2023 in animation

Events

January

• * Shion Takeuchi announced on Twitter that her series Inside Job had been cancelled by Netflix, despite having previously been renewed for a second season the previous June.
• * Family Guy's 400th episode "Love Story Guy" premieres on Fox. It was seen by over 1.2 million viewers that night.January 9: Koala Man premiered on Hulu.January 11: SuperKitties premiered on Disney Junior.January 12:
• * Velma, the first adult-oriented show based on the Scooby-Doo franchise, premiered on HBO Max to negative reviews from critics, and panned by audiences.
• * Justin Roiland, co-creator of Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites, was charged with felony domestic violence and false imprisonment in Orange County, California in connection with a 2020 incident toward an unnamed woman he was reportedly dating. After the charges were laid, multiple people came forward with their own allegations of abuse by Roiland, including claims of predatory behavior towards minors. Roiland resigned from Squanch Games on January 16, and was replaced by Dan Stevens as Korvo in Solar Opposites and by Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden as Rick and Morty respectively.January 13:
• * Hamish Steele, creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, announced that Netflix had cancelled the series.
• * Dan Povenmire's new overall deal with Disney Branded Television was announced at Television Critics Association winter press tour, the deal includes the following:
• ** A revival of Phineas and Ferb for 40 new episodes
• ** A second season renewal of Hamster & Gretel.
• * SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone premiered on Nickelodeon, it is a special crossover event between SpongeBob SquarePants and its spin-offs The Patrick Star Show & Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years.January 15: Season 2 of Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight premiered on Netflix.January 19: Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre premiered on Netflix.January 20: Shape Island premiered on Apple TV+.January 21: The Owl House special "For the Future" premiered on Disney Channel.January 24:
• * A second Rock Dog direct-to-video sequel, Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat, was released.
• * Adult Swim announced that month that Roiland had been dismissed from Rick and Morty and on January 25, 20th Television Animation confirmed that he had also been removed from Solar Opposites and Koala Man.January 26: Season 2 of Daniel Spellbound premiered on Netflix.January 30: Princess Power premiered on Netflix.

February

• * Episodes 11-15 of Hamster & Gretel were released on Disney+.
• * Season 26 of South Park begins on Comedy Central with the premiere of the Valentine's Day special "Cupid Ye".February 9: My Dad the Bounty Hunter premiered on Netflix.February 10: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered on Disney Channel in the United States.February 16: The fifth and final season of Aggretsuko premiered on Netflix.February 17:
• * The third and final season of Animaniacs premiered on Hulu.
• * The third episode of Murder Drones, titled "The Promening", was released on YouTube on the channel.February 24: The second season of Oddballs premiered on Netflix.February 25: 50th Annie Awards.

March

• * Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia, the 42rd film in the Doraemon franchise, was released in Japanese cinemas by Toho.
• * Nickelodeon officially updated its current "Nickelodeon Productions" logo.March 4:
• * Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021, the 41rd film in the Doraemon franchise, was broadcast on TV Asahi.
• * Nickelodeon got a complete rebrand in the style of the now re-visioned splat during the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards.March 10: Kiff premiered on Disney Channel in the United States.March 11: The third episode in Season 2 of Helluva Boss, titled "Exes and Oohs", premiered on YouTube.March 12: 95th Academy Awards:
• * Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first non-Disney film to win that award since Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2019.
• * [The Boy, the Mole, the Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox and the Horse (film)|The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse], directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.March 15: The first 6 episodes of Kiff were released on Disney+.March 17: Animal Logic's The Magician's Elephant was released on Netflix.March 20: The seventh season of Gabby's Dollhouse premiered on Netflix.March 21: We Lost Our Human, an interactive epic special, was released on Netflix.March 22:
• * All criminal charges were dropped against Justin Roiland.
• * Digman! premiered on Comedy Central.March 24:
• * The final episode of Pokemon Ultimate Journeys premiered in Japan, serving as the last appearances of Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu as the core main characters.
• * A fully-fledged animated music video for the song "Wanderer", by Nijisanji VTuber Ren Zotto, premiered on YouTube.March 25: The third season of Big City Greens concludes on Disney Channel with the half-hour special "Long Goodbye". The show's main antagonist Chip Whistler is revealed to still be alive at the end of the episode.March 27:
• * In Canada, Teletoon is rebranded as Cartoon Network with the latter's original channel in that country rebranded as Boomerang.
• * Season 20 of American Dad! begins on TBS with the premiere of the episode "Fellow Traveler". The season's premiere was watched by only 470 thousand viewers that night, marking another low in the show's viewership.March 29:
• Iron Circus Animation's Lackadaisy short film premiered on YouTube.South Park concludes its 26th season on Comedy Central with the episode "Spring Break". It was only seen by 47 hundred thousand viewers that night, marking another low in the show's viewership.March 31: Eva the Owlet premiered on Apple TV+.

