1987 (people)

* 7 January - Actor Zaraah Abrahams was born.People Pill
* 24 January - Actor Ruth Bradley was born.Aveleyman
* 5 February - Actor Edmund C. Short was born.FilmFreeway
* 12 February - Actor Clare-Hope Ashitey was born.Famous Birthdays
* 12 February - Production manager Ted Lloyd died.Doctor Who Guide
* 19 February - Director-General of the BBC Hugh Greene died.People Pill
* 23 February - Actor Esmond Knight died.Find a Grave
* 25 February - Actor John Collin died.Doctor Who Guide
* 22 March - Conductor Bill McGuffie was born.Discogs
* 28 March - Actor Patrick Troughton died.Television HeavenFind a Grave
* 23 April - Actor Kelly Gough was born.People Pill
* 27 April - Actor Ciara Janson was born.Famous Birthdays
* 28 April - Artist Josh Adams was born.People Pill
* 1 May - Actor Matt di Angelo was born.Famous Birthdays
* 8 May - Actor Aneurin Barnard was born.Famous Birthdays
* 16 May - Actor Tom Stourton was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 29 May - Actor Pearl Mackie was born.Famous Birthdays
* 5 June - Actor Luke Kempner was born.IMDB
* 6 June - Actor Fulton Mackay died.BFI
* 22 June - Actor Joe Dempsie was born.Famous Birthdays
* 27 June - Actor Michael Miller died.Aveleyman
* 28 June - Actor Lorna Want was born.People Pill
* 4 August - Actor Ruth Madeley was born.The Movie Database
* 14 August - Actor James Buckley was born.Famous Birthdays
* September - Actor George Cross died.Aveleyman
* 5 September - Actor Bill Fraser died.BFI
* 9 September - Actor John Flint died.IMDb
* 11 September - Director Hugh David died.Doctor Who Guide
* 15 September - Actor Christian Cooke was born.People Pill
* 16 September - Actor Simon Gipps-Kent died.Find a Grave
* 17 September - Actor Stephen Jack died.Doctor Who Guide
* 3 October - Actor Margaret Clunie was born.Famous Birthdays
* 4 October - Actor Daniel Anthony was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 19 October- Actor Ray Handy died.Doctor Who Guide
* 14 November - Actor Dimitri Leonidas was born.People Pill
* 25 November - Actor Paul Sturgess was born.People Pill
* 28 November - Actor Karen Gillan was born.DWDVDF 127REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
* 30 November - Musician Dougie Poynter was born.Famous Birthdays
* 1 December - Actor Taj Atwal was born.IMDb
* 20 December - Actor Neville Simons died.Doctor Who Guide
* 23 December - Actor Jessica Ashworth was born.People Pill
* 27 December - Actor Lily Cole was born.Famous Birthdays
* Unknown - Visual effects designer Len Hutton died.INFO: Inferno