Events in 1938 in animation.

Films released

Events

January

* January 1:

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American a ...

's '' Daffy Duck & Egghead'', starring Daffy Duck and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * January 28: '' Riding the Rails'', starring

Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.Pointer (2017) She originally appeared in the ''Talkartoon'' and ''Betty Boop'' film series, which were produced by Fleischer ...

and produced by

Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios () is an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures, the parent company and the distributor of i ...

, is first released.

February

* February 7:

Bob Clampett Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer. He was best known for his work on the '' Looney Tunes'' animated series from Warner Bros. as well as the television shows '' ...

's ''Breakdowns of 1938'' is made, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, an blooper reel made exclusively for

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califo ...

' personnel and not released theatrically. The film is notable for a scene where

Porky Pig Porky Pig is an animated character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his celebrity, star power, and the animators created ma ...

says "Son of a bitch!". * February 11: Jack King's ''

Self Control Self-control, an aspect of inhibitory control, is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. As an executive function, it is a cognitive process that is necessary for regulating one's b ...

'', starring

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

and produced by

Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fro ...

, is first released. * February 19: **

Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

's ''

Jungle Jitters ''Jungle Jitters'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 19, 1938. Because of the racial stereotypes of black people throughout the short, it prompted United Artists to ...

'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. ** ''The Captain and the Kids'' film series, produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, debuts with their first cartoon ''Cleaning House''. * February 25: ** '' Be Up to Date'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. ** Ben Sharpsteen's ''

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*American Skier *Andrée & Rosenqvist *Bayliner *Beneteau *Boston Whaler *Brunswick Boat Group *Carter Safari 28, Carter Marine *Carver Yach ...

'', starring

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

and

Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled f ...

and produced by

, is first released. * February 26:

's '' What Price Porky'' starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.

March

* March 10: Jack King's ''

Donald's Better Self ''Donald's Better Self'' is a 1938 Disney cartoon featuring Donald Duck. This 8 minute short premiered in March 1938, and it was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Donald is fast asleep in his bed. As he turns in his sleep, his Conscienc ...

'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. **

10th Academy Awards The 10th Academy Awards were held on March 10, 1938 to honor films released in 1937, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California and hosted by Bob Burns. Originally scheduled for March 3, 1938, the ceremony was postponed due to the Los An ...

: ***

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

's ''

The Old Mill ''The Old Mill'' is a 1937 ''Silly Symphonies'' cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Wilfred Jackson, scored by Leigh Harline, and released theatrically to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1937. The film depicts t ...

'' wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. ***

's ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...

'' is nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Original Score The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by t ...

, but loses to ''

One Hundred Men and a Girl ''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (styled 100 Men and a Girl in advertising) is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin and the maestro Leopold Stokowski. Written by Charles Kenyon, Bruce Manning, and ...

''. However, a year later the Academy will give ''Snow White'' eight special Academy Awards. * March 25: ''

Honest Love and True ''Honest Love and True'' is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop and her erstwhile boyfriend Fearless Freddy. This is the last in a series of Betty Boop melodrama spoofs, which also included ''She Wronged Him Righ ...

'', starring

and produced by

, is first released.

April

* April 1:

Burt Gillett Burton F. Gillett (October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971) was a Film director, director of animation, animated films. He is noted for his Silly Symphonies work for Walt Disney Pictures, Disney, particularly the 1932 short film ''Flowers and Tree ...

's ''

Moth and the Flame ''Moth and the Flame'' is a Silly Symphony that was released on April 1, 1938. Plot A group of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up ...

'', produced by

, is first released. * April 15: Jack King's ''

Donald's Nephews ''Donald's Nephews'' (1938) is a Donald Duck animated cartoon which features Donald being visited by his three nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. This cartoon is Huey, Dewey, and Louie's first appearance in animation. Al Taliaferro, the artist f ...

