1952 in film

S

• Sailor Beware, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
• Sangdil, starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala – (India)
• Saturday Island, starring Linda Darnell and Tab Hunter – (GB)
• The Savage, starring Charlton Heston and Susan Morrow
• Scandal Sheet, starring Broderick Crawford and Donna Reed
• Scaramouche, starring Stewart Granger and Janet Leigh
• The Scarlet Flower (Alenkiy tsvetochek) – (U.S.S.R.)
• Sea Tiger, starring Marguerite Chapman
• Secrets of Women (Kvinnors väntan), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Eva Dahlbeck – (Sweden)
• Siempre tuya (Forever Yours) – (Mexico)
• Singin' in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Donald O'Connor
• The Sniper, directed by Edward Dmytryk
• The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) – (U.S.S.R.)
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro, starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner
• Something Money Can't Buy, directed by Pat Jackson, starring Patricia Roc, Anthony Steel, Moira Lister & A.E. Matthews – (U.K.)
• Something to Live For, directed by George Stevens, starring Joan Fontaine and Teresa Wright
• Son of Paleface, directed by Frank Tashlin, starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers
• Song of the Sea (O canto do mar), directed by Alberto Cavalcanti – (Brazil)
• The Sound Barrier, directed by David Lean, starring Ralph Richardson – (GB)
• Springfield Rifle, starring Gary Cooper and Phyllis Thaxter
• The Star, starring Bette Davis and Sterling Hayden
• Stars and Stripes Forever, starring Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner and Ruth Hussey
• Steel Town, starring Ann Sheridan and John Lund
• The Steel Trap, starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright
• The Stooge, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
• Stop, You're Killing Me, starring Broderick Crawford and Claire Trevor
• The Story of Will Rogers, starring Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman
• Sudden Fear, starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame

T

• The Hour of 13, starring Peter Lawford
• The Thief, starring Ray Milland
• This Is Cinerama, directed by Merian C. Cooper
• Thunderbirds, starring John Derek
• Tico-Tico no Fubá, directed by Adolfo Celi – (Brazil)
• Toto in Colour (Totò a colori), starring Totò – (Italy)
• Toxi, directed by Robert A. Stemmle (West Germany)
• Trent's Last Case, starring Orson Welles and Michael Wilding – (GB)
• The Turning Point, starring William Holden, Alexis Smith, Edmond O'Brien
• Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza) – (Italy)

U

• Umberto D., directed by Vittorio De Sica – (Italy)
• Untamed Frontier, starring Joseph Cotten and Shelley Winters

V

• La villa Santo-Sospir, short film directed by Jean Cocteau – (France)
• Viva Zapata!, starring Marlon Brando and Jean Peters

W

• We're Not Married!, starring Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas, Eddie Bracken, Mitzi Gaynor
• The White Reindeer (Valkoinen peura) – ()
• The White Sheik (Lo sceicco bianco), directed by Federico Fellini – (Italy)
• Who Goes There!, starring Nigel Patrick and Valerie Hobson – (GB)
• Wide Boy, starring Sydney Tafler and Susan Shaw – (GB)
• The Wild North, starring Stewart Granger and Cyd Charisse
• Wings of Danger, directed by Terence Fisher, starring Zachary Scott – (GB)
• The Witch (Noita palaa elämään) – ()
• With a Song in My Heart, starring Susan Hayward
• A Woman Without Love (Una mujer sin amor), directed by Luis Buñuel – (Mexico)
• The World in His Arms, starring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Ann Blyth

Y

• You for Me, starring Peter Lawford, Jane Greer, Gig Young
• Young Man with Ideas, starring Glenn Ford and Ruth Roman

Film releases

January–March

• February 7 – Viva Zapata!
• February 13 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release)
• February 19 – Retreat, Hell!
• February 22
• 5 Fingers
• One Big Affair

April–June

• April 4 – With a Song in My Heart
• May 2 – The Narrow Margin
• May 15 – Outcast of the Islands
• June 13 – No Room for the Groom
• June 26 – The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

