Events in 1926 in animation .
Unknown date:
Coast To Coast (United States)The Huntsman (United States)
1 January – Alice on the Farm (United States)
10 January – Felix the Cat Spots the Spook (United States)
15 January:
23 January – The Wind Jammers (United States)
24 January – Felix the Cat Flirts with Fate (United States)
February – The Adventures of Prince Achmed
1 February – Alice's Little Parade (United States)
7 February – Felix the Cat in Blunderland (United States)
15 February – Alice's Mysterious Mystery (United States)
21 February – Felix the Cat Fans the Flames (United States)
7 March – Felix the Cat Laughs it Off (United States)
21 March – Felix the Cat Weathers the Weather (United States)
4 April – Felix the Cat Uses His Head (United States)
18 April – Felix the Cat Misses the Cue (United States)
2 May – Felix the Cat Braves the Briny (United States)
16 May – A Tale of Two Kitties (United States)
30 May – Felix the Cat Scoots Through Scotland (United States)
13 June – Felix the Cat Rings the Ringer (United States)
27 June – School Daze (United States)
4 July – Jungle Sports (United States)
11 July – Felix the Cat Seeks Solitude (United States)
25 July – Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss (United States)
8 August – Gym Gems (United States)
22 August – Two-Lip Time (United States)
5 September – Scrambled Yeggs (United States)
6 September – Alice Charms the Fish (United States)
15 September – Dog Gone
17 September:
A Knight Out (United States)Why Argue (United States)
19 September – Felix the Cat Shatters the Sheik (United States)
20 September – Alice's Monkey Business (United States)
3 October – Felix the Cat Hunts the Hunter (United States)
4 October – Alice in the Wooly West (United States)
17 October – Land O' Fancy (United States)
18 October – Alice the Fire Fighter (United States)
26 October:
Buck Fever (United States)Through Thick and Thin (United States)
31 October – Felix the Cat Bursts a Bubble (United States)
1 November – Alice Cuts the Ice (United States)
14 November – Reverse English (United States)
15 November – Alice Helps the Romance (United States)
28 November – Felix the Cat Trumps the Ace (United States)
29 November – Alice's Spanish Guitar (United States)
12 December – Felix the Cat Collars the Button (United States)
13 December – Alice's Brown Derby (United States)
27 December – Alice the Lumberjack (United States)
28 December – Zoo Logic (United States)
31 December – Where Friendship Ceases (United States) February 6 : Walker Edmiston , American actor (voice of Ernie the Keebler Elf from The Keebler Company , Squiddly Diddly and Yakky Doodle in Yogi's Ark Lark Down and Dirty Duck The Transformers Adventures of the Gummi Bears Whizzer in Spider-Man Avatar: The Last Airbender Ben 10 2007 ).[ 2] February 8 : Allan Rich , American actor (voice of Edward "King" Barlowe in The New Batman Adventures Joker's Millions "), (d. 2020 ).[ 3] February 11 : Leslie Nielsen , Canadian-American producer (The Secret World of Benjamin Bear The Railway Dragon Katie and Orbie Pumper Pups , the title character in Zeroman 2010 ).[ 4] February 14 : Al Brodax , American film and television producer (Paramount , King Features , The Beatles Yellow Submarine 2016 ).[ 5] February 16 : David Frankham , British actor (voice of Sergeant Tibbs in One Hundred and One Dalmatians February 22 : Kenneth Williams , British comedian and actor (the narrator and other voices in Willo the Wisp 1988 ).February 27 : Manuel Antín , Argentinian director (voice of Sr. Tecnologia in Mercano el Marciano ), (d. 2024 ).[ 6] March 16 : Jerry Lewis , American comedian, actor, singer, director, producer, writer and humanitarian (voice of the title character in The Nutty Professor Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XIV "), (d. 2017 ).[ 7] March 18 : Peter Graves , American actor (voice of General Warning and the Narrator in The Angry Beavers Mickey Mouse Works Minoriteam American Dad! A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial "), (d. 2010 ).[ 8] March 25 : Gene Shalit , American retired journalist, television personality, critic and author (voice of Gene Scallop in the SpongeBob SquarePants The Critic Pilot ", "Marty's First Date" and "Siskel and Ebert & Jay & Alice").April 1 : Jack Grimes , American actor (voice of Jimmy Olsen in The New Adventures of Superman Speed Racer 2009 ).April 5 : Roger Corman , American director and producer (Little Shop Fire and Ice Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time ) and actor (Hollywood Director in Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2024 ).[ 9] [ 10] April 7 : Miyoko Asō , Japanese actress (voice of Fune Isono in Sazae-san Fullmetal Alchemist Ranma ½ 2018 ).[ 11] April 8 : David Detiege, American film director (The Man from Button Willow Shinbone Alley Warner Bros. Cartoons ), animator, producer, and director, (d. 1984 ).April 9 : Hugh Hefner , American magazine editor (voiced himself in The Simpsons Krusty Gets Kancelled ", the Family Guy Airport '07 ", and the Robot Chicken 2017 ).[ 12] April 12 : Jane Withers , American actress (voice of Laverne in The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame II 2021 ).[ 13] [ 14] April 22 : Charlotte Rae , American actress, comedian, and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie Itsy Bitsy Spider 101 Dalmatians: The Series 2018 ).[ 15] April 30 : Cloris Leachman , American actress and comedian (voice of Hydia in My Little Pony: The Movie The Croods Granny Goodness in Justice League Action Beavis and Butt-Head Do America The Iron Giant Phineas and Ferb Adventure Time ,Castle in the Sky The Simpsons Three Men and a Comic Book "), (d. 2021 ).