- Sep 1 Ron O'Neal, American actor (Super Fly), born in Utica, New York (d. 2004)
- Sep 2 Derek Fowlds, British actor (Yes Minister, The Basil Brush Show), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- Sep 4 Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2006)
- Sep 6 Brigid Berlin, American actress (Andy Warhol films), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- Sep 6 Jo Anne Worley, American comedienne (Laugh-in), born in Lowell, Indiana
- Sep 6 Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican cartoonist (Groo the Wanderer), born in Sant Mateu, Spain
- Sep 7 Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor (The Adam Trilogy), born in Gökçeoğlu village, Alpu, Eskişehir Province, Turkey
- Sep 7 John Phillip Law, American actor (Barbarella, Love Machine), born in Hollywood, California
- Sep 10 Spencer Milligan, American actor (Land of the Lost), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2024)
- Sep 12 Daniela Rocca, Italian actress (Battle of Austerlitz, Empty Canvas), born in Acireale, Italy (d. 1995)
- Sep 13 Don Bluth, American animator and film director (The Secret of NIMH), born in El Paso, Texas
- Sep 13 Fred Silverman, American broadcasting executive and producer (ABC, NBC and CBS), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- Sep 16 Bella Emberg [Sybil Dyke], British comic actress (The Russ Abbott Show), born in Brighton, England (d. 2018)
- Sep 20 Monica Zetterlund, Swedish jazz singer (with Bill Evans - "Waltz For Debby"), and actress, born in Hagfors, Sweden (d. 2005)
- Sep 26 Joop Admiraal, Dutch actor and director (You Are My Mother), born in Ophemert, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2006)
- Sep 28 Rod Roddy, American television announcer (d. 2003)
About September 1937
How Old? 86 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No