July–September

• July 21 – One Minute to Zero
• July 23 – Untamed Frontier
• August 21 – The Quiet Man
• September 18 – O. Henry's Full House

October–December

• November 26 – Bwana Devil
• December 25
• The Bad and the Beautiful
• Come Back, Little Sheba

Serials

• Blackhawk, starring Kirk Alyn
• King of the Congo, starring Buster Crabbe
• Radar Men from the Moon, starring George D. Wallace and Aline Towne
• Son of Geronimo starring Clayton Moore
• Zombies of the Stratosphere, starring Judd Holdren and Leonard Nimoy

Short film series

• Mickey Mouse (1928–1953)
• Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
• Terrytoons (1930–1964)
• Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
• Popeye (1933–1957)
• The Three Stooges (1934–1959)
• Donald Duck (1936–1956)
• Goofy (1939–1953)
• Tom and Jerry (1940–1958)
• Bugs Bunny (1940–1964)
• Mighty Mouse (1942–1955)
• Chip and Dale (1943–1956)
• Droopy (1943–1958)
• Yosemite Sam (1945–1963)

Births

• January 2 - Wendy Phillips, American actress
• January 6
• Armelia McQueen, American actress (died 2020)
• Frank Sivero, Italian-American character actor
• January 11 – Bille Brown, Australian actor (died 2013)
• January 17 – Kevin Reynolds, American director and screenwriter
• January 18 – Michael Angelis, English actor (died 2020)
• January 22 – Ace Vergel, Filipino actor (died 2007)
• February 2 – Carol Ann Susi, American actress (died 2014)
• February 4
• Lisa Eichhorn, American actress
• Richard Lineback, American actor
• February 12 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (died 2010)
• February 14 – Anton Lesser, English actor
• February 22 – Issey Ogata, Japanese actor and comedian
• March 2 – Laraine Newman, American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer
• March 4 – Ronn Moss, American actor, musician and singer-songwriter
• March 6 – John David Carson, American actor (died 2009)
• March 11 – James Fleet, English actor
• March 13 - Jeffrey Nagler, American actor (died 2024)
• March 19 – Harvey Weinstein, American producer
• March 24 – Nicholas Campbell, Canadian actor and filmmaker
• March 27 – Kalju Orro, Estonian actor
• April 1 – Annette O'Toole, American actress
• April 5 – Mitch Pileggi, American actor
• April 6 – Marilu Henner, American actress
• April 7
• Dennis Hayden, American actor, producer and writer
• Clarke Peters, American-British actor, writer and director
• April 8 – Andrew Stahl, American actor
• April 10
• Robert Miranda, American actor
• Steven Seagal, American actor & martial artist
• April 11 – Michael Thomas, British actor (died 2019)
• April 13 – Erick Avari, Indian-American actor
• April 15 – Glenn Shadix, American actor (died 2010)
• April 16 – Billy West, American voice actor, musician, singer and songwriter
• April 17 – Joe Alaskey, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist (died 2016)
• April 19 - Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and director
• April 26 – Spice Williams-Crosby, American actress
• April 28 – Mary McDonnell, American actress
• April 29 – Nora Dunn, American actress and comedian
• May 1
• Margaret Michaels, former American actress
• Pierre van Pletzen, South African actor, writer and director
• May 2
• Christine Baranski, American actress
• Thom Gossom Jr., American actor
• May 6
• Gregg Henry, American actor & musician
• Fred Newman, American actor and comedian
• May 9 – Patrick Ryecart, English actor
• May 11
• Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
• Frances Fisher, British-born American actress
• May 14 – Robert Zemeckis, American director
• May 15 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor
• May 20 – Julia Deakin, English actress
• May 21 – Mr. T, American actor, bodyguard, television personality and retired professional wrestler
• May 22 – Mike Muscat, American actor
• May 28 – Denis Akiyama, Canadian actor (died 2018)
• May 31 – Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)
• June 4 – Kerry Shale, Canadian actor and writer
• June 5 – Connie Chiume, South African actress and filmmaker (died 2024)
• June 6 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and screenwriter
• June 7 – Liam Neeson, Northern Irish actor
• June 18
• Miriam Flynn, American voice actress and character actress
• Carol Kane, American actress
• Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress
• June 19 – Virginia Hey, Australian actress
• June 20
• John Goodman, American actor
• Larry Riley, American actor and musician (died 1992)
• June 22 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor (died 2025)
• June 26 – Peter Crombie, American actor (died 2024)
• June 30 – Patrick Pinney, American actor
• July 1
• Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor & comedian
• Brian George, Israeli-English actor, voice artist, comedian and singer
• July 3
