The year 1973 was the 4th year of the 1970's.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 31 - Steelyard Blues (New York City, New York)
- February 7 - The Train Robbers
- March 1 - The Thief Who Came to Dinner
- March 21 - King Boxer
- April 10 - Class of '44
- April 11
- May 9 - Billy Jack (re-issue)
- June 14 - The Last of Sheila
- June 13 - O Lucky Man! (New York City, New York)
- June 17 - Blume in Love
- June 20 - O Lucky Man!
- July 11 - Cahill U.S. Marshal
- July 13 - Cleopatra Jones
- July 25 - The Mackintosh Man premiered in New York City, New York.
- August 19 - Enter the Dragon (New York City, New York)
- August 19 - Enter the Dragon
- September 7 - Day for Night
- October 1 - Day for Night (New York Film Festival)
- October 2 - Mean Streets (New York Film Festival)
- October 13 - Badlands
- October 14 - Mean Streets
- October 24
- The All-American Boy (New York City, New York)
- Day for Night (San Francisco Film Festival)
- October 26 - The New Land (New York City, New York)
- October - Day for Night (Chicago International Film Festival)
- November - Mean Streets (Chicago International Film Festival)
- December 21
- Jimi Hendrix (New York City, New York)
- The Deadly Trackers
- December 25 - Magnum Force
- December 26 - The Exorcist
- December 31 - Treasure Island
Television[]
Theme park happenings[]
Books[]
People[]
Births[]
- January 2 - Kiko Ellsworth (actor, producer and director)
- January 24 - William Gregory Lee (actor)
- April 3 - Adam Scott (actor, comedian and producer)
- April 28 - Elisabeth Röhm (actress and director)
- June 8 - Donna W. Scott (actress and producer)
- October 3 - Neve Campbell (actress)
Deaths[]
- January 8 - Dudley Foster (actor)
- January 17 - Fred Essler (actor)
- January 24 - J. Carrol Naish (actor)
- January 26 - Edward G. Robinson (actor)
- January 28 - John Banner (actor)
- January 29 - Ludwig Stössel (actor)
- January 30 - Jack MacGowran (actor)
- February 6 - Miss DuPont (actress and fashion designer)
- February 15 - Tim Holt (actor)
- February 20 - Maurice Dallimore (actor)
- February 22 - Katina Paxinou (actress)
- February 24 - Art Smith (actor)
- February 28
- Cecil Kellaway (actor)
- Donald Reed (actor)
- March 8 - George Beranger (actor and director)
- March 13 - Melville Cooper (actor)
- March 22 - Kane Richmond (actor)
- March 23 - Ken Maynard (actor and producer)
- April 11
- James Van Trees (cinematographer)
- Ted de Corsia (actor)
- April 14 - Minna Gombell (actress)
- April 20 - Robert Armstrong (actor)
- May 2 - Anatole Kirsanoff (animator and actor)
- May 7 - Maxine Doyle (actress)
- May 21 - George Breakston (actor, producer and film director)
- June 6 - Lane Bradford (actor)
- June 11 - Frances Starr (actress)
- June 17 - Luis van Rooten (actor, voice actor and author)
- June 22 - Nacho Galindo (actor)
- June 23 - Fay Holden (actress)
- June 24 - Mary Carr (actress)
- June 25 - Frank Hagney (actor)
- June 26 - Ernest Truex (actor)
- July 2 - George Macready (actor)
- July 5 - Philip DeLara (animator)
- July 6
- Joe E. Brown (actor and comedian)
- Patrick McVey (actor)
- July 11 - Robert Ryan (actor and activist)
- July 12 - Lon Chaney Jr. (actor)
- July 18 - Jack Hawkins (actor)
- July 21 - Russell Hardie (actor)
- August 1 - Frederick Worlock (actor and voice actor)
- August 5 - Warren Duff (writer and producer)
- August 10 - Douglas Kennedy (actor)
- August 11 - Peggie Castle (actress)
- August 16 - Veda Ann Borg (actress)
- August 31
- Mary Merrall (actress)
- Raymond Keane (actor)
- September 2 - J. R. R. Tolkien (writer and philologist)
- September 13 - Betty Field (actress)
- September 20
- Glenn Strange (actor and rancher)
- Marion Fairbanks (actress)
- September 28 - Jean Laverty (actress)
- October 1 - Joe Devlin (vaudeville, burlesque performer and actor)
- October 6
- Sidney Blackmer (actor)
- Buddy Roosevelt (actor and stunt performer)
- October 9 - Hilda Plowright (actress)
- October 18 - Crane Wilbur (writer, actor and director)
- October 20 - Fernando Wagner (actor and film director)
- October 25 - Cleo Moore (actress)
- October 26 - James Bell (actor)
- October 27 - Allan Lane (actor)
- November 13 - Lila Lee (actress)
- November 23
- Constance Talmadge (actress)
- Paul Newlan (actor)
- Claire Dodd (actress)
- Robert Ellis (actor)
- December 10 - Earle Foxe (actor)
- December 26 - Steven Geray (actor)
- December 27 - Gordon Hart (actor)
Character Debuts[]
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