Theatrical releases

Feature Films

• February 14 - The World's Greatest Athlete
• March 23 - Charley and the Angel and Cinderella (re-issue)
• June 20 - One Little Indian
• November 8 - Robin Hood
• December 14 - Superdad

​Shorts

• January - VD Attack Plan

Television releases

• January 7 - The Mystery in Dracula's Castle, part one.
• January 14 - The Mystery in Dracula's Castle, part two.
• March 4 - Chester, Yesterday's Horse.
• March 11 - The Little Shepherd Dog of Catalina
• March 18 - The Boy and the Bronc Buster, part one.
• March 25 - The Boy and the Bronc Buster, part two.
• April 1 - Call It Courage
• September 30 - Fire on Kelly Mountain
• October 7 - Mustang!
• October 23 - Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute
• December 16 - The Proud Bird from Shanghai

Theme park happenings

• May 20 - Tom Sawyer Island opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
• June - 18-year-old Bogden Delaurot, drowns in the Rivers of America trying to swim back.
• December 15 - Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Magic Kingdom.

People

Births

• January 30 - Paige Moss (actress)
• February 12 - Tara Strong (voice actress)
• March 1 - Jack Davenport (actor)
• March 24 - Jim Parsons (television and film actor)
• April 2 - Roselyn Sánchez (Actress, producer, writer, singer-songwriter, and model)
• April 28 - Melissa Fahn (voice/stage actress and singer)
• May 16 - Tori Spelling (actress and author)
• May 27 - Jack McBrayer (voice actor and comedian)
• June 13 - Ogie Banks (voice actor)
• June 15 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
• August 9 - Kevin McKidd (actor)
• August 24 - Grey DeLisle (voice actress)
• August 24 - Barret Oliver (actor and photographer)
• September 13 - Kelly Chen (Hong Kong voice actress)
• September 18 - James Marsden (actor and singer)
• September 29 - Brad Kane (singer)
• October 3 - Neve Campbell (voice actress)
• October 3 - Lena Headey (actress)
• October 6 - Ioan Gruffudd (actor)
• October 10 - Mario Lopez (actor and television host)
• October 26 - Seth MacFarlane (actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director, and singer)
• November 21 - Gina Tuttle (actress and voice actor)
• December 3 - Bruno Campos (voice actor)
• December 4 - Tyra Banks (model and media personality)

Deaths

• January 31 - Jack MacGowran (character actor)
• February 15 - Wally Cox (comedian and actor)
• June 17 - Luis van Rooten (actor)
• October 18 - Walt Kelly (animator and cartoonist)
• November 11 - Ferdinand Hovarth (illustrator and sketch artist)
• November 23 - Sessue Hayakawa (Japanese and American Issei actor)
• December 13 - Allie Wrubel (composer and songwriter)