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'{{use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Year box}} This is a list of events in '''animation in 2018'''. ==Events== ===January=== * '''January 7''': The first episode of ''[[Pop Team Epic]]'' airs. * '''January 22''': [[Minnie Mouse]] receives a star at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Minnie Mouse|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/minnie-mouse|publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref *'''January 30''': Nick Jr celebratea his 30th Anniversary ===February=== * '''February 26''': The first episode of ''[[Final Space]]'' airs. ===March=== * '''March 3''': [[38th Golden Raspberry Awards]] ** [[Sony Pictures Animation]]'s [[The Emoji Movie|''The Emoji Movie'']] wins a record four [[Razzie]] awards, including [[Worst Picture]], becoming the first animated film to win it. * '''March 4''': [[90th Academy Awards]]: ** ''[[Dear Basketball]]'' by [[Glen Keane]] wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/|title=90th Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees|website=The Oscars 2018|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Enterprises, Inc.]]|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> ** ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/arts/oscar-winners.html|title=The 2018 Oscar Winners: Full List|date=March 4, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> * '''March 25''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]'' first airs, in which the [[The Simpsons opening sequence|couch gag]] is animated by [[Bill Plympton]], the sixth time he has done so. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7343988/|title=3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage|date=March 25, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2020|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> * '''March 29''': [[John Kricfalusi]] is accused by animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice of having sexually harassed and [[child grooming|groomed]] them when they were underage.<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite news|first=Ariane|last=Lange|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse|title= Creator Of "Ren & Stimpy" Accused Of Preying On Underage Girls Who Wanted Animation Careers|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> ===April=== * '''April 27''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' beats ''[[Gunsmoke]]''<nowiki/>'s record of being the longest-running American primetime TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-simpsons-to-become-longest-running-primetime-scripted-series-on-tv/|title="The Simpsons" to become longest-running primetime scripted series on TV|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===May=== * '''May 11''': [[John Kricfalusi]] issues a personal explanation and apology about the sexual assault allegations against him, though he denies some of the claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kricfalusi_john.htm|title=John Kricfalusi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''May 13''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]'' premieres, wherein the family travels to [[Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8259932/|title=Throw Grampa from the Dane|date=May 13, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2020|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> ===June=== * '''June 3''': The first episode of ''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|Fancy Nancy]]'' airs. * '''June 11''': [[Nina Paley]]'s animated feature film ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'' premiers, which analyses [[The Book of Exodus]] and the evolution of [[Judaism]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] religion.<ref name="Annecy">{{cite web |url=https://www.annecy.org/programme/index:film-20183119 |title=Seder-Masochism |date=June 2018 |work=[[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> ===July=== * '''July 7''': The first episode of ''[[Summer Camp Island]]'' airs. * '''July 8''': ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' surpasses ''[[Finding Dory]]'' as the highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, with a domestic box-office gross of $500 million. ===August=== * '''August 17''': The first episode of ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'' airs on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=July 25, 2017 |title=Netflix Announces DISENCHANTMENT, a New Epic Fantasy Animated Series from Matt Groening |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-disenchantment-a-new-epic-fantasy-animated-series-from-matt-groening |location=Hollywood, CA |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abbi-jacobson-lead-voice-cast-netflixs-animated-matt-groening-comedy-1024125|title=Abbi Jacobson to Lead Voice Cast for Netflix's Animated Matt Groening Comedy|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|date=July 25, 2017|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> ===September=== * '''September 3''': ''[[Adventure Time]]'' airs its final episode on [[Cartoon Network]], after an 8-year run. * '''September 7''': Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively on [[Netflix]]. * '''September 21''': The first episode of [[Hilda (TV series)|''Hilda'']] airs on Netflix. ===October=== * '''October 26''': [[Adi Shankar]] states in an interview with ''[[IndieWire]]'' that the character [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] will leave ''[[The Simpsons]]'' following controversy over him potentially being a negative and racially offensive stereotype.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/|title='The Simpsons' Is Eliminating Apu, But Producer Adi Shankar Found the Perfect Script to Solve the Apu Problem|last=O'Falt|first=Chris|date=26 October 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> * '''October 29''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] states that "Adi Shankar does not speak for our show".