- Jan 1 Vilmos Zsigmond, Hungarian-born American cinematographer (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), dies at 85
- Jan 4 Michel Galabru, French actor (Judge & the Assassin), dies at 93
- Jan 6 Pat Harrington Jr, American actor (Danny Thomas Show, One Day at a Time), dies at 86
- Jan 9 Ed Stewart, British DJ and broadcaster (Crackerjack), dies of a stroke at 74
David Bowie (1947-2016)
Jan 10 English rock singer-songwriter ("Space Oddity"; "Changes"; "Ziggy Stardust"; "Heroes"), mime, and actor (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; Labyrinth), dies of cancer at 69
- Jan 13 Brian Bedford, English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue), dies at 80
Alan Rickman (1946-2016)
Jan 14 English actor (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Die Hard, Harry Potter), dies of cancer at 69
- Jan 14 René Angélil, Canadian music executive, actor and director (Omertà, L'apparition), and husband of Céline Dion, dies of throat cancer at 73
- Jan 15 Dan Haggerty, American actor (Grizzly Adams), dies of cancer at 73
- Jan 15 Noreen Corcoran, American actress (Bachelor Father), dies at 72
- Jan 17 Dale "Buffin" Griffin, English rock drummer (Mott The Hoople - "All Young Dudes"), and producer (BBC's John Peel sessions), dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease at 67
- Jan 19 Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (A Special Day), dies at 84
- Jan 22 Anthony Simmons, British writer and film director (The Optimists of Nine Elms), dies at 93
- Jan 23 Jack Bannister, English cricket commentator (BBC; Talksport radio) and bowler (Warwickshire 1,198 wickets), dies at 85
- Jan 26 Abe Vigoda, American actor (Barney Miller, The Godfather), dies at 94
- Jan 29 Jacques Rivette, French New Wave film director (The Beautiful Troublemaker), dies at 87
- Jan 30 Frank Finlay, British actor (Bouquet of Barbed Wire), dies at 89
- Jan 31 Terry Wogan, British broadcaster (Eurovision Song Contest, Blankety Blank), dies of cancer at 77
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