- Oct 2 Hamilton Camp, English-American actor (Andrew-He & She, Meatballs 2), dies at 70
- Oct 2 Nipsey Russell, American comedian (Car 54, Where Are You?), dies at 87
- Oct 3 Ronnie Barker, English comedian (The Two Ronnies, Porridge), dies at 76
- Oct 7 Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), dies at 56
- Oct 9 Louis Nye, American comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Steve Allen Plymouth Show), dies of lung cancer at 92
- Oct 16 "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. 1925)
- Oct 16 Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (Little Rascals), dies at 71
- Oct 16 Ursula Howells, British actress (Hard Times, Girly, Murder is Announced), dies at 83
- Oct 18 John Hollis, British actor (b. 1931)
- Oct 21 Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (Judging Amy), shot at 16
- Oct 22 Tony Adams, Irish film producer (b. 1953)
- Oct 23 William Hootkins, American actor, dies at 57
- Oct 24 Robert Sloman, English screenwriter, dies at 79
- Oct 28 Ljuba Tadić, Serbian actor (b. 1929)
- Oct 29 Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (Point Blank, Dynasty, Batman), dies of cancer at 81
- Oct 31 Mary Wimbush, British actress (Oh! What a Lovely War, The Archers), dies at 81
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