- Oct 1 Jeane Manson, American singer and actress, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 1 Randy Quaid, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, Saturday Night Live), born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 2 Ian McNeice, English actor (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls), born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
- Oct 3 Pamela Hensley, American actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century), born in Glendale, California
- Oct 4 Meg Bennett, actress (Young & Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 5 Janear Hines, American actress (Julia - "Roberta"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
- Oct 5 Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (Taxi - "Bobby"; Grease - "Kenickie"; Babylon 5 - "Zack"), born in New York City (d. 2011)
- Oct 7 Granny [Emma Webster], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Friz Freleng (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Canary Row"
- Oct 7 Maartje van Weegen, Dutch TV hostess, born in Bussum, Netherlands
- Oct 9 Gary Frank, American actor (Enemy Territory, Deadly Weapon), born in Spokane, Washington
- Oct 10 Dennis Holmes, American actor (Laramie), born in Encino, California
- Oct 10 Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director (Mister Cactus, Passion), born in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Oct 11 Amos Gitai, Israeli filmmaker (Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder), born in Haifa, Israel
- Oct 11 Catlin Adams, American actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 12 Kaga Takeshi [Shigekatsu Katsuta], Japanese actor, born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
- Oct 12 Robin Askwith, English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies), born in Southport, Lancashire, England
- Oct 12 Susan Anton, American actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever), born in Oak Glen, California
- Oct 13 Ellen Brusse [Elizabeth Wenmakers], Dutch TV hostess, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 17 Howard Rollins, American actor (Bannister-Wildside, Ed Harding-Another World), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1996)
- Oct 17 Sandra Reemer, Indo-Dutch pop singer ("As Love Goes"), and television presenter, born in Bandung, Indonesia (d. 2017)
- Oct 18 Merry Martin, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary), born in Camden, Michigan
- Oct 18 Om Puri, Indian Bollywood actor (Aakrosh, Ardh Satya), born in Ambala, Haryana
- Oct 18 Sheila White, actress (I Claudius), born in London, England
- Oct 25 John Matuszak, American NFL defensive end, 1973-82 (Oakland Raiders and 3 other teams), and actor (Caveman; The Goonies), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1989)
- Oct 27 Fran Lebowitz, American author and actress (Resident Alien), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- Oct 30 Louise Duart, American comedienne (Paramount Comedy Theater # 5), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Oct 31 Jane Pauley, American newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
John Candy (1950-1994)
Oct 31 Canadian actor and comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck), born in Newmarket, Ontario
About October 1950
How Old? 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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