An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1965.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 28 - Those Calloways premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- June 9 - Cinderella (re-issue)
- June 18 - Mary Poppins
- June 23 - The Monkey's Uncle (premiere)
- August 18 - The Monkey's Uncle
- November 5 - Those Calloways
- November 23 - Donald Duck Goes West (West Germany)
- December 2 - That Darn Cat!
Shorts
- January ? - Boat Builders (re-issue)
- January 28 - A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
- February ? - Brave Little Tailor (re-issue)
- February 13 - Freewayphobia
- March ? - The Olympic Champ (re-issue)
- April ? - Two Weeks Vacation (re-issue)
- May ? - Man's Best Friend (re-issue)
- May 5 - Steel and America
- June ? - Pluto's Sweater (re-issue)
- July ? - Bubble Bee (re-issue)
- August ? - Blame It on the Samba (re-issue)
- September ? - Hook, Lion and Sinker (re-issue)
- September 22 - Goofy's Freeway Troubles
- October ? - Straight Shooters (re-issue)
- November ? - A Good Time for a Dime (re-issue)
- December ? - The Lone Chipmunks (re-issue)
Character debuts
- September - Barko
- December 2 - Patti Randall, Zeke Kelso, Ingrid Randall, D.C., Mr. MacDougall, Mrs. MacDougall, Canoe, Mr. Hofstedder, Dan and Iggy
Theme parks
- July 17 - Disneyland celebrates its 10th anniversary.
- July 18 - Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln opens in Disneyland.
Magazines
- Disney News Magazine publishes its first issue.
People
Births
- January 9 - Joely Richardson (actress)
- January 10 - Butch Hartman (screenwriter, animator, executive producer, animation director, storyboard artist, voice actor, occasional actor, occasional singer, and producer)
- January 22 - Diane Lane (actress, voice actress, and producer)
- January 27 - Alan Cumming (actor, writer, and singer)
- February 3 - Dave Benson Phillips (actor, voice actor, and television presenter)
- February 7 - Chris Rock (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- February 9 - Keith Wickham (voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- February 14 - Mike Disa (film director, screenwriter, and animator)
- March 19
- Jeff Pidgeon (animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
- Fred Stoller (stand-up comedian, actor, author, writer, and voice artist)
- March 24 - Peter Jacobson (actor)
- March 25 - Sarah Jessica Parker (actress, model, singer, and producer)
- April 4 - Robert Downey Jr. (actor)
- April 16
- Jon Cryer (actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director, and film producer)
- Martin Lawrence (actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director, and film producer)
- April 25 - John Henson (puppeteer)
- April 30 - Adrian Pasdar (actor, voice artist, and film director)
- May 17 - Trent Reznor (musician)
- May 24 - John C. Reilly (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, musician, producer, and screenwriter)
- May 27 - Zenobia Shroff (actress)
- May 31 - Brooke Shields (actress and model)
- June 1 - Brad Abrell (actor and voice actor)
- June 8 - Frank Grillo (actor)
- June 10
- Elizabeth Hurley (actress and model)
- Sue C. Nichols (animator)
- June 26 - Bobs Gannaway (writer, actor, voice actor, director, producer, and storyboard artist)
- July 7
- Mo Collins (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- Karen Malina White (actress and voice actress)
- July 26 - Jeremy Piven (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- August 10 - Claudia Christian (actress, voice actress, singer, and author)
- August 11 - Viola Davis (actress, voice actress, and producer)
- August 26 - Nancy Kruse (story artist)
- August 29 - Dina Spybey-Waters (actress)
- September 3 - Charlie Sheen (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- September 9 - Constance Marie (actress and voice actress)
- September 10 - Geefwee Boedoe (animator and illustrator)
- September 13 - Jeff Ross (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter)
- September 21 - Cheryl Hines (actress, comedian, director, and producer)
- October 12 - Jeff Nathanson (screenwriter, director, and producer)
- October 18 - Ralph Eggleston (animator, art director, storyboard artist, and production designer)
- October 27 - Mohan Kapur (actor, voice actor, and television host)
- November 22 - Mads Mikkelsen (actor, voice actor, and dancer)
- November 26 - Scott Adsit (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
- November 30 - Ben Stiller (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director)
- December 3 - Andrew Stanton (film director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor)
- December 7 - Jeffrey Wright (actor and voice actor)
- December 9 - Brad Savage (actor)
- December 21 - Andy Dick (actor and comedian)
- December 22 - Victoria Alonso (film producer)
Deaths
- January 24 - Winston Churchill (former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
- February 19 - Florence Gill (actress and voice actress)
- August 24 - Joshua Meador (animator, effects animator, special effects artist, and animation director)
1965