2017

Events

 * August 22 - Disney officially enters the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray market.
 * October 17 - The Brave Little Toaster has a 30th anniversary screening at TCL Chinese Theatre.

Feature films

 * March 17 - Beauty and the Beast was released to overwhelming box office success as well as generally positive reviews.
 * April 21 - Born in China was released to positive reviews.
 * May 5 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was released to generally positive reviews.
 * May 26 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was released to mixed reviews.
 * June 16 - Cars 3 was released to generally positive reviews.
 * July 7 - Spider-Man: Homecoming was released to universal acclaim.
 * July 14 - Jagga Jasoos (English: Detective Jagga) was released to mostly mixed-to-positive reviews.
 * November 3 - Thor: Ragnarok was released to universal acclaim.
 * November 22 - Coco will be released.
 * December 8 - Jia Ru Wang Zi Shui Zhao Le (English: The Dreaming Man) will be released in China. It is the first Chinese film to be produced by Disney.
 * December 15 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be released.

Shorts

 * March 7 - Gone Fishing
 * June 16 - Lou
 * November 7 - Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
 * November 22 - Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Television

 * January 2
 * Beyond premiered on Freeform.
 * Shadowhunters began its second season on Freeform.
 * Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything aired its last episode.
 * January 7
 * Ultimate Spider-Man aired its series finale on Disney XD.
 * A new programming block, Get Animated! (also known as Disney Channel Weekend Mornings), launches on the Disney Channel, whose initial line-up featured Elena of Avalor, The ZhuZhus, Gravity Falls and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
 * January 15 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers premiered on Disney Junior.
 * January 16 - Ban Jin & Ba Liang premiered on Shanghai Eastern Channel.
 * January 20 - Girl Meets World aired its series finale on the Disney Channel.
 * January 26 - Scandal began its sixth season on ABC.
 * January 31
 * The Fosters returned with its second half of the fourth season on Freeform.
 * Switched at Birth began its fifth and final season on Freeform.
 * February 23 - How to Get Away with Murder ended its third season on ABC.
 * February 27
 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil ended its second season on Disney XD.
 * When We Rise began its 4-part miniseries on ABC.
 * Beyond ended its first season on Freeform.
 * March 3 - When We Rise aired its final part on ABC.
 * March 10
 * The Tangled series pilot, Before Ever After, premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * Andi Mack premiered on the Disney Channel app.
 * March 11 - Guardians of the Galaxy premiered its second season on Disney XD.
 * March 13
 * Baby Daddy premiered its fifth and final season on Freeform.
 * Young & Hungry premiered its first half of fifth season on Freeform.
 * March 14 - The Real O'Neals aired its series finale on ABC.
 * March 17 - Marvel's Iron Fist premiered on Netflix.
 * March 24
 * Tangled: The Series premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * Liv and Maddie aired its series finale on the Disney Channel.
 * March 25 - Get Animated!'s line-up changed, with Tangled: The Series and Milo Murphy's Law replacing The ZhuZhus and Gravity Falls.
 * March 27 - Stitch & Ai premiered on CCTV-1 and CCTV-14.
 * April 7 - Andi Mack premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * April 11
 * The Fosters ended its fourth season on Freeform.
 * Switched at Birth aired its series finale on Freeform.
 * April 14 - Puppy Dog Pals premiered on Disney Junior.
 * April 21 - The Lion Guard ended its first season on Disney Junior.
 * May 14 - Once Upon a Time ended its sixth season on ABC.
 * May 16 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ended its fourth season on ABC.
 * May 17 - Designated Survivor ended its first season on ABC.
 * May 18 - Scandal ended its sixth season on ABC.
 * May 22
 * Baby Daddy aired its series finale on Freeform.
 * Young & Hungry ended its first half of fifth season on Freeform.
 * June 3
 * Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer premiered on Disney XD.
 * Tangled: The Series premiered on Disney Junior.
 * June 5 - Stitchers premiered its third season on Freeform.