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/entertainment/simpsons-apu-leaving-speculation/index.html|title='The Simpsons' producer responds to claim Apu is leaving|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=29 October 2018|publisher=CNN|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> ===November=== * '''November 21''': ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' is released, being the first theatrical [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] sequel since ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' in 1990. ===December=== * '''December 12''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People]]'' are added to the [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |website=Library of Congress|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/5476779/national-film-registry-2018/|title=See the 25 Movies Just Added to the National Film Registry|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}</ref> ==Awards== * [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]: ''[[Bao (film)|Bao]]'' * [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] Cristal du long métrage: ''[[Funan (film)|Funan]]'' * [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'' * [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''Rezo'' * [[BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[César Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Dilili in Paris]]'' * [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' * [[European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]'' * [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'' * [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Goya Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]'' * [[23rd Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Animation Award]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' * [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year]]: ''[[Night Is Short, Walk On Girl|The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl]]'' * [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' * [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film]]: ''[[Okko's Inn]]'' * [[National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' * [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' * [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' * [[Saturn Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' ''(note: the 2018/2019 events were combined; films released in both years were eligible)'' * [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Tokyo Anime Award]]: ''[[In This Corner of the World (film)|In This Corner of the World]]'' and ''[[Kemono Friends]]'' * [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' * [[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' ==Film released== {{Main|List of animated feature films of 2018}} ==Television series debuts== {{Main|List of animated television series of 2018}} {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" border="1" width="75%" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center" ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Channel ! scope="col" |Year |- |January 7 |''[[Cleo & Cuquin]]'' |Clan |2018 |- |January 14 |''[[Hot Streets (TV series)|Hot Streets]]'' |Adult Swim |2018–19 |- |January 15 |''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]'' |Nickelodeon |2018 |- | rowspan="2" |January 19 |''[[Trolls: The Beat Goes On!]]'' |Netflix | rowspan="2" |2018–19 |- |''[[Constantine: City of Demons]]'' |CW Seed |- |January 26 |''[[Llama Llama (TV series)|Llama Llama]]'' |Netflix |2018–19 |- |February 11 |''[[Our Cartoon President]]'' |Showtime |2018–20 |- |February 19 |''[[Pinkalicious & Peterrific]]'' |PBS Kids |2018–present |- |February 23 |''[[Apple & Onion]]'' |Cartoon Network | rowspan="2" |2018–21 |- |February 26 |''[[Final Space]]'' |TBS, Adult Swim |- |March 2 |''[[B The Beginning|B: The Beginning]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |March 23 |''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'' (2018) |Disney Junior |2018–22 |- |March 30 |''[[Craig of the Creek]]'' |Cartoon Network |2018–present |- |April 6 |''[[The Boss Baby: Back in Business]]'' |Netflix |2018–20 |- |April 8 |''[[DirecTV Now]]'' |[[DirecTV]] |2018–present |- |April 14 |''[[Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own]]'' |Discovery Family |2018–present |- |April 20 |''[[Spy Kids: Mission Critical]]'' |Netflix |2018 |- |April 26 |''[[Little Big Awesome]]'' | rowspan="2" |Amazon Prime Video |2018–present |- |May 11 |''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' |2018–19 |- |June 1 |''[[Subway Surfers|Subway Surfers: The Animated Series]]'' |YouTube |2018–present |- |June 8 |''[[The Hollow (TV series)|The Hollow]]'' |Netflix |2018–20 |- |June 18 |''[[Big City Greens]]'' |Disney Channel |2018–present |- |June 29 |''[[Harvey Girls Forever!]]'' |Netflix |2018–20 |- | rowspan="2" |July 1 |''[[Pop Team Epic]]'' |Adult Swim |2018 |- |''[[Polly Pocket (TV series)|Polly Pocket]]'' |Universal Kids |2018–present |- |July 7 |''[[Summer Camp Island]]'' |Cartoon Network, HBO Max |2018–present |- | rowspan="2" |July 13 |''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|Fancy Nancy]]'' |Disney Junior |2018–22 |- |''[[The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants]]'' |Netflix |2018–20 |- |July 20 |''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' |Nickelodeon, Nicktoons |2018–20 |- |July 27 |''[[Cupcake & Dino: General Services]]'' |Netflix |2018–19 |- |August 5 |''[[Mega Man: Fully Charged]]'' |Cartoon Network |2018–19 |- |August 17 |''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'' | rowspan="2" |Netflix |2018–present |- |August 31 |''[[Paradise PD]]'' |2018–21 |- | rowspan="2" |September 1 |''[[Total DramaRama]]'' | rowspan="2" |Cartoon Network |2018–present |- |''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' |2018–20 |- |September 14 |''[[The Dragon Prince]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |September 16 |''[[Human Kind Of]]'' |[[Facebook Watch]] |2018 |- | rowspan="2" |September 21 |''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |''Draft Games'' |NHL.TV |2018–present |- |October 1 |''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' |Disney Junior |2018–present |- |October 7 |''[[Star Wars Resistance]]'' |Disney Channel |2018–20 |- | rowspan="2" |October 18 |''[[Robozuna]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' |Facebook Watch |2018 |- |November 5 |''[[Rainbow Rangers]]'' |Nick Jr. |2018–present |- |November 9 |''[[Super Drags]]'' |Netflix |2018 |- |November 12 |''[[Butterbean's Cafe]]'' |Nick Jr. |2018–20 |- |November 13 |''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' |Netflix |2018–20 |- |November 16 |''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny]]'' |Amazon Prime Video |2018–19 |- |November 20 |''[[Motown Magic]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- | rowspan="2" |November 21 |''[[Queen America]]'' |Facebook Watch |2018–19 |- |''[[Let's Go Luna!]]'' |PBS Kids |2018–present |- |December 9 |''[[The Shivering Truth]]'' |Adult Swim |2018–present |- |December 11 |''[[44 Cats]]'' |Nick Jr. |2018-present |- |December 21 |''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]'' | rowspan="2" |Netflix |2018–19 |- |December 22 |''[[Watership Down (2018 TV series)|Watership Down]]'' |2018 |- |December 23 |''[[Bakugan: Battle Planet]]'' |Cartoon Network, Teletoon |2018–present |- |December 31 |''[[Abby Hatcher]]'' |Nick Jr. |2018–22 |} ==Television series endings== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center" width="75%" border="1" cellpadding="3" ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Channel ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Notes |- | January 20 || ''[[Pickle and Peanut]]'' || Disney XD || rowspan="2" | 2015–18 || Cancelled |- | January 26 || ''[[The Adventures of Puss in Boots]]'' || Netflix || Ended |- | February 10 || ''[[Bunsen Is a Beast]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–18 || rowspan="2" | Cancelled |- | February 16 || ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]'' || Netflix || 2012–18 |- | March 5 || ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' || Disney XD || 2014–18 || Ended |- | March 18 || ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' || Boomerang || 2015–18 || rowspan="6" | Cancelled |- | April 13 || ''[[The Magic School Bus Rides Again]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18 |- | April 23 || ''[[Peg + Cat]]'' || PBS Kids || 2013–18 |- | May 4 || ''[[Kong: King of the Apes]]'' || Netflix || 2016–18 |- | May 18 || ''[[Inspector Gadget (2015 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (2015) || Netflix, Universal Kids || 2015–18 |- | May 19 ||''[[NHL Draft]]'' |NHL.TV | rowspan="3" | 2016–18 |- | May 25 || ''[[Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia|Trollhunters]]'' || Netflix || Ended |- | June 3 || ''[[Justice League Action]]'' || Cartoon Network || rowspan="2" | Cancelled |- | June 14 ||''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]'' || Nickelodeon || 2018 |- | June 24 || ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2014–18 || Ended |- | July 20 || ''[[Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2016–18 || rowspan="3" | Cancelled |- | August 3 || ''[[Dinotrux]]'' || 2015–18 |- | August 11 ||''[[Pig Goat Banana Cricket]]'' || Nicktoons || 2015–18 |- | September 3 ||''[[Adventure Time]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2010–18 || Ended |- | September 7 || ''[[Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18 || Cancelled |- | September 8 ||''[[Sofia the First]]'' || rowspan="2" | Disney Junior || 2012–18 || Ended |- | September 10 ||''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]'' || 2015–18 || Cancelled |- | September 15 ||''[[Mysticons]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–18 |Ended |- | September 23 ||''[[Pop Team Epic]]'' || Adult Swim || 2018 |Cancelled |- | September 28 ||''[[Skylanders Academy]]'' || Netflix || 2016–18 |Ended |- | October 1 ||''[[Goldie & Bear]]'' || Disney Junior || 2015–18 |Cancelled |- | October 5 || ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals]]'' || HBO || 2016–18 |Ended |- | October 7 || ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' || Adult Swim || 2003–18 |Cancelled |- | October 12 || ''[[Tarzan and Jane (TV series)|Tarzan and Jane]]'' || Netflix || 2017–18 |Ended |- | October 14 || ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]'' || PBS Kids || 2010–18 |Cancelled |- | October 28 || ''[[Human Kind Of]]'' || Facebook Watch || rowspan="2" | 2018 |Ended |- | rowspan="2" |November 9 || ''[[Super Drags]]'' || rowspan="3" | Netflix || Cancelled |- | ''[[Beat Bugs]]'' || 2016–18 || Ended |- | November 20 || ''[[Kulipari]]'' || 2016–18 || Cancelled |- | November 29 || ''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' || Facebook Watch || 2018 || Ended |- | December 7 || ''[[Neo Yokio]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2017–18 |Cancelled |- | December 14 || ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]'' || 2016–18 || Ended |- | December 21 || ''[[Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus]]'' || Cinemax || 2017–18 || Cancelled |- | December 23 || ''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]'' || Netflix || 2018 || Ended |- | December 27 || ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' || YouTube || 2015–18 |- | December 30 || ''[[Bunnicula (TV series)|Bunnicula]]'' || Boomerang || 2016–18 || Cancelled |} ==Deaths== ===January=== *'''January 2''': [[Frank Buxton]], American actor (voice of the title character in ''[[Batfink]]''), dies at age 87. *'''January 7''': [[Doug Young (actor)|Doug Young]], American actor (voice of [[Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy|Doggie Daddy]] in ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'', [[Ding-A-Ling Wolf]] in ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'', [[Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey|Yippee]] in ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]''), dies at age 98. * '''January 31''': ** Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bogelund_cav.htm|title=Cav Bøgelund|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ** [[Ann Gillis]], American actress (voice of Faline in ''[[Bambi]]''), dies at age 90.