Acting (film and Television)
| Name | Life | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Blake | (1929–1989) | American actress best remembered for her role as Kitty Russell in the television series Gunsmoke. | |
| Jim J. Bullock | (born 1955) | American actor who starred in the sitcom Too Close for Comfort. | |
| Merritt Butrick | (1959-1989) | American actor best remembered for playing Captain Kirk's son in the films Star Trek II and III. | |
| Ian Charleson | (1949–1990) | British actor whose best-known role was the part of athlete Eric Liddell in the film Chariots of Fire. | |
| Brad Davis | (1949–1991) | American actor, played the part of Billy Hayes in the film Midnight Express. | |
| Robert Drivas | (1938–1986) | American film, television and stage actor. | |
| Denholm Elliott | (1922–1992) | British actor; won three BAFTA awards as best supporting actor for Trading Places, A Private Function and Defence of the Realm, as well as an Academy Award nomination for A Room with a View. | |
| Richard Frank | (1953–1995) | American television and motion picture actor best known as Father Vogler in the film Amadeus | |
| Leonard Frey | (1938–1988) | American Broadway and film actor, earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof. | |
| Tom Fuccello | (1936–1993) | American actor, known for his role as Dave Culver in the television series Dallas. | |
| Kevin Peter Hall | (1955–1991) | American actor, played in Predator and Harry and the Hendersons. | |
| Christian Haren | (1935–1997) | American actor and model best known for portraying the Marlboro Man in print advertisements. | |
| Rock Hudson | (1925–1985) | American actor, first major American celebrity to publicly disclose HIV status. | |
| Michael Jeter | (1952–2003) | American film and theatre, won a Tony Award in 1990 for the musical Grand Hotel. | |
| Larry Kert | (1930–1991) | American film and theatre actor | |
| Irving Allen Lee | (1948–1992) | American soap opera and musical actor. | |
| Tom McBride | (1952–1995) | American actor and model; best known for his role in Friday the 13th Part 2 and for his modeling stint as the Marlboro Man | |
| John Megna | (1952–1995) | American former child actor, To Kill a Mockingbird. | |
| Cookie Mueller | (1949–1989) | American actor and writer who featured in many of filmmaker John Waters' early films. | |
| Timothy Patrick Murphy | (1959–1988) | American actor, played the role of Mickey Trotter in the television series Dallas | |
| David Oliver | (1962–1991) | American actor, played in Another World and A Year in the Life | |
| Ilka Tanya Payán | (1943–1996) | Dominican born American actress, attorney and activist. She was one of the first Latino celebrities to publicly disclose her status. | |
| Anthony Perkins | (1932–1992) | American actor best known for his role as Norman Bates in the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. | |
| Werner Pochath | (1939–1993) | Austrian actor. | |
| Keith Prentice | (1940–1992) | American theatre and soap opera actor. | |
| Kurt Raab | (1941–1988) | German actor known for his work with cult film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. | |
| Dack Rambo | (1941–1994) | American actor who played Jack Ewing in the television series Dallas. | |
| Gene Anthony Ray | (1962–2003) | American actor and dancer; best known for his portrayal of the street smart dancer Leroy in the 1980 motion picture Fame and the television spin-off. | |
| Robert Reed | (1932–1992) | American actor; played the role of Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch. | |
| Tony Richardson | (1928–1991) | British film director; received two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Picture) for Tom Jones (1963). | |
| Larry Riley | (1952–1992) | American actor; played the role of Frank Williams in the soap opera Knots Landing | |
| Howard Rollins | (1950–1996) | American actor, nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Ragtime | |
| Tommy Sexton | (1955–1993) | Canadian actor and comedian. | |
| Ray Sharkey | (1952–1993) | American actor; won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Idolmaker. | |
| Paul Shenar | (1936–1989) | American film and theatre actor; played in the film Scarface. | |
| Hugo Soto | (1953–1994) | Argentine film and theatre actor | |
| Stephen Stucker | (1947–1986) | American actor and comedian; best known for the Airplane! films. | |
| Taina | (born 1975) | Puerto Rican television personality | |
| Tom Villard | (1953–1994) | American actor. |
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