- Feb 1 Sherman Hemsley, American actor (All in the Family; The Jeffersons; Amen), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Feb 2 Bo Hopkins, American actor (Dynasty, Midnight Express), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- Feb 3 Victor Buono, American actor (Man from Atlantis: The, Untouchables; Batman - "King Tut"), born in San Diego, California (d. 1982)
- Feb 11 Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress
- Feb 13 Oliver Reed, English actor (Big Sleep), born in London (d. 1999)
- Feb 14 Lee Chamberlin, American actor (Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale), born in New York City
- Feb 16 Anthony Costello, American actor (Will Penny, The Outer Limits), born in Andover, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
- Feb 16 Barry Primus, American actor (Sgt McKenna-Cagney & Lacey, Boxcar Bertha), born in New York City
- Feb 18 István Szabó, Hungarian film director
- Feb 23 Diane Varsi, San Mateo California, actress (Peyton Place)
- Feb 23 Jiří Menzel, Czech film director (Closely Watched Trains), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
- Feb 23 Sylvia Chase, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Feb 24 James Farentino, American actor (The Final Countdown; Dynasty; Mary), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- Feb 25 Diane Baker, American actress (Diary of Anne Frank; Marnie), born in Hollywood, California
- Feb 26 Jack Knight, American actor (Mr Shamley-James at 15), born in Somerville, Mississippi
- Feb 27 Pascale Petit, French actress (Code Name: Jaguar, End of Desire), born in Paris, France
About February 1938
How Old? 86 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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