1978 in film

none 1978 film radio television music The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Events February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20507503 Yasser Arafat: 10 Other People Who Have Been Exhumed 27 November 2012 27 November 2012 BBC live https://web.archive.org/web/20121127151521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20507503 27 November 2012 March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for The Empire Strikes Back, but dies only two weeks later. June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. June 4 – Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. He is replaced by Francis T. Vincent. August – Production begins on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. September – George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch.March 2026 October 25 – Halloween is released. November 17 – A Star Wars Holiday Special is broadcast on CBS in the United States.The Screening Room TV Guide 1978 Local Programs, Nov. 11–17 A-5 The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the forthcoming sequel, but the special received negative reviews upon airing. December 10 – Superman premieres at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., and has a European Royal Charity Premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square in London three days later in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and the then Prince Andrew, Duke of York (later Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor). Awards Category/Organization 36th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 27, 1979 32nd BAFTA AwardsMarch 22, 1979 51st Academy AwardsApril 9, 1979 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Midnight Express Heaven Can Wait Julia The Deer Hunter Best Director Michael CiminoThe Deer Hunter Alan ParkerMidnight Express Michael CiminoThe Deer Hunter Best Actor Jon VoightComing Home Warren BeattyHeaven Can Wait Richard DreyfussThe Goodbye Girl Jon VoightComing Home Best Actress Jane FondaComing Home Ellen BurstynSame Time, Next YearMaggie SmithCalifornia Suite Jane FondaJulia Jane FondaComing Home Best Supporting Actor John HurtMidnight Express Christopher WalkenThe Deer Hunter Best Supporting Actress Dyan CannonHeaven Can Wait Geraldine PageInteriors Maggie SmithCalifornia Suite Best Screenplay, Adapted Oliver StoneMidnight Express Alvin SargentJulia Oliver StoneMidnight Express Best Screenplay, Original Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt and Robert C. JonesComing Home Best Original Score Giorgio MoroderMidnight Express John WilliamsStar Wars Giorgio MoroderMidnight ExpressJoe RenzettiThe Buddy Holly Story Best Original Song "Last Dance"Thank God It's Friday N/A "Last Dance"Thank God It's Friday Best Foreign Language Film Autumn Sonata N/A Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Best Documentary N/A N/A The Silent Witness Scared Straight! Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Ascensor, directed by Tomás Muñoz, Spain Trout (Las Truchas), directed by José Luis García Sánchez, Spain What Max Said (Las Palabras de Max), directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, Spain People's Choice Award (Toronto International Film Festival): Girlfriends, directed by Claudia Weill, United States Highest-grossing films (U.S.) List of 1978 box office number-one films in the United States The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: + Highest-grossing films of 1978 Rank Title Distributor Box-office gross 1 Grease Paramount $159,978,870'Grease,' $4,500,000, In 1,248 Situations For Re-Re-Runs Variety May 23, 1979 27 2 Superman Warner Bros. $134,218,018https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman.htm Box Office Mojo Superman, Box Office Information February 12, 2012 3 National Lampoon's Animal House Universal $120,091,123https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=animalhouse.htm Box Office Mojo Animal House, Box Office Information February 12, 2012 4 Every Which Way but Loose Warner Bros. $85,196,485https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=everywhichwaybutloose.htm