 * June 17 - LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures premiered its second season.
 * June 22 - Future-Worm! ended its first season on Disney XD.
 * June 25 - Hotel Transylvania: The Series premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * June 27 - Downward Dog aired its series finale on ABC.
 * July 3 - Star Wars: Forces of Destiny premiered on YouTube and on the Disney Channel.
 * July 7
 * The Lion Guard premiered its second season on Disney Junior.
 * K.C. Undercover premiered its third season on the Disney Channel.
 * July 11 - The Fosters premiered its fifth season on Freeform.
 * July 10 - The second and final season of Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero premiered on Disney XD.
 * July 15
 * The television film Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni premiered on Disney XD doubling as the Season 3 premiere.
 * Disney XD aired their new video game related block from 9PM until 3AM all summer long, only targeted at 13+ age requirement to watch called D|XP.
 * Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Street Fighter V EVO 2017 finals tournament aired live on Disney XD as part of D|XP block.
 * July 21
 * Descendants 2 premiered on 5 networks simultaneously on the Disney Channel, Disney XD, ABC, Freeform, and Lifetime to over 13 million views in ratings.
 * Raven's Home, a spin-off of That's So Raven, premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * July 28 - Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero aired its series finale on Disney XD.
 * July 29 - The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar premiered on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior.
 * August 12
 * The DuckTales reboot premiered on Disney XD with a one-hour TV film.
 * Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins premiered on the Disney Channel.
 * August 14 - Stitchers ended its third and last season on Freeform.
 * August 18 - Marvel's The Defenders premiered on Netflix.
 * August 19 - Marvel's Spider-Man premiered on Disney XD.
 * August 26 - Miles from Tomorrowland ended its second season on Disney Junior.
 * September 9 - MECH-X4 aired its second season on Disney XD.
 * September 18 - Goldie & Bear premiered its second season on Disney Junior.
 * September 25 - Drama series The Good Doctor premiered on ABC.
 * September 27 - The second season of Designated Survivor premiered on ABC.
 * September 28:
 * Grey's Anatomy aired its 14th season on ABC.
 * How to Get Away with Murder aired its 4th season on ABC.
 * September 29 - Marvel's Inhumans aired its first two episodes on IMAX starting on September 1 before airing the rest of the series on ABC.
 * October 1
 * Vampirina aired on Disney Junior.
 * Elena of Avalor ended its first season on the Disney Channel.
 * October 3:
 * Comedy series The Mayor premiered on ABC.
 * Comedy-drama series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World premiered on ABC.
 * October 5 - Scandal aired its seventh and final season on ABC.
 * October 6 - Once Upon a Time returned for its seventh season on ABC.
 * October 14 - Elena of Avalor premiered its second season on the Disney Channel.
 * October 16
 * Miles from Tomorrowland aired its third season.
 * Star Wars Rebels aired its fourth and final season on Disney XD.
 * October 23 - Pickle and Peanut premiered its second season on Disney XD.
 * October 27
 * Andi Mack aired its second season on Disney Channel.
 * Stuck in the Middle ended its second season on Disney Channel.
 * November 6 - Star vs. the Forces of Evil aired its third season on Disney XD.
 * November 17 - Marvel's The Punisher premiered on Netflix.
 * November 19 - Tangled: The Series aired its second TV special "Queen for a Day" on Disney Channel.
 * November 20 - Big Hero 6: The Series premiered with the TV movie event Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
 * November 21 - Marvel's Runaways premiered on Hulu.
 * Fall:
 * Right Hand Guy will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * Forever Boys will premiere on the Disney Channel.
 * Legal drama For the People will premiere on ABC.
 * Science-fiction thriller The Crossing will premiere on ABC.
 * Comedy series Alex, Inc. will premiere on ABC.
 * December 1 - The fifth season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air on ABC.
 * December 8 - Stuck in the Middle will premiere its third season with the movie event Stuck at Christmas on Disney Channel.

