# 1994 in film

This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was The Lion King, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by Forrest Gump, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of Hollywood's best years for cinema during the post-Golden Age era, setting the standard for the movies of the modern age.
Also in 1994, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated its 70th anniversary.

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1994 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1994 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | The Lion King | Buena Vista | $763,455,561 |
| 2 | Forrest Gump | Paramount | $677,945,399 |
| 3 | True Lies | 20th Century Fox / Universal | $378,882,411 |
| 4 | The Mask | New Line | $351,583,407 |
| 5 | Speed | 20th Century Fox | $350,448,145 |
| 6 | The Flintstones | Universal | $341,631,208 |
| 7 | Dumb and Dumber | New Line | $247,275,374 |
| 8 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Gramercy | $245,700,832 |
| 9 | Interview with the Vampire | Warner Bros. | $223,664,608 |
| 10 | Clear and Present Danger | Paramount | $215,887,717 |

## Events

* February 15 - Viacom acquired 50.1% of Paramount Communications Inc. for $9.75 billion, following a five-month battle with QVC.
* March 4 - Actor John Candy dies of a heart attack at the age of 43 while on location in Durango, Mexico for the film Wagons East.
* March 21 - Steven Spielberg wins his first Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler's List.
* April 14 - Gone with the Wind becomes the first motion picture ever to be broadcast on the cable channel Turner Classic Movies.
* June 7 - Pierce Brosnan is officially announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond.
* June 10 - Speed is released, becoming one of the top-grossing films of the year, as well as launching Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock into superstardom.
* June 24 - The Lion King is theatrically released. It goes on to become Buena Vista's highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing animated film.
* July 1 - Val Kilmer is officially announced as the next actor to portray Batman following the abrupt departure of Michael Keaton.
* July 6 - Forrest Gump is released and becomes Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film of all-time.
* July 15 - 20th Century Fox unveils a new on-screen logo and fanfare composed by Bruce Broughton, which debuts True Lies.
* October 12 - DreamWorks is founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.
* December 29 - Buena Vista Pictures Distribution becomes the first distributor to have grosses in the United States and Canada in a year exceed $1 billion.

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 52nd Golden Globe Awards January 21, 1995 | 52nd Golden Globe Awards January 21, 1995 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 67th Academy Awards March 27, 1995 | 48th BAFTA Awards April 22, 1995 |
| Category/Organization | Drama | Musical or Comedy | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 67th Academy Awards March 27, 1995 | 48th BAFTA Awards April 22, 1995 |
| Best Film | Forrest Gump | The Lion King | Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump | Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| Best Director | Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump | Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump | Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump | Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump | Mike Newell Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks Forrest Gump | Hugh Grant Four Weddings and a Funeral | Tom Hanks Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks Forrest Gump | Hugh Grant Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| Best Actress | Jessica Lange Blue Sky | Jamie Lee Curtis True Lies | Jodie Foster Nell | Jessica Lange Blue Sky | Susan Sarandon The Client |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau Ed Wood | Martin Landau Ed Wood | Martin Landau Ed Wood | Martin Landau Ed Wood | Samuel L. Jackson Pulp Fiction |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest Bullets over Broadway | Dianne Wiest Bullets over Broadway | Dianne Wiest Bullets over Broadway | Dianne Wiest Bullets over Broadway | Kristin Scott Thomas Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction | Eric Roth Forrest Gump | Eric Roth Forrest Gump | Paul Attanasio Quiz Show |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction | Richard Curtis Four Weddings and a Funeral | Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary Pulp Fiction |
