- Apr 3 Artie Traum, American folk guitarist, songwriter, producer, and filmmaker, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2008)
- Apr 3 Jonathan Lynn, English writer and actor (Greedy, Bar Mitzvah Boy), born in Bath, England
- Apr 5 Max Gail, American Emmy Awrad winning actor (Barney Miller - "Wojo"; D.C. Cab: General Hospital; 42), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Apr 6 Roger Cook, investigative journalist/broadcaster
- Apr 6 Susan Tolsky, American actress (Madame's Place; Here Come The Brides), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2022)
- Apr 7 Roberta Shore [Schourop], American actress (The Virginian), and singer, born in Monterey Park, California
- Apr 8 Robby Weaver, American actor (Stone), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 12 Charles Ludlam, American playwright and actor (Big Easy), born in New York City (d. 1987)
- Apr 16 Ruth Madoc, British singer and actress (Hi Di Hi), born in Norwich, Norfolk (d. 2022)
- Apr 20 Edie Sedgwick, American actress (Ciao Manhattan) and socialite, born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1971)
- Apr 20 Michael Greer, American actor (Bobby Gentry Show), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 2002)
- Apr 23 Bob van Toll, Dutch actor and director (Pastorale 1943), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- Apr 23 Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (Fantasy Island - Ze plane! Ze plane!), born in Paris (d. 1993)
About April 1943
How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19), Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)