'', produced by

, is first released. It marks the on-screen debut of Huey, Louie and Dewey who had already debuted in

Al Taliaferro Charles Alfred "Al" Taliaferro ( ; August 29, 1905 – February 3, 1969), was an American Disney comics artist who produced Disney comics, Disney comic strips for King Features Syndicate. Taliaferro is best known for his work on the ''Donald Duc ...

's ''

'' comic strip a year earlier. * April 16:

's '' Porky's Five & Ten'', starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * April 22: ''

Out of the Inkwell ''Out of the Inkwell'' is an American major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1918 to 1929. History The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced from 191 ...

'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. * April 23:

's '' The Penguin Parade'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * April 30: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's '' Porky's Hare Hunt'' , starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. In it, Porky hunts a rabbit, who is a prototypical version of

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

May

* May 6: Ben Sharpsteen's '' Mickey's Trailer'', starring

and

and produced by

, is first released. * May 14:

Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director. He was best kn ...

's ''

Now That Summer is Gone ''Now That Summer is Gone'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on May 14, 1938. Plot All the squirrels are busy stockpiling for the forthcoming winter months knowing hard times will ...

'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * May 27: **'' The Swing School'', starring

, produced by

, is first released. ** Graham Heid's ''

Wynken, Blynken and Nod "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. The original title was "Dutch Lullaby". The poem is a fantasy bed-time story about three children sailing a ...

'', produced by

, is first released. * May 28:

's ''

The Isle of Pingo Pongo ''The Isle of Pingo Pongo'' is a 1938 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon supervised by Tex Avery. The short was released on May 28, 1938 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd. This is the first of a series of travelogue spoofs, and the first War ...

'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.

June

* June 11:

Cal Howard Calvin Henry Howard (March 24, 1911 – September 10, 1993) was an American cartoon story artist, animator and director mostly remembered for his work at Walter Lantz Productions and Warner Bros. Cartoons. He was also the voice actor of Gabby Goat ...

and Cal Dalton's '' Katnip Kollege'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * June 17: Ben Sharpsteen's ''

Polar Trappers ''Polar Trappers'' is a 1938 Donald Duck and Goofy cartoon set in the South Pole, where the duo are trapping polar animals (or at least, attempting to). This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck and Goofy appear without Mickey Mouse. Plot Go ...

'', starring

and

and produced by

, is first released. * June 24: '' Pudgy and the Lost Kitten'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. * June 25: **

's '' Have You Got Any Castles?'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. **

's '' Porky's Party'', starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.

July

* July 8: Jack King's ''

Good Scouts ''Good Scouts'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Donald Duck leading his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie ...

'', starring

, Huey, Louie and Dewey and produced by

, is first released. * July 9: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's '' Love and Curses'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * July 23:

's '' Cinderella Meets Fella'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * July 25:

's '' Porky's Spring Planting'', starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * July 29: ** '' Buzzy Boop'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. ** Ben Sharpsteen's '' The Fox Hunt'', starring

and

and produced by

, is first released.

August

* August 6:

's ''

Porky & Daffy ''Porky & Daffy'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on August 6, 1938, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. Plot In the home of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, Porky's relationship with Daf ...

'', starring

and Daffy Duck and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * August 12: '' Pudgy the Watchman'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. * August 13:

's '' The Major Lied 'Til Dawn'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * August 19: David Hand and Dick Huemer's ''

The Whalers ''The Whalers'' is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 19, 1938, and featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. The short was directed by David Hand (animator), David Ha ...

'', starring

and

and produced by

, is first released. * August 26: '' All's Fair at the Fair'', produced by

, is first released. * August 27: ** Cal Dalton and

's '' A-Lad-In Bagdad'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. **

's ''

Wholly Smoke ''Wholly Smoke'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on August 27, 1938, and stars Porky Pig. This episode teaches about the dangers of smoking. Plot The short starts with a man at chur ...

'', starring

, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.

September

* September 9: Bill Roberts' ''

Mickey's Parrot ''Mickey's Parrot'' is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released on September 9, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, Louie Schmittt, Chuck Couc ...

