2005 was a significant year in film.
See also: List of 2005 box office number-one films in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States
| Month |
Day |
Event |
| January |
6 |
The Directors Guild of America nominates directors Martin Scorsese (The Aviator), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) and Alexander Payne (Sideways) for its Directors Guild Awards. |
| 8 |
The National Society of Film Critics awards go to Million Dollar Baby (film), Zhang Yimou (director, for: House of Flying Daggers), Imelda Staunton and Hilary Swank (tied for best actress), Jamie Foxx (actor), Thomas Haden Church (supporting actor) and Virginia Madsen (supporting actress). |
| 9 |
The People's Choice Awards go to Fahrenheit 9/11 (favorite motion picture), Passion of the Christ for favorite drama, and Shrek 2 (favorite comedy, animated film, sequel, animated character: Eddie Murphy as "donkey", and movie villain: Jennifer Saunders as "Fairy Godmother"). |
| 16 |
Golden Globes awards film winners included three for The Aviator (Picture-Drama, Actor and Score), two for Sideways (Picture-comedy and Screenplay), two for Million Dollar Baby (Director and Actress), and two for Closer (Supporting Actor and Supporting actress for Clive Owen and Natalie Portman). |
| 22 |
The Producers Guild of America picks The Aviator as its choice for best picture of 2004. |
| 24 |
The Golden Raspberry Awards picks for worst film achievement in 2004 had Catwoman leading with seven nominations, Alexander, Fahrenheit 9/11 and White Chicks each with five and four nominations for Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. |
| 25 |
The Academy Awards picks for best film achievement in 2004 had The Aviator leading nominations with 11, followed by Million Dollar Baby and Finding Neverland with seven, Ray with six, and Sideways with five. |
| February |
2 |
Pierce Brosnan officially announces that he will be resigning from the role of James Bond. Brosnan last appeared as Bond in Die Another Day (2002). |
| 12 |
BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Imelda Staunton, Best Actress, Jamie Foxx, Best Actor and The Aviator, Best Film. |
| 26 |
Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11 dominate the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards each. Four special awards were also handed out to commemorate the Razzies' 25th anniversary. Arnold Schwarzenegger was named the biggest loser of the previous 25 years, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, and From Justin to Kelly collected the worst film awards. |
| 27 |
77th Academy Awards: Million Dollar Baby wins the awards for Best Picture and Best Director. |
| May |
20 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with $50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging out Spider-Man 2's top opening day record of $40.4 million and Shrek 2's top single day record of $44.8 million. |
| 22 |
The Golden Palm in the 58th Edition of the Cannes Film Festival is awarded to L'enfant, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The Grand Prix is awarded to Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, while the prize for best director is awarded to Michael Haneke for Caché. |
| June |
21 |
The American Film Institute holds its 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The greatest movie quote is "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from Gone with the Wind. |
| August |
11 |
Roger Ebert publishes the list of his most hated films, distilled down from reviews he has written which date back to the 1960s. The list includes 2005 releases such as Constantine, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and A Lot Like Love. |
| October |
14 |
It is announced that Daniel Craig will be the new James Bond in the forthcoming Casino Royale. |
| December |
10 |
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Vera Farmiga for Down to the Bone. |
| 11 |
The Boston Society of Film Critics gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line. |
| The American Film Institute gives its picks for the ten most outstanding motion pictures of 2005, which are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Good Night, and Good Luck., A History of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid and the Whale, and Syriana. |
