The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine

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, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 29 – '' Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' was an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by

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. '' Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''

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'' by William Beaudine is released. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of

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and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's ''

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'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It would be the last of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible trilogy as the director died during production on Part III. * April – Samuel J. Briskin left MGM and rejoined

later becoming vice president and general manager of the studio. * April 22 – Sol C. Siegel became head of studio operations at MGM. * May 15 –

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released '' Gigi'', one of the last classic MGM musicals. Directed by

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, produced by Arthur Freed, and written by Alan Jay Lerner, the film was released to considerable critical and commercial success and would become the highest-grossing musical ever made by

, until '' That's Entertainment!'' in 1974. * May 17 – Joseph E. Levine presented a picture on his own for the first time with 1954's ''

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'' in an all-out exploitation saturation booking in the United States earning rentals of $2 million. * August 31 – '' Carry on Sergeant'', the first film in the popular British '' Carry On'' series, opened. * October –

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sold the Universal lot to Music Corporation of America for $11.25 million and leased it back for $1 million a year. * November 15 – During production of '' Solomon and Sheba'' in Madrid, Spain, actor Tyrone Power dies of a massive heart attack. The production of the film is halted and it was finished in late 1959. Power, who was playing the role of King

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, is replaced in the film by Yul Brynner. * December 16 – MCA Inc. acquires the

studio lot for $11 million. It would later acquire the whole studio.

Awards

Notable films released in 1958

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*'' Amar Deep'', remake of Amara Deepam, starring Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala and Padmini – (

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) *'' Ambush at Cimarron Pass'', starring Scott Brady and

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*'' And Quiet Flows the Don'' (Tikhiy Don) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Andy Hardy Comes Home'', starring

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*'' Another Time, Another Place'', starring Lana Turner and Sean Connery – ( Britain) *'' Apache Territory'', starring

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*'' Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'', starring N. T. Rama Rao – (

) *'' Arms and the Man'' (Helden) – (

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) *''

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'' (Miércoles de ceniza), starring María Félix and

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– (

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) *'' Ashes and Diamonds'' (Popiół i diament), directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Zbigniew Cybulski – (

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) *'' Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'', starring Allison Hayes *'' Auntie Mame'', starring Rosalind Russell, Coral Browne, Forrest Tucker, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass

B

*'' The Ballad of Narayama'' (Narayama Bushiko) – (

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) *'' The Barbarian and the Geisha'', starring

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and Eiko Ando *'' Le Beau Serge'' (Handsome Serge), directed by Claude Chabrol – (

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) *'' Bell, Book and Candle'', starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs *'' The Big Country'', directed by

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, starring Gregory Peck,

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, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Chuck Connors *'' Big Deal on Madonna Street'' (I soliti ignoti), starring Vittorio Gassman, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni – (

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) *'' The Black Orchid'', starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn *'' The Blob'', starring Steve McQueen *'' Bonjour Tristesse'', directed by

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, starring David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg *'' The Bonnie Parker Story'', starring Dorothy Provine *'' The Bravados'', starring Gregory Peck and Joan Collins *'' Brink of Life'' (Nära livet), directed by

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, starring

Eva Dahlbeck Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedes, Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Brink of Life'' (1958). Dahlbeck ...

and Ingrid Thulin – (

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) *'' The Brothers Karamazov'', directed by Richard Brooks, starring Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Lee J. Cobb, Claire Bloom *'' The Buccaneer'', directed by Anthony Quinn, starring Yul Brynner and Claire Bloom *'' Buchanan Rides Alone'', directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott and Craig Stevens

C

*'' Cairo Station'' (''Bab el Hadid''), directed by Youssef Chahine – (

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) *'' Carry On Sergeant'', the first in the Carry On film series, directed by

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, starring William Hartnell, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor – ( Britain) *'' Carve Her Name with Pride'', starring Virginia McKenna and Paul Scofield – (Britain) *'' The Castle of the Monsters'' (El Castillo de los Monstruos) – (

) *'' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', directed by Richard Brooks, starring Elizabeth Taylor,