'', starring

and

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and produced by

, is first released. * September 10:

's ''

Cracked Ice ''Cracked Ice'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on September 10, 1938. Plot A black bird is ice skating over barrels until it trips on one and falls into a hole. A pig named Mr ...

'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * September 16: '' Buzzy Boop at the Concert'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. * September 23: Bill Roberts' ''

Brave Little Tailor ''Brave Little Tailor'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is an adaptation of the fairy tale ''The Valiant Little Tailor'' with Mickey Mouse in the title role. It wa ...

'', starring

and

Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. As the longtime sweetheart of Mickey Mouse, she is an anthropomorphic mouse with white gloves, a bow, polka-dotted dress, white bloomers, and low-heeled shoes occasionally w ...

and produced by

, is first released. * September 24: **

's ''

A Feud There Was ''A Feud There Was'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on September 24, 1938 and features the fourth appearance of an early version of Elmer Fudd. Plot The short begins with an estab ...

'', starring

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and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. **

's '' Porky in Wackyland'' starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. It marks the debut of the Do-Do Bird.

October

* October 8:

Bob McKimson Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later D ...

's '' Little Pancho Vanilla'' and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * October 14: ** Jack Cutting's '' Farmyard Symphony'', produced by

, is first released. ** ''

Sally Swing ''Sally Swing'' is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film in Max Fleischer, Max Fleischer's Betty Boop series. The short features the voice talents of Rose Marie as Sally Swing and Margie Hines as Betty Boop. Synopsis At the examination boa ...

'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. * October 22:

's '' Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas'', starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * October 28: '' The Playful Polar Bears'', produced by

, is first released.

November

* November 4: Jack King and Jim Handley's ''

Donald's Golf Game ''Donald's Golf Game'' is a cartoon released by the Walt Disney Company in 1938. Donald falters on the fairway while his caddies Huey, Dewey, and Louie all try to "tee" him off, with a grasshopper and a bag of trick clubs. Plot Donald Duck is ta ...

'', starring

, Huey, Louie and Dewey and produced by

, is first released. * November 5: **

's ''

Porky in Egypt ''Porky in Egypt'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on November 5, 1938, and stars Porky Pig. Plot An offer for a trip to see the pyramids in Egypt is shown. The tour then proceeds to ...

'', starring

, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. The cartoon is notable for a scene where a camel goes insane due to

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. **

's '' You're an Education'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * November 18: '' A Date to Skate'', starring Popeye and produced by

, is first released. * November 19:

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...

' '' The Night Watchman'', produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * November 25: Dick Rickard's '' Ferdinand the Bull'', produced by

, is first released. * November 26:

's '' The Daffy Doc'', starring Daffy Duck and

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.

December

* December 2: '' On with the New'', starring

and produced by

, is first released. * December 9:

Rudolf Ising Rudolf Carl Ising (August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner Bros. and MGM Cartoon studios during the early years of the golden age of American animation. In ...

and Vernon Stallings' '' Merbabies'', produced by

, is first released. * December 12:

's '' Daffy Duck in Hollywood'', starring Daffy Duck and

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. The cartoon is notable for combining animation with live-action, including a scene where Daffy meets producer

Leon Schlesinger Leon Schlesinger (May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation. He was a distant r ...

. * December 17: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's '' Count Me Out (1938)'' starring

and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. * December 23: ** Wilfred Jackson's ''

Mother Goose Goes Hollywood ''Mother Goose Goes Hollywood'' is a 1938 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The short was released on December 23, 1938. The film parodies several Mother Goose nursery rhymes using cari ...

'', produced by

, is first released. A cartoon featuring caricatures of Hollywood actors. ** '' Thrills and Chills'', starring

, produced by

, is first released.

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'' is adapted into an anime film, directed by

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Births

January

* January 6: Michael Graham Cox, English actor (voice of

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in ''

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'',

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in ''

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''), (d.

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). * January 7:

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, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, film script writer, TV script writer, animator and playwright (''Les Escargots'', '' Fantastic Planet''), (d.

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). * January 13: Charlie Brill, American actor and comedian (voice of Grimm in ''

Mother Goose and Grimm ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...