April

• * The last 4 episodes from Season 3 of Big City Greens released on Disney+, just a month after the season concluded.
• * Episodes 16-19 of Hamster & Gretel were released on Disney+.April 21: The second Bluey soundtrack album, "Dance Mode!", is released.April 28:
• * Frog and Toad premiered on Apple TV+.
• * Alan Becker releases the first episode of Animator vs Animation VI, titled "Wanted", on YouTube.

May

• * Kitti Katz premiered on Netflix.
• * Anime series Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune premiered on Netflix.May 20: The fourth episode in Season 2 of Helluva Boss, titled "Western Energy", premiered on YouTube.May 21:
• * The Simpsons concludes its 34th season on Fox with its 750th episode "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass", featuring the guest stars Lizzo, Tim Robinson, and Bowen Yang.
• * The Great North concludes its third season on Fox with the second part of the episode "For Whom the Smell Tolls".
• * Bob's Burgers concludes its 13th season on Fox with the episode "Amelia", this was Paul Reubens' final voice acting role before his death 2 months later.May 22: Season 3 of The Creature Cases was released on Netflix.May 23:
• * The English dub of Alan Ituriel's independent animated series Villainous premiered on Max.
• * Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai and Season 2 of Clone High premiered on Max.
• * All remaining 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures titles were removed from HBO Max as the service is discontinued. However, they were released on Max on the same day until their pay 1 window deal with HBO ends.
• May 29: Craig of the Creek concludes its fourth season on Cartoon Network with the premiere of the following episodes:
• *"Craig of the Campus"
• *"Wheels Collide"
• *"Bernard of the Creek"
• *"Left in the Dark"

June

• *The fifth episode of Murder Drones, titled "Home", was released on YouTube on the channel.
• * Season 3 of The Snoopy Show is aired on Apple TV+.June 11: Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie had its world premiere at the Grand Rex theatre in Paris ahead of its Netflix streaming debut on July 28.June 14:
• * Nimona had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France ahead of its June 30 streaming debut on Netflix.
• * Pupstruction premiered on Disney Junior in the United States.June 16:
• * Anime film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King simultaneously released in Japanese theaters and on Netflix internationally.
• * Pixar's Elemental was released.June 17: Season 2 of We Baby Bears premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States. Video game developer Toby Fox guest stars as a skeleton character named Jared.June 19: DreamWorks Animation's preschool series Not Quite Narwhal premiered on Netflix.June 21: Minnie's Bow-Toons: Camp Minnie premiered on Disney+.June 22: Legendary Television's Skull Island premiered on Netflix, as part of the MonsterVerse.June 24: Serving as the continuation of its previous episode "Ozzie's" back in October 2021, Part 2 of the two-part season 1 finale of Helluva Boss and eighth overall, titled "Queen Bee", was released on YouTube. American singer Kesha Sebert guest stars.June 26:
• * Genius Brands is renamed Kartoon Studios.
• * Among twelve titles, Star Trek: Prodigy was removed from Paramount+ after being canceled three days earlier, June 24, due to the service's upcoming merger with the Showtime app. The series would later be picked up by Netflix four months later on October 11. The first season released on the service on December 25, with the second season released in 2024.June 28: Episodes 6-10 from Season 2 of The Ghost and Molly McGee were released on Disney+, with episodes 9 & 10 being released before premiering on Disney Channel.June 30:
• * DreamWorks Animation's Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken was released.
• * The series finale episode of Bubble Guppies premiered on Nickelodeon, in the United States, after 12 years on television.

