Events in Film & TV
- Jan 6 "AM America" premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host
- Jan 6 "Wheel Of Fortune" debuts on NBC-TV
- Jan 15 Space Mountain opens at Disneyland
Event of Interest
Jan 15 Pioneering American female comedian Phyllis Diller gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Phyllis Diller
Golden Globes
Jan 25 32nd Golden Globes: "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson, & Gena Rowlands win

Jack Nicholson

Robert Evans
Music Awards
Feb 18 2nd American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & John Denver win

Olivia Newton-John

John Denver
Film and TV Awards
Mar 3 1st People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Pictures) and Alan Alda, Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
Academy Awards
Apr 8 47th Academy Awards: "The Godfather Part II", Ellen Burstyn & Art Carney win
Event of Interest
Apr 12 Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved"

Linda Ronstadt
- May 4 Italian film "Seven Beauties" directed by Lina Wertmüller, starring Giancarlo Giannini, and Shirley Stoler released - first film directed by a women to be nominated for an Academy Award
- May 14 Cult feminist film "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" written and directed by Chantal Ackerman and starring Delphine Seyrig premieres at Cannes
- May 17 NBC paid $5M for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time
Emmy Awards
May 19 27th Emmy Awards: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Robert Blake & Jean Marsh win

Mary Tyler Moore
Film Release
Jun 11 "Nashville", directed by Robert Altman and starring Ned Beatty and Ronee Blakley, is released

Robert Altman
- Jun 18 NBC News & Information Service (24 hr news) premieres on radio
Film Release
Jun 20 "Jaws", based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released

Steven Spielberg

Peter Benchley
- Jun 27 25th Berlin International Film Festival: "Adoption" wins the Golden Bear
- Jul 1 WEDway People Mover opens in Tomorrowland, Disney World, Florida
- Jul 7 TV soap opera "Ryan's Hope" premieres
- Jul 10 Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV
- Jul 30 7th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
Film Release
Aug 15 Indian action-adventure film "Sholay" directed by Ramesh Sippy, starring Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan is released, highest-grossing Indian film ever

Amitabh Bachchan
- Sep 1 Gunsmoke goes off the air
Event of Interest
Sep 1 Jerry Lewis' 10th Muscular Dystrophy telethon

Jerry Lewis
- Sep 6 Tawny Elaine Godin (NY), 18, crowned 48th Miss America 1976
Film Premier
Sep 19 "Fawlty Towers" starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs premieres on BBC2 in the UK

John Cleese
Event of Interest
Oct 11 "Saturday Night Live" created by Lorne Michaels premieres on NBC with George Carlin as host
- Oct 18 Simon & Garfunkel reunite on "Saturday Night Live", sing "My Little Town"
Event of Interest
Oct 21 Elton John is given a star in Hollywood

Elton John
Film Release
Nov 19 "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" based on book by Ken Kesey, directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1976)

Louise Fletcher

Jack Nicholson
- Nov 28 "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night", the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes.
Event of Interest
Dec 13 1st time "Saturday Night Live" uses a time delay, Richard Pryor hosts

Richard Pryor

Lorne Michaels
- Dec 16 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV
Birthdays in Film & TV
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 200
Bradley Cooper
Jan 5 Bradley Cooper, American actor (Silver Linnings Playbook, American Hustle), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bradley Cooper
- Jan 6 Yukana, Japanese voicer actress & singer, born in Futtsu, Japan
- Jan 16 Gillian Iliana Waters, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 17 Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 22 James Murray, British actor (Cucumber, Medici: Masters of Florence), born in Manchester, England
- Jan 25 Dat Phan, Vietnamese-born American stand-up comedian, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Jan 25 Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jan 28 Terri Colombino, American Actress
- Jan 29 Kelly Packard, American actress (Tiffani Smith-California Dreams), born in Glendale, California
- Jan 29 Sara Gilbert, American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jan 31 Preity Zinta, Indian actress & entrepreneur, born in Shimla, India
- Feb 8 Joshua Morrow, Juneau Alaska, actor (Nicholas Newman-Young & Restless)
- Feb 14 Yul Kwon, American lawyer & television host, born in Flushing, New York
- Feb 15 Brendon Small, American comedian and animator, born in Springfield, Illinois
- Feb 16 Don Jeffcoat, American actor
- Feb 17 Harisu, South Korean singer, model and actress
- Feb 18 Sarah Joy Brown, American actress (General Hospital), born in Eureka, California
- Feb 21 Troy Slaten, American actor (Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose), born in Los Angeles, California
Drew Barrymore
Feb 22 Drew Barrymore, American actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy), born in Los Angeles, California