| Best Original Score | The Lion King Hans Zimmer | The Lion King Hans Zimmer | N/A | The Lion King Hans Zimmer | Backbeat Don Was |
| Best Original Song | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King | N/A | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King | N/A |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Farinelli | Farinelli | N/A | Burnt by the Sun | To Live |

## 1994 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 1994
* List of Argentine films of 1994
* List of Australian films of 1994
* List of Bangladeshi films of 1994
* List of British films of 1994
* List of Canadian films of 1994
* List of French films of 1994
* List of Hong Kong films of 1994
* List of Indian films of 1994
** List of Hindi films of 1994
** List of Kannada films of 1994
** List of Malayalam films of 1994
** List of Marathi films of 1994
** List of Tamil films of 1994
** List of Telugu films of 1994
* List of Japanese films of 1994
* List of Mexican films of 1994
* List of Pakistani films of 1994
* List of Russian films of 1994
* List of South Korean films of 1994
* List of Spanish films of 1994

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 1994
* List of animated feature films of 1994
* List of avant-garde films of 1994
* List of crime films of 1994
* List of comedy films of 1994
* List of drama films of 1994
* List of horror films of 1994
* List of science fiction films of 1994
* List of thriller films of 1994
* List of western films of 1994

## Births

* January 17 – Lucy Boynton, English actress
* January 18 – Sam Strike, English actor
* January 19
** Josh Dylan, British actor
** Kristi Lauren, American actress
* January 21 – Booboo Stewart, American actor and singer
* January 26 - Joseph Quinn, English actor
* January 28 – Maluma, Colombian singer-songwriter and actor
* February 1
** Julia Garner, American actress
** Harry Styles, English singer and actor
* February 5 - Andrea Deck, American actress
* February 6 – Charlie Heaton, English actor
* February 10
** Seulgi, South Korean singer, dancer and actress
** Makenzie Vega, American actress
* February 11 – Dylan Arnold, American actor
* February 14
** Allie Grant, American actress
** Paul Butcher, American actor
* February 15 – Corinne Foxx, American model, actress and producer
* February 16 – Matthew Knight, Canadian actor
* February 21 –
** Hayley Orrantia, actress
** Wendy, South Korean singer, voice actress and radio host
* February 23
** Little Simz, British rapper, singer and actress
** Dakota Fanning, American actress
** James Paxton, American actor
* March 1
** Justin Bieber, Canadian singer
* March 3 – Lee David, South Korean actor
* March 12
** Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter, musician, actress and YouTuber (d. 2016)
** Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor
* March 14 – Ansel Elgort, American actor and singer
* March 15 – Märten Metsaviir, Estonian actor
* March 16
** Sierra McClain, American actress and singer
* March 21 – Jasmin Savoy Brown, American actress
* April 6 – Fabien Frankel, British actor
* April 11 – Dakota Blue Richards, English actress
* April 12 – Saoirse Ronan, Irish actress
* April 16 – Liliana Mumy, American actress
* April 18 – Moisés Arias, American actor
* April 24 – Jordan Fisher, American actor, singer and musician
* May 2 – Sara Forsberg, Finnish singer-songwriter, YouTube personality, television presenter and actress
* May 4 – Alexander Gould, American actor
* May 11 – David Alvarez, Canadian dancer and actor
