Dedicated to the memory of DAVE MCNARY November 5, 1951 – December 19, 2020

This is a list of those notable entertainment figures who passed away in 2020. They are in order of date of death, except for the first entry, which will be the highest-profile death to date. To see the most recent additions first, select "Date Added" in the Sort by drop-down box; to view the list in reverse chronological order, toggle the "Ascending/Descending order" button next to the drop-down box.

Sean Connery in Estasi d'amore - Operazione Love (1958)

A list of those in the entertainment industry who have tragically passed away due partly or wholly to complications of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19.

Among the most notable entertainment figures taken by this horrific disease were actors Mark Blum, Lucia Bosè, Soumitra Chatterjee, Nick Cordero, Allen Garfield, and Dawn Wells, actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba, cinematographer Allen Daviau, musicians Manu Dibango, Joe Diffie, Armando Manzanero, Alan Merrill, Charley Pride, John Prine, and Adam Schlesinger, professional wrestler James "Kamala" Harris, entertainer Roy Horn, actor-filmmaker Robert Hossein, filmmakers Kim Ki-duk and Jirí Menzel, legendary broadcaster Larry King (see Note in entry), singer and actor Trini López, singer Carlos Marín, playwright Terrence McNally, rock star and actor Meat Loaf, baseball player-turned-commentator Tom Seaver, and fashion icon André Leon Talley.

As of May 28, 2022, at least 675 show business personalities around the world have died from COVID-19, including the following who are not currently on IMDb:

*Marcelo Peralta - Argentine jazz musician (d. March 10, 2020)

*Sergio Bassi - Italian singer-songwriter (d. March 16, 2020)

*Jean Leber - French violinist and conductor (d. March 18, 2020)

*Aurlus Mabélé - Congolese singer and composer known as the "King of Soukous" (d. March 19, 2020)

*Oliver Stokes Jr., a.k.a. Black N Mild - American DJ and radio personality (d. March 19, 2020)

*Martinho Lutero Galati - Brazilian conductor (d. March 25, 2020)

*Freddy Rodriguez Sr. - American saxophonist (d. March 25, 2020)

*Naomi Munakata - Japanese-born Brazilian choral conductor (d. March 26, 2020)

*Kerstin Behrendtz - Swedish radio presenter and music director (d. March 28, 2020)

*Maria Mercader - American journalist and TV news producer (d. March 29, 2020)

*Wilhelm Burmann - ballet dancer and teacher (d. March 30, 2020)

*Manuel Adolfo Varas - Ecuadorian broadcaster and commentator (d. March 30, 2020)

*Warren Pohl - American guitarist (d. April 1, 2020)

*Guus Smeets - Dutch singer (d. April 2, 2020)

*Jun Maeda - Japanese set designer (d. April 6, 2020)

*Hudeydi - Somali musician (d. April 7, 2020)

*Ceybil Jefferies - American singer (d. April 10, 2020)

*Kishen Bholasing - Surinamese-Dutch singer and percussionist (d. April 12, 2020) 

*Gil Bailey - Jamaican radio broadcaster (d. April 13, 2020)

*Walter Braxton - American composer (d. April 13, 2020)

*Jacques Pellen - French jazz guitarist (d. April 21, 2020)

*Mike Huckaby - American house music DJ (d. April 24, 2020)

*Alan Abel - American percussionist, music educator and inventor (d. April 25, 2020)

*David Boe - American organist and instructor (d. April 28, 2020)

*Ömer Döngeloğlu - Turkish theologian and TV presenter (d. May 3, 2020)

*Dragan Vučić - Macedonian composer, singer and TV host (d. May 4, 2020)

*William Antonio Daniels, a.k.a. Kiing Shooter - American rapper (d. May 5, 2020)

*Alberto Carpani - Italian singer (d. May 11, 2020)

*Gustavo Nakatani Ávila, a.k.a. Yoshio - Japanese-Mexican singer (d. May 13, 2020)

*Fabiana Anastácio - Brazilian singer (d. June 4, 2020)

*Jack Turnbull - American acting coach and instructor (d. June 14, 2020)

*Patrick Ellis - American radio show host (d. June 16, 2020)

*A.J. Mullins - American guitarist (d. June 29, 2020)

*Angel D'Mayo - Argentine guitarist (d. July 3, 2020)

*Joe Gonzales, American Tejano singer (d. July 3, 2020)

*Geil Jacobs - American comic known as Comedian Blowsfish (d. July 8, 2020)