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319268/|title=Ann Gillis|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===February=== * '''February 2''': Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, dies at age 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tiago_servais.htm|title=Servais Tiago}}</ref> * '''February 4''': [[John Mahoney]], British actor (voice of Preston Whitmore in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' and ''[[Atlantis: Milo's Return]]'', General Rogard in ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', Papi in ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]'', [[Sideshow Bob]]'s father Robert Terwilliger in ''[[The Simpsons]]''), dies at age 77.<ref name=ChicagoTribuneObit>Chris Jones (2018) [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html "John Mahoney, Steppenwolf and 'Frasier' actor who walked away from Hollywood, dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206045841/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html |date=February 6, 2018}} ''Chicago Tribune'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=VanityFair>Julie Miller (2018) [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/john-mahoney-dead "John Mahoney, Beloved Frasier Father, Dies at 77"], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2018.</ref> * '''February 9''': [[Reg E. Cathey]], American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]''), dies at age 59.<ref name="EN24">{{cite web|url=http://www.elitenews24.com/reg-e-cathey-actor-on-house-of-cards-and-the-wire-dies-at-59-entertainment-news-top-stories/|publisher=Elite News 24|title=Reg E. Cathey, actor on House Of Cards and The Wire, dies at 59, Entertainment News & Top Stories|date=February 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Varietyobit>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/reg-cathey-dead-dies-the-wire-house-of-card-1202694366/|title=Reg Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' Actor, Dies at 59|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=February 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''February 24''': [[Bud Luckey]], American animator, composer ([[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], [[Pixar]], ''[[Sesame Street]]'') and actor ([[Rick Dicker]] in ''[[The Incredibles]]'', [[List of Toy Story characters#Chuckles|Chuckles the Clown]] in ''[[Toy Story 3]]'', and [[Eeyore]] in ''[[Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="HRO">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bud-luckey-dead-oscar-nominated-animator-who-designed-woody-toy-story-was-83-1088229|title=Bud Luckey, Oscar-Nominated Animator Who Designed Woody for 'Toy Story,' Dies at 83|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> * '''February 27''': [[Bill Lignante]], American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator ([[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lignante_bill.htm|title=Bill Lignante|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===March=== * '''March 1''': [[Skiles and Henderson|Pete Henderson]], American comedian (voice of [[Bandar-log|Monkeys]] in ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''), dies at age 79. * '''March 3''': [[David Ogden Stiers]], American actor (voice of [[Cogsworth]] in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', Ratcliffe and Wiggins in ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', the Archdeacon in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Jumba in ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''), dies at age 75.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/obituaries/david-ogden-stiers-mash-dies.html|title=David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on 'M*A*S*H', Dies at 75|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> * '''March 14''': [[Stephen Hawking]], British mathematician and physicist (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes [[They Saved Lisa's Brain|''They Saved Lisa's Brain'']], [[Don't Fear the Roofer|''Don't Fear the Roofer'']], [[Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot|''Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot'']], and [[Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)|''Elementary School Musical'']], and the ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes [[Anthology of Interest I|''Anthology of Interest I'']] and [[The Beast with a Billion Backs|''The Beast with a Billion Backs'']]), dies at age 76.<ref name="IT-20180314">{{cite news |last=Henry |first=David |title=Stephen Hawking, physicist who reshaped cosmology, passes away at 76|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180329/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |archive-date=14 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=rsbm>{{cite journal|last1=Carr|first1=Bernard J.|last2=Ellis|first2=George F. R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Gary W.|last4=Hartle|first4=James B.|last5=Hertog|first5=Thomas|last6=Penrose|first6=Roger|last7=Perry|first7=Malcolm J.|last8=Thorne|first8=Kip S.