* May 24 – Cayden Boyd, American actor
* May 29 – Paloma Kwiatkowski, Canadian actress
* June 2 – Jemma McKenzie-Brown, English actress and singer
* June 4 – Mandela Van Peebles, American actor and producer
* June 7 – Andi Matichak, American actress
* June 8 – Anthony Boyle, Irish actor
* June 11 – Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress
* June 23 – Connor Jessup, Canadian actor, writer and director
* June 24 – Erin Moriarty, American actress
* June 26 – Leonard Carow, German actor
* June 29 – Camila Mendes, American actress
* June 30 – Josh Rojas, American Baseball Player
* July 6 – Camilla and Rebecca Rosso, English twin actresses
* July 16 – Mark Indelicato, American actor
* July 18
** Clerence Chyntia Audry, Indonesian actress (d. 2022)
** Lamar Johnson, Canadian actor
** Taylor Russell, Canadian actress and filmmaker
** Lee Yoo-mi, South Korean actress
* July 23 – Kelvin Harrison Jr., American actor
* July 24 – Jaboukie Young-White, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer
* August 2 – Angus Imrie, English actor
* August 10 – Brigette Lundy-Paine, American actor
* August 17 – Taissa Farmiga, American actress
* August 18 – Madelaine Petsch, American actress and YouTuber
* August 21 – Jacqueline Emerson, American actress and singer
* August 22 – Israel Broussard, American actor
* August 23 – Francesca Reale, American actress
* August 25
** Josh Flitter, American actor
** Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Australian actress and model
* August 27 – Ellar Coltrane, American actor
* August 29 – Eduardo Franco, American actor and comedian
* September 3 – María Mercedes Coroy, Guatemalan actress of Kaqchikel Maya descent
* September 4 – Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Australian actress
* September 7 – Kento Yamazaki, Japanese actor
* September 11 – Jordi El Niño Polla, Spanish adult film actor
* September 19 - Alex Etel, English former actor
* September 20 – Mathilde Ollivier, French actress and model
* September 21 – Khin Wint Wah, Burmese actress
* September 23 – Aurora Perrineau, American actress and model
* September 25 – Jansen Panettiere, American actor (d. 2023)
* September 29
** Halsey, American singer and actress
** Clara Mamet, American actress and musician
** Nicholas Galitzine, British actor
* September 30 – Raphaël Coleman, English actor (d. 2020)
* October 9 – Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
* October 10
** Kyle Allen, American actor
** Bae Suzy, South Korean actress and singer
* October 23 – Margaret Qualley, American actress
* November 10 – Zoey Deutch, American actress
* November 11 – Connor Price, Canadian-American actor
* November 15 – Emma Dumont, American actress and model
* November 17 – Raquel Castro, American actress
* November 22 – Dacre Montgomery, Australian actor
* November 24 – Holly Mae Brood, Dutch actress
* November 29 – Sarah Roach, American voice actress
* December 3 – Jake T. Austin, American actor
* December 10 – Kayli Mills, American voice actress
* December 11 – Gabriel Basso, American actor
* December 15 – Emma Lockhart, American journalist & former actress
* December 17 – Nat Wolff, American actor and singer
* December 26 – Samantha Boscarino, actress

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Cesar Romero | 86 | US | Actor | BatmanOcean's 11 |
| January | 3 | Heather Sears | 58 | UK | Actress | The Story of Esther CostelloThe Phantom of the Opera |
| January | 7 | Vittorio Mezzogiorno | 52 | Italy | Actor | Three BrothersScream of Stone |
| January | 7 | Llewellyn Rees | 92 | UK | Actor | A Fish Called WandaWithnail and I |
| January | 8 | Pat Buttram | 78 | US | Actor | Back to the Future Part IIIRobin Hood |
| January | 9 | Madge Ryan | 75 | Australia | Actress | A Clockwork OrangeFrenzy |
| January | 12 | Samuel Bronston | 85 | Moldova | Producer | El CidKing of Kings |
| January | 14 | Esther Ralston | 91 | US | Actress | To the Last ManTin Pan Alley |
| January | 19 | Kenneth Utt | 72 | US | Producer, Production Manager | The Silence of the LambsPhiladelphia |
