Casey's Shadow'', starring
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director.
He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a ...
,
Alexis Smith
Margaret Alexis Fitzsimmons-Smith (June 8, 1921 – June 9, 1993) was a Canadian-born American actress and singer. She appeared in several major Hollywood films in the 1940s and had a notable career on Broadway in the 1970s, winning a Tony Awar ...
,
Robert Webber
Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in dozens of films and television series, roles that included Juror No. 12 in the 1957 film ''12 Angry Men''.
Early life
Webber was born in Santa Ana, ...
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The Cat from Outer Space
''The Cat from Outer Space'' is a 1978 American science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Tokar (his final film before his death the following year) starring Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Ronnie Schell, Roddy McDowall and McLean Ste ...
'', starring
Ken Berry
Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series ''F Troop'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', '' Mayberry R.F.D.'' and ''Mama's Family''. He also appe ...
and
Sandy Duncan
Sandra Kay Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American actress, comedian, dancer and singer. She is known for her performances in the Broadway revival of ''Peter Pan'' and in the sitcom ''The Hogan Family''. Duncan has been nominated for thr ...
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Centennial
{{other uses, Centennial (disambiguation), Centenary (disambiguation)
A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century, a period of 100 years.
Notable events
Notable centennial events at ...
'', TV miniseries, starring
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas ''Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''.
Burr's early acting career included roles ...
,
Richard Chamberlain
George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show '' Dr. Kildare'' (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as ''Shō ...
,
Richard Crenna
Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American film, television and radio actor.
Crenna starred in such motion pictures as ''The Sand Pebbles'', ''Wait Until Dark'', ''Un Flic'', ''Body Heat'', the first three ' ...
,
Andy Griffith
Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, southern gospel singer and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characte ...
,
David Janssen
David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer) (March 27, 1931February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series '' The Fugitive'' (1963–1967). Janssen also ...
,
Alex Karras
Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl player with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), ...
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La chambre verte'' (The Green Room), directed by and starring
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...
– (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'' is a 1972 Booker Prize-nominated Australian novel by Thomas Keneally, and a 1978 Australian film of the same name directed by Fred Schepisi. The novel is based on the life of bushranger Jimmy Governor, the su ...
'', directed by
Fred Schepisi
Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ; Kael, Pauline (1984). '' Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include '' The Chant of Jimmie ...
– (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
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The Cheap Detective
''The Cheap Detective'' is a 1978 American mystery comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.
It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a parody of Humphrey Bogart. The film is a parody of Bogart films such as '' Casablan ...
'', starring
Peter Falk,
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret.
She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...
,
Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and director. She has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress: for her performances in '' Cinderella Liberty'' (1973), '' The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), '' Chapter Two ...
,
Sid Caesar
Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor, comedian and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950 ...
*''
China 9, Liberty 37
''China 9, Liberty 37'' ( it, Amore piombo e furore, "Love, Lead, and Fury") is an Italian-Spanish 1978 Western film directed by Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates, Jenny Agutter, and Fabio Testi. Noted director Sam Peckinpah has a small, rare ...
'' (Amore, piombo e furore), starring
Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi (born 2 August 1941) is an Italian actor. After growing up witnessing film work done around Lake Garda, Testi entered the sets of the film and began work as a stuntman and a double on set, where he worked as a stuntman on ''The Good, ...
,
Jenny Agutter
Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', ''Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children''—the BBC's 1968 television seria ...
,
Warren Oates
Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). A ...
– (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
/
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
)
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The Class of Miss MacMichael
''The Class of Miss MacMichael'' is a 1978 British comedy drama film directed by Silvio Narizzano, and starring Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, and Michael Murphy. It was based on a novel by Sandy Hutson.
Plot
The film depicts the attempts of an ...
'', starring
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...
,
Oliver Reed
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...
,
Michael Murphy Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:
Artists and entertainers
* Michael Murphy (actor) (born 1938), American actor
* Mike Murphy (musician) (1946–2006), American drummer for the Bee Gees and Chicago
* Michael Bryan Murphy, lead singer ...
– (U.K.)
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Closed Circuit
Closed circuit can refer to:
*Closed-circuit television
*Closed-circuit radio
*Rebreather – breathing sets
* ''Closed Circuit'' (1978 film), a 1978 Italian film
* ''Closed Circuit'' (2013 film), a 2013 British thriller film
*An electric circuit
...
'' (Circuito chiuso) – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
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Coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...
'', directed by
Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton (; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature tech ...
, starring
Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film cre ...
,
Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AF ...
,
Richard Widmark
Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, '' Kiss of Death'' (1947) ...
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Comes a Horseman
''Comes a Horseman'' is a 1978 American Western drama film starring Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth, directed by Alan J. Pakula.