| 12 |
The New York Film Critics Circle gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture, best director for Ang Lee and best actor for Heath Ledger. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line. |
| 13 |
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominations for the Golden Globe Awards included Brokeback Mountain, The Constant Gardener, Good Night, and Good Luck, A History of Violence, and Match Point for best drama film. |
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
A
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1 |
Sin City |
Dimension Films |
Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Jaime King, Rutger Hauer |
| 6 |
Sahara |
Paramount Pictures |
Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz |
| 8 |
Fever Pitch |
20th Century Fox |
Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon |
| The Interpreter |
Universal Studios |
Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener |
| 15 |
The Amityville Horror |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Rachel Nichols |
| 21 |
A Lot Like Love |
Touchstone Pictures |
Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Kal Penn |
| 22 |
King's Ransom |
New Line Cinema |
Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Regina Hall |
| 27 |
xXx: State of the Union |
Revolution Studios |
Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe |
| 28 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Touchstone Pictures |
Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def |
M
A
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6 |
Kingdom of Heaven |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., Ridley Scott; Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Edward Norton |
| Crash |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Dir., Paul Haggis; Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Brendan Fraser, Ryan Phillippe, Ludacris, Matt Dillon |
| House of Wax |
Warner Bros. |
Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Jared Padalecki |
| 7 |
Mindhunters |
Dimension Films |
Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, LL Cool J |
| 12 |
Monster-in-Law |
New Line Cinema |
Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes |
| 13 |
Kicking & Screaming |
Universal Studios |
Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall |
| 19 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., George Lucas; Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson |
| 25 |
Madagascar |
DreamWorks |
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter |
| Valiant |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Ewan McGregor, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent |
| 27 |
The Longest Yard |
Paramount Pictures |
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds |
J
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1 |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
Warner Bros. |
Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively |
| 3 |
Cinderella Man |
Universal Studios |
Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti |
| Lords of Dogtown |
Columbia Pictures |
Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Johnny Knoxville, Rebecca De Mornay |
| 10 |
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D |
Dimension Films |
Cayden Boyd, Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner |
| The Honeymooners |
Paramount Pictures |
Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, John Leguizamo |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
20th Century Fox |
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn |
| Batman Begins |
Warner Bros. |
Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe, Christopher Nolan (director) |
| 17 |
The Perfect Man |
Universal Studios |
Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear |
| 22 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Cheryl Hines |
| 24 |
Bewitched |
Columbia Pictures |
Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Jason Schwartzman |