Box Office Mojo Every Which Way But Loose, Box Office Information May 26, 2014 5Heaven Can Wait Paramount $81,640,278https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heavencanwait.htm Box Office Mojo Heaven Can Wait, Box Office Information May 26, 2014 6 Hooper Warner Bros. $78,000,000https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hooper.htm Box Office Mojo Hooper, Box Office Information June 24, 2012 7 Jaws 2 Universal $77,737,272https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jaws2.htm Box Office Mojo Jaws 2, Box Office Information February 12, 2012 8 Revenge of the Pink Panther United Artists $49,579,269https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=revengeofthepinkpanther.htm Box Office Mojo Revenge of the Pink Panther, Box Office Information February 12, 2012 9 The Deer Hunter Universal $48,979,328https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deerhunter.htm Box Office Mojo The Deer Hunter, Box Office Information May 26, 2014 10 Halloween Compass International $47,000,000Halloween https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl995526145/ 2023-05-24 Box Office Mojo 1978 films By country/region List of American films of 1978 List of Argentine films of 1978 List of Australian films of 1978 List of Bangladeshi films of 1978 List of British films of 1978 List of Canadian films of 1978 List of French films of 1978 List of Hong Kong films of 1978 List of Indian films of 1978 List of Hindi films of 1978 List of Kannada films of 1978 List of Malayalam films of 1978 List of Marathi films of 1978 List of Tamil films of 1978 List of Telugu films of 1978 List of Japanese films of 1978 List of Mexican films of 1978 List of Pakistani films of 1978 List of South Korean films of 1978 List of Soviet films of 1978 List of Spanish films of 1978 By genre/medium List of action films of 1978 List of animated feature films of 1978 List of avant-garde films of 1978 List of comedy films of 1978 List of drama films of 1978 List of horror films of 1978 List of science fiction films of 1978 List of thriller films of 1978 List of western films of 1978 Births January 1 – Christian Tessier, Canadian actor January 2 Raghda Khateb, Syrian voice actress Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese voice actress January 3 – Kimberley Locke, American singer-songwriter and model January 5 Clarine Harp, American voice actress January Jones, American actress and model America Olivo, American actress and singer January 6 – Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress January 8 – Scott Whyte, American actor January 9 AJ McLean, American musician, singer, dancer, actor, and entertainer Adam Sztykiel, American producer and screenwriter January 10 – Antonio Cupo, Canadian film and television actor January 11 - Adepero Oduye, American actress, director, singer and writer January 15 Eddie Cahill, American actor Jamie Clayton, American actress, model January 17 Pampita, Argentine model, actress, television personality Takatoshi Kaneko, Japanese actor Ricky Wilson, English actor, singer January 20 – Omar Sy, French actor January 24 Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor, voice actor Kristen Schaal, American actress, comedian and writer January 25 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor and politician January 26 - Kelly Stables, American actress January 27 – Jake Pavelka, American pilot, television personality January 28 – Stephen Farrelly, Irish actor and professional wrestler February 7 – Ashton Kutcher, American actor February 10 - Don Omar, Puerto Rican singer, rapper and actor February 12 – Paul Anderson, British actor Gethin Jones, Welsh television presenter February 14 – Danai Gurira, actress, playwright February 17 Ashton Holmes, American actor Rory Kinnear, English actor and playwright February 20 Lauren Ambrose, American actress Jay Hernandez, American actor Julia Jentsch, German actress Chelsea Peretti, American comedian, actress, television writer and singer-songwriter February 23 – Kris Lemche, Canadian actor February 24 – Nicole Lyn, Canadian actress February 