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, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson *'' A Certain Smile'', starring Rossano Brazzi and Joan Fontaine *'' Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (That which runs is a car), starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala – (

) *'' Chase a Crooked Shadow'', starring Richard Todd and Anne Baxter – ( Britain) *'' China Doll'', starring Victor Mature *'' The Colossus of New York'', starring Ross Martin and Mala Powers *'' Cowboy'', starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon *'' The Crawling Eye'' ''( The Trollenberg Terror)'', directed by Quentin Lawrence, starring Forrest Tucker and Janet Munro – ( Britain) *'' The Cry Baby Killer'', directed by Roger Corman, featuring

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in his film debut *'' Cry Terror!'', starring James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger, Angie Dickinson

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*'' Damn Yankees'', directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen, starring Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston *'' Darby's Rangers'', directed by William Wellman, starring James Garner *'' The Deep Six'', starring Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. *'' The Defiant Ones'', directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier *'' Desire'' (Touha) – (

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) *'' Desire Under the Elms'', starring Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives *'' The Doctor's Dilemma'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Dirk Bogarde (Britain) *'' Dracula'', starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing – ( Britain) *''

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'', starring John Mills and Richard Attenborough – ( Britain)

E

*'' Édes Anna'', directed by Zoltán Fábri – (

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) *'' Elevator to the Gallows'' (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau – (

) *'' Enchanted Island'', starring Jane Powell *'' Endless Desire'' (Hateshinaki yokubo), directed by Shōhei Imamura – (

) *'' Equinox Flower'' (Higanbana), directed by

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)

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*'' The Fabulous World of Jules Verne'' (aka Vynález zkázy) – (

) *'' Fanfare'' – (

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) *'' Flood Tide'', starring George Nader and Cornell Borchers *'' A Flower in Hell'' (Jiokhwa) – (

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) *'' The Fly'', starring Vincent Price *'' Fort Massacre'', starring Joel McCrea *'' From Hell to Texas'', starring Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Dennis Hopper *''

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'', starring Joseph Cotten

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*'' The Geisha Boy'', starring Jerry Lewis *'' Giants and Toys'' (Kyojin to gangu) – (

) *'' The Gift of Love'', directed by

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, starring

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and

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*'' Gigi'', directed by

, starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier *'' Girl on the Run'', starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. *'' God's Little Acre'', directed by

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, starring Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Fay Spain, Tina Louise *'' The Goddess'', starring Kim Stanley *'' Goha'', starring Omar Sharif – (

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) *'' Gunman's Walk'', starring Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant

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*'' H8'' – (

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) *'' The H-Man'', directed by Ishirō Honda – (

) *'' Harry Black'', starring Stewart Granger and Barbara Rush – ( UK/US) *'' Hercules'' (Le fatiche di Ercole), starring Steve Reeves – (

) *'' The Hidden Fortress'' (Kakushi toride no san akunin), directed by

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, starring Toshiro Mifune – (

) *'' High School Confidential'', starring Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, Mamie Van Doren *'' The Horse's Mouth'', starring

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– (Britain) *'' Houseboat'', starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren *'' Howrah Bridge'', starring Madhubala and Ashok Kumar – (

) *'' The Hunters'', starring Robert Mitchum

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*'' I Accuse!'', directed by and starring José Ferrer – ( Britain) *'' I Want to Live!'', starring

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(winner of

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and Golden Globe for Best Actress) *'' I Was Monty's Double'', starring M. E. Clifton James and John Mills – (Britain) *'' Ice Cold in Alex'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring John Mills and Sylvia Syms – ( Britain) *''

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) *'' Imitation General'', directed by George Marshall, starring Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg *'' In Case of Adversity'' (En Cas de Malheur), starring Jean Gabin and Brigitte Bardot – (

) *''

'', starring the Bowery Boys *'' Indiscreet'', starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman – ( Britain) *'' The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'', directed by Mark Robson, starring Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jürgens, Robert Donat *'' Intent to Kill'', starring Richard Todd, Betsy Drake, Herbert Lom *'' Iron Flower'' (Vasvirág) – (

) *'' It Happened in Broad Daylight'' (Es geschah am hellichten Tag) – (

) *'' It! The Terror from Beyond Space'', directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton and Ray Corrigan as the monster of the title *'' Ivan the Terrible, Part Two'' (Ivan Grozniy), directed by Sergei Eisenstein, starring Nikolay Cherkasov – ( U.S.S.R.)

