Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77

Best known for The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, the British film-maker was celebrated for working with international directors throughout his decades-long career.

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Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77

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BBC Published 12 September 2026

Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77

Guardian Published 12 September 2026

Jeremy Thomas, British producer of The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, dies aged 77

An outstanding figure in the UK film industry, Thomas was noted for collaborations with directors including Bernardo Bertolucci and David Cronenberg Jeremy Thomas, the distinguished British producer of films including Sexy Beast, High-Rise and the multi-Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, has died aged 77. A representative for Thomas said he died on Friday “peacefully, at his country home in Oxfordshire, surrounded by h…

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