• Rick Ducommun, Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer (died 2015)
• Cork Hubbert, American actor (d. 2003)
• July 6
• Grant Goodeve, American actor
• Dean Parisot, American director
• July 8 – Mary Ellen Trainor, American character actress (died 2015)
• July 11
• Tim de Zarn, American actor
• Stephen Lang, American actor
• July 13 – Rosemary Dunsmore, Canadian actress and director
• July 14
• Stan Shaw, American actor
• Joel Silver, American producer
• July 15
• Celia Imrie, English actress
• Terry O'Quinn, American actor
• Judson Scott, American actor
• July 17 – David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, producer and television personality
• July 20
• Adrian Biddle, English cinematographer (died 2005)
• Nathaniel Lees, New Zealand actor and director
• July 21 – George Wallace, American comedian and actor
• July 24 – Gus Van Sant, American director
• July 27 - Roxanne Hart, American actress
• August 6 - Brian Levant, American filmmaker
• August 7 - Caroline Aaron, American actress
• August 10
• Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
• Diane Venora, American actress
• August 12 – Ronald Guttman, Belgian actor and producer
• August 16 – Reginald VelJohnson, American actor
• August 18 – Patrick Swayze, American actor & dancer (died 2009)
• August 19 – Jonathan Frakes, American actor & director
• August 26 – Michael Jeter, American actor (died 2003)
• August 27 – Paul Reubens, American actor, comedian, writer and producer (died 2023)
• September 1 – Michael Massee, American actor (died 2016)
• September 2 - Yuen Wah, Hong Kong actor, martial artist, stuntman and action choreographer
• September 4
• Alan Blumenfeld, American character actor
• Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor (died 2020)
• September 5 – Michael Horton, American actor
• September 6 – Vitali Baganov, Russian actor
• September 8 – David R. Ellis, American director and stunt performer (died 2013)
• September 9 – Angela Cartwright, British-American actress
• September 13 – Christine Estabrook, American actress
• September 16 – Mickey Rourke, American actor and screenwriter
• September 19 – Rein Aedma, Estonian actor
• September 24 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (died 2004)
• September 25 – Colin Friels, Scottish-born Australian actor
• September 26 – James Keane, American actor
• September 29 – Gábor Csupó, Hungarian animator, writer, director, producer, and graphic designer
• September 30
• John Finn, American character actor
• Al Leong, American stuntman and actor
• Jack Wild, English actor and singer (died 2006)
• October 5 – Harold Faltermeyer, German musician and composer
• October 6 - Jim Downey, American writer, producer and actor
• October 7
• Mary Badham, American actress
• Tom McBride, American actor (died 1995)
• October 8 – Edward Zwick, American filmmaker
• October 13 – John Lone, Chinese-American actor
• October 14 – Rick Aviles, American stand-up comedian and actor (died 1995)
• October 22
• Jeff Goldblum, American actor
• John Howard, Australian actor
• October 23 - Robin Swicord, American screenwriter and director
• October 27 – Roberto Benigni, Italian actor
• October 28
• Annie Potts, American actress
• Jim Turner, American actor and stand-up comedian
• October 30
• Emily Kuroda, American actress
• Dalip Tahil, Indian actor
• November 2 – David Andrews, American character actor
• November 3
• Roseanne Barr, American actress and stand-up comedian
• Jim Cummings, American voice actor
• November 6 – Gary Goetzman, American producer and actor
• November 8 – Alfre Woodard, American actress
• November 9 – John Megna, American actor and director (died 1995)
• November 13 – Art Malik, Pakistani-born British actor
• November 14
• Bill Farmer, American voice actor and comedian
• Chris Noonan, Australian filmmaker and actor
• Maggie Roswell, American actress, comedian, writer and producer
• November 15 – Randy Savage, American professional wrestler, commentator, actor, rapper and professional baseball player (died 2011)
• November 18 – Delroy Lindo, British actor
• November 24 – Ulrich Seidl, Austrian director
• November 28 – S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
• November 29 – Jeff Fahey, American actor
• November 30 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor
• December 1 – Forry Smith, American actor
• December 2 – Keith Szarabajka, American actor
• December 3 – Mel Smith, English comedian, actor and director (died 2013)
• December 8 – Greg Collins, American character actor and former professional football linebacker
• December 9 – Michael Dorn, American actor
• December 12 – Sarah Douglas, English actress
• December 20 – Jenny Agutter, English actress
• December 21 – Dennis Boutsikaris, American character actor
• December 25 – CCH Pounder, Guayanese-born American actress
• December 29 – Külliki Saldre, Estonian actress

