1964 in film

The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

• January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, The Carpetbaggers, is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success.
• March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, Kissin' Cousins, is released to theaters.
• March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton.
• June 3 – The animated film Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! is released. Not only it is the first theatrical feature produced by Hanna-Barbera but also the first full-length theatrical animated film based on the animated television program.
• July 6 – A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film, premieres.
• August 27 – The film Mary Poppins is released. Not only is it a massive hit with both critics and audiences, but it also becomes Disney's highest-grossing film of all time. It goes on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Julie Andrews.
• October – In Photoplay magazine, Hedda Hopper announces that Sophia Loren and Paul Newman will star in the film version of Arthur Miller's play After the Fall, with Loren in the role that was written about Marilyn Monroe. The film is never made.

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: My Fair Lady – Warner Bros.

Best Director: George Cukor – My Fair Lady

Best Actor: Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady

Best Actress: Julie Andrews – Mary Poppins

Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov – Topkapi

Best Supporting Actress: Lila Kedrova – Zorba the Greek

Best Foreign Language Film: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: Becket

Best Actor: Peter O'Toole – Becket

Best Actress: Anne Bancroft – The Pumpkin Eater

Comedy or Musical:

Best Picture: My Fair Lady

Best Actor: Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady

Best Actress: Julie Andrews – Mary Poppins

Other

Best Supporting Actor: Edmond O'Brien – Seven Days in May

Best Supporting Actress: Agnes Moorehead – Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Best Director: George Cukor – My Fair Lady

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), directed by Jacques Demy, France

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Il deserto rosso (The Red Desert), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), directed by Ismail Metin, Turkey

United States unless stated

United States unless stated

• Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
• Terrytoons (1930–1964)
• Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
• Speedy Gonzales (1953–1968)
• Bugs Bunny (1940–1964)
• Woody Woodpecker (1940–1972)
• Chilly Willy (1953–1972)
• Loopy De Loop (1959–1965)