28 - Geoffrey Arend, American actor March 1 – Jensen Ackles, American actor March 3 – Aarti Mann, Indian-American actress March 5 – Kimberly McCullough, American actress, dancer, director March 8 – Nick Zano, American actor March 9 – Katherine Parkinson, English actress March 10 - Harley Cross, American actor and producer March 12 - Camille Anderson, American actress and television host March 16 – Sophie Hunter, English actress and singer March 17 – Patrick Seitz, American voice actor March 21 Kevin Federline, American rapper, DJ, actor, television personality, professional wrestler, and fashion model Rani Mukerji, Indian actress March 23 – Nicholle Tom and David Tom, American actress and actor March 24 – Amanda Brugel, Canadian actress March 25 – Teddy Lussi-Modeste, French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher1 October 2017 Teddy-Lussi-Modeste attendu mardi à l’Autre cité https://www.estrepublicain.fr/edition-de-verdun/2017/10/01/un-realisateur-attendu-mardi-a-l-autre-cite L'Est Républicain fr March 31 – Daniel Mays, English actor April 2 – Deon Richmond, American actor April 3 – Matthew Goode, English actor April 6 - Lauren Ridloff, deaf American actress April 7 Duncan James, English actor, television presenter and singer Scott McGillivray, Canadian television host April 8 – Paola Núñez, Mexican actress and producer April 12 – Riley Smith, American actor April 13 – Kyle Howard, American actor April 14 - Michelle Duncan, Scottish-Canadian actress April 16 – Lara Dutta, Indian actress April 17 – Ido Mosseri, Israeli actor, singer and musician April 19 James Franco, American actor Joanna Gaines, American designer, businesswoman, entrepreneur, television personality April 20 Matt Austin, Canadian actor Clayne Crawford, American actor April 23 – Ian Brennan, American writer, actor, producer April 26 Stana Katic, Canadian-American actress, producer Pablo Schreiber, Canadian actor April 28 Nate Richert, American actor, musician Drew Scott, Canadian actor, realtor, and entrepreneur Jonathan Scott, Canadian reality television personality, contractor, illusionist, and television and film producer April 29 – Tyler Labine, Canadian actor April 30 – Sandra Huller, German actress May 2 - Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American comedian, actor and screenwriter May 4 – Daisuke Ono, Japanese voice actor and singer May 5 – Santiago Cabrera, Venezuelan-born Chilean actor May 8 Matthew Davis, American actor Ana Maria Lombo, American musician and television personality Josie Maran, American model, actress, and entrepreneur May 9 – Daniel Franzese, American actor, comedian and activist May 10 – Kenan Thompson, American actor, comedian May 11 – Warren Brown, English actor and former professional Thai boxer May 12 Aaron Abrams, Canadian actor, writer Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian actress Jason Biggs, American actor May 15 Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress David Krumholtz, American actor May 16 – Jim Sturgess, English actor May 17 Gabriel Hogan, Canadian-born American actor Kat Foster, American actress May 18 – Chad Donella, Canadian actor May 21 – Chris Santos, American actor May 22 – Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress May 24 – Bryan Greenberg, American actor May 26 - Laurence Fox, English actor May 28 – Jake Johnson, actor, comedian May 29 – Adam Rickitt, English actor, singer and model June 2 Dominic Cooper, English actor Nikki Cox, American actress Justin Long, American actor June 4 Josh McDermitt, American film and television actor and comedian Robin Lord Taylor, American actor June 5 Nick Kroll, American actor, comedian, writer and producer Jeff Schroeder, American television and online talk show host June 6 - Judith Barsi, American child actress (d. 1988) June 7 Bill Hader, American actor, comedian Anna Torv, Australian actress June 8 – Maria Menounos, American actress June 9 – Michaela Conlin, American actress June 10 DJ Qualls, American actor Shane West, American actor Marko Zaror, Chilean martial artist and actor June 11 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor June 12 - Timothy Simons, American actor and comedian June 13 – Ethan Embry, American actor June 14 - Diablo Cody, Canadian writer June 16 – Daniel Brühl, German actor June 18 – Tara Platt, American voice actress June 19 Mía Maestro, Argentine actress and singer-songwriter Zoe Saldaña, American actress June 20 Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler Mike Birbiglia, American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer June 21 – Erica Durance, Canadian actress June 27 – Courtney Ford, American actress June 28 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress June 29 – Luke Kirby, Canadian actor Nicole Scherzinger, American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and television personality July 2 – Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor July 3 – Ian Anthony Dale, American actor July 4 Becki Newton, American actress July 6 Adam Busch, American actor, film director and singer Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, American actresses July 9 – Kyle Davis, American actor July 11 Dustin Demri-Burns, English actor, comedian, and writer Jonjo O'Neill, Irish actor Thomas Stone, Hungarian pornographic actor July 12 Topher Grace, American actor Michelle Rodriguez, American actress July 15 – Greg Sestero, American actor, writer July 17 – Justine Triet, French film director, screenwriter and editorJustine Triet https://www.semainedelacritique.com/en/directors/justine-triet 7 June 2023 La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes July 18 - Eugene Cordero, American comedian, actor and writer July 20 Charlie Korsmo, American former child actor Anatol Yusef, English stage, film and television actor July 21 Justin Bartha, American actor Josh Hartnett, American actor July 23 - Pearry Reginald Teo, Singaporean filmmaker (d. 2023) July 24 – Jeff Mauro, American actor, chef July 29 - Paul King, British writer and director August 2 – Natashia Williams, American actress, model August 3 Tommy Dewey, American actor, producer, writer Shanelle Workman, American actress, voice actress, producer and director August 6 – Lee Ji-ah, South Korean actress August 8 – Countess Vaughn, American actress August 10 Leo Fitzpatrick, American actor Alison Folland, American actress and filmmaker August 18 – Andy Samberg, American actor, comedian August 19 - Michelle Borth, American actress August 20 – Kris Smith, English Australian model, television presenter and rugby league footballer August 22 – James Corden, English singer, actor, television host August 23 Kobe Bryant, American actor and basketball player Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020: Coverage from The Athletic https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1563062/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-1978-2020-coverage-from-the-athletic/ 2024-09-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 (d. 2020) Andrew Rannells, American actor, voice actor, singer August 24 – Beth Riesgraf, American actress August 25 – Kel Mitchell, American actor, comedian August 28 – Sam Wills, New Zealand prop comic, busker, clown and mime August 30 – Gianpaolo Venuta, Canadian actor August 31 – Mike Erwin, American actor September 1 - Nathalie Cox, British actress September 3 – Nick Wechsler, American actor September 4 – Wes Bentley, American actor September 5 - Laura Bertram, Canadian actress September 12 – Benjamin McKenzie, American actor September 16 – Carolina Dieckmann, Brazilian actress September 18 – Billy Eichner, American comedian, actor, writer, and television personality September 20 – Charlie Weber, American actor September 21 – Paulo Costanzo, Canadian actor September 22 – Daniella Alonso, American actress and fashion model September 23 – Anthony Mackie, American actor September 24 - Christopher Nowinski, American author, co-founder and executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation; as well as a former professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment September 25 – Rossif Sutherland, Canadian actor September 28 – Lucas Bryant, Canadian actor September 29 – Nathan West, American actor