German actress Elke Sommer, star of A Shot in the Dark, dies aged 85
The German-born actress died at her Los Angeles home on Wednesday from heart failure, confirming reports by Bild magazine.
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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 1h 19m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 29 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 29 October at 13:12 UTC; Variety followed 1h 19m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 29 October at 16:36 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterElke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85
- VarietyElke Sommer, ‘Pink Panther’ and ‘The Prize’ Star, Dies at 85
- DeadlineElke Sommer Dies: ‘A Shot In The Dark’, ‘The Wrecking Crew’ Actor Was 85
- The GuardianElke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Elke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85 The Guardian ·
- Elke Sommer, ‘Pink Panther’ and ‘The Prize’ Star, Dies at 85 Variety ·
- Elke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85 The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Elke Sommer Dies: ‘A Shot In The Dark’, ‘The Wrecking Crew’ Actor Was 85 Deadline
In this story
- Elke Sommer
- Pink Panther
- A Shot in the Dark
- And Then There Were None
- Bild
- Los Angeles