*Cosmas Magaya - Zimbabwean mbira musician (d. July 10, 2020)

*Calvin Taylor - American musician (d. July 16, 2020)

*José Paulo de Andrade - Brazilian journalist and radio and TV personality (d. July 17, 2020)

*Camil Marinescu - Romanian conductor (d. July 27, 2020)

*Rodrigo Rodrigues - Brazilian journalist and musician (d. July 28, 2020)

*Mohammad Barkatullah - Bangladeshi TV producer and director (d. August 3, 2020)

*Lloyd Cadena - Filipino YouTube personality (d. September 4, 2020)

*Bill Pursell - American Grammy-nominated composer (d. September 5, 2020)

*Yopie Latul - Indonesian singer (d. September 9, 2020)

*Roberto "Ucucha" Franco - Argentine singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. September 10, 2020)

*Hamdi Benani - Algerian musician and singer (d. September 21, 2020)

*David Refael ben Ami - Israeli singer (d. October 9, 2020)

*Martin Rodriguez - Mexican-American professional wrestler known as "Espantito" (d. October 12, 2020)

*John Condrone - American professional wrestler (d. October 21, 2020)

*Daniel Kopál - Czech chef, author and radio and television presenter (d. October 27, 2020)

*Vlad Ciobanu - Moldovan actor (d. November 22, 2020)

*Kamen Tchanev - Bulgarian operator tenor (d. November 26, 2022)

*Shahadat Hossain Khan - Bangladeshi musician (d. November 28, 2020)

*Petras Bingelis - Lithuanian conductor (d. December 6, 2020)

*Zoran Džorlev - North Macedonian violinist (d. January 1, 2021)

*Abdul Hakim Al-Taher - Sudanese director and actor (d. January 1, 2021)

*Aylin Özmenek - Turkish animator (d. January 2, 2021)

*Stanley Gusman - Brazilian television presenter (d. January 10, 2021)

*Alexei Revenco - Moldovan radio announcer and journalist (d. January 11, 2021)

*Larry Willoughby -  American country music singer-songwriter and vice president of A&R at Capitol Records (d. January 14, 2021)

*Lệ Thu - Vietnamese singer (d. January 15, 2021)

*Little Walter DeVenne - American radio personality (d. January 16, 2021)

*Alonso Espino Lobatón - Peruvian rapper known as Rapper One (d. January 16, 2021)

*Dick Rice - American meteorologist (d January 16, 2021)

*James Purify - American singer (d. January 22, 2021)

*Anibal Jr. - Mexican professional wrestler (d. January 23, 2021)

*Soraya Abdullah - Indonesian actress (d. February 1, 2021)

*Cynthia Turner - Maltese pianist (d. February 1, 2021)

*Anne Feeney - American folk musician and singer-songwriter (d. February 3, 2021)

*Mathoor Govindan Kutty - Indian Kathakali artist (d. February 4, 2021)

*Vikas Sharma - Indian journalist and news anchor (d. February 4, 2021)

*Roza Akkuchukova - Russian-Bashkir pop singer (d. February 8, 2021)

*Lucien Gourong - French writer, singer and storyteller (d. February 15, 2021)

*Andréa Guiot - French operatic soprano (d. February 15, 2021)

*Danilo Rustici - Italian rock guitarist (d. February 26, 2021)

*Marta Martin Carrera-Ruiz - Cumban-American TV personality (d. February 27, 2021)

*José Manuel Cortizas - Spanish sports journalist and voice actor (d. February 27, 2021)

*Jorge Oñate - Colombian singer and composer (d. February 28, 2021)

*Rina Gunawan - Indonesian presenter and singer (d. March 2, 2021)

*Diego Gómez - Spanish broadcaster (d. March 3, 2021)

*Karima Brown - South African radio and TV journalist (d. March 4, 2021)

*Sawsan Rabie - Egyptian actress (d. March 6, 2021)

*Adrian Bărar - Romanian guitarist and composer (d. March 8, 2021)

*Jan Vodňanský - Czech singer and songwriter (d. March 10, 2021)

*Eulalio "Sax" Cervantes - Mexican saxophonist (d. March 14, 2021)

*Cristián Cuturrufo - Chilean jazz trumpeter (d. March 19, 2021)

*Irmão Lázaro - Brazilian gospel singer and politician (d. March 19, 2021)

*Buddy Deppenschmidt - American jazz drummer (d. March 20, 2021)

*Alberto Ciurana - Mexican TV executive (d. March 23, 2021)

