- Jan 3 Bernhard Wicki, Austrian director and actor (Morituri, Crime & Passion), dies at 80
- Jan 7 Gary Albright, American professional wrestler (b. 1963)
- Jan 9 Marguerite Churchill, American stage and screen actress (Dracula's Daughter; The Big Trail), dies at 89
- Jan 11 Helena Carter [Helen Rickerts], American model and actress (Invaders from Mars), dies at 76
- Jan 12 Marc Davis, American animator (b. 1913)
- Jan 15 Frances "Fran" Ryan, American actress (Stripes, The Long Riders), dies of natural causes at 83
- Jan 18 Frances Drake [Dean], American actress (Mad Love, The Invisible Ray), dies from natural causes at 87
- Jan 18 Jester Hairston, American actor (That's My Mama, Amen), dies at 98
- Jan 18 Nancy Coleman, American actress (Edge of Darkness), dies at 87
Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000)
Jan 19 Austrian-American actress (Ecstasy, Samson & Delilah) and inventor (radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes), dies of heart failure at 86
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