1978 in film

Overview of the events of 1978 in film

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## Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

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See also: List of 1978 box office number-one films in the United States

The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1978  Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross

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1  | Grease | Paramount | $159,978,870[1]
2  | Superman | Warner Bros. | $134,218,018[2]
3  | National Lampoon's Animal House | Universal | $120,091,123[3]
4  | Every Which Way but Loose | Warner Bros. | $85,196,485[4]
5  | Heaven Can Wait | Paramount | $81,640,278[5]
6  | Hooper | Warner Bros. | $78,000,000[6]
7  | Jaws 2 | Universal | $77,737,272[7]
8  | Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists | $49,579,269[8]
9  | The Deer Hunter | Universal | $48,979,328[9]
10  | Halloween | Compass International | $47,000,000[10]

## Events

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* February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures.
* March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial.
* March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for The Empire Strikes Back, but dies only two weeks later.
* June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal.
* June 4 – Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film.
* July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. He is replaced by Francis T. Vincent.
* August – Production begins on Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
* September – George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch.
* October 25 – Halloween is released.
* November 17 – Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming sequel. But he was not enough for the special to avoid negative reviews upon airing.
* December 10 – Superman premieres at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., and has a European Royal Charity Premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square in London three days later in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

## Awards

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Category/Organization | 36th Golden Globe Awards
January 27, 1979 | 32nd BAFTA Awards
March 22, 1979 | 51st Academy Awards
April 9, 1979

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Drama | Musical or Comedy
Best Film | Midnight Express | Heaven Can Wait | Julia | The Deer Hunter
Best Director | Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter | Alan Parker
Midnight Express | Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Best Actor | Jon Voight
Coming Home | Warren Beatty
Heaven Can Wait | Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl | Jon Voight
Coming Home
Best Actress | Jane Fonda
Coming Home | Ellen Burstyn
Same Time, Next Year
Maggie Smith
California Suite | Jane Fonda
Julia | Jane Fonda
Coming Home
Best Supporting Actor | John Hurt
Midnight Express | Christopher Walken
The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress | Dyan Cannon
Heaven Can Wait | Geraldine Page
Interiors | Maggie Smith
California Suite
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Oliver Stone
Midnight Express | Alvin Sargent
Julia | Oliver Stone
Midnight Express
Best Screenplay, Original | Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones
Coming Home
Best Original Score | Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express | John Williams
Star Wars | Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express
Joe Renzetti
The Buddy Holly Story
Best Original Song | "Last Dance"
Thank God It's Friday | N/A | "Last Dance"
Thank God It's Friday
Best Foreign Language Film | Autumn Sonata | N/A | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Trout (Las Truchas), directed by José Luis García Sánchez, Spain
What Max Said (Las Palabras de Max), directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, Spain

## 1978 films

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### By country/region

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* List of American films of 1978
* List of Argentine films of 1978
* List of Australian films of 1978
* List of Bangladeshi films of 1978
* List of British films of 1978
* List of Canadian films of 1978
* List of French films of 1978
* List of Hong Kong films of 1978
* List of Indian films of 1978
* List of Hindi films of 1978
* List of Kannada films of 1978
* List of Malayalam films of 1978
* List of Marathi films of 1978
* List of Tamil films of 1978
* List of Telugu films of 1978
* List of Japanese films of 1978
* List of Mexican films of 1978
* List of Pakistani films of 1978
* List of South Korean films of 1978
* List of Soviet films of 1978
* List of Spanish films of 1978

### By genre/medium

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* List of action films of 1978
* List of animated feature films of 1978
* List of avant-garde films of 1978
* List of comedy films of 1978
* List of drama films of 1978
* List of horror films of 1978
* List of science fiction films of 1978
* List of thriller films of 1978
* List of western films of 1978

