April 1947 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

Apr 25 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title

Apr 1 Norm Van Lier, American basketball point guard (NBA All Star 1974, 76, 77; Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet), born in East Liverpool, Ohio (d. 2009)
Apr 4 Ray Fosse, American baseball player and broadcaster, born in Marion, Illinois
Apr 6 John Ratzenberger, American actor (Cliff Clavin in Cheers), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Apr 8 Cindy Pickett, American actress (Guiding Light, St Elsewhere), born in Norman, Oklahoma
Apr 11 Peter Riegert, American actor (Animal House, Crossing Delancey), born in NYC, New York
Apr 11 Uli Edel, German film director (Last Exit to Brooklyn), born in Neuenburg am Rhein, South Baden, Germany
Apr 11 Meshach Taylor, American actor, born in Altadena, CA, (d. 2014)
Apr 12 Dan Lauria, American actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Brooklyn, New York

Apr 12 David Letterman, American comedian (Late Night), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

Apr 15 Diane "DeDe" Lind, American glamour model and Playboy playmate (Aug, 1967), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 15 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American TV producer (Designing Women, Murphy Brown), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Apr 17 Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Apr 18 Dorothy Lyman, American actress (All my Children, Naomi-Mama's Family), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Apr 18 James Woods, American actor (Salvador, Against All Odds), born in Vernal, Utah

Apr 18 Lori Martin, American actress (Velvet-National Velvet), born in Glendale, California
Apr 20 David Leland, English actor and director (Nothing But Trouble), born in Cambridge, England
Apr 25 Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor (Blaze, Frances, Windy City), born in Buffalo, New York
Apr 26 Warren Clarke, English actor (Clockwork Orange), born in Oldham, Lancashire, (d. 2014)
Apr 30 Leslie Grantham, English actor (EastEnders), born in London, England (d. 2018)