- Jan 8 Kenneth McMillan, American actor (Malone, Concrete Beat), dies of liver disease at 56
- Jan 13 Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51
- Jan 16 Pierre Boileau, French screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82
- Jan 16 Romo Vincent, actor (Naked Jungle), dies
- Jan 16 Trey Wilson, actor (Bull Durham, Twins, Raising Arizona), dies
- Jan 19 Norma Varden, English-American actress (Loose in London), dies at 90
- Jan 20 Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director (b. 1938)
- Jan 20 Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94
- Jan 27 Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor [Okey Ka Fairy Ko!], dies at 70
- Jan 31 Jack Douglas, English comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80
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