Set in the American West of the 1940s but not a typical Western, it tells the stor ...
'', directed by
Alan J. Pakula
Alan Jay Pakula (; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture for ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Moc ...
, starring
Jane Fonda,
James Caan
James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972) – a performance which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Suppo ...
,
Jason Robards
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...
*''
Coming Home'', directed by
Hal Ashby
William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.
Before his career as a director Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably ''The R ...
, starring
Jane Fonda,
Jon Voight
Jonathan Vincent Voight (; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. He came to prominence in the late 1960s with his Academy Award–nominated performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in ''Midnight Cowboy'' (1969). During the 1970s, h ...
,
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...
,
Penelope Milford
Penelope Dale Milford (born March 23, 1948) is an American stage and screen actress. She is best known for her role as Vi Munson in '' Coming Home'' (1978) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also or ...
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Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be used ...
'', directed by
Sam Peckinpah
David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...
, starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw and Ernest Borgnine
*''Corvette Summer'', starring Mark Hamill
*''Cosi' come sei'' (aka ''Stay As You Are'') starring
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...
and Nastassja Kinski – (Italian films of 1977, Italy)
*''Crippled Avengers'' (Can que), directed by Chang Cheh – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
)
D
*''The Dain Curse'', mini-series for TV, starring James Coburn and Jean Simmons
*''Damien: Omen II'', starring William Holden and Lee Grant
*''d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'' () – (Soviet films of 1978, U.S.S.R.)
*''Dawn of the Dead (1978 film), Dawn of the Dead'', directed by George A. Romero – (American films of 1978, U.S./
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
*''Days of Heaven'', directed by Terrence Malick, starring
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere ( ; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977) and a starring role in ''Days of Heaven'' (1978). He came to prominence with ...
, Sam Shepard, Brooke Adams (actress), Brooke Adams
*''Death on the Nile (1978 film), Death on the Nile'', directed by John Guillermin, starring Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Bette Davis,
Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...
, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey,
Mia Farrow
Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent ...
– (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Deathsport'', starring David Carradine
*''Debbie Does Dallas'', pornographic comedy
*''The Deer Hunter'', directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage (actor), John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep
*''The Demon (1978 film), The Demon'' (Kichiku) – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
)
*''A Different Story'', starring Meg Foster, Perry King, Valerie Curtin
*''El diputado'' (The Deputy) – (
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
)
*''Don (1978 film), Don'', starring Amitabh Bachchan – (Bollywood films of 1978, India)
*''A Dream of Passion'' (Kravgi gynaikon), directed by Jules Dassin, starring Melina Mercouri and Ellen Burstyn – (Greek films of the 1970s, Greece)
*''The Driver'', directed by Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill, starring Ryan O'Neal,
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...
, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley
*''Drunken Master'' (Jui kuen), starring Jackie Chan – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
)
E
*''Ecce bombo'', directed by and starring Nanni Moretti – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
*''Empire of Passion'' (Ai no Bōrei), directed by Nagisa Oshima – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
)
*''The End (1978 film), The End'', directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, with Dom DeLuise, Joanne Woodward, Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien, Myrna Loy, Sally Field
*''An Enemy of the People (1978 film), An Enemy of the People'', starring Steve McQueen
*''Enter the Fat Dragon (1978 film), Enter the Fat Dragon'' (Fei Lung gwoh gong), starring Sammo Hung – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
)
*''Every Which Way but Loose (film), Every Which Way but Loose'', directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis (actor), Geoffrey Lewis
*''Eyes of Laura Mars'', directed by Irvin Kershner, starring Faye Dunaway and
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' T ...
F
*''F.I.S.T. (film), F.I.S.T.'', directed by Norman Jewison, starring Sylvester Stallone, Melinda Dillon, Rod Steiger
*''FM (film), FM'', starring Cleavon Little and Eileen Brennan
*''Fedora (1978 film), Fedora'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring William Holden and Marthe Keller
*''Fingers (1978 film), Fingers'', directed by James Toback, starring
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel ( ; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He first rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with ...
*''Five Deadly Venoms''
*''Force 10 from Navarone (film), Force 10 from Navarone'', starring Robert Shaw (British actor), Robert Shaw, Edward Fox (actor), Edward Fox, Harrison Ford – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Foul Play (1978 film), Foul Play'', directed by Colin Higgins, starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Dudley Moore and Billy Barty
*''The Fury (1978 film), The Fury'', directed by Brian De Palma, starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress,
Andrew Stevens, Amy Irving
G
*''Gates of Heaven'', a documentary film
*''Germany in Autumn'' (Deutschland im Herbst) – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany)
*''Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' (Preparez vos mouchoirs), directed by Bertrand Blier – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Girlfriends (1978 film), Girlfriends'', directed by Claudia Weill, starring Melanie Mayron – Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner
*''Go Tell the Spartans'', starring Burt Lancaster
*''Gray Lady Down'', starring Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty
*''
Grease'', directed by Randal Kleiser, starring
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom '' Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes '' Carrie'' ( ...
