- Aug 2 Humphrey Fisher, English born TV Producer, dies at 72
- Aug 3 Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), dies at 87
- Aug 4 Geoff Hamilton, English gardener and journalist (BBC Gardener's World), dies of a heart attack at 59
- Aug 5 Bruce Howard Lidington, English actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), dies at 46
- Aug 7 Anne Kristen, Scottish actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59
- Aug 10 Rex Tucker, British TV writer and director, dies at 83
- Aug 13 Tom Mees, American ESPN sports anchor (NHL), drowns at 46
- Aug 14 Camilla Horn, actress (Rebus, Vertigine, Matinee Idol), dies at 93
- Aug 16 Eric Cullen, Scottish actor (Rab C. Nesbitt), dies of a heart attack at 31
- Aug 27 Greg Morris, American actor (Mission: Impossible), dies of a brain tumor at 62
- Aug 30 Christine Pascal, French actress and director (Smile, Elsa), commits suicide at 43
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