The year 1965 started on a Friday.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 28 - Those Calloways
- June 9 - Cinderella (re-release)
- August 18 - The Monkey's Uncle
- December 2 - That Darn Cat!
Shorts
- January 28 - A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
- February 13 - Freewayphobia
- May 5 - Donald's Fire Survival Plan and Steel and America
- September 22 - Goofy's Freeway Troubles
Events
- Disneyland celebrates its 10th anniversary.
- Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln opens on July 18 in honor of Disneyland's 10th anniversary.
Magazines
- Disney News Magazine publishes its first issue.
People
Births
- January 9 - Joely Richardson (actress)
- January 10 - Butch Hartman (animator)
- January 27 - Alan Cumming (actor, director, producer, writer)
- February 4 - Julianne Buescher (film, television, radio, and stage actress)
- February 7 - Chris Rock (actor, comedian, screenwriter)
- February 9 - Keith Wickham (voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- February 23 - Kristin Davis (actress)
- March 19 - Jeff Pidgeon (voice actor, writer, and animator)
- March 25 - Sarah Jessica Parker (actress and producer)
- April 4 - Robert Downey Jr. (actor)
- April 16 - Jon Cryer (actor, writer, screenwriter, film director, and film producer)
- April 26 - Kevin James (actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
- April 30 - Adrian Pasdar (actor and film director)
- May 10 - Linda Evangelista (model)
- May 23 - Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese voice actor and actor)
- May 24 - John C. Reilly (voice actor and comedian)
- May 31 - Brooke Shields (actress and Model)
- June 10 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress and model)
- June 19 - Sean Marshall (actor and singer)
- June 26 - Bobs Gannaway (writer, director, voice actor, actor, producer, and storyboard artist)
- July 7 - Mo Collins (actress, comedian)
- July 9 - David O'Hara (actor)
- July 16 - Daryl Mitchell (actor)
- July 26 - Jeremy Piven (actor and producer)
- August 10 - Claudia Christian (actress)
- September 3
- Charlie Sheen (actor, comedian)
- Costas Mandylor (actor)
- September 9 - Constance Marie (actress)
- September 10 - Geefwee Boedoe (Illustrator and animator)
- September 21 - Cheryl Hines (actress, comedian, director, and producer)
- September 29 - Rune Temte (actor)
- October 14 - Steve Coogan (actor, comedian, writer, impressionist, and producer)
- October 18 - Ralph Eggleston (animator, art director, storyboard artist, and production designer)
- November 17 - Darryl Kurylo (voice actor)
- November 30 - Ben Stiller (actor and comedian)
- December 3 - Andrew Stanton (director)
- December 5 - John Rzeznik (singer-songwriter)
- December 9 - Brad Savage (actor)
- December 14 - Ted Raimi (actor, screenwriter, comedian, producer)
- December 21 - Andy Dick (actor and comedian)
Deaths
- January 7 - Jimmy O'Dea (actor and comedian)
- February 15 - Nat King Cole (singer and leading jazz pianist)
- February 19 - Florence Gill (actress)
- February 23 - Stan Laurel (silent film actor)
- May 1 - Spike Jones (musician and bandleader)
- July 3 - Trigger (Roy Rogers' horse and actor)
- August 24 - Joshua Meador (animator, special effects artist, and animation director)
- August 6 - Everett Sloane (actor, songwriter, and director)
- December 12 - Alex Mackenzie (Scottish character actor)
1965