'', the title character in ''

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It follows Billy, an extremely dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, an ...

'' episode "King Tooten Pooten"). * January 16: **

Michael Pataki Michael Pataki (January 16, 1938 – April 15, 2010) was an American actor. Early life Pataki was born in Youngstown, Ohio. His parents were Hungarians. He was the youngest of three children - one older brother and one older sister. He atten ...

, American actor (voice of The Cow in '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'',

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in ''

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'', the Chief in ''

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'', Sewer King in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "The Underdwellers"), (d.

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). ** Michael J. O'Connor, American animator, storyboard artist (

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, ''

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'') and writer ( DePatie-Freleng Enterprises,

), (d.

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). * January 25: **

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, Japanese manga artist (creator of ''

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''), (d.

). **

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, Japanese animator and manga artist (''

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'', ''

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'', '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', worked with the band

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February

* February 2: Bo Hopkins, American actor (voice of Huttin in '' The Angry Beavers'' episode "Fat Chance"), (d.

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). * February 3: ** Marshall Efron, American actor (voice of Ratso in ''

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'', Sloppy Smurf in ''

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'', Mooch in ''

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'', Fat Cat in '' Kidd Video'', Stanley in ''

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'', Hun-Gurrr in '' The Transformers'', Deputroll Flake in ''

Trollkins ''Trollkins'' is a 1981 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired for one season on CBS. Essentially a cross between ''The Smurfs'' (which incidentally premiered the same day, September 12, 1981, in the same time slot at 8: ...

'', Synonamess Botch in '' Twice Upon a Time'', the Earl of Sandwich in the '' Time Squad'' episode "A Sandwich by Any Other Name"), (d.

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). **

Petar Gligorovski Petar Gligorovski (Macedonian language, Macedonian: Петар Глигоровски, ; February 3rd, 1938 - December 4, 1995) was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav and North Macedonia, Macedonian animated film director and surrealist artist. Education an ...

, Macedonian painter, comics artist, animator and director (''Adam 5 do 12''), (d.

). * February 4:

Tomoharu Katsumata is a Japanese film director best known for his work on various anime works. A leading director at the Toei Animation studio during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Katsumata worked as a director on several of Toei's anime television adaptations of ...

, Japanese film director (

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...

). * February 12: Judy Blume, American author (voiced herself in ''

'' episode " D'oh Canada"). * February 17: Dario Penne, Italian actor (Italian dub voice of Bender in ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'', Finn McMissile in ''

Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...

'', Agent K in '' Men in Black: The Series'', and Django in '' Ratatouille''), (d.

). * February 22: Barry Dennen, American actor (voice of Ramsis Dendup in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', Czar

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in the '' Animaniacs'' episode "Nothing but the Tooth", Shadow Agent in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "Off Balance"), (d.

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March

* March 3: Bruno Bozzetto, Italian animator and director (creator of Mr. Rossi). * March 12: Ken Spears, American animation writer, sound editor and producer (

, co-creator of '' Scooby-Doo'', co-founder of

Ruby-Spears Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) was a Burbank, California–based American entertainment production company that specialized in animation with another branch in Rome, Italy. This company was founded in 1977 by vete ...

), (d.

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

). * March 16: Robert Schaefer, American background artist (

, '' The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'', ''

The Mouse and His Child ''The Mouse and His Child'' is a novel by Russell Hoban first published in 1967. It has been described as "a classic of children's literature and is the book for which Hoban is best known."Awl, DaveThe Mouse and His Child (1967): a novel by Russ ...

'', Ruby-Spears Enterprises, '' Heavy Metal'',

Marvel Productions New World Animation Ltd., formerly known as Marvel Productions, was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It later became a subsidiary of ...

, Fred Wolf Films, ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

'', ''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off/sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran from September 13, 1986, to October 5, 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and DI ...

'', Warner Bros. Animation, ''

Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! ''Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!'' (also known as ''Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Menace'' in Canada) is an animated series created by Sunbow Entertainment, Sunbow Productions, Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, Continuity Comics and the French company I ...