,
Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one s ...
, Jeff Conaway, Stockard Channing,
Sid Caesar
Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor, comedian and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950 ...
, Eve Arden
*''The Great Bank Hoax'', directed by Joseph Jacoby, starring Richard Basehart, Ned Beatty, Burgess Meredith,
Michael Murphy Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:
Artists and entertainers
* Michael Murphy (actor) (born 1938), American actor
* Mike Murphy (musician) (1946–2006), American drummer for the Bee Gees and Chicago
* Michael Bryan Murphy, lead singer ...
, Paul Sand, Charlene Dallas
*''The Greek Tycoon'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring
Anthony Quinn
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental v ...
and Jacqueline Bisset
H
*''
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observan ...
'', directed by John Carpenter, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence
*''Harper Valley PTA (film), Harper Valley PTA'', starring Barbara Eden
*''Heaven Can Wait (1978 film), Heaven Can Wait'', directed by Buck Henry and Warren Beatty, starring Beatty, Julie Christie, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Jack Warden,
James Mason
*''The Herd (1978 film), The Herd'' (Sürü) – (Turkish films of the 1970s, Turkey)
*''High-Ballin''', starring Peter Fonda, Michael Ironside, Helen Shaver, Jerry Reed
*''Holocaust (TV miniseries), Holocaust'', TV miniseries, starring Meryl Streep, James Woods, Michael Moriarty, Tovah Feldshuh, Fritz Weaver, Ian Holm
*''Hooper (film), Hooper'', directed by Hal Needham, starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field,
Jan-Michael Vincent
Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series ''Airwolf'' (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film ''Big W ...
, Robert Klein, Brian Keith
*''Hot Lead and Cold Feet'', directed by Robert Butler (director), Robert Butler, starring Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts
*''House Calls (1978 film), House Calls'', directed by Howard Zieff, starring
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director.
He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a ...
,
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...
, Richard Benjamin, Art Carney
*''A Hunting Accident'' (Moy laskovyy i nezhnyy zver) – (Soviet films of 1978, U.S.S.R.)
I
*''I Wanna Hold Your Hand (film), I Wanna Hold Your Hand'', directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen, Marc McClure, Bobby Di Cicco
*''Ice Castles'', directed by Donald Wrye, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson
*''In a Year of 13 Moons'' (In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany)
*''In Praise of Older Women (1978 film), In Praise of Older Women'', starring Tom Berenger, Karen Black, Helen Shaver – (List of Canadian films, Canada)
*''Interiors'', directed by Woody Allen, starring Geraldine Page, Diane Keaton, E. G. Marshall, Mary Beth Hurt, Maureen Stapleton
*''International Velvet (film), International Velvet'', starring Tatum O'Neal, Nanette Newman and Anthony Hopkins
*''Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film), Invasion of the Body Snatchers'', remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film), 1956 movie, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams (actress), Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum
J
*''Jaws 2'', directed by Jeannot Szwarc, starring Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary
K
*''Killer of Sheep'', directed by Charles Burnett (director), Charles Burnett
*''King of the Gypsies (film), King of the Gypsies'', starring Eric Roberts, Sterling Hayden, Judd Hirsch, Shelley Winters, Brooke Shields
*''Kondura'' (The Boon), directed by Shyam Benegal – (India-Bollywood films of 1978, Bollywood/Telugu films of the 1970s, Telugu)
L
*''Lady on the Bus'' (A Dama do Lotação), starring Sônia Braga – (Brazilian films of the 1970s, Brazil)
*''The Left-Handed Woman'' (Die linkshändige Frau) – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany)
*''The Last Waltz'', directed by
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, incl ...
, featuring The Band, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Bob Dylan
*''Long Weekend (1978 film), Long Weekend'', starring John Hargreaves (Australian actor), John Hargreaves – (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
*''The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), The Lord of the Rings'', animated film by Ralph Bakshi, with voices of William Squire, John Hurt, Anthony Daniels
M
*''Magic (1978 film), Magic'', directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins,
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret.
She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...
, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
*''De Mantel der Liefde'' (The Mantle of Love) – (Dutch films of the 1970s, Netherlands)
*''Mean Dog Blues'', starring Gregg Henry, Kay Lenz, Tina Louise and George Kennedy
*''The Medusa Touch (film), The Medusa Touch'', starring Richard Burton, Lino Ventura and Lee Remick – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Midnight Express (film), Midnight Express'', directed by Alan Parker, starring Brad Davis (actor), Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
/American films of 1978, U.S.)