| January | 22 | Jean-Louis Barrault | 83 | France | Actor | Children of ParadiseThe Longest Day |
| January | 22 | Frances Gifford | 73 | US | Actress | Our Vines Have Tender GrapesShe Went to the Races |
| January | 22 | Telly Savalas | 72 | US | Actor | On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceCape Fear |
| January | 23 | Oliver Smith | 75 | US | Production Designer | Guys and DollsOklahoma! |
| January | 27 | Claude Akins | 67 | US | Actor | Rio BravoBattle for the Planet of the Apes |
| January | 28 | Hal Smith | 77 | US | Actor, Voice Actor | Beauty and the BeastAn American Tail |
| February | 1 | Olan Soule | 84 | US | Actor | The Towering InfernoThe Shaggy D.A. |
| February | 6 | Harold Schneider | 55 | US | Producer | Days of HeavenWarGames |
| February | 6 | Joseph Cotten | 88 | US | Actor | Citizen KaneThe Third Man |
| February | 6 | Gwen Watford | 66 | UK | Actress | The Fall of the House of UsherCleopatra |
| February | 9 | Jarmila Novotna | 86 | Czech Republic | Singer, Actress | The Great CarusoThe Search |
| February | 11 | Sorrell Booke | 64 | US | Actor | What's Up, Doc?Fail Safe |
| February | 11 | William Conrad | 73 | US | Actor, Producer | The KillersThe Naked Jungle |
| February | 15 | Tiger Haynes | 86 | US | Actor | AwakeningsMoscow on the Hudson |
| February | 19 | Derek Jarman | 52 | UK | Director, Screenwriter | Edward IIBlue |
| February | 24 | Dinah Shore | 76 | US | Singer, Actress | Up in ArmsTill the Clouds Roll By |
| February | 28 | Enrico Maria Salerno | 67 | Italy | Actor | Casanova 70The Bird with the Crystal Plumage |
| March | 2 | Anita Morris | 50 | US | Actress | Ruthless PeopleThe Hotel New Hampshire |
| March | 4 | John Candy | 43 | Canada | Actor | Planes, Trains and AutomobilesUncle Buck |
| March | 6 | Melina Mercouri | 73 | Greece | Actress | Never on SundayTopkapi |
| March | 8 | John Ewart | 66 | Australia | Actor | Hurricane SmithFrog Dreaming |
| March | 9 | Fernando Rey | 76 | Spain | Actor | The French ConnectionThat Obscure Object of Desire |
| March | 17 | Mai Zetterling | 68 | Sweden | Actress | The WitchesHidden Agenda |
| March | 21 | Macdonald Carey | 81 | US | Actor | Shadow of a DoubtThe Great Gatsby |
| March | 21 | Lili Damita | 89 | France | Actress | This Is the NightBrewster's Millions |
| March | 21 | Dack Rambo | 52 | US | Actor | Which Way to the Front?Ultra Warrior |
| March | 22 | Walter Lantz | 94 | US | Animator | Woody WoodpeckerAndy Panda |
| March | 23 | Giulietta Masina | 73 | Italy | Actress | La StradaJuliet of the Spirits |
| March | 23 | Paula Trueman | 93 | US | Actress | The Outlaw Josey WalesDirty Dancing |
| March | 29 | Bill Travers | 72 | UK | Actor | GeordieBorn Free |
| April | 2 | Betty Furness | 78 | US | Actress | Magnificent ObsessionSwing Time |
| April | 3 | Frank Wells | 62 | US | Studio Executive | |
| April | 4 | Ginny Simms | 80 | US | Singer, Actress | Broadway RhythmHit the Ice |
| April | 12 | Frank V. Phillips | 82 | US | Cinematographer | The Black HoleEscape to Witch Mountain |
| April | 16 | John McLiam | 76 | Canada | Actor | Cool Hand LukeThe Missouri Breaks |
| April | 16 | Ron Vawter | 45 | US | Actor | PhiladelphiaThe Silence of the Lambs |
| April | 20 | Dennis Cleveland Stewart | 46 | US | Actor | GreaseSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| April | 27 | Lynne Frederick | 39 | UK | Actress | Voyage of the DamnedPhase IV |
| April | 30 | Chris Butler | 41 | US | Set Decorator | ChaplinBill & Ted's Bogus Journey |
| April | 30 | Ferdinando Scarfiotti | 53 | Italy | Production Designer | The Last EmperorScarface |
| May | 6 | Fred Sadoff | 67 | US | Actor | The Poseidon AdventurePapillon |
| May | 7 | Ray Elton | 80 | UK | Cinematographer | Last HolidayThe Blind Goddess |
| May | 8 | George Peppard | 65 | US | Actor | Breakfast at Tiffany'sHow the West Was Won |
| May | 8 | Murray Spivack | 90 | US | Sound Engineer | King KongHello, Dolly! |
| May | 11 | Timothy Carey | 65 | US | Actor | Paths of GloryOne-Eyed Jacks |
| May | 15 | Royal Dano | 71 | US | Actor | The Outlaw Josey WalesMan of the West |
