By Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior Contributor Longtime international distribution executive Tony Themistocleous passed away on Friday April 3 in London, Deadline has learned.
He was 89. His family as well as former UIP colleagues confirmed the news. A cause of death was not specified, though his nephew, Redo Farah Themistocleous, a distributor and former Warner Bros exec based in Colombia, said coronavirus had been suspected and that his uncle was tested for COVID-19, but died before the results were processed.
Affectionately known as Tony T, the well-liked and admired Themistocleous retired in 1998 from his last industry post as Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA at UIP.
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