Emil Jannings (1884-1950)
Jan 2 German actor (Faust, The Blue Angel, The Way of All Flesh), dies of liver cancer at 65
- Jan 22 Alan Hale Sr., American actor (Little John-The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies of a liver ailment and viral infection at 57
- Jan 22 Corinne Luchaire, French actress (b. 1921)
- Jan 24 Bull Montana [Luigi Montagna], Italian actor (Brass Buttons, Victory, The Son of the Sheik), dies from coronary thrombosis at 62
- Jan 26 Betsy van den Arend, Dutch actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78
- Feb 26 Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer ("Roamin' in the Gloamin'"), dies at about 75
- Mar 6 Lew Lehr, American comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54
- Mar 10 Marguerite De La Motte, American actress (b. 1902)
- Mar 11 Florence Arliss, British actress (Disraeli), dies at 78
- Mar 25 Frank Buck, American actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs), dies at 62
- Mar 28 Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67
- Apr 7 Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), dies from an aneurysm at 67
- Apr 27 Hobart Cavanaugh, American actor (Border Town, Black Angel), dies at 63
- May 8 Franklin Dyall, British actor (Easy Virtue, Atlantic), dies at 80
- Aug 25 Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)
- Sep 13 Sara Allgood, Irish-American stage and screen actress (Peg o' My Heart; Blackmail; How Green Was My Valley), dies of a heart attack at 69
- Sep 16 Pedro De Cordoba, American actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur), dies at 68
Al Jolson (1886-1950)
Oct 23 American-Lithuanian jazz singer and silent film actor (Mamie, Swanee), dies at 64
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