*Dorin LeSeanu - Moldovan composer (d. March 24, 2021)

*Alberto Sonsol - Uruguayan sports journalist and TV presenter (d. March 25, 2021)

*Cornelia Catangă - Romanian musician (d. March 26, 2021)

*Abeer Al Khader - Kuwaiti actress (d. March 29, 2021)

*Nelu Ploieșteanu - Romanian musician (d. April 2, 2021)

*Gabi Luncă - Romanian musician and singer (d. April 3, 2021)

*Vladimir Gendlin - Russian boxing commentator (d. April 5, 2021)

*Rocco Filippini - Swiss classical cellist (d. April 13, 2021)

*York García - Colombian actor (d. April 14, 2021)

*Mao Ayuth - Cambodian film director (d. April 15, 2021)

*Lea Dali Lion - Estonian singer (d. April 21, 2021)

*Armando Jofré - Chilean puppet maker (d. April 22, 2021)

*David Núñez - Peruvian singer and composer (d. April 24, 2021)

*Jesús Fichamba - Ecuadorian indigenous singer (d. April 26, 2021)

*Kom Chuanchuen - Thai actor and comedian (d. April 30, 2021)

*Debu Chaudhuri - Indian sitarist (d. May 1, 2021)

*Mikhail Plotkin  - Russian music producer and administrator (d. May 1, 2021)

*Prateek Chaudhuri - Indian sitarist (d. May 6, 2021)

*Comagan - Indian singer, composer and actor (d. May 6, 2021)

*Shamim Hanafi - Indian dramatist (d. May 6, 2021)

*María Rosa Marquesano - Argentine folk singer (d. May 6, 2021)

*G. Anand - Indian playback singer (d. May 7, 2021)

*Cassiano - Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist (d. May 7, 2021

*Rahul Vohra - Indian actor and YouTuber (d. May 9, 2021)

*M.M.S. Moorthy - Indian screenwriter (d. May 21, 2021)

*Luisa Molina - Bolivian singer (d. May 30, 2021)

*Ahmed Bilal Shah - Pakistani-born Zimbabwean TV presenter (d. June 25, 2021)

*Steve Kekana - South African singer-songwriter (d. July 1, 2021)

*Jane Shalimar - Indonesian politician and actress (d. July 4, 2021)

*Beben Jazz - Indonesian musician (d. July 5, 2021)

*Homen D' Wai - Indian film director and writer (d. July 10, 2021)

*Tsepo Tshola - Mosotho musician (d. July 15, 2021)

*Kenny Malone - American drummer (d. August 26, 2021)

*Marc Bernier - American radio host (d. August 28, 2021)

*Messaoud Nedjahi - Algerian singer-songwriter (d. August 30, 2021)

*Steve "The Brawler" Lawler - American professional wrestler and trainer (d. September 2, 2021)

*Efren Arroyo - Puerto Rican reporter (d. September 3, 2021)

*Thanwa Raseetanu - Thai singer (d. September 7, 2021)

*Leonid Lyubovsky - Ukrainian-born Russian composer (d. September 10, 2021)

*Colin Jones - English ballet dancer-turned-photographer (d. September 23, 2021)

*Julia Nixon - American R&B singer (d. September 29, 2021)

*Phil Leadbetter - American guitar player (d. October 14, 2021)

*Petrică Mâțu Stoian - Romanian folk singer (d. November 6, 2021)

*Meor Yusof Aziddin - Malaysian singer-songwriter (d. December 24, 2021)

*Defao - Congolese singer-songwriter (d. December 27, 2021)

*Paolo Giordano - Italian guitarist (d. December 29, 2021)

*Juraj Filas - Slovak composer (d. December 31, 2021)

*Merv Shields - British musician (d. January 1, 2022)

*Kenny J - Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian (d. January 2, 2022)

*Valentina Boscardin - Brazilian model (d. January 9, 2022)

*Wael El-Ebrashy  - Egyptian journalist and TV presenter (d. January 9, 2022)

*Badal Roy - Indian tabla musician (d. January 18, 2022)

*Philip Paul - American studio drummer (d. January 30, 2022)

*Ramon Corona, a.k.a. Knightowl - Mexican-born American Chicano rapper (d. February 11, 2022)

Those who are on IMDb, obviously, are listed below.

Note: Russian actor Valeri Khlevinsky (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451676/) is presumed to have died from COVID-19, but this has yet to be confirmed. Additionally, reports that musician and composer Vangelis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006331/) had died from COVID-19 are unconfirmed and appear to be incorrect.

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