J

*'' Jalsaghar'' (The Music Room), directed by

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'' – (

)'' *'' Jamila, the Algerian'', directed by Youssef Chahine, starring Magda and Salah Zulfikar – (

)

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*'' Kala Pani'' (Life Sentence), starring Dev Anand and Madhubala – (India) *'' The Key'', starring William Holden and Sophia Loren, based on Jan de Hartog novel – ( Britain) *'' King Creole'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring

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, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Walter Matthau

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*'' Lafayette Escadrille'', World War I film starring Tab Hunter, with an early appearance by

*'' Lake of the Dead'' (De dødes tjern) – (

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) *'' The Last Hurrah'', starring Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone *'' The Law and Jake Wade'', starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark *'' The Law Is the Law'' (La loi, c'est la loi), starring Totò and Fernandel – (

) *'' The Left Handed Gun'', starring

*'' The Light in the Forest'', starring Fess Parker *'' The Lineup'', starring

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*'' Lonelyhearts'', starring Montgomery Clift, Robert Ryan, Myrna Loy, Maureen Stapleton *'' The Long, Hot Summer'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring

, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Tony Franciosa, Lee Remick *'' The Lovers'' (Les amants), directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Alain Cuny – (

) *'' The Lovers of Montparnasse'' (Les Amants de Montparnasse), directed by Jacques Becker and Max Ophüls – (France)

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*'' Machine-Gun Kelly'', starring Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot and Morey Amsterdam *'' Mädchen in Uniform'' (Girls in Uniform), starring Lilli Palmer and Romy Schneider (

) *'' Madhumati'', directed by Bimal Roy, starring Vyjayanthimala in triple role and Dilip Kumar – (

) *'' The Magician'' (Ansiktet), directed by

, starring Max von Sydow – (

) *'' Maigret Sets a Trap (film)'' (Maigret tend un piège), starring Jean Gabin – (

) *'' The Man Inside'', starring Jack Palance and Anita Ekberg – ( Britain) *'' A Man of Straw'' (L'uomo di paglia), directed by and starring Pietro Germi – (

) *'' Man of the West'', directed by

, starring Gary Cooper, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Lord,

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*'' Marjorie Morningstar'', starring Natalie Wood and

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*'' The Matchmaker'', starring Shirley MacLaine *'' Me and the Colonel'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Merry Andrew'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Les Misérables'', starring Jean Gabin – (

) *'' Mon Oncle'', directed by and starring Jacques Tati – (France) *'' Monster on the Campus'', directed by Jack Arnold *'' Murder by Contract'', starring

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*'' The Naked Maja'', starring Ava Gardner and Anthony Franciosa – (

/France/ U.S.) *'' Next to No Time'', starring Kenneth More and Betsy Drake – ( Britain) *'' The Night Heaven Fell'' (Les Bijoutiers du Clair de Lune), directed by Roger Vadim, starring Brigitte Bardot – (

) *'' A Night to Remember'', directed by Roy Baker, starring Kenneth More – ( Britain) *'' No Time for Sergeants'', directed by

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, starring Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton, Nick Adams

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*'' The Old Man and the Sea'', based on the novel by

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, starring Spencer Tracy *'' Onionhead'', starring Andy Griffith, Walter Matthau, Felicia Farr, Joey Bishop *'' Orders to Kill'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Eddie Albert – ( Britain) *'' The Outlaws'' (Oi paranomoi) – (

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)

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*'' Paris Holiday'', starring

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and Anita Ekberg *'' Party Girl'', starring Cyd Charisse and Robert Taylor *'' The Perfect Furlough'', starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh *'' Phagun'', starring Madhubala and Bharat Bhushan – (

) *''

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'', starring Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar – (

