1949 in film

The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

• April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies Passport to Pimlico, Whisky Galore! and Kind Hearts and Coronets are released in the UK.
• November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations.
• December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah, starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City.[6]

United States unless stated

• Adventures of Sir Galahad, starring George Reeves and Charles King
• Batman and Robin, starring Robert Lowery
• Bruce Gentry, starring Tom Neal
• Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc, starring Kirk Alyn and Rosemary LaPlanche
• Ghost of Zorro, starring Clayton Moore and Pamela Blake
• The James Brothers of Missouri, starring Keith Richards and Noel Neill
• King of the Rocket Men, starring Tristram Coffin and Mae Clarke
• Radar Patrol vs Spy King, starring Kirk Alyn

• Mickey Mouse (1928–1952)
• Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
• Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
• Popeye (1933–1957)
• Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
• The Three Stooges (1934–1959)
• Donald Duck (1934–1956)
• Pluto (1937–1951)
• Chip and Dale (1943–1956)
• Andy Panda (1939–1949)
• Goofy (1939–1953)
• Tom and Jerry (1940–1958)
• The Fox and the Crow (1941–1950)
• Woody Woodpecker (1941–1949)
• Mighty Mouse (1942–1955)
• Droopy (1943–1958)
• Blackie the Sheep (1947–1949)
• Red Hot Riding Hood (1943–1949)
• Jan Wickman Shorts (1949–1994)
• Noveltoons (1943–1967)

• January 12 – Wayne Wang, Hong Kong-born director
• January 14 – Lawrence Kasdan, American director and screenwriter
• January 16 – Caroline Munro, English actress and model
• January 17 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (died 1984)
• January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian (died 1982)
• January 27 – Zbigniew Rybczyński, Polish film and video cinematographer and director
• February 8 – Brooke Adams, American actress
• March 12 – Rob Cohen, American director, producer and writer
• March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
• March 22 – Fanny Ardant, French actress
• April 14 – John Shea, American actor
• April 20
  • Jessica Lange, American actress
  • Veronica Cartwright, English-born actress
• May 24 – Jim Broadbent, English actor
• May 26 – Pam Grier, American actress
• May 31 – Tom Berenger, American actor
• June 15 – Jim Varney, American actor and comedian (died 2000)
• June 22 – Meryl Streep, American actress
• July 7 – Shelley Duvall, American actress
• August 8 – Keith Carradine, American actor
• August 17 – Julian Fellowes, English actor, writer, director and screenwriter
• August 23 – Shelley Long, American actress
• August 25 – John Savage, American actor
• August 31 – Richard Gere, American actor
• September 1 – Luminița Gheorghiu, Romanian actress
• September 4 – Eero Spriit, Estonian actor and producer
• September 16 – Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
• September 25 – Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish director
• October 4 – Armand Assante, American actor
• October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
• October 10 – Jessica Harper, American actress
• November 30 – Nicholas Woodeson, English actor
• December 4 – Jeff Bridges, American actor
• December 12 – Bill Nighy, English actor
• December 15 – Don Johnson, American actor
• December 25 – Sissy Spacek, American actress

• January 6 – Victor Fleming, 59, American director and producer, The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Captains Courageous, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• January 19 – William Wright, 38, American actor, Philo Vance Returns, Eve Knew Her Apples
• January 20 – Nora Gregor, 47, Austrian actress, The Rules of the Game, But the Flesh Is Weak
• February 19 – Jean Gillie, 33, English actress, Decoy
• April 15 – Wallace Beery, 64, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
• April 18 – Will Hay, 60, English comedian, actor and director, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Hey! Hey! USA
• April 22 – Charles B. Middleton, 74, American actor (born 1874), Flash Gordon
• August 9 – Harry Davenport, 83, American actor (born 1866), Gone with the Wind, The Ox-Bow Incident
• September 4 – Olof Ås, 56, Swedish actor, stage manager (born 1892)
• September 14 – Romuald Joubé, 73, French actor (born 1876)
• September 18 – Frank Morgan, 59, American actor (born 1890), The Wizard of Oz
• September 20 – Richard Dix, 56, American actor (born 1893), Cimarron, Redskin
• October 14 – Fritz Leiber, Sr., 67, American actor (born 1882)
• November 25 – Bill Robinson, 72, American dancer and actor (born 1878), Stormy Weather, The Little Colonel
• November 27 – Tom Walls, 66, English actor and director (born 1883), Stormy Weather, Lady in Danger
• December 16 – Sidney Olcott, 76, Canadian-born American film director (born 1873)

• Julie Andrews – The Singing Princess
• Yul Brynner – Port of New York
• Richard Burton – Women of Dolwyn
• Tony Curtis – City Across the River
• Denholm Elliott – Dear Mr. Prohack
• Jerry Lewis – My Friend Irma
• Mercedes McCambridge – All the King's Men
• Liza Minnelli – In the Good Old Summertime
• Patricia Neal – John Loves Mary
• Philippe Noiret – Gigi
• Max von Sydow – Only a Mother
• James Whitmore – The Undercover Man
• Nimmi - Barsaat (1949 film)