September 30 - Stark Sands, American actor October 1 – Katie Aselton, American actress, film director and producer October 3 Christian Coulson, English actor Shannyn Sossamon, American actress October 6 - October 7 Tommy Campbell, Canadian-Irish actor, stand-up comedian and writer Lindsey Pearlman, American actress (d. 2022) October 7 Joe Armstrong, English actor Hattie Morahan, English actress Tony Way, English actor, comedian and writer October 9 – Randy Spelling, American actor October 10 Trevor Eyster, American actor Edan Gross, American former child actor Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress October 11 Wes Chatham, American actor Trevor Donovan, American actor October 14 – Usher, American singer, actor October 15 Devon Gummersall, American actor Matt Lutz, American actor October 18 Gloria Garayua, American actress Wesley Jonathan, American actor October 21 Will Estes, American actor Michael McMillian, American actor October 26 – CM Punk, American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and retired professional wrestler Anthony Carrino, American contractor, designer, developer and television personality October 27 – David Walton, American actor October 28 Gwendoline Christie, English actress and model Justin Guarini, American singer and actor October 30 - Matthew Morrison, American singer, actor October 31 – Brian Hallisay, American actor November 1 – Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress November 2 Oliver Chris, English actor Whit Hertford, American theatre director, writer and actor November 6 - Taryn Manning, American actress and singer November 7 - Will Gluck, American director, producer, screenwriter and composer November 8 – Keir O'Donnell, Australian-American actor November 9 – Sisqó, American singer, actor, songwriter Diplo, American actor, DJ, record producer, rapper, songwriter November 12 – Nicolas Giraud, French actor and filmmaker November 13 - Marit Velle Kile, Norwegian former actress November 17 Nonso Anozie, British actor Zoë Bell, New Zealand stuntwoman, actress Tom Ellis, Welsh actor Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress November 19 – Eric Nenninger, American actor November 20 - Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model November 21 – Yasmine Al Massri, International actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate November 23 Destin Daniel Cretton, American filmmaker Kayvan Novak, British actor, voice actor, and comedian November 24 – Katherine Heigl, American actress November 25 – Taís Araújo, Brazilian actress November 26 – Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actor and singer November 28 – Jodie Resther, Canadian actress November 30 - Gael García Bernal, Mexican film actor, director, and producer December 7 Shiri Appleby, American actress Kristofer Hivju, Norwegian film actor, producer and writer December 8 – Ian Somerhalder, American actor December 9 – Jesse Metcalfe, American actor December 10 Summer Phoenix, American actress Elizabeth Stanley, American actress December 11 - Courtney Henggeler, American former actress December 12 - Gbenga Akinnagbe, American actor and writer December 13 – Cameron Douglas, American actor December 15 – Will Wikle, American actor and reality television personality December 16 – Joe Absolom, English actor December 17 – Douglas Tait, American actor, stuntman, filmmaker December 18 Josh Dallas, American actor Katie Holmes, American actress Ravi Patel, American actor December 21 Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, martial artist, and former U.S. Marine Mike Vitar, American actor December 22 – Mia Tyler, American actress, model, author, visual artist, media personality, socialite, fashion designer, talent manager and music promoter December 23 - Josh Cowdery, American actor December 24 Jessica Oyelowo, British-American actress and singer Carlson twins, American actors, models December 25 – Jeremy Strong, American film, television, and stage actor December 27 - Lisa Jakub, Canadian writer and former actress December 28 – John Legend, American composer and actor December 30 – Tyrese