ce cri... (2013)

Entends ce cri...

Short

thanks

2013

 

Iggy Pop in L'étoile du jour (2012)

L'étoile du jour

5.4

thanks

2012

 

The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)

The Extraordinary Voyage

7.4

many thanks (as Tcheky Karyo)

2011

 

Jürgen Prochnow in The Man Inside (1990)

The Man Inside

5.3

thanks (as Tcheky Karyo)

1990

 

Self

Pascale Ogier, voyage astral (2022)

Pascale Ogier, voyage astral

Podcast Series

Self

2022

 

Fanny Ardant in La nuit des Césars (1976)

La nuit des Césars

5.5

TV Series

Self - PresenterSelf - Nominee

1983–2020

7 episodes

 

CBeebies Bedtime Story (2006)

CBeebies Bedtime Story

7.4

TV Series

Self - Storyteller

2019

1 episode

 

Road Trip Jordan (2019)

Top Gear France

6.4

TV Series

Self

2016–2017

2 episodes

 

Wild Tales from the Village (2016)

Wild Tales from the Village

8.3

TV Movie

Self - Narrator

2016

 

Belle et Sébastien 2: l'histoire d'une suite

Video

Self

2016

 

Folie passagère (2015)

Folie passagère

TV Series

Self

2016

1 episode

 

Breakfast (2000)

Breakfast

5.2

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

La parenthèse inattendue (2012)

La parenthèse inattendue

6.1

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

Comment ça va bien! (2010)

Comment ça va bien!

TV Series

Self

2013

1 episode

 

Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine in C à vous (2009)

C à vous

5.0

TV Series

Self

2013

2 episodes

 

Vivement dimanche (1998)

Vivement dimanche

4.3

TV Series

Self

2011–2013

3 episodes

 

Patrick Sébastien in Le plus grand cabaret du monde (1998)

Le plus grand cabaret du monde

6.0

TV Series

Self

2007–2013

2 episodes

 

Il etait une fois les lyonnais

Self

2011

 

La mandrágora (1997)

La mandrágora

6.9

TV Series

Self - Shannon (uncredited)

2009

1 episode

 

Au Field de la nuit (2008)

Au Field de la nuit

TV Series

Self

2009

1 episode

 

Café Picouly (2005)

Café Picouly

TV Series

Self

2006–2008

2 episodes

 

On n'a pas tout dit (2007)

On n'a pas tout dit

4.1

TV Series

Self

2008

1 episode

 

On a tout essayé (2000)

On a tout essayé

6.1

TV Series

Self

2005–2006

2 episodes

 

Antoine de Caunes in Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004)

Le grand journal de Canal+

6.0

TV Series

Self

2005

1 episode

 

Revealed: The Making of 'La Femme Nikita'

6.9

Video

Self

2003

 

Nikita: Tchéky Karyo on Luc Besson

Video

Self - Actor

2003

 

The Sound of Nikita

Video

Self - Actor

2003

 

100 films par 100 personnalités (1998)

100 films par 100 personnalités

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

Le Poing J (1997)

Le Poing J

TV Series

Self (1997)

1997–2000

 

Studio Gabriel (1994)

Studio Gabriel

6.3

TV Series

Self

1997

1 episode

 

Nulle part ailleurs (1987)

Nulle part ailleurs

6.8

TV Series

Self

1997

1 episode

 

Dream On (1990)

Dream On

6.3

TV Series

Self

1997

1 episode

 

Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet

TV Movie

Self

1995

 

Taratata (1993)

Taratata

7.6

TV Series

Self

1993

1 episode

 

Coucou c'est nous! (1992)

Coucou c'est nous!