DVD and Blu-ray

 * January 24 - The Light Between Oceans (Touchstone/DreamWorks)
 * January 31
 * Pinocchio: Signature Collection (General re-release)
 * Queen of Katwe
 * Lilo & Stitch: 15th Anniversary Edition/Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (General re-release)
 * The Fox and the Hound/The Fox and the Hound 2 (General re-release)
 * Bolt (General re-release)
 * The Last Flight of Noah's Ark: 35th Anniversary Edition (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * February 28
 * Doctor Strange (Marvel Studios)
 * Pocahontas/Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (General re-release)
 * Mulan/Mulan II (General re-release)
 * The Princess and the Frog (General re-release)
 * March 7 - Moana
 * March 28 - Cool Runnings (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * April 4 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
 * May 23
 * The Mighty Ducks (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * D2: The Mighty Ducks (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * D3: The Mighty Ducks (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * May 28
 * Cars (General re-release)
 * Cars 2 (General re-release)
 * Monsters, Inc. (General re-release)
 * Monsters University (General re-release)
 * June 6
 * Bambi: 75th Anniversary Edition; Signature Collection (General re-release)
 * Bambi II (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * Beauty and the Beast
 * July 18
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * August 15 - Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season (ABC Studios)
 * August 22
 * Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel Studios)
 * Jessica Jones: The Complete First Season (Marvel Television)
 * Daredevil: The Complete Second Season (Marvel Television)
 * August 29
 * The Lion King: The Circle of Life Edition; Signature Collection (General re-release)
 * The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (General re-release)
 * The Lion King 1½ (General re-release)
 * Born in China
 * Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Three (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
 * September 17
 * Iron Man (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Iron Man 2 (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Iron Man 3 (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Thor (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Thor: The Dark World (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * The Avengers (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Captain America: The First Avenger (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Captain America: Civil War (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * Ant-Man (Marvel Studios) (General re-release)
 * October 3 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
 * October 17 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Marvel Studios)
 * November 7
 * Cars (Disney Movie Club Exclusive re-release)
 * Cars 3
 * Brave: 5th Anniversary Edition (General re-release)

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases

 * August 22 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Marvel Studios) (First Disney film released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and first of a Marvel film)
 * October 3 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (First Walt Disney Pictures film released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)
 * October 17 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Marvel Studios)
 * November 7 - Cars 3 (First Pixar Animation Studios film released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)
 * December 19 - The Prestige

DVD-only releases

 * January 10 - The Lion Guard: Life in the Pride Lands
 * February 7 - Elena and the Secret of Avalor
 * February 21 - Nashville: The Complete Fourth Season (ABC Studios)
 * February 28
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: 80th Anniversary Edition; Signature Collection (General re-release)
 * Beauty and the Beast: 25th Anniversary Edition; Signature Collection (General re-release)
 * March 7 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Volume 1
 * April 4 - Tangled: Before Ever After
 * July 25 - Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Minnie's Happy Helpers
 * August 15
 * Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Start Your Engines
 * Descendants 2
 * August 29 - Designated Survivor: The Complete First Season (ABC Studios)
 * September 12 - Elena of Avalor: Celebrations to Remember
 * September 26 - Mickey Mouse: Merry & Scary: Holiday Collection
 * October 17 - Vampirina: Volume 1: Meet the New Girl on the Block!
 * December 12
 * Tangled: The Series; Queen for a Day
 * DuckTales: Woo-oo!

