Fallece el padre de Casey y Ben Affleck, solo tres meses después de su madre

VENICE — Amid the red carpets and international glamour of the Venice Film Festival, actor and director Casey Affleck used a press conference for his third directorial outing, the vampire-inspired gothic film Company, to publicly reveal that his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, died earlier this year. As reported by Diario and excelsior.com.mx, the unexpected announcement on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, marks the first time the family has publicly addressed Timothy's death, which had previously remained a private family matter handled away from the spotlight. Ben Affleck joined his brother in Italy to support the film's premiere, standing alongside Casey, Casey's girlfriend Caylee Cowan, and Casey's children, Indiana and Atticus, who also appear in the movie, according to coverage from abc.es and enblancoynegro.com.mx.

The consecutive losses of both parents within a matter of months have cast a profound shadow over the year for the Affleck family, following the June death of their mother, Christopher Anne ("Chris") Affleck. While the final months and medical specifics of their mother's illness were documented extensively through family obituaries and death certificates, Timothy's death earlier in the year was kept out of the public eye until Casey's emotional statements in Italy. According to coverage by Abc, the outlet Page Six originally broke the news of Timothy's private passing earlier this year, though no official family statements or causes of death have been released for the father, a detail further corroborated by enblancoynegro.com.mx regarding the absence of a family communique.

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Contrasting Public Transparency and Private Grief

The stark difference in how the family handled the passing of each parent highlights a complex private reality set against public fame. When Chris Affleck fell ill, the family shared structured details regarding her health. As noted by Enblancoynegro, Chris was diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in December 2025, receiving a medical prognosis of approximately six months to live. She ultimately passed away at 10:52 a.m. On June 2, 2026, at Ben Affleck's home in Los Angeles due to a cardiopulmonary arrest, just days after attending her grandson Atticus's high school graduation on May 31.

In contrast, Timothy Affleck's passing at the beginning of 2026 involved no immediate public announcements, obituaries, or released medical causes. Speaking to an Italian journalist at the Mostra de Venecia, Casey explained why he chose to dedicate Company — a film in which his own children participate, to both of his parents, as detailed across reports from Diario and Excelsior.

"Está dedicada a mis padres porque perdí tanto a mi mamá como a mi papá este año, y ellos eran muy importantes para mí. Realmente quería mostrarles esta película, y no pude. Creo que les habría gustado."

Casey Affleck, Director and Actor, via diario.elmundo.sv

Reflecting on the painful intersection of personal grief and artistic output, Casey added that working through difficult life experiences is essential to the craft of filmmaking. Si estás dispuesto a enfrentarlo todo, ser honesto sobre todo y presentarte vulnerablemente con esos sentimientos is the only way an artist can make sense of their own life, he told reporters in Venice, in remarks cited by abc.es.

A Turbulent History and Decades of Recovery

Timothy Byers Affleck's life was marked by artistic aspirations, severe personal battles, and a long road toward redemption. Born on March 21, 1950, Timothy spent his youth connected to the theatrical world, working as an actor, stage manager, and aspiring playwright with the Theater Company of Boston, where he crossed paths with prominent industry figures including Dustin Hoffman, Robert Duvall, and Blythe Danner, according to historical accounts gathered by diario.elmundo.sv and Excelsior. However, that career path did not hold, leading him to support himself through various blue-collar jobs over the years, ranging from mechanic, carpenter, and electrician to bartender and custodian.

His family life with Christopher Anne Boldt fractured during the 1980s, ending in divorce around 1984 when Ben was roughly eleven or twelve years old, as documented by abc.es and enblancoynegro.com.mx. Following the separation, the boys remained primarily with their mother in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while Timothy struggled intensely with alcoholism. Sources indicate that the addiction pushed Timothy to live on the streets of Cambridge for approximately two years before he entered a rehabilitation center in California and achieved sobriety.

Family Member	Key Life Event & Date	Context & Details
Christopher Anne ("Chris") Affleck	Passed away June 2, 2026 (Age 83)	Died of cardiopulmonary arrest and pancreatic cancer at Ben Affleck's Los Angeles home, shortly after attending her grandson's graduation.
Timothy Byers Affleck	Passed away early 2026 (Born March 21, 1950)	Died earlier in the year; former Theater Company of Boston stagehand and counselor who overcame long-term alcoholism.

That turning point allowed Timothy to rebuild his relationships with his sons. He later worked as a counselor at a California alcohol rehabilitation facility, dedicating decades to helping others struggling with similar addictions, as highlighted by diario.elmundo.sv. The turnaround left a lasting impression on Ben Affleck, who in a 2000 interview with The New York Times remarked that the most enduring lesson from his father was witnessing how entirely a person could reshape their life and habits. In a later 2020 interview with People, Ben noted that his father had maintained 30 years of sobriety, calling it the defining legacy of his life.

Maturation, Imperfection, and Artistry

The brothers' perspectives on their parents evolved significantly as they transitioned into adulthood and fatherhood themselves. Casey reflected in February 2020 on how childhood expectations of parental perfection eventually give way to a more forgiving, realistic understanding of human flaws, a sentiment reported by abc.es.

"Parte de ser adulto es aprender que tus padres son simplemente personas. No son perfectos. Simplemente hicieron lo mejor que pudieron. De niños, esperamos la perfección de nuestros padres."

Casey Affleck, Actor, via abc.es

That hard-earned maturity informs how both brothers navigate personal tragedies within their public careers. While Ben has maintained a quiet presence in supporting his brother's professional milestones in Europe, the weight of losing both parents within a three-month window has marked an exceptionally testing period for the family, transforming what was meant to be a celebratory festival tour for Company into an open reflection on mourning, according to summaries from enblancoynegro.com.mx.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Casey Affleck reveal his father's death?

Casey Affleck publicly revealed that his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, died earlier this year during a press conference at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

What caused the deaths of Ben and Casey Affleck's parents?

Their mother, Chris Affleck, died on June 2, 2026, at age 83 from a cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by pancreatic cancer. No cause, exact date, or location has been publicly released for Timothy Affleck's death beyond the confirmation that he passed away earlier in the year.

As the Venice Film Festival concludes its run, the Affleck family faces the close of the festival circuit without having announced any further memorial plans or official statements regarding Timothy Affleck's passing, leaving the exact circumstances of his final months preserved within the family's private domain as the brothers return from Europe. Whether any formal family statements or tributes will follow remains an open question as reported by outlets including diario.elmundo.sv, excelsior.com.mx, abc.es, and enblancoynegro.com.mx.