Deaths
- January 11 – Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana) on Barney Miller
- January 16 – Ted Cassidy, 6'9" actor (Lurch) on The Addams Family
- January 27 – Dick Wesson, actor, announcer on The Wonderful World of Disney
- July 29 – Bill Todman, game show producer
- August 17 – Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz) on I Love Lucy
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