Birthdays in Film & TV on January 9

1898 Gracie Fields, English music hall/vaudeville performer and actress (Queen of Hearts), born in Rochdale, England (d. 1979)
1898 Vilma Bánky, Austrian silent screen actress (The Eagle, Rebel), born in Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary (d. 1991)

Richard Nixon (1913-1994)

American politician (37th US President (Republican 1969-74; Vice-President, 1953-61; US Senator from California, 1950-53) and navy veteran, born in Yorba Linda, California

1915 Anita Louise, American actress (The Little Princess, Gorilla, My Friend Flicka), born in NYC, New York (d. 1970)
1915 Fernando Lamas, Argentine American actor and director (Lost World, You look marvelous), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1982)
1920 Clive Dunn, British actor (Dad's Army, The Avengers), born in Brixton, London (d. 2012)
1921 Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright, born in Mumbai, India (d. 2006)
1924 Sergei Parajanov, Armenian film director, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1990)
1925 Lee Van Cleef, American actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY), born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1989)
1932 Jane Ross [Breslaw], American actress (Star Trek, Rocket Attack U.S.A., Wild Is My Love), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)

Bob Denver (1935-2005)

American actor (Gilligan's Island, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis), born in New Rochelle, New York [1] [2]

1935 Richard "Dick" Enberg, American sportscaster (NBC, CBS, ESPN), born in Mt Clemens, Michigan (d. 2017)
1939 Susannah York, English actress (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Superman), born in London, England
1940 Jimmy Boyd, American singer ("I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"), and actor (Bachelor Father - "Howard"), born in Jayess, Mississippi (d. 2009)
1942 K. Callan, American actress (Joe's World, Martha-Lois & Clark), born in Dallas, Texas
1943 Freddie Starr, English comedian & singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase), born in Huyton, United Kingdom (d. 2019)
1944 Harun Farocki, German filmmaker & author (Nicht loeschbares Feur), born in Nový Jičín, Czech Republic (d. 2014)
1945 Frank Biondi, American businessman (HBO), born in NYC, New York
1945 John Doman, American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1946 Leo Gullotta, Italian actor (Sinbad of the 7 Seas), born in Catania, Italy
1950 David Johansen [Buster Poindexter], American singer-songwriter ("Hot! Hot! Hot!"), and actor (Scrooged), born in Staten Island, New York
1955 J. K. Simmons, American actor (Whiplash), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
1956 Imelda Staunton, British actress (Finding Your Feet, Maleficent), born in Archway, London
1956 Kimberly Beck Hilton, American actress (Kim-Peyton Place), born in Glendale, California
1961 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter
1965 Joely Richardson, English actress (Body Contact, Wetherby), born in London, England
1966 Candi Milo, American voice actress (My Life as a Teenage Robot; New Looney Tunes), born in Palm Springs, California
1968 Joey Lauren Adams, American actress, born in North Little Rock, Arkansas
1972 Angie Martinez, American radio & television personality, born in Brooklyn, New York
1972 Sarah Beeny, English property developer & television presenter, born in Reading, United Kingdom
1974 Farhan Akhtar, Indian Bollywood film director & actor, born in Mumbai, India
1976 Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer, born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1978 Maggie Rizer, American model & AIDS activist, born in Staten Island, New York
1983 Kerry Condon, Irish actress (The Banshees of Inisherin), born in Thurles, Ireland
1987 Nicola Coughlan, Irish actress (Derry Girls, Brigerton), born in Galway, Ireland
1987 Pablo Santos, Mexican actor, born in Monterrey, Mexico (d. 2006)