Actors who died of cancer: names and photos

Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases of the 21st century. Despite the fact that medicine has made some progress in the treatment of this disease, and with timely diagnosis, treatment brings positive results, cancer annually takes a huge number of lives. Insidious disease spares no one. It is impossible to be insured against it. Famous actors who died of cancer - a vivid example of this.

Marcello Mastroianni

The great Italian actor died at the age of 72 from pancreatic cancer. The film "Sweet Life", shot by Federico Fellini in 1960, instantly made the young Mastroianni a celebrity. Critics have always favorably accepted the work of the actor, and his alienated manner of playing roles was unusual for Europe, but interesting. Together with Sophia Loren, they formed one of the most beautiful acting duets in the history of world cinema.

Patrick Swayze

Almost all the actors who died of cancer, tried to fight the disease to the last. It was not everyone who could defeat her. In 2008, attending physician Patrick Swayze made a statement to the press, in which he told about the cancer of the pancreas of the actor. He talked about a favorable forecast, but at the same time there were reports that the account of Swayze's life goes for weeks. Soon the actor himself stated that the treatment was successful, and the growth of cancer cells was stopped. But in the spring of 2009, his condition deteriorated, and in September of the same year Patrick Swayze died at the age of 57.

He was a multi-faceted actor and possessed many talents: he graduated from a ballet school, professionally practiced martial arts, wrote and performed songs.

Gerard Philip

Most of all, he is known for the role of the reckless fanfare Fanfan in the film "Fanfan-tulip." The picture was a huge success in many countries for more than a decade.

It's sad when a wonderful actor dies of cancer or another disease young. Gerard Philip was only 36 years old when he passed away. The cause of death is liver cancer.

Paul Newman

Famous American actor, producer and director, repeatedly nominated for an Oscar. He was rightfully considered one of the most influential people in Hollywood. The most famous work of the actor is the western "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid", "The Scam", "The Color of Money".

In the summer of 2008, the doctors found the lung cancer in the actor . Paul Newman died after a few months, at the age of 83 years.

Dennis Hopper

Actor, director and screenwriter with a difficult fate. At one time he was considered an uncomfortable performer because of Hopper's demands to reshoot scenes with his participation several times. After the beginning of problems with alcohol and drugs, the actor practically ceased to act in the seventies. Then he went through a rehabilitation course and went back to the movies.

In addition to cinematography, Hopper's life had even more hobbies. He was engaged in photography and painting. His works were repeatedly exhibited in art galleries.

In 2009, the actor discovered prostate cancer. Dennis Hopper died in 2010. He was 74 years old.

Russian actors who died of cancer: a sad list of celebrities

Love Polishchuk

The death of this magnificent actress became a real shock for connoisseurs of her creativity. She died in 2006, at the age of 57, after a serious illness - sarcoma of the spine.

The fame of the actress brought an episodic role in the comedy "Twelve Chairs", where she played Andrei Mironov 's partner in dance.

According to one version, the cause of the disease was a spinal injury, received by Polishchuk as a result of an automobile accident. She underwent treatment for back pain, wore an orthopedic corset, underwent surgery to remove part of the spine. All this time she continued to withdraw, despite the severe pain and fatigue. The last work of the actress was the series "My Fair Nanny."

Oleg Yankovsky

Russian actors who died of cancer make up a considerable list. Among them there are both little-known artists and idolized idols. Oleg Yankovsky is one of them. He belonged to the most diverse roles, but the top of his work can be called the image of Baron Munchausen in the movie "The same Munchausen" based on Grigory Gorin's play. Thanks to Yankovsky, the famous inventor appeared in front of the audience in a new guise - an ironic, intelligent and courageous person who is not afraid to go against a hypocritical and sanctimonious society.

In 2009, Oleg Yankovsky died of pancreatic cancer. A terrible disease was discovered too late, when the time for treatment was missed.

Anna Samokhina

Actors who died of cancer suddenly, cause a feeling of special regret and even shock. It is impossible to believe that yesterday a completely healthy person has died. The death of Anna Samokhina, a talented actress and a surprisingly beautiful woman, has become a shock to many. The cancer of the stomach was discovered in her very late - at the last, inoperable stage, when nothing could be done. The course of chemotherapy only worsened the condition of the actress. The disease developed rapidly, and foreign clinics refused to treat Anna Samokhina, believing that they could no longer help her. The actress passed away at 47, in February 2010.

Alexander Abdulov

The news that a beloved actor is dying of cancer shocked the country in 2007. Alexander Abdulov was a native of a family closely associated with art - the actor's father was a theater director. Sam Abdulov of his career did not dream of an artist and after graduating from school he entered the Pedagogical Institute. A little later he began to study at GITIS.

Abdulov became the visiting card of the theater "Lenkom", and his whole theatrical career is connected with the director Mark Zakharov. In the cinema, fame came to him after the release of the film-fairy tale "Ordinary Miracle".

In 2007, the doctors discovered the inoperable lung cancer of the fourth stage in the actor. In January 2008, Alexander Abdulov was gone. He was 54 years old.

And many, many others ...

Many actors who died of cancer, have time to live a long and rich life of creativity. Mikhail Kozakov died of lung cancer at the age of 76, Kirill Lavrov lived 81 and died of leukemia. Ilya Oleinikov, a wonderful actor with an amazing sense of humor, lived 65 years and died of lung cancer caused by long-term smoking. Valery Zolotukhin died at the age of 71 from glioblastoma (brain tumor).

Favorite Soviet actors who died of cancer

Georgy Zhzhenov

The famous Soviet actor most of all remembered the viewer for a series of films about the resident and the picture-catastrophe "Crew". In total, he played in the cinema more than 100 roles. He died of lung cancer in 2005, at the age of 90.

Nikolay Grinko

In the filmography of a remarkable actor - about 130 played roles, not counting the work in the theater. The most famous paintings with his participation: Stalker, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Adventures of Electronics. He died at the age of 68 from leukemia.

Nikita Mikhailovsky

Nikolai Mikhailovsky, 27, left the life at the age of 27, who played Roma from a piercing picture "You never dreamed". The cause of death is leukemia. For his short life, he played in 16 films and was a promising actor. Nikita Mikhailovsky died in 1991.

Conclusion

Actors who died of cancer, photos of which can be seen above, passed away, unable to overcome the deadly disease. Someone at the same time lived to be advanced, and others died quite young. Unfortunately, even today medicine is not always able to cure cancer. The last known victim of this disease is a Russian singer and actress Zhanna Friske, who died in June 2015.