December 1965 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Dec 9 "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US

Dec 17 The Houston Astrodome opens; 1st event is a concert by Judy Garland with The Supremes as opening act

Dec 22 "Doctor Zhivago" based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, directed by David Lean and starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie premieres in NYC

Dec 29 "Thunderball", 4th James Bond film starring Sean Connery and Claudine Auger premieres in Tokyo, Japan

Dec 29 The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You"

Dec 3 Steve Harris, American actor
Dec 3 Andrew Stanton, American Academy Award-winning animator and film director (Wall-E; Finding Nemo), born in Rockport, Massachusetts
Dec 4 Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director (As Luck Would Have It), born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Dec 4 Veronica Taylor [McInerney], American voice actress (Pokemon - Ash Ketchum), born in New York City
Dec 7 Jeffrey Wright, American actor (Angels in America, Westworld), born in Washington, D.C.
Dec 8 Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress and singer (Days of Being Wild), born in Suzhou, China
Dec 9 Brad Savage, American actor (Red Dawn), born in Livonia, Michigan
Dec 10 Stephanie Morgenstern, Canadian actress and filmmaker (Remembrance), born in Geneva, Switzerland
Dec 18 Tommy Davidson, American actor
Dec 19 Jessica Steen, actress (Earth II, Homefront, Trial & Error), born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 20 Robert Cavanah, Scottish actor, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Dec 21 Andy Dick, American actor (Matthew-Newsradio), born in Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 21 Anke Engelke, Canadian-German comedian, born in Montreal, Quebec

Dec 27 Salman Khan, Indian actor (Bajrangi Bhaijaan), born in Indore, India

Dec 28 Colleen Dion, American actress (Brett Gardner-Another World), born in Newburgh, New York
Dec 31 Gong Li, Chinese actress (Farewell My Concubine), born in Shenyang, China

Dec 2 Comedian Tony Hancock (40) weds publicist Freddie Ross (35)

Dec 2 Maharajkumar of Vizianagram "Vizzy", Indian cricket batsman, captain, administrator, broadcaster and politician (3 Tests) dies at 59
Dec 12 Johnny Lee, American actor (Song of the South, The Amos 'n' Andy Show), dies from a heart attack at 67
Dec 22 Al Ritz [Joaquim], American actor (Gorilla, Hi Ya Chum), dies at 62
Dec 22 Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster, dies at 52