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The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
- February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California.
- March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault which is then buried in the same grave.
- March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for The Empire Strikes Back, but dies only two weeks later.
- June 4 - Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
- September - George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch.
- November 17 - Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming sequel.
- December - Superman premieres at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC on December 10 and has a European Royal Charity Premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square in London three days later in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew.
Awards
- Best Picture: The Deer Hunter - EMI Films/Cimino, Universal
- Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
- Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home
- Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home
- Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
- Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith - California Suite
- Best Foreign Language Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez vos mouchoirs), directed by Bertrand Blier, France
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Midnight Express
- Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home
- Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Heaven Can Wait
- Best Actor: Warren Beatty - Heaven Can Wait
- Best Actress (tie): Ellen Burstyn - Same Time, Next Year
- Best Actress (tie): Maggie Smith - California Suite
- Other
- Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
- Best Foreign Language Film: Autumn Sonata, Sweden
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Trout (Las Truchas), directed by José Luis García Sánchez, Spain
- What Max Said (Las Palabras de Max), directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, Spain
Notable films released in 1978
U.S.A. unless stated #
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Shao Lin san shi liu fang), starring Gordon Liu - (Hong Kong)
A
- The Adventures of Jody Shanan
- Almost Summer, starring Bruno Kirby
- American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, directed by Martin Scorsese (documentary)
- American Hot Wax, a biopic of Alan Freed, starring Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Laraine Newman, Jay Leno
- L'Argent des autres (Other People's Money), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Deneuve - (France)
- Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann - (Sweden)
- Avalanche, starring Rock Hudson, Robert Forster, Mia Farrow
B
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, starring Tony Curtis and Jackie Earle Haley
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (Kumokiri Nizaemon) - (Japan)
- Battlestar Galactica (Canada and most European countries only; released in U.S. theatres the following year)
- The Betsy, starring Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Katharine Ross, Kathleen Beller, Lesley-Anne Down
- The Big Fix, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, F. Murray Abraham, John Lithgow
- The Big Sleep, starring Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, James Stewart - (U.K.)
- Big Wednesday, directed by John Milius, starring Jan-Michael Vincent
- Bloodbrothers, starring Richard Gere and Paul Sorvino
- Blue Collar, directed by Paul Schrader, starring Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto, Harvey Keitel
- Born Again, starring Dean Jones and Anne Francis
- The Boys from Brazil, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- The Boys in Company C, starring Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Craig Wasson
- The Brink's Job, directed by William Friedkin, starring Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Peter Boyle, Paul Sorvino, Warren Oates
- The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith
- Bye Bye Monkey (Rêve de singe / Ciao maschio), starring Gérard Depardieu and Marcello Mastroianni - (France/Italy)
C
- La Cage aux Folles, directed by Edouard Molinaro, starring Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault - (France/Italy)
- California Suite, starring Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Elaine May, Walter Matthau
- Capricorn One, directed by Peter Hyams, starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, Sam Waterston, Hal Holbrook, Brenda Vaccaro
- Caravans, starring Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Sarrazin
- Casey's Shadow, starring Walter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber
- The Cat from Outer Space, starring Ronnie Schell and Sandy Duncan
- Centennial, TV miniseries, starring Raymond Burr, Richard Chamberlain, Richard Crenna, Andy Griffith, David Janssen, Alex Karras
- La chambre verte (The Green Room), directed by and starring François Truffaut - (France)
- The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, directed by Fred Schepisi - (Australia)
- The Cheap Detective, starring Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Marsha Mason, Sid Caesar
- China 9, Liberty 37 (Amore, piombo e furore), starring Fabio Testi, Jenny Agutter, Warren Oates - (Italy/Spain)
- Closed Circuit (Circuito chiuso) - (Italy)
- Coma, directed by Michael Crichton, starring Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Richard Widmark
- Comes a Horseman, directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards
- Coming Home, directed by Hal Ashby, starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford
- Convoy, directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine
- Corvette Summer, starring Mark Hamill
- Cosi' come sei (aka Stay as you are) starring Marcello Mastoianni and Nastassja Kinski - (Italy)
- Crippled Avengers (Can que), directed by Chang Cheh - (Hong Kong)
D
- The Dain Curse, mini-series for TV, starring James Coburn and Jean Simmons
- Damien: Omen II, starring William Holden and Lee Grant
- d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (d'Artanyan i tri mushketera) - (U.S.S.R.)
