The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
Highest-grossing films
North America
The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | $359,197,037 |
| 2 | Tootsie | Columbia | $177,200,000 |
| 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Paramount | $129,795,554 |
| 4 | Rocky III | United Artists/MGM | $124,146,897 |
| 5 | Porky's | 20th Century Fox | $105,492,483 |
| 6 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Paramount | $78,912,963 |
| 7 | 48 Hrs. | $78,868,508 | |
| 8 | Poltergeist | MGM | $76,606,280 |
| 9 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Universal | $69,701,637 |
Outside North America
The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America.
| International market | Title | Director | Production country | Gross | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Shaolin Temple | Chang Hsin Yen | China / Hong Kong | CN¥161,578,014 | |
| France | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 7,881,332 admissions | |
| West Germany | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 7,666,017 admissions | |
| India | Vidhaata | Subhash Ghai | India | ₹160,000,000 ($16,300,000) | |
| Italy | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 10,298,000 admissions | |
| Japan | The Gods Must Be Crazy | Jamie Uys | South Africa | ¥2,360,000,000 (rentals) | |
| South Korea | Dragon Lord | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong | ₩894,366,000 | |
| Soviet Union | Sportloto-82 | Leonid Gaidai | Soviet Union | 13,800,000 Rbls ($19,500,000) | |
| Spain | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 7,719,932 admissions | |
| Taiwan | The Gods Must Be Crazy | Jamie Uys | South Africa | NT$39,431,235 | |
| United Kingdom | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | £21,700,000 |
Worldwide gross revenue
The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1982. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1982.
| Title | Worldwide gross (US$) | Source(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $792,910,554 | United States | |
| Gandhi | $127,767,889 | India United Kingdom | |
| Rocky III | $124,146,897 | United States | |
| Poltergeist | $121,706,019 | ||
| Shaolin Temple | $111,441,439 | China Hong Kong | |
| Disco Dancer | $106,000,000 | India | |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $97,000,000 | United States |
Events
- January 1 - Terry Semel becomes president of Warner Bros.
- March 5 - John Belushi dies after being injected with a mixture of heroin and cocaine at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, California.
- June 11
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is released; it became the highest-grossing film to date.
- Michelle Pfeiffer appears in her first leading role, in Grease 2, the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978.
- June 22 – The Coca-Cola Company acquires Columbia Pictures for $750 million.
- July 9 — Sci-fi movie Tron is the first feature film to use computer animation extensively.
- July 23 — During production of Twilight Zone: The Movie, Vic Morrow and two child actors are accidentally killed during a helicopter scene, leading to reforms in filmmaking safety and child-labor laws.
- October 22 – First Blood is released to widespread commercial and critical success, launching the Rambo franchise.
- December 8 – Comedian Eddie Murphy makes his film debut in the hit 48 Hrs.
- December 17 – Tootsie is released, becoming the highest-grossing comedy to date and Columbia Pictures's highest-grossing film at $177 million.
- December 27 - Ned Tanen resigns as president of Universal Pictures. Robert Rehme becomes president of Universal's new Theatrical Motion Picture Group.
- The THX Sound System is developed for movie theaters.