5.9

TV Series

Self

1992

1 episode

 

Espérance Pham Thai Lan in Les nuls, l'émission (1990)

Les nuls, l'émission

8.6

TV Series

Self

1991

1 episode

 

Au coeur de Nikita (1990)

Au coeur de Nikita

Short

Self

1990

 

Thierry Ardisson in Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (1988)

Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches

6.4

TV Series

Self

1988

1 episode

 

Champs-Elysées (1982)

Champs-Elysées

6.5

TV Series

Self

1986

1 episode

 

Le journal de 13 heures (1975)

Le journal de 13 heures

3.6

TV Series

Self

1986

1 episode

 

Michèle Cotta in Effraction (1985)

Effraction

TV Series

Self

1986

1 episode

 

Mardi cinéma (1982)

Mardi cinéma

6.2

TV Series

Self

1986

1 episode

 

Mode in France (1985)

Mode in France

6.5

TV Movie

Self

1985

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

Cannes Film Festival

6.5

TV Series

Self - Audience Member

1985

1 episode

 

Plaisir du théâtre (1983)

Plaisir du théâtre

TV Mini Series

Self

1985

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

12 Parsecs (2017)

12 Parsecs

5.5

Podcast Series

(archive footage)

2017–2024

2 episodes

 

La Réserve

Podcast Series

(archive footage)

2024

1 episode

 

Mehmet Açar in Film Önü / Arkasi (2019)

Film Önü / Arkasi

6.7

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2020

1 episode

 

Comment réalise Alexandre Astier?

7.6

Video

Self (archive footage)

2020

 

ForesTiVi (2019)

ForesTiVi

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2019

1 episode

 

Damien Duvot in Les Chroniques du Mea (2012)

Les Chroniques du Mea

6.8

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2018

1 episode

 

Fan des années 90 (2009)

Fan des années 90

TV Series

Self - Presenter (archive footage)

2009

1 episode

 

Open Sesame: The Making of 'Arabian Nights' (2000)

Open Sesame: The Making of 'Arabian Nights'

7.8

TV Movie

Self - Black Coda (archive footage, uncredited)

2000

 

In and Out of Fashion (1998)

In and Out of Fashion

6.6

Self (archive footage)

1998

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Steve Hargan obit

Former Blue Jays, Indians All-Star Pitcher Dies

The journeyman pitched for four teams in a 12-year major league career, winning 87 games as a starter and reliever.

 He was not on the list.


Steve Hargan, an All-Star once in 12 seasons as a major league pitcher, and a member of the inaugural 1977 Toronto Blue Jays team, has died according to a post to his Facebook page. He was 83.

Hargan went 87-107 with a 3.92 ERA in 354 games (215 starts) for the Cleveland Indians (1965-72), Texas Rangers (1974-77), Blue Jays (1977), and Atlanta Braves (1977).

A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Hargan was chosen to the American League All-Star team in 1967, but didn't pitch in the game.

"The last game with the Indians prior to the All-Star Game, I pulled a leg muscle rounding third," Hargan said in a 2010 interview. "I got caught in the grass and pulled a hamstring, so I could hardly walk; that's the reason why I didn't pitch that day."

When the game lasted 15 innings, one pitcher — Catfish Hunter — threw the final five innings for the AL.

"I felt bad about [the game] going that long and not being able to pitch," Hargan said in the same interview.

Hargan signed with Cleveland out of Ball State University and pitched four seasons in the minor leagues prior to his 1965 debut.

In a May 1966 game against the California Angels, Hargan entered a 4-4 game in the seventh inning, having pitched two innings the day before. He proceeded to pitch 10 innings in relief as neither team scored until the 17th inning, then was credited with the win when Cleveland hung on for a 7-5 victory.

In a 2011 interview, Hargan called that the “most memorable pitching performance of my major league career.”

Besides his time in the majors, Hargan also spent time pitching in Venezuela in the 1960s, and split the 1978 season with the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations without receiving a promotion. He retired midway through the 1978 campaign

Hargan retired to Palm Springs, Calif., where he lived until his death.