- Dawn of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero - (U.S.A./Italy)
- Days of Heaven, directed by Terrence Malick, starring Richard Gere and Brooke Adams
- Death on the Nile, directed by John Guillermin, starring Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey, Mia Farrow - (U.K.)
- Debbie Does Dallas, adult comedy
- The Deer Hunter, directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep
- The Demon (Kichiku) - (Japan)
- A Different Story, starring Meg Foster, Perry King, Valerie Curtin
- El diputado (The Deputy) - (Spain)
- Don, starring Amitabh Bachchan - (India)
- A Dream of Passion (Kravgi gynaikon), directed by Jules Dassin, starring Melina Mercouri and Ellen Burstyn - (Greece)
- The Driver, directed by Walter Hill, starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakely
- Drunken Master (Jui kuen), starring Jackie Chan - (Hong Kong)
E
- Ecce bombo, directed by and starring Nanni Moretti - (Italy)
- Empire of Passion (Ai no Bōrei), directed by Nagisa Oshima - (Japan)
- The End, directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, with Dom DeLuise, Joanne Woodward, Pat O'Brien, Myrna Loy, Sally Field
- An Enemy of the People, starring Steve McQueen
- Enter the Fat Dragon (Fei Lung gwoh gong), starring Sammo Hung - (Hong Kong)
- Every Which Way but Loose, directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis
- Eyes of Laura Mars, directed by Irvin Kershner, starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones
F
- F.I.S.T., directed by Norman Jewison, starring Sylvester Stallone, Melinda Dillon, Rod Steiger
- FM, starring Cleavon Little and Eileen Brennan
- Fedora, directed by Billy Wilder, starring William Holden and Marthe Keller
- Fingers, starring Harvey Keitel
- Five Deadly Venoms
- Force 10 from Navarone, starring Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Harrison Ford - (U.K.)
- Foul Play, directed by Colin Higgins, starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Dudley Moore, Billy Barty
- The Fury, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, Andrew Stevens, Amy Irving
G
- Gates of Heaven, a documentary film
- Germany in Autumn (Deutschland im Herbst) - (West Germany)
- Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez vos mouchoirs), directed by Bertrand Blier - (France)
- Girlfriends, directed by Claudia Weill, starring Melanie Mayron - Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner
- Go Tell the Spartans, starring Burt Lancaster
- Gray Lady Down, starring Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty
- Grease, directed by Randal Kleiser, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway, Stockard Channing, Sid Caesar, Eve Arden
H
- Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence
- Harper Valley PTA, starring Barbara Eden
- Heaven Can Wait, starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Jack Warden, James Mason
- The Herd (Sürü) - (Turkey)
- High-Ballin', starring Peter Fonda, Michael Ironside, Helen Shaver, Jerry Reed
- Holocaust, TV miniseries, starring Meryl Streep, James Woods, Michael Moriarty, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver, Ian Holm
- Hooper, directed by Hal Needham, starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Robert Klein, Brian Keith
- Hot Lead and Cold Feet, starring Karen Valentine
- House Calls, directed by Howard Zieff, starring Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Richard Benjamin, Art Carney
- A Hunting Accident (Moy laskovyy i nezhnyy zver) - (U.S.S.R.)