## Births

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* 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 6 – Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
* January 8 – Scott Whyte, American actor
* January 9 – AJ McLean, American musician, singer, dancer, actor, and entertainer
* January 10 – Antonio Cupo, Canadian film and television actor
* January 14 - Blake Ritson, English actor
* January 15
* Eddie Cahill, American actor
* Jamie Clayton, American actress, model
* January 17
* Pampita, Argentine model, actress, television personality
* Takatoshi Kaneko, Japanese actor
* Ricky Wilson, English actor, singer
* January 20 – Omar Sy, French actor
* January 24
* Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor, voice actor
* Kristen Schaal, American actress, comedian and writer
* January 25 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor and politician
* January 27 – Jake Pavelka, American pilot, television personality
* January 28 – Stephen Farrelly, Irish actor and professional wrestler
* January 29 - Julee Cerda, South Korean-born American actress
* February 1 - Bryan Dick, English actor
* February 7 – Ashton Kutcher, American actor
* February 9
* Fede Álvarez, Uruguyan filmmaker
* A. J. Buckley, Canadian actor
* February 10 - Don Omar, Puerto Rican singer, rapper and actor
* February 11 - Lymari Nadal, Puerto Rican actress, producer and screenwriter
* February 12 –
* 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
* Julia Jentsch, German actress
* Chelsea Peretti, American comedian, actress, television writer and singer-songwriter
* February 23 – Kris Lemche, Canadian actor
* February 24 – Nicole Lyn, Canadian actress
* February 28 - Geoffrey Arend, American actor
* 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 9 – Katherine Parkinson, English actress
* 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 25
* Teddy Lussi-Modeste, French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher[11]
* Maribeth Monroe, American actress, writer and comedian
* March 27 - Romesh Ranganathan, British actor, comedian and presenter
* March 31 - Daniel Mays, English actor
* April 1
* JJ Feild, British-American actor
* 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
* Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
* April 12 – Riley Smith, American actor
* April 13 – Kyle Howard, American actor
* April 14 - Michelle Duncan, Scottish-Canadian actress
* April 16 – Lara Dutta, Indian actress
* April 17 – Ido Mosseri, Israeli actor, singer and musician
* April 19
* James Franco, American actor
* Joanna Gaines, American designer, businesswoman, entrepreneur, television personality
* April 20
* Matt Austin, Canadian actor
* Clayne Crawford, American actor
* April 23 – 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, 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
* Corri English, American actress
* Kenan Thompson, American actor, comedian
* May 11 – 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 13 - Patrick Hughes, Australian director and screenwriter
* May 15
* Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
* David Krumholtz, American actor
* May 16 – Jim Sturgess, English actor
* May 17
* Gabriel Hogan, Canadian-born American actor
* Kat Foster, American actress
* 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 – Kick Gurry, Australian actor
* 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
* May 31 - Christopher Carley, American actor
* 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
* Youssef Kerkour, Moroccan-British actor
* June 10
* DJ Qualls, American actor
* Shane West, American actor
* Marko Zaror, Chilean martial artist and actor
* June 11 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
* June 12 - Timothy Simons, American actor and comedian
* 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
* Mike Birbiglia, American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
* June 21 – Erica Durance, Canadian actress
* June 22 - David Derrick Jr., American director and storyboard artist
* June 27 – Courtney Ford, American 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
* Becki Newton, American actress
* July 6
* Adam Busch, American actor, film director and singer
* Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
* July 9 – Kyle Davis, American actor
* July 11
* Dustin Demri-Burns, English actor, comedian, and writer
* Jonjo O'Neill, Irish actor
* Thomas Stone, Hungarian pornographic actor
* July 12
* Marco de la O, Mexican actor
* Topher Grace, American actor
* Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
* July 15 – Greg Sestero, American actor, writer
* July 17
* Justine Triet, French film director, screenwriter and editor[12]
* 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
* Damien Bonnard, French actor
* A. J. Cook, Canadian actress
* July 23 - Pearry Reginald Teo, Singaporean filmmaker (d. 2023)
* July 24 – Jeff Mauro, American actor, chef
* July 27 - Jeff Fowler, American director and animator
* July 29 - Paul King, British writer and director
* 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 7 - David Caves, Northern Irish actor
* August 8 – Countess Vaughn, American actress
* August 10
* Leo Fitzpatrick, American actor
* Alison Folland, American actress and filmmaker
* 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
* Kobe Bryant, American actor and basketball player[13] (d. 2020)
* Andrew Rannells, American actor, voice actor, singer
* August 24 – Beth Riesgraf, American actress
* August 25 – Kel Mitchell, American actor, comedian
* August 26 - Amanda Schull, American actress
* 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 1 - Nathalie Cox, British actress
* September 3 – Nick Wechsler, American actor
* September 4 – Wes Bentley, American actor
* September 5
* James Ponsoldt, American director, actor and screenwriter
* Yu Nan, Chinese actress
* September 7 – Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
* September 12 – Benjamin McKenzie, American actor
* September 16
* Carolina Dieckmann, Brazilian actress
* Ebonie Smith, American former actress and model
* September 18 – Billy Eichner, American comedian, actor, writer, and television personality
* September 20 – 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 26 - Yuri Buzzi, Italian actor and writer
* September 28 – Lucas Bryant, Canadian actor
* September 29 – Nathan West, American actor
* September 30 - Stark Sands, 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
* Joe Armstrong, English actor
* Hattie Morahan, English actress
* October 9 – Randy Spelling, American actor
* October 10
* Trevor Eyster, American actor
* Edan Gross, American former child actor
* Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress
* October 11
* Wes Chatham, American actor
* Trevor Donovan, American actor
* October 14 – 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, 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 7 - Will Gluck, American director, producer, screenwriter and composer
* 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
* Céline Sciamma, French screenwriter and film director
* Nicolas Giraud, French actor and filmmaker
* Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress
* Ashley Williams, American actress
* November 13 - Marit Velle Kile, Norwegian former actress
* November 17
* Nonso Anozie, British actor
* Zoe Bell, New Zealand stuntwoman, actress
* 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 25 – Taís Araújo, Brazilian actress
* November 26 – Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actor and singer
* November 28 – Jodie Resther, Canadian actress
* November 30 - Gael García Bernal, Mexican film actor, director, and producer
* December 1
* Camille Cottin, French actress and comedian
* Stefan Kapičić, Serbian actor
* December 6 - K. D. Aubert, American actress
* 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 12 - Gbenga Akinnagbe, American actor and writer
* 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, American actor, stuntman, filmmaker
* December 18
* Josh Dallas, American actor
* Katie Holmes, American actress
* Ravi Patel, 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, 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

