1973 in film

none 1973 film radio television music This page covers significant events of the year 1973 in film. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios celebrated their 50th anniversaries. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada List of 1973 box office number-one films in the United States The top ten 1973 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: + Highest-grossing films of 1973 Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals 1 The Exorcist Warner Bros. $88,500,000Finler Joel Waldo 2003 The Hollywood Story Wallflower Press 978-1-903364-66-6 360–361 2The StingUniversal $79,000,000 3American Graffiti $55,900,000 4 Papillon Allied Artists $22,500,000 5 The Way We Were Columbia $22,457,000Top 20 Films of 1973 by Domestic Revenue 6Magnum Force Warner Bros. $20,100,000 7 Last Tango in Paris United Artists $16,711,000 8 Paper Moon Paramount $16,559,000 9 Live and Let Die United Artists $15,925,000 10 Serpico Paramount $15,400,000https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1973/top-grossing-movies North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1973 the-numbers.com 2023-12-09 2024-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20240105212026/https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1973/top-grossing-movies dead Outside North America The highest-grossing 1973 films in countries outside of North America. Country Title Studio Gross Ref Reference(s) France The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob SNC 7,295,727 admissions Charts - LES ENTREES EN FRANCE http://www.jpbox-office.com/charts_france.php?filtre=datefr&variable=1973 JP's Box-Office 1973 27 November 2018 Germany Papillon Columbia Pictures 8,500,000 admissions Bilan Annuel Allemagne -1973 http://www.jpbox-office.com/bilanall.php?year=1973 JP's Box-Office 10 December 2018 Hong Kong The House of 72 Tenants Shaw Brothers Studio 5,600,000 Fu Poshek Desser David The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity 2002 Cambridge University Press 9780521776028 95 https://books.google.com/books?id=sELZJ5vihJUC&pg=PA95 en India Bobby R. K. Films 110,000,000 (14,210,000) http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw==/1973.htm Box Office 1973 Boxofficeindia.com 2011-06-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044326/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D%2F1973.htm 2011-07-21 7.742 per US dollar in 1973Pacific Exchange Rate Service http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3 UBC Sauder School of Business University of British Columbia 3 8 February 2019 nb Italy Malicious Paramount Pictures 11,756,327 admissions Bilan Annuel Italie −1973 http://www.jpbox-office.com/bilanitalie.php?year=1973 JP's Box-Office 10 December 2018 Soviet Union The Headless Horseman Lenfilm 64,900,000 admissions http://www.kinokultura.com/plus/prokat2.html Prokat2 Kinokultura.com 2012-10-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120510033800/http://www.kinokultura.com/plus/prokat2.html 2012-05-10 Spain Cabaret TBD 125.8 million ₧ ICAA https://www.cultura.gob.es/dam/jcr:827e5c7d-1cf9-44c9-9d8b-78fcdd5f39b8/boletin-1973.pdf 323 Boletín informativo del control de taquila. Datos de cuatro trimestre 1973 1974 United Kingdom Live and Let Die Eon Productions 9,000,000 admissions The Ultimate Chart: 1–100 28 November 2004 British Film Institute http://old.bfi.org.uk/features/ultimatefilm/chart/complete.php 14 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005826/http://old.bfi.org.uk/features/ultimatefilm/chart/complete.php 3 August 2012 dead Worldwide gross revenue The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1973. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1973. