Deaths
- January 1 — Edmund Purdom
- January 1 — Michael Emmet
- January 4 — Laura Brock
- January 7 — Ray Dennis Steckler
- January 8 — Don Galloway
- January 9 — Harry Endo
- January 12 — Russ Conway
- January 14 — Ricardo Montalbán
- February 6 — Philip Carey
- February 13 — Gianna Maria Canale
- February 20 — Robert Quarry
- February 23 — Laurence Payne
- April 9 — Dale Swann
- April 18 — Michael Crane
- April 28 — Bradford Jackson
- May 15 — Charles “Bud” Tingwell
- June 1 — Ken Clark
- June 3 — David Carradine
- June 4 — Ward Costello
- June 5 — Del Monroe
- June 9 — Karl Michael Vogler
- July 7 — Whitey Hughes
- July 25 — Tony Brandt
- July 31 — Harry Alan Towers
- September 21 — Robert Ginty
- December 16 — José Ortiz Ramos
Home Media Releases
- February 3 — Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIV
- July 7 — Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XV
- December 1 — Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVI
Events
- June 12 — Rebecca Hanson marries Tim Ryder.
- October 23 — Peter Graves receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6667 Hollywood Blvd.
- December 29 — Clowns in the Sky is made available on iTunes.