) *'' The Proud Rebel'', starring Alan Ladd and Olivia de Havilland

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*'' A Question of Adultery'', directed by

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, starring

, Anthony Steel, Basil Sydney, Donald Houston – ( U.K.) *'' Queen of Outer Space'', directed by Edward Bernds, starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, and Laurie Mitchell. *'' The Quiet American'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Audie Murphy and Michael Redgrave

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*'' Raj Tilak'', remake of '' Vanjikottai Valiban'', starring Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala and Padmini – (

) *'' Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!'', starring

, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins *'' The Reluctant Debutante'', starring Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, Sandra Dee *'' The Revenge of Frankenstein'', starring Peter Cushing – ( Britain) *'' The Rickshaw Man'' (''Muhomatsu no issho''), starring Toshiro Mifune – (

) *'' Ride a Crooked Trail'', starring Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau *'' Rock-A-Bye Baby'', starring Jerry Lewis *'' Rosaura at 10 O'Clock'' (Rosaura a las 10) – (

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) *'' Run Silent, Run Deep'', directed by Robert Wise, starring

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-1958) *'' Tom and Jerry'' ( 1940-1958)

Births

*January 3 - Simon Greenall, English actor, presenter, comedian, producer and writer *January 4 ** Matt Frewer, Canadian-American actor, singer and comedian ** Julian Sands, English actor (d. 2023) *January 7 - Linda Kozlowski, American former actress *January 8 - George Jackson, American director and producer (d. 2000) *January 11 - Alyson Reed, American actress *January 20 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor *January 21 - Michael Wincott, Canadian actor *January 26 –

Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American former comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s, gaining national attention with a 1986 appearance on '' ...

, American actress and comedian *February 2 - Douglas McGrath, American screenwriter, director and actor (d. 2022) *February 6 ** Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (d. 2004) ** Barry Miller, American actor *February 10 ** Bess Motta, American actress and singer ** Rupert Vansittart, English character actor *February 13 ** Pernilla August, Swedish actress ** Donal Gibson, American former actor ** Tip Tipping, English stuntman and actor (d. 1993) *February 15 - Shaun Toub, Iranian-American actor *February 16 ** Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, actor and producer ** Lisa Loring, American actress (d. 2023) *February 19 ** Leslie David Baker, American actor ** Geoff Morrell, Australian actor ** Pierre-Loup Rajot, French actor and director *February 21 ** Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor ** Denise Dowse, American actress and director (d. 2022) ** Jake Steinfeld, American actor and producer *February 24 - Mark Moses, American actor *February 26 ** Greg Germann, American actor ** Chris Phillips, American voice actor *March 3 ** Bob Nelson, American stand-up comedian and actor ** Miranda Richardson, English actress *March 4 - Patricia Heaton, American actress *March 7 - Rik Mayall, English actor, comedian and writer (d. 2014) *March 10 – Sharon Stone, American actress and producer *March 14 - Russell Todd, American former actor *March 18 - Christian Clemenson, American actor *March 19 ** Robin Hurlstone, British actor ** Fred Stoller, American actor and stand-up comedian *March 20 – Holly Hunter, American actress *March 21 – Gary Oldman, English actor and filmmaker *March 27 - Adrian Rawlins, English actor *March 29 – Anu Lamp, Estonian actress *March 30 - Maurice LaMarche, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian *March 31 ** Tony Cox, American actor ** Sylvester Groth, German actor *April 2 - Mark Holton, American actor *April 3 **

Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received List of awards and nominations received by A ...

, American actor ** Jaan Rekkor, Estonian actor *April 4 - Constance Shulman, American actress *April 14 – Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor, writer and director *April 19 - Steve Antin, American actor, stunt performer, producer and director *April 21 – Andie MacDowell, American actress *April 26 - Giancarlo Esposito, American actor *April 29 ** Savage Steve Holland, American director, writer, producer, animator and voice actor ** Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress *May 7 – Mayra Alejandra, Venezuelan actress (d. 2014) *May 9 ** Lorena Gale, Canadian actress (d. 2009) ** Kristopher Kyer, American actor **

Chuck Russell Charles Russell (born May 9, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing the films ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987), ''The Blob (1988 film), The Blob'' (1988), ''The Mask ...