July

• * Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron was released.
• * Craig of the Creek concludes its fifth season on Cartoon Network with the half-hour special "Heart of the Forest". The season's finale was seen by a total of 163 thousand viewers that night.July 19: Warner Bros Animation and Cartoon Network Studios staff launched an effort to unionize.July 20: Nickelodeon bought the rights to the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.July 23: Season 5 of The Dragon Prince was released early on Netflix four days ahead of its initial July 27 release.July 24:
• * DreamWorks Animation's preschool series Dew Drop Diaries premiered on Netflix.
• * Season 8 of Futurama premiered on Hulu, after nearly a decade-long hiatus from its original run.July 25: The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart is released on digital.July 26: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera was added to Paramount+.July 27:
• * The final season of Looney Tunes Cartoons premiered on Max.
• * Season 4 of Harley Quinn premiered on Max.July 28:
• * The final episode of The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse premiered on Disney+.
• * Captain Fall premiered on Netflix.

August

• * Pearl Studio's The Monkey King was released on Netflix.
• * The sixth episode of Murder Drones, titled "Dead End", was released on YouTube on the channel.August 28: Cartoon Network’s classic shows, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Dexter's Laboratory, Ed, Edd n Eddy, and Grim & Evil, were added on Adult Swim’s throwback block Checkered Past since they became adult interests in today's standards.August 30: The final season of Archer premiered on FXX, in the United States, after 14 years on television.August 31: Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake premieres on Max.

September

• * The third and final season of Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight premiered on Netflix.
• * ENGI's Gamera Rebirth premiered on Netflix.September 8: Tiny Toons Looniversity, a reboot series of Tiny Toon Adventures, premiered on Max and the next day on Cartoon Network.September 9: The sixth episode in Season 2 of Helluva Boss, titled "Oops", premiered on YouTube.September 20: Episodes 11-14 from Season 2 of The Ghost and Molly McGee were released on Disney+.September 23: The fourth season of Big City Greens premiered on Disney Channel.September 25: Futurama concludes its eighth season on Hulu.September 24: Krapopolis premiered on Fox.September 28: Castlevania: Nocturne premiered on Netflix.September 29: PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie was released.

October

• * The stop-motion animated Mickey Mouse Halloween special Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats premiered simultaneously on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. Released on Disney+ the following day.
• * Season 35 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Homer's Crossing".
• * Season 14 of Bob's Burgers begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral".
• * Season 22 of Family Guy begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Fertilized Megg".October 8: The Hollywood Reporter reported that 70 members of DreamWorks Animation's workforce, across its film and television departments, were laid off as part of the company's overall cost reduction.October 12: Naz's Good Night World anime series adaptation premiered on Netflix.October 13: The first/pilot episode of The Amazing Digital Circus was released on YouTube, which quickly rose in popularity across the internet. It has become the most popular video on the channel AND the most watched indie-animated pilot in history.October 15:
• * Walt Disney Animation Studios' Once Upon a Studio premiered on ABC as part of a TV special celebrating the Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary. It was released in theaters in front of the Disney100 limited re-release of Moana.
• * The seventh season of Rick and Morty premiered on Adult Swim.October 16:
• * Walt Disney Animation Studios celebrates its centennial.
• * Chip Chilla, a preschool animated series starring Rob Schneider, premiered on the Daily Wire streaming app, Bentkey, to mixed-to-negative reviews, with critics and audiences accusing the series of showing similarities to the Australian-animated series, Bluey.October 18: Skydance Animation signed a multi-year partnership deal with Netflix to develop and produce animated films, starting with "Spellbound" in 2024.October 19: Anime series Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix premiered on Netflix.October 20: Season 7 of Big Mouth premiered on Netflix. October 22: The first season of the anime series The Apothecary Diaries premiered on Nippon TV and its affiliates.October 25: The first 5 episodes from Season 4 of Big City Greens were released on Disney+. October 26: During an interview on Today as part of the fifth anniversary of Bluey, the titular character, Bluey Heeler, confirmed that she isn't a fan of the animated series, Chip Chilla, which had been accused for showing similarities to the Australian-animated series.October 27: South Park: Joining the Panderverse premiered on Paramount+.October 29: The seventh episode in Season 2 of Helluva Boss, titled "Mammon's Magnificent Musical Mid-Season Special ", premiered on YouTube.