Awards
| Category/Organization | 40th Golden Globe Awards January 29, 1983 | 36th BAFTA Awards March 20, 1983 | 55th Academy Awards April 11, 1983 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||
| Best Film | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Tootsie | Gandhi | |
| Best Director | Richard Attenborough Gandhi | |||
| Best Actor | Ben Kingsley Gandhi | Dustin Hoffman Tootsie | Ben Kingsley Gandhi | |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep Sophie's Choice | Julie Andrews Victor/Victoria | Katharine Hepburn On Golden Pond | Meryl Streep Sophie's Choice |
| Best Supporting Actor | Louis Gossett Jr. An Officer and a Gentleman | Jack Nicholson Reds | Louis Gossett Jr. An Officer and a Gentleman | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange Tootsie | Rohini Hattangadi Gandhi Maureen Stapleton Reds | Jessica Lange Tootsie | |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | John Briley Gandhi | Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart Missing | Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart Missing | |
| Best Screenplay, Original | John Briley Gandhi | |||
| Best Original Score | John Williams E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | John Williams E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse Victor/Victoria | ||
| Best Original Song | "Up Where We Belong" An Officer and a Gentleman | "Another Brick in the Wall" Pink Floyd – The Wall | "Up Where We Belong" An Officer and a Gentleman | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Gandhi | Christ Stopped at Eboli | Begin the Beguine | |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Missing, directed by Costa-Gavras, United States
- Yol (The Way), directed by Yılmaz Güney, Turkey
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- The State of Things (Der Stand der Dinge), directed by Wim Wenders, W. Germany / Portugal / US
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (Veronika Voss), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, W. Germany
1982 films
By country/region
- List of American films of 1982
- List of Argentine films of 1982
- List of Australian films of 1982
- List of Bangladeshi films of 1982
- List of British films of 1982
- List of Canadian films of 1982
- List of French films of 1982
- List of Hong Kong films of 1982
- List of Indian films of 1982
- List of Hindi films of 1982
- List of Kannada films of 1982
- List of Malayalam films of 1982
- List of Marathi films of 1982
- List of Tamil films of 1982
- List of Telugu films of 1982
- List of Japanese films of 1982
- List of Mexican films of 1982
- List of Pakistani films of 1982
- List of South Korean films of 1982
- List of Soviet films of 1982
- List of Spanish films of 1982
By genre/medium
- List of action films of 1982
- List of animated feature films of 1982
- List of avant-garde films of 1982
- List of comedy films of 1982
- List of drama films of 1982
- List of horror films of 1982
- List of science fiction films of 1982
- List of thriller films of 1982
- List of western films of 1982
Births
- January 4 - Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress
- January 6
- Misha Omar, Malaysian actress and singer
- Eddie Redmayne, English actor
- January 7 – Lauren Cohan, British-American actress
- January 8 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
- January 10
- Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (d. 2002)
- Misato Fukuen, Japanese voice actress
- January 11
- Blake Heron, American actor (d. 2017)
- Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
- January 13 - Ruth Wilson, English actress
- January 16 – Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Danish actress
- January 18 - Joanna Newsom, American singer-songwriter and actress
- January 19
- Tom Lorcan, English actor
- Simone Missick, American actress
- Jodie Sweetin, American actress
- January 23 - Geoffrey Wigdor, American actor
- January 24 – Daveed Diggs, American actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and film producer
- January 25 - John Behlmann, American actor
- January 28 – Mirtel Pohla, Estonian actress
- February 1 - Daisy Betts, Australian actress
- February 3 – Bridget Regan, American actress
- February 5 – Yū Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
- February 6 – Alice Eve, English actress
- February 7 – Cory Doran, Canadian voice actor and director
- February 8 – Danny Tamberelli, American actor
- February 10 – Yoshimasa Hosoya, Japanese voice actor
- February 11 – Natalie Dormer, English actress
- February 12 – Carter Hayden, Canadian actor and voice actor
- February 15 – Nesreen Tafesh, Syrian-Palestinian-Algerian actress and singer
- February 22
- Buğra Gülsoy, Turkish actor and director
- Dichen Lachman, Australian actress and producer
- February 23 – Adam Hann-Byrd, American actor and screenwriter
- February 24 – Fala Chen, Hong Kong actress
