Deaths[]
- January 6 — Michael Terr
- January 8 — Peter Adams
- January 12 — Larry Johns
- January 19 — Harry Keller
- February 5 — John Hiestand
- February 17 — Hal K. Dawson
- March 19 — Emile Meyer
- March 19 — Arch Oboler
- March 23 — Keith Richards
- March 26 — Walter Abel
- March 27 — Rudolph Anders
- April 7 — Charles Victor
- April 11 — Kent Taylor
- April 11 — June Jocelyn
- April 18 — Alfeo Bocchicchio
- May 12 — Marc Hamilton
- May 19 — Frank Telford
- May 25 — Jack Rabin
- June 3 — Leonardo Scavino
- June 9 — Grandon Rhodes
- June 30 — Maurice Geraghty
- July 3 — Vilis Lapenieks
- July 12 — Harold Goodwin
- July 31 — Joseph E. Levine
- August 15 — Shukur Burkhanov
- August 19 — Hayden Rorke
- August 25 — Eddie Marr
- September 5 — Quinn Martin
- September 11 — Lorne Greene
- September 24 — Clark Ross
- November 8 — Noble "Kid" Chissel
- November 15 — Roy Reid
- November 17 — Arthur C. Pierce
- November 20 — William L. Cooper Jr.
- December 6 — Jerry Mann
- December 21 — Simmy Bow
- December 21 — Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Movie Premieres[]
- Gamera vs Barugon (U.S.)
- Time of the Apes (U.S.)
- Gamera vs Gaos (U.S.)
- Gamera vs Guiron (U.S.)
- Gamera vs Zigra (U.S.)
- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (U.S.)
- January 20 — Robot Holocaust
- February — Cry Wilderness
- April — Blood Hook
- October 13 — Zomble Nightmare (U.S.)
- October 21 — The Day My Kid Went Punk (TV Special)
- November 11 — Deathstalker II
Events[]
- March 30 — At the 59th Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Don Sharpe wins the Best Sound Effects Editing Award for Aliens.
- Charles Grenzbach, John Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, and Simon Kaye, win the Best Sound Award for Platoon.
- Stephan Dupuis and Chris Walas win the Best Makeup Award for The Fly.
- Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson win the Best Visual Effects Award for Aliens.
- June 5 — Clayton Moore receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6914 Hollywood Blvd.
- June 11 — Mariette Hartley receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Blvd.
- August 20 — Linda Evans receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.
- September 5 — Joel Hodgson appears on the HBO comedy special Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential.
- November 5 — Burgess Meredith receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6904 Hollywood Blvd.