'', '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'', ''

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ''Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories'' (also known as ''Bedtime Stories'') is a 1992 American live-action/animated anthology television series that originally aired on Showtime. The series, hosted by Duvall, was a showcase of short animated adaptati ...

'', ''

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' is a 1992–1993 American animated television series created by comic book artist Ryan Brown, known for his work on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. It aired as part of ABC's Saturday morning lineup. It ...

'',

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Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is the television animation production arm of Disney Branded Television, a sub-division of the Disney G ...

), storyboard artist (''

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'') and art director ('' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''), (d.

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). * March 24:

Noboru Ishiguro was a Japanese animator best known for directing the anime series ''Space Battleship Yamato II'', ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', ''Super Dimension Century Orguss'', ''Yōkai Ningen Bem, Humanoid Monster Bem'', ''Megazone 23, Megazone 23 ...

, Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter (''

Space Battleship Yamato II , also known as ''Star Blazers: The Comet Empire'' or ''Star Blazers II'', is a Japanese military science fiction anime series produced by Academy Productions. It is the sequel to ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and an adaptation of the movie '' Ar ...

'', '' Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', ''

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'', '' Humanoid Monster Bem'', '' Megazone 23'', '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', '' Tytania''), (d.

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). * March 31:

Arthur B. Rubinstein Arthur Benjamin Rubinstein (March 31, 1938 – April 23, 2018) was an American Emmy Award-winning composer. He composed several television series soundtracks and songs for film scores. He was frequently hired by film director John Badham, and the ...

, American composer (''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation ...

'', ''

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April

* April 28: ** Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (voice of Sarabi in ''

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''), (d.

). **

Pete Henderson Pete Henderson (18 February 1895 Arran, Ontario – 19 June 1940 Los Angeles, California) was a Canadian racecar driver. He began racing career in 1915 at Des Moines Speedway, driving and as a mechanic for the Duesenberg team. Indy 500 results ...

, American comedian (voice of

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in ''

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May

* May 8: Jean Giraud, French artist, cartoonist, and writer ('' Les Maitres du temps'', '' Tron'', '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', '' Space Jam''), (d.

).. * May 15:

Dale Case Dale Case (born May 15, 1938) is an American animator and film director. Life and career Case was born in Los Angeles, California in 1938. His father, Brad, was an animator who worked at Disney, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Bros. Case graduated ...

, American animator and film director (''

The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam ''The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam'' is a 1970 animated short film by Dale Case and Robert Mitchell. Plot Uncle Sam and his friend the American Eagle live peacefully in the American southwest, running a gas station. But when Sam is kidnapped by ...

''). * May 16: Don Morgan, American animator ( UPA,

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, Ralph Bakshi,

) and comics artist, (d.

). * May 24: Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, and artist (voice of Root in '' Ferngully: The Last Rainforest'', Stone in '' Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil'', Yax in ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

'', Chief Running Pinto in the ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

'' episode "

Cherokee Hair Tampons "Cherokee Hair Tampons" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series '' South Park'', and the 54th episode of the series overall. This is the season's seventh episode in production order. "Cherokee Hair Tampons" orig ...

", Laird Booney in the ''

Code Monkeys ''Code Monkeys'' is an American adult animation, adult animated series, animated television program by Adam de la Peña. Set in the early 1980s, it follows the adventures of fictional video game company GameaVision. The show ran for two seasons, ...

'' episode "The Secret of 4-20", Bottom Bag in the '' Uncle Grandpa'' episode of the same name, himself in ''

'' episode "

A Midsummer's Nice Dream "A Midsummer's Nice Dream" is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 13, 2011. The episode name is a play ...

").

June

* June 2:

Marzia Ubaldi Marzia Ubaldi (2 June 1938 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian actress and dubber. Life and career Born in Milan, Ubaldi graduated from the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, and made her professional stage debut in 1960, in the Giorgio Prosp ...

, Italian actress (Italian dub voice of Moro in ''

Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida ...