- March 1 – Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress
- March 2 – Pilou Asbæk, Danish actor
- March 3 – Jessica Biel, American actress
- March 7 – Nora Danish, Malaysian actress
- March 8 – Marjorie Estiano, Brazilian actress
- March 10
- Shin Koyamada, Japanese actor, producer and martial artist
- Thomas Middleditch, Canadian actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter
- March 11
- Thora Birch, American actress
- Robbie Daymond, American voice actor
- Mircea Monroe, American actress and model
- March 12
- Lili Bordán, Hungarian-American actress
- Samm Levine, American comedian and actor
- Luis Gerardo Méndez, Mexican actor and producer
- March 14 – Kate Maberly, English actress, director, writer, producer and musician
- March 15
- Tom Budge, Australian actor
- Patricia Summersett, Canadian actress
- March 16 – Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian actress
- March 18 – Adam Pally, American actor, comedian, writer and producer
- March 20
- Nick Blood, English actor
- Erica Luttrell, Canadian actress
- March 21 - Santino Fontana, American actor and singer
- March 22 – Constance Wu, American actress
- March 23 - Nicolas Wright, Canadian actor and writer
- March 24 – Kenichirou Ohashi, Japanese voice actor
- March 25
- Sean Faris, American actor and model
- Rory Markham, American mixed martial artist and actor
- Jenny Slate, American actress and comedian
- March 26 - Joe Anderson, English actor and singer
- March 28 - Flula Borg, German actor, musician, comedian, YouTube personality and DJ
- March 31
- Falk Hentschel, German actor and choreographer
- Judi Shekoni, English actress
- Brian Tyree Henry, American actor
- Chloé Zhao, Chinese-American director
- April 1
- Sam Huntington, American actor
- Taran Killam, American actor and comedian
- April 3
- Sofia Boutella, Algerian actress
- Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress
- April 4
- Justin Cook, American voice actor
- Kett Turton, American-born Canadian actor
- April 5 – Hayley Atwell, English-American actress
- April 6 – Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Spanish actor
- April 9 – Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor-comedian
- April 10 – Chyler Leigh, American actress
- April 11 – Remy Ishak, Malaysian actor
- April 14 – Paolla Oliveira, Brazilian actress
- April 15 - Seth Rogen, Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker
- April 16 - Gina Carano, American actress
- April 19
- Marta Milans, Spanish-American actress
- Cassandra Lee Morris, American voice actress
- Ignacio Serricchio, Argentine-born American actor
- Ali Wong, Vietnamese-Chinese-American stand-up comedian, actress and writer
- Blitz the Ambassador, Ghanaian filmmaker, author, visual artist, rapper
- April 22
- Cassidy Freeman, American actress and musician
- Noriko Shitaya, Japanese voice actress
- April 24 – Kelly Clarkson, American singer, songwriter and actress
- April 25 – Josh Kelly, American actor
- April 26 – Cedric Sanders, American actor
- April 28 – Harry Shum Jr., Costa Rican-American actor, singer and dancer
- April 30
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress
- Joseph Perrino, American actor
- Drew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer
- May 1 – Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish actor
- May 3 – Rebecca Hall, English-American actress
- May 8 – Christina Cole, English actress
- May 11
- Jonathan Jackson, American actor
- Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician (d. 2013)
- May 14
- Anjelah Johnson, American actress and comedian
- Jessica Raine, English actress
- May 15 - Alexandra Breckenridge, American actress
- May 16 - Tiya Sircar, American actress
- May 20 – Donald Reignoux, French voice actor
- May 24 – Chaunté Wayans, American actress, comedian, writer and editor
- May 25 – Fryda Wolff, American voice actress
- May 28 – Alexa Davalos, American actress
- May 29 – Anita Briem, Icelandic actress
- May 31
- Lee Majdoub, Canadian actor
- Jonathan Tucker, American actor
- June 2 – Jewel Staite, Canadian actress
- June 4 – MC Jin, American rapper, actor and comedian of Chinese descent
- June 5 – Yoo In-na, South Korean actress
- June 7 - Amy Nuttall, English actress and singer
- June 8 – Josh Pence, American actor
- June 16
- Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
- Jodi Sta. Maria, Filipina actress
- June 17
- Arthur Darvill, English actor and musician
- Ursula Ratasepp, Estonian actress
- Jodie Whittaker, English actress
- June 19 – Gabriella Wright, English actress
- June 21
- Benjamin Walker, American actor
- Jussie Smollett, American actor
- June 22 – Mati Diop, French-Senegalese actress and director
- June 24
- Laura Donnelly, Northern Irish actress
- Sarai Givaty, Israeli actress and singer-songwriter
- Lotte Verbeek, Dutch actress
- June 27
- Polo Ravales, Filipino actor and model