I-J
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Nancy Allen, Marc McClure, Bobby Di Cicco
- Ice Castles, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson
- In a Year with 13 Moons (In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - (West Germany)
- In Praise of Older Women, starring Tom Berenger, Karen Black, Helen Shaver - (Canada)
- Interiors, directed by Woody Allen, starring Geraldine Page, Diane Keaton, E.G. Marshall, Mary Beth Hurt, Maureen Stapleton
- International Velvet, starring Tatum O'Neal, Nanette Newman, Anthony Hopkins
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers, remake of 1956 movie, starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum
- Jaws 2, starring Roy Scheider
K-L
- King of the Gypsies, starring Eric Roberts, Sterling Hayden, Judd Hirsch, Shelley Winters, Brooke Shields
- Kondura (The Boon), directed by Shyam Benegal - (India-Bollywood/Telugu)
- Lady on the Bus (A Dama do Lotação), starring Sônia Braga - (Brazil)
- The Left-Handed Woman (Die linkshändige Frau) - (West Germany)
- The Last Waltz, directed by Martin Scorsese, featuring The Band
- Long Weekend, starring John Hargreaves - (Australia)
- The Lord of the Rings, animated film by Ralph Bakshi
M
- Magic, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
- De Mantel der Liefde (The Mantle of Love) - (Netherlands)
- Mean Dog Blues, starring Gregg Henry, Kay Lenz, Tina Louise, George Kennedy
- The Medusa Touch, starring Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick - (U.K.)
- Midnight Express, directed by Alan Parker, starring Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- Movie Movie, directed by Stanley Donen, starring George C. Scott, Harry Hamlin, Barry Bostwick, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Art Carney
- Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Conqueror of Destiny), starring Amitabh Bachchan - (India)
N-O
- National Lampoon's Animal House, directed by John Landis, starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Peter Riegert, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, John Vernon
- Newsfront, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Wendy Hughes and Bryan Brown - (Australia)
- A Night Full of Rain (Una notte piena di pioggia), directed by Lina Wertmüller, starring Giancarlo Giannini and Candice Bergen - (Italy/U.S.A.)
- The Night the Prowler, directed by Jim Sharman - (Australia)
- Occupation in 26 Pictures (Okupacija u 26 slika) - (Yugoslavia)
- The One and Only, directed by Carl Reiner, starring Henry Winkler and Kim Darby
- Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra), directed by Federico Fellini - (Italy)
P-Q
- Paradise Alley, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, with Armand Assante, Anne Archer
- Passion Flower Hotel (Leidenschaftliche Blümchen), starring Nastassja Kinski - (West Germany)
- Perceval le Gallois (Percival the Gaul), directed by Éric Rohmer - (France)
- Piranha, directed by Joe Dante, starring Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy
- The Place Without Limits (El lugar sin límites) - (Mexico)
- Pretty Baby, directed by Louis Malle, starring Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields
- The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians (Profetul, aurul si Ardelenii) - (Romania)
- Pugachev - (U.S.S.R.)
R
- Rabbit Test, directed by Joan Rivers, starring Billy Crystal
- Remember My Name, starring Geraldine Chaplin and Anthony Perkins
- Renaldo and Clara, directed by and starring Bob Dylan
- Return from Witch Mountain, starring Bette Davis and Christopher Lee
- Revenge of the Pink Panther, starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom and Dyan Cannon - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- Rhinegold - (West Germany)
- Ringing Bell (Chirin no Suzu), an anime film - (Japan)
- Rockers, starring Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth and others - (Jamaica)
S
- The Sailor's Return, starring Tom Bell - (U.K.)
- Same Time Next Year, starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn
- The Second Awakening of Christa Klages, directed by Margarethe von Trotta - (West Germany)
- Sextette, starring Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, George Hamilton, Alice Cooper
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees with music by The Beatles
- Shogun's Samurai (Yagu ichizoku no inbō), starring Sonny Chiba - (Japan)
- The Shout, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York - (U.K.)
- The Silent Partner, directed by Daryl Duke, starring Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York
- Slow Dancing in the Big City, directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Paul Sorvino
- The Small One
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (Shé xíng diāo shǒu), starring Jackie Chan - (Hong Kong)
- Somebody Killed Her Husband, starring Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges
- Stevie, starring Glenda Jackson and Trevor Howard - (U.K.)
- Straight Time, directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Busey
- The Stud, starring Joan Collins - (U.K.)
- Superman, directed by Richard Donner, starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford
- The Swarm, starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant
- The Swissmakers (Die Schweizermacher) - (Switzerland)
T
- Thank God It's Friday, starring Debra Winger, Donna Summer, Jeff Goldblum
- Three from Prostokvashino (Troye iz Prostokvashino) - (U.S.S.R.)
