Events in Film & TV
- Oct 6 KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
- Oct 9 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Oct 11 Frank Loesser's musical "Where's Charley?", starring Ray Bolger, and directed by George Abbott, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 792 performances and wins a Tony Award
- Oct 24 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Oct 2 Avery Brooks, American actor (Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9), born in Evansville, Indiana
- Oct 2 Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1998)
- Oct 3 Michael Medved, American film critic
- Oct 5 Russell Mael, American singer, engineer and director (Sparks), born in Santa Monica, California
- Oct 5 Sal Viscuso, American actor (Soap, Montefuscos), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 8 Claude Jade, French actress (Stolen Kisses), born in Dijon, France (d. 2006)
- Oct 8 Sarah Purcell, American actress and TV hostess (Real People), born in Richmond, Indiana
- Oct 8 Stephanie Marrian [Stefanie Khan], French model, actress and comedienne (Benny Hill Show), born in Paris, France
- Oct 16 Hema Malini, Indian Actress
- Oct 16 Michael Tylo, American actor (Guiding Light, Blade-Young & Restless), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 17 George Wendt, American actor (Norm in Cheers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 17 Margot Kidder, Canadian American actress (Lois Lane in Superman films, Amityville Horror), born in Yellowknife, Canada (d. 2018)
- Oct 20 Sandra Dickinson [née Searles], American-British stage, screen, cartoon, and radio actress (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - "Trillian"), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 21 Tom Everett, American actor
- Oct 23 Brian Ross, American Emmy and Peabody Award television journalist (NBC, 1974-94; ABC, 1994-2019), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 26 Marshall Colt, American actor (Eric-Lottery), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oct 28 Telma Hopkins, American singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"), and actress (Family Matters), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Kate Jackson (74 years old)
Oct 29 American actress (Rookies, Charlie's Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama
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