| May | 15 | Gilbert Roland | 88 | Mexico | Actor | The Bad and the BeautifulThunder Bay |
| May | 16 | Alain Cuny | 85 | France | Actor | Les Visiteurs du soirLes Amants |
| May | 19 | Henry Morgan | 79 | US | Actor | So This Is New YorkMurder, Inc. |
| May | 24 | Oscar Saul | 81 | US | Screenwriter | A Streetcar Named DesireMajor Dundee |
| May | 29 | Joseph Janni | 78 | Italy | Producer | DarlingModesty Blaise |
| May | 31 | Sidney Gilliat | 86 | UK | Director, Screenwriter | The Rake's ProgressThe Lady Vanishes |
| June | 2 | Philip Dunne | 84 | US | Screenwriter, Director | Wild in the CountryTen North Frederick |
| June | 4 | Stephen McNally | 80 | US | Actor | Johnny BelindaWinchester '73 |
| June | 4 | Massimo Troisi | 41 | Italy | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | The PostmanNothing Left to Do But Cry |
| June | 6 | Johnny Downs | 80 | US | Actor | Pigskin ParadeWhat a Man! |
| June | 6 | Barry Sullivan | 81 | US | Actor | The Bad and the BeautifulJeopardy |
| June | 7 | Dennis Potter | 59 | UK | Screenwriter | Gorky ParkPennies from Heaven |
| June | 11 | Herbert Anderson | 77 | US | Actor | The Benny Goodman StoryHold On |
| June | 12 | Chris Latta | 44 | US | Actor | The Transformers: The MovieStop! Or My Mom Will Shoot |
| June | 13 | Nadia Gray | 70 | Romania | Actress | The Captain's TableNight Without Stars |
| June | 13 | K. T. Stevens | 74 | US | Actress | Harriet CraigAddress Unknown |
| June | 14 | Henry Mancini | 70 | US | Composer | The Pink PantherBreakfast at Tiffany's |
| June | 16 | Eileen Way | 82 | UK | Actress | The VikingsQueen of Hearts |
| June | 20 | Robin Raymond | 77 | US | Actress | The Glass WallThe Candidate |
| June | 21 | Winston Miller | 83 | US | Screenwriter | Lucy GallantApril Love |
| June | 22 | Jack Davies | 80 | UK | Screenwriter | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying MachinesGambit |
| July | 1 | Dominic Lucero | 26 | US | Dancer, Actor | NewsiesStand and Deliver |
| July | 6 | Cameron Mitchell | 75 | US | Actor | CarouselMy Favorite Year |
| July | 8 | Robert B. Hauser | 75 | US | Cinematographer | The Odd CoupleLe Mans |
| July | 8 | Dick Sargent | 64 | US | Actor | Operation PetticoatThat Touch of Mink |
| July | 14 | Eric Linden | 84 | US | Actor | Gone with the WindA Family Affair |
| July | 14 | Alberto Lionello | 64 | Italy | Actor | The Birds, the Bees and the ItaliansPigsty |
| July | 19 | Gottfried Reinhardt | 83 | Germany | Director | BetrayedTown Without Pity |
| July | 20 | Gregg Fonseca | 41 | US | Production Designer | A Nightmare on Elm StreetWayne's World |
| July | 23 | Mario Brega | 71 | Italy | Actor | The Good, the Bad and the UglyTalcum Powder |
| July | 23 | Hans J. Salter | 98 | Austria | Composer | Creature from the Black LagoonThe Wolf Man |
| July | 30 | Janis Carter | 80 | US | Actress | I Love TroubleFlying Leathernecks |
| August | 2 | Bert Freed | 74 | US | Actor | Detective StoryPaths of Glory |
| August | 3 | John Zenda | 50 | US | Actor | Halloween IIBad Boys |
| August | 7 | Robert Hutton | 74 | US | Actor | They Came from Beyond SpaceCinderfella |
| August | 11 | Peter Cushing | 81 | UK | Actor | Star WarsThe Curse of Frankenstein |
| August | 11 | Red Mitchell | 33 | US | Actor | 8 SecondsJFK |
| August | 14 | Joan Harrison | 87 | UK | Screenwriter, Producer | RebeccaForeign Correspondent |
| August | 16 | John Doucette | 73 | US | Actor | PattonTrue Grit |
| August | 21 | Danitra Vance | 40 | US | Actress | Sticky FingersJumpin' at the Boneyard |
| August | 26 | Norman Warwick | 74 | UK | Cinematographer | The Abominable Dr. PhibesTales from the Crypt |
| August | 26 | Tariq Yunus | 47-54 | India | Actor | Who Dares WinsThe Fourth Protocol |
| August | 30 | Lindsay Anderson | 71 | UK | Director | This Sporting LifeIf.... |
| September | 6 | James Clavell | 72 | Australia | Screenwriter, Director | To Sir, with LoveThe Great Escape |
| September | 6 | Duccio Tessari | 67 | Italian | Director, Screenwriter | A Pistol for RingoKiss Kiss...Bang Bang |