[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] May 8 : Don Rickles , American comedian and actor (voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story Quest for Camelot 2017 ).[ 24] May 13 : Norman Maurer , American comics artist, animator, screenwriter, and film producer (Hanna-Barbera ), (d. 1986 ).[ 25] May 15 : Regis Cordic , American actor (voice of Diablo in Fantastic Four Apache Chief and Black Manta in The All-New Super Friends Hour Puff the Magic Dragon The Mouse and His Child Quintessons and Menasor in The Transformers 1999 ).May 28 : Bob Ogle , American actor (voice of Kwicky Koala in The Kwicky Koala Show Shirt Tales Hanna-Barbera ), (d. 1984 ).June 1 : Andy Griffith , American actor, comedian, television producer, singer and writer (voice of the Narrator in Frosty's Winter Wonderland Santa Claus in Christmas Is Here Again 2012 ).[ 26] June 13 : Paul Lynde , American comedian and actor (voice of Templeton in Charlotte's Web Cattanooga Cats Where's Huddles? The Perils of Penelope Pitstop 1982 ).[ 27] [ 28] June 16 :
June 28 : Mel Brooks , American actor, comedian and filmmaker (voice of the narrator in The Critic Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Robots Spaceballs: The Animated Series Albert Einstein in Mr. Peabody and Sherman Hotel Transylvania 2 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation The Guardian Brothers Leap! Toy Story 4 Forky Asks a Question Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Mad Hatter in the Dora the Explorer Santa Claus in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Glenn Martin, DDS Special Agent Oso The Simpsons Homer vs. Patty and Selma ").August 3 : Tony Bennett , American singer (voiced himself in The Simpsons Wallykazam! 2023 ).[ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] August 7 : Stan Freberg , American comedian and actor (voice of the beaver in Lady and the Tramp Junior Bear and Pete Puma in Looney Tunes Freakazoid! The Garfield Show 2015 ).[ 34] [ 35] August 14 : René Goscinny , French comics writer, artist, magazine publisher animation director (Asterix and Cleopatra Daisy Town The 12 Tasks of Asterix La Ballade des Dalton 1977 ).[ 36] August 22 : Sandy Wogatzke, American animation checker (Jetsons: The Movie 2022 ).September 7 : Don Messick , American actor (voice of Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in Yogi Bear Jonny Quest Bamm-Bamm Rubble in The Flintstones Astro in The Jetsons Muttley in Wacky Races Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines Scooby-Doo Freakazoid! 1997 ).[ 37] [ 38] September 16 : Tommy Bond , American actor (voice of Beans in Looney Tunes I Love to Singa 2005 ).[citation needed September 19 : James Lipton , American writer, lyricist and actor (voice of The Director in Bolt The Simpsons The Sweetest Apu " and "Homer the Father "), (d. 2020 ).[ 39] September 23 : Henry Silva , American actor (voice of Bane in the DC Animated Universe ), (d. 2022 ).[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] September 28 : Larry Roberts , American actor (voice of Tramp in Lady and the Tramp 1992 ).[ 43] September 29 : Russ Heath , American comic book artist and animator (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 2018 ).[ 44] [ 45] October 1 : Ben Wicks , English-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author (co-creator of Katie and Orbie 2000 ).[ 46] October 11 : Earle Hyman , American actor (voice of Panthro in ThunderCats 2017 ).[ 47] October 12 : Antonia Rey , Cuban-born American actress (portrayed Assunta Bianchi in Happy! Dora the Explorer Courage the Cowardly Dog 2019 ).[ 48] October 18 : Yoram Gross , Polish-born Australian producer (Dot and the Kangaroo 2015 ).[ 49] October 23 : G. Stanley Jones , Canadian actor (voice of Lex Luthor in Challenge of the Superfriends Heathcliff 1998 ).November 2 : Howard Post , American animator, cartoonist, and comic strip and comic book writer-artist (Famous Studios ), (d. 2010 ).[ 50] [ 51] [ 52] November 7 : Kay Hawtrey , Canadian actress (voice of Emily's Grandmother in Little Bear Max & Ruby The Raccoons 2021 ).[ 53] November 8 : Jack Mendelsohn , American writer-artist (Hanna-Barbera , Yellow Submarine Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2017 ).[ 54] November 14 : Tom Hatten , American cartoonist, TV presenter (host of The Popeye Show The Secret of NIMH 2019 ).[ 55] November 16 : Joan Gardner , American actress (voice of Spunky in The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole Snorks 1992 ).[ 56] November 29 : Gordon Peters , English actor and comedian (voice of Characters of Mr. Men and Little Miss 2022 ).[ 57] [ 58] December 11 : Dick Tufeld , American actor, announcer, and narrator (announcer and narrator for Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Spider-Woman Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians Fantastic Four Histeria! Robot from Lost in Space The Simpsons Mayored to the Mob " and "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore "), (d. 2012 ).[ 59] December 12 : Roman Kroitor , Canadian filmmaker (Universe SANDDE ), (d. 2012 ).[ 60] December 16 : Jeffrey Stone , American model (model for Prince Charming in Cinderella 2012 ).December 19 : Eckart Dux , German actor (German dub voice of Man-E-Faces in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 2024 ).[ 61] December 22 : José Luis Moro, Spanish animator and comics artist (La Familia Telérín ), (d. 2015 ).[ 62]
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