1954 in Film & Television

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 169

• Jan 2 Cynthia Sikes, American actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
• Jan 3 Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)
• Jan 6 Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley), born in London (d. 2008)
• Jan 6 Trudie Styler, English actress, born in Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
• Jan 11 Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
• Jan 13 Vicki McCarty, American author (Girlfriend's Guide to) Playboy playmate (Sep, 1979), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 14 Jim Duggan, American wrestler, born in Glens Falls, New York
• Jan 18 Ted DiBiase, American professional wrestler, born in Omaha, Nebraska
• Jan 19 Katey Sagal, American actress & singer-songwriter (Peggy Bundy-Married With Children), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 19 Katharina Thalbach, German actress & film director, born in Berlin, Germany
• Jan 22 Chris Lemmon, American actor (Brothers & Sisters, Duet) [or Jun 22], born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 22 Tully Blanchard, American professional wrestler, born in Calgary, Canada
• Jan 28 Anicee Alvina, actress (Friends), born in Paris, France

• Feb 1 Billy Mumy, American actor (Will Robinson-Lost in Space, Dear Brigitte), born in San Gabriel, California
• Feb 2 Christie Brinkley, [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel], American model and actress (SI, Vacation), born in Monroe, Michigan
• Feb 2 Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier
• Feb 5 Roseanne Katan, American model, actress and Playboy playmate (Sep 1978), born in NYC, New York
• Feb 7 Miguel Ferrer, actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2017)
• Feb 11 Wesley Strick, American screenwriter
• Feb 12 Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician and stand-up comedian

• Feb 16 Margaux Hemingway, actress (Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce), born in Portland, Oregon
• Feb 17 Rene Russo, actress (Ransom)

• Feb 20 Anthony Stewart Head, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Feb 26 John Bolger, American actor (Capt Gabe McNamara-Another World), born in New York City
• Mar 1 Ron Howard, Oklahoma, American actor and director (American Graffiti, Happy Days)
• Mar 1 Catherine Bach, Warren Oh, actress (Daisey Duke-The Dukes of Hazzard)
• Mar 4 Catherine O'Hara, Canadian actress (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Home Alone), born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Mar 5 Marsha Warfield, comedian/actress (Roz-Night Court)
• Mar 9 Kevin Wade, American screen writer (Working Girls), born in Chappaqua, New York
• Mar 13 Robin Duke, Canadian actress and comedienne (SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise), born in Toronto, Ontario
• Mar 14 Adrian Zmed, actor (TJ Hooker, Dance Fever), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Mar 15 Craig Wasson, Oregon, actor (Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club)
• Mar 16 Jimmy Nail, singer/actor (Evita, Spender, Howling II)
• Mar 17 Lesley-Anne Down, actress (A Little Night Music, Moonraker), born in London, England
• Mar 24 Donna Pescow, actress (Angie, Out of this World, Rainbow), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Mar 24 Robert Carradine, actor (Slim-The Cowboys, Wavelength), born in Los Angeles, California
• Mar 25 Elli Stai, Greek journalist and TV presenter
• Mar 26 Curtis Sliwa, founder (Guardian Angels)/radio personality (WABC)
• Mar 26 Kazuhiko Inoue, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
• Apr 2 Ron Palillo, American actor (Arnold Horshack-Welcome Back Kotter), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2012)
• Apr 4 Julie Carmen, American actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out), born in Mount Vernon, New York
• Apr 5 Christopher S. Nelson, American actor (Sons & Daughters), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Apr 6 Judi Bowker, Shawford England, actress (Clash of the Titans)

• Apr 9 Dennis Quaid, American actor (Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff), born in Houston, Texas
• Apr 10 Peter MacNicol, actor (Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice), born in Dallas, Texas
• Apr 10 Lenny Pickett, American saxophonist and musical director (Saturday Night Live band, Tower of Power), born in Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Apr 16 Ellen Barkin, American actress (Big Easy, Sea of Love), born in The Bronx, New York
• Apr 17 Kim Tyler, American actor (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies), born in Hollywood, California
• Apr 17 Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2015)
• Apr 21 James Morrison [Paige], American actor (24, Twin Peaks), born in Bountiful, Utah
• Apr 22 Joseph Bottoms, American actor (Surfacing, Blind Date, Braker), born in Santa Barbara, California