| Land of the Dead |
Universal Studios |
Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, George A. Romero (director) |
| 28 |
War of the Worlds |
Paramount Pictures |
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg (director) |
| 29 |
Fantastic Four |
20th Century Fox |
Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon |
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
J
U
L
Y |
1 |
Rebound |
20th Century Fox |
Martin Lawrence, Breckin Meyer |
| 8 |
Dark Water |
Buena Vista Distribution |
Jennifer Connelly |
| 15 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Tim Burton; Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, David Kelly, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee |
| Wedding Crashers |
New Line Cinema |
Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken |
| 20 |
The Island |
DreamWorks |
Dir., Michael Bay; Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean |
| 22 |
Bad News Bears |
Paramount Pictures |
Billy Bob Thornton |
| The Devil's Rejects |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Dir., Rob Zombie |
| Hustle & Flow |
Paramount Pictures |
Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning |
| 27 |
Stealth |
Columbia Pictures |
Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx |
| 29 |
Must Love Dogs |
Warner Bros. |
Diane Lane, Dermot Mulroney, John Cusack |
| The Skeleton Key |
Universal Studios |
Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Gena Rowlands |
| Sky High |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Lynda Carter, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bruce Campbell, Cloris Leachman, Kevin McDonald |
A
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3 |
Transporter 2 |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., Louis Leterrier; Jason Statham, François Berléand, Amber Valletta |
| 5 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
Warner Bros. |
Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson |
| Bailey's Billion$ |
Echo Bridge Entertainment |
Dean Cain, Laurie Holden, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Curry, Jon Lovitz, Max Baker |
| 10 |
The Great Raid |
Miramax Films |
Benjamin Bratt, James Franco |
| 12 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo |
Columbia Pictures |
Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin |
| Four Brothers |
Paramount Pictures |
Mark Wahlberg, André 3000, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund |
| 17 |
Supercross |
20th Century Fox |
Daryl Hannah, Mike Vogel, Robert Patrick |
| 19 |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin |
Universal Studios |
Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd |
| Red Eye |
Dreamworks |
Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy |
| 26 |
The Brothers Grimm |
Dimension Films |
Dir., Terry Gilliam; Matt Damon, Heath Ledger |
| The Cave |
Screen Gems |
Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian |
| A Sound of Thunder |
Warner Brothers |
Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Edward Burns |
| Undiscovered |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Ashlee Simpson, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon |
| 31 |
The Constant Gardener |
Focus Features |
Dir., Fernando Meirelles; Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz |
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
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2 |
Underclassman |
Miramax Films |
Nick Cannon, Cheech Marin, Roselyn Sanchez |
| 9 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose |
Screen Gems |
Tom Wilkinson, Laura Linney, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter |
| The Man |
New Line Cinema |
Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy |
| An Unfinished Life |
Miramax Films |
Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez |
| 16 |
Corpse Bride |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Tim Burton; Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Albert Finney, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Christopher Lee, Jane Horrocks |
| Cry Wolf |
Rogue Pictures |
Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki |
| Good Night, and Good Luck |
Warner Independent Pictures |
George Clooney, David Strathairn, Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Frank Langella |
| Just Like Heaven |
Dreamworks |
Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder |
| Lord of War |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Monica Bellucci, Bridget Moynahan, Jeffrey Wright |
| Pride and Prejudice |
Focus Features |
Dir., Joe Wright; Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland |
| Wolf Creek |
The Weinstein Company |
John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath |
| 22 |
Flightplan |
Touchstone Pictures |
Jodie Foster, Sean Bean, Peter Sarsgaard, Marlene Lawston |
| 23 |
Dirty Love |
First Look Pictures |
Jenny McCarthy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra, Kam Heskin, Victor Webster |
| A History of Violence |
New Line Cinema |
Dir., David Cronenberg; Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Maria Bello |
| Oliver Twist |
R.P. Productions |
Dir., Roman Polanski; Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman |
| Roll Bounce |
Fox Searchlight |
Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Meagan Good |
| 29 |
Serenity |
Universal Studios |
Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Adam Baldwin |
| 30 |
Capote |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener |
| The Greatest Game Ever Played |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Bill Paxton; Shia LaBeouf |
| Into the Blue |
Columbia Pictures |
Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Ashley Scott |
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
O
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7 |
In Her Shoes |
20th Century Fox |
Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
DreamWorks |
Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Liz Smith |
| The Gospel |
Screen Gems |
Boris Kodjoe, Clifton Powell, Yolanda Adams |
| Two for the Money |
Universal Studios |
Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo |
| Waiting... |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long |
| 14 |
Domino |
New Line Cinema |
Keira Knightley, Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke |
| Elizabethtown |
Paramount Pictures |
Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom, Susan Sarandon |
| The Fog |
Revolution Studios |
Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair |
| 20 |
Doom |
Universal Studios |
Karl Urban, The Rock, Rosamund Pike |
| 21 |
Dreamer |
DreamWorks |
Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson |
| Kids in America |
Slowhand Cinema |
Gregory Smith |
| North Country |
Warner Bros. |
Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand |
| Stay |
20th Century Fox |
Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling |
| 24 |
The Legend of Zorro |
Columbia Pictures |
Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
| 28 |
Prime |
Universal Studios |
Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman |
| Saw II |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Donnie Wahlberg |
| The Weather Man |
Paramount Pictures |
Nicolas Cage, Hope Davis, Michael Caine |
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3 |
Chicken Little |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Steve Zahn, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara |
| 4 |
Jarhead |
Universal Studios |
Dir., Sam Mendes; Jake Gyllenhaal, Lucas Black, Jamie Foxx |
| 6 |
Zathura |
Columbia Pictures |
Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins, Kristen Stewart |
| 9 |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' |
Paramount Pictures |
Joy Bryant, Terrence Howard |
| 11 |
Derailed |
The Weinstein Company |
Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen |
| 16 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Warner Bros. |
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Miranda Richardson, Timothy Spall |
| The Matador |
The Weinstein Company |
Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis |
| 18 |
Walk the Line |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., James Mangold; Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon |
| 23 |
The Ice Harvest |
Focus Features |
John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen |
| In the Mix |
Lions Gate Entertainment |
Usher, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Chazz Palminteri |
| Just Friends |
New Line Cinema |
Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein |
| Rent |
Revolution Studios |
Dir., Chris Columbus; Anthony Rapp, Rosario Dawson |
| Syriana |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Stephen Gaghan; George Clooney, Michelle Monaghan, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper |
| Yours, Mine and Ours |
Paramount Pictures |
Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Linda Hunt, Drake Bell, Danielle Panabaker |
D
E
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M
B
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1 |
Æon Flux |
Paramount Pictures |
Dir., Karyn Kusama; Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas |
| 2 |
Transamerica |
The Weinstein Company |
Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers |
| 7 |
The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media |
William Mosely, Anna Popplewell, Skander Keynes, Georgie Henley, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, Dawn French |
| 9 |
Brokeback Mountain |
Focus Features |
Dir., Ang Lee; Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid |
| Memoirs of a Geisha |
Columbia Pictures |
Dir. Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li |
| 12 |
King Kong |
Universal Studios |
Dir., Peter Jackson; Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis |
| 14 |
The Family Stone |
20th Century Fox |
Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker |
| 16 |
The Producers |
Universal Studios |
Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman |
| 21 |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 |
20th Century Fox |
Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Eugene Levy, Carmen Electra, Jaime King, Taylor Lautner |
| Fun with Dick and Jane |
Columbia Pictures |
Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin |
| 22 |
Rumor Has It… |
Warner Bros. |
Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo |
| 23 |
Munich |
DreamWorks |
Dir., Steven Spielberg; Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds |
| The Ringer |
Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl |
| 25 |
Casanova |
Touchstone Pictures |
Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons |
| The New World |
New Line Cinema |
Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer |
| Month |
Date |
Name |
Age |
Country |
Profession |
Notable films |
| January |
9 |
Gonzalo Gavira |
79 |
Mexico |
Sound Technician |
The Exorcist • The Towering Inferno • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| 11 |
Thelma White |
94 |
USA |
Actress |
Reefer Madness • The Moon's Our Home • Two in the Dark |
| 12 |
Amrish Puri |
72 |
India |
Actor |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom • Gandhi |
| 15 |
Ruth Warrick |
88 |
USA |
Actress |
Citizen Kane • The Great Bank Robbery • Mr. Winkle Goes to War |
| 15 |
Dan Lee |
35 |
Canada |
Animator |
Finding Nemo • A Bug's Life • Monsters, Inc. • Ratatouille |
| 17 |
Virginia Mayo |
84 |
USA |
Actress |
White Heat • The Princess and the Pirate • The Silver Chalice • Jet Over the Atlantic • Jack London |
| 21 |
Steve Susskind |
62 |
USA |
Actor |
Monsters Inc. • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier • The Emperor's New Groove • Friday the 13th Part III • Osmosis Jones |
| 22 |
Patsy Rowlands |
74 |
UK |
Actress |
Tom Jones • A Stitch in Time • Carry On Again Doctor • Jet Over the Atlantic • Jack London |
| February |
1 |
John Vernon |
72 |
Canada |
Actor |
Dirty Harry • Ernest Goes to Camp • Animal House • The Outlaw Josey Wales • Delgo |
| 4 |
Ossie Davis |
87 |
USA |
Actor |
Do the Right Thing • Dinosaur • Bubba Ho-tep • Dr. Dolittle • The Client |
| 10 |
Arthur Miller |
89 |
USA |
Screenwriter |
The Crucible • The Misfits • Everybody Wins |
| 12 |
Brian Kelly |
73 |
USA |
Actor |
Around the World Under the Sea |
| 14 |
Otto Plaschkes |
75 |
Austria |
Producer |
