- Dec 2 Ron Santo, American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (9 x MLB All Star; 5 x Gold Glove; Chicago Cubs), dies from bladder cancer at 70
- Dec 5 Alan Armer, American television producer and director (b. 1922)
- Dec 5 Don Meredith, American NFL quarterback. 1960-68 (Dallas Cowboys, 3 x Pro Bowl), broadcaster (Monday Night Football), and actor, dies of a brain hemorrhage at 72
Blake Edwards (1922-2010)
Dec 15 American writer and director (10; SOB; Breakfast at Tiffany's), dies at 88
- Dec 20 Steve Landesberg, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller - "Dietrich"), from colon cancer on at 74
- Dec 21 David Hennessy [Lord Windlesham], British politician (C) (Leader of the House of Lords 1973-4) and TV executive, dies at 78
- Dec 22 Fred Foy, American radio and television announcer (b. 1921)
- Dec 28 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show) and broadcaster (NPR), dies after a heart attack at 89 [1]
- Dec 29 Bill Erwin, American actor (b. 1914)
- Dec 30 Michael Allinson, British-American stage and film actor (Man of the Century; Syriana), dies at 90
- Dec 30 Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor (b. 1927)
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