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Renowned British producer Jeremy Thomas dies at 77, noted for Oscar‑winning The Last Emperor
News Brief
Jeremy Thomas, a leading independent film producer in the United Kingdom, died peacefully on September 11, 2026, at his country home in Oxfordshire, surrounded by family. He was 77. Over a five‑decade career he founded the Recorded Picture Company, co‑founded HanWay Films, and produced more than 80 feature films, including the 1987 Academy Award‑winning The Last Emperor, Crash, Sexy Beast, and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. Recent projects he produced were featured at major festivals, with Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard competing at Venice and Takashi Miike’s Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo slated for Toronto. Thomas was born in London in 1949 to a family of filmmakers and also directed the 1998 film All the Little Animals.
Key points
Thomas died on September 11, 2026, at his Oxfordshire home, age 77.
His career spanned over 80 films, highlighted by The Last Emperor’s nine Oscars in 1987.
He founded the Recorded Picture Company and co‑founded HanWay Films.
Recent productions included Bucking Fastard at Venice and Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo at Toronto.
Born in London in 1949, he came from a family of directors, including his father Ralph Thomas.
What sources agree on
Jeremy Thomas died on September 11, 2026, at age 77.
He passed away at his country home in Oxfordshire surrounded by family.
He produced more than 80 feature films, among them The Last Emperor, Crash, Sexy Beast and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.
The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards in 1987, including Best Picture.
He founded the Recorded Picture Company and co‑founded HanWay Films.
Recent films he produced were in competition at Venice and slated for Toronto festivals.
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Jeremy Thomas, Producer of Oscar-Winning ‘The Last Emperor,’ Dies at 77
