- Jan 4 Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English Army Lt-General, author (A Full Life; Corps Commander), and film consultant (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 89
- Jan 5 John Paxton, American screenwriter and producer (On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely), dies at 73
- Jan 5 Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906
- Jan 7 Mary Hardy, Australian radio and television presenter (b. 1931)
- Jan 14 Jetta Goudal, French actress (White Gold), dies at 86
- Jan 18 Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (Hard Day's Night, Steptoe and Son), dies from cancer at 72
- Jan 21 Eddie Graham, American professional wrestler and promoter, dies at 55
- Jan 30 Ken Mayers, American actor (Little Big Man, Dick Tracey, Space Patrol), dies at 66
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