Comics

 * May 23
 * The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
 * Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics, Volume 4
 * June 6
 * The Don Rosa Library - Volume 6: "The Treasure of the Ten Avatars"
 * Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 11: Mickey vs. Mickey
 * July 12 - IDW Publishing began publishing Star Wars Adventures
 * July 18 - Donald Quest: Hammer of Magic
 * July 25 - Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Volume #2
 * July 31 - IDW will begin publishing a new DuckTales comic book
 * August 5 - IDW will begin publishing a Tangled comic book
 * September 19
 * The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library: The Secret of Hondorica
 * Walt Disney's Christmas Classics
 * October 3
 * The Don Rosa Library - Volume 8: Escape From Forbidden Valley
 * Mickey Mouse: The Floyd Gottfredson Library - Volume 12: The Mysterious Dr. X
 * October 10 - Silly Symphonies Volume 3: The Complete Disney Classics 1939-1942

Books

 * January 3
 * Elena and Naomi's Big Adventure
 * Disney Princess Beginnings
 * Anna Takes Charge
 * January 13 - From Donald Duck's Daddy to Disney Legend
 * January 31 - Beauty and the Beast: Junior Novelization
 * February 17 - Before Ever After
 * February 21 - My Best Friend's Birthday
 * February 28 - Tangled: Before Ever After Cinestory
 * March 7 - Star and Marco's Guide to Mastering Every Dimension
 * March 28 - Kingdom Keepers The Return: Disney at Last
 * April 25 - Once Upon a Time: Regina Rising
 * May 2 - Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy
 * May 23 - Rise of the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel
 * July 25 - Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
 * August 15 - Disney Descendants: School of Secrets: Lonnie's Warrior Sword
 * August 29 - Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons
 * September 5 - Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon
 * October 10 - Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties
 * November 14 - Disney Descendants: Carlos's Scavenger Hunt

Albums

 * February 6 - DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
 * March 10 - Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 * April 21
 * Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Volume 2
 * Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)
 * June 9 - Cars 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 * July 21 - Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)
 * August 4 - The Legacy Collection: Robin Hood
 * November 3 - Olaf's Frozen Adventure: Original Soundtrack
 * November 10 - Coco: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 * December 15 - Star Wars: Last Jedi Motion Picture Soundtrack

Theme parks

 * January 3 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror closed at Disney California Adventure.
 * January 8 - Space Mountain: Mission 2 closed at Disneyland Park (Paris).
 * January 11
 * Grand Circuit Raceway closed at Tokyo Disneyland to make way for the Fantasyland expansion.
 * Iron Man Experience and Iron Man Tech Showcase opened at Hong Kong Disneyland.
 * January 20 - Main Street Electrical Parade returned at Disneyland and would continue to run until August 20.
 * January 29 - Fantasy in the Sky had its final performance at Disneyland.
 * February 3 - Remember... Dreams Come True returned at Disneyland.
 * February 17 - Rivers of Light premiered at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
 * February 24 - Village Haus Restaurant at Disneyland was temporarily rethemed as the Red Rose Taverne.
 * March 12 - Miss Adventure Falls opened at Typhoon Lagoon.
 * March 17 - A Table is Waiting had its final performance at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * March 24 - Disney Magic on Parade and Disney Dreams! had their final performance at Disneyland Paris.
 * March 26 - Disneyland Paris began its 25th anniversary celebration.
 * Disney Stars on Parade, Mickey presents: “Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris”, The Starlit Princess Waltz and Disney Illuminations premiered.
 * Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opened.
 * March 29 - CinéMagique closed at Walt Disney Studios Park.
 * April 21 - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opened at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * April 30 - Disney's Explorers Lodge Hotel opened at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
 * May 7 - Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain opened at Disneyland Paris, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
 * May 11 - Wishes had its final performance at Magic Kingdom.
 * May 12
 * Nemo & Friends SeaRider opened at Tokyo DisneySea.
 * Happily Ever After premiered at Magic Kingdom.
 * May 26 - Disney Movie Magic premiered at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 * May 27
 * Pandora: The World of Avatar opened at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
 * Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! opened at Disney California Adventure.
 * May 29 - Hyperspace Mountain closed at Disneyland.
 * June 1 - Space Mountain returned at Disneyland.
 * June 19 - Euro Disney S.C.A., operating company of Disneyland Paris, was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
 * July 3 - DisneyQuest closed to make way for the NBA Experience after a failed attempt in 2016.
 * July 17 - Fantasmic! returned at Disneyland.
 * July 29 - Disneyland Railroad and Rivers of America which consists of Mark Twain Riverboat and Sailing Ship Columbia returned at Disneyland.
 * August 13
 * Ellen's Energy Adventure closed at Epcot to make way for Guardians of the Galaxy Ride.
 * The Great Movie Ride closed at Disney's Hollywood Studios to make way for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.
 * August 20 - Pixar Play Parade had its final performance at Disney California Adventure.
 * August 31 - Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters closed at Hong Kong Disneyland to make way for the Ant-Man Ride.
 * September 1 - Star Command Suppliers closed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
 * September 10 and 11 - Walt Disney World temporarily closes for two days due to.
 * September 12 - Walt Disney World reopens after Hurricane Irma.
 * October 10 - Star Jets closed at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * November 6
 * Beauty and the Beast premiered on the Disney Dream.
 * Once Upon a Time had its final performance at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * December - A temporary Royal Princess Garden will open at Hong Kong Disneyland, including a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.

