Birthdays in Film & TV on July 31

  • 1874 Clarence Kolb, American actor and performer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1964)
  • 1875 Harry Northrup [Henri N.], French-born American poet and actor (The Heart of Maryland, The Unchastened Woman), born in Paris, France (d. 1936)
  • 1886 Fred Quimby, American film producer (Tom and Jerry), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1965)
  • 1889 Donald Foster, American actor (Hazel, Lord Love A Duck), born in Oil City, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
  • 1912 Irv Kupcinet, TV host (Tonight! America After Dark), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1914 Louis De Funes, French actor and writer (The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacobs), born in Courbevoie, France (d. 1983)
  • 1916 Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), born in London, England
  • 1919 Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (ABC), born in Green River, Wyoming (d. 2006)
  • 1929 Don Murray, American actor (Bus Stop, Advise & Consent, Endless Love), born in Hollywood, California

Person of interestTed Cassidy

1932 Ted Cassidy, American actor (Lurch-Addams Family), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Actor Ted Cassidy
Actor
Ted Cassidy
  • 1932 Sam Coppola, US actor (Saturday Night Fever), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2012)
  • 1935 Geoffrey Lewis, actor (Earl-Flo, Gun Shy), born in Plainfield, New Jersey
  • 1935 Yvon Deschamps, French-Canadian author and humorist, born in Montreal, Canada
  • 1939 France Nuyen, Vietnamese-French actress (St Elsewhere, Diamond Head), born in Marseilles, France
  • 1943 Susan Flannery, American actress (Leslie Stewart-Dallas), born in NYC, New York
  • 1943 Sab Shimono, Japanese-American actor (Jackie Chan Adventures), born in Sacramento, California

  • 1944 Geraldine Chaplin, American-born actress (Doctor Zhivago, 3 Musketeers) daughter of Charlie Chaplin, born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1944 Sherry Lansing, actress (China Syndrome, Black Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1947 Richard Griffiths, British actor (Withnail & I, Harry Potter), born in Thornaby-on-Tees
  • 1950 Lane Davies, American actor (Mason-Santa Barbara, Impure Thoughts), born in Dalton, Georgia
  • 1951 Barry Van Dyke, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Diag Murder), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1951 Gerald Anthony, American actor (Marco Dane-General Hospital, One Life to Live), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1953 James Read, American actor (North and South), born in Buffalo, New York

Person of interestMichael Biehn

1956 Michael Biehn, American actor (Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss), born in Anniston, Alabama

Actor Michael Biehn
Actor
Michael Biehn
  • 1957 Dirk Blocker, American actor (Ryan's Four, Brooklyn Nine Nine), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1957 Victoria E Cooke, playmate (Aug, 1980), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1958 Wallace Kurth, American actor (Days of Our Lives, General Hospital), born in Billings, Montana
  • 1962 Kym Malin, playmate (May, 1982), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1962 Wesley Snipes, American actor (Passenger 57, Money Train, Blade trilogy), born in Orlando, Florida
  • 1965 Julian Richards, British film director (Queen Sacrifice), born in Newport, Wales
  • 1966 Dean Cain, actor (Clark-Lois & Clark), born in Mt Clemens, Michigan
  • 1966 Tylin John, Encino CA, playmate (Mar, 1992)
  • 1967 Elizabeth Wurtzel, American actress (Prozac Nation), born in NYC, New York
  • 1967 Rodney Harvey, actor (Salsa)
  • 1967 Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
  • 1967 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, born in Itabashi, Tokyo (d. 2005)
  • 1969 Loren Dean, actor (Billy Bathgate, Say Anything), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 1969 Rudolf Martin, German actor (Anton-All My Children), born in Berlin, Germany
  • 1969 David Cash [David Tyler Cash], American professional wrestler, born in Waynesboro, Virginia
  • 1972 Tami Stronach, Iranian actress (Neverending Story), born in Tehran, Iran
  • 1973 Chandra North, American supermodel
  • 1974 Emilia Fox, English actress (The Pianist), born in London
  • 1978 Zeta Makripoulia, Greek actress, model and TV presenter
  • 1979 B. J. Novak, American actor (Inglourious Basterds), born in Newton, Massachusetts
  • 1980 Harry Potter, fictional character portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, born in Godric's Hollow, England
  • 1981 Eric Lively, American actor (The Butterfly Effect 2), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1981 J.Son Dinant, American comedian, born in Syracuse, New York
  • 1987 Brittany Byrnes, Australian actress (Oberon), born in New South Wales, Australia

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