- Takeru Shibaki, Japanese actor
- June 28 – Grazi Massafera, Brazilian actress
- June 29
- Colin Jost, American actor and comedian
- Matthew Mercer, American voice actor
- Lily Rabe, American actress
- Ott Sepp, Estonian actor
- June 30 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress
- July 1
- Hilarie Burton, American actress
- Fedi Nuril, Indonesian actor
- July 6 - Misty Upham, Native American actress (d. 2014)
- July 8
- Sophia Bush, American actress
- Schuyler Fisk, American singer-songwriter and actress
- July 9 – Toby Kebbell, English actor
- July 13 - Aya Cash, American actress
- July 18 – Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress
- July 19
- Jared Padalecki, American actor
- Derek Wilson, American actor
- July 23
- Zanjoe Marudo, Filipino actor
- Tom Mison, English actor
- Paul Wesley, American actor
- July 24
- Elisabeth Moss, American actress
- Anna Paquin, New Zealand actress
- July 25 – Brad Renfro, American actor (d. 2008)
- July 28 - Tom Pelphrey, American actor
- July 29 - Allison Mack, American actress
- July 30
- Nesrin Cavadzade, Turkish-Azerbaijani actress
- Brandon Scott, American actor and producer
- Martin Starr, American actor
- Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
- August 1 – Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress
- August 6 – Romola Garai, English actress
- August 7 – Abbie Cornish, Australian actress
- August 10 – Devon Aoki, American actress and model
- August 11 - Remi Adeleke, American writer and actor
- August 13 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
- August 16
- Cam Gigandet, American actor
- Todd Haberkorn, American voice actor
- August 19
- Erika Christensen, American actress
- Melissa Fumero, American actress
- August 20
- Meghan Ory, Canadian actress
- Jamil Walker Smith, American actor
- August 21 – Akane Omae, Japanese voice actress
- August 25 – Benjamin Diskin, American voice actor
- August 26
- Nazneen Contractor, Canadian actress
- John Mulaney, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer
- August 28 – LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress
- August 29 – Echo Kellum, American comedian and actor
- September 1 – Zoe Lister-Jones, American actress and filmmaker
- September 3 – Ayumi Fujimura, Japanese voice actress
- September 4
- Shaheizy Sam, Malaysian actor
- Sarah Solemani, English actress and writer
- September 7
- David Dawson, English actor
- Ryoko Shiraishi, Japanese voice actress
- September 10 – Bret Iwan, American voice actor
- September 13
- J. G. Quintel, American animator, television writer and voice actor
- September 15 – Evan Goldberg, Canadian filmmaker and comedian
- September 19 – Columbus Short, American actor and dancer
- September 20
- JJ Jia, Hong Kong actress
- Hu Ge, Chinese actor
- September 22
- Katie Lowes, American actress
- Billie Piper, English singer and actress
- September 23 - Alyssa Sutherland, Australian actress
- September 25 – Charlene Amoia, American actress
- September 27 – Anna Camp, American actress and singer
- September 28 – Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor
- September 29 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss, American dancer, choreographer, and actor (d. 2022)
- September 30
- Lacey Chabert, American actress
- Kieran Culkin, American actor
- October 1 – Olga Fonda, Russian-American actress
- October 2 - Amanda Hale, English actress
- October 3 – Erik von Detten, former American actor
- October 10 – Dan Stevens, British actor
- October 13 – Jo Yoon-hee, South Korean actress and model
- October 15
- Imran Abbas, Pakistani actor and model
- Jessica Rey, American actress
- Lane Toran, American actor, voice actor, musician and songwriter
- October 23 – Bradley Pierce, American actor
- October 27
- Patrick Fugit, American actor
- Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer
- October 28 – Matt Smith, English actor
- October 29 – Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress and former professional model
- October 30 – Clémence Poésy, French actress and model
- October 31 – Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor
- November 2 – Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress and singer
- November 4 – Travis Van Winkle, American actor
- November 10 – Heather Matarazzo, American actress
- November 11 – Fayssal Bazzi, Australian actor
- November 12 – Anne Hathaway, American actress
- November 14 - Laura Ramsey, American actress
- November 15 – Yaya DaCosta, American actress
- November 18
- Akeno Watanabe, Japanese voice actress
- Damon Wayans Jr., American actor, comedian and writer
- November 21 – Ryan Carnes, American actor
- November 22 – Fiona Glascott, Irish actress
- November 24 – Joey Ansah, British actor, director and martial artist
- November 25 – Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Mexican-American actress
- November 28