Other events

 * January 9-15 - Kingdom Hearts launches 15th anniversary ‘Memorial Stained Glass Clock’ campaign was held in Shinjuku Station.
 * March 10, 11 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Tokyo International Forum Hall A (Japan).
 * March 18, 19 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Salle Pleyel (France).
 * March 24, 25 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Central Hall Westminster (England).
 * March 31 - "Blass Band Disney!" Concert was held in Maihama Amphitheater.
 * May 6, 7 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Esplanade Concert Hall (Singapore).
 * May 13 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in KKLC Plenary Hall (Malaysia).
 * May 21 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Asia World Expo Runaway 11 (Hong Kong).
 * June 10, 11, 14 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in Dolby Theatre (North America).
 * June 23, 24 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in United Palace Theatre (North America).
 * July 8 - Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour- was held in ORIX Theater. (Japan)
 * July 14-16 - The D23 Expo was held in Anaheim Convention Center.
 * September 8-10 - The Muppets Take the Bowl was held at the Hollywood Bowl.

Video games

 * January 12 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan.
 * January 24 - Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue was released for PlayStation 4 in North America.
 * March 7 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was re-released worldwide as both a digital download and as a hard copy for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
 * March 9 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan.
 * March 23 - Kingdom Hearts Union χ was released for iOS/Android in Japan.
 * March 28 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix was released for PlayStation 4 in North America.
 * March 31 - Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 Remix was released for PlayStation 4 in Europe.
 * April 6 - Kingdom Hearts Union χ was released for iOS/Android in North America.
 * April 18 - The Disney Afternoon Collection was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
 * June 13 - Cars 3: Driven to Win was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Wii U.
 * September 19 - Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
 * October 31 - Disneyland Adventures and Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure, remasters of two games that were originally Kinect-required Xbox 360 titles, were released for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows 10.
 * November 17 - Star Wars Battlefront II was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Character debuts

 * March 10 - Cassandra
 * March 17 - Cadenza, Jean Potts, Belle's Mother, The King, The Queen
 * April 4 - StellaLou
 * April 7 - Andi Mack, Cyrus Goodman, Buffy Driscoll, Bex Mack, Celia Mack, Jonah Beck, Ham Mack, Amber
 * May 5 - Mantis, Ego the Living Planet, Ayesha, Taserface, Brahl
 * May 26 - Captain Salazar, Carina Smyth, Henry Turner
 * June 16 - Cruz Ramirez, Jackson Storm, Natalie Certain, Sterling, Miss Fritter, Chase Racelott, Danny Swervez, Hamilton
 * July 7 - Flash Thompson, Michelle, Vulture, Liz Allan, Ned Leeds, Tinkerer, Shocker, Betty Brant
 * August 11 - Kiburi
 * September 19 - Ultron-Sigma
 * November 3 - Hela, Valkyrie, Skurge, Grandmaster
 * November 22 - Miguel Rivera, Ernesto de la Cruz, Hector, Abuelita, Mamá Coco

Business

 * January 24 - Avalanche Software, previously shuttered by Disney in May 2016, was acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and reopened.

