Year 1949 in Film & Television (Part 2)

Events in Film & TV

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Birthdays in Film & TV

Birthdays 101 - 195 of 195

Jul 3 Susan Penhaligon, British actress (Dracula, Nasty Habits), born in Manila, Philippines
Jul 5 Marilyn Cole, English Playmate model (Jan, 1972, Playmate of the Year 1973), born in Portsmouth, England
Jul 5 Benny Stolovitz, fictional character on LA Law
Jul 6 Shelley Hack, American actress (Tiffany Welles-Charlie's Angel), born in Greenwich, Connecticut

Shelley Duvall

Jul 7 Shelley Duvall, actress (Popeye, Faery Tale Theater), born in Houston, Texas

Jul 8 Frank Delima, American comedian
Jul 10 Mark Shera, American actor (SWAT, Barnaby Jones), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
Jul 19 Ivar Kants, Australian actor (A Country Practice), born in Adelaide, Australia

Alan Menken

Jul 22 Alan Menken, American Disney composer (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast - 8 Oscars), born in New Rochelle, New York

Jul 24 Michael Richards, American comedian (Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 27 Jeremy Thomas, British film producer and actor (Family Life), born in London
Jul 28 Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and film producer (Braveheart), born in Jackson, Tennessee
Jul 29 Stephen Burleigh, Wheeling WV, actor (Love & Betrayal, Afterburn)
Jul 29 Leslie Easterbrook, American actress (The Devil's Rejects, Police Academy), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 1 Nigel Finch, English TV director and film-maker, born in Tenterden, Kent (d. 1995)
Aug 2 Madeleine Smith, English actress (Vampire Lovers), born in Sussex, England
Aug 6 Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1993)
Aug 8 Keith Carradine, San Mateo California, actor (Young Guns, Pretty Baby)
Aug 11 Ian Charleson, actor (Gandhi, Chariots of Fire), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Aug 14 Bob Backlund, American wrestler, born in Princeton, Minnesota
Aug 15 Ann Ryerson, American actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin), born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Aug 16 Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor (Zinda Bhaag, Masoom, Paar), born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Aug 20 Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England
Aug 20 Katiana Balanika [Aikaterini Athaniti], Greek actress (On Air) and singer
Aug 21 Loretta Devine, American actress (Boston Public), born in Houston, Texas
Aug 23 Rick Springfield [Springthorpe], Australian singer ("Speak to the Sky"; "Jessie's Girl") and actor (General Hospital), born in Balmain, New South Wales
Aug 23 Christopher Blake, English actor (Alexa), born in Chingford, London
Aug 23 Shelley Long, American actress (Diane in Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Aug 24 Joe Regalbuto, American actor (Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown), born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 25 John Savage, American actor (The Deer Hunter, Maria's Lovers), born in Old Bethpage, New York
Aug 28 Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), born in Bangor, Maine (d. 2005)
Aug 30 Christopher Collins, American actor (True Identity), voice actor (Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe) and comedian, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)

Richard Gere

Aug 31 Richard Gere, actor (Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sep 10 Don Muraco, American professional wrestler (WWF), born in Sunset Beach, Hawaii
Sep 10 Bill O'Reilly, American TV host and commentator (The O'Reilly Factor), born in NYC, New York
Sep 16 Ed Begley Jr, American actor (Eating Raoul, St Elsewhere, Parenthood), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 16 Susan Ruttan, American actress (Roxanne Melman-LA Law), born in Oregon City, Oregon
Sep 17 Wile E. Coyote, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Fast and Furry-ous"
Sep 17 Road Runner, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Fast and Furry-ous"
Sep 18 Billy Drago, American actor known for his roles as a villain (Pale Rider, The Untouchables), born in Hugoton, Kansas
Sep 19 Twiggy [Leslie Hornby], English model and actress (Boyfriend, W), born in Neasden, Middlesex, England
Sep 20 Anthony Denison, American actor (The Closer), born in New York
Sep 25 Anson Williams, American actor (Potsie-Happy Days), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 25 Mimi Kennedy, American actress (Spencer, 3 girls 3, Under 1 Roof), born in Rochester, New York
Sep 25 Pedro Almodovar, Spanish filmmaker (Women the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Matador), born in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain
Sep 27 Robb Weller, TV host (Entertainment Tonight, Home Show)
Sep 29 Tony Hoty, actor (Ransom, Paper), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 4 Armand Assante, American actor (Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours), born in NYC, New York
Oct 7 Gabriel Yared, Lebanese-French film score composer (Betty Blue; The English Patient), born in Beirut, Lebanon