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Title Worldwide gross Country Ref Reference(s) The Exorcist $441,306,145Includes gross revenue from re-releases nb Release United States The Exorcist (1973) https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=exorcist.htm Box Office Mojo December 28, 2011 Enter the Dragon $400,000,000 Worldwide Wilson Wayne Bruce Lee 2001 Mitchell Lane Publishers 978-1-58415-066-4 30–1 https://archive.org/details/bruceleereallife00wayn/page/30/mode/2up After its release, Enter the Dragon became Warner Brothers' highest grossing movie of 1973. It has earned well over $400million The Sting $257,000,000 United States Box Office Mojo https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0070735/ The Sting December 31, 2023 Domestic $156,000,000Daily Variety Universal's Foreign Champs February 6, 1990 122 Foreign $101.0m Live and Let Die $161,800,000 United Kingdom Live and Let Die https://the-numbers.com/movies/1973/0LALD.php The Numbers Nash Information Services, LLC 31 October 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120531010153/https://the-numbers.com/movies/1973/0LALD.php 31 May 2012 dmy-allAmerican Graffiti $140,000,000 United States American Graffiti (1973) – Financial Information https://the-numbers.com/movie/American-Graffiti#tab=summary The Numbers January 30, 2012 Bobby no India On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947 https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/on-independence-day-here-are-the-most-successful-indian-movies-of-every-decade-since-1947/story-EIf9tdhbWfO38hftOSwQIM.html Hindustan Times 15 August 2018Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1973&locations=IN&start=1972 World Bank 1973 13 December 2018 The year's highest-grossing actor worldwide was Hong Kong martial arts film star Bruce Lee, who died the same year.Eder Shirley 'Kung Fu' Cult Immortalizing Lee https://www.newspapers.com/image/98067194/ 16 April 2022 Detroit Free Press Newspapers.com 18 September 1973 11 subscription Events March – Five Fingers of Death is released in the United States and is a surprise success starting a kung fu film craze in North AmericaU.S. Rage of Chop-Socky Films; Karate Breaks Out of Chinatown Variety January 9, 1974 72 April 11 – Kim Jong-il publishes his film treatise On the Art of the Cinema.David-West Alzo January 2009 The Literary Ideas of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: An Introduction to North Korean Meta-Authorial Perspectives http://clogic.eserver.org/2009/david-west.pdf Cultural Logic 12 14 1097-3087 2015-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20151123131224/http://clogic.eserver.org/2009/David-west.pdf 2015-11-23 dead May 1 – The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely; she will marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra in 1976. July 20 – Martial arts legend Bruce Lee dies before Enter the Dragon is released on July 26. August 17 – The sci-fi movie Westworld is the first feature film to use digital image processing. December 25 – The Sting is released and goes on to become one of the top-grossing films of all time. December 26 – The Exorcist reawakens the horror film genre and becomes one of the most popular and controversial films ever released. Awards Category/Organization 31st Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 26, 1974 27th BAFTA AwardsMarch 6, 1974 46th Academy AwardsApril 2, 1974 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film The Exorcist American Graffiti Day for Night The Sting Best Director William FriedkinThe Exorcist François TruffautDay for Night George Roy HillThe Sting Best Actor Al PacinoSerpico George SegalA Touch of Class Walter MatthauCharley Varrick and Pete 'n' Tillie Jack LemmonSave the Tiger Best Actress Marsha MasonCinderella Liberty Glenda JacksonA Touch of Class Stephane AudranThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Just Before Nightfall Glenda JacksonA Touch of Class Best Supporting Actor John HousemanThe Paper Chase Arthur LoweO Lucky Man! John HousemanThe Paper Chase Best Supporting Actress Linda BlairThe Exorcist Valentina CorteseDay for Night Tatum O'NealPaper Moon Best Screenplay, Adapted William Peter BlattyThe Exorcist Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude CarriereThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie William Peter BlattyThe Exorcist Best