Drew Barrymore
- Feb 23 Michael Tricario, actor (Randy-Wonder Years)
- Feb 23 Michael Cornacchia, American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 23 Natalia Verbeke, Argentine actress, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Feb 25 Chelsea Handler, American comedian and actress
- Feb 27 Christina Nigra, American actress (Out of This World), born in Agoura Hills, California
- Mar 3 Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie Cooper-Wonder Years) [or Jan 3]
- Mar 4 Kim Jung-Eun, South Korean actress
- Mar 5 Niki Taylor, model (Elle, Marie Claire)
- Mar 5 Jolene Blalock, American actress
- Mar 6 Aracely Arambula, Mexican actress and singer
- Mar 8 Fardeen Khan, Indian actor
- Mar 14 Wendy Rice, American actress (Pleasure Party)
- Mar 14 Rico Yan, Filipino actor (d. 2002)
Eva Longoria
Mar 15 Eva Longoria, American actress (Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives), born in Corpus Christi, Texas

Eva Longoria
- Mar 16 Sienna Guillory, English actress (Jill Valentine-Resident Evil), born in Kettering, England
- Mar 17 Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian professional wrestler
- Mar 17 Natalie Zea, American actress
- Mar 18 Beverly Peele, American model (Mademoiselle, Elle), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 19 Vivian Hsu, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
- Mar 24 Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva
- Mar 27 Chakrit Yamnam, Thai film and television actor, born in Bangkok, Thailand
- Mar 28 Shanna Moakler, former beauty queen
- Mar 28 Richard Kelly, American film director
- Mar 30 Bahar Soomekh, American actress
- Mar 31 Adam Green, American film director
- Apr 2 Adam Rodriguez, American actor (Eric Delko-CSI: Miami) and director, born in Yonkers, New York
- Apr 3 Aries Spears, American comedian (MadTV), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 4 Pamela Ribon, American screenwriter and author, born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Zach Braff
Apr 6 Zach Braff, American actor (Dr. John Dorian-Scrubs), born in South Orange, New Jersey

Zach Braff
- Apr 9 David Gordon Green, American filmmaker (George Washington), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Apr 10 David Harbour, American actor (Stranger Things), born in White Plains, New York
- Apr 14 Amy Dumas, American professional wrestler, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Apr 14 Veronika Zemanová, Czech model, born in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
- Apr 16 Sean Maher, American actor, born in Pleasantville, New York
- Apr 16 Nick Pickard, British actor, born in Surrey, United Kingdom
- Apr 17 Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor and model, born in Mexico City
- Apr 24 Sam Doumit, American actress (Shameless), born in Sacramento, California
- Apr 25 Emily Bergl, English-American actress (The rage : Carrie 2), born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Johnny Galecki
Apr 30 Johnny Galecki, American actor (Roseanne, The Big Bang Theory), born in Bree, Belgium

