- 1943 Spencer Charters, American actor (3 Faces West, Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), dies at 67
- 1960 Diana Barrymore, American actress (Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife), dies of an alcohol and drug overdose at 38
- 1968 Virginia Maskell, English actress (Only Two Can Play), dies after an overdose at 31
- 1970 Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese television writer and producer (Ultraman) (b. 1901)
- 1977 Donald Kerr, American actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85
- 1979 Robertson Hare, English actor (All Gas and Gaiters. Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge), dies at 87
- 1980 David Newell, American actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves), dies at 75
- 1980 Queenie Watts [Mary Spenton], British singer and actress (Up the Junction, Holiday on the Buses), dies at 56
- 1981 Richard Talmadge, German-American actor (Speed Reporter) and stuntman, dies at 88
- 1988 Colleen Moore, American silent screen actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87
- 1990 Alexander Lockwood, American actor (Duel), dies at 87
Ava Gardner (1922-1990)
American actress (Barefoot Contessa, On the Beach), dies of pneumonia at 67
- 1991 Lillian Bond, English-American actress (Air Mail, Pick-up, Blond Cheat), dies at 83
- 1991 Stanley Brock, American actor (UHF, Hard to Kill, Ivan-He's the Mayor), dies of a heart attack at 59
- 1992 John Touchstone, American actor (Across Five Aprils), dies of cirrhosis at 59
- 1995 John Smith, American actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men), dies at 63
- 1995 Peter Black, English TV critic, dies at 82
- 1995 William Sylvester, American actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Gemini Man), dies at 72
- 1999 Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (b. 1924)
- 2008 Christopher Allport, American actor (To Live and Die in L.A.), dies at 60
- 2009 Kim Manners, American television producer and director (b. 1951)
- 2017 John Hurt, English actor (Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express), dies at 77
Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017)
American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Laura"; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Ordinary People), dies at 80
- 2018 John Morris, American film and Broadway composer who commonly worked alongside Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, dies of a respiratory infection at 91
- 2020 Monique van Vooren, Belgian-American actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein), and writer, dies of cancer at 92
- 2022 Barry Cryer, British comic, writer (The Kenny Everett Show; Ross Abbot; The Two Ronnies), and actor (All You Need Is Cash), dies at 86
- 2023 Cindy Williams, American actress (Laverne & Shirley - "Shirley; American Graffiti), dies at 75 [1]
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