1964 in animation
Appearance
Events in 1964 in animation.
Events
Films released
- Lefty (Soviet Union)
- March 28 – The Incredible Mr. Limpet (United States)
- June 3 – Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (United States)
- December 18 – The Pink Phink, the first original Pink Panther cartoon was released.
Television series
Debuts
- The Magic Roundabout debuts on ORTF (France, 1964-1971).
- June 7 – Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru debuts on NET (Japan, 1964-1965).
- September 18 – Jonny Quest debuts on ABC (United States, 1964-1965).
- October 3 – Underdog debuts on NBC (United States, 1964-1973).
Specials
- December 6 – The 1-hour stop-motion animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, based on the popular Christmas song, premieres on NBC. It becomes a beloved Christmas tradition, still being shown on television more than 40 years later.
Births
- March 8 – Bob Bergen, American voice actor
- May 6 – Dana Hill, American voice actress (d. 1996)
- August 6 – Gary Conrad, American animator
- October 10 – Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
- October 14 – David Kaye, Canadian voice actor
- October 23 – David Sobolov, Canadian voice actor