'', Mama Gunda in ''

Tarzan II ''Tarzan II'' (also known as ''Tarzan 2'' and ''Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins'') is a 2005 American direct-to-video musical animated film, and the third and final Disney ''Tarzan'' film after ''Tarzan and Jane'', though it chronologically takes pla ...

'', Mrs. Dilber in ''

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...

'', Mrs. Henscher in '' ParaNorman''), (d.

). * June 6:

Vladimír Jiránek Vladimír Jiránek (June 6, 1938 – November 6, 2012) was a Czech illustrator, film director and cartoonist. Information Jiránek was born in Hradec Králové. In 1962 he graduated from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, w ...

, Czech animator, illustrator and film director (co-creator of ''

Pat & Mat ''Pat & Mat'' (Czech and Slovak: ''Pat a Mat'') is a Czechoslovak slapstick stop-motion animated series created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. The characters first appeared in the theatrically released short ''Kuťáci'' (''Tinkers'' ...

''), (d.

). * June 8: Ulrich Voß, German actor (German dub voice of Sergeant Cosgrove in '' Freakazoid!''), (d.

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). * June 27:

Kathryn Beaumont Kathryn Beaumont Levine (born 27 June 1938) is a British-American former actress, singer and school teacher. She is best known for voicing Alice in ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1951) and Wendy Darling in ''Peter Pan'' (1953), for which she was nam ...

, English-American former actress (voice of

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in ''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'', Wendy Darling in '' Peter Pan''). * June 28: John Byner, American actor (voice of the title characters in ''

The Ant and the Aardvark ''The Ant and the Aardvark'' is a series of 17 theatrical short cartoons produced at DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, originally released by United Artists and currently distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1969 to 1971. Plot The cartoon se ...

'', Gurgi and Doli in '' The Black Cauldron'').

July

* July 1:

Aleksandr Kurlyandsky Aleksandr Yefimovich Kurlyandsky (1 July 1938 – 21 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian writer, satirist, playwright, screenwriter, and author of books for children. He was born and died in Moscow, and was an Honored Art Worker of the Russia ...

, Russian animation screenwriter ('' Well, Just You Wait!'') and author, (d.

). * July 9:

Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in ...

, American actor (voice of Django in '' Ratatouille'',

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

in '' Everyone's Hero''), (d.

). * July 21: Janet Reno, American lawyer (voiced herself in ''

'' episode "

Dark Knight Court "Dark Knight Court" is the sixteenth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 524th episode overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 17, 2013. Th ...

"), (d.

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

). * July 22:

Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...

, English actor (voice of Captain Severus in '' Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie'', Professor Menace in the '' Static Shock'' episode "Blast from the Past"). * July 27: Gary Gygax, American author and game designer (co-creator of '' Dungeons & Dragons'', voiced himself in the ''

'' episode "

Anthology of Interest I "Anthology of Interest I" is episode sixteen in season two of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 21, 2000. This episode, as well as the later "Anthology of Interest II", serves to showcase three "imag ...

"), (d.

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

). * July 30: Michael Bell, American actor (voice of

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

, Xamot,

Major Bludd Major Bludd (Sebastian Bludd) is a fictional character from the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline, comic books, and animated series. He is a mercenary working for the Cobra Organization. Profile Born in Sydney, Australia, Sebastian Bl ...

, and Blowtorch in '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', Lance and Sven in '' Voltron: Defender of the Universe'', Quackerjack in '' Darkwing Duck'' and '' DuckTales'', Drew Pickles and Chaz Finster in '' Rugrats'', Grouchy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, and Handy Smurf in ''

'', Zan,

Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...

, and Gleek in '' Super Friends'',

Bruce Banner The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...

in '' The Incredible Hulk'', Grogar in ''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

'', Doctor Octopus in ''

'').

August

* August 15:

Lucille Soong Lucille Soong (born August 15, 1938) is a Chinese-American actress. She is best known for her main role as Grandma Huang in the television series ''Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020). She has acted and appeared in films and TV series since the 1 ...

