- Apr 2 Jesús Franco, Spanish film director and writer, dies from complications from a stroke at 82
- Apr 2 Milo O'Shea, Irish character actor (Barbarella, Staircase and Mass Appeal, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 86
- Apr 3 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American novelist and screenwriter, dies from pulmonary failure at 85
- Apr 4 Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), dies of cancer at 70
- Apr 7 Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker, dies at 77
- Apr 8 Annette Funicello, American actress (Mickey Mouse Club; Beach Blanket Bingo), and singer ("Tall Paul"). dies from multiple sclerosis complications at 70
- Apr 8 Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song; The Violet Seller), dies at 85
Jonathan Winters (1925-2013)
Apr 11 American comedian (The Jonathan Winters Show, Mork & Mindy), dies from natural causes at 87
- Apr 12 Michael France, American screenwriter, dies from complications from diabetes at 51
- Apr 13 Frank Bank, American actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 71
- Apr 14 John S Ragin, American actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME), dies at 83
- Apr 15 Jo Roland [Rolando Bonardelli], Swiss pop singer and TV personality (Rendez-vous), known as the 'Swiss Perry Como', dies at 80
- Apr 15 Richard LeParmentier, American actor (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), dies at 66
- Apr 17 Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men & a Girl), dies at 91
- Apr 19 Allan Arbus, American commercial photographer, and actor (M*A*S*H - "Dr. Sidney Freeman"; Greaser's Palace; Curb Your Enthusiasm), dies of congestive heart failure at 95
- Apr 20 Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer, dies at 84
- Apr 25 Virginia Gibson, American actress, dies at 88
- Apr 26 Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack & Mike, Another World), dies at 82
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