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Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films

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January | 5 | Sally Eilers | 69 | US | Actress |

* Bad Girl
* The Black Camel

12 | Arthur Sheekman | 76 | US | Screenwriter |

* Duck Soup
* Some Came Running

23 | Jack Oakie | 74 | US | Actor |

* The Great Dictator
* Lover Come Back

26 | Leo Genn | 72 | UK | Actor |

* Quo Vadis
* The Longest Day

27 | Oskar Homolka | 79 | Austria | Actor |

* Sabotage
* I Remember Mama

29 | Tim McCoy | 86 | US | Actor |

* Texas Cyclone
* Two-Fisted Law

February | 2 | Wendy Barrie | 69 | UK | Actress |

* The Hound of the Baskervilles
* The Private Life of Henry VIII

14 | Claude Binyon | 72 | US | Writer, Director |

* The Saxon Charm
* Dreamboat

15 | Ilka Chase | 77 | US | Actress |

* Now, Voyager
* Ocean's 11

18 | Kathleen Lockhart | 83 | UK | Actress |

* A Christmas Carol
* Bewitched

18 | Maggie McNamara | 48 | US | Actress |

* The Moon Is Blue
* Three Coins in the Fountain

24 | Franco Arcalli | 48 | Italy | Screenwriter |

* Last Tango in Paris
* Zabriskie Point

28 | Philip Ahn | 72 | US | Actor |

* Never So Few
* Paradise, Hawaiian Style

March | 12 | John Cazale | 42 | US | Actor |

* The Godfather
* Dog Day Afternoon

16 | Reb Russell | 72 | US | Actor |

* Range Warfare
* Border Vengeance

18 | Peggy Wood | 86 | US | Actress |

* The Sound of Music
* The Story of Ruth

24 | Leigh Brackett | 62 | US | Screenwriter |

* The Big Sleep
* The Empire Strikes Back

25 | Leslie Fenton | 76 | UK | Actor, Director |

* Boys Town
* Whispering Smith

25 | Jack Hulbert | 85 | UK | Actor |

* Bulldog Jack
* Jack Ahoy

25 | Hanna Ralph | 92 | Germany | Actress |

* Faust
* Helena

31 | Astrid Allwyn | 72 | US | Actress |

* Follow the Fleet
* Love Affair

April | 1 | Lynne Roberts | 56 | US | Actress |

* Girls of the Big House
* Port Sinister

9 | Michael Wilson | 63 | US | Screenwriter |

* The Bridge on the River Kwai
* Lawrence of Arabia

13 | Paul McGrath | 74 | US | Actor |

* A Face in the Crowd
* Advise & Consent

22 | Will Geer | 76 | US | Actor |

* Winchester '73
* Bandolero!