|title=Stephen William Hawking CH CBE. January 8, 1942—March 14, 2018|journal=[[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]]|volume=66|year=2019|pages=267–308|issn=0080-4606|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2019.0001|doi-access=free}}</ref> * '''March 15''': [[Robert Grossman]], American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''[[Jimmy The C]]''), dies at age 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grossman_robert.htm|title=Robert Grossman|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php |title=Robert Grossman, illustrator who caricatured presidents and designed 'Airplane!' poster, dies at 78 - SFGate |website=www.sfgate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321202752/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php |archive-date=2018-03-21}} </ref> ===April=== * '''April 4''': [[Soon-Tek Oh]], Korean actor (voice of Zhou in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sung |first=Ji-eun |title=Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3046619 |newspaper=[[Korea Joongang Daily]] |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/soon-tek-oh-dead-dies-mulan-father-asian-american-theater-pioneer-1202746825 |title=Soon-Tek Oh, Voice of Mulan's Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85 |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=April 7, 2018 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media, LLC.]] |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> * '''April 5''': [[Isao Takahata]], Japanese animator, film director and producer (''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | title = Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82 | date = April 6, 2018 | access-date = April 6, 2018 | work = [[BBC]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406052620/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | archive-date = 2018-04-06 | url-status = live}}</ref> * '''April 8''': [[Chuck McCann]], American actor, comedian, puppeteer, and television host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in ''[[DuckTales]]'', [[Thing (comics)|The Thing]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', [[Blizzard (comics)|Blizzard]] in ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', Heff Heffalump in ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh]]'', the Amoeba Boys in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in ''[[Adventure Time]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="throbit">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097|title=Chuck McCann, Comic Actor and Popular Kids TV Host, Dies at 83|first=Chris|last=Koseluk|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 8, 2018|issn=0018-3660}}</ref> * '''April 12''': [[Giuliano Cenci]], Italian film director (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 film)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''), dies at age 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|title=E' morto Giuliano Cenci, uno dei papà di Carosello|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150917/https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|archive-date=July 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> *'''April 15''': [[R. Lee Ermey]], American actor (voice of [[Sarge (Toy Story)|Sarge]] in ''[[Toy Story]]'', Colonel Leslie Hapablap in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''), dies at age 74.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Matt|date=2018-04-15|title=R. Lee Ermey, Harsh Drill Instructor in 'Full Metal Jacket,' Dies at 74 (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/obituaries/r-lee-ermey-dead-actor.html|access-date=2020-11-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * '''April 23''': ** [[Bob Dorough]], American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]''), dies at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock-dies/|title=Bob Dorough, 'Schoolhouse Rock!' Performer and Writer, Dies at 94|publisher=The Wrap|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94|title=Bob Dorough Dies at 94|publisher=The Arkansas Times|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> ** [[Arthur B. Rubinstein]], American composer (''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]''), dies from cancer at age 80. ===May=== * '''May 7''': [[Miki Muster]], Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, comics artist and animator ([[Bavaria Film]], made cartoons based on the work of [[Guillermo Mordillo]] and Manfred Schmidt's ''[[Nick Knatterton]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muster_miki.htm|title=Miki Muster|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''May 11''': [[Zlatko Bourek]], Croatian animated film director, screenwriter, production designer and cartoonist, dies at age 88.<ref>{{cite book|last=Snješka Knežević|first=Aleksander Laslo|title=Židovski Zagreb|year=2011|publisher=AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb|location=Zagreb|isbn=978-953-174-393-8|page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/111425/Default.aspx | title=INTERVJU Zlatko Bourek: Sreća što nisam bogat | date=1 August 2010 | issue=483 | first1=Ana | last1=Jerković | newspaper=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]] | language=hr | access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> * '''May 13''': [[Margot Kidder]], Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in ''[[GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords]]'', Gaia in ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', Mistress Helga in ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''), dies at age 69.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title='Superman' Star Margot Kidder Dies at 69|author=''The Hollywood Reporter'' Staff|date=May 14, 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> * '''May 16''': [[Joseph Campanella]], American actor (voice of the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]] in ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''), dies at age 93.