, American filmmaker and actor *May 12 –

Tony Oliver Tony Oliver is a Puerto Rican voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from '' Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from '' Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action sh ...

, Puerto Rican voice actor *May 16 ** Laurie Bartram, American actress and ballet dancer (d. 2007) ** Don Fullilove, American actor *May 20 ** Judy Kuhn, American actress, singer and activist ** Matt McCoy, American actor *May 23 ** Drew Carey, American actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive and game show host ** Lea DeLaria, American comedian, actress and jazz singer ** William Kircher, New Zealand actor *May 26 - Margaret Colin, American actress *May 29 **

Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. With a career spanning over four decades, she is known for List of Annette Bening performances, her versatile work across screen and stage. Bening has received List of awards an ...

, American actress ** Wayne Duvall, American actor *May 30 - Ted McGinley, American actor *May 31 - Roma Maffia, American actress *June 2 -

Mike Binder Mike Binder (born June 2, 1958) is an American filmmaker, stand-up comedian, and actor. Life and career Binder, descended from Russian-Jewish immigrants, grew up in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham. During the summers of 1966 through 1975, he a ...

, American filmmaker, stand-up comedian and actor *June 6 - Danny Webb, English actor *June 7 -

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

, American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 2016) *June 8 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, comedian and filmmaker *June 17 **

Bobby Farrelly Robert Farrelly (born June 17, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, who together are known for directing and producing successful box-office comedy films ...

, American director, screenwriter and producer ** Kerry Shale, Canadian actor, voice-over artist and writer *June 20 – Paul Poom, Estonian actor *June 21 ** Michael Bowen, American actor ** Eric Douglas, American actor and stand-up comedian (d. 2004) ** Josh Pais, American actor *June 22 – Bruce Campbell, American actor and director *June 24 - Tommy Lister Jr., American character actor and professional wrestler (d. 2020) *June 25 - Igal Naor, Israeli actor *June 27 - August Schmölzer, Austrian actor and writer *June 28 - Jeff Coopwood, American actor and singer *June 29 - Jo Anderson, American actress *July 4 – Tõnu Oja, Estonian actor *July 6 – Jennifer Saunders, English comedian, screenwriter, singer and actress *July 8 **

Kevin Bacon Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Bacon made his featu ...

, American actor ** David Parfitt, English producer and actor *July 10 - Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and theatre and opera director *July 14 – Eva Arnaz, Indonesian actress *July 27 - Vincenzo Nicoli, English-Italian actor *July 30 - Richard Burgi, American actor *August 3 – Lambert Wilson, French actor *August 7 ** Shannon Cochran, American actress ** Pete Smith, New Zealand actor (d. 2022) ** Julian Wadham, English actor *August 8 - Harry Crosby, American investment banker and former actor *August 9 – Arvo Kukumägi, Estonian actor (d. 2017) *August 10 - Don Swayze, American character actor *August 15 ** Nicholas Bell, English actor ** Roger Rose, American actor *August 16 ** Angela Bassett, American actress **

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

, American pop singer and actress ** Toby Sedgwick, English actor and theatre director *August 18 ** Reg E. Cathey, American character actor (d. 2018) ** Madeleine Stowe, American actress *August 20 - David O. Russell, American director, screenwriter and producer *August 22 – Colm Feore, Canadian actor *August 23 - Ray Burdis, English actor, screenwriter, director and producer *August 24 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor and comedian *August 25 – Tim Burton, American director, producer and screenwriter *August 29 ** Lenny Henry, British stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter **

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

, American pop singer and actor (d. 2009) *August 31 - Julie Brown, American actress, comedian, writer, singer and director *September 3 – Steve Schirripa, American actor *September 6 ** Jeff Foxworthy, American actor, comedian, producer and writer ** Michael Winslow, American actor, beatboxer, and comedian *September 7 - Don Curry, American actor and stand-up comedian *September 9 - Shaun Johnston, Canadian actor *September 10 – Chris Columbus, American director, producer and screenwriter *September 15 - Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (d. 2005) *September 16 – Jennifer Tilly, Canadian-American actress *September 20 - Ghassan Massoud, Syrian actor and filmmaker *September 23 - Pat Skipper, American actor *September 24 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor *October 2 ** Daniel Peacock, English actor, director and writer ** Jeffrey Weissman, American actor *October 4 - Ned Luke, American actor *October 9 – Michael Paré, American actor *October 15 - Renée Jones, American former actress *October 16 –

Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film '' The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and Jacob Singer in '' Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), as well as winning an Academy ...