May | 6 | Loyal Griggs | 71 | US | Cinematographer |

* White Christmas
* Shane

| 11 | Philip Ray | 79 | UK | Actor |

* A Night to Remember
* Dracula: Prince of Darkness

| 12 | Robert Coogan | 53 | US | Actor |

* Skippy
* Johnny Doughboy

| 16 | Robert Florey | 78 | France | Director |

* The Cocoanuts
* Murders in the Rue Morgue

June | 20 | Mark Robson | 64 | Canada | Director |

* Peyton Place
* The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

29 | Bob Crane | 49 | US | Actor |

* Gus
* Superdad

30 | Frank Santillo | 65 | US | Editor |

* Grand Prix
* Junior Bonner

July | 3 | James Daly | 59 | US | Actor |

* Planet of the Apes
* The Big Bounce

14 | Jack Woolgar | 64 | UK | Actor |

* Death Line

17 | Thayer David | 51 | US | Actor |

* Rocky
* The Eiger Sanction

19 | Agnes Christine Johnston | 82 | US | Screenwriter |

* Life Begins for Andy Hardy
* Black Beauty

August | 5 | Queenie Smith | 79 | US | Actress |

* Mississippi
* The Killers

13 | Ferenc Kiss | 86 | Hungary | Actor |

* Cafe Moscow
* The Talking Rob

23 | Agustín Isunza | 77 | Mexico | Actor |

* El Topo
* Wild Flower

24 | Louis Prima | 67 | US | Actor, Singer |

* The Jungle Book
* Rose of Washington Square

26 | Charles Boyer | 78 | France | Actor |

* Gaslight
* Algiers

28 | Robert Shaw | 51 | UK | Actor |

* Jaws
* The Sting

31 | Lee Garmes | 80 | US | Cinematographer |

* Detective Story
* A Big Hand for the Little Lady

September | 3 | Karin Molander | 89 | Sweden | Actress |

* Halvblod
* Erotikon

9 | Jack L. Warner | 86 | Canada | Producer, Studio Executive |

* My Fair Lady
* Camelot

12 | Frank Ferguson | 78 | US | Actor |

* Rancho Notorious
* The Good Humor Man

18 | Ann Shoemaker | 87 | US | Actress |

* Sunrise at Campobello
* Alice Adams

24 | Ruth Etting | 80 | US | Singer, Actress |

* Roman Scandals
* Gift of Gab

30 | Edgar Bergen | 75 | US | Actor, Ventriloquist |

* The Muppet Movie
* Fun and Fancy Free

October | 10 | Kathryn McGuire | 74 | US | Actress |

* Sherlock Jr.
* The Navigator

16 | Dan Dailey | 62 | US | Actor |

* It's Always Fair Weather
* There's No Business Like Show Business

19 | Gig Young | 64 | US | Actor |

* They Shoot Horses Don't They
* That Touch of Mink

30 | Brian Hayles | 47 | UK | Screenwriter |

* Warlords of Atlantis
* Arabian Adventure

November | 5 | Denis O'Dea | 73 | Ireland | Actor |

* Esther and the King
* Niagara

9 | Florence Marly | 59 | Czechoslovakia | Actress |

* Sealed Verdict
* Tokyo Joe

16 | Claude Dauphin | 75 | France | Actor |

* Barbarella
* Grand Prix

20 | Robert Alan Aurthur | 56 | US | Screenwriter |

* Grand Prix
* All That Jazz

23 | June Martel | 69 | US | Actress |

* Fighting Youth
* Santa Fe Stampede

26 | Ford Beebe | 90 | US | Director |

* The Green Hornet
* Buck Rogers

27 | Susan Shaw | 44 | UK | Actress |

* Wide Boy
* Fire Maidens from Outer Space

28 | André Morell | 69 | UK | Actor |

* The Bridge on the River Kwai
* The Hound of the Baskervilles

December | 7 | I. Stanford Jolley | 78 | US | Actor |

* King of the Rocket Men
* I Killed Wild Bill Hickok

10 | Ed Wood | 54 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Actor |

* Glen or Glenda
* Plan 9 from Outer Space

12 | Fay Compton | 84 | UK | Actress |

* Othello
* The Haunting

15 | Chill Wills | 76 | US | Actor |

* The Alamo
* Giant

19 | Duncan Lamont | 60 | UK | Actor |

* Frankenstein Created Woman
* Battle of Britain

23 | Louis de Rochemont | 89 | US | Producer |

* Windjammer
* The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