• January 1 - Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
• January 4 - David Bowe, American character actor
• January 6
  • Lorne Cardinal, Canadian actor
  • Cara Seymour, British actress
• January 7 – Nicolas Cage, American actor, producer and director
• January 11 – Patrícia Pillar, Brazilian actress
• January 13 – Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
• January 14 - Mark Addy, English actor
• January 18
  • Jane Horrocks, English actress
  • Michael Roberds, Canadian actor (d. 2016)
• January 19 - Ty Granderson Jones, Creole American actor, screenwriter and producer
• January 23 - Mariska Hargitay, American actress
• January 27 – Bridget Fonda, American actress
• February 1 - Linus Roache, British actor
• February 5 – Laura Linney, American actress
• February 10 - Francesca Neri, Italian actress
• February 15 – Chris Farley, American actor (d. 1997)
• February 16 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor
• February 17 - Angelica Page, American actress, director, producer and screenwriter
• February 18 – Matt Dillon, American actor
• February 20
  • Willie Garson, American actor (d. 2021)
  • Rodney Rowland, American actor
  • French Stewart, American actor
• February 21 - Adrian Schiller, English actor (d. 2024)
• February 22 - James Wlcek, American actor
• February 23 - Ronan Vibert, English actor (d. 2022)
• February 24 – Todd Field, American director and actor
• February 25 - Lee Evans, English stand-up comedian and actor
• February 26 - Mark Dacascos, American actor and martial artist
• March 3 - Laura Harring, Mexican-American actress
• March 6 - Yvette Wilson, American actress and comedian (d. 2012)
• March 7 – Wanda Sykes, American actress, comedian and writer
• March 8 - Bob Bergen, American voice actor
• March 9 – Juliette Binoche, French actress
• March 11
  • Peter Berg, American director, producer, writer and actor
  • Emma Chambers, English actress (d. 2018)
  • Shane Richie, English actor, comedian, television presenter and singer
• March 16 - Gore Verbinski, American director, screenwriter, producer and musician
• March 17 – Rob Lowe, American actor
• March 23
  • Hope Davis, American actress
  • Chris Henchy, American director, producer and screenwriter
• March 25 - LisaGay Hamilton, American actress
• March 27 - Clive Rowe, British actor
• March 29 - Elle Macpherson, Australian actress and model
• March 30 - Ian Ziering, American actor
• April 4 – David Cross, American actor and comedian
• April 6 - Deborah Theaker, Canadian actress
• April 7 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand actor
• April 8 - Biz Markie, American rapper and actor (d. 2021)
• April 12 - Mark Camacho, Canadian actor and voice actor
• April 13 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian-American actress, voice artist and stand-up comedian
• April 14 - Gina McKee, English actress
• April 16 - Boyd Banks, Canadian stand-up comedian and actor
• April 20
  • Crispin Glover, American actor
  • Andy Serkis, English actor
• April 22 - Chris Makepeace, Canadian former actor
• April 24
  • Djimon Hounsou, American actor
  • Cedric the Entertainer, American actor and comedian
  • Gregory Sporleder, American actor and filmmaker
• April 25 – Hank Azaria, American actor, voice actor, comedian and producer
• May 1 - Scott Coffey, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
• May 5 - Don Payne, American writer and producer (d. 2013)
• May 6
  • Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
  • Lars Mikkelsen, Danish actor
• May 10 - Sam Pancake, American actor, writer and comedian
• May 11 - Tim Blake Nelson, American actor, writer and director
• May 12
  • Tiffany Helm, American actress
  • Pierre Morel, French film director
• May 13
  • Stephen Colbert, American comedian, television host, and writer
  • Sakichi Sato, Japanese actor, director and screenwriter
  • Tom Verica, American actor, director and producer
• May 16 - Rebecca Front, English actress, writer and comedian
• May 19 - Sean Whalen, American actor and writer
• May 20 - Paolo Seganti, Italian actor
• May 22 - Mark Christopher Lawrence, American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist
• May 25 – Ray Stevenson, Irish actor (d. 2023)
• May 26 - Lenny Kravitz, American singer, songwriter and actor
• May 27 - Adam Carolla, American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster
• May 28 - Christa Miller, American actress
• June 3 - James Purefoy, English actor
• June 7
  • Judie Aronson, American actress
  • Gia Carides, Australian actress
• June 9 – Gloria Reuben, Canadian-American actress, producer, and singer
• June 10 - Tony Martin, New Zealand comedian, writer and actor
• June 12 - Paula Marshall, American actress
• June 13
  • Kathy Burke, English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director
  • Laura Kightlinger, American actress, comedian and writer
• June 15 – Courteney Cox, American actress
• June 21 – David Morrissey, English actor and filmmaker
• June 22
  • Hiroshi Abe, Japanese actor and model
  • Amy Brenneman, American actress and producer
• June 23 - Joss Whedon, American filmmaker and composer
• June 26 - Ian Tracey, Canadian actor
• June 27 - Terry Serpico, American actor
• June 30
  • Ivan Trojan, Czech actor
  • Mark Waters, American screenwriter, director and producer
• July 1 - Peter Marquardt, American actor and video game producer (d. 2014)
• July 2 - Eric Michels, American actor (d. 2018)
• July 3
  • Peyton Reed, American director
  • Yeardley Smith, American actress, voice actress, writer, author, comedian and painter