Teams

Cleveland Indians (1965–1972)

Texas Rangers (1974–1977)

Toronto Blue Jays (1977)

Atlanta Braves (1977)

Career highlights and awards

All-Star (1967)


Benjamin Duncan

Big Brother star Ben Duncan dies aged 45 after 100ft plunge from hotel

 

He was not on the list.


Big Brother star Ben Duncan has died aged 45 after falling seven floors from The Trafalgar St. James hotel.

The socialite, also known for his association with Prince William and Kate Middleton at St Andrews University, appeared on several reality TV shows over the years, including Big Brother season 11 on Channel 4 in 2010.

It is understood he plunged around 100 feet from the rooftop bar of the five-star Hilton hotel on Thursday night.

Metropolitan Police were dispatched to investigate reports of a ‘man on the roof’ after which he was found dead.

In a statement, a spokesperson said: ‘Officers responded to concerns for a man on the roof of a building in Cockspur Street, Westminster at 23:02 hours on Thursday, 30 October.

‘The man sadly fell from height. Despite the best efforts from the London Ambulance service, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

‘His death is unexpected but non-suspicious.’

The London Ambulance service was also called to the scene, and a spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 10:59pm on Thursday, 30 October to reports of an incident on Spring Gardens, City of Westminster.

‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, paramedics in fast response cars and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).

‘Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a man was pronounced dead at the scene.’

In a tribute on Facebook, broadcaster Mike Hollingsworth wrote: ‘My dear, dear friend Benjamin (Ben) Duncan has left us.

‘He lived life as Peter Pan – the boy who never grew up. He will be sorely missed by his many, many friends, who grew to love his charm, his wit, his infectious laugh and his innate sense of style. The world is a poorer place for his passing. RIP Benji.’

‘Ben was always the life and soul of the party. Although he appeared on reality TV shows, Ben’s true passions were politics and music.

‘In recent years, he had become more reclusive – and had struggled with insomnia. It’s truly devastating that he’s gone so soon,’ a friend told Daily Mail.

He appeared in the same season of Big Brother as Josie Gibson, who went on to win.

Duncan was a prominent member of the Big Brother cohort, sparking discourse after declaring he would do anything to avoid a nine-to-five job, and sometimes clashing with the others.

Discussing his time on the show with Digital Spy, he said: ‘The Marios and John Jameses have tantrums and explode. I’m pretty laidback and not like that, but I have a very sarcastic sense of humour…. if they hurt people’s feelings then I regret that.’

Other reality shows the late Duncan appeared in also include Come Dine With Me, Ladette to Lady and Celebrity Coach Trip.

Speaking about his time with Prince William and Kate at university, he said: ‘Because we’d had Will and Kate in our midst, we had royal protection officers swarming the place.

‘We knew that they had hit it off and we knew that something was happening, but they were just left alone to get on with it,’ he said in 2010.


Marjorie Johnson obit

Marjorie Johnson, Minnesota’s ‘Blue Ribbon Baker,’ dies

 

She was not on the list.


Minnesota’s famous “Blue Ribbon Baker,” Marjorie Johnson, has died at the age of 106.

Her family confirmed the news on Thursday. Known as the Blue Ribbon Baker, was an American baker from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, born in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Johnson, who won countless blue ribbons at county and state fairs, regularly visited 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and Twin Cities Live at the Minnesota State Fair, highlighting her beloved recipes and cookbook.

Despite her diminutive, sub-5-foot-tall frame, Johnson was a giant, becoming a darling not only in Minnesota but on many national television shows as well, thanks to her lively personality and passion for baking.

irst made famous through her guest appearances on KSTP radio's Garage Logic, she appeared on numerous talk shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The View, and The Kelly Clarkson Show in September 2019 at age 100. Johnson won over 2,500 fair ribbons, including over 1,000 blue ribbons and numerous sweepstakes ribbons.

Johnson was born on August 9, 1919. She had dwarfism, with a height of 4 ft 8 in (142.24 cm).