*''Moment by Moment'', directed by Jane Wagner, starring
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom '' Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes '' Carrie'' ( ...
and Lily Tomlin
*''Movie Movie'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring George C. Scott, Harry Hamlin, Barry Bostwick, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Art Carney
*''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' (Conqueror of Destiny), starring Amitabh Bachchan – (Bollywood films of 1978, India)
N
*''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House'', directed by John Landis, starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Peter Riegert, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, John Vernon
*''Newsfront'', directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Wendy Hughes and Bryan Brown – (Australia)
*''A Night Full of Rain'' (Una notte piena di pioggia), directed by Lina Wertmüller, starring Giancarlo Giannini and Candice Bergen – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
/American films of 1978, U.S.)
*''The Night the Prowler'', directed by Jim Sharman – (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
O
*''Occupation in 26 Pictures'' (Okupacija u 26 slika) – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1970s, Yugoslavia)
*''Oliver's Story (film), Oliver's Story'', directed by John Korty, starring Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen
*''The One and Only (1978 film), The One and Only'', directed by Carl Reiner, starring Henry Winkler and Kim Darby
*''Orchestra Rehearsal'' (Prova d'orchestra), directed by Federico Fellini – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
P
*''Paradise Alley'', directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, with Armand Assante and Anne Archer
*''Passion Flower Hotel (film), Passion Flower Hotel'' (Leidenschaftliche Blümchen), starring Nastassja Kinski – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany)
*''Perceval le Gallois'' (Percival the Gaul), directed by Éric Rohmer – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Piranha (1978 film), Piranha'', directed by Joe Dante, starring Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy (actor), Kevin McCarthy
*''The Place Without Limits'' (El lugar sin límites) – (Mexican films of 1978, Mexico)
*''Pretty Baby (1978 film), Pretty Baby'', directed by Louis Malle, starring Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields
*''The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians'' (Profetul, aurul si Ardelenii) – (List of Romanian films#1970s, Romania)
*''Pugachev (1978 film), Pugachev'' – (Soviet films of 1978, U.S.S.R.)
R
*''Rabbit Test (film), Rabbit Test'', directed by Joan Rivers, starring Billy Crystal
*''Remember My Name (film), Remember My Name'', starring Geraldine Chaplin and Anthony Perkins
*''Renaldo and Clara'', directed by and starring Bob Dylan
*''Return from Witch Mountain'', starring Bette Davis and Christopher Lee
*''Revenge of the Pink Panther'', starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom and Dyan Cannon – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
/American films of 1978, U.S.)
*''Rhinegold (1978 film), Rhinegold'' – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany)
*''Ringing Bell'' (Chirin no Suzu), an anime film – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
)
*''Rockers (1978 film), Rockers'', starring Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs and Big Youth – (List of Jamaican films, Jamaica)
S
*''The Sailor's Return (film), The Sailor's Return'', starring Tom Bell (actor), Tom Bell – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Same Time, Next Year (film), Same Time Next Year'', starring
Alan Alda
Alan Alda (; born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; January 28, 1936) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for playing Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the war co ...
and Ellen Burstyn
*''The Second Awakening of Christa Klages'', directed by Margarethe von Trotta – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany)
*''Sextette'', starring Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, George Hamilton (actor), George Hamilton, Alice Cooper
*''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', starring Peter Frampton, Steve Martin and the Bee Gees with music by The Beatles
*''Shogun's Samurai'' (Yagu ichizoku no inbō), starring Sonny Chiba – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
)
*''The Shout'', directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Alan Bates, John Hurt and Susannah York – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''The Silent Partner (1978 film), The Silent Partner'', directed by Daryl Duke, starring
Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York
*''Slow Dancing in the Big City'', directed by John G. Avildsen, starring
Paul Sorvino
Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.
Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...
*''The Small One''
*''Snake in the Eagle's Shadow'' (Shé xíng diāo shǒu), starring Jackie Chan – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
)
*''Somebody Killed Her Husband'', starring Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges
*''Stevie (1978 film), Stevie'', starring
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...
and Trevor Howard – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Straight Time'', directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Harry Dean Stanton,
Gary Busey
Gary Busey (; born 1944) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Buddy Holly in ''The Buddy Holly Story'' (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics ...
*''The Stud (film), The Stud'', starring
Joan Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime ...
– (U.K.)
*''
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...
'', directed by Richard Donner, starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford
*''The Swarm (1978 film), The Swarm'', starring
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...
,
Katharine Ross
Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American film, stage, and television actress. Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, one BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. A native of Los Angeles, Ross spent most of her ...
,
Richard Widmark
Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, '' Kiss of Death'' (1947) ...
, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson, Lee Grant
*''The Swissmakers'' (Die Schweizermacher) – (List of Swiss films#1970s, Switzerland)
T
*''Thank God It's Friday (film), Thank God It's Friday'', starring Debra Winger, Donna Summer, Jeff Goldblum
*''Three from Prostokvashino'' (Troye iz Prostokvashino) – (Soviet films of 1978, U.S.S.R.)
*''Toplo'' (Heat) – (Bulgarian films of the 1970s, Bulgaria)
*''
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
''The Tree of Wooden Clogs'' () is a 1978 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film concerns Lombard peasant life in a '' cascina'' (farmhouse) of the late 19th century. It has some similarities with the earlier Italian neor ...
'' (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018)Lane, John Francis (May 7, 2018).Ermanno Olmi obituary. ''The Guardian''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018. was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Olmi was born to a Catholic ...
– (Italian films of 1977, Italy) – Palme d'Or winner
*''Trishul (film), Trishul'', starring Sanjeev Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan – (Bollywood films of 1978, India)
*''Las truchas'' (''The Trout'') – (
Spain
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, i ...
) – Golden Bear winner
*''Twelve Days of Christmas'' - Walt Disney Productions' Only Adult-animated Movie
*''Two Solitudes (film), Two Solitudes'', starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Stacy Keach – (List of Canadian films#1970s, Canada)
U
*''Uncle Joe Shannon'', starring Burt Young
*''An Unmarried Woman'', directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates,
Michael Murphy Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:
Artists and entertainers
* Michael Murphy (actor) (born 1938), American actor
* Mike Murphy (musician) (1946–2006), American drummer for the Bee Gees and Chicago
* Michael Bryan Murphy, lead singer ...
*''Up in Smoke'', starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong
V
*''Violette Nozière'', directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Isabelle Huppert and Stéphane Audran – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
W
*''Ward Six'' (Paviljon VI) – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1970s, Yugoslavia)
*''Warriors Two'' (Zan xian sheng yu zhao qian Hua), starring Bryan Leung and Sammo Hung – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
)
*''The Water Babies (film), The Water Babies'', directed by Lionel Jeffries, starring
James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
/List of Polish films of the 1970s, Poland)
*''Watership Down (film), Watership Down'', animated film directed by Martin Rosen (director), Martin Rosen, with the voices of John Hurt and Richard Briers – (U.K.)
*''A Wedding (1978 film), A Wedding'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Desi Arnaz, Jr., Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Lauren Hutton, Paul Dooley,
Mia Farrow
Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent ...
*''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'', starring George Segal and Jacqueline Bisset – (List of German films of the 1970s, West Germany/American films of 1978, U.S.)
*''Who'll Stop the Rain'', directed by Karel Reisz, starring Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld
*''The Wild Geese'', starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Without Anesthesia'' (Bez znieczulenia), directed by Andrzej Wajda – (List of Polish films of the 1970s, Poland)
*''The Wiz (film), The Wiz'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell
*''Wolf Lake (film), Wolf Lake'', directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Rod Steiger
Y
*''You Are Not Alone (film), You Are Not Alone'' (Du er ikke alene) – (Danish films of the 1970s, Denmark)
Births
* January 1 – Christian Tessier, Canadian actor
* January 2
**Raghda Khateb, Syrian voice actress
**Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese voice actress
* January 3 – Kimberley Locke, American singer-songwriter and model
* January 5
**Clarine Harp, American voice actress
**January Jones, American actress and model
**America Olivo, American actress and singer
* January 8 – Scott Whyte, American actor
* January 9 – A. J. McLean, American musician, singer, dancer, actor, and entertainer
* January 10 – Antonio Cupo, Canadian film and television actor
* January 15
** Eddie Cahill, American actor
** Jamie Clayton, actress, model
* January 17
**Pampita, Argentine model, actress, television personality
**Takatoshi Kaneko, Japanese actor
**Pater Sparrow, Hungarian actor, filmmaker
**Ricky Wilson (British musician), Ricky Wilson, English actor, singer
* January 20 – Omar Sy, French actor
* January 24
**Mark Hildreth (actor), Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor, voice actor
**Kristen Schaal, American actress, comedian and writer
* January 27 – Jake Pavelka, American pilot, television personality
* January 28 – Stephen Farrelly, Irish actor, professional wrestler
