- Dec 2 Marty Feldman, English comedian (Young Frankenstein), dies of a heart attack at 49
- Dec 7 William "Will" Lee, American actor (They Live by Night, Melody Lane), dies from a heart attack at 74
- Dec 9 Joey Forman, American actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53
- Dec 10 Freeman Gosden, American radio and television writer and actor (The Amos 'n' Andy Show; Calvin and the Colonel), dies at 83
- Dec 10 Roy Webb, American film score composer (films of Val Lewton), dies at 94
- Dec 23 Jack Webb, American screenwriter, director and actor (Dragnet, Sunset Boulevard), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Dec 29 Sol C Siegel, American film producer (A Letter To Three Wives, High Society, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies of a heart attack at 79
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