Theatrical releases
Feature films
Shorts
- January 10 - Timber
- January 24 - Pluto's Playmate
- February 14 - The Little Whirlwind
- March 7 - The Golden Eggs
- March 28 - A Gentleman's Gentleman
- April 18 - Baggage Buster
- May 9 - A Good Time for a Dime
- May 30 - Canine Caddy
- June 20 - The Nifty Nineties
- July 11 - Early to Bed
- August 1 - Truant Officer Donald
- August 22 - Orphans' Benefit
- September 12 - Old MacDonald Duck
- October 3 - Lend a Paw
- October 24 - Donald's Camera
- November 14 - The Art of Skiing
- November 19 - The Thrifty Pig
- December 5 - Chef Donald
- December 12 - Seven Wise Dwarves
- December 26 - The Art of Self Defense
Events
People
Births
- January 9 - Joan Baez (singer, songwriter and musician)
- January 14 - Faye Dunaway (actress)
- January 18 - Bobby Goldsboro (pop and country singer-songwriter)
- January 21 - Plácido Domingo (tenor and conductor); Victoria Carroll (actress, voice actress and artist)
- January 24 - Gary K. Wolf (author and humorist)
- January 31 - Jessica Walter (actress)
- April 8 - Darlene Gillespie (actress)
- May 18 - Miriam Margolyes (actress)
- May 19 - Bobby Burgess (dancer, singer and Mouseketeer)
- June 2 - Stacy Keach (actor and narrator)
- July 28 - Peter Cullen (voice actor)
- July 29 - David Warner (actor)
- August 12 - Deborah Walley (actress)
- October 11 - Charles Shyer (director, screenwriter, producer)
- October 13 - Paul Simon (singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist)
- October 20 - Shin Aomori (Japanese voice actor)
- October 25 - Helen Reddy (singer and actress); Gordon Tootoosis (actor)
- December 10 - Tommy Kirk (actor and businessman); Chad Stuart (voice actor, singer and member of the Chad & Jeremy singing duo)
- December 13 - John Davidson (singer, actor and game show host)
- December 20 - Tommy Cole (make-up artist, actor and singer)
- Tom Lowell (actor)
Deaths
- December 24 - Lee Millar Sr. (film, radio and voice actor)
Character debuts
1941