Georgy Girl • Hopscotch • The Holcroft Covenant • Galileo • The Sailor's Return |
| 16 |
Nicole DeHuff |
30 |
USA |
Actress |
Meet the Parents • Suspect Zero • Unbeatable Harold |
| 17 |
Peter Foy |
79 |
UK |
Special Effects Artist |
The Wiz • Fantastic Voyage |
| 17 |
Dan O'Herlihy |
85 |
Ireland |
Actor |
RoboCop • Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Robinson Crusoe • The Last Starfighter • MacArthur |
| 26 |
Sandra Dee |
62 |
USA |
Actress |
Gidget • Imitation of Life • If a Man Answers • The Dunwich Horror |
| March |
3 |
Guylaine St-Onge |
39 |
USA |
Actress |
Angel Eyes • Highwaymen • No Exit |
| 5 |
Morris Engel |
84 |
USA |
Director, Cinematographer |
The Little Fugitive • Weddings and Babies • Lovers and Lollipops |
| 6 |
Teresa Wright |
86 |
USA |
Actress |
The Pride of the Yankees • Mrs Miniver • The Little Foxes • The Best Years of Our Lives • The Rainmaker • Shadow of a Doubt • Casanova Brown |
| 7 |
John Box |
85 |
UK |
Production Designer, Art Director |
Lawrence of Arabia • Doctor Zhivago • Oliver! • A Man for All Seasons • The Great Gatsby • A Passage to India • Rollerball • First Knight |
| 7 |
Debra Hill |
54 |
USA |
Screenwriter, Producer, Actress |
Halloween • The Fog • Escape from New York • The Fisher King • Clue • World Trade Center • Heartreak Hotel • The Dead Zone • Adventures in Babysitting • Big Top Pee-wee |
| 9 |
Sheila Gish |
62 |
UK |
Actress |
Highlander • Mansfield Par |
| 21 |
Barney Martin |
82 |
USA |
Actor |
Arthur • The Producers • Charly |
| 29 |
Mitch Hedberg |
37 |
USA |
Actor |
Almost Famous • Lords of Dogtown |
| April |
5 |
Debralee Scott |
52 |
USA |
Actress |
American Graffiti • Police Academy |
| 11 |
John Bennett |
76 |
UK |
Actor |
Minority Report • The Pianist • The Fifth Element • Watership Down |
| 15 |
Margaretta Scott |
93 |
UK |
Actress |
The Man from Morocco • Calling Paul Temple • Atlantic Ferry • Percy • Girl in the News |
| 16 |
Kay Walsh |
94 |
Latvia |
Actress |
Scrooge • The Rainbow Jacket • Cast a Dark Shadow • In Which We Serve • Oliver Twist • The Magnet |
| 19 |
George P. Cosmatos |
64 |
Italy |
Director |
Tombstone • Rambo: First Blood Part II • Escape to Athena • Cobra • The Cassandra Crossing • Leviathan |
| 19 |
Ruth Hussey |
90 |
USA |
Actress |
The Philadelphia Story • The Great Gatsby • Tennessee Johnson |
| 22 |
Norman Bird |
84 |
UK |
Actor |
The League of Gentlemen • Omen III: The Final Conflict • 80,000 Suspects • Shadowlands |
| 23 |
John Mills |
97 |
UK |
Actor |
Ryan's Daughter • Bean • Goodbye, Mr. Chips • Around the World in Eighty Days • Zulu Dawn • Summer of the Seventeenth Doll • The Parent Trap • The Way to the Stars • Oh! What a Lovely War |
| 26 |
Mason Adams |
86 |
USA |
Actor |
F/X • Houseguest • God Told Me To |
| 26 |
Maria Schell |
79 |
Austria |
Actress |
Superman • Cimarron • Gervaise • The Hanging Tree • The Heart of the Matter |
| May |
5 |
Elizabeth Fraser |
85 |
USA |
Actress |
A Patch of Blue • All My Sons • Shine • Roseanna McCoy • So Big • The Glass Bottom Boat |
| 5 |
June MacCloy |
95 |
USA |
Actress |
June Moon • Go West • Reaching for the Moon |
| 16 |
Joe Grant |
96 |
USA |
Animator, Screenwriter |
Mulan • Dumbo • The Lion King • Tarzan • The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Hercules • Beauty and the Beast • Home on the Range • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Alice in Wonderland |
| 16 |
June Lang |
88 |
UK |
Actress |
Bonnie Scotland • International Settlement • Wee Willie Winkie |
| 17 |
Frank Gorshin |
72 |
USA |
Actor |
12 Monkeys • Batman • Hail Caesar • That Darn Cat! • Goliath Awaits |
| 19 |
Henry Corden |
85 |
Canada |
Actor, Voice of Fred Flintstone |
Modern Problems • Hook, Line and Sinker |
| 20 |
J.D. Cannon |
83 |
USA |
Actor |
Cool Hand Luke • Death Wish II • Raise the Titanic • Scorpio |
| 21 |
Stephen Elliott |
86 |
USA |
Actor |
Beverly Hills Cop • Cutter's Way • Death Wish • The Hindenburg |
| 22 |
Thurl Ravenscroft |
91 |
USA |
Singer, Actor |
Peter Pan • The Hobbit • Mary Poppins • Lady and the Tramp • The Jungle Book • The Aristocats • The Brave Little Toaster • Cinderella • Pinocchio • Bambi |
| 26 |
Eddie Albert |
99 |
USA |
Actor |
The Heartbreak Kid • The Longest Yard • The Concorde ... Airport '79 |