Screenplay, Original David S. WardThe Sting Best Original Score Neil DiamondJonathan Livingston Seagull Alan PriceO Lucky Man! Marvin HamlischThe Way We WereMarvin HamlischThe Sting Best Original Song "The Way We Were"The Way We Were N/A "The Way We Were"The Way We Were Best Foreign Language Film The Pedestrian N/A Day for Night Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): The Hireling, directed by Alan Bridges, United Kingdom Scarecrow, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, United States Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), directed by Satyajit Ray, India 1973 films By country/region List of American films of 1973 List of Argentine films of 1973 List of Australian films of 1973 List of Bangladeshi films of 1973 List of British films of 1973 List of Canadian films of 1973 List of French films of 1973 List of Hong Kong films of 1973 List of Indian films of 1973 List of Hindi films of 1973 List of Kannada films of 1973 List of Malayalam films of 1973 List of Marathi films of 1973 List of Tamil films of 1973 List of Telugu films of 1973 List of Japanese films of 1973 List of Mexican films of 1973 List of Pakistani films of 1973 List of South Korean films of 1973 List of Soviet films of 1973 List of Spanish films of 1973 By genre/medium List of action films of 1973 List of animated feature films of 1973 List of avant-garde films of 1973 List of comedy films of 1973 List of drama films of 1973 List of horror films of 1973 List of science fiction films of 1973 List of thriller films of 1973 List of western films of 1973 Births January 1 - Katie Carr, English actress January 4 - Damon Gupton, American actor January 7 – Baiba Broka, Latvian actress January 10 – Ryan Drummond, American actor and comedian January 14 – Katie Griffin, Canadian actress and singer. January 17 - Bob Persichetti, American animator, story artist, storyboard artist, screenwriter and director January 18 - Ben Willbond, English actor and screenwriter January 23 – Lanei Chapman, American actress January 24 – William Gregory Lee, American actor January 26 - Melvil Poupaud, French actor January 29 – Arben Bajraktaraj, Korovan-born French actor January 30 - Jordan Prentice, Canadian actor January 31 Portia de Rossi, Australian-Canadian actress Matthew Faber, American actor (d. 2020) February 9 Colin Egglesfield, American actor Shaun Parkes, English actor February 12 – Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress February 14 - Kristen Dalton, American actress February 15 - Sarah Wynter, Australian actress February 17 – Lucy Davis, English actress February 18 – Tom Wisdom, English actor February 19 - Eric Lange, American character actor February 20 - Andrea Savage, American actress and comedian February 24 - Rob Morgan, American actor February 25 – Anson Mount, American actor February 27 – Li Bingbing, Chinese actress March 1 – Jack Davenport, English actor March 3 – Matthew Marsden, English-American actor, producer and singer March 4 – Len Wiseman, American director, screenwriter and producer March 8 - Boris Kodjoe, German actor and producer March 10 – Natasha Alam, Uzbekistani–American actress and model March 13 – Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Icelandic-American actor, producer and screenwriter March 16 – Tim Kang, American actor March 18 Marcus Chait, American actor and producer Luci Christian, American voice actress March 19 - Jill Culton, American animator, storyboard artist, director and screenwriter March 20 Jane March, English actress and model Cedric Yarbrough, American actor and comedian March 21 - Vanessa Branch, English-born American actress March 22 - Clay Kaytis, American animator and director March 24 – Jim Parsons, American actor and producer April 1 - Kris Marshall, English actor April 2 Simon Farnaby, English actor, comedian and writer Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, actress, producer and writer April 3 – Adam Scott, American actor, comedian and producer April 6 Lori Heuring, American actress Cindy Robinson, American voice actress April 