* February 7 – Ashton Kutcher, American actor
* February 9 – A. J. Buckley, Canadian actor
* February 12 –
**Paul Anderson (actor), Paul Anderson, British actor
**Gethin Jones, Welsh television presenter
* February 14 – Danai Gurira, actress, playwright
* February 17
**Ashton Holmes, American actor
**Rory Kinnear, English actor and playwright
* February 20
**Jay Hernandez, American actor
**Julia Jentsch, German actress
* February 23 – Kris Lemche, Canadian actor
* February 24 – Nicole Lyn, Canadian actress
* March 1 – Jensen Ackles, American actor
* March 3 – Aarti Mann, Indian-American actress
* March 5 – Kimberly McCullough, American actress, dancer, director
* March 8 – Nick Zano, American actor
* March 16 - Sophie Hunter, English actress and singer
* March 17
**Patrick Seitz, American voice actor
* March 21
**Kevin Federline, American rapper, DJ, actor, television personality, professional wrestler, and fashion model
**Rani Mukerji, Indian actress
* March 23 – Nicholle Tom and David Tom, American actress and actor
* March 24 - Amanda Brugel, Canadian actress
* March 31 - Daniel Mays, English actor
* April 1 – Anamaria Marinca, Romanian actress
* April 2 – Deon Richmond, American actor
* April 3 – Matthew Goode, English actor
* April 6 - Lauren Ridloff, deaf American actress
* April 7
**Duncan James, English actor, television presenter and singer
**Scott McGillivray, Canadian television host
* April 8 - Paola Núñez, Mexican actress and producer
* April 12 – Riley Smith, American actor
* April 13 – Kyle Howard, American actor
* April 16 – Lara Dutta, Indian actress
* April 19
**James Franco, American actor
**Joanna Gaines, American designer, businesswoman, entrepreneur, television personality
* April 20
**Matt Austin (actor), Matt Austin, Canadian actor
**Clayne Crawford, American actor
* April 23 – Ian Brennan (writer), Ian Brennan, American writer, actor, producer
* April 26
** Stana Katic, Canadian-American actress, producer
** Pablo Schreiber, Canadian actor
* April 28
**Nate Richert, American actor, musician
**Drew Scott, Canadian actor, realtor, and entrepreneur
**Jonathan Scott (reality TV), Jonathan Scott, Canadian reality television personality, contractor, illusionist, and television and film producer
* April 29 – Tyler Labine, Canadian actor
* April 30 – Sandra Huller, German actress
* May 1 – James Badge Dale, American actor
* May 2 - Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American comedian, actor and screenwriter
* May 4 – Daisuke Ono, Japanese voice actor and singer
* May 5 – Santiago Cabrera, Venezuelan-born Chilean actor
* May 8
**Matthew Davis, American actor
**Ana Maria Lombo, American musician and television personality
**Josie Maran, American model, actress, and entrepreneur
* May 9 – Daniel Franzese, American actor, comedian and activist
* May 10 – Kenan Thompson, American actor, comedian
* May 11 – Warren Brown (actor), Warren Brown, English actor and former professional Thai boxer
* May 12
**Aaron Abrams, Canadian actor, writer
**Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian actress
**Jason Biggs, American actor
* May 15
**Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
**David Krumholtz, American actor
* May 16 – Jim Sturgess, English actor
* May 17 - Gabriel Hogan, Canadian-born American actor
* May 18 – Chad Donella, Canadian actor
* May 21 – Chris Santos, American actor
* May 22 – Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
* May 24 – Bryan Greenberg, American actor
* May 25 – Brian Urlacher, former American football linebacker
* May 26 – Laurence Fox, English actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
* May 28 – Jake Johnson, actor, comedian
* May 29 – Adam Rickitt, English actor, singer and model
* June 2
**Dominic Cooper, English actor
**Nikki Cox, American actress
**Justin Long, American actor
* June 4
**Josh McDermitt, American film and television actor and comedian
**Robin Lord Taylor, American actor
* June 5
**Nick Kroll, American actor, comedian, writer and producer
**Jeff Schroeder, American television and online talk show host
* June 6 - Judith Barsi, American child actress (d. 1988)
* June 7
**Bill Hader, American actor, comedian
**Anna Torv, Australian actress
* June 8 – Maria Menounos, American actress
* June 9 – Michaela Conlin, American actress
* June 10
** DJ Qualls, American actor
** Shane West, American actor
* June 11 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
* June 13 – Ethan Embry, American actor
* June 14 - Diablo Cody, Canadian writer
* June 16 – Daniel Brühl, German actor
* June 18 – Tara Platt, American voice actress
* June 19
**Mía Maestro, Argentine actress and singer-songwriter
**Zoe Saldana, American actress
* June 20 – Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler
* June 21 – Erica Durance, Canadian actress
* June 27 – Courtney Ford, actress
* June 28 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress
* June 29 –