, American actor, screenwriter, producer and director *October 19 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor *October 20 –

Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in ...

, Danish actor *October 25 - Phil Daniels, English actor *November 1 ** Will Finn, American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist and director ** Rachel Ticotin, American actress *November 5 – Robert Patrick, American actor *November 10 - Stephen Herek, American director *November 11 - Scott Plank, American actor (d. 2002) *November 12 - Megan Mullally, American actress, comedian and singer *November 16 – Marg Helgenberger, American actress *November 17 – Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress and singer *November 18 - Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor *November 21 - David Reivers, Jamaican-American actor *November 22 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress *November 24 - Alain Chabat, French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and producer *November 28 - Thom Mathews, American actor *December 5 - Shaun Prendergast, English actor and writer *December 6 - Nick Park, British director, producer and animator *December 9 - Raja Gosnell, American filmmaker and editor *December 10 - David Paul Grove, Canadian actor *December 11 - Tom Shadyac, American director, screenwriter and producer *December 12 - Sheree J. Wilson, American actress *December 13 **Lynn-Holly Johnson, American retired figure skater and actress **Amy Stoch, American actress *December 16 - Katie Leigh, American voice actress *December 22 - Lenny Von Dohlen, American actor (d. 2022) *December 25 - Cheryl Chase (actress), Cheryl Chase, American voice actress *December 29 - Tyrone Benskin, English-Canadian actor *December 30 – Pedro Costa, Portuguese director *December 31 **Johnny Hardwick, American actor and voice actor (d. 2023) **Bebe Neuwirth, American actress

Deaths

*January 3 – Charles Williams (American actor), Charles Williams, 59, American actor, writer, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''Parole, Inc.'' *January 11 – Edna Purviance, 62, American actress, ''The Kid (1921 film), The Kid'', ''A Woman of Paris'' *January 13 – Jesse L. Lasky, 77, American producer, ''Wings (1927 film), Wings'', ''The Cocoanuts'' *February 13 – Helen Twelvetrees, 49, American actress, ''A Bedtime Story'', ''Now I'll Tell'' *February 15 – William Berke, 54, American director, ''Dick Tracy (1945 film), Dick Tracy'', ''FBI Girl'' *February 17 – Tala Birell, 50, Romanian actress, ''Women in the Night'', ''Dangerous Millions'' *February 20 – Thurston Hall, 75, American actor, ''We Have Our Moments'', ''Chain Gang (1950 film), Chain Gang'' *February 27 – Harry Cohn, 66, American film executive, co-founder of CBC Sales Association (