Johnny Galecki
- May 3 Eva Santolaria, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barcelona, Spain
- May 3 Dulé Hill, American actor (The West Wing), born in Orange, New Jersey
- May 3 Christina Hendricks, American actress (Mad Men), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- May 9 Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
- May 17 Kostas Sommer, Greek actor
- May 17 Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
- May 19 Masanobu Ando, Japanese actor
- May 21 Abbas [Mirza Abbas Ali], Indian Tamil film actor and model (Kadhal Desam), born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- May 22 Cole Hauser, American actor (Randy-High Incident)[or Mar 22], born in Santa Barbara, California
- May 22 Tracy Brookshaw, American professional wrestler and valet
- May 23 Kim Sung-soo, South Korean actor
- May 27 André 3000 [Benjamin], American rapper and actor (OutKast), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 27 Jamie Oliver, British chef and television personality, born in Claverling, England
- May 29 Shoshanna Lonstein, American fashion designer and ex-girlfriend of Jerry Seinfeld, born in NYC, New York
- Jun 1 James Storm, American pro wrestler (TNA World Heavyweight Champion 2011; record 7-time TNA World Tag Team Champion), born in Franklin, Tennessee
Russell Brand
Jun 4 Russell Brand, English comedian and television personality, born in Grays, Essex

Russell Brand
Angelina Jolie
Jun 4 Angelina Jolie, American actress (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Salt, Maleficent), born in Los Angeles, California

Angelina Jolie
- Jun 6 Staci Keanan [Anastasia Love Sagorsky], American actress (My Two Dads, Step by Step), born in Devon, Pennsylvania
- Jun 6 Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
- Jun 8 Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
- Jun 11 Choi Ji-woo, South Korean actress (Stairway to Heaven), born in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Jun 14 A J Mleczko, American ice hockey forward, broadcaster (Olympics gold 1998; NBC), born in Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Jun 14 Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film)
- Jun 15 Elizabeth Reaser, American actress
- Jun 16 Frederick Koehler, American actor (Chip-Kate & Allie), born in Queens, New York
- Jun 18 Marie Gillain, Belgian actress
- Jun 18 Jamel Debbouze, French actor and producer
- Jun 19 Hugh Dancy, English actor
- Jun 22 Laila Rouass, Moroccan-Indian actress
- Jun 24 Carla Gallo, American actress
- Jun 25 Linda Cardellini, American actress (Freaks and Geeks), born in Redwood City, California
- Jun 25 Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress (La Venganza, Pasión de Gavilanes), born in Cali, Colombia
Tobey Maguire
Jun 27 Tobey Maguire, American actor (Spider-Man, The Great Gatsby), born in Santa Monica, California

Tobey Maguire
- Jun 27 Ace Darling [Michael Maraldo], American professional wrestler, born in Wildwood, New Jersey
Weddings in Film & TV
Person of Interest
Jan 21 Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (57) weds toy inventor Jack Ryan (48) (div. 1976)

Zsa Zsa Gabor
Wedding of Interest
Apr 2 Actress Jane Curtin (27) weds television producer Patrick Lynch

Jane Curtin
Wedding of Interest
May 6 Actor Sean Connery (44) weds Micheline Roquebrune in Casablanca

Sean Connery
Wedding of Interest
Jul 7 Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour marries model and artist Virginia Hasenbein

David Gilmour
Wedding of Interest
Jul 20 "The Exorcist" writer William Peter Blatty (47) weds tennis player Linda Tuero (24) in Las Vegas

William Peter Blatty
Wedding of Interest
Aug 23 Actress Maggie Smith (40) weds playwright Beverley Cross (44) at the Guildford Register Office in Surrey, England

Maggie Smith
Person of Interest
Oct 10 Actress Elizabeth Taylor (43) 6th marriage and remarriage to actor Richard Burton (49)

Richard Burton

Elizabeth Taylor
Wedding of Interest
Dec 30 Director Martin Scorsese (33) weds teacher and author Julia Cameron (27) in Libertyville, Illinois