• July 5 - Jillian Armenante, American actress
• July 7 - Tracy Reiner, American actress
• July 8 – Lam Suet, Hong Kong actor
• July 9 – Courtney Love, American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress
• July 11
  • Laura Cayouette, American actress, writer, producer and director
  • Greg Mottola, American director and screenwriter
• July 15 - Shari Headley, American actress
• July 16 – Canti Lau, Hong Kong actor
• July 17 - Heather Langenkamp, American actress, writer, director and producer
• July 19 - Peter Dobson, American actor
• July 20 - Dean Winters, American actor
• July 22
  • Adam Godley, English actor
  • David Spade, American actor, comedian, writer
• July 26
  • Sandra Bullock, American actress
  • Danny Woodburn, American actor and comedian
• July 28 — Lori Loughlin, American actress
• July 30
  • Vivica A. Fox, American actress
  • Jim Wise, American actor, singer, writer and composer
• August 1 - Melanie Shatner, American actress
• August 2 – Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
• August 4 - Sebastian Roché, French-American actor
• August 6 - Lisa Boyle, American actress and model
• August 7 - Tom McGrath, American voice actor, animator, screenwriter and director
• August 11 - Lawrence Monoson, American retired actor
• August 13 - Debi Mazar, American actress and television personality
• August 14 - Andrew Kevin Walker, American screenwriter and actor
• August 16 – William Salyers, American actor and voice actor
• August 18 - Brian Stack, American actor, comedian and writer
• August 20 – Flaminia Cinque, English actress
• August 25 - Saverio Guerra, American actor
• August 27 - Robert Bogue, American actor
• August 29 - Dina Spybey, American actress
• August 30 - Nelson Ascencio, Cuban-American actor and comedian
• August 31 - Mark Lewis Jones, Welsh actor
• September 1 - Welker White, American actress
• September 2 – Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor
• September 5
  • Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor and comedian (d. 2016)
  • Amanda Ooms, Dutch-Swedish actress and writer
• September 6 - Rosie Perez, American actress
• September 8 - Mitchell Whitfield, American actor
• September 10 - Raymond Cruz, American actor
• September 11 - Gary Lydon, British-Irish actor
• September 14
  • Stephen Dunham, American actor (d. 2012)
  • Faith Ford, American actress
• September 16 - Molly Shannon, American actress and comedian
• September 19 - Jennifer Cooke, American former actress
• September 20 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
• September 24 - Adam Alexi-Malle, Italian actor and singer
• September 28 - Janeane Garofalo, American actress, voice artist, stand-up comedian and writer
• September 30 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and model
• October 3 – Clive Owen, English actor
• October 8 - Ian Hart, English actor
• October 9 - Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker
• October 10
  • Quinton Flynn, American film, television and voice actor
  • Tim Miller, American filmmaker
• October 12 - Allen Covert, American comedian, actor, writer and producer
• October 13 – Matt Walsh, American comedian and actor
• October 14
  • Adam Hollander, American actor (d. 1984)
  • David Kaye, Canadian-American voice actor
• October 23 - David Sobolov, Canadian voice actor and director
• October 25 – Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor and voice actor
• October 30 - Mark Steven Johnson, American filmmaker
• October 31 - Kirk Jones, English director and screenwriter
• November 2
  • Lauren Vélez, American actress
  • Lorraine Vélez, American singer and actress
• November 5 - Famke Janssen, Dutch actress
• November 6 - Arkie Whiteley, Australian actress (d. 2001)
• November 7 - Garret T. Sato, American actor (d. 2020)
• November 11
  • Calista Flockhart, American actress
  • Angus Wright, American-born British actor
• November 14 – Patrick Warburton, American actor and voice artist
• November 16
  • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, screenwriter and director
  • Harry Lennix, American actor
• November 17 - Ralph Garman, American actor, comedian, musician and radio host
• November 18 - Nadia Sawalha, British actress, television personality and YouTuber
• November 20 - Ned Vaughn, American actor
• November 23 - Boyd Kestner, American actor
• November 24 - Garret Dillahunt, American actor
• November 27 - Adam Shankman, American director, producer, writer, actor and choreographer
• November 29 – Don Cheadle, American actor
• November 30 - Richard Brake, Welsh-born American character actor
• December 3 - Lisanne Falk, American former actress and producer
• December 4 – Marisa Tomei, American actress
• December 8
  • Teri Hatcher, American actress
  • John Refoua, American film editor (d. 2023)
• December 10 - Edith González, Mexican actress and dancer (d. 2019)
• December 18 - Stone Cold Steve Austin, American retired professional wrestler and actor
• December 19
  • Zhang Hanyu, Chinese actor
  • Ben Becker, German actor
• December 23
  • Shelley Malil, American actor
  • Reg Rogers, American actor
• December 24
  • Fabiana Udenio, Italian-Argentine actress
  • Mark Valley, American actor
• December 27
  • Ian Gomez, American actor
  • Theresa Randle, American actress
• December 29 - Michael Cudlitz, American actor
• December 30
  • George Newbern, American actor
  • Sophie Ward, British actress
• December 31 - Michael McDonald, American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter and director

