Errol Flynn (1909-1959)
Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), dies of a heart attack at 50
Bing Crosby (1903-1977)
American singer ("White Christmas", "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") and actor ("Going My Way"), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 1983 Paul Fix, American actor (Rifleman), dies of kidney failure at 82
- 1986 Keenan Wynn, American actor (Dr Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor), dies at 70
- 1988 Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies
- 1989 Michael Carmine, American actor (Batteries Not Included; Leviathan; Long Time Companion), dies of AIDS at 30
- 1993 Walter Brown Newman, American screenwriter (Cat Ballou), dies at 77
- 1996 Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
- 1998 Cleveland Amory, American animal rights activist and TV critic (TV Guide), dies at 81
- 1999 Richard B Shull, American character actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo), dies at 70
- 2002 Norbert Schultze, German songwriter (Lili Marleen), opera and film score composer and reformed propagandist, dies at 91
- 2003 Patrick Dalzel-Job, English soldier and inspiration for James Bond (b. 1913)
- 2004 Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek actor, singer, actor, and TV game show host (Kontres - Greek Family Feud), dies of obstructive laryngitis at 54
- 2007 Raymond Pellegrin, French actor (Woman of Rome), dies at 82
- 2009 "Captain" Lou Albano, American professional wrestler, 1953-69, wrestler manager (1969-95), and actor (Cyndi Lauper music videos; Super Mario Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 2010 Carla Del Poggio [Maria Luisa Attanasio], Italian stage and screen actress (Variety Lights; Immortal Melodies), dies at 84
- 2010 Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), dies of bowel cancer at 58
- 2016 Jean Alexander, English actress (Hilda Ogden on Coronation Street), dies at 90
- 2018 Al Fann, American actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor), dies at 93
- 2019 Sulli [Choi Jin-ri], South Korean K-pop singer (f(x)) and actress (Fashion King), takes her own life at 25
- 2020 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" (Spellbound), dies at 97
Robbie Coltrane (1950-2022)
Scottish comedian and BAFTA Award-winning actor (Cracker; Harry Potter films; Nuns on the Run), dies at 72
- 2023 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], American Emmy Award-winning actress (The Torn Birds; Twin Peaks; Carrie; The Hustler), dies at 91
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