Martin Scorsese
Deaths in Film & TV
- Jan 1 Arthur Pierson, Norwegian-born American actor & director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73
- Jan 3 Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
- Jan 6 Noel Madison, actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77
- Jan 8 Anthony Warde, American actor (Dangers of the Canadian Mounted, Buck Rogers, Black Widow), dies at 66
- Jan 8 John Dierkes, American actor (Shane, Daughter of Dr Jekyll, Hanging Tree), dies from emphysema at 69
- Jan 8 John Gregson, British actor (Gideon CID, The Longest Day, Shirley's World), dies from a heart attack at 55
- Jan 9 John Slater, British actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58
- Jan 9 Pierre Fresnay, French actor (Monsieur Vincent, Grand Illusion), dies at 77
- Jan 18 Gertrude Olmstead, American silent film actress, dies at 77
- Jan 21 Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84
- Jan 23 Karel Paul van der Mandele, Dutch financier and director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94
- Jan 24 Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 72
- Jan 25 Vivien Kellems, American industrialist, who battled the Federal tax system as discriminatory against single people, dies at 78
- Jan 26 Lubov Orlova, actress (Moscow Laughs, Man of Music, Tanya), dies at 72
- Feb 1 Richard Wattis, British actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl, The Man Who Knew Too Much), dies from a heart attack at 62
- Feb 3 Umm Kulthum [Ibrahim], Egyptian singer and actress, dies at 76
- Feb 7 Brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54
- Feb 8 John H. Secondari, American author and newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55
- Feb 8 Martyn Green, British actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Iceman Cometh), dies at 75
- Feb 20 Lillian Fontaine, actress (Suddenly it's Spring), dies at 88
- Feb 20 Robert Strauss, American actor (Stalag 17, The Seven Year Itch), dies from a stroke at 61
- Mar 7 Ben Blue, Canadian actor and comedian (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 73
- Mar 7 Francine Larrimore, French actress (John Meade's Woman), dies at 76
- Mar 9 Shirley Ross [Bernice Maude Gaunt], American actress (Cafe Society, Prison Farm, Waikiki Wedding), dies of cancer at 62
- Mar 13 Jean Del Val, actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces), dies at 83
Susan Hayward
Mar 14 Susan Hayward, American actress (Young & Willing), dies of brain cancer at 56

Susan Hayward
- Mar 22 Catherine "Cass" Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), dies from an accidental fall at 59
- Mar 22 Paul Verhoeven, German actor and director (Das kleine Hofkonzert), dies at 73
- Mar 24 Muriel Hutchison, American actress (Another Thin Man), dies at 60
- Mar 27 Gertrude Niesen, American actress, comedian, and songwriter (Start Cheering, Rookies on Parade), dies following a long illness at 63
- Apr 3 Mary Ure, Scottish actress (Sons & Lovers, Where Eagles Dare), dies at 42
- Apr 10 Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85
- Apr 10 Sophia JW "Sophie" Hermse, actress (But a Dream), dies at 86
- Apr 11 Dorothy Patten, American actress, dies at 70
- Apr 13 Larry Parks [Samuel Lawrence Parks], American actor (The Jolson Story, Love Is Better Than Ever), dies of a heart attack at 60
Fredric March
Apr 14 Fredric March, American actor (Inherit the Wind), dies of prostate cancer at 77

Fredric March
- Apr 15 Richard Conte, American actor (The Godfather, Tony Rome, Hotel), dies from a heart attack at 65
- Apr 22 Mary Philips, American actress (Farewell to Arms), dies at 75
- Apr 23 William Hartnell, English actor (first Doctor in Dr Who), dies at 67
- Apr 27 Nicholas Soussanin, Russian-American actor (Last Command, Captain Fury), dies at 86
Moe Howard
May 4 Moe Howard [Moses Horowitz], American actor and comedian (The 3 Stooges), dies at 77