<ref name="play">{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-star-joseph-campanella-dies-at-93 |title=Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2018 |journal=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> * '''May 17''': Jerry Richardson, American animator, storyboard artist, background artist, prop designer and art director (''[[Bobby's World]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Klasky Csupo]], [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], [[Adelaide Productions]], ''[[Futurama]]'', [[Cartoon Network Studios]], [[Disney Television Animation]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], ''[[Brickleberry]]''), dies at an unknown age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2260378/|title=Jerry Richardson|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> * '''May 18''': [[Fred Peters (artist)|Fred Peters]], American animator and comics artist ([[Walt Disney Company]]), dies at age 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peters_fred.htm|title=Fred Peters|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hosting-6718.tributes.com/obituary/show/Fredrick-D.-Peters-106110020|title=Fredrick Peters Obituary - Reading, Massachusetts|website=Doherty Barile Family Funeral Home|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''May 21''': [[Clint Walker]], American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in ''[[Small Soldiers]]''), dies at age 90.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/obituaries/clint-walker-towering-western-star-is-dead-at-90.html |title=Clint Walker, Western Star Tall in the Saddle, Is Dead at 90 |first=John |last=Schwartz |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 22, 2018}}</ref> ===June=== * '''June 1''': [[William Edward Phipps]], American actor (voice of [[Prince Charming]] in ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''), dies at age 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681055/|title=William Phipps|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''June 2''': [[Nick Meglin]], American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther]]''), dies from a heart attack at age 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meglin_nick.htm|title=Nick Meglin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''June 8''': [[Anthony Bourdain]], American cook, journalist and writer (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode ''[[The Food Wife]]'' and in the ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'' episode ''Snake Parts Unknown''), commits suicide at age 61.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthony-bourdain-dies/|title=How Rock Music Shaped 'Bad Boy' Chef Anthony Bourdain|last=Smith|first=Rob|date=June 8, 2018|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> * '''June 11''': [[Rumen Petkov]], Bulgarian animator, comics artist (''Choko & Boko'') and director (''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/petkov_rumen.htm|title=Rumen Petkov|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''June 14''': José Castillo, Venezuelan animator (creator of ''Conejíto'', the first animation in the history of Venezuela), dies at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariocontraste.com/2018/06/fallecio-jose-castillo-castillito-pionero-y-baluarte-del-cine-animado-en-venezuela/|title=Falleció José Castillo "Castillito", pionero y baluarte del cine animado en Venezuela|website=DiarioContraste.com|access-date=October 29, 2021}}</ref> * '''June 28''': ** [[Denis Akiyama]], Japanese-Canadian actor (voice of [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]], [[Kenuichio Harada|Silver Samurai]], and [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] in ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'', and [[Dark Kingdom#Kunzite|Malachite]] in the original English dub of ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]''), dies at age 66 from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denis-akiyama-dead-johnny-mnemonic-pixels-actor-dies-at-66-1124688|title=The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades.|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Bartlett|first=Rhett|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> ** [[Harlan Ellison]], American writer (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated]]''), dies at age 84.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-harlan-ellison-20180628-story.html |title=Harlan Ellison dies at 84; acclaimed science fiction writer was known for combative style |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=June 28, 2018 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> * '''June 29''': [[Eugene Pitt]], American musician (composed the theme music of ''[[Nickelodeon]]''), dies at age 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/177935/doo-wop-singer-eugene-pitt-passes|title=Doo-Wop Singer Eugene Pitt Passes|website=Allaccess.com|access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> ===July=== * '''July 1''': [[Peter Firmin]], British animator, puppeteer and illustrator (co-creator of ''[[Noggin the Nog]]'', ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'' and ''[[Bagpuss]]''), co-founder of [[Smallfilms]], dies at age 89.<ref name="BBCFirmin">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674652 |access-date = 1 July 2018 | work = BBC News | date = 1 July 2018 | title = Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * '''July 4''': [[Darrell McNeil]], American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor ([[Hanna-Barbera]], [[Filmation]], [[Ralph Bakshi]], [[Ruby-Spears]], [[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Don Bluth]]), dies at age 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/07/andy-mangels-remembers-darrell-mcneil-1957-2018/|title = Andy Mangels Remembers Darrell McNeil, 1957-2018|date = July 7, 2018}}</ref> * '''July 10''': [[Lolee Aries]], American television producer and production manager ([[Film Roman]], [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], [[MoonScoop]]), dies from complications of lymphoma at age 61.