Events in Film & TV
- Jan 10 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Jan 3 Dabney Coleman, American Emmy Award-winning character actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Mayor Jeeter"; 9 to 5; Buffalo Bill; Boardwalk Empire), born in Austin, Texas
- Jan 3 Mara Corday [Marilyn Joan Watts], American actress, model and Playboy Playmate (Foxfire, Black Scorpion), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jan 4 Richard Stahl, American actor (Howard-It's a Living), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2006)
Roberto Suárez Gómez (1932-2000)
Jan 8 Bolivian drug lord called the "King of Cocaine" whose story was the basis of the movie "Scarface", born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Jan 9 Jane Ross [Breslaw], American actress (Star Trek, Rocket Attack U.S.A., Wild Is My Love), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
- Jan 10 Elaine Devry [Thelma Mahnken], American actress (The Atomic Kid, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf), born in Compton, California
- Jan 11 Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
- Jan 12 Des O'Connor, British television presenter, singer and comedian, born in Stepney, London (d. 2020)
- Jan 14 Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress (Cries & Whispers), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Jan 15 Dean Smith, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952) and actor, rodeo cowboy and stuntman, born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 2023)
- Jan 19 Richard Lester, movie director (Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia)
- Jan 22 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], American actress (Twin Peaks, Carrie, The Hustler), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 23 Bart LaRue, American character and voice actor, born in Foard County, Texas (d. 1990)
- Jan 23 James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair!; Rainbow), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
- Jan 26 Ronald Allison, British author/broadcaster
- Jan 28 David Hennessy, Lord Windlesham, British peer and TV executive, Leader of the House of Lords (1973-4) (d. 2010)
- Jan 30 Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian & politician, born in Kobe, Japan (d. 2007)
Deaths in Film & TV
- Jan 7 Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy, Bright Paradise), dies at 60
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