- Apr 2 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery) and film director (Häxan), dies at 79
- Apr 12 James Gleason, American writer and actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool), dies at 76
- Apr 16 Charles Halton, British stage actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again), dies at 83
- Apr 18 Irving Cummings, American silent screen actor and director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70