- Jan 2 David Lynch, American singer (Platters - "Twilight Time"; "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), dies of cancer at 51
- Jan 8 Matthew Beard, American actor (Our Gang shorts - "Stymie"). dies of pneumonia after a stroke and fall, at 56
- Jan 8 Woody Chamblis, American actor (Mr Lathrop-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
- Jan 10 Richard Boone, American actor (The Richard Boone Show, Have Gun Will Travel), dies of throat cancer at 63
- Jan 11 Beulah Bondi, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88
- Jan 12 Isobel Elsom, British actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger), dies at 87
- Jan 16 Bernard Lee, British actor (M in James Bond movies, Fallen Idol, Dr No), dies at 73
- Jan 21 Allyn Joslyn, American actor (They Won't Forget; Cafe Society), dies at 79
- Jan 25 Richard Talmadge, German-American actor (Speed Reporter) and stuntman, dies at 88
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