), ''Platinum Blonde (film), Platinum Blonde'', ''American Madness'' *March 22 **Mike Todd, 48, American producer, ''Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film), Around the World in 80 Days'', ''This Is Cinerama'' **Art Cohn, 48, American screenwriter, ''The Set-Up (1949 film), The Set-Up'', ''Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' *March 31 – Nicholas Nayfack, 49, American producer, ''Escape from Fort Bravo'', ''Forbidden Planet'' *April 9 – Sol M. Wurtzel, 67, American producer, ''Charlie Chan in Rio'', ''Bright Eyes (1934 film), Bright Eyes'' *April 15 – Estelle Taylor, 63, American actress, ''Cimarron (1931 film), Cimarron'', ''The Ten Commandments (1923 film), The Ten Commandments'' *May 2 – Henry Cornelius, 44, South African director, ''Genevieve (film), Genevieve'', ''I Am a Camera (film), I Am a Camera'' *May 9 – Bill Goodwin, 47, American actor, announcer ''Mickey (1948 film), Mickey'', ''The Atomic Kid'' *May 19 – Ronald Colman, 67, British actor, ''Lost Horizon (1937 film), Lost Horizon'', ''Random Harvest (film), Random Harvest'' *June 6 – Virginia Pearson, 72, American actress, ''The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film), The Phantom of the Opera'', ''The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), The Wizard of Oz'' *June 9 – Robert Donat, 53, British actor, ''The 39 Steps (1935 film), The 39 Steps'', ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film), Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' *June 27 – Robert Greig, 78, Australian actor, ''They Just Had to Get Married'', ''Love, Honor and Goodbye'' *July 11 – Evelyn Varden, 65, American actress, ''The Night of the Hunter (film), The Night of the Hunter'', ''Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' *July 20 – Franklin Pangborn, 69, American actor, ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'', ''The Bank Dick'' *August 1 – Albert E. Smith (producer), Albert E. Smith, 83, English director and producer, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios *August 8 – Barbara Bennett, 51, American actress, ''Black Jack (1927 film), Black Jack'', ''Syncopation (1929 film), Syncopation'' *August 18 – Bonar Colleano, 34, British actor, ''Eight Iron Men'', ''Joe MacBeth'' *August 21 – Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann, 50, German director, '' The Fly'', ''Mohawk (1956 film), Mohawk'' *August 27 – Priscilla Lawson, 44, American actress, ''Flash Gordon (serial), Flash Gordon'', ''Rose Bowl (film), Rose Bowl'' *October 4 – Ida Wüst, 74, German actress, ''Chamber Music (film), Chamber Music'' *November 15 – Tyrone Power, 44, American actor, ''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'', ''The Mark of Zorro (1940 film), The Mark of Zorro'' *December 1 – Boots Mallory, 45, American actress, ''Sing Sing Nights (film), Sing Sing Nights'', ''Here's Flash Casey'' *December 20 – Elisabeth Risdon, 71, British actress, ''Florence Nightingale (1915 film), Florence Nightingale'', ''Five Came Back'' *December 21 – H. B. Warner, 83, British actor, ''Lost Horizon (1937 film), Lost Horizon'', ''It's a Wonderful Life''

Film debuts

*Claudine Auger – ''Christine (1958 film), Christine'' *Steven Berkoff – '' I Was Monty's Double'' *Richard Briers – ''Girls at Sea (1958 film), Girls at Sea'' * Claudia Cardinale – '' Goha'' *Veronica Cartwright – ''In Love and War (1958 film), In Love and War'' *Bradford Dillman – '' A Certain Smile'' *Peter Falk – ''Wind Across the Everglades'' *Steve Franken – ''Cop Hater (film), Cop Hater'' *Jerry Hardin – '' Thunder Road'' *Nigel Hawthorne – '' Carve Her Name with Pride'' *Ian Holm – ''Girls at Sea'' *Lincoln Kilpatrick – ''Cop Hater'' *Don Knotts – ''No Time for Sergeants (film), No Time for Sergeants'' * Tina Louise – '' God's Little Acre'' *Carol Lynley – '' The Light in the Forest'' *Anna Massey – ''Gideon's Day (film), Gideon's Day'' *Christopher Mitchum – ''Thunder Road'' *

– '' The Cry Baby Killer'' *Suzanne Pleshette – '' The Geisha Boy'' *Christopher Plummer – '' Stage Struck'' *Vanessa Redgrave – ''Behind the Mask (1958 film), Behind the Mask'' *Don Rickles – '' Run Silent, Run Deep'' *Gena Rowlands – ''The High Cost of Loving'' *Mitchell Ryan – ''Thunder Road'' *Victor Spinetti – ''Behind the Mask'' *Dudley Sutton – '' A Night to Remember'' *Vic Tayback – ''The Power of the Resurrection'' *Renée Taylor – ''The Mugger (film), The Mugger'' *Jack Weston – ''Stage Struck'' *John Williams (film composer) – ''Daddy-O (film), Daddy-O''

References

External links

List of 1958 films
at IMDb
List of 1958 deaths
at IMDb
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