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Oct 26 Ringo Starr and singer Lulu appear in non-speaking cameos on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" program
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Oct 6 Jessica Hausner, Austrian film director (Lovely Rita), born in Vienna, Austria
- Oct 6 Ryu Shi-won, Korean actor and singer
- Oct 7 Ben Younger, American screenwriter and film director, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 9 Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actor (Neighbours), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 10 Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter (Shadow Behind The Moon), born in Makati City, Philippines
- Oct 11 Claudia Black, Australian actress (Stargate SG-1), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 12 Irina Pantaeva, Russian-American supermodel and actress, born in Ulan-Ude, Russia
- Oct 15 Matt Keeslar, American actor 9The Last Days of Disco), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Oct 18 Jake Farrow, American actor (Drake & Josh)
- Oct 21 Felicity Andersen, Australian actress
- Oct 21 Masakazu Morita, seiyu and actor
- Oct 22 D'Lo Brown, American professional wrestler
- Oct 22 Saffron Burrows, English-American actress (Boston Legal), born in London
- Oct 24 Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress (This Charming Girl), born in South Korea
- Oct 25 Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor and TV personality (Street Cents), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Oct 27 James Deakin, Filipino-British television host, and automotive journalist, born in Manila, Philippines
- Oct 29 Gabrielle Union, American actress, author and activist (Bring it on, Being Mary Jane), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Oct 29 Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress (Black-ish), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 31 Matt Dawson MBE, English rugby union halfback (77 caps England, 7 British & Irish Lions; Northampton, London Wasps) and broadcaster (A Question of Sport, BBC), born in Birkenhead, England
Deaths in Film & TV
- Oct 4 Colin Gordon, British actor (The Pink Panther, Casino Royale), dies at 61
- Oct 6 Cliff Hall [Robert Clifford Hall], American actor (At This Moment, Dutch Treat, Crime Photographer), dies at 78
- Oct 9 Miriam Hopkins, actress (Carrie, Barbary Coast), dies at 69
- Oct 16 Leo G. Carroll, British actor (Topper; Strangers On A Train; Man From U.N.C.L.E.), dies at 85
- Oct 18 Esma Cannon, Australian-born actress (Sailor Beware!), dies at 66
- Oct 27 Lew Parker [Austin Lewis Jacobs], American actor (Are You with It?, That Girl), dies from cancer at 64
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