- Jan 1 Joe Orton, English actor and dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears), (d. 1967)
- Jan 1 Norman Yemm, Australian actor
- Jan 6 Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
- Jan 7 Elliott Kastner, American film producer (Angel Heart, Where Eagles Dare), born in NYC, New York (d. 2006)
- Jan 8 Charles Osgood, American news anchor (CBS Weekend News), born in NYC, New York
- Jan 14 Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003)
Susan Sontag
Jan 16 Susan Sontag, American author/film director (Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award), born in NYC, New York
Susan Sontag
- Jan 17 Dalida, Egyptian actress and singer, Miss Egypt (The 6th Day)
- Jan 17 Sheree North [Dawn Bethel], American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
- Jan 19 Marc F. A. Andries, Flemish actor (Central Station)
- Jan 23 Arlene Golonka, American actress (Millie-Mayberry RFD), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 23 Chita Rivera, American actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity), born in Washington, D.C.
- Feb 2 Tony Jay, English actor (d. 2006)
- Feb 5 Nick Georgiade, American actor (Untouchables, Run Buddy Run), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 13 Caroline Blakiston, actress (At Bertram's Hotel)
- Feb 13 Kim Novak, [Marilyn], American actress (Vertigo, Of Human Bondage), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 14 Madhubala [Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi], Indian actress regarded as "The Venus of Indian Cinema", born in Delhi, India (d. 1969)
- Feb 18 Mary Ure, Scottish actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way) (d. 1975), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Feb 26 Godfrey Cambridge, American actor (Cotton comes to Harlem), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 1 Joan Hackett, NY, actress (Will Penny, One Stone Pony)
- Mar 3 Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor
- Mar 6 William Davis, author/broadcaster (Battle at Bull Run)
- Mar 12 Barbara Feldon, American actress (Agent 99-Get Smart), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michael Caine
Mar 14 Michael Caine [Maurice J Micklewhite], English actor (Alfie), born in London, England
Michael Caine
Philippe de Broca
Mar 15 Philippe de Broca, French film director, born in Paris, France
Philippe de Broca
- Mar 19 Renee Taylor [Wexler], American actress (Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, The Nanny), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 23 Monique van Vooren, Belgian actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
- Mar 30 Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian actor (Circle of Love, Cousins), born in Aumale, Algeria
- Mar 31 Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond)
- Mar 31 Shirley Jones, American actress (Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry), born in Smithton, Pennsylvania
- Apr 5 Frank Gorshin, American comedian and impersonator (Riddler-Batman), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
- Apr 6 Dudley Sutton, British actor (Leather Boys, Brimstone & Treacle)
- Apr 7 Wayne Rogers, US actor (M*A*S*H, House Calls), born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2015)
- Apr 9 Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (Casino Royale, Magnifique), born in Paris, France
- Apr 10 Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), born in Maui, Hawaii (d. 2013)
- Apr 13 Shani Wallis, Irish singer/actress (Oliver)
Elizabeth Montgomery
Apr 15 Elizabeth Montgomery, US actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched), born in Los Angeles, California
Elizabeth Montgomery
- Apr 16 Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster/actress (Cold Comfort Farm)
- Apr 19 Jayne Mansfield [Vera Jane Palmer], US actress (The Girl Can't Help It), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
- Apr 24 Patricia Bosworth, American actor, journalist, writer, and biographer, born in Oakland, California
- Apr 24 Claire Davenport, English actress (The Elephant Man), born in Sale, Cheshire, England (d. 2002)
- Apr 24 Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor and director (Mrs. Warren's Profession), born in Vienna
- Apr 26 Carol Burnett, American comedian and actress (Annie, 4 Seasons), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Apr 29 Keith Baxter, Welsh actor (Chimes at Midnight, Killing Time, Barretts at Wimpole Street), born in Newport, Monmouthshire
- Apr 29 Rodney "Rod" McKuen, American poet, singer-songwriter and actor (Jean, Alone, Beatsville), born in Oakland, California (d. 2015)
- May 3 Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum), born in NYC, New York
- May 7 Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer and actress, born in Malishevë, Kosovo
- May 9 Johnny Grant, unofficial mayor of Hollywood
- May 14 Lajos Kovacs, Hungarian actor (Wings of Desire)
- May 14 Michael Chevalier, German voice actor
- May 20 Constance Towers, actress (Capitol, Shock Corrider, Naked Kiss)
- May 22 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer (It Ain't Half Hot Mum), born in Crumpsall, Lancashire (d. 2003)
- May 23 Joan Henrietta Collins, actress (Alexis-Dynasty, Bitch), born in London, England
- May 25 Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia)
- May 28 John Karlen, American actor (Harvey Lacey-Cagney & Lacey), born in Brooklyn, New York
Joan Rivers
Jun 8 Joan Rivers, American comedian and actress (Late Show, Hollywood Squares), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
Joan Rivers
- Jun 9 Dick Orkin, Williamsport Pa, actor (Tim Conway Show)
Gene Wilder
Jun 11 Gene Wilder [Jerome Silberman], American actor ( Blazing Saddles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
Gene Wilder
- Jun 20 Brett Halsey, actress (Paul-Follow the Sun), born in Santa Ana, California
- Jun 20 Danny Aiello, American actor (Moonstruck, Radio Days), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 21 Bernie Kopell, American actor (Love Boat, Get Smart, That Girl), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 22 Jacques Martin, French TV host (d. 2007)
- Jun 30 Lea Massari, Italian actress
- Jul 1 Sam Rutigliano, American NFL coach/broadcaster (Cleveland Browns), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 4 Rufus "Freight Train" Jones [Carey Lloyd], American professional wrestler, born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1993)
- Jul 5 Terence Cooper, Northern Ireland, actor (Casino Royale)
- Jul 7 David McCullough, actor (Huey Long)
- Jul 7 Dick Kallman, American actor (Born to Be Loved, Verboten!), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)