- Malcolm Goodwin, American actor
- Alan Ritchson, American actor, filmmaker and singer
- November 29
- Gemma Chan, English actress
- Lucas Black, American actor
- Eddie Spears, Indigenous American actor
- November 30 – Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
- December 1
- Riz Ahmed, British actor and rapper
- Jonny Cruz, American actor, scriptwriter, producer, filmmaker and musician
- December 3
- Jaycee Chan, American-born Hong Kong actor and singer
- Dascha Polanco, Dominican-American actress
- December 5 – Gabriel Luna, American actor and producer
- December 7
- Jack Huston, British actor
- Jesse Johnson, American actor
- December 8
- Nicki Minaj, American rapper
- Hannah Ware, English actress
- December 12 – Ai Kato, Japanese actress
- December 14 - Jesse Garcia, American actor
- December 15
- Charlie Cox, English actor
- George O. Gore II, American actor
- December 16 – Justin Mentell, American actor (d. 2010)
- December 21 – Alexia Barlier, French actress
- December 22 – Alinne Moraes, Brazilian actress
- December 24
- Robert Schwartzman, American actor, screenwriter, director, and musician
- Tetsuya Kakihara, Japanese voice actor
- December 28 – Beau Garrett, American actress and model
- December 29 – Alison Brie, American actress
- December 30 – Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
Deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | Victor Buono | 43 | US | Actor |
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| 1 | Margot Grahame | 70 | UK | Actress |
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| 4 | Kathryn Scola | 90 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 5 | Hans Conried | 64 | US | Actor |
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| 5 | Harvey Lembeck | 58 | US | Actor |
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| 8 | Reta Shaw | 69 | US | Actress |
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| 8 | Grégoire Aslan | 73 | Switzerland | Actor |
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| 10 | Paul Lynde | 55 | US | Actor |
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| 30 | Stanley Holloway | 91 | UK | Actor |
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| February | 5 | Dolores Moran | 58 | US | Actress |
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| 11 | Eleanor Powell | 69 | US | Actress, Dancer |
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| 11 | Takashi Shimura | 76 | Japan | Actor |
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| 12 | Victor Jory | 79 | Canada | Actor |
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| 14 | Antonio Casas | 70 | Spain | Actor |
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| 17 | Lee Strasberg | 80 | US | Actor |
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| 18 | Tina Carver | 59 | US | Actress |
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| 22 | John Carter | 74 | US | Sound Engineer |
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| 24 | Virginia Bruce | 71 | US | Actress |
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| March | 5 | John Belushi | 33 | US | Actor |
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| 5 | Burton Miller | 57 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 5 | Giuseppe Porelli | 84 | Italy | Actor |
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| 6 | Ayn Rand | 77 | Russia | Screenwriter |
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| 8 | Walter Plunkett | 79 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 19 | Alan Badel | 58 | UK | Actor |
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| 21 | Harry H. Corbett | 57 | UK | Actor |
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| 22 | Harold Goldblatt | 82 | UK | Actor |
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| 26 | Sam Kydd | 67 | UK | Actor |
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| 27 | Betty Schade | 87 | US | Actress |
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| 29 | Rudy Bond | 69 | US | Actor |
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| April | 1 | Stephen Chase | 79 | US | Actor |
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| 3 | Warren Oates | 53 | US | Actor |
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| 7 | Brenda Benet | 36 | US | Actress |
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| 12 | Lenny Baker | 37 | US | Actor |
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| 15 | Arthur Lowe | 66 | UK | Actor |
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| 21 | Joe Sawyer | 75 | Canada | Actor |
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| 22 | Stanley Roberts | 65 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 25 | W. R. Burnett | 82 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 25 | Don Wilson | 81 | US | Actor |