Gibson, American actor, singer, model December 31 – Johnny Sins, pornographic actor, director, and Internet personality Deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 5 Sally Eilers 69 US Actress Bad Girl The Black Camel 12 Arthur Sheekman 76 US Screenwriter Duck Soup Some Came Running 23 Jack Oakie 74 US Actor The Great Dictator Lover Come Back 26 Leo GennJohn A. Willis John Willis' Screen World https://books.google.com/books?id=7EQZAQAAIAAJ 1979 Crown 234–5 9780517538357 72 UK Actor Quo Vadis The Longest Day 27 Oskar Homolka 79 Austria Actor Sabotage I Remember Mama 29 Tim McCoy 86 US Actor Texas Cyclone Two-Fisted Law February 2 Wendy Barrie 69 UK Actress The Hound of the Baskervilles The Private Life of Henry VIII 14 Claude Binyon 72 US Writer, Director The Saxon Charm Dreamboat 15 Ilka Chase 77 US Actress Now, Voyager Ocean's 11 18 Kathleen Lockhart 83 UK Actress A Christmas Carol Bewitched 18 Maggie McNamara 48 US Actress The Moon Is Blue Three Coins in the Fountain 24 Franco Arcalli 48 Italy Screenwriter Last Tango in Paris Zabriskie Point 28 Philip Ahn 72 US Actor Never So Few Paradise, Hawaiian Style March 12 John Cazale 42 US Actor The Godfather Dog Day Afternoon 16 Reb Russell 72 US Actor Range Warfare Border Vengeance 18 Peggy Wood 86 US Actress The Sound of Music The Story of Ruth 24 Leigh Brackett 62 US Screenwriter The Big Sleep The Empire Strikes Back 25 Leslie Fenton 76 UK Actor, Director Boys Town Whispering Smith 25 Jack Hulbert 85 UK Actor Bulldog Jack Jack Ahoy 25 Hanna Ralph 92 Germany Actress Faust Helena 31 Astrid Allwyn 72 US Actress Follow the Fleet Love Affair April 1 Lynne Roberts 56 US Actress Girls of the Big House Port Sinister 9 Michael Wilson 63 US Screenwriter The Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia 13 Paul McGrath 74 US Actor A Face in the Crowd Advise & Consent 22 Will Geer 76 US Actor Winchester '73 Bandolero! May 6 Loyal Griggs 71 US Cinematographer White Christmas Shane 11 Philip Ray 79 UK Actor A Night to Remember Dracula: Prince of Darkness 12 Robert Coogan 53 US Actor Skippy Johnny Doughboy 16 Robert Florey 78 France Director The Cocoanuts Murders in the Rue Morgue June 20 Mark Robson 64 Canada Director Peyton Place The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 29 Bob Crane 49 US Actor Gus Superdad 30 Frank Santillo 65 US Editor Grand Prix Junior Bonner July 3 James Daly 59 US Actor Planet of the Apes The Big Bounce 14 Jack Woolgar 64 UK Actor Death Line 17 Thayer David 51 US Actor Rocky The Eiger Sanction 19 Agnes Christine Johnston 82 US Screenwriter Life Begins for Andy Hardy Black Beauty August 5 Queenie Smith 79 US Actress Mississippi The Killers 13 Ferenc Kiss 86 Hungary Actor Cafe Moscow The Talking Rob 23 Agustín Isunza 77 Mexico Actor El Topo Wild Flower 24 Louis Prima 67 US Actor, Singer The Jungle Book Rose of Washington Square 26 Charles Boyer 78 France Actor Gaslight Algiers 28 Robert Shaw 51 UK Actor Jaws The Sting 31 Lee Garmes 80 US Cinematographer Detective Story A Big Hand for the Little Lady September 3 Karin Molander 89 Sweden Actress Halvblod Erotikon 9 Jack L. Warner 86 Canada Producer, Studio Executive My Fair Lady Camelot 12 Frank Ferguson 78 US Actor Rancho Notorious The Good Humor Man 18 Ann Shoemaker 87 US Actress Sunrise at Campobello Alice Adams 24 Ruth Etting 80 US Singer, Actress Roman Scandals Gift of Gab 30 Edgar Bergen 75 US Actor, Ventriloquist The Muppet Movie Fun and Fancy Free October 10 Kathryn McGuire 74 US Actress Sherlock Jr. The Navigator 16 Dan Daileyhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110917310 IN BRIEF Dan Dailey, actor, dies, aged 62 The Canberra Times 53 15,732 18 October 1978 12 October 2017 6 National Library of Australia 62 US Actor It's Always Fair Weather There's No Business Like Show Business 19 Gig Younghttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-f4hAAAAIBAJ&pg=1765%2C1323454 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Associated Press Gig Young, wife found dead October 20, 1978 Henrietta Leath 1A 64 US Actor They Shoot Horses Don't They That Touch of Mink 30 Brian Hayles 47 UK Screenwriter Warlords of