Events in 1970 in animation.
Events
April April 7: 42nd Academy Awards: It's Tough to Be a Bird by Ward Kimball wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. The first episode of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee is broadcast.
September September 12: The first episode of Harlem Globetrotters is broadcast. The first episode of Josie and the Pussycats is broadcast.
October October 9: Karel Zeman's On the Comet premieres.
November November 7: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow and Dave Monahan's The Phantom Tollbooth is first released two years after completion due to internal problems with MGM Animation/Visual Arts, which was closed down a month after the release. Norton Juster expressed his intensive disapproval with the adaptation and declaring the film's positive reviews to be "unacceptable". November 9: The first episode of Colargol is broadcast, produced by Albert Barillé.
December December 24: The Walt Disney Company releases The Aristocats, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
Specific date unknown Prescott Wright produces the first International Tournée of Animation. Ngô Mạnh Lân releases Tale of Gióng the Saint.
Films released
January 28 - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (France) February 15 - Uncle Sam Magoo (United States) March 17: Nobody's Boy (Japan) Tiger Mask (Japan) March 21: Attack No.1: The Movie (Japan) Star of the Giants: Big League Ball (Japan) April 7 - The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (United States) June 26 - Shinbone Alley (United States) July 19: 30,000 Miles Under the Sea (Japan) Tiger Mask: War Against the League of Masked Wrestlers (Japan) August 1: Attack No.1: Revolution (Japan) Star of the Giants: The Fateful Showdown (Japan) September 15 - Cleopatra (Japan) November 1 - Tales of Washington Irving (United States and Australia) November 7: The Phantom Tollbooth (United States) Santa and the Three Bears (United States) November 26 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Australia) December 14 - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (United States) December 19 - Attack No.1: World Championship (Japan) December 23 - Dougal and the Blue Cat (France) December 24 – The Aristocats (United States)
Television series
Debuts March 30 - Itazura Tenshi Chippo-Chan debuts on Fuji TV. April 1 - Ashita no Joe debuts on Fuji TV. April 3 - Dôbutsu Mura Monogatari debuts in syndication. April 5 - Otanoshimi Anime Gekijô debuts on Fuji TV and Studio Zero. April 6 - The Adventures of Parsley debuts on BBC One. April 7 - The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee debuts on Fuji TV. April 13 - Akaki Chi no Eleven debuts on Nippon TV. June 10 - Nihon Tanjô debuts on Nippon TV. July 1 - Where's Huddles? debuts on CBS. August 1 - Manga Jinbutsushi debuts in syndication. September 12: Doctor Dolittle, Groovie Goolies, Harlem Globetrotters, Josie and the Pussycats, and Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies debut on CBS. The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show and Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down debut on ABC. September 28 - Otoko Do Ahô! Kôshien debuts on Nippon TV. October 2 - Kick no Oni debuts on TBS. October 3 - Ijiwaru Bā-san debuts in syndication. October 4 - Inakappe Taishô debuts in syndication. October 5 - Norakuro debuts on Fuji TV. October 7 - Warera Salary man Dô debuts on Fuji TV. November 1 - Famous Classic Tales debuts on CBS. November 2 - Mahō no Mako-chan debuts on TV Asahi. November 9 - Colargol debuts on ORTF. Specific date unknown - The Tomfoolery Show debuts in syndication.
Births January January 11: Malcolm D. Lee, American film producer, screenwriter and director (Space Jam: A New Legacy). January 13: Keith Coogan, American actor (voice of young Tod in The Fox and the Hound). January 17: Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator (2 Stupid Dogs, The Critic, The Powerpuff Girls), director (Hotel Transylvania) and cartoonist (creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Sym-Bionic Titan, Primal, and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal). Moneca Stori, Canadian voice actress (voice of Kagome Higurashi in Inuyasha, Laura Haruna in Hamtaro, Sally Po and Catherine Bloom in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing). January 20: Kerri Kenney-Silver, American actress (voice of Miriam in Harvey Beaks, Gravitina in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Electronica in Teamo Supremo, Lotte Eccleston in the Digman! episode "Fear of GAWD", Gaia in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Prince of Thrace"). Larry Schwarz, American animation producer, entrepreneur, writer and photographer (creator of Princess Natasha, Kappa Mikey, Ellen's Acres, Speed Racer: The Next Generation, Three Delivery and Dancing Sushi, founder of Animation Collective). January 24: Matthew Lillard, American actor (voice of Eko in Karas: The Prophecy, Bruce and Mars in American Dad!, Jason Burr in Beware the Batman, Ned in All Hail King Julien, Lizard King in Axel: The Biggest Little Hero, Trevor Bodie in The Replacements episode "Skate-Gate", Monsieur Ducat in the Eloise: The Animated Series episode "Little Miss Christmas", Surge in the Generator Rex episode "Wasteland", continued voice of Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise). January 31: Minnie Driver, English-American actress and singer (voice of Jane Porter in Tarzan, Lady Eboshi in Princess Mononoke, Brooke Shields in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Debby Devizo in SuperMansion, Annie in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Penguin in the Batman: Caped Crusader episode "In Treacherous Waters").
