- Aug 3 Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC's Pride and Prejudice), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 86 [1]
- Aug 3 Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), dies at 83
- Aug 5 (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89
- Aug 7 Jim Price, American baseball catcher (World Series 1968 Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (ESPN, Detroit Tigers Radio Network 1998-2023), dies at 81
- Aug 9 (Jaime Royal) "Robbie" Robertson, Canadian-Mohawk singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band - "The Weight"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), and soundtrack composer (Martin Scorsese films), dies of prostate cancer at 80 [1] [2]
- Aug 9 Ita Ever, Estonian stage, radio, and screen actress (Tayna chyornykh drozdov (The Secret of the Blackbirds)), dies at 92
Michael Parkinson (1935-2023)
Aug 16 English broadcaster and TV talkshow host and interviewer (Parkinson), dies at 88 [1]
- Aug 17 Rick Jeanneret, Canadian Hockey HOF broadcaster (Buffalo Sabres Hockey Network 1972–2022), dies from multiple organ failure at 81
- Aug 19 Ron Cephas Jones, American Emmy Award-winning actor (This is Us), dies of pulmonary disease at 66
- Aug 23 Terry Funk, American HOF pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team C'ship 1998; NWA World Heavyweight C'ship 1975-76) and actor (Paradise Alley; Roadhouse), dies at 79
- Aug 24 Arleen Sorkin, American actress (Days of Our Lives - "Calliope Jones"; America's Funniest Videos, 1990-92), and screenwriter, dies at 67
- Aug 24 Bray Wyatt, American pro wrestler (WWE Championship 2017, Smackdown & Raw Tag Team C'ships), dies of a heart attack at 36
Bob Barker (1923-2023)
Aug 26 American TV game show host (The Price is Right, 1972-2007; Truth or Consequences, 1956-75), actor (Happy Gilmore), and animal rights activist, dies at 99 [1]
- Aug 26 Tony Roberts, American College Football HOF broadcaster (play-by-play announcer Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1980-2006), dies at 94
- Aug 26 Yvon Pedneault, Canadian Hockey HOF journalist and broadcaster (Montreal Canadiens: Réseau des sports, Télévision de Radio-Canada, TVA, TQS), dies from cancer at 77
- Aug 27 Franne Lee (née Newman), American Tony Award-winning costume designer (Sweeny Todd; SNL, 1975-80), dies at 81
- Aug 30 Gennady Sapunov, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold lightweight 1963, 65; silver 1966) and coach (Soviet GR wrestling team 1979-90), dies at 84
- Aug 31 Gayle Hunnicutt, American-British actress (Marlowe; Legend of Hell House; Dallas), dies at 80
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