- Apr 3 Bill Henderson, American jazz singer ("Señor Blues"), and actor (Dreams - "Torpedo"), dies at 90
- Apr 3 Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow), dies at 84
- Apr 3 Erik Bauersfeld, American voice actor (Star Wars' Admiral Ackbar "Its a trap"), dies at 93
- Apr 4 Chus Lampreave [María Jesús Lampreave Pérez], Spanish actress (Volver, Belle Époque), dies at 85
Merle Haggard (1937-2016)
Apr 6 American country singer-songwriter ("Mama Tried"; "If We Make It Through December"; "Okie from Muskogee"), dies on his 79th birthday
- Apr 12 Anne Jackson, American stage actress (Twice Around the Park), dies at 90
- Apr 12 David Gest, American television producer, dies at 62
Doris Roberts (1925-2016)
Apr 17 American actress (Everybody Loves Raymond), dies at 90
- Apr 20 Chyna [Joanie Laurer], American professional wrestler and reality TV star, dies at 46
- Apr 20 Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress, dies of cancer at 62
- Apr 22 Madeleine Sherwood, Canadian actress (Mother Superior - Flying Nun), dies at 93
- Apr 28 Barry Howard, British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!), dies of blood cancer at 78
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