10 – Guillaume Canet, French actor April 11 Kris Marshall, English actor Alec Musser, American actor and fitness model (d. 2024) April 12 - Amr Waked, Egyptian actor April 14 – Adrien Brody, American actor April 19 Michael Bacall, American screenwriter and actor David Soren, Canadian director, writer, voice actor and storyboard artist April 22 – Christopher Sabat, American voice actor April 26 - Erica McDermott, American actress April 28 - Elisabeth Röhm, American actress and director April 30 Robyn Griggs, American actress (d. 2022) Antonino Isordia, Mexican director May 5 – Tina Yothers, American actress May 8 Marcus Brigstocke, British comedian and actor Jonathon Young, Canadian actor May 10 – Tora Sudiro, Indonesian actor May 12 - Mackenzie Astin, American actor May 17 Sasha Alexander, American actress and director Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005) May 21 - Noel Fielding, English comedian, writer, actor, artist, musician and television presenter May 25 - Jossara Jinaro, Brazilian-American actress (d. 2022) May 27 - Jack McBrayer, American actor, singer and comedian May 30 - Minae Noji, Japanese-American actress June 1 - Adam Garcia, Australian actor June 2 - Kevin Feige, American producer June 4 - Matt Corboy, American actor June 8 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress June 9 - Orlando Wells, English actor and writer June 12 - Mel Rodriguez, American actor June 15 Neil Patrick Harris, American actor Pia Miranda, Australian actress June 16 – Eddie Cibrian, American actor June 17 - Louis Leterrier, French director and producer June 18 - Julie Depardieu, French actress June 19 - Leticia Spiller, Brazilian actress June 21 – Juliette Lewis, American actress June 22 - Tracy Melchior, American actress June 24 - Alexander Beyer, German actor June 27 - Razaaq Adoti, British actor, producer and screenwriter June 29 - Lance Barber, American actor June 30 - Jon Gunn, American director and screenwriter July 2 - Peter Kay, English comedian and actor July 3 - Patrick Wilson, American actor, director and singer July 5 - Luca De Dominicis, Italian actor (d. 2024) July 6 - William Lee Scott, American actor July 8 Sebastian Maniscalco, American stand-up comedian and actor Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress July 9 - Enrique Murciano, American actor July 10 - Annie Mumolo, American actress, screenwriter, comedian and producer July 11 - Jason Liebrecht, American voice actor July 15 Brian Austin Green, American actor Rachel Pickup, British actress July 16 - Robert Jayne, American actor July 19 - Saïd Taghmaoui, French-American actor and screenwriter July 20 Omar Epps, American actor, rapper and producer Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2025) July 22 - Jaime Camil, Mexican actor and singer July 23 Daisy Donovan, English television presenter, actress and writer Kathryn Hahn, American actress and comedian July 24 - Jamie Denbo, American actress, writer and comedian July 25 - David Denman, American actor July 26 Kate Beckinsale, English actress Gaetano Bruno, Italian actor July 29 Stephen Dorff, American actor Dileep Rao, American actor July 31 - Daniel Evans, Welsh actor and director August 1 - Eduardo Noriega, Spanish actor August 2 - Simon Kinberg, British-born American filmmaker August 3 - Michael Ealy, American actor August 5 - Michael Hollick, American actor August 6 Asia Carrera, American pornographic actress David Campbell, Australian singer, actor and television personality Vera Farmiga, American actress August 8 – Jessica Calvello, American voice actress August 9 - Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and television director August 14 - Jamie Sives, Scottish actor August 18 - Carmen Serano, American actress August 19 - Ahmed Best, American actor, comedian and musician August 22 – Kristen Wiig, American actress and comedian August 24 Dave Chappelle, American actor Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor, writer and musician Grey Griffin, American actress, comedian and singer-songwriter Barrett Oliver, American