Deaths[]
- Aldo Pedinotti
- January 4 — Richard Belding
- January 6 — Pete Kleinow
- January 10 — Carlo Ponti
- January 11 — Tudor Gates
- February 1 — George Robotham
- February 6 — Gérard Herter
- February 10 — Charles S. Swartz
- February 15 — Enzo Consoli
- February 15 — Ray Evans
- February 26 — Edwin Cherry
- February 26 — Jon Lackey
- February 26 — Sonia Oiticica
- March 4 — Robert Prince
- March 5 — John Maudlin
- March 8 — Alejandro Cruz
- March 13 — Herbert Fux
- March 15 — Herman Stein
- March 17 — Freddie Francis
- March 17 — Eiji Funakoshi
- March 22 — Angus Duncan
- March 31 — John Brennan
- April 1 — Vaughn Wilkins
- April 12 — Bob Miles
- April 30 — Gordon Scott
- May 7 — Arch Whiting
- May 21 — Bruno Mattei
- May 31 — Don Granberry
- June 11 — Clint Young
- June 24 — Byron Baer
- June 25 — Kenichi Tani
- June 27 — William Hutt
- July 6 — John Lehne
- July 7 — Freddie Earlle
- July 9 — Jerry Ito
- July 11 — Rod Lauren
- July 22 — László Kovács
- July 25 — Lloyd Nelson
- July 27 — William Tuttle
- August 7 — Leo Leyden
- August 12 — Natalya Medvedeva
- August 12 — Paula Marie Moody
- August 14 — Eduardo Noriega
- August 24 — Priscilla Alden
- August 24 — Bill Catching
- September 8 — DeForest Covan
- September 8 — Leo A. Handel
- September 10 — Loretta King
- September 14 — Emilio Ruiz del Río
- September 20 — Eleanor Beecroft
- September 28 — Charles B. Griffith
- September 28 — Helen Horton
- September 29 — Lois Maxwell
- October 1 — Peggy Maley
- October 6 — Rodney Diak
- October 6 — Bud Ekins
- October 6 — Werner Senftleben
- October 18 — Manfred Barthel
- October 21 — Darrell Cathcart
- October 23 — Robert F. O'Neill
- October 26 — Bernard L. Kowalski
- November 5 — Andrea Aurelli
- November 14 — Mike Blodgett
- November 22 — Reg Park
- November 22 — John Straub
- November 28 — Jeanne Bates
- December 4 — Melvin Shapiro
- December 5 — Tony Tenser
- December 12 — Charles Borromel
- December 14 — Roger George
- December 19 — Frank Capra Jr.
- December 20 — Jeanne Carmen
- December 22 — John De Troia
- December 31 — Bill Idelson
Home Media releases[]
- June 26 — The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Volume 11
- October 30 — The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Volume 12
Events[]
- February 25 — At the 79th Academy Awards, Ennio Morricone receives an Honorary Award in recognition of his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music.
- June 29 — Mike Curb receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine St.
- July 20 — Eric Braedon receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.]
- December 7 — Cinematic Titanic debuts in a private show at Industrial Light & Magic