, Chinese-American actress (voice of Dang Hu in '' Raya and the Last Dragon''). * August 19: Diana Muldaur, American actress (voice of Leslie Thompkins in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', Lady Morgana in '' The Legend of Prince Valiant''). * August 24:

Violetta Kolesnikova Violetta Pavlovna Kolesnikova (Russian: Виолетта Павловна Колесникова; 24 August 1938 – 26 March 2022) was a Russian animator and Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1989). She is known for her work on ''The Bremen Town Musi ...

, Russian animator ( Soyuzmultfilm), (d.

). * August 27:

Anne Whitfield Anne Whitfield (born August 27, 1938) is an American former actress on old-time radio, television, stage, and film. Her first name is sometimes seen spelled Ann. Early years Born in Oxford, Mississippi, Whitfield was the daughter of Richard N. W ...

, American actress (voice of Mermaid in '' Peter Pan''), (d.

). * August 29:

Elliott Gould Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s. Elliott's breakthrough role was in the ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination f ...

, American actor (voice of Mr. Stoppable in ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

'', Toto in '' The Cat Returns'', the title character in the '' WordGirl'' episode "The Masked Meat Marauder", himself in ''

'' episode "

The Dad Who Knew Too Little "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" is the eighth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 12, 2003. In the episode, Homer disa ...

").

September

* September 1: Alfred Budnick, American animator (

) and background artist (

, '' The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'',

, ''

Camp Candy ''Camp Candy'' is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Animation City, Saban Entertainment and Worldvision Enterprises, in association with Frostbacks Productions, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated vers ...

'', '' Garfield and Friends'', '' Family Dog'', '' The Critic'', '' Hey Arnold!'', '' Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', '' Party Wagon''), (d.

). * September 2:

Mary Jo Catlett Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American actress. She is a main cast member on the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', providing the voice of Mrs. Puff. She is also known for originating the role of Ernestina in the 1964 Bro ...

, American actress (voice of

Mrs. Puff Mrs. Puff is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated series, animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and List of SpongeBob SquarePants films, all three films based on the franchise. Voiced by Mary Jo Catlett, Mrs. Puff debu ...

in ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

'', The Claw's Mother in the '' Quack Pack'' episode "The Long Arm of the Claw", Helga in the '' Bonkers'' episode "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains", Doreen in the '' Rugrats'' episode "Auctioning Grandpa", June in the ''

'' episode "Larry's Birthday", Witch in ''

'' episode "Nursery Crimes", Agnes in the ''

Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer ''Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer'' is an American animated television series created by Aaron Springer. The series lasted for one season and aired on Disney XD from June 3 to June 15, 2017. Plot The show follows the adventure ...

'' episode "Billy/Willie", additional voices in ''

''). * September 5: Michael P. Schoenbrun, American production manager (''

''), (d.

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

). * September 17: Barbera DeLiso, American xerographer (''

Pac-Man originally called ''Puck Man'' in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. Th ...

'', '' The Swan Princess''), (d.

October

* October 18:

Dawn Wells Dawn Elberta Wells (October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was an American actress known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on the CBS sitcom ''Gilligan's Island''. Early life Wells was born to Evelyn (née Steinbrenner) and Joe Wesley Wells ...

, American actress (voice of

Mary Ann Summers Mary Ann Summers is a fictional character in the television sitcom ''Gilligan's Island'' which ran on the CBS network from 1964 to 1967, and has run more or less continuously since in reruns. She was played by actress Dawn Wells. Character sum ...

and Ginger Grant in ''

Gilligan's Planet ''Gilligan's Planet'' is an American Saturday morning animated series produced by Filmation and MGM/UA Television which aired during the 1982–1983 season on CBS. It was the second animated spin-off of the sitcom '' Gilligan's Island'' (the f ...

'', Gumbalina Toothington in '' The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants'' episode "The Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist"), (d.

). * October 19: Noel Blanc, American actor and son of

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(voice of

and the

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in ''

''). * October 22: **

Christopher Lloyd Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the ''Back to the Future'' tril ...