In 2007, she became the newest correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She brought her home-made cooking to such events as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the Emmy Awards, and the Grammy Awards. She published the book The Road to Blue Ribbon Baking: With Marjorie in 2007.

Johnson turned 100 on August 9, 2019.

Scott Sorry obit

Scott Sorry, former bassist with The Wildhearts, dead at 47

 Singer-songwriter Scott Sorry also played with Brides Of Destruction and Sorry and the Sinatras

He was not on the list.


Scott Sorry, the American singer-songwriter who played bass with UK rockers The Wildhearts for five years, has died at the age of 47. The news was broken in a statement published on social media by his family.

"We’re heartbroken to share that Scott Sorry has passed away after a long and incredibly brave fight with brain cancer," the statement reads. "Scott passed away on his 47th birthday, October 30, 2025.

"After being diagnosed with glioblastoma back in 2018, Scott refused to let it define him. He outlived every doctor's expectation, turning months into years, and even made it back to the UK in 2022 for a tour – something that meant the world to him. He was so grateful to be able to play again, to see so many familiar faces and to personally thank so many of you who had supported him through it all.

"We’re devastated beyond words, but there’s comfort in knowing he’s finally free from pain. His strength, humour, and heart will stay with us forever.

"Scott is survived by his wife Hanni and his three children River, Ryder and Rörik."

Sorry was born in Philadelphia, PA, in October 1978. After starting his career in a series of local punk bands, he played with cult Los Angeles punks Amen for two years, before replacing Mötley Crüe man Nikki Sixx in LA supergroup Brides Of Destruction. Wildhearts frontman Ginger Wildheart joined the band at the same time but was unable to commit to the band full-time, and his tenure was brief.

After playing on the Brides Of Destruction's second and final album Runaway Brides, Sorry departed in 2007 and joined Ginger in a new lineup of The Wildhearts, where he played on three albums: The Wildhearts, Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. and ¡Chutzpah!.

"He had this youthful zest we’d lost a long time ago, reminding us why it was good," Ginger Wildheart told Classic Rock. "There’s a lot of dark times associated with The Wildhearts so it's hard to just go, ‘Yeah let’s get back together, this’ll be fun’ because if there’s one thing it’s never, it’s fun. Scott came in and provided the fun."

Sorry announced his departure from the band in 2012 to spend more time with his family and look after his eldest son, who had been diagnosed with autism.

"It is with much respect and a heavy heart I am bowing out of my favourite band," he said. "I just can’t commit to the time the band would need from me anymore. I love those guys like brothers and wish them and you all the best. I’m sure I’ll see you all again as retirement doesn’t really stick well to guys like me, but for now I bid you a fond farewell."

Sorry also played with Sorry and the Sinatras, whose six-year, two-album career ran parallel with his stint in The Wildhearts, and released his debut solo album, When We Were Kings, in 2016.

In late 2017, Sorry was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain tumour. A GoFundMe page was launched to assist with his medical expenses and fans raised nearly $50,000, while the Wildhearts swiftly organised a benefit show. In the wake of the 2020 death of Rush drummer Neil Peart – who had also been diagnosed with glioblastoma – Sorry wrote about living with the disease.

"When someone dies from the same one you have, you can’t help but wonder... 'Am I next?'", he wrote. "You Google 'glioblastoma survivors' and Google says, 'Sorry dude, you're fucked.' You keep searching and searching and searching and can’t find anything on glioblastoma survivors. You get more desperate and terrified. You start shaking and lose your temper when someone asks, 'What's wrong?'

"Until you look in the mirror and realise a survivor is looking right back at you. A real live cancer survivor right in front of you. I was diagnosed two years ago. I’m still here. I’m holding strong. I’m not a 'Google search'. I’m a dude living a pretty great life doing some pretty cool shit. It’s hard to remember that sometimes. So I am writing this for anyone who goes down a rabbit hole looking for a little bit of hope and comes across this letter."

