- Jan 3 Gino Cervi, Italian actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja), dies at 72
- Jan 22 Leon Lontoc, Filipino-American character actor (The Ugly American; Burke's Law - "Henry"), and restaurateur, dies at 64
- Jan 31 Glenn Morris, American athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1936) and actor (Tarzan's Revenge; Hold That Co-ed), dies of congestive heart failure at 61
- Jan 31 Roger Pryor, American actor (Lady by Choice, Belle of the Nineties, Identity Unknown), dies at 72
Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974)
Jan 31 Polish born Jewish-American film producer (The Best Years of Our Lives) and movie magnate, dies of natural causes at 91
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