Sigourney Weaver

Oct 8 Sigourney Weaver [Susan Alexandra], American actress (Alien, Working Girl), born in Manhattan, New York

Oct 10 Jessica Harper, American actress (Inserts, Stardust Memories), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 12 Stan Hansen, American pro wrestler (most successful gaijin in Japanese pro wrestling history), born in Borger, Texas
Oct 13 Marisol Malaret, 1st Puerto Rican Miss Universe (1970), born in Utuado, Puerto Rico
Oct 14 Katy Manning, English actress (Doctor Who-Jo Grant), born in Guildford, Surrey, England
Oct 17 Bill Hudson, comedian (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show), born in Portland, Oregon
Oct 18 Ed Farmer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; Chicago WS) and broadcaster (Chicago WS radio 1991-2005), born in Evergreen Park, Illinois (d. 2020)
Oct 25 Brian Kerwin, American actor (Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 26 Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler (WCW/ECW/SMW/NWA/Georgia/CWFI), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 28 Caitlyn Jenner [born Bruce Jenner], American decathlete (Olympic gold 1976), TV personality and prominent transgender figure, born in Mt Kisco, New York
Oct 29 Paul Orndorff, wrestler (WCW/SMW/NWA/WWF, Mr Wonderful)
Nov 1 Jeannie Berlin, American actress (Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 3 Michael Evans, American actor (All in the Family), born in Salisbury, North Carolina
Nov 3 Mike Evans, American actor (d. 2006)
Nov 4 Berlinda Tolbert, American actor (Jenny-The Jeffersons), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 5 Armin Shimerman, American actor (Principal Snyder-Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Lakewood, New Jersey
Nov 6 Brad Davis, American actor (Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express), born in Tallahassee, Florida (d.1991)
Nov 6 Nigel Havers, English actor (Don't Wait Up), born in London, England
Nov 10 Ann Reinking, American dancer and actress (All the Jazz, Micki & Maude), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020) [1]
Nov 12 Penelope Pussycat, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "For Scent-imental Reasons"
Nov 14 Phil Baron, American voice actor (Piglet), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 20 Ray Vitte, American actor (Doc, Cody-Quest), born in NYC, New York
Nov 21 Nickolas Grace, Cheshire England, actor (Diamond's Edge)
Nov 24 Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
Nov 25 [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin USSR, dancer/actor (Die Hard)
Nov 26 Juanin Clay, American actress (The Legend of the Lone Ranger), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
Nov 28 Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist and orchestra leader (SNL, David Letterman), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Nov 29 Garry Shandling, comedian (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Larry Sanders Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
Nov 29 Wayne Cowan, American wrestler
Nov 29 Jerry Lawler, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 30 Margaret Whitton, actress (Good & Evil, Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)
Dec 2 Ron Raines, American actor (Alan Spaulding-Guiding Light), born in Texas City, Texas
Dec 3 Heather Menzies-Urich, Canadian actress (The Sound of Music, Piranha), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)

Jeff Bridges

Dec 4 Jeff Bridges, American actor (Stay Hungry, Against All Odds), born in Los Angeles, California

Dec 4 Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born Australian actress (Superman 3, Sat Night Live), born in Takapuna, Auckland
Dec 5 Lewis Arlt, American actor (Littlest Victims, Ken-Another World), born in Kingston, New York
Dec 7 Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter and piano player (Small Change; Blue Valentine; "Jersey Girl"), and actor (Ironweed; Down By Law) born in Pomona, California
Dec 12 Bill Nighy, English actor (The Men's Room, Gideon's Daughter), born in Caterham, Surrey, England
Dec 13 Paula Wilcox, English actress (Man About the House), born in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Dec 13 Robert Lindsey, English actor (My Family, Citizen Smith), born in Ilkeston, England
Dec 15 Don Johnson, American actor (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges), born in Flatt Creek, Missouri
Dec 18 Joni Flynn, Indian actress (Octopussy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail), born in Assam, India
Dec 19 Nancy Kyes, American actress
Dec 20 Claudia Jennings [Mary Ellen Chestrerton], American actress and Playboy playmate (Nov 1969, Playmate of the year 1970), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1979)
Dec 24 Ray Colcord III, American film & television composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)