- Jul 2 Krissy Taylor, American model (17 Mag), dies of respiratory problems at 17
- Jul 4 Bob Ross, American artist and television host, dies at 52
- Jul 4 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress (Green Acres'"Lisa";, Gigi), comedian, singer and socialite, dies at 76
- Jul 9 Julian Graham Theodore Hough, actor (Deathwatch, Shout), dies at 47
- Jul 12 Michael Clegg, English naturalist and TV presenter (Clegg's People), dies at 62
- Jul 16 Patsy Ruth Miller, American actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds), dies at 91
- Jul 19 Dorothy McHugh, American actress (I Fallen & I Can't Get Up), dies at 87
- Jul 24 Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), dies at 94
- Jul 26 Eleanore Griffin, screenwriter, dies
- Jul 26 Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Spanish actor and publicist (Last Judgement), dies at 70
- Jul 31 Genevieve Tobin Keighley, American actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83