- Jul 13 Patsy Byrne, English actress (Stealing Heaven, Blackadder II), born in Ashford, (d. 2014)
- Jul 17 Bruce Wells, British boxer & actor
- Jul 20 Aliki Vouyouklaki, actress (Madalena)
- Jul 23 Bert Convy, American actor and game show host (Tattletales), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1991)
- Jul 24 John Aniston, American actor (Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives), born in Crete, Greece
- Jul 26 Lance Percival, English actor and comedian (That Was The Week That Was), born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England (d. 2015)
- Jul 29 Robert Fuller, actor (Laramie, Wagon Train), born in Troy, New York
- Jul 29 Lou Albano, American pro wrestling manager
- Jul 30 Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, American actor (77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 30 Ben Piazza, American actor (Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1991)
- Aug 1 Dom DeLuise, American comedian (End, Cannonball Run, Fatso), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 1 Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-American voice actor and comedian, born in Venezuela
- Aug 5 Joan Weldon, actress (So This is Love, Them), born in San Francisco, California
- Aug 9 Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author
- Aug 13 Madhur Jaffrey, Indian cookbook writer and actress (Shakespeare Wallah), born in Delhi, British India
- Aug 15 Lori Nelson, American actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire), Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Aug 16 Julie Newmar, actress (Catwoman-Batman, Living Doll), born in Hollywood, California
- Aug 17 Glenn Corbett [Glen Edwin Rothenburg], El Monte, California, American actor (Route 66, Shenandoah)
- Aug 18 Roman Polanski, Polish-French film director (Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Pirates), born in Paris, France
- Aug 19 Debra Paget [Debralee Griffin], American actress (Love Me Tender), born in Denver, Colorado
- Aug 21 Barry Norman, British film critic (Film Greats), born in London (d. 2017)
- Aug 22 Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (Jessica, Hercules), born in Split, Dalmatia, Yugoslavia (d. 1994)
- Aug 25 Tom Skerritt, actor (Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Aug 29 Ramses Shaffy, Dutch cabaret actor (Zaak MP, Liefdesbekentenissen)
- Sep 2 Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor, (d. 2012)
- Sep 4 Richard Castellano, actor (The Godfather, Lovers & Other Stranger), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 12 Tatiana Doronina, Russian actress, born in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Sep 13 Eileen Fulton, actress (Our Private World), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Sep 14 Harve Presnell, Modesto California, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown)
- Sep 14 Zoe Caldwell, Australia, actress (Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
- Sep 15 Henry Darrow, American actor (Harry O, New Dick Van Dyke Show), born in NYC, New York
- Sep 16 George Chakiris, Norwood Ohio, actor (West Side Story)
- Sep 17 Patricia Crowley, Olyphant Pa, actress (Please Don't Eat the Daisies)
- Sep 19 David McCallum, actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Sep 25 Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster
- Sep 26 Clari Baruch, [Clara C de Lieme], actress (Man With White Flower)
- Sep 26 Donna Douglas, American actress (Elly May Clampett-The Beverly Hillbillies), born in Pride, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- Sep 27 Kathleen Nolan, American actress (Real McCoys, Janie, Broadside), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Sep 27 Will Sampson, American actor (d. 1987)
- Oct 5 Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy, Wicker Man), born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2011)
- Oct 7 Paul B Price, Cataret NJ, actor (Busting Loose)
- Oct 10 Daniel Massey, actress (Vault of Horror), born in London, England
- Oct 21 Georgia Brown, [Lillian Getel], actress (Study in Terror, Fixer)
- Oct 25 Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (Little Rascals), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2005)
- Oct 28 Suzy Parker, model and actress (Chamber of Horrors), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2003)
- Oct 30 Kenneth "Ken" Berry, American actor (F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family), born in Moline, Illinois
- Nov 3 Aneta Corsaut, Jutchinson Ks, actress (Helen Crump-Andy Griffith)
- Nov 3 Jeremy Brett, Berkswell England, actor (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Freddie-My Fair Lady)
- Nov 5 Herb Edelman, American actor (Good Guys, Strike Force, 9 to 5), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
- Nov 9 Jim Perry, American and Canadian tv host ($ale of the Century), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2015)
- Nov 13 Adrienne Corri, actress (River, Doctor Zhivago), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2016)
- Nov 15 Barbara Carson, actress (Comedy Tonight, Carter Country), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Nov 15 Jack Burns, comedian (Burns & Schreiber), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 16 Guy Stockwell, American actor (Chris-Adventures in Paradise), born in NYC, New York
- Nov 19 Larry King, American radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi" (Larry King Show, CNN), born in NYC, New York
- Nov 25 Kathryn Grant Crosby, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus), born in Houston, Texas
- Nov 25 Rene Enriquez, actor (Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues), born in San Francisco, California
Robert Goulet
Nov 26 Robert Goulet, American singer and actor, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
Robert Goulet
- Dec 1 Fujiko F. Fujio, Japanese cartoon artist (d. 1996)
- Dec 4 Horst Buchholz, actor (Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe), born in Berlin, Germany
- Dec 8 Flip Wilson, [Clerow], comedian (Flip Wilson Show), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Dec 10 Mako, Japanese-born American actor (d. 2006)
- Dec 19 Cicely Tyson, Harlem actress (Roots, Miss Jane Pittman), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 26 Ugly Dave Gray, Australian television personality
- Dec 26 Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer (Big Bird on Sesame Street), born in Waltham, Massachusetts
- Dec 28 Jack Perkins, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Dec 31 Edward Bunker, American author and actor (d. 2005)