**Luke Kirby, Canadian actor
**Nicole Scherzinger, American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and television personality
* July 2 – Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor
* July 3 – Ian Anthony Dale, American actor
* July 4
**Andrea Gabriel, American actress
**Becki Newton, American actress
* July 6
**Adam Busch, American actor, film director and singer
**Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
* July 8 – Rachael Lillis, American voice actress
* July 9 – Kyle Davis (actor), Kyle Davis, American actor
* July 11
**Dustin Demri-Burns, English actor, comedian, and writer
**Thomas Stone, Hungarian pornographic actor
* July 12
** Topher Grace, American actor
** Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
* July 15 – Greg Sestero, American actor, writer
* July 17 – R. J. Williams, American actor, television host, CEO of Young Hollywood
* July 20
**Charlie Korsmo, American former child actor
**Anatol Yusef, English stage, film and television actor
* July 21
**Justin Bartha, American actor
**Josh Hartnett, American actor
* July 22 – A. J. Cook, Canadian actress
* July 24 – Jeff Mauro, American actor, chef
* August 2 – Natashia Williams, American actress, model
* August 3
**Tommy Dewey, American actor, producer, writer
**Shanelle Workman, American actress, voice actress, producer and director
* August 4 – Mick Cain, American actor
* August 6 – Lee Ji-ah, South Korean actress
* August 8 – Countess Vaughn, American actress
* August 10 – Leo Fitzpatrick, American actor
* August 18 – Andy Samberg, American actor, comedian
* August 19 - Michelle Borth, American actress
* August 20 – Kris Smith, English Australian model, television presenter and rugby league footballer
* August 22 – James Corden, English singer, actor, television host
* August 23 – Andrew Rannells, American actor, voice actor, singer
* August 24 – Beth Riesgraf, American actress
* August 25 – Kel Mitchell, American actor, comedian
* August 28 – Sam Wills, New Zealand prop comic, busker, clown, and mime
* August 30 – Gianpaolo Venuta, Canadian actor
* August 31 – Mike Erwin, American actor
* September 3 – Nick Wechsler (actor), Nick Wechsler, American actor
* September 4 – Wes Bentley, American actor
* September 7 – Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
* September 12 – Benjamin McKenzie, American actor
* September 16 - Ebonie Smith, American former actress and model
* September 18 – Billy Eichner, American comedian, actor, writer, and television personality
* September 20 – Charlie Weber (actor), Charlie Weber, American actor
* September 21 – Paulo Costanzo, Canadian actor
* September 22 – Daniella Alonso, American actress and fashion model
* September 23 – Anthony Mackie, American actor
* September 24 - Christopher Nowinski, American author, co-founder and executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation; as well as a former professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment
* September 25 – Rossif Sutherland, Canadian actor
* September 28 – Lucas Bryant, Canadian actor
* September 29 – Nathan West, American actor
* October 1 – Katie Aselton, American actress, film director and producer
* October 3
**Christian Coulson, English actor
**Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
* October 6 - Lindsey Pearlman, American actress (d. 2022)
* October 7 - Hattie Morahan, English actress
* October 9 – Randy Spelling, American actor
* October 10
**Trevor Eyster, American actor
**Edan Gross, American former child actor
* October 11
**Wes Chatham, American actor
**Trevor Donovan, American actor
* October 14 – Usher (entertainer), Usher, American singer, actor
* October 15
**Devon Gummersall, American actor
**Matt Lutz, American actor
* October 16 – Kala Savage, American actress
* October 18 – Wesley Jonathan, American actor
* October 21
**Will Estes, American actor
**Michael McMillian, American actor
* October 26 –
**CM Punk, American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and retired professional wrestler
**Anthony Carrino, American contractor, designer, developer and television personality
* October 27 – David Walton (actor), David Walton, American actor
* October 28
**Gwendoline Christie, English actress and model
**Justin Guarini, American singer and actor
* October 30 - Matthew Morrison, American singer, actor
* October 31 – Brian Hallisay, American actor
* November 1 – Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress
* November 2
**Oliver Chris, English actor
**Whit Hertford, American theatre director, writer and actor
* November 8 – Keir O'Donnell, Australian-American actor
* November 9 – Sisqó, American singer, actor, songwriter
* November 10
**David Paetkau, Canadian actor
**Diplo, American actor, DJ, record producer, rapper, songwriter
* November 12 - Nicolas Giraud, French actor and filmmaker
* November 17
**Nonso Anozie, British actor
**Zoe Bell, New Zealand stuntwoman, actress
**Tom Ellis (actor), Tom Ellis, Welsh actor
**Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
* November 19 – Eric Nenninger, American actor
* November 20 - Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model