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034792/|title=Lolee Aries|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> * '''July 19''': Claude Viseur, aka Clovis, Belgian comic artist and animator ([[Belvision]]), dies at age 71 or 72.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/clovis.htm|title=Claude Viseur|website=lambiek.net|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> * '''July 21''': [[Elmarie Wendel]], American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', Beverley Billingsley in ''[[American Dad]]''), dies at age 89.<ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4998158/elmarie-wendel-of-3rd-rock-from-the-sun-dies-at-89|title=Elmarie Wendel Of '3rd Rock From The Sun' Dies At 89|last=Hoahing|first=Cheryl A.|date=July 22, 2018|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> * '''July 25''': [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]], American composer, arranger and conductor (''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Simpson and Delilah]]"), dies from cancer at age 79.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2018-07-25|title=Patrick Williams, Emmy-Winning TV Composer, Dies at 79|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituaries-people-news/patrick-williams-dead-dies-mary-tyler-moore-show-1202886296/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> ===August=== * '''August 5''': **[[Charlotte Rae]], American actress, comedienne and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'', Adrienne Van Leydon in ''[[Itsy Bitsy Spider (TV series)|Itsy Bitsy Spider]]'', Nanny in ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/charlotte-rae-mrs-garrett-80s-sitcom-facts-life-dies-92/|title=Charlotte Rae, Mrs Garrett in '80s Sitcom 'The Facts of Life,' Dies at 92|last=Rossi|first=Rosemary|date=August 5, 2018|work=TheWrap|access-date=August 6, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> **[[David Landsberg]], American actor (voice of Woody in ''[[The Buford Files]]'', Mr. Griff in ''[[Stanley (2001 TV series)|Stanley]]''), dies at age 73. * '''August 15''': [[Kunihiro Abe]], Japanese animator (''Gundam''), dies at age 59 or 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/mecha-animator-kunihiro-abe-passes-away-at-50/.135607|title=Mecha Animator Kunihiro Abe Passes Away at 50|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''August 20''': [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]], South African actor and theatre director (voice of [[Long John Silver]] in ''[[Treasure Planet]]''), dies at age 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Nominee-Brian-Murray-Passes-Away-at-80-20180821|title = Tony Nominee Brian Murray Passes Away at 80|date = 21 August 2018|access-date = 21 August 2018|website = [[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref> * '''August 21''': [[Stefán Karl Stefánsson]], Icelandic actor and singer ([[Robbie Rotten]] in ''[[LazyTown]]''), dies from bile duct cancer at age 43.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/#!2018/08/21/lazytown-actor-robbie-rotten-stefan-karl-stefansson-robbie-rotten-dies-cancer/ Lazy Town Actor Dies After Battle with Cancer]</ref> * '''August 23''': [[Russ Heath]], American comic book artist and animator (''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''), dies at age 91 from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/41535-russ-heath-passes-away.html|title=Russ Heath Passes Away at 91|website=Newsarama|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/heath_russ.htm|title=Russ Heath|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''August 31''': [[Carole Shelley]], British actress (voice of Amelia Gabble in ''[[The Aristocats]]'', Lady Kluck in ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''), dies at age 79.<ref name="Slotnik">{{cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/obituaries/carole-shelley-dead.html|title=Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79|work=The New York Times|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> ===September=== * '''September 6''': [[Burt Reynolds]], American actor (voice of Charlie B. Barkin in ''[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]'', Judge Keaton in ''[[Duckman]]'', M.F. Thatherton in ''[[King of the Hill (TV series)|King of the Hill]]'', Senator Buckingham in ''[[American Dad!]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000608/|title=Burt Reynolds|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===October=== * '''October 4''': ** [[Will Vinton]], American animator and film director (''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'', ''[[The California Raisins]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/will.vinton/posts/2219206734981677|title=Will Vinton|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-will-vinton-creator-of-famous-claymation-characters-dies|title=Portland's Will Vinton, creator of famous Claymation characters, dies|publisher=[[KATU]]|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> ** [[Audrey Wells]], American producer, director and screenwriter (''[[Over the Moon (2020 film)|Over the Moon]]''), dies from cancer at age 58.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stedman |first1=Alex |title='The Hate U Give' Screenwriter Audrey Wells Dies at 58 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/audrey-wells-dead-dies-the-hate-u-give-1202970966/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref> * '''October 7''': [[Gibba]], Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/savona/2018/10/07/news/alassio-e-morto-gibba-il-pioniere-del-cartone-animato-italiano-1.34050821|title=Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano|date=Oct 7, 2018|website=lastampa.it|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''October 9''': Adam Burke, American animator ([[Pixar]]), dies at age 47.