- 1956 Jean Hersholt, Danish actor (Heidi, Greed, Men in White, Aryan), dies form cancer at 69
- 1961 Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor and director (Dutch Comedy), dies at 70
- 1967 Zamah Cunningham, actress (Menosha the Magnificent), dies at 74
- 1969 Leo Gorcey, actor (Bowery Boys), dies at 53
- 1970 Albert Lamorisse, French film director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 1974 Elliott Sullivan, American actor (The Persuaders!, Fury Below, Sergeant), dies from a heart attack at 66
- 1976 Alan Dewitt, actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52
- 1977 Forrest Lewis, American actor (All That Heaven Allows, Monster of Piedras Blancas), dies at 77
- 1977 Stephen Boyd [William Millar], Irish actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur), dies of heart attack at 45
- 1979 Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45
- 1988 Raj Kapoor, Indian actor known as "the greatest showman of Hindi cinema" (Awaara, Boot Polish), dies of complications related to asthma at 63
- 1990 Frederick Mellinger, founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76
Rex Harrison
1990 Rex Harrison, English actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82
Rex Harrison
- 1990 Stuart Hall, actor (Cavalcade, Dawn Patrol), dies
- 1992 Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84
- 1998 Sylvester Ritter, American professional wrestler (b. 1952)
- 2001 Imogene Coca, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2003 Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (b. 1918)
- 2008 Mel Ferrer, American actor (Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor), dies at 90
- 2012 Kathryn Joosten, american actress, dies from lung cancer at 72
- 2012 Richard Dawson, English-American actor, dies from esophageal cancer at 79
- 2017 Peter Sallis, British actor (Wallace and Gromit, Last of the Summer Wine), dies at 96