## Film debuts

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* 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
* Kevin Bacon – National Lampoon's Animal House
* Jonathan Banks – Coming Home
* Ellen Barkin – Up in Smoke
* Frances Bay – Foul Play
* Jim Belushi – The Fury
* Michael Biehn – Coach
* Roy Brocksmith – The Rip-Off
* Jake Busey – Straight Time
* Tommy Chong – Up in Smoke
* Billy Connolly – Absolution
* Billy Crystal – Rabbit Test
* Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween
* E. G. Daily – Jukebox
* Daniel Dantas – Tudo Bem
* Eddie Deezen – Laserblast
* Julie Delpy – Guerres civiles en France
* R. Lee Ermey – The Boys in Company C
* Corey Feldman – Born Again
* Tovah Feldshuh – Nunzio
* William Forsythe – Long Shot
* Joe Grifasi – The Deer Hunter
* Daryl Hannah – The Fury
* Mark Harmon – Comes a Horseman
* Woody Harrelson – Harper Valley PTA
* Ed Harris – Coma
* Phil Hartman – Stunt Rock
* Gregg Henry – Mean Dog Blues
* Mary Beth Hurt – Interiors
* Karl Johnson – Jubilee
* John Kani – The Wild Geese
* Michael Keaton – Rabbit Test
* Irwin Keyes – Manny's Orphans
* John Malkovich – A Wedding
* Joe Mantegna – Towing
* Cheech Marin – Up in Smoke
* Laurie Metcalf – A Wedding
* Liam Neeson – Pilgrim's Progress
* Natalia Nogulich – Stony Island
* Deborah Offner – Rush It
* Michael O'Keefe – Gray Lady Down
* Mandy Patinkin – The Big Fix
* Roddy Piper – The One and Only
* Tony Plana – The Boss's Son
* Annie Potts – Corvette Summer
* Robert Prosky – The Brink's Job
* David Rasche – An Unmarried Woman
* Christopher Reeve – Gray Lady Down
* James Remar – On the Yard
* Jean Reno – The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting
* Peter Riegert – National Lampoon's Animal House
* Eric Roberts – King of the Gypsies
* Deborah Rush – Oliver's Story
* Diana Scarwid – Pretty Baby
* Gary Sinise – A Wedding
* James Spader – Team-Mates
* Mary Steenburgen – Goin' South
* Peter Stormare – The Score
* Carel Struycken – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
* Rachel Ticotin – King of the Gypsies
* Chick Vennera – Thank God It's Friday
* Tom Waits – Paradise Alley
* Alberta Watson – Power Play
* Norbert Weisser – Midnight Express
* George Wendt – A Wedding
* Toyah Willcox – Jubilee
* Alfre Woodard – Remember My Name
* Grace Zabriskie – They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
* Robert Zemeckis (director) – I Wanna Hold Your Hand

## References

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1. ^ "'Grease,' $4,500,000, In 1,248 Situations For Re-Re-Runs". Variety. May 23, 1979. p. 27.
2. ^ "Superman, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
3. ^ "Animal House, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
4. ^ "Every Which Way But Loose, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
5. ^ "Heaven Can Wait, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
6. ^ "Hooper, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
7. ^ "Jaws 2, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
8. ^ "Revenge of the Pink Panther, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
9. ^ "The Deer Hunter, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
10. ^ "Halloween". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
11. ^ "Teddy-Lussi-Modeste attendu mardi à l'Autre cité". L'Est Républicain (in French). 1 October 2017.
12. ^ "Justine Triet". La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
13. ^ "Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020: Coverage from The Athletic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

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