November

• * Michael Green's Blue Eye Samurai series premiered on Netflix.
• * Season 2 of Invincible premiered on Amazon Prime Video.November 6: The Christmas special of Gabby's Dollhouse, "The Mermaid Christmas Cruise", was released on Netflix.November 9: Encourage Films' Akuma-kun premiered on Netflix. November 15:
• * Episodes 15-18 from Season 2 of The Ghost and Molly McGee were released on Disney+, with episode 18 being released before premiering on Disney Channel.
• * Episodes 24-27 of Hamster & Gretel released on Disney+.November 17:
• * Science Saru's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime series premiered on Netflix.
• * DreamWorks Animation's Trolls Band Together, the third film in the Trolls film franchise was released.November 19: Bluey celebrates its fifth anniversary.November 21: Animal Logic's Leo was released on Netflix.November 22: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wish was released.November 23: Igloo Studio's anime series My Daemon premiered on Netflix.November 30: DreamWorks Animation Television's The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday premiered on Netflix.

December

• * Lady and the Tramp, and The Nightmare Before Christmas are added to the National Film Registry.
• * Animator Mark Henn retires from Disney Animation after working at the company for 43 years.December 15:
• * Aardman's sequel film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget was released as a Netflix exclusive, twenty-three years after the original back in 2000.
• * Pilot episode of Olan Rogers' next cartoon Godspeed premiered on YouTube. Voice actor Tom Kenny guest stars.December 18: American Dad! concludes its 20th season on TBS with the Christmas special "Into the Jingleverse". The season's finale was watched by only 300 thousand viewers that night, marking another low in the show's viewership.December 20: South Park (Not Suitable for Children) premiered on Paramount+.December 22: Illumination's Migration was released.

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
• American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Astra Film Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film: Turning Red
• Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards for Best Animated Feature: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• César Award for Best Animated Film: My Sunny Maad
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series: Harley Quinn
• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: No Dogs or Italians Allowed
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Turning Red
• Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Unicorn Wars
• Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: The First Slam Dunk
• Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Minions: The Rise of Gru
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: Takano Intersection
• Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Award for Best Animated Feature: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Tokyo Anime Award: One Piece Film: Red
• Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Turning Red
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: ''Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio''

Television series debuts

Deaths

January

• * Carole Cook, American actress, dies at age 98.
• * Charles Kimbrough, American actor, dies at age 86.January 18: David Crosby, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, dies at age 81.January 20: Sal Bando, American former professional baseball player, dies at age 78.January 22: Bill Dennis, American animation executive, dies at age 80.January 25: Cindy Williams, American actress and producer, dies at age 75.January 27: Robert Dalva, American editor, dies at age 80.

February

• * Austin Majors, American actor, dies at age 27.
• * James Flynn, Irish producer, dies at age 57.February 12: David Jolicoeur, American musician and member of De La Soul, dies at age 54.February 13: Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese animator and manga artist, dies at age 85.February 15:
• * Dario Penne, Italian actor, dies at age 84.
• * Raquel Welch, American singer and actress, dies at age 82.February 19:
• * Jansen Panettiere, American actor, dies at age 28.
• * Richard Belzer, American actor, dies at age 78.February 22: Kristina Holland, American actress, dies at age 78.February 24: Walter Mirisch, American film producer, dies at age 101.February 25: Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, writer, director and singer, dies at age 92.February 27: Burny Mattinson, American writer, director, and animator, dies at age 87.

March

• * Lance Reddick, American actor, dies at age 60.
• * Raoul Servais, Belgian animator, animated film director and comic artist, dies at age 94.March 20: Michael Reaves, American television writer, dies at age 72.March 21: Charles E. Bastien, Canadian animation director, dies at age 60.March 23: Brendan O'Brien, American voice actor, dies at age 60.March 25: Leo D. Sullivan, American animator, dies at age 82.

April

• * Bruce Petty, Australian political cartoonist, sculptor and animated film director, dies at age 93.
• * Michael Lerner, American actor, dies at age 81.
• * Bob Heatlie, Scottish songwriter, record producer and composer, dies at age 76.April 9: Donald W. Ernst, American editor and producer, dies at age 89.April 14: Murray Melvin, English actor, dies at age 90.April 22: Barry Humphries, Australian actor, author and satirist, dies at age 89.April 25:
• * Paul van Vliet, Dutch comedian, actor and singer, dies at age 87.
• * Harry Belafonte, Jamaican-American Calypso singer, dies at age 96.April 26: Cilia van Dijk, Dutch film producer, dies at age 81.April 27: Jerry Springer, English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, and politician, dies at age 79.April 30: Patricia Hamilton, Canadian actress, dies at age 86.