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| 26 | Celia Johnson | 73 | UK | Actress |
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| 27 | George Dunn | 67 | US | Actor |
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| 27 | Tom Tully | 73 | US | Actor |
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| May | 1 | Margaret Sheridan | 55 | US | Actress |
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| 2 | Helmut Dantine | 63 | Austria | Actor |
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| 2 | Hugh Marlowe | 71 | US | Actor |
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| 2 | Wini Shaw | 75 | US | Actress, Singer |
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| 14 | Hugh Beaumont | 73 | US | Actor |
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| 16 | Sidney Hickox | 86 | US | Cinematographer |
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| 16 | Leigh Snowden | 52 | US | Actress |
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| 29 | Romy Schneider | 43 | Germany | Actress |
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| June | 10 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 37 | Germany | Screenwriter, Director, Actor |
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| 16 | Gwen Wakeling | 81 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 18 | Curd Jürgens | 66 | Germany | Actor, Director |
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| 21 | Cotton Warburton | 70 | US | Film Editor |
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| 29 | Michael Brennan | 69 | UK | Actor |
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| 29 | Henry King | 96 | US | Director, Producer |
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| July | 8 | Isa Miranda | 73 | Italy | Actress |
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| 12 | Kenneth More | 67 | UK | Actor |
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| 16 | Patrick Dewaere | 35 | France | Actor, Screenwriter, Director |
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| 18 | John Maxwell | 64 | US | Actor |
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| 19 | John Harvey | 70 | UK | Actor |
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| 23 | Vic Morrow | 53 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Harold Sakata | 62 | US | Actor |
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| August | 2 | Cathleen Nesbitt | 93 | UK | Actress |
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| 7 | Jill Banner | 35 | US | Actress |
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| 10 | William Henry | 67 | US | Actor |
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| 10 | José Nieto | 80 | Spain | Actor |
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| 11 | Folmar Blangsted | 77 | Denmark | Film Editor |
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| 11 | Tom Drake | 64 | US | Actor |
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| 12 | Henry Fonda | 77 | US | Actor |
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| 13 | Joe E. Ross | 68 | US | Actor |
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| 13 | Charles Walters | 70 | US | Director |
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| 14 | Kanhaiyalal | 71-72 | India | Actor |
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| 14 | Patrick Magee | 58 | Ireland | Actor |
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| 19 | Russell Waters | 74 | UK | Actor |
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| 20 | Ulla Jacobsson | 53 | Sweden | Actress |
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| 20 | Edward Ludwig | 82 | Russia | Director |
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| 22 | John Boxer | 73 | UK | Actor |
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| 29 | Ingrid Bergman | 67 | Sweden | Actress |
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| September | 2 | Jay Novello | 78 | US | Actor |
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| 5 | Richard Lane | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 13 | Philip Ober | 80 | US | Actor |
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| 14 | Grace Kelly | 52 | US | Actress |
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| 15 | Rolfe Sedan | 86 | US | Actor |
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| 24 | Sarah Churchill | 67 | UK | Actress |
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| 28 | Mabel Albertson | 81 | US | Actress |
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| 28 | Seth Banks | 66 | US | Costume Designer |
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| October | 3 | Vivien Merchant | 53 | UK | Actress |
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| 5 | Joseph Hurley | 68 | US | Art Director |
