- Oct 4 Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese film director and screenwriter (Joi-uchi), dies at 80
- Oct 6 Ted Bessell, American director and actor (Don-That Girl, Gomer Pyle- Frankie), dies of an aneurism at 61
- Oct 8 Susan Gautier-Smith, British TV producer, dies of heart failure at 33
- Oct 8 William Prince, American actor (Spies Like Us, The Stepford Wives, City in Fear), dies at 83
- Oct 9 Harvey Vernon [Chet Smith], American actor (Teen Wolf, Jasper-Carter Country), dies at 69
Walter Kerr (1913-1996)
Oct 9 American actor, writer (Goldilocks) and Broadway theatre critic, dies of congestive heart failure at 83
- Oct 13 Beryl Reid, British actress (The Killing of Sister George; Smiley's People), dies from pneumonia at 77
- Oct 14 Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
- Oct 16 Jason Bernard, actor (judge-Liar Liar), dies of a heart attack at 58
- Oct 21 Eric Halsall, English TV presenter and sheepdog trial commentator (One Man and His Dog), dies at 76
- Oct 28 (Moritz) "Morey" Amsterdam, American comedian, cellist, and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Buddy"), dies at 87
- Oct 29 Patricia Ticia Anne Ingrams, broadcaster, dies at 50
- Oct 30 John Young, Scottish actor and TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 80
- Oct 31 Arthur Peterson, American actor (Soap, Mission: Impossible, Crisis), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 83
Actors
Actresses
Comedians
Directors
Models
TV Stars