- Toplo (Heat) - (Bulgaria)
- The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by Ermanno Olmi - (Italy) - Palme d'Or winner
- Trishul, starring Sanjeev Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan - (India)
- Las Truchas (The Trout) - (Spain) - Golden Bear winner
- Two Solitudes, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Stacy Keach - (Canada)
U-V
- Uncle Joe Shannon, starring Burt Young
- An Unmarried Woman, directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy
- Up In Smoke, starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong
- Violette Nozière, directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Isabelle Huppert and Stéphane Audran - (France)
W
- Ward Six (Paviljon VI) - (Yugoslavia)
- Warriors Two (Zan xian sheng yu zhao qian Hua), starring Bryan Leung and Sammo Hung - (Hong Kong)
- The Water Babies, directed by Lionel Jeffries, starring James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw - (U.K./Poland)
- Watership Down, animated film directed by Martin Rosen, with voices of John Hurt and Richard Briers - (U.K.)
- A Wedding, directed by Robert Altman, starring Desi Arnaz Jr., Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Lauren Hutton, Paul Dooley, Mia Farrow
- Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, starring George Segal and Jacqueline Bisset - (West Germany/U.S.A.)
- Who'll Stop the Rain, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld
- The Wild Geese, starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris - (U.K.)
- Without Anesthesia (Bez znieczulenia), directed by Andrzej Wajda - (Poland)
- The Wiz, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
- Wolf Lake, directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Rod Steiger
XYZ
- You Are Not Alone (Du er ikke alene) - (Denmark)
Births
- January 20 - Omar Sy, French actor
- January 24 - Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor/voice actor
- February 7 - Ashton Kutcher, actor
- February 20 - Julia Jentsch, German actress
- March 1 - Jensen Ackles, actor
- March 21 - Rani Mukherji, Indian actress
- March 23 - Nicholle Tom, actress
- April 1 - Anamaria Marinca, Romanian actress
- April 3 - Matthew Goode, English actor
- April 16 - Lara Dutta, Indian actress
- April 19 - James Franco, actor
- April 20 - Matt Austin, Canadian actor
- May 10 - Kenan Thompson, actor-comedian
- May 12 - Jason Biggs, actor
- May 15
- Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
- David Krumholtz, actor
- May 16 - Jim Sturgess, actor
- June 2 - Nikki Cox, actress
- June 6 - Judith Barsi, child actress (d. 1988)
- June 7 - Bill Hader, actor-comedian
- June 8 - Maria Menounos, actress
- June 10 - Shane West, actor
- June 11 - Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
- June 14 - Diablo Cody, Canadian writer
- June 15 - Anna Torv, Australian actress
- June 16 - Daniel Bruhl, German actor
- June 19 - Zoe Saldana, actress
- June 21 - Erica Durance, Canadian actress
- July 4 - Becki Newton, actress
- July 6 - Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, actresses
- July 8 - Rachael Lillis, voice actress
- July 12
- Topher Grace, actor
- Michelle Rodriguez, actress
- July 19 - R. J. Williams, actor, television host, CEO of Young Hollywood
- July 20 - Charlie Korsmo, former child actor
- July 21
- Justin Bartha, actor
- Josh Hartnett, actor
- August 8 - Countess Vaughn, actress
- August 18 - Andy Samberg, actor-comedian
- August 25 - Kel Mitchell, actor-comedian
- September 4 - Wes Bentley, actor
- September 7 - Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
- October 3 - Shannyn Sossamon, actress
- October 14 - Usher, singer and actor
- October 30 - Matthew Morrison, singer and actor
- November 1 - Mary Kate Schellhardt, actress
- November 9 - Sisqó, singer/actor/songwriter
- November 17 - Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
- November 24 - Katherine Heigl, actress
- December 7 - Shiri Appleby, actress
- December 8 - Ian Somerhalder, actor
- December 9 - Jesse Metcalfe, actor
- December 16 - Joe Absolom, English actor
- December 18 - Katie Holmes, actress
Deaths
