- Apr 1 Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68
- Apr 2 Eugenie Leontovitch, Russian actress (Homicidal, The Rains of Ranchipur), dies at 93
- Apr 3 Alexander Mnouchkine, French movie producer (Professional), dies at 83
- Apr 3 Dieter Plage, German wildlife filmmaker, dies at 57
- Apr 5 Divya Bharti, Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu movies (Shola Aur Shabnam; Deewana), dies at 19 of injuries and internal bleeding after falling from balcony of her 5th-floor apartment
- Apr 6 Divya Bharati, "Baby Doll" Indian Bollywood actress (Diwana), dies at 19 by mysteriously falling from her husband's apartment
- Apr 7 Max Croiset, Dutch actor (The Village on the River, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark), dies at 80
- Apr 7 Richard Schmiechen, American film producer (The Times of Harvey Milk), dies of AIDS at 45
- Apr 8 Arleen Whelan, American film actress (Kidnapped), dies of a stroke at 78
- Apr 13 Barry Karas, American actor, dies of leukemia at 49
- Apr 15 William Bakewell, American actor (All Quiet on the Western Front; Gone with the Wind), dies of leukemia at 84
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Apr 20 Mexican actor (Around World in 80 Days, Pepe), dies from lung cancer at 81
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