actor (born 1938) 2 May – Sir Michael Hordern, actor (born 1911) 5 May Alastair Pilkington, engineer and businessman, inventor of the float glass process (born 1920) Sir Anthony Wagner, herald and Clarenceux King of Arms (born 1908) 10 May – Harold Berens, actor and comedian (born 1903) 11 May – John Phillips, actor (born 1914) 15 May – Eric Porter, actor (born 1928) 17 May – Geoffrey Dickens, politician (born 1931) 22 May – Robert Flemyng, actor (born 1912) 24 May – Harold Wilson, politician, Prime Minister (1964–70 & 1974–76) (born 1916) 28 May – Jean Muir, fashion designer (born 1928) 30 May – Ted Drake, footballer and football manager (born 1912) 3 June – Dilys Powell, film critic and travel writer (born 1901) 9 June – Frank Chacksfield, musician and orchestral conductor (born 1914) 15 June – Charles Bennett, screenwriter (born 1899) 17 June – David Ennals, Baron Ennals, politician and human rights activist (born 1922) 18 June – Arthur Howard, actor (born 1910) 9 July – Vera Thomas, table tennis player (born 1920) 10 July – Sir Hugh Dundas, World War II fighter pilot and television executive (born 1920) 12 July – John Yudkin, psychologist and nutritionist (born 1910) 21 July – Elleston Trevor, novelist and playwright (born 1920) 22 July – Harold Larwood, fast bowler (cricket) (born 1904) 24 July George Rodger, photojournalist (born 1908) Jerry Lordan, singer-songwriter (born 1934) 3 August – Ida Lupino, actress and director (born 1914) 6 August – Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester, lawyer and politician (born 1914) 7 August – Dursley McLinden, actor (born 1965 in the Isle of Man) (AIDS-related) 13 August – Alison Hargreaves, mountain climber (born 1962); died while descending 19 August – Johnny Carey, footballer and football manager (born 1919) 25 August – John Brunner, science fiction writer (born 1934) 27 August – Carl Giles, cartoonist (born 1916) 29 August – Harry Broadhurst, World War II air ace (born 1905) 9 September – Ida Carroll, musician and composer (born 1905) 10 September – Derek Meddings, special effects designer (born 1931) 11 September – Kieth O'dor, motor racing driver (born 1962); killed while racing 12 September – Tom Helmore, actor (born 1904) 25 September – Dave Bowen, footballer and football manager (born 1928) 28 September – Albert Johanneson, South African born, British based footballer (born 1940) 1 October – Rene Cloke, artist (born 1904) 8 October