| June |
3 |
Harrison Young |
75 |
USA |
Actor |
Saving Private Ryan • The Game • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang • Taxi Driver • House of 1000 Corpses |
| 4 |
Lorna Thayer |
86 |
USA |
Actor |
Five Easy Pieces • Frankie and Johnny |
| 6 |
Anne Bancroft |
73 |
USA |
Actress |
The Graduate • The Miracle Worker • The Elephant Man • The Pumpkin Eater • Antz • The Turning Point • Dracula: Dead and Loving It • Agnes of God • Heartbreakers • G.I. Jane • Honeymoon in Vegas |
| 8 |
Ed Bishop |
72 |
USA |
Actor |
2001: A Space Odyssey • The Mouse on the Moon • Saturn 3 • Twilight's Last Gleaming |
| 11 |
Ron Randell |
86 |
Australia |
Actor |
The Longest Day • King of Kings • Whity • Bulldog Drummond at Bay • Morning Call |
| 13 |
Jonathan Adams |
69 |
USA |
Actor |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show • Adventures of a Private Eye • Eskimo Nell |
| 13 |
Lane Smith |
69 |
USA |
Actor |
My Cousin Vinny • Network • Red Dawn • The Mighty Ducks • Rooster Cogburn • The Legend of Bagger Vance • The Distinguished Gentleman |
| 24 |
Paul Winchell |
82 |
USA |
Actor, Voice of Tigger |
The Fox and the Hound • Everything's on Ice |
| 25 |
John Fiedler |
50 |
USA |
Actor |
12 Angry Men • True Grit • The Odd Couple • The Cannonball Run • The Great Bank Robbery • The Emperor's New Groove |
| 29 |
Bruce Malmuth |
71 |
USA |
Director, Actor |
Nighthawks • Hard to Kill • The Man Who Wasn't There |
| July |
2 |
Ernest Lehman |
89 |
USA |
Screenwriter |
North by Northwest • The Sound of Music • West Side Story • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? • The King and I • Hello, Dolly! • Sabrina |
| 10 |
Freddy Soto |
35 |
USA |
Actor, Comedian |
Spanglish • Pauly Shore is Dead |
| 11 |
Frances Langford |
92 |
USA |
Actress, Singer |
Yankee Doodle Dandy • The Glenn Miller Story • Hollywood Hotel |
| 12 |
Scott Paul |
24 |
USA |
Actor |
Wyatt Earp |
| 17 |
Gavin Lambert |
80 |
UK |
Screenwriter |
Inside Daisy Clover • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden • Sons and Lovers • Another Sky |
| 19 |
Edward Bunker |
71 |
USA |
Actor |
Reservoir Dogs • Tango & Cash • The Longest Yard |
| 20 |
James Doohan |
85 |
Canada |
Actor |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Loaded Weapon 1 • Bus Riley's Back in Town • Wrath of Khan |
| 22 |
George Wallace |
88 |
USA |
Actor |
Minority Report • Bicentennial Man • Nurse Betty • Forbidden Planet • My Girl 2 |
| 25 |
Ford Rainey |
96 |
USA |
Actor |
White Heat • The Sand Pebbles • Perfect Strangers • Two Rode Together |
| 26 |
Alexander Golitzen |
87 |
Russia |
Art Director |
To Kill a Mockingbird • Spartacus • Airport • Foreign Correspondent • Gambit • Phantom of the Opera • Earthquake |
| 27 |
Tungia Baker |
63 |
New Zealand |
Actress |
The Piano |
| August |
4 |
Ileen Getz |
43 |
USA |
Actress |
Changing Lanes • Celebrity • Friends with Money |
| 8 |
Barbara Bel Geddes |
82 |
USA |
Actress |
Vertigo • Panic in the Streets • Summertree • Blood on the Moon • Fourteen Hours • The Five Pennies |
| 9 |
Dorris Bowdon |
90 |
USA |
Actress |
The Grapes of Wrath • Drums Along the Mohawk • The Moon is Down |
| 9 |
Stanley DeSantis |
51 |
USA |
Actor |
The Aviator • I Am Sam • Boogie Nights • Ed Wood • The Birdcage • Rush Hour • The Fan • Bulworth • The Truth About Cats & Dogs • Head Over Heels |
| 9 |
Matthew McGrory |
32 |
USA |
Actor |
Big Fish • The Devil's Rejects • Bubble Boy • Constantine • Men in Black II |
| 11 |
James Booth |
77 |
UK |
Actor |
Zulu • Keeping Mum • The Jazz Singer • Brannigan • Adam's Woman • Airport '77 |
| 15 |
Herta Ware |
88 |
USA |
Actress |
Cocoon • Cruel Intentions • Practical Magic • Species • Soapdish • 2010 • Critters 2 |
| 16 |
Joe Ranft |
45 |
USA |
Animator, Voice Actor |
Toy Story • Cars • Finding Nemo • The Incredibles • A Bug's Life |
| 23 |
Brock Peters |
78 |
USA |
Actor |
To Kill a Mockingbird • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home • Major Dundee |
| 31 |
Michael Sheard |
67 |
UK |
Actor |
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade • The Riddle of the Sands • Caught on a Train |
| September |
2 |
Bob Denver |
70 |
USA |
Actress |