- January 5 - Sally Eilers, 69, American actress, Bad Girl, The Black Camel, Strange Illusion, State Fair
- January 23 - Jack Oakie, 74, American actor, The Great Dictator, Lover Come Back, It Happened Tomorrow, Tin Pan Alley, Thieves' Highway
- Januay 27 - Oscar Homolka, 79, Austrian actor, Sabotage, I Remember Mama, The Happening
- January 29 - Tim McCoy, 86, American cowboy actor, soldier, Texas Cyclone, Two-Fisted Law, Aces and Eights, Around the World in Eighty Days
- February 2 - Wendy Barrie, 69, British actress, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Saint in Palm Springs, Five Came Back
- February 15 - Ilka Chase, 77, American actress, Now, Voyager, The Big Knife, Ocean's 11
- February 18 - Maggie McNamara, 48, American actress, The Moon Is Blue, Three Coins in the Fountain, Prince of Players, The Cardinal
- March 12 - John Cazale, 42, American actor, The Godfather, The Godfather Part Two, The Deer Hunter, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon
- March 25 - Hanna Ralph, 92, German actress, Faust
- March 24 - Leigh Brackett, 62, American science fiction writer and screenwriter, The Big Sleep, The Empire Strikes Back, Rio Bravo, El Dorado
- April - Philip Ray, 79, British actor, A Night to Remember, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Frankenstein Created Woman
- April 22 - Will Geer, 76, American actor, Winchester '73, Broken Arrow, Bandolero!, Jeremiah Johnson
- June 20 - Mark Robson, 64, Canadian director, Peyton Place, Von Ryan's Express, Valley of the Dolls, Earthquake, Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The Harder They Fall
- June 29 - Bob Crane, 49, American actor, Gus, Superdad, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
- July 14 - Jack Woolgar, 64, English actor, Death Line
- July 17 - Thayer David, 51, American actor, Rocky, The Eiger Sanction, Journey to the Center of the Earth
- August 24 - Louis Prima, 67, American bandleader, voice actor, The Jungle Book
- August 26 - Charles Boyer, 78, French actor, Gaslight, The Earrings of Madame de..., Barefoot in the Park, Algiers, How to Steal a Million, Love Affair, The Cobweb, Lost Horizon
- August 28 - Robert Shaw, 51, British actor, Jaws, The Sting, From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Black Sunday
- September 3 - Karin Molander, 89, Swedish actress
- September 9 - Jack Warner, 86, Canadian executive, Hollywood studio founder
- September 30 - Edgar Bergen, 75, American actor, The Muppet Movie, Fun and Fancy Free, I Remember Mama, Bring on the Girls, Stage Door Canteen
- October 16 - Dan Dailey, 62, American actor, It's Always Fair Weather, Pepe, There's No Business Like Show Business, My Blue Heaven, Call Me Mister, The Pride of St. Louis, The Kid from Left Field
- October 19 - Gig Young, 64, American actor, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, That Touch of Mink, Game of Death, The Desperate Hours, Desk Set, Teacher's Pet, Kid Galahad, The Killer Elite, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Lovers and Other Strangers, A Ticklish Affair
- October 30 - Brian Hayles, 47, writer, Warlords of Atlantis, Arabian Adventure
- November 28 - André Morell, 69, English actor, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Ben-Hur, The Plague of the Zombies, Barry Lyndon, The Lord of the Rings
- December 15 - Chill Wills, 76, American actor, The Alamo, Giant, Francis, Rio Grande, Tulsa, McLintock!, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, The Over-the-Hill Gang
- December 19 - Duncan Lamont, 60, British actor, Frankenstein Created Woman, Battle of Britain
Film debuts
- Karen Allen - National Lampoon's Animal House
- Pedro Almodóvar (director) - Folle...folle...fólleme Tim!
- Kevin Bacon - National Lampoon's Animal House
- Jim Broadbent - The Shout
- Jake Busey - Straight Time
- Billy Crystal - Rabbit Test
- Jamie Lee Curtis - Halloween
- Corey Feldman - Born Again
- Daryl Hannah - The Fury
- Mark Harmon - Comes a Horseman
- Ed Harris - Coma
- Michael Keaton - Rabbit Test
- Cheech Marin - Up in Smoke
- James Spader - Team-Mates
- Mary Steenburgen - Goin' South
- Alfre Woodard - Remember My Name
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