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/pixar-animator-adam-burke-dies/|title=Pixar Animator Adam Burke Dies|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=Oct 9, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''October 15''': Domingo Rivera, American animator and clean-up artist (''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', ''[[The Tigger Movie]]'', ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'', ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]'', ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''), dies at an unknown age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2473972/|title=Domingo Rivera|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> * '''October 17''': [[Robert J. Walsh]], American composer ([[Looney Tunes]], [[Marvel Productions]]), dies at age 70. * '''October 27''': Stephen Sustarsic, American television producer and writer (''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', ''[[Goof Troop]]'', ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]'', ''[[Bump in the Night (TV series)|Bump in the Night]]'', ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]'', ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'', ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'', ''[[World of Quest]]'', ''[[Fanboy & Chum Chum]]'', ''[[WordGirl]]'', ''[[Johnny Test]]'', ''[[Xiaolin Chronicles]]'', co-creator of ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''), dies at age 62.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/stephen-sustarsic-ii-obituary?sid=106542864&v=forestlawn&pid=190604958&view=guestbook/|title=Stephen T. Sustarsic II Obituary|website=[[Legacy.com]]|date=October 29, 2018|access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> ===November=== * '''November 4''': [[Jacques Muller (animator)|Jacques Muller]], French animator ([[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Amblin]], ILM), dies at age 62.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009026902134 Jacques Muller Memorial page at Facebook] Retrieved 13 November 2018</ref> * '''November 5''': [[Rick Reinert]], American animator, film director and producer ([[MGM]], [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=fredrick-g-reinert&pid=190700847|title=FREDRICK REINERT Obituary - Springfield, VA &#124; The Plain Dealer|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/fredrick-reinert-obituary?pid=190684144|title=Fredrick Reinert Obituary - Annandale, Virginia &#124; Legacy.com|website=[[Legacy.com]]|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''November 7''': [[Orlando Corradi]], Italian film animator and director (founder of [[Mondo TV]]), dies at age 78.<ref>[http://www.videoageinternational.net/2018/12/03/watercooler/orlando-corradi-1940-2018/ Orlando Corradi, 1940-2018]: ''Video Age''. Retrieved 4 April 2022.</ref> * '''November 12''': [[Stan Lee]], American comics writer, editor and publisher (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes ''[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]'', ''[[The Caper Chase]]'' and ''[[Married to the Blob]]'', narrator in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', voice of Fred's dad in ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'' and ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]'', and the Mayor of Superhero City in ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]''), dies at age 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lee_s.htm|title=Stan Lee|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> * '''November 26''': [[Stephen Hillenburg]], American comics artist, animator, writer, producer, director, designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and actor (writer and director of ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', creator of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''), dies from ALS at age 57.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hillenburg_stephen.htm|title=Stephen Hillenburg|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===December=== * '''December 1''': [[Ken Berry]], American actor, dancer and singer (voice of Seymour Grey in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ken-berry-dead-f-troop-mamas-family-star-was-85-999739|title=Ken Berry, Star of 'F Troop' and 'Mama's Family,' Dies at 85|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=December 1, 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> * '''December 10''': [[Alvin Epstein]], American actor and director (voice of Bookseller in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''), dies at age 93. * '''December 17''': [[Penny Marshall]], American actress, film director and producer (voice of Laverne DeFazio in ''[[Laverne & Shirley in the Army]]'', Ms. Botz in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]"), dies at age 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001508/|title=Penny Marshall|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''December 27''': [[Børge Ring]], Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (''Oh My Darling'', ''[[Anna & Bella]]'', ''Run of the Mill''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ring_borge.htm|title=Børge Ring|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''December 30''': [[Don Lusk]], American animator and director ([[Walt Disney Company]], ''[[Peanuts]]'', [[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 105.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527206/|title=Don Lusk|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ==See also== * [[2018 in anime]] * [[List of animated television series of 2018]] ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == *[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=2018-01-01,2018-12-31&genres=animation&sort=num_votes,desc Animated works of the year], listed in the [[IMDb]] {{Years of animation}} [[Category:2018 in animation| ]] [[Category:2010s in animation]] [[Category:2018-related timelines]] [[Category:Mass media timelines by year]]'