- Jan 1 June Clayworth, American actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma at 87
- Jan 1 Phyllis Hill, American stage and film dancer and actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72
- Jan 4 Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at 69
- Jan 5 George L. George, Russian-American journalist and film director (Towards Independence) dies at 85
- Jan 5 Jennifer Raine Bissell, British actress (Thriller, Rush: Inspired by Battlefield), dies from a heart ailment 60
- Jan 5 Ronnie Welsh, American actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at 52
- Jan 7 Richard Branda, American actor (You Are There, Two-Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57
- Jan 15 Ken Cory, American actor (The Candidate; Without A Trace), dies of AIDS at 51
- Jan 16 Florence Desmond [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87
- Jan 16 Glenn Corbett [Glen Edwin Rothenburg], American actor (Route 66; Shenandoah; Chisum), dies of lung cancer at 59
- Jan 18 Mia Meijer, Dutch playwright and director (Machine Child), dies
- Jan 19 William LeMassena, American stage and screen actor (All That Jazz; As The World Turns, 1985-92), dies of lung cancer at 76
Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)
Jan 20 British actress (Roman Holiday; Breakfast at Tiffany's; My Fair Lady), dies of colon cancer at 63
- Jan 20 Joseph Anthony [Deuster], American playwright, actor, and director (Matchmaker, Tomorrow), dies at 80
André the Giant (1946-1993)
Jan 27 French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C'ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C'ship [with Haku] 1989), dies of congestive heart failure at 49
- Jan 28 Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
- Jan 28 John Steadman, American actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of a lung ailment at 83
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