Moe Howard
- May 9 Philip Dorn, Dutch actor (Enemy Agent, I Remember Mama), dies of a heart attack at 73
- May 11 Walter Kinsella, American actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 74
- May 22 Torben Myer, Danish actor (Girl Who Came Back, Judgment at Nuremberg, Sullivan's Travels), dies at 90
- May 28 Roy Roberts, American actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), dies from a heart attack at 69
- May 30 Michel Simon, Swiss actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80
- Jun 3 Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson, American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies from cancer at 69
- Jun 4 Evelyn Brent, American actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75
- Jun 6 Larry Blyden, actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49
- Jun 14 Clancy Cooper, American actor (Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains), dies at 68
- Jun 23 William Hansen, American actor (1776, Pinky, Side Street, Homebodies), dies at 64
- Jun 29 Jerry Verno, British actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone, Sweeney Todd), dies at 79
- Jul 2 James Robertson Justice, British actor (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Moby Dick), dies from effects of a stroke at 68
- Jul 7 Barbara Brown, American actress dies at 73
- Jul 14 Madan Mohan, Hindi Film's Melodious Music director (b. 1924)
- Jul 21 Billy West [Roy B Weissburg], Russian actor, Charlie Chaplin impersonator and silent film director (Further Perils of Laurel & Hardy), dies at 82
- Jul 21 Fie Carelsen, Dutch stage actress (Malle Gevallen), dies at 85
- Jul 26 Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98
- Jul 29 James [Benjamin] Blish, sci-fi author (Star Trek Reader), dies at 54
- Aug 1 Howard Joslin, American actor (Quebec, Detective Story), dies at 68
- Aug 3 Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79
- Aug 4 John Baragrey, American actor (Creeper, The Loves of Carmen), dies of a stroke at 57
- Aug 11 Howard Wendell, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Murder Your Wife), dies at 67
- Aug 17 Sig Arno [Siegfried Aron], German-Jewish actor (Holiday in Havana, My Friend Irma), dies at 80
- Aug 19 Jim Londos, wrestler (b. 1897)
- Aug 23 Hank Patterson, American actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 87
- Aug 26 Cullen Landis, American actor (Soul of the Beast), dies at 80
- Aug 26 Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress (Le gros Bill) and singer, dies at 85
- Aug 29 Leland T. Weed, American singer and actor, dies at 74
- Aug 31 Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24
- Sep 4 Walter Tetley, cartoon voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 60
- Sep 8 John Mylong, Austrian actor (Robot Monsters), dies at 82
- Sep 9 Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds), dies at 97
- Sep 9 John McGiver, American actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show), dies from a heart attack at 61
- Sep 9 Minta Durfee, actress (Keystone Comedies, Mickey), dies at 85
- Sep 18 Pamela Brown, British actress (Cleopatra, I Know Where I'm Going!, Beckett), dies from pancreatic cancer at 58
- Sep 22 Patricia Doyle, actress (Wuthering Heights), dies at 60
- Sep 23 Ian Hunter, South African character actor (Dr Blood's Coffin, White Unicorn), dies at 75
- Sep 24 Clive Morton, British actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71
- Sep 25 Bob Considine, American journalist and author (Babe Ruth Story), dies at 68
- Sep 27 Mark Frechette, actor (Zabriskie Point, Uomini Contro), dies at 27
- Sep 28 Agnes Windeck, German actress (A Time to Love and a Time to Die), dies at 87
- Sep 28 Sidney Fields, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 77
- Oct 2 Wade Crosby, American actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70
- Oct 6 Henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57
- Oct 10 Lillian Walker, American silent era actress, dies at 88
- Oct 18 Al Lettieri, American actor (Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr Majestyk, Getaway), dies of a heart attack at 47
- Oct 23 Barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43
- Oct 23 Charles Brokaw, American actor (Outer Gate, I Cover the War), dies at 77
- Oct 25 Frank Puglia, Italian actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), dies at 83
- Oct 31 Joseph Calleia, Maltese-American actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78
- Nov 1 Doro Merande, actress (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 77
- Nov 1 Jacki Ray, actor (In Like Flint), dies at 58
- Nov 1 Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian poet/author/director, murdered at 53
- Nov 4 Sheila Ryan, American actress (Song of Texas, Great Guns), dies at 54
- Nov 6 Annette Kellermann, Australian swimmer, silent-film actress (A Daughter of the Gods; Venus Of The South Seas), and author, dies at 87
- Nov 11 Marty May, American actor (Fireball Fun For All), dies at 79
- Nov 12 Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69
- Nov 17 Kay Johnson, actress (Real Glory, Of Human Bondage), dies at 70
- Nov 22 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, dies in diving accident at 36