- May 4 John Wengraf, Austrian actor (12 to the Moon, Pride & Passion), dies at 77
- May 10 Hal Mohr [Harold Leon Mohr], American Cinematographer and husband of Evelyn Venable (Captain Blood), dies at 74
- May 17 Charles Braswell, American actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49
- May 25 Donald Crisp, British actor and director (How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana), dies at 91
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