Deaths

• January 18 – Curly Howard, American comedian (b. 1903), The Three Stooges
• January 25 – Polly Moran, American actress (b. 1883), Chasing Rainbows, Adam's Rib
• March 1 – Gregory La Cava, American director (b. 1892), My Man Godfrey, Stage Door
• March 21 – Eddie Laughton, American actor (b. 1903), Girls of the Road, Atlantic Convoy
• March 26 – J. P. McGowan, Australian director (b. 1880), Where the West Begins, Tarzan and the Golden Lion
• April 21 – Leslie Banks, English actor (b. 1890), The Most Dangerous Game, Jamaica Inn
• May 8 – William Fox, American movie executive (b. 1879), 7th Heaven
• May 9 – Canada Lee, American actor (b. 1907), Lifeboat, Lost Boundaries, Cry, the Beloved Country
• May 21 – John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913), Body and Soul, Nobody Lives Forever, Gentleman's Agreement
• May 26 – Richard Rober, American actor (b. 1910), The Well, The File on Thelma Jordon
• June 27 – Elmo Lincoln, American actor (b. 1889), Tarzan of the Apes, The Adventures of Tarzan
• July 6 – Gertrud Wolle, German actress (b. 1891), The Hound of the Baskervilles
• August 2 – J. Farrell MacDonald, American actor (b. 1875), Me and My Gal, The Last Alarm
• August 18 – Ralph Byrd, American actor (b. 1909), Dick Tracy's Dilemma, The Vigilante
• August 28 – Lamar Trotti, American screenwriter (b. 1900), The Ox-Bow Incident, Cheaper by the Dozen
• September 7 – Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (b. 1898), Rembrandt, The Glass Menagerie
• October 11 – Jack Conway, American director (b. 1888), Boom Town, Libeled Lady, Viva Villa!
• October 17 – Julia Dean, American stage and screen actress (b. 1878), A Society Exile, The Curse of the Cat People
• October 20 – Basil Radford, English actor (b. 1887), Crook's Tour, The Galloping Major
• October 23 – Susan Peters, American actress (b. 1921), Song of Russia, Random Harvest
• October 26 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress (b. 1893), Gone with the Wind, Saratoga
• November 1 – Dixie Lee, American actress (b. 1912), Manhattan Love Song, Love in Bloom
• November 6 – George H. Reed, American actor, (b. 1866), Huckleberry Finn, Green Pastures
• December 4 – André Lefaur, French actor, (b. 1879), The Green Jacket, Adrienne Lecouvreur

Film debuts

Notes

References

External links

• List of 1952 films at IMDb
• List of 1952 deaths at IMDb
• List of 1952 births at IMDb