- May 1 Paolo Stoppa, actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies
- May 5 George Rose, British actor and singer (Beacon Hill; Holocaust), dies at 68
- May 15 Andrew Duggan, American character actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War), dies of cancer at 64
- May 15 Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill), dies
- May 18 Daws Butler, American animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71
- May 19 Virginia Farmer, actress (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90
- May 23 David Schoenbrun, American journalist (CBS broadcast bureau head), dies at 73
- May 27 Florida Friebus, American actress (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ' Mrs. Gillis"; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mrs. Bakerman"), dies of a stroke at 78
- May 27 Renato Salvatori, actor (Burn, Luna, 2 Women), dies
- May 30 Ella Raines, American actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact, Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 67
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