February February 3: Anthony Russo, American film director, producer, screenwriter and brother of Joe Russo (voice of Movie Executive #2 in The Simpsons episode "Bart the Bad Guy"). February 12: Judd Winick, American cartoonist, comic book writer, television producer and screenwriter (Batman: Under the Red Hood, The Awesomes, creator of The Life and Times of Juniper Lee). February 14: Simon Pegg, English actor, screenwriter and comedian (voice of Buck in the Ice Age franchise, Kieron the Cat and Simmons in I Am Not an Animal, Odd in Free Jimmy, Thompson in The Adventures of Tintin, Herbert Trubshaw in The Boxtrolls, Pitch Kickham in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, the Narrator in Room on the Broom, Chamberlain in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Aleister in Archer, King James in America: The Motion Picture, Bob in Luck, C-3PO in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars", Dengar in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Bounty", Hughie in The Boys Presents: Diabolical episode "I'm Your Pusher"). February 18: Susan Egan, American actress, singer and dancer (voice of Megara in the Hercules franchise and House of Mouse, Lin in Spirited Away, Gina in Porco Rosso, Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond in Steven Universe, Renne Frodgers in the Amphibia episode "A Caravan Named Desire", "You'll Never Sleep Again" Singer and Singing Tree in The Simpsons episodes "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" and "Meat Is Murder"). February 20: Vincent Paronnaud, French filmmaker (Persepolis). February 22: Nicole Oliver, Canadian actress (voice of Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Zoe Trent in Littlest Pet Shop, the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull and Queen Marlena in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe).
March March 3: Julie Bowen, American actress (voice of Queen Arianna in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Lieutenant Penumbra in DuckTales, Devon Albright in Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace, Lil' Dipper in Planes: Fire & Rescue, Aresia in the Justice League episode "Fury", Marion Spartan in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "Attack of the Headless Horror", Patricia Banks in Hailey's On It!, herself and Claire Dunphy in Family Guy). March 10: Erin Bozon, American video game designer and animator (Futurama, Baby Blues). March 13: Tim Story, American filmmaker (Tom & Jerry). March 14: Meredith Salenger, American actress (voice of Barriss Offee in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Lashina in DC Super Hero Girls, Supergirl in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Aurora Six in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Clear Sky in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Common Ground"). March 15: Qarie Marshall, American actor (additional voices in the Drawn Together episode "Lost in Parking Space, Part Two"). March 18: Queen Latifah, American musician and actress (voice of Ellie in the Ice Age franchise, Gran Bruja in Maya and the Three, Pam Dromeda in The Fairly OddParents episode "Crash Nebula", herself in The Critic episode "Lady Hawke"). Shane Jacobson, Australian actor (voice of Shane in Thomas & Friends and Santa Claus in Santa's Apprentice). March 20: Michael Rapaport, American actor and comedian (voice of Squirt, Squeak, Tony and Plumber in Pound Puppies, Mike Wegman in The Simpsons, Erik in the Animals episode "Rats."). Andrew Kishino, Canadian actor (voice of Janja in The Lion Guard, Kevin in Steven Universe, Saw Gerrera in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Fong and Sid in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Daniel Kon in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Storm Shadow and Frostbite in G.I. Joe: Renegades, Mantis and Jax-Ur in Young Justice). Linda Larkin, American actress (voice of Jasmine in the Aladdin franchise, Hercules, House of Mouse, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, Sofia the First, and Ralph Breaks the Internet). March 23: Krzysztof Banaszyk, Polish actor (Polish dub voice of Gambit in X-Men: Evolution, D.J. Drake in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Ethan Bennett in The Batman, Li Shang in Mulan II, Hulk in The Super Hero Squad Show), (d. 2024).Nie żyje Krzysztof Banaszyk. Znany aktor miał 54 lata March 24: Vincent Mason, American musician and member of De La Soul (voiced himself in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Don't Press Play"). March 28: Vince Vaughn, American actor (voice of Chet Stevenson in F is for Family, Loki in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods").
April April 1: Brad Meltzer, American author and comic book writer (creator of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum). April 4: Janice Kawaye, American voice actress (voice of Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Jenny Wakeman in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Yuzu Kurosaki in Bleach, Numbuh 83 and 84 in Codename: Kids Next Door). April 6: Jen Kamerman, American animator (The Simpsons, The Oblongs), storyboard artist, background artist, sheet timer and director (The Simpsons). April 8: Steve Daye, Canadian animator (Nelvana, Space Jam), storyboard artist (Nelvana, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Slacker Cats, Jimmy Two-Shoes, Dinosaur Train, Julius Jr., Pirate Express, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series, Chip and Potato), writer (Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!) and director (Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show, Little People, Inspector Gadget, 9 Story Media Group). April 12: Retta, American actress and comedian (voice of Pinky's Mother in Pinky Malinky, Magic Harp in DuckTales, Wizard Nightingale in Where's Waldo?, Sandy in the Duncanville episode "Das Banana Boot", Animal Control Officer in the Bob's Burgers episode "The (Raccoon) King and I", Ghost's Mother in The Boys Presents: Diabolical episode "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supers Kill Their Parents"). April 20: Shemar Moore, American actor (voice of Cyborg in the DC Animated Movie Universe). April 21: Glen Hansard, Irish musician and actor (voice of Irish Guy in The Simpsons episode "In the Name of the Grandfather"), (d. 2026). Nicole Sullivan, American actress and comedian (voice of Shego in Kim Possible, Mira Nova in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Joan of Arc in Clone High, Supergirl in Super Best Friends Forever and DC Super Hero Girls, Drew Saturday in The Secret Saturdays, Franny Robinson in Meet the Robinsons, Marlene in The Penguins of Madagascar, Muriel Goldman in Family Guy).