- Jul 1 Heathcote Williams [John Henly Heathcote Williams], British poet, actor and political activist, dies at 75
- Jul 8 Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress (Indian Fighter), dies at 82
- Jul 8 Nelsan Ellis, American actor (True Blood), dies of complications from heart failure at 39
- Jul 15 Martin Landau, American actor (Ed Wood; North By Northwest; Mission Impossible; Space 1999), dies at 89
George A. Romero (1940-2017)
Jul 16 American-Canadian director, filmmaker and "Father of the Zombie Film" (Night of the Living Dead), dies at 77
- Jul 18 Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor (Meatballs), dies at 74
- Jul 21 John Heard, American actor (Home Alone, Cat People, Big), dies at 71
- Jul 25 Barbara Sinatra, American model and philanthropist, dies at 90
- Jul 25 Hywel Bennett, Welsh, actor (Family Way, Shelley), dies at 73
- Jul 26 June Foray, American voice actress (Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who), dies at 99
- Jul 26 Peter Whalley, British television screenwriter (Coronation Street), and author, dies of cancer at 71
- Jul 27 Sam Shepard Ill, American actor and playwright (Frances; Crimes of the Heart), dies at 73
- Jul 31 Jeanne Moreau, French actress (Going Places, Jules & Jim), dies at 89
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