child actor August 25 - Ben Falcone, American filmmaker, comedian and actor August 26 Andy Muschietti, Argentine filmmaker Gunner Wright, American actor August 28 - Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian and writer (d. 2020) September 1 - Guillem Morales, Spanish director September 4 Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2022) Lazlow Jones, American writer, producer, director, voice actor and radio personality September 5 Paddy Considine, English actor, director, screenwriter and musician Rose McGowan, American actress September 6 - Martin Hancock, English actor September 7 Shannon Elizabeth, American actress Alex Kurtzman, American filmmaker September 12 – Maximiliano Hernández, American actor Paul Walker, American actor and producer (d. 2013) September 13 Travis Knight, American animator, producer and director Jonathan Lloyd Walker, English actor, writer and producer September 14 – Andrew Lincoln, English actor September 18 – James Marsden, American actor September 19 - Nicholas Bishop, English-born Australian actor September 25 Bridget Marquardt, American actress Bridgette Wilson, American actress and singer September 26 – Julienne Davis, American actress and model September 27 - Indira Varma, British actress and narrator October 1 – Christian Borle, American actor and singer October 2 Efren Ramirez, American actor Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian comedian, actor and singer October 3 Keiko Agena, American actress Sasha Alexander, American actress and television director Neve Campbell, Canadian actress Richard Ian Cox, Welsh-Canadian voice actor Lena Headey, English actress October 6 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor October 8 - Jan Pavel Filipensky, Czech actor October 10 Mario Lopez, American actor and television host S. 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Rajamouli, Indian director October 21 - Sasha Roiz, Israeli-born Canadian actor October 22 – Carmen Ejogo, British actress and singer October 23 - Stéphane Debac, French actor October 24 Burgess Jenkins, American actor Kurt Kuenne, American filmmaker October 25 - Michael Weston, American actor October 26 – Seth MacFarlane, American actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, director and singer October 28 – Kim Seo-hyung, South Korean actress October 29 - Pierre Png, Singaporean actor and comedian October 30 Adam Copeland, Canadian wrestler and actor Kemp Powers, American filmmaker November 1 Robert Luketic, Australian director Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress November 2 - Marisol Nichols, American actress November 3 - Sticky Fingaz, American rapper and actor November 4 - Steven Ogg, Canadian actor November 11 - Chris McKay, American filmmaker November 12 - Radha Mitchell, Australian actress November 13 Jordan Bridges, American actor John DeSantis, Canadian actor November 14 - Dana Snyder, American actor and voice actor November 17 Leslie Bibb, American actress Kerry Godliman, English actress and comedian Maurizio Lombardi, Italian actor November 21 - Brook Kerr, American actress November 24 J. 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Chandor, American filmmaker Lucy Liemann, British actress Danielle Nicolet, American actress November 26 – Peter Facinelli, American actor November 27 Tadanobu Asano, Japanese actor Sharlto Copley, South African actor Samantha Harris, American actress and television presenter November 30 - Alex Macqueen, English actor and writer December 1 - Lombardo Boyar, American actor December 3 Bruno Campos, Brazilian-American actor and lawyer Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer December 4 - Tyra Banks, American television personality, producer, writer and actress December 5 - Shalom Harlow, Canadian actress December 10 - Janice Koh, Singaporean actress December 11 - Mos Def, American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor December 14 Thuy Trang, Vietnamese-American actress (d. 2001) Jan Uuspõld, Estonian actor December 17 - Rian Johnson, American filmmaker December 