Take Her, She's Mine • Who's Minding the Mint? • Back to the Beach |
| 12 |
Ronald Leigh-Hunt |
84 |
UK |
Actor |
The Omen • Where the Bullets Fly • Paul Temple Returns • We Joined the Navy • Piccadilly Third Stop |
| 14 |
Robert Wise |
91 |
USA |
Director, Film Editor |
The Sound of Music • West Side Story • The Andromeda Strain • Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Star! |
| 15 |
Sidney Luft |
89 |
USA |
Producer |
A Star is Born • Kilroy Was Here • French Leave |
| 25 |
Don Adams |
82 |
USA |
Actor |
Inspector Gadget • The Nude Bomb |
| October |
2 |
Hamilton Camp |
70 |
UK |
Actor |
The Little Mermaid • Joe Dirt • Doctor Dolittle • Dick Tracy • All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 • City Heat • Meatballs Part II |
| 2 |
Nipsey Russell |
87 |
USA |
Actor |
The Wiz • Car 54, Where Are You? • Wildcats |
| 7 |
Charles Rocket |
56 |
USA |
Actor |
Dumb and Dumber • Dances with Wolves • Hocus Pocus • Titan A.E. • Father's Day |
| 15 |
Mildred Shay |
94 |
USA |
Actress |
Little Shop of Horrors • Death Wish 3 • The Women |
| 16 |
John Larch |
91 |
USA |
Actor |
Dirty Harry • Airplane II: The Sequel • The Amityville Horror • Written on the Wind |
| 23 |
William Hootkins |
57 |
USA |
Actor |
Star Wars • Batman • Raiders of the Lost Ark • A River Runs Through It • Flash Gordon |
| 28 |
Barbara Keogh |
76 |
UK |
Actress |
Jane Eyre • .357 |
| November |
2 |
Jean Carson |
82 |
USA |
Actress |
I Married a Monster from Outer Space • Fun with Dick and Jane |
| 3 |
Geoffrey Keen |
89 |
UK |
Actor |
Doctor Zhivago • Moonraker • The Third Man • Malta Story • Sink the Bismarck! • Born Free |
| 4 |
Sheree North |
85 |
USA |
Actres |
Madigan • Susan's Plan • Charley Varrick • The Lieutenant Wore Skirts |
| 11 |
Keith Andes |
89 |
USA |
Actor |
Tora! Tora! Tora! • Blackbeard the Pirate • Clash by Night • Model for Murder |
| 15 |
Rik Van Nutter |
76 |
USA |
Actor |
Thunderball |
| 20 |
Nora Denney |
78 |
USA |
Actress |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory • Splash • Mr. and Mrs. Bridge |
| 20 |
Harold J. Stone |
94 |
USA |
Actor |
Spartacus • The Wrong Man • Somebody Up There Likes Me • Girl Happy |
| 24 |
Pat Morita |
73 |
USA |
Actor |
The Karate Kid • Mulan • Spy Hard • Honeymoon in Vegas • Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite • The Shakiest Gun in the West • King Cobra |
| 27 |
Marc Lawrence |
95 |
USA |
Actor |
The Man with the Golden Gun • This Gun for Hire • The Asphalt Jungle • Looney Tunes: Back in Action • From Dusk till Dawn • The Shipping News • End of Days • Marathon Man • Helen of Troy • Dillinger |
| 29 |
Macon McCalman |
72 |
USA |
Actor |
Smokey and the Bandit • The Client • Deliverance • Falling Down • Doc Hollywood • Fried Green Tomatoes • Rosewood |
| December |
1 |
Jack Colvin |
71 |
USA |
Actor |
Jeremiah Johnson • Child's Play • The Terminal Man • Rooster Cogburn |
| 4 |
Gregg Hoffman |
42 |
USA |
Producer |
Saw • Dead Silence |
| 7 |
Adrian Biddle |
53 |
UK |
Cinematographer |
Aliens • V for Vendetta • The Princess Bride • Thelma & Louise • Judge Dredd • The Mummy • Willow • Reign of Fire • 101 Dalmatians • Event Horizon • Shanghai Knights • Laws of Attraction |
| 12 |
Robert Newmyer |
49 |
USA |
Producer |
Breach • The Santa Clause 2 • Mindhunters • National Security • The Thing About My Folks |
| 16 |
John Spencer |
58 |
USA |
Actor |
Cop Land • WarGames • The Rock • The Negotiator • Presumed Innocent |
| 20 |
Argentina Brunetti |
98 |
Argentina |
Actress |
It's a Wonderful Life • The Money Trap • Anything Goes |
| 25 |
Roy Stuart |
78 |
USA |
Actor |
The Love God? • Prime Risk • Linda Lovelace for President |
| 26 |
Vincent Schiavelli |
57 |
USA |
Actor |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest • Ghost • Amadeus • Tomorrow Never Dies • Fast Times at Ridgemont High • Batman Returns • The People vs. Larry Flynt • Hey Arnold!: The Movie • Man on the Moon |
| 28 |
Patrick Cranshaw |
86 |
USA |
Actor |
Bonnie and Clyde • Old School • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • Pee-wee's Big Adventure • Best in Show • Herbie: Fully Loaded • Bubble Boy |
| 28 |
Richard De Angelis |
72 |
USA |
Actor |
Chances Are • A Dirty Shame |