Atlantis Arabian Adventure November 5 Denis O'Dea 73 Ireland Actor Esther and the King Niagara 9 Florence Marly 59 Czechoslovakia Actress Sealed Verdict Tokyo Joe 16 Claude Dauphin 75 France Actor Barbarella Grand Prix 20 Robert Alan Aurthur 56 US Screenwriter Grand Prix All That Jazz 23 June Martel 69 US Actress Fighting Youth Santa Fe Stampede 26 Ford Beebe 90 US Director The Green Hornet Buck Rogers 27 Susan Shaw 44 UK Actress Wide Boy Fire Maidens from Outer Space 28 André MorellMr Andre Morell - Stage, film and television actor The Times 1978-11-30 19 69 UK Actor The Bridge on the River Kwai The Hound of the Baskervilles December 7 I. Stanford Jolley 78 US Actor King of the Rocket Men I Killed Wild Bill Hickok 10 Ed Wood 54 US Director, Screenwriter, Actor Glen or Glenda Plan 9 from Outer Space 12 Fay ComptonTrewin, J. C. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30957 Compton, Fay (real name Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie) (1894–1978), actress Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 12 February 2019 84 UK Actress Othello The Haunting 15 Chill WillsPrivate Rites Set Today for Chill Wills Los Angeles Times December 18, 1978 B5 76 US Actor The Alamo Giant 19 Duncan Lamont 60 UK Actor Frankenstein Created Woman Battle of Britain 23 Louis de Rochemont 89 US Producer Windjammer The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Film debuts Philip Akin – Three Card Monte Karen Allen – National Lampoon's Animal House Pedro Almodóvar (director) – Folle...folle...fólleme Tim! María Conchita Alonso – Savana – Sesso e diamanti Tomas Arana – Blood Feud Kevin Bacon – National Lampoon's Animal House Jonathan Banks – Coming Home Ellen Barkin – Up in Smoke Frances Bay – Foul Play Jim Belushi – The Fury Gregg Berger – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Michael Biehn – Coach Roy Brocksmith – The Rip-Off Jake Busey – Straight Time John Capodice – Rush It Tantoo Cardinal – Marie-Anne Tommy Chong – Up in Smoke Billy Connolly – Absolution Billy Crystal – Rabbit Test Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween E. G. Daily – Jukebox Daniel Dantas – Tudo Bem Eddie Deezen – Laserblast Julie Delpy – Guerres civiles en France R. Lee Ermey – The Boys in Company C Corey Feldman – Born Again Tovah Feldshuh – Nunzio William Forsythe – Long Shot Joe Grifasi – The Deer Hunter Daryl Hannah – The Fury Mark Harmon – Comes a Horseman Woody Harrelson – Harper Valley PTA Ed Harris – Coma Phil Hartman – Stunt Rock Gregg Henry – Mean Dog Blues Mary Beth Hurt – Interiors Michael Jackson - The Wiz Karl Johnson – Jubilee John Kani – The Wild Geese Michael Keaton – Rabbit Test Irwin Keyes – Manny's Orphans Terry Kinney – A Wedding John Malkovich – A Wedding Joe Mantegna – Towing Cheech Marin – Up in Smoke Laurie Metcalf – A Wedding Liam Neeson – Pilgrim's Progress Natalia Nogulich – Stony Island Deborah Offner – Rush It Michael O'Keefe – Gray Lady Down Mandy Patinkin – The Big Fix Roddy Piper – The One and Only Tony Plana – The Boss's Son Annie Potts – Corvette Summer Robert Prosky – The Brink's Job David Rasche – An Unmarried Woman Christopher Reeve – Gray Lady Down James Remar – On the Yard Jean Reno – The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting Peter Riegert – National Lampoon's Animal House Eric Roberts – King of the Gypsies Deborah Rush – Oliver's Story Diana Scarwid – Pretty Baby Gary Sinise – A Wedding James Spader – Team-Mates Mary Steenburgen – Goin' South Peter Stormare – The Score Carel Struycken – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Rachel Ticotin – King of the Gypsies Chick Vennera – Thank God It's Friday Tom Waits – Paradise Alley Alberta Watson – Power Play Norbert Weisser – Midnight Express George Wendt – A Wedding Toyah Willcox – Jubilee Alfre Woodard – Remember My Name Grace Zabriskie – They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Robert Zemeckis (director) – I Wanna Hold Your Hand References External links List of 1978 films at IMDb 1978 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo List of 1978 deaths at IMDb List of 1978 births at IMDb Film Category:Film by year