27 - Wilson Cruz, American actor December 28 - Seth Meyers, American talk show host, actor and comedian December 30 - Christian McKay, English actor Deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 2 Franciska Gaal 68 Hungary Actress, Singer Paris Honeymoon The Buccaneer 15 Coleman Francis 53 US Actor, Director Red Zone Cuba The Skydivers 19 Max Adrian 69 Northern Ireland Actor Dr. Terror's House of Horrors The Terrornauts 24 J. Carrol Naish 77 US Actor Sahara A Medal for Benny 26 Edward G. Robinson 79 Romania Actor Double Indemnity Key Largo 29 Ludwig Stossel 89 Austria Actor The Pride of the Yankees Casablanca 31 Jack MacGowran 54 Ireland Actor The Exorcist The Fearless Vampire Killers February 13 David Bauer 55 US Actor Torture Garden Patton 15 Tim Holt 54 US Actor The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Magnificent Ambersons 15 Wally Cox 48 US Actor Morituri The Bedford Incident 22 Katina Paxinou 72 Greece Actress For Whom the Bell Tolls Rocco and His Brothers 24 Art Smith 73 US Actor In a Lonely Place Body and Soul 28 Cecil Kellaway 82 South Africa Actor Guess Who's Coming to Dinner The Postman Always Rings Twice March 5 Rupert Crosse 45 US Actor The Reivers Shadows 10 Robert Siodmak 72 Germany Director The Killers The Spiral Staircase 11 Gregorio Fernandez 68 Philippines Actor, Director Higit Sa Lahat Luksang Tagumpay 13 Melville Cooper 76 England Actor The Petty Girl Rebecca 16 Carl Benton Reid 79 US Actor The Little Foxes The Trap 19 Lauritz Melchior 82 US Singer This Time for Keeps Two Sisters from Boston 22 Kane Richmond 66 US Actor Brick Bradford The Shadow Returns 23 Ken Maynard 77 US Actor Range Law Tombstone Canyon 26 Noël Coward 73 England Actor, Songwriter Easy Virtue In Which We Serve 31 C. A. Lejeune 76 England Critic April 11 Ted de Corsia 69 US Actor The Killing The Enforcer 12 Arthur Freed 78 US Songwriter, Producer An American in Paris Gigi 14 Minna Gombell 80 US Actress The Merry Widow The Thin Man 20 Robert Armstrong 82 US Actor King Kong Double Jeopardy 21 Merian C. Cooper 79 US Director, Producer, Screenwriter King Kong The Four Feathers 21 Ursula Jeans 73 UK Actress The Woman in the Hall The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 26 Irene Ryan 70 US Actress San Diego, I Love You Heading for Heaven May 4 Charles Grayson 69 US Screenwriter The Woman on Pier 13 Battle Hymn 6 Myrna Fahey 40 US Actress House of Usher The Story on Page One 7 Maxine Doyle 58 US Actress 6 Day Bike Rider Condemned to Live 10 Jack E. Leonard 63 US Actor, Comedian Three Sailors and a Girl The Fat Spy 11 Lex Barker 54 US Actor La Dolce Vita Tarzan and the Slave Girl 12 Frances Marion 84 US Screenwriter The Big House Dinner at Eight 21 Vaughn Monroe 61 US Singer, Actor Meet the People Singing Guns 29 P. Ramlee 44 Malaysia Actor, Director Tiga Abdul Love Parade June 5 Max Terhune 87 US Actor The Purple Vigilantes Santa Fe Stampede 10 William Inge 60 US Screenwriter, Playwright Splendor in the Grass Picnic 16 Louise Latimer 60 US Actress Don't Turn 'Em Loose California Straight Ahead! 18 Roger Delgado 55 England Actor The Terror of the Tongs Hot Enough for June 23 Fay Holden 79 England Actress Love Finds Andy Hardy Samson and Delilah 25 Lars Tvinde 86 Norway Actor An-Magritt By og land hand i hand 26 Ernest Truex 83 US Actor The Adventures of Marco Polo His Girl Friday July 2 Betty Grable 56 US Actress How to Marry a Millionaire Million Dollar Legs 2 George Macready 73 US Actor Gilda Paths of Glory 6 Joe E. Brown 80 US Actor Some Like It Hot Alibi Ike 7 Veronica Lake 50 US Actress Sullivan's Travels This Gun for Hire 11 Robert Ryan 63 US Actor The Wild Bunch Bad Day at Black Rock 12 Lon Chaney Jr. 67 US Actor The Wolf Man High Noon 18 Jack Hawkins 62 England Actor Ben-Hur Lawrence of Arabia 20 Bruce Lee 32 US Actor Enter the Dragon Way of the Dragon 30 Guy Middleton 65 England Actor Oh! What a Lovely War Marry Me! August 2 Jean-Pierre Melville 55 France Director Le Samouraï Bob le flambeur 5 Warren Duff 69 US Producer, Screenwriter Out of the Past Chicago Deadline 10 Douglas