People

 * July 10 - Steve Whitmire was announced to have had been fired from The Muppets.

Deaths

 * January 13 - Dick Gautier (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer and singer)
 * January 19 - Miguel Ferrer (actor, voice actor, director and cinematographer)
 * January 25 - John Hurt (actor, voice actor and singer)
 * January 28 - Richard Portman (re-recording mixer, foley mixer, assistant foley artist, sound recordist, sound re-recordist, re-recording supervisor, re-recordist, dubbing mixer and actor)
 * February 19 - Danuta Szaflarska (actress and voice actress) and Chris Wiggins (actor, voice actor and singer)
 * February 24 - Gustaw Lutkiewicz (actor and voice actor)
 * February 25 - Bill Paxton (actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, director, set decorator, set dresser, singer, art director, production designer and production manager)
 * March 1 - Richard Karron (actor, voice actor and singer)
 * March 6 - Robert Osborne (film historian, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer)
 * March 18 - Chuck Berry (musician, singer, actor, composer and producer)
 * April 6 - Don Rickles (comedian and actor)
 * April 22 - Witold Pyrkosz (actor and voice actor)
 * May 9 - Al Nalbandian (florist and actor)
 * May 13 - John Cygan (actor, voice actor and director)
 * May 14 - Powers Boothe (actor, voice actor and singer)
 * May 23 - Roger Moore (actor, voice actor, producer, director, screenwriter and singer)
 * May 31 - Tino Insana (actor, voice actor, story editor, screenwriter, producer and singer)
 * June 8 - Glenne Headly (actress and voice actress)
 * June 9 - Adam West (actor, voice actor, singer, director and creative consultant)
 * June 16 - Stephen Furst (actor, voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and comedian)
 * June 17 - Bill Dana (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer and singer)
 * June 22 - Hartmut Neugebauer (actor and voice actor)
 * July 15 - Martin Landau (actor, voice actor and producer)
 * July 9 - Wally Burr (actor, voice actor, director, producer, voice director and recording director)
 * July 16 - George A. Romero (director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, photographer, actor and voice actor)
 * July 26 - June Foray (actress, voice actress and singer) and Patti Deutsch (actress and voice actress)
 * July 27 - Marty Sklar (imagineer)
 * August 8 - Glen Campbell (singer, actor, voice actor and composer)
 * August 14 - Andrzej Blumenfeld (actor and voice actor)
 * August 18 - Bruce Forsyth (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, singer, producer and television host)
 * August 20 - Jerry Lewis (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, singer, songwriter, producer, composer and comedian)
 * August 24 - Jay Thomas (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, singer, comedian and radio show host)
 * August 31 - Richard Anderson (actor, voice actor and producer)
 * September 1 - Shelley Berman (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, director, comedian, poet, lecturer and teacher)
 * September 10 - X Atencio (imagineer, animator, songwriter, screenwriter and voice actor)
 * September 15 - Harry Dean Stanton (actor, voice actor and singer)
 * September 26 - Barry Dennen (actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and associate director)
 * September 29 - Wiesław Michnikowski (actor and voice actor) and Ryūji Saikachi (actor and voice actor)
 * October 2 - Tom Petty (singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, actor and voice actor)
 * October 11 - Don Pedro Colley (actor, voice actor, director and producer)
 * October 16 - Roy Dotrice (actor, voice actor and screenwriter)
 * October 21 - Lech Ordon (actor and voice actor)
 * October 24 - Robert Guillaume (actor, voice actor, singer, director and producer) and Fats Domino (singer, songwriter and actor)
 * November 13 - Alina Janowska (actress and voice actress)
 * November 17 - Rikard Wolff (actor, voice actor and singer)
 * November 19 - Warren Moore (singer and songwriter) and Della Reese (actress, voice actress, singer and screenwriter)