- 1951 Gibson Gowland, British actor (Greed, Blind Husbands, The Phantom of the Opera), dies at 74
- 1952 Joseph Allen Sr., American actor, dies at 79
- 1966 Nestor Paiva, American-Portuguese actor (Zorro, The Creature from the Black Lagoon), dies of cancer at 61
- 1967 Helen Flint, American actress (Sea Devils), dies after being hit by a car at 69
- 1969 Katherine Singleton, American actress (Ziegfeld Follies) and Miss Universe (1926), dies at 65
- 1973 Samuel N. Behrman, American playwright and screenwriter (Quo Vardis), dies at 80
- 1975 Ethel Griffies, English actress (Billy Liar, Birds), dies at 97
- 1975 John McGiver, American actor (Patty Duke Show; Jimmy Stewart Show; Fitzwilly), dies from a heart attack at 61
- 1975 Minta Durfee, actress (Keystone Comedies, Mickey), dies at 85
- 1977 John Breeden, American actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street), dies at 73
- 1980 Harold Clurman, American theatrical producer and director (Deadline at Dawn), dies at 78
- 1984 Yilmaz Güney, Kurdish film director (Yol; Arkadaş; Baba; Ağit), dies of gastric cancer at 47
- 1989 Tim Hovey, American child actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose at 44
- 1991 Paul Michael Lombardi, American actor (The Fisher King), dies of AIDS at 31
- 1993 David Tendlar, American animator (Betty Boop), dies at 84
- 1993 Helen O'Connell, American big-band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - "Green Eyes"; "Anapola"), and TV host (Today Show, 1956-58), dies of cancer at 74
Burgess Meredith (1907-1997)
American actor (Mr Novak, The Penguin in Batman, Rocky), dies at 88
- 1999 Ruth Roman, American actress (Strangers on a Train, Knots Landing, Dallas), dies at 76
- 2000 Bill Waddington, British actor and comedian (Percy in Coronation Street), dies at 84
- 2003 Larry Hovis, American actor (Hogan's Heroes), dies at 67
- 2004 Caitlin Clarke, American actress (Dragonslayer), dies at 52
- 2006 Gérard Brach, French screenwriter (The Name of the Rose), dies at 79
- 2012 Ron Taylor, Australian shark expert and cinematographer, dies from myeloid leukemia at 78
- 2016 James Stacy [Maurice William Elias], American actor (Lancer), dies at 79
- 2019 Robert Frank, Swiss-American photographer (The Americans), and filmmaker (Pull My Daisy; Candy Mountain), dies at 94
- 2020 Jack Ging, American character actor (11th Hour; Ripcord; Tales of Wells Fargo), dies at 90
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