Kennedy 57 US Actor Dark Passage The Amazing Transparent Man 11 Peggie Castle 45 US Actress 99 River Street I, the Jury 16 Veda Ann Borg 58 US Actress Mildred Pierce The Alamo 17 Eve Miller 50 US Actress Kansas Pacific The Winning Team 22 Louise Huff 77 US Actress Disraeli Great Expectations 30 Michael Dunn 38 US Actor, Singer Ship of Fools You're a Big Boy Now 31 John Ford 79 US Director Stagecoach The Grapes of Wrath September 13 Betty Field 60 US Actress Picnic Birdman of Alcatraz 20 Glenn Strange 74 US Actor The Mad Monster Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 21 Diana Sands 39 US Actress A Raisin in the Sun The Landlord 24 Ted Adams 83 US Actress The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury Across the Rio Grande 26 Anna Magnani 65 Italy Actress Rome, Open City The Rose Tattoo 28 Norma Crane 44 US Actress All in a Night's Work They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 28 Mantan Moreland 71 US Actor, Comedian Mantan Messes Up Sky Dragon October 6 Sidney Blackmer 78 US Actor Rosemary's Baby High Society 6 Dennis Price 58 UK Actor Kind Hearts and Coronets Ten Little Indians 16 Cleo Moore 48 US Actress One Girl's Confession Over-Exposed 18 Crane Wilbur 86 US Screenwriter, Director Solomon and Sheba House of Wax 27 Allan Lane 64 US Actor Crime Ring Santa Fe Uprising November 13 Lila Lee 72 US Actress Blood and Sand Misbehaving Ladies 20 Viola Lawrence 78 US Film Editor The Lady from Shanghai Pal Joey 23 Claire Dodd 64 US Actress Roberta In the Navy 23 Robert Ellis 40 US Actor Retreat, Hell! Gidget 23 Constance Talmadge 75 US Actress The Duchess of Buffalo Dulcy 23 Sessue Hayakawa 84 Japan Actor The Bridge on the River Kwai Swiss Family Robinson 23 Adele Buffington 73 US Screenwriter Circus Girl Picture Brides 25 Laurence Harvey 45 Lithuania Actor The Manchurian Candidate The Alamo December 4 Michael O'Shea 67 US Actor The Underworld Story Parole, Inc. 12 Ranald MacDougall 58 US Screenwriter, Director Mildred Pierce Cleopatra 20 Bobby Darin 37 US Actor, Singer Captain Newman, M.D. If a Man Answers 26 Steven Geray 69 Ukraine Actor Gilda Call Me Madam 26 William Haines 73 US Actor Show People West Point 31 A. Edward Sutherland 78 England Director The Flying Deuces Dixie Film debuts Danny Aiello – Bang the Drum Slowly Nancy Allen – The Last Detail John Ashton – The Psychopath Daniel Auteuil – The Year 01 Graham Beckel – The Paper Chase Christine Boisson – The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob Reb Brown – Sssssss Dennis Burkley – Bummer! Colleen Camp – Battle for the Planet of the Apes John Candy – Class of '44 David Clennon – The Paper Chase Gérard Darmon – The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob Laura Dern – White Lightning Pino Donnagio – Don't Look Now (film composer) George Dzundza – Massage Parlor Murders Anthony Edwards – Big Zapper Michael Ensign – Assassin Emilio Estevez – Badlands Dexter Fletcher – Steptoe and Son Ride Again Sasson Gabai – Light Out of Nowhere Victor Garber – Godspell Burton Gilliam – Paper Moon John Glover – Shamus Irma P. Hall – Book of Numbers Rutger Hauer – Turkish Delight William Hootkins – Big Zapper Celia Imrie – Assassin Gérard Jugnot – The Year 01 Dimple Kapadia – Bobby Sylvia Kristel – Frank en Eva Stan Lee – The Year 01 Kay Lenz – American Graffiti Thierry Lhermitte – The Year 01 Frank Marshall (producer) – Paper Moon Orestes Matacena – Badge 373 Kris McQuade – Alvin Purple Robert Miano – Badge 373 Temuera Morrison – Rangi's Catch Ian Mune – Rangi's Catch Bernadette Peters – Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies Joe Pantoliano – Road Movie John Rhys-Davies – Penny Gold Allan Rich – Serpico Henry G. Sanders – No Place to Hide Charlie Sheen – Badlands Bo Svenson – Maurie Ana Torrent – The Spirit of the Beehive Monique van de Ven – Turkish Delight Clement von Franckenstein – The Slams Carl Weathers – Magnum Force Marc Zuber – Penny Gold Notes "nb" References External links List of 1973 films at IMDb List of 1973 deaths at IMDb List of 1973 births at IMDb Film Category:Film by year