Eric Dane Front is producing a posthumous short film called “Ring Every Bell” as an advocate for the ALS community

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In another final role for Eric Dane after his death on February 19 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Gray’s Anatomy and trance The actor is scheduled to appear in an upcoming short documentary, Ring every bell, As part of a national public service campaign to raise awareness about the rare degenerative disease that took his life.

The short film was led by I AM ALS, an advocacy organization that Dane was already working with after publicly revealing his ALS diagnosis in April 2025 and as he battled the devastating disease until his recent death.

This advocacy role will continue with his appearance in director Christopher Burke’s short documentary, in which he recounts Dane’s role as an ambassador to advance the reauthorization of ACT for ALS (Accelerating Critical Therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), which was reintroduced in the House of Representatives earlier this week.

In the short film, Dane appears on screen in support of reauthorizing ACT for ALS, saying, “We have a bill that we have to get to the floor to reauthorize. And then it has to be fully funded because if that doesn’t happen, people who rely on some of these investigational treatments won’t be able to access them.” “I’m very fortunate to have great medical care and access to all these research treatments, etc., and that’s why it’s so important to me that this bill passes because it gives access to people who wouldn’t normally have access,” he added.

release Ring every bell Timed to coincide with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month in May, it includes a never-before-seen clip featuring cast members from Gray’s Anatomy and other advocates in the Hollywood and ALS community. As part of his advocacy before his death, Dane traveled to Washington, D.C. on a number of occasions in the fall of 2025 to support the renewal of the ACT For ALS Act with I AM ALS.

Before his death, he also participated with the nonprofit in the Push for Progress initiative, which focused on accelerating ALS research, expanding access to treatments and securing an additional $1 billion in federal funding for ALS over the next three years.