* November 21 – Yasmine Al Massri, International actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate
* November 23 – Kayvan Novak, British actor, voice actor, and comedian
* November 24 – Katherine Heigl, American actress
* November 26 – Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actor and singer
* November 28 – Jodie Resther, Canadian actress
* November 29 – Lauren German, actress
* November 30 – Gael García Bernal, Mexican film actor, director, and producer
* December 1 – Stefan Kapičić, Serbian actor
* December 7
**Shiri Appleby, American actress
**Kristofer Hivju, Norwegian film actor, producer and writer
* December 8 – Ian Somerhalder, American actor
* December 9 – Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
* December 10 - Summer Phoenix, American actress
* December 13 – Cameron Douglas, American actor
* December 15 – Will Wikle, American actor and reality television personality
* December 16 – Joe Absolom, English actor
* December 17 – Douglas Tait (actor), Douglas Tait, American actor, stuntman, filmmaker
* December 18
**Josh Dallas, American actor
**Katie Holmes, American actress
**Ravi Patel (actor), American actor
* December 21
**Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, martial artist, and former U.S. Marine
**Mike Vitar, American actor
* December 22 – Mia Tyler, American actress, model, author, visual artist, media personality, socialite, fashion designer, talent manager and music promoter
* December 23 - Josh Cowdery, American actor
* December 24 – Carlson Twins, American actors, models
* December 25 – Jeremy Strong (actor), Jeremy Strong, American film, television, and stage actor
* December 27 - Lisa Jakub, Canadian writer and former actress
* December 28 – John Legend, American composer and actor
* December 30 – Tyrese Gibson, American actor, singer, model
* December 31 – Johnny Sins, pornographic actor, director, and Internet personality
Deaths
Film debuts
*Karen Allen – ''National Lampoon's Animal House''
*Pedro Almodóvar (director) – ''Folle...folle...fólleme Tim!''
*María Conchita Alonso – ''Savana – Sesso e diamanti''
*Tomas Arana – ''Blood Feud (1978 film), Blood Feud''
*Kevin Bacon – ''National Lampoon's Animal House''
*Jonathan Banks – ''
Coming Home''
*Frances Bay – ''Foul Play (1978 film), Foul Play''
*Jim Belushi – ''The Fury (1978 film), The Fury''
*John Belushi - ''National Lampoon's Animal House''
*Jake Busey – ''Straight Time''
*Cheech & Chong – ''Up in Smoke''
*Billy Connolly – ''Absolution (1978 film), Absolution''
*Billy Crystal – ''Rabbit Test (film), Rabbit Test''
*Jamie Lee Curtis – ''
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observan ...
''
*Eddie Deezen – ''Laserblast''
*R. Lee Ermey – ''
The Boys in Company C
''The Boys in Company C'' is a 1978 war film directed by Sidney J. Furie about United States Marine Corps recruits preparing for duty and their subsequent combat in the Vietnam War. It stars Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Craig Wasson and Michael Lem ...
''
*Corey Feldman – ''
Born Again
Born again, or to experience the new birth, is a phrase, particularly in evangelicalism, that refers to a "spiritual rebirth", or a regeneration of the human spirit. In contrast to one's physical birth, being "born again" is distinctly and sepa ...
''
*Tovah Feldshuh – ''Nunzio''
*William Forsythe (actor), William Forsythe – ''Long Shot''
*Dennis Franz – ''The Fury''
*Joe Grifasi – ''The Deer Hunter''
*Harry Hamlin – ''Movie Movie''
*Daryl Hannah – ''The Fury''
*Mark Harmon – ''
Comes a Horseman
''Comes a Horseman'' is a 1978 American Western drama film starring Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth, directed by Alan J. Pakula.
Set in the American West of the 1940s but not a typical Western, it tells the stor ...
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*Ed Harris – ''
Coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...
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*Mary Beth Hurt – ''Interiors''
*Michael Keaton – ''Rabbit Test''
*John Malkovich – ''A Wedding (1978 film), A Wedding''
*Laurie Metcalf – ''A Wedding''
*Liam Neeson – ''Pilgrim's Progress''
*Michael O'Keefe – ''Gray Lady Down''
*Mandy Patinkin – ''
The Big Fix''
*Roddy Piper – ''The One and Only (1978 film), The One and Only''
*Tony Plana – ''The Boss’s Son''
*Annie Potts – ''Corvette Summer''
*David Rasche – ''An Unmarried Woman''
*Christopher Reeve – ''Gray Lady Down''
*Phil Hartman – ''Stunt Rock''
*James Remar – ''On the Yard''
*Eric Roberts – ''King of the Gypsies (film), King of the Gypsies''
*James Spader – ''Team-Mates''
*Mary Steenburgen – ''Goin' South''
*Peter Stormare – ''The Score (1978 film), The Score''
*Alfre Woodard – ''Remember My Name (film), Remember My Name''
*Grace Zabriskie – ''They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way''
*Robert Zemeckis (director) – ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand (film), I Wanna Hold Your Hand''
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