1958 in film

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

• January 29 – Ascenseur pour l'échafaud is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. Le Beau Serge is credited as the first French New Wave feature.
• February 16 – In the Money by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946.
• February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies.
• The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible 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 leaves MGM and rejoins Columbia Pictures later becoming vice president and general manager of the studio.
• April 22 – Sol C. Siegel becomes head of studio operations at MGM.
• May 15 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases Gigi, one of the last classic MGM musicals. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, produced by Arthur Freed, and written by Alan Jay Lerner, the film is released to considerable critical and commercial success and will become the highest-grossing musical ever made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, until That's Entertainment! in 1974.
• May 17 – Joseph E. Levine presents a picture on his own for the first time with 1954's Attila 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, opens.
• October – Universal Pictures sells the Universal lot to Music Corporation of America for $11.25 million and leases 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 is finished in late 1959. Power, who was playing the role of King Solomon, is replaced in the film by Yul Brynner.
• December 16 – MCA Inc. acquires the Universal Pictures studio lot for $11 million. It will later acquire the studio.

United States unless stated

Carry On series (1958–1992)

• Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
• Terrytoons (1930–1969)
• Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
• The Three Stooges (1934–1959)
• Bugs Bunny (1940–1962)
• Yosemite Sam (1945–1963)
• Speedy Gonzales (1953–1968)
• Woody Woodpecker (1940–1972)

Ending this year

• Droopy (1943-1958)
• Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)

• 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, 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
  • Pierre-Loup Rajot, French actor and director
• February 21
  • Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor
  • Denise Dowse, American actress and director (d. 2022)
• 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 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 3
  • Alec Baldwin, American actor
  • Jaan Rekkor, Estonian actor
• 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 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
• May 7 – Mayra Alejandra, Venezuelan actress (d. 2014)
• May 9
  • Lorena Gale, Canadian actress (d. 2009)
  • Chuck Russell, American filmmaker and actor
• May 12 – Tony Oliver, 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, American actress
• May 30 - Ted McGinley, American actor
• May 31 - Roma Maffia, American actress
• June 2 - Mike Binder, American filmmaker, stand-up comedian and actor
• June 8 - Keenen Ivory Wayans, American actor, comedian and filmmaker
• June 17 - Kerry Shale, Canadian actor, voice-over artist and writer
• June 20 – Paul Poom, Estonian actor
• June 21
  • 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
• July 4 – Tõnu Oja, Estonian actor
• July 6 – Jennifer Saunders, English comedian, screenwriter, singer and actress
• July 8 – Kevin Bacon, American 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)
• 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, 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 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, American pop singer and actor (d. 2009)
• August 31 - Julie Brown, American actress, comedian, writer, singer and director
• September 6
  • Jeff Foxworthy, American actor, comedian, producer and writer
  • Michael Winslow, American actor, beatboxer, and comedian
• 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 19 - Richard Ridings, English actor
• September 20 - Ghassan Massoud, Syrian actor and filmmaker
• September 23 - Pat Skipper, American actor
• September 24 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor
• September 25 – Michael Madsen, American actor
• October 2 - 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, American actor, screenwriter, producer and director
• October 19 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
• October 20 – Viggo Mortensen, 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 22 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
• November 24 - Alain Chabat, French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and producer
• November 28 - Thom Mathews, American actor
• December 6 - Nick Park, British director, producer and animator
• December 9 - Raja Gosnell, American filmmaker and editor
• December 11 - Tom Shadyac, American director, screenwriter and producer
• 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, 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

• January 3 – Charles Williams, 59, American actor, writer, It's a Wonderful Life, Parole, Inc.
• January 11 – Edna Purviance, 62, American actress, The Kid, A Woman of Paris
• January 13 – Jesse L. Lasky, 77, American producer, 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, 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
• February 27 – Harry Cohn, 66, American film executive, co-founder of CBC Sales Association (Columbia Pictures), Platinum Blonde, American Madness
• March 22
  • Mike Todd, 48, American producer, Around the World in 80 Days, This Is Cinerama
  • Art Cohn, 48, American screenwriter, 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
• April 15 – Estelle Taylor, 63, American actress, Cimarron, The Ten Commandments
• May 2 – Henry Cornelius, 44, South African director, Genevieve, I Am a Camera
• May 9 – Bill Goodwin, 47, American actor, announcer Mickey, The Atomic Kid
• May 19 – Ronald Colman, 67, British actor, Lost Horizon, Random Harvest
• June 6 – Virginia Pearson, 72, American actress, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wizard of Oz
• June 9 – Robert Donat, 53, British actor, The 39 Steps, 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, 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, 83, English director and producer, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios
• August 8 – Barbara Bennett, 51, American actress, Black Jack, Syncopation
• August 18 – Bonar Colleano, 34, British actor, Eight Iron Men, Joe MacBeth
• August 21 – Kurt Neumann, 50, German director, The Fly, Mohawk
• August 27 – Priscilla Lawson, 44, American actress, Flash Gordon, Rose Bowl
• October 4 – Ida Wüst, 74, German actress, Chamber Music
• November 15 – Tyrone Power, 44, American actor, Witness for the Prosecution, The Mark of Zorro
• December 1 – Boots Mallory, 45, American actress, Sing Sing Nights, Here's Flash Casey
• December 20 – Elisabeth Risdon, 71, British actress, Florence Nightingale, Five Came Back
• December 21 – H. B. Warner, 83, British actor, Lost Horizon, It's a Wonderful Life

• Claudine Auger – Christine
• Steven Berkoff – I Was Monty's Double
• Richard Briers – Girls at Sea
• Claudia Cardinale – Goha
• Veronica Cartwright – In Love and War
• Bradford Dillman – A Certain Smile
• Peter Falk – Wind Across the Everglades
• Steve Franken – 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
• Tina Louise – God's Little Acre
• Carol Lynley – The Light in the Forest
• Anna Massey – Gideon's Day
• Christopher Mitchum – Thunder Road
• Jack Nicholson – The Cry Baby Killer
• Suzanne Pleshette – The Geisha Boy
• Christopher Plummer – Stage Struck
• Vanessa Redgrave – 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
• Jack Weston – Stage Struck
• John Williams (film composer) – Daddy-O

• List of 1958 films at IMDb
• List of 1958 deaths at IMDb
• List of 1958 births at IMDb