1938

Events

 * The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air, a musical-variety radio show for children, broadcast on NBC radio stations from January 2 to May 15 to promote the February 1938 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Feature films

 * January 13 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Miami, Florida)/(New York City, New York)
 * February 4 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is taken out of theaters.

Shorts

 * February 11 - Self Control
 * February 25 - Boat Builders
 * March 11 - Donald's Better Self
 * April 1 - Moth and the Flame
 * April 15 - Donald's Nephews
 * May 6 - Mickey's Trailer
 * May 27 - Wynken, Blynken and Nod
 * June 17 - Polar Trappers
 * July 8 - Good Scouts
 * July 29 - The Fox Hunt
 * August 19 - The Whalers
 * September 9 - Mickey's Parrot
 * September 23 - The Brave Little Tailor
 * October 14 - Farmyard Symphony
 * November 4 - Donald's Golf Game
 * November 25 - Ferdinand the Bull
 * December 9 - Merbabies
 * December 23 - Mother Goose Goes Hollywood

Births

 * January 1 - Frank Langella (actor)
 * January 2 - Mickie McGowan (voice actor)
 * February 1 - Sherman Hemsley (actor)
 * February 22 - Barry Dennen (actor and voice actor)
 * March 17 - Rudolf Nureyev (ballet dancer and actor)
 * April 28 - Madge Sinclair (actress)
 * May 24 - Tommy Chong (comedian, actor, screenwriter, director, activist and musician)
 * June 27 - Kathryn Beaumont (voice actress)
 * June 28 - John Byner (voice actor)
 * July 6 - Luana Patten (factress)
 * July 9 - Brian Dennehy (actor)
 * July 20 - Diana Rigg (actress)
 * July 27 - Jerry Juhl (screenwriter)
 * July 30 - Michael Bell (actor, voice actor, voice director and animal rights activist)
 * August 8 - Connie Stevens (actress and singer)
 * August 21 - Kenny Rogers (actor and songwriter)
 * August 29 - Elliot Gould (actor)
 * August 30 - Don Pedro Colley (actor)
 * September 2 - Mary Jo Catlett (actress)
 * September 23 - Tom Lester (actor)
 * October 19 - Noel Blanc (actor)
 * October 22 - Christopher Lloyd (actor) and Derek Jacobi (actor and director)
 * November 26 - Rich Little (voice actor)
 * December 29 - Jon Voight (actor)
 * Pete Henderson (comedian)

Deaths

 * August 6 - Warner Oland (actor)

Character debuts

 * September 14 - Detective Casey