- Jan 2 Bob Halloran, American sportscaster (CBS Sports NY) and event organiser (MGM Mirage), dies at 87
- Jan 4 Joan Copeland, American film and TV soap actress ("Roseland"; "Search for Tomorrow"), dies at 99
- Jan 5 Bill Bryden, Scottish stage director (National Theatre), film director, and screenwriter, dies at 79
Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022)
Jan 6 American film director and producer (The Last Picture Show; Paper Moon), dies at 82 [1]
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022)
Jan 6 Bahamian-American actor, first black actor to win Oscar for Best Actor ("Lillies in the Field"; "To Sir With Love"; "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"), director (Stir Crazy), civil rights advocate, and diplomat, dies at 94 [1]
- Jan 8 Marc Wilkinson, Australian-British conductor and film and theater composer ( Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead; The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu), dies at 92
Bob Saget (1956-2022)
Jan 9 American comedian, actor (Full House), and TV host (America's Funniest Home Video), dies of head trauma at 65
- Jan 9 Dwayne Hickman, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini), and network executive, dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 87 [1]
- Jan 10 Gary Waldhorn, British stage and screen comic actor (The Vicar of Dibley; Brush Strokes), dies at 78
- Jan 11 Tim Rosaforte, American golf writer (Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest) and broadcaster (USA Network, Golf Channel), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 66
- Jan 15 Ralph Emery, American country music DJ and television host (Nashville Now), dies at 88
- Jan 17 Yvette Mimieux, American actress (Time Machine; Where the Boys Are; Light in the Piazza), dies at 80
- Jan 18 Ron Franklin, American sportscaster (ESPN 1987-2011; ESPN College Football Primetime), dies at 79
- Jan 19 Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (Hannibal Rising; Saint Laurent), dies from head injuries suffered in helmet-less skiing accident at 37
- Jan 19 Gloria McMillan, American radio and television actress (Our Miss Brooks - "Harriet"), dies at 88
- Jan 19 Hardy Krüger, German actor (The Flight of the Phoenix), novelist, and travel writer, dies at 93
- Jan 21 Louie Anderson, American comedian, Emmy Award-winning actor (Baskets; Life With Louie; Coming To America), TV game show Host (Family Feud, 1999-2002), and writer, dies of cancer at 68
- Jan 25 Barry Cryer, British comic, writer (The Kenny Everett Show; Ross Abbot; The Two Ronnies), and actor (All You Need Is Cash), dies at 86
- Jan 28 Donald May, American actor (The Edge of Night, 1967-77 - "Adam Drake"; Colt .45), dies of laryngeal cancer at 92
- Jan 29 Howard Hesseman, American comic actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Dr. Johnny Fever"; Head of the Class), dies of colon surgery complications at 81 [1]
- Jan 29 Ralph Mellanby, Canadian sportscaster / television producer (EP Hockey Night in Canada 1966-85; 5 x Emmy Awards various Olympic Games), dies at 87
- Jan 31 Carleton Carpenter, American magician, stage and screen actor (Two Weeks With Love; Up Periscope), songwriter, and mystery novelist (Cat Got Your Tongue?), dies at 95
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