- 1962 Will Wright, American actor (Adam's Rib, Living Christ Story), dies of cancer at 68
- 1964 Hans Moser, Austrian actor (Hello Service Man, Once Upon a Time), dies at 83
- 1966 Ed Wynn [Isaiah Edwin Leopold], American comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79
- 1991 Jean Arthur, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 90
- 1995 Murray Dickie, Scottish opera singer and director, dies at 71
- 2001 John Heyer, Australian documentary filmmaker (b. 1916)
- 2003 Laura Sadler, English actress (b. 1980)
- 2007 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, dies of pneumonia at 88
- 2010 Ursula Thiess [Schmidt], German actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano), dies at 86
- 2011 Don Diamond, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2012 Richard Lynch, American actor, dies at 76 (body found on this date)
James Gandolfini
2013 James Gandolfini, American actor (The Sopranos), dies from a heart attack at 51
James Gandolfini
- 2016 Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (Star Trek), dies in an accident at 27