| September | 7 | Dennis Morgan | 85 | US | Actor | Christmas in ConnecticutGod Is My Co-Pilot |
| September | 7 | Godfrey Quigley | 71 | Israel | Actor | A Clockwork OrangeBarry Lyndon |
| September | 7 | Terence Young | 79 | China | Director | Dr. NoThunderball |
| September | 9 | Douglas Morrow | 80 | US | Screenwriter | The Stratton StoryBeyond a Reasonable Doubt |
| September | 9 | Patrick O'Neal | 66 | US | Actor | Under SiegeThe Way We Were |
| September | 10 | Charles Drake | 76 | US | Actor | Winchester '73No Name on the Bullet |
| September | 11 | Jessica Tandy | 85 | UK | Actress | Driving Miss DaisyCocoon |
| September | 12 | Tom Ewell | 85 | US | Actor | Adam's RibThe Seven Year Itch |
| September | 15 | Mark Stevens | 77 | US | Actor | The Dark CornerThe Street with No Name |
| September | 16 | Jack Dodson | 63 | US | Actor | Thunderbolt and LightfootThe Getaway |
| September | 17 | Iris Adrian | 82 | US | Actress | Lady of BurlesqueThe Paleface |
| September | 18 | Wayne Finkelman | 47 | US | Costume Designer | OverboardThe Golden Child |
| September | 20 | Jule Styne | 88 | UK | Songwriter, Composer | Funny GirlThree Coins in the Fountain |
| September | 21 | Arthur B. Krim | 84 | US | Studio Executive | |
| September | 23 | Robert Bloch | 77 | US | Screenwriter | Strait-JacketAsylum |
| September | 28 | Harry Saltzman | 78 | Canada | Producer | James BondBattle of Britain |
| September | 30 | Lina Basquette | 87 | US | Actress | The Godless GirlThe Younger Generation |
| September | 30 | Sydney Walker | 73 | US | Actress | Mrs. DoubtfireLove Story |
| October | 1 | Marjorie Weaver | 81 | US | Actress | Second HoneymoonYoung Mr. Lincoln |
| October | 2 | Harriet Nelson | 85 | US | Actress | Follow the FleetThe Falcon Strikes Back |
| October | 3 | Virginia Dale | 77 | US | Actress | Holiday InnDragnet |
| October | 3 | Dub Taylor | 87 | US | Actor | Bonnie & ClydeThe Getaway |
| October | 7 | James Hill | 75 | UK | Director | Born FreeBlack Beauty |
| October | 8 | Diana Churchill | 81 | UK | Actress | Jane Steps OutYes, Madam? |
| October | 16 | Peter Bromilow | 61 | UK | Actor | Wild at HeartHighlander II: The Quickening |
| October | 17 | Monja Danischewsky | 83 | Russia | Screenwriter, Producer | The Battle of the SexesTopkapi |
| October | 17 | Martha Raye | 78 | US | Actress | Billy Rose's JumboMonsieur Verdoux |
| October | 20 | Burt Lancaster | 80 | US | Actor | From Here to EternityJudgment at Nuremberg |
| October | 23 | Robert Lansing | 66 | US | Actor | Empire of the AntsNamu, the Killer Whale |
| October | 24 | Raul Julia | 54 | Puerto Rico | Actor | The Addams FamilyKiss of the Spider Woman |
| October | 25 | Mildred Natwick | 89 | US | Actress | Dangerous LiaisonsThe Trouble with Harry |
| October | 26 | Tutta Rolf | 87 | Norway | Actress | Dressed to ThrillDollar |
| November | 1 | Noah Beery Jr. | 81 | US | Actor | Red RiverThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
| November | 7 | Carleton Young | 89 | US | Actor | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| November | 8 | Michael O'Donoghue | 54 | US | Screenwriter, Actor | ScroogedWall Street |
| November | 9 | Ralph Michael | 87 | UK | Actor | A Night to RememberThe Assassination Bureau |
| November | 9 | Richard Rust | 54 | US | Actor | Walk on the Wild SideHomicidal |
| November | 11 | Ernest Clark | 82 | UK | Actor | GandhiMemed, My Hawk |
| November | 14 | Tom Villard | 40 | US | Actor | My GirlHeartbreak Ridge |
| November | 18 | Cab Calloway | 86 | US | Actor, Singer | The Blues BrothersSt. Louis Blues |
| November | 24 | Irwin Kostal | 83 | US | Orchestrator | Mary PoppinsWest Side Story |
| November | 27 | Rufina Nifontova | 63 | Russia | Actress | Do Not Part with Your BelovedTime and the Conways |
| November | 30 | Lionel Stander | 86 | US | Actor | Once Upon a Time in the WestNew York, New York |
| December | 5 | Alan Splet | 54 | US | Sound Engineer | EraserheadBlue Velvet |
| December | 5 | Harry Horner | 84 | Czech Republic | Production Designer, Director | The HustlerThey Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