• Apr 30 Jane Campion, New Zealand film director (The Piano), born in Wellington, New Zealand
• May 1 Michael Scott, reporter (Entertainment Tonight)
• May 2 Roberta Pedon, American glamour model, born in Ohio (d. 1982)
• May 4 Pia Zadora, American actress and singer, born in Hoboken, New Jersey
• May 5 Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator, born in Chicago, Illinois
• May 7 Philippe Geluck, Belgian comedian and cartoonist, born in Brussels, Belgium
• May 8 David Keith, actor (Back Roads, Firestarter), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
• May 8 Stephen Furst, American actor (Animal House, St. Elsewhere), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 2017)
• May 10 Jeff Apple, American film producer (In the Line of Fire), born in Miami, Florida
• May 10 Michael Hagerty, American actor (Overboard, Inspector Gadget), born in Chicago, Illinois
• May 11 Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster
• May 16 Janet Maw, actress (Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge)
• May 18 Martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster
• May 21 Marina Langner, Dusseldorf Germany, Miss World runner-up (1975)
• May 29 Pankaj Kapoor, Indian actor (Ek Doctor Ki Maut, Raakh), born in Ludhiana, Punjab
• Jun 2 Dennis Haysbert, American actor (Allstate Insurance, The Unit), born in San Mateo, California
• Jun 5 Nancy Stafford [Nancy Elizabeth], Wilton Manors, Florida, American actress (Joan-St Elsewhere, 1977 Miss Florida)
• Jun 5 Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor
• Jun 10 Richard "Rich" Hall, American comedian, writer, and musician (Saturday Night Live, Fridays, Not Necessarily the News), born in Alexandria, Virginia
• Jun 12 Tineke Schouten, Dutch TV host and comedian, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• Jun 14 Will Patton, American actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun), born in Charleston, South Carolina
• Jun 15 James Belushi, American comedian (Saturday Night Live, Trading Places), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jun 17 Mark Linn-Baker, American actor (Perfect Strangers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• Jun 19 Kathleen Turner, American actress (Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile), born in Springfield, Missouri
• Jun 19 "Taz" Tasmanian Devil, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson and Warren Foster, (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Devil May Hare"
• Jun 21 Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deidre-Coronation Street), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
• Jun 21 Robert Pastorelli, American actor (Eldin-Murphy Brown), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Jun 21 Müjde Ar, Turkish film actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
• Jun 22 Amparo Munoz, Malgra Spain, Miss Universe (1974)
• Jun 22 Chris Lemmon, American actor (Wishmaster, Duet), born in Los Angeles, California [or Jan 22]
• Jun 22 Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (Chico & the Man), born in NYC, New York
• Jun 25 Lina Romay, Spanish actress (Conan the Barbarian), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2012)
• Jun 25 Daryush Shokof, Iranian filmmaker (Hitler's Grave), born in Tehran, Iran
• Jun 28 Alice Krige, South African actress (Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller), born in Upington, Cape Province, South Africa
• Jun 30 Ken Olin, American actor (Thirtysomething, Det Quinn-EZ Street), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jul 2 Wendy Schaal, actress (It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jul 4 Chang-dong Lee, South Korean filmmaker and novelist (Secret Sunshine, Poetry), born in Daegu, South Korea
• Jul 6 Allyce Beasley, American actress (Agnes Dipesto-Moonlighting), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Jul 6 James Kiberd, American actor (Trevor Dillon-Loving, All My Children), born in Providence, Rhode Island
• Jul 11 Butch Reed, American professional wrestler
• Jul 20 Moira Harris, American actress
• Jul 22 Pierre Lebeau, Canadian actor
• Jul 25 Lynne Frederick, English actress (Schizophrenia), born in Middlesex, England (d. 1994)

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• Jan 11 Emmy Arbous, Dutch actress/cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at 56
• Jan 18 Sydney Greenstreet, British actor (Casablanca, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74
• Jan 31 Florence Bates, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65
• Feb 8 Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
• May 1 Tom Tyler [Vincent Markowsky], American actor (Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), dies from heart failure at 50
• Jun 22 Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
• Jul 6 Dirk Verbeek, actor and director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70
• Jul 14 Jackie Saunders, American silent screen actress (b. 1892)
• Sep 3 Eugene Pallette, American actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Mark of Zorro), dies at 65
• Sep 28 Bert Lytell, American actor (One Man's Family), dies at 69
• Oct 3 Herbert Prior, British actor (Caught Short, Slave of Desire), dies at 87
• Nov 13 Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60

• Nov 22 Moroni Olsen, American actor (Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White), dies at 65
• Nov 22 Roderick McMahon, Professional Wrestling/Boxing Booker (b. 1882)
• Nov 29 George Robey, English musical theatre actor and comedian, dies at 85
• Dec 8 Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50

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