- Oct 1 Peter Horak, Czech stuntman (Star Trek: Voyager: Throw Momma from the Train), dies at 74
- Oct 9 Jean Rochefort, French actor (Man on the Train, The Artist and the Model), dies at 87
- Oct 16 Roy Dotrice, British actor (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Amadeus) and narrator (A Song of Ice and Fire), dies at 94
- Oct 16 Sean Hughes, Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor, dies at 51
- Oct 17 Danielle Darrieux, French stage and screen actress (Alexander the Great; Mayerling; 8 Women), dies due to injuries from a fall at 100
- Oct 24 Robert Guillaume [Williams], American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King, Sports Night, Benson, Soap), dies at 89
- Oct 25 Jack Bannon, American actor (Art in Lou Grant, Trauma Center), dies at 77