- 1822 John Bray, English-born American actor and composer (The Indian Princess), dies on his 40th birthday
- 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
- 1977 Geraldine Brooks [Stroock], American stage and screen actress (Brightower; Embraceable You; The Dumplings), dies of a heart attack at 51
- 1984 Sunny Johnson, American actress (Flashdance), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 30
- 1986 Coluche [Michel Colucci], French comedian (My Best Friend's Girl), dies at 41
- 1991 Jean Arthur, American actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 90
- 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
- 2007 El Fary, Spanish singer and actor, dies at 69
- 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 (1961-2013)
American actor (The Sopranos), dies from a heart attack at 51
- 2016 Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (Star Trek), dies in an accident at 27
- 2016 Götz George, German actor (Tatort), dies at 77
- 2017 Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), dies at 83
- 2020 Ian Holm, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Alien, King Lear), dies at 88
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