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| 8 | Fernando Lamas | 67 | Argentina | Actor, Director |
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| 12 | John Brahm | 89 | Germany | Director |
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| 12 | Howard Sackler | 52 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 26 | Valerio Zurlini | 56 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter |
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| November | 1 | King Vidor | 88 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
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| 1 | James Broderick | 55 | US | Actor |
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| 4 | Dominique Dunne | 22 | US | Actress | Poltergeist | |
| 4 | Jacques Tati | 75 | France | Actor, Screenwriter, Director |
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| 7 | Elio Petri | 53 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 17 | Ruth Donnelly | 86 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | William P. McGivern | 63 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 21 | Lee Patrick | 80 | US | Actress |
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| 26 | Robert Coote | 73 | UK | Actor |
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| 26 | Dan Tobin | 72 | US | Actor |
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| 27 | Steve Gordon | 44 | US | Screenwriter, Director |
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| 30 | Verna Fields | 64 | US | Film Editor |
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| December | 2 | Marty Feldman | 48 | UK | Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
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| 10 | Roy Webb | 94 | US | Composer |
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| 21 | Gladys Henson | 83 | Ireland | Actress |
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| 22 | Jack Webb | 62 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Sol C. Siegel | 79 | US | Producer |
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Film debuts
- Caroline Aaron – Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
- Pamela Adlon – Grease 2
- Antonio Banderas – Labyrinth of Passion
- Christine Baranski – Soup for One
- Frances Barber – The Missionary
- Michael Bowen – Forbidden World
- Nicolas Cage – Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Billy Campbell – How Sleep the Brave
- Peter Capaldi – Living Apart Together
- Glenn Close – The World According to Garp
- Maryam d'Abo – Xtro
- Tim Daly – Diner
- Geena Davis – Tootsie
- Rebecca De Mornay – One from the Heart
- Christine Ebersole – Tootsie
- Erika Eleniak – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- David Faustino – Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures
- Miguel Ferrer – Truckin' Buddy McCoy
- Whoopi Goldberg – Citizen
- Hugh Grant – Privileged
- Anthony Michael Hall – Six Pack
- Paul Herman – Dear Mr. Wonderful
- C. Thomas Howell – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Alex Hyde-White – The Toy
- Željko Ivanek – The Soldier
- Luz María Jerez – Sorceress
- Angelina Jolie – Lookin' to Get Out
- Claudia Karvan – Going Down
- Tchéky Karyo – The Return of Martin Guerre
- Kevin Kline – Sophie's Choice
- Andy Lau – Once Upon a Rainbow
- Joey Lawrence – Hit and Run
- Jet Li – Shaolin Temple
- Vincent Lindon – Guy de Maupassant
- Diego Luna – Antonieta
- Amy Madigan – Love Child
- Michael Madsen – Against All Hope
- Wendie Malick – A Little Sex
- Ian McElhinney – Angel
- Ian McNeice – Voice Over
- Michael Milhoan – The Beach Girls
- Esai Morales – Forty Deuce
- Bill Moseley – Endangered Species
- Eddie Murphy – 48 Hrs.
- Gary Oldman – Remembrance
- Ed O'Ross – Dear Mr. Wonderful
- Barry Otto – Norman Loves Rose
- Rick Overton – Young Doctors in Love
- Rob Paulsen – Tron
- Larry Pine – I, the Jury
- Paul Reiser – Diner
- Molly Ringwald – Tempest
- Scott Rudin (producer) – I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
- James Russo – A Stranger Is Watching
- William Sadler – Hanky Panky
- Meredith Salenger – Annie
- Miguel Sandoval – Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
- Greta Scacchi – Second Sight
- Jackie Shroff – Swami Dada
- Shawnee Smith – Annie
- Bill Smitrovich – A Little Sex
- Beau Starr – Hanky Panky
- Eric Stoltz – Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Fred Tatasciore – Dragon Lord
- Ulrich Tukur – Die Weiße Rose
- Tom Virtue – Tex
- Wil Wheaton – The Secret of NIMH
- Forest Whitaker – Tag: The Assassination Game
- James Wilby – Privileged
- Mark Williams – Privileged
- Victor Wong – Nightsongs
- Philip Zandén – Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry
- Hans Zimmer (film composer) – Moonlighting
- Chuck Zito – Dead Ringer
- Daphne Zuniga – The Dorm That Dripped Blood
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