1996 (people)

* 5 January - Actor Maxim Baldry was born.Married Biography
* 6 February - Actor Patsy Smart died.Find a Grave
* 9 February - BBC Head of Serials Gerald Savory died.The Independent
* 16 February - Writer Georgia Cook was born.Twitter
* 19 February - Actor Brenda Bruce died.Doctor Who Guide
* 23 February - Actor Roy Heymann died.Doctor Who Guide
* 22 March - Actor Andre Boulay died.U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 / U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 / California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
* 11 April - Supervising sound editor John Peverill died.People Pill
* 24 April - Actor Preston Lockwood died.Aveleyman
* 20 May - Actor Jon Pertwee died.The Independent
* 3 July - Actor John Herrington died.IMDb
* 21 July
** Actor Wolfe Morris died.People Pill
** Actor Anya Chalotra was born.Famous Birthdays
* 10 August - Director Rex Tucker died.Doctor Who Guide
* 13 October - Actor Beryl Reid died.Famous Birthdays
* 1 November - Actor David Dodimead died.Doctor Who Guide
* 6 November - Actor Madalena Nicol died.Aveleyman
* 15 November - Actor Ronald Gough died.Kent & Sussex Crematorium
* 26 November - Actor Michael Bentine died.Aveleyman
* 5 December - Actor Keith James died.Aveleyman
* 30 December - Actor Vivian Oparah was born.Doctor Who Guide