Deaths
- January 15 – Fran Ryan, character actress (Doris Ziffle #2 on Green Acres), sister of Irene Ryan
- February 10 – Jim Varney, 50, actor and comedian who created the character Ernest P. Worrell
- February 12 – Charles M. Schulz, 77, cartoonist, creator of Peanuts
- March 25 – Helen Martin, 90, veteran African American character actress (Pearl on 227)
- April 10 – Larry Linville, 60, actor (Frank Burns on the TV version of M*A*S*H)
- June 18 - Nancy Marchand, 71, actress on "The Sopranos"
- July 14 – Meredith MacRae, 56, actress on Petticoat Junction
- August 6 - Sir Robin Day, 76, political broadcaster and commentator
- August 12 – Loretta Young, 87, actress
- September 14 – Beah Richards, 80, actress
- September 17 – Paula Yates, 41, presenter
- September 26 – Richard Mulligan, 67, actor (Burt on Soap and Harry on Empty Nest)
- October 18 – Julie London, 74, singer, actress (Emergency!)
- October 30 – Steve Allen, 78, comedian, composer, talk show host, author
- December 6 – Werner Klemperer, 80, actor (Col. Wilhelm Klink on Hogan's Heroes)
- December 23 - Victor Borge, 90, Danish comedian and pianist
- December 26 – Jason Robards, 78, actor
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