- May 2 Michael Hordern, British actor (Watership Down, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold), dies from kidney disease at 83
- May 3 Michael Horden, actor (Fool, Green Man, Scoop), dies at 83
- May 6 Nicholas Palmer, TV writer/producer, dies at 57
- May 7 Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, dies at 73
- May 8 Teresa Teng [Li-chun], Taiwanese pop singer ("Aijin"; "The Power Of Love"; "Airport"), and actress, dies from a severe asthma attack at 42
- May 10 Harold Berens, comedian, dies at 92
- May 11 William John Phillips, British actor (Nothing But A Man; Z-Cars), dies at 80
- May 12 Arthur Lubin, American film director and producer (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 95
- May 15 Edouard Dermithe, Italian actor (Orpheus; Thomas the Impostor), dies at 70
- May 15 Eric Porter, British stage and BAFTA Award-winning screen actor (The Royal Shakespeare Company; The Forsyte Saga; Antony & Cleopatra, The Thirty Nine Steps), dies of colon cancer at 67
- May 16 Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), dies at 70
- May 17 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, dies at 72
- May 18 Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer (Bolshoi Ballet, 1971-79), and actor (Witness; Die Hard), dies of hepatitis and alcoholism at 45 (exact date estimated)dies at 45
- May 18 Elisha Cook Jr, American actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI), dies at 91
Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995)
May 18 American actress (Bewitched - "Samantha* and "Serena"), dies of cancer at 62
- May 18 Robert Harris, British actor (Big Caper, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Laughing Anne), dies at 95
- May 22 Robert Flemyng, British actor (The Deadly Affair, Funny Face), dies at 83
- May 25 Dany Robin, French actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta), dies at 68
- May 26 Friz Freleng, American animator for Warner Bros cartoons (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), dies at 88
- May 26 Severn Darden, American actor (Luv; The President's Analyst; Saturday the 14th), dies at 65
- May 28 Daniela Rocca, Italian actress (Battle of Austerlitz), dies at 57
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