| December | 5 | Günter Meisner | 68 | Germany | Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryThe Boys from Brazil |
| December | 6 | Gian Maria Volonté | 61 | Italy | Actor | A Fistful of DollarsFor a Few Dollars More |
| December | 11 | Yuli Raizman | 90 | Russia | Director, Screenwriter | MashenkaPrivate Life |
| December | 18 | Lilia Skala | 98 | Hungary | Actress | Lilies of the FieldFlashdance |
| December | 23 | Nora Dunfee | 78 | US | Dialogue Coach, Actress | WitnessForrest Gump |
| December | 23 | Sebastian Shaw | 89 | UK | Actor | Return of the JediHigh Season |
| December | 24 | Rossano Brazzi | 78 | Italy | Actor | South PacificThe Barefoot Contessa |
| December | 24 | Julie Haydon | 84 | US | Actress | The ScoundrelThe Age of Innocence |
| December | 24 | John Osborne | 65 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | Tom JonesGet Carter |
| December | 26 | Robert Emhardt | 81 | US | Actor | 3:10 to YumaKid Galahad |
| December | 26 | Sylva Koscina | 61 | Yugoslavia | Actress | HerculesA Lovely Way to Die |
| December | 27 | Steve Plytas | 81 | UK | Actor | The Spy Who Came In from the ColdBatman |
| December | 29 | Frank Thring | 68 | Australia | Actor | Ben-HurMad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
| December | 31 | Woody Strode | 80 | US | Actor | SpartacusThe Professionals |

## Film debuts

* Jessica Alba – Camp Nowhere
* Moritz Bleibtreu – Simply Love
* Hugh Bonneville – Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
* Danny Boyle (director) – Shallow Grave
* Richard Brake – Death Machine
* Marylouise Burke – Angie
* Rose Byrne – Dallas Doll
* Margaret Cho – Angie
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Nightwatch
* Marion Cotillard – The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed
* Tony Curran – Being Human
* Claire Danes – Little Women
* Thomas Dekker – Star Trek Generations
* Cameron Diaz – The Mask
* John DiMaggio – Pom Poko
* Jennifer Ehle – Backbeat
* Eduard Fernández − Souvenir
* William Fichtner – Quiz Show
* Nathan Fillion – Strange and Rich
* Jason Flemyng – The Jungle Book
* Carla Gallo – Spanking the Monkey
* Rachel Griffiths – Muriel's Wedding
* Wood Harris – Above the Rim
* John Benjamin Hickey – The Ref
* Marin Hinkle – Angie
* Siobhan Fallon Hogan – Greedy
* Ralph Ineson – Shopping
* Peter Jacobson – It Could Happen to You
* Scarlett Johansson – North
* Greg Kinnear – Blankman
* Phil LaMarr – Pulp Fiction
* Jude Law – Shopping
* Melanie Lynskey – Heavenly Creatures
* James Marsden – No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn
* Catherine McCormack – Loaded
* Mary McCormack – Miracle on 34th Street
* Helen McCrory – Interview with the Vampire
* Ewan McGregor – Being Human
* Christopher Meloni – Clean Slate
* Jonathan Rhys Meyers – A Man of No Importance
* Dash Mihok – Black Is White
* Jennifer Morrison – Intersection
* Carrie-Anne Moss – The Soft Kill
* Pepón Nieto – Running Out of Time
* Sandra Oh – Double Happiness
* Zak Orth – Spanking the Monkey
* Haley Joel Osment – Forrest Gump
* Candela Peña – Running Out of Time
* Michael Peña – Running Free
* Natalie Portman – Léon: The Professional
* Mark Ruffalo – There Goes My Baby
* Colin Salmon – Captives
* Horatio Sanz – Miracle on 34th Street
* Will Sasso – Ski School 2
* Liev Schreiber – Mixed Nuts
* Mathilde Seigner – Le sourire
* Andy Serkis – Prince of Jutland
* Ben Shenkman – Quiz Show
* J. K. Simmons – The Ref
* Sebastian Stan – 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
* French Stewart – Stargate
* Lew Temple – Angels in the Outfield
* Kenan Thompson – D2: The Mighty Ducks
* Ulrich Thomsen – Nightwatch
* Antonio de la Torre − The Worst Years of Our Lives
* Gregg Turkington − Terminal USA
* Guinevere Turner – Go Fish
* Liv Tyler – Silent Fall
* Alexa Vega – Little Giants
* Mark Wahlberg – Renaissance Man
* Rachel Weisz – Death Machine
* Mae Whitman – When a Man Loves a Woman
* Harland Williams – Dumb and Dumber
* Michelle Williams – Lassie
* Debra Wilson – Cracking Up
* Kate Winslet – Heavenly Creatures
* Robert Wisdom – Clean Slate
* Bokeem Woodbine – Crooklyn