May

June

• * Ian McGinty, American comic book artist and writer, dies at age 38.
• * Joy Rosen, American executive, dies at age 65.June 12:
• * John Romita Sr., American comic book artist, dies at 93.
• * Treat Williams, American actor, dies in a motorcycle accident at age 71.June 16:
• * Paxton Whitehead, English actor, dies from complications from a fall at age 85.
• * Angela Thorne, British actress, dies at age 84.June 18: Rupert van der Linden, Dutch comic artist, illustrator, painter and animated film director, dies at age 92.June 27: Joana Brito, Mexican actress, dies at age 76.June 29:
• * Alan Arkin, American actor, director and screenwriter, dies at age 89.
• * Don Kennedy, American radio and television personality and voice talent, dies at age 93.

July

• * Randy Fullmer, American animator and producer, dies at age 73.
• * Bob Segarini, American-Canadian musician and radio presenter, dies at age 77.July 11: Michael Bakewell, British television producer, dies at age 92.July 12: Daniel Goldberg, Canadian producer and screenwriter, dies at age 74.July 14: Sergey Seryogin, Russian animation director and writer, dies at age 56.July 16: Ellen Fitzhugh, American lyricist, dies at age 81.July 19: Mark Thomas, British composer, dies at age 67.July 21:
• * Tony Bennett, American singer, dies at age 96.
• * Jerome Coopersmith, American dramatist, dies at age 97.July 23:
• * Pamela Blair, American actress, dies at age 73.
• * Inga Swenson, American actress, dies at age 90.July 25: Michele Kalamera, Italian actor and voice actor, dies at age 84.July 30: Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian, dies from cancer at age 70.

August

• * Ron Cephas Jones, American actor, dies at age 66.
• * Nizo Yamamoto, Japanese art director, dies from stomach cancer at age 70.August 24: Arleen Sorkin, American actress, and screenwriter, dies from complications from multiple sclerosis at age 67.August 26: Bob Barker, American game show host, dies at age 99.August 27: Mariella Trejos, Colombian-Peruvian actress, dies at age 75.

September

• September 30: Thomas Danneberg, German actor, dies at age 81.

October

• * Gennady Gladkov, Soviet and Russian composer, dies at age 88.
• * Steven Weisberg, American film editor, dies at age 68.October 17: Edward Bleier, American television executive, dies at age 94.October 21:
• * Marzia Ubaldi, Italian actress, dies at age 85.
• * Stephen Kandel, American television writer, dies at age 96.October 24:
• * Miyuki Ichijo, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 74.
• * Luis Pérez Pons, Venezuelan actor, dies at age 72.October 26: Richard Moll, American actor, dies at age 80.October 28: Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor, comedian and producer, dies at age 54.

November

• * Peter Spellos, American voice actor,'' dies from cancer at age 69.
• * Joss Ackland, British actor, dies at age 95.November 23: John Bush, American television producer, dies at age 69.November 24: Bodo Wolf, German actor, dies at age 79.November 27:
• * Mizuho Suzuki, Japanese actor, dies at age 96.
• * Frances Sternhagen, American actress, dies at age 93.November 29: Henry Kissinger, German-born American politician and diplomat, dies at age 100.

December

• * Natalya Bogomolova, Russian animator, dies at age 83.
• * Miroslawa Krajewska, Polish actress, dies at age 83.December 10: Shirley Anne Field, English actress, dies at age 87.December 11: Andre Braugher, American actor, dies from lung cancer at age 61.December 23:
• * Philip J. Felix, American art director and character designer, dies at age 61.
• * Richard Romanus, American actor, dies at age 80.December 26: Tom Smothers, American comedian and musician, dies at age 86.December 27: Mbongeni Ngema, South African musician, dies at age 68.December 30: Tom Wilkinson, English actor dies at age 75.December 31: Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican actress, dies at age 90.

Specific date unknown

• Julian Sands, English actor, dies in a hiking accident at age 65.