, American actor (portrayed

Judge Doom Judge Doom (formerly known as Baron von Rotten) is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in the 1988 film ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', portrayed by Christopher Lloyd. He is depicted as the much-feared, cruel, and evil judge of ...

in ''

Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1 ...

'', voice of Merlock in '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'', the title character in ''

The Pagemaster ''The Pagemaster'' is a 1994 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Ed Begley Jr., and Mel Harris. The film was produced b ...

'', Rasputin in ''

Anastasia Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the most ...

'', Hacker in '' Cyberchase'', the Woodsman in ''

Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variet ...

'', Mr. Clipboard in '' Foodfight!'', Snail in ''

'' episode "Dumb Luck", Smitty in the ''King of the Hill'' episode "Care-Takin Care of Business", Rev. Jim Ignatowski in ''

'' episode "My Fare Lady", Santa Claus in the ''Big City Greens'' episode "Green Christmas"). ** Derek Jacobi, English actor (voice of Nicodemus in ''The Secret of NIMH'', Archibald Craven in ''The Secret Garden (1987 film), The Secret Garden'', The Master (Doctor Who), The Master in ''Scream of the Shalka'', Nezo in ''Strings (2004 film), Strings'', Mr. Operatski in the ''Angelina Ballerina (TV series), Angelina Ballerina'' episode "The Proposal", The Moon in ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' episode "The Night"). * October 28: ** Ralph Bakshi, Palestinian-born American animator and filmmaker (''Fritz the Cat (film), Fritz the Cat'', ''Heavy Traffic'', ''Coonskin (film), Coonskin'', ''Wizards (film), Wizards'', ''

'', ''American Pop'', ''Hey Good Lookin' (film), Hey Good Lookin''', ''Fire and Ice (1983 film), Fire and Ice'', ''Cool World'', '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures''). ** Ben Lanzarone, American composer (''Strawberry Shortcake''), (d.

). * October 31: Kei Tomiyama, Japanese voice actor (d.

November

* November 4: Joe Pytka, American film director ('' Space Jam''). * November 19: Ted Turner, American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor and philanthropist (founder of Turner Broadcasting System, co-creator of ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers''). * November 26: Rich Little, Canadian-American impressionist and actor (voice of the title character in ''The Pink Panther'' cartoons "Sink Pink" and "Pink Ice", Richard Nixon in ''Bebe's Kids'', the narrator in ''The Raccoons'' specials, himself in the ''

'' episodes "Raging Bender" and "Bender's Game"). * November 28: Shingo Araki, Japanese film and television director (Mushi Production,

, TMS Entertainment, Tokyo Movie Shinshia) and producer (co-founder of

), (d. 2011).

December

* December 5: Gerrit van Dijk, Dutch animator, filmmaker, actor and painter, (d.

). * December 19: Danny Dark, American voice actor (voice of Superman in '' Super Friends'', announcer for StarKist and Raid (insecticide), Raid), (d. 2004).

Deaths

January

* January 20: ** Émile Cohl, French comics artist, caricaturist and film director (''Fantasmagorie (1908 film), Fantasmagorie''), dies at age 81. ** Georges Méliès, French film director, actor, special effects maker and animator (''A Trip to the Moon''), dies at age 76.

February

* February 1: Bob Rothberg, American songwriter and lyricist (

), dies at age 36.

October

* October 13: E.C. Segar, American comics artist (creator of '' Popeye''), dies at age 43.

November

* November 11: Fred Spencer, American animator and comics artist (

, developed the character of

), dies at age 34 in a road accident.Walt and DeMolay
at Mouse Planet * November 12: Amedee J. Van Beuren, American producer (The Van Beuren Corporation, Van Beuren Studios), dies at age 59.THEATER GOSSIP. Evening Independent - Google News Archive - Feb 20, 1938

Specific date unknown

* Walter R. Booth, British magician and pioneer of British film (''The Hand of the Artist''), dies at age 68-69.

References

External links

Animated works of the year
listed in the IMDb {{Years of animation 1938 in animation,