Sorry was able to return to the stage in 2022, and played a 12-date UK tour alongside Grand Theft Auto and CJ Wildheart.

"After a turbulent stretch, we couldn’t be happier to get back to the UK," Sorry said. "It’s a second home for me and I’ve truly missed all our friends and fans... At one point, I thought we’d never be on tour together again. This is by all means a dream come true."

Danny Bravo obit

RIP Dany Bravo

 He was not on the list.


Daniel Zaldivar died in Los Angeles on October 30, 2025, He was known as "Danny Bravo"was born on January 29, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. He is a former American child actor.

After a few minor film appearances, he played the title role—an Indian boy training a racehorse to earn money to build a shrine for his village—in the 1960 film “For the Love of Mike” (credited as "Danny Zaidivar"). That same year, he had a small role in the classic Western “The Magnificent Seven”. In 1962, he played the title character "Ramon," a Latino boy who featured prominently in an episode of “87th Precinct”.

For Hanna-Barbera, Danny Bravo provided the voice of Hadji—the adopted, Calcutta-raised brother of the title character—in the animated television series “Jonny Quest” (1964–1965).

BRAVO, Danny (Daniel Zaldivar)

Born: 1/29/1948, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Died: 10/30/2025, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

After a handful of minor film appearances, he played the title role of an Indian boy training a race horse, to win money to build a shrine for his village, in the 1960 film For the Love of Mike (credited as "Danny Zaidivar"). The same year he had a minor role in the classic Western film The Magnificent Seven. In 1962 he played the title character "Ramon", a Latino boy featured prominently in an episode of 87th Precinct. He provided the voice of the character Hadji, the Calcutta-raised foster brother of the title character in the well-remembered animated television series Jonny Quest (1964–1965). He continued acting and doing voice work for a few years after its cancellation.

 

Actor

Sitting with It

(uncredited)

ReleasedTV Series

2022

1 episode

 

Ted Cassidy, Lu Ann Haslam, Kevin Schultz, and Michael Shea in The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968)

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

7.3

TV Series

PrinceChaboonu (voice)

1969

2 episodes

 

Off to See the Wizard (1967)

Off to See the Wizard

6.7

TV Series

Kim

1968

2 episodes

 

Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)

Run for Your Life

7.6

TV Series

PacoLorenzo Romero

1966–1967

2 episodes

 

Robert Sampson and Pippa Scott in For Pete's Sake! (1966)

For Pete's Sake!

6.4

1966

 

Jonny Quest (1964)

Jonny Quest

7.9

TV Series

Hadji (voice)

1964–1965

25 episodes

 

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Kraft Suspense Theatre

7.7

TV Series

Juan

1964

1 episode

 

"The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" Kurt Russell, Jean Engstrom 1963 MGM

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

7.5

TV Series

Kiwa

1963

1 episode

 

The Richard Boone Show (1963)

The Richard Boone Show

8.4

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.6

TV Series

Felipe Perez

1963

1 episode

 

The Cadillac

5.7

Short

1962

 

The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)

The Lloyd Bridges Show

6.5

TV Series

Tasso

1962

1 episode

 

87th Precinct (1961)

87th Precinct

8.0

TV Series

Ramon Morales

1962

1 episode

 

Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)

Adventures in Paradise

8.1

TV Series

Pea

1961

1 episode

 

One Step Beyond (1959)

One Step Beyond

7.8

TV Series

JuanitoJorge

1960–1961

2 episodes

 

Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

The Magnificent Seven

7.7

Boy with O'Reilly

1960

 

Richard Basehart, Danny Bravo, and Stuart Erwin in For the Love of Mike (1960)

For the Love of Mike

6.1

Michael Littlebear (as Danny Zaidivar)

1960

 

Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Holiday for Lovers

5.6

Young Boy (uncredited)

1959

 

Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)

General Electric Theater

6.8

TV Series

Chico (as Danny Zaidivar)

1959

1 episode