- Sep 2 Curt Siodmak, German-American novelist and screenwriter (Donovan's Brain; I Walked With A Zombie), dies at 98
- Sep 3 Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter (Escape to Athena), dies at 86
- Sep 6 Desmond Wilcox, English broadcaster (BBC, ITV), dies at 69
- Sep 9 Bill Waddington, British actor and comedian (Percy in Coronation Street), dies at 84
- Sep 12 Gary Olsen [Grant], British stage and screen actor (2point4 Children - "Ben"), dies of cancer at 42
- Sep 14 Beah Richards, American actress, poet, playwright and author (Roots, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 80
- Sep 15 Vincent Canby, American movie critic (NY Times), dies at 76
Paula Yates (1960-2000)
Sep 17 English TV personality (The Big Breakfast), dies of a drug overdose at 41
- Sep 19 Ann Doran, American actress (Longstreet, Shirley, Rebel Without a Cause), dies at 89
- Sep 19 Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as "the Scream Queen" for her work in B-movies, dies of kidney failure at 69
- Sep 26 Richard Mulligan, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Soap - "Burt"; Empty Nest; The Big Bus), dies of colorectal cancer at 67