• January 21 - Joseph Schildkraut, 67, Austrian actor, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Life of Emile Zola, Viva Villa!
• January 22 – Lissy Arna, 63, German actress, Eva in Silk, The Dance Goes On
• January 27 – Norman Z. McLeod, 65, American director, The Paleface, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
• January 29 – Alan Ladd, 50, American actor, Shane, The Blue Dahlia
• February 19 – Edward Gargan, 62, American actor, Little Miss Broadway, Adventures of Gallant Bess
• February 24 – Frank Conroy, 73, British actor, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Naked City
• February 27 – Orry-Kelly, 66, Australian costume designer, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon
• February 29 – Frank Albertson, 55, American actor, It's a Wonderful Life, Psycho
• March 1 – Dennis Moore, 56, American actor, The Lone Rider and the Bandit, Overland Stagecoach
• March 4 – Edwin August, 80, American actor, director and screenwriter
• March 10 – Arthur Hohl, 74, American actor, Cleopatra, Private Detective 62
• March 23 – Peter Lorre, 59, Hungarian actor, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon
• March 24 – Kitty McShane, 66, Irish actress, Old Mother Riley
• April 18 – Ben Hecht, 70, American playwright and screenwriter, Notorious, His Girl Friday
• April 29 – J. M. Kerrigan, 79, Irish actor (Gone with the Wind)
• May 10 – Carol Haney, 39, American dancer, actress, The Pajama Game, Invitation to the Dance
• May 13 – Diana Wynyard, 58, British actress, Cavalcade, Gaslight
• June 20 - Edgar Barrier, 57, American actor, Phantom on the Opera, Macbeth
• June 27 – Mona Barrie, 54, British actress, Mystery Woman, Ladies Love Danger
• July 15 – Myles Connolly, 66, American screenwriter, State of the Union, Hans Christian Andersen
• July 26 – William A. Seiter, 73, American film director, The Beautiful and Damned, Sons of the Desert, Roberta
• August 5 – Charles Quigley, 58, American actor, The Shadow, The Game That Kills
• August 6
  • Cedric Hardwicke, 71, British actor, Rope, Suspicion
  • Reed Howes, 64, American model and actor, The Dawn Rider, Paradise Canyon
• August 12 – Ian Fleming, 56, British author of James Bond novels, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• August 27 – Gracie Allen, 69, American comedy actress, A Damsel in Distress, The Big Broadcast of 1936
• September 23 – Fred M. Wilcox, 56, American director, Forbidden Planet, Lassie Come Home
• September 28
  • Harpo Marx, 75, American comedy actor (The Marx Brothers), Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera
  • Nacio Herb Brown, 68, American songwriter and composer, The Broadway Melody, Glorifying the American Girl
• October 10 – Eddie Cantor, 72, American actor, singer, comedian, Whoopee!, Kid Millions
• October 15 – Cole Porter, 73, American composer and songwriter, Night and Day, High Society
• October 19 – Russ Brown, American actor, Damn Yankees, Anatomy of a Murder
• October 22 – Whip Wilson, 53, American actor, Night Raiders
• October 23 – Jo Swerling, 71, American screenwriter, It's a Wonderful Life, Guys and Dolls
• October 27 – Rudolph Maté, 66, Hungarian cinematographer and director, D.O.A., When Worlds Collide
• November 10 – Sam Newfield, 64, American director, The Terror of Tiny Town, I Accuse My Parents
• November 22 – George Tomasini, 55, American film editor, Psycho, Rear Window
• December 11 – Percy Kilbride, 76, American actor, The Southerner, State Fair
• December 14 – William Bendix, 58, American actor, Lifeboat, Detective Story
• December 31 – Gertrude Michael, 53, American actress, Murder at the Vanities, Women in Bondage

• Jenny Agutter – East of Sudan
• René Auberjonois – Lilith
• Erika Blanc – Il disco volante
• Stanley Brock – Black Like Me
• Jim Brown – Rio Conchos
• Ellen Burstyn – For Those Who Think Young
• David Carradine – Taggart
• Cheng Pei-pei – The Last Woman of Shang
• Matt Clark – Black Like Me
• Tim Conway – McHale's Navy
• Kitty Courbois – Spuit Elf
• Maria Cumani Quasimodo – Shivers in Summer
• Dom DeLuise – Diary of a Bachelor
• Judi Dench – The Third Secret
• Paul Dooley – The Parisienne and the Prudes
• Morgan Freeman – The Pawnbroker
• Brenda Fricker – Of Human Bondage
• George Furth – The Best Man
• Elliott Gould – Quick, Let's Get Married
• Clu Gulager – The Killers
• Moses Gunn – Nothing But a Man
• Julius Harris – Nothing But a Man
• James Earl Jones – Dr. Strangelove
• Lee Majors – Strait-Jacket
• Charlotte Rampling – A Hard Day's Night
• Roy Scheider – The Curse of the Living Corpse
• Raquel Welch – A House Is Not a Home