- Dec 1 Mylene Demongeot, French actress (3 Murderesses), dies at 87
- Dec 4 Bob McGrath, American musician, singer (Sing Along With Mitch), and actor (Sesame Street, 1969-2017), dies of complications from a stroke at 90 [1]
- Dec 5 Kirstie Alley, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Cheers - "Rebecca"; Look Who's Talking; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), dies of colon cancer at 71 [1]
- Dec 6 Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality ('Judge Mills Lane'), dies at 85
- Dec 9 Ruth Madoc, British singer and actress (Hi Di Hi), dies from complications after a fall at 79
- Dec 10 Grant Wahl, American sports journalist (CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports), dies from a heart attack covering FIFA World Cup at 48
- Dec 11 Angelo Badalamenti, American Grammy Award-winning film composer (Twin Peaks; The Straight Story; Blue Velvet; Mulholland Drive), dies at 85 [1]
- Dec 12 Stuart Margolin, American Emmy Award-winning actor (The Rockford Files - "Angel"; Love American Style), and director, dies at 82 [1]
- Dec 13 tWitch [Stephen Boss], American television personality, dancer, DJ, and producer (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2014-22), takes his own life at 40 [1]
- Dec 16 Rick Anderson, American actor and rock bassist (Tubes - "I'll Talk To You Later"), dies at 75
- Dec 24 John Bird actor, British satirist, actor, writer, and director (That Was the Week That Was; Bremner, Bird and Fortune), dies at 86
- Dec 24 Tunisha Sharma, Indian actress (Alibaba - Dastaan-e-Kabul), found dead at 20 [1]
Barbara Walters (1929-2022)
Dec 30 American broadcast journalist and 1st female nightly network news anchor (Today; 20/20; ABC-TV; The View), dies at 93 [1]
- Dec 30 Don West, American professional wrestling announcer, dies of lymphoma at 59
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