Peter Medak, director of The Ruling Class and The Changeling, dies at 88

Peter Medak, the Hungarian-born director of The Ruling Class (1972) and The Changeling (1980), died in Los Angeles at age 88, his family announced, The Hollywood Reporter reported on 28 October 2026. Medak, born in Budapest on 23 December 1937, fled to England in 1956. The family has not announced funeral or memorial arrangements.