Actors, who died from cancer: the names and photos

Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases of the XXI century.Despite the fact that medicine has had some success in the treatment of this disease, early diagnosis and treatment is yielding positive results, the cancer each year kills a huge number of lives.Insidious disease spares no one.You can not be insured against it.Famous actors who have died from cancer - a striking example.

Marcello Mastroianni

great Italian actor died at age 72 from pancreatic cancer.The film "La Dolce Vita", shot by Federico Fellini in 1960, quickly became a young celebrity Mastroianni.Critics have always graciously accepted the work of the actor and his aloof manner of execution of roles was unusual for Europe, but interesting.However, Sophia Loren, they made one of the finest actors of duets in the history of world cinema.

Patrick Swayze

Almost all the actors who have died from cancer, the latter tried to fight the disease.Win it proved the strength is not everything.In 2008, Patrick Swayze's doctor made a statement to the press, in which he told about the cancer of the pancreas actor.He spoke about the favorable prognosis, but at the same time, there is evidence that living by Swayze goes to a week.Soon the actor said that the treatment was successful, and the growth of cancer cells failed to stop.But in spring 2009 came the deterioration of his condition, and in September of the same year Patrick Swayze has died at the age of 57 years.

He was a versatile actor and had many talents: he graduated from the ballet school, professional martial arts, writing and performing songs.

Philip Gerard

He is best known for playing reckless rake Fanfan in the film "Fanfan-Tulip."The picture was a huge success in many countries for more than one decade.

sad when a great actor dies of cancer or other disease young.Philip Gerard was only 36 years old when he died.Cause of death - cancer of the liver.

Paul Newman

famous American actor, producer and director, was repeatedly nominated for "Oscar".He is rightly considered one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.The most famous work of the actor - Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," "The Color of Money."

summer of 2008, doctors discovered the actor lung cancer.Paul Newman died a few months later, at the age of 83 years.

Dennis Hopper

Actor, director and screenwriter with a complex fate.At one time it was considered inconvenient by the Executive due to the requirements Hopper reshoot the scene with his participation on several occasions.After the start of problems with alcohol and drugs actor practically ceased to appear in the seventies.Then he took a course of rehabilitation and returned to the cinema.

Besides cinema, life Hopper were even hobbies.He studied photography and painted.His works have been exhibited in art galleries.

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

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

Lyubov Polishchuk

death of this gorgeous actress was a real shock for fans of her work.She died in 2006 at age 57, after a long illness - sarcoma of the spine.

famous actress brought a bit part in the comedy "The Twelve Chairs" where she played the partner Andrei Mironov for dance.

According to one version, the cause of the disease has become a spinal injury received Polishchuk in a car accident.She is undergoing treatment for pain in the back, wearing an orthopedic corset, she underwent surgery to remove part of the spine.All this time, she continued to act, despite the severe pain and fatigue.His last work was the actress series "My Fair Nanny".

Oleg Yankovsky

Russian actors, who died of cancer, accounted for a large list.Among them are little-known performers and the audience adored idols.Among them is Oleg Yankovsky.He belonged to the most diverse roles, but the peak of his creativity can be called the image of Baron Munchausen in the film "That Munchhausen" on the play Grigory Gorin.Due to the famous inventor Jankowski appeared before the audience in a new guise - ironic, intelligent and courageous man, not afraid to go against the hypocritical and sanctimonious society.

In 2009 Oleg Yankovsky died of pancreatic cancer.A terrible disease has been detected too late, when the time for treatment was missing.

Anna Samokhina

Actors who died suddenly from cancer, cause a feeling of much regret, and even shock.It is impossible to believe that yesterday seemed perfectly healthy person dies.Death of Anna Samokhin, talented actress and amazingly beautiful woman, was a shock to many.Stomach cancer found in her very late - at the latest, unresectable stage when nothing can be done.Chemotherapy only worsen the condition of the actress.The disease develops rapidly and foreign clinics refused to treat Anna Samokhin, considering that the help it can no longer.The actress passed away at age 47 in February 2010.

Alexander Abdulov

news that a favorite actor is dying of cancer, shocked the country in 2007.Alexander Abdulov was born in the family, closely related to the arts, - the actor's father was a theater director.Abdulov himself a career artist never dreamed of and after graduation entered the Pedagogical Institute.Later he began to study in GITIS.

Abdulov was the hallmark of the theater "Lenk", and all his theatrical career is linked with director Mark Zakharov.In the movie fame came to him after the release of the movie-tale "Ordinary Miracle".

In 2007, doctors found the actor inoperable lung cancer fourth stage.In January 2008, Alexander Abdulov died.He was 54 years old.

And many, many others ...

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

Favorite Soviet actors, died of cancer

Georgiy Georgiy Zhzhonov

famous Soviet actor best remembered for the viewer a series of films about the resident and the film-catastrophe "Crew".In total, he has played in more than 100 movie roles.He died of lung cancer in 2005, aged 90 years.

Nikolai Grinko

filmography wonderful actor - played about 130 roles, excluding 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

died at 27 years old Nikita Mikhailovsky, who played a poignant picture of the Roma, "You can not dream."Cause of death - leukemia.During his short life, he played in 16 movies and was a promising actor.Nikita Mikhailovsky died in 1991.

Conclusion

Actors who died of cancer, a photo which you can see above, passed away, being unable to overcome the deadly disease.Someone thus lived to a ripe old age, while others died very young.Unfortunately, today, medicine is not always able to cure cancer.The last known victim of this disease - Russian singer and actress Zhanna Friske, who died in June 2015.