1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade.
Events[]
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 2 - A Clockwork Orange (Warner Bros.; re-issue)
- February 5 - Personal Best (Warner Bros.; limited)
- February 12 - Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (Warner Bros.; New York City, New York)
- March 19 - Deathtrap (Warner Bros.)
- April 9 - Chariots of Fire (Warner Bros.)
- April 28 - Mad Max 2 (Warner Bros.)
- April 30 - Soup for One (Warner Bros.)
- May 28 - The Escape Artist (Warner Bros.)
- June 14 - Firefox (Warner Bros.) premiered in New York City, New York
- June 18 - Firefox (Warner Bros.)
- June 25 - Blade Runner (Warner Bros.)
- July 16 - A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (Warner Bros.)
- July 23 - The World According to Garp (Warner Bros.)
- July 30 - Night Shift (limited)
- September 17 - Hammett (Warner Bros.)
- October 1 - Hey Good Lookin' (Warner Bros.)
- October 15 - Love Child (Warner Bros.)
- October - Betrayal (New Line Cinema; Chicago International Film Festival)
- November 10 - Creepshow (New York City, New York)
- November 12
- Creepshow (Warner Bros.)
- Five Days One Summer (Warner Bros.; New York City, New York)
- November 19 - Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (Warner Bros.)
- December 15 - Honkytonk Man (Warner Bros.)
- December 17 - Best Friends (Warner Bros.)
Shorts[]
VHS releases[]
Television[]
Theme Park Happenings[]
People[]
Births[]
- March 25 - Sean Faris (actor and model)
- May 19 - Erika Jordan (actress, producer and director)
- June 17 - Stacy Stas Hurst (actress)
- July 4 - Hannah Harper (actress, director and writer)
- July 9 - Maggie Ma (actress)
- August 9
- Jes Macallan (actress)
- Jules Hartley (actress and producer)
- August 22 - Jasmine Waltz (actress, model, producer and writer)
- September 30 - Lacey Chabert (actress and voice actress)
- October 29 - Chelan Simmons (actress)
- November 12 - Anne Hathaway (actress, voice actress and singer)
- December 28 - Kevin Pereira (television personality and host)
- December 29 - Alison Brie (actress, writer and producer)
Deaths[]
- January 1 - Victor Buono (actor, comic and recording artist)
- January 4 - Kathryn Scola (screenwriter)
- January 5 - Hans Conried (actor, voice actor and comedian)
- January 8 - Reta Shaw (actress and voice actress)
- January 23 - Hope Hampton (actress and producer)
- January 30
- Stanley Holloway (actor, comedian, singer and monologist)
- Virginia Marshall (actress)
- February 2 - Dick Nelson (voice actor)
- February 4 - Sue Carol (actress and talent agent)
- February 5 - Dolores Moran (actress and model)
- February 11 - Eleanor Powell (dancer and actress)
- February 12 - Victor Jory (actor)
- February 18 - Tina Carver (actress and model)
- February 24 - Virginia Bruce (actress and singer)
- March 19 - Alan Badel (actor)
- March 22 - Harold Goldblatt (actor, theatre director and theatre producer)
- March 24 - Ken Harris (animator, race car driver, director, writer and storyboard artist)
- March 26 - Sam Kydd (actor)
- April 1 - Stephen Chase (actor)
- April 3 - Warren Oates (actor)
- April 21 - Joe Sawyer (actor)
- April 25 - W.R. Burnett (novelist and screenwriter)
- April 27 - Tom Tully (actor)
- April 29 - Raymond Bussieres (actor)
- May 2
- Wini Shaw (actress, dancer and singer)
- Hugh Marlowe (actor)
- Helmut Dantine (actor)
- May 4 - Edna Holland (actress)
- May 8 - Sam Baker (actor)
- May 14 - Hugh Beaumont (actor)
- May 16 - Sidney Hickox (cinematographer)
- May 25 - Hermine Sterler (actress)
- May 29 - Romy Schneider (actress)
- June 14 - Marjorie Bennett (actress)
- June 29 - Michael Brennan (actor)
- July 6 - Russell Thorson (actor)
- July 13 - John Alexander (actor)
- July 18 - John Maxwell (actor)
- July 19 - John Harvey (actor)
- July 21 - Baynes Barron (actor)
- July 22 - Barbara Lang (actress and singer)
- August 2 - James Davis (animator)
- August 10 - William Henry (actor)
- August 12 - Henry Fonda (actor)
- August 13 - Joe E. Ross (actor)
- August 14 - Patrick Magee (actor and stage director)
- August 29 - Ingrid Bergman (actress)
- September 2 - Jay Novello (actor)
- September 5 - Richard Lane (actor and television announcer)
- September 15 - Rolfe Sedan (actor)
- September 20 - Lotte Stein (actress)
- September 28 - Mabel Albertson (actress)
- October 12 - Phyllis Crane (actress)
- October 14 - Dick Ung (layout artist)
- November 1
- King Vidor (film director, film producer and screenwriter)
- James Broderick (actor)
- November 17 - Ruth Donnelly (actress)
- November 18 - Don Dillaway (actor)
- November 20 - Philip DeGuard (background and layout artist)
- November 21
- Gladys Henson (actress)
- Lee Patrick (actress)
- Anna Konstam (actress)
- November 25 - Hugh Harman (animator)
- December 10 - Roy Webb (film music composer)
- December 23
- Gino Corrado (actor)
- Jack Webb (actor, television producer, director and screenwriter)
- December 25 - Helen Foster (actress)
- December 28 - Louise Stanley (actress)
Artists Joined[]
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