June 1954 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Musical Finale

Jun 24 Musical revue "John Murray Anderson's Almanac", starring Harry Belafonte, Hermione Gingold, and Orson Bean, closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 229 performances and a Tony Award win

Birthdays in Film & TV

Jun 2 Dennis Haysbert, American actor (Allstate Insurance, The Unit), born in San Mateo, California
Jun 4 Mikey Dread [Michael Campbell], Jamaican reggae singer, producer ("Rocker's Delight"), and broadcaster (BBC), born in. Port Antonio, Jamaica (d. 2008)
Jun 5 Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor (Şahsiyet series, EastEnders), born in Izmir, Turkey
Jun 5 Nancy Stafford [Nancy Elizabeth], American actress (Joan-St Elsewhere, 1977 Miss Florida), born in Wilton Manors, Florida
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 "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 19 Kathleen Turner, American actress (Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile), born in Springfield, Missouri
Jun 21 Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deidre-Coronation Street), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
Jun 21 Müjde Ar, Turkish film actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
Jun 21 Robert Pastorelli, American actor (Eldin-Murphy Brown), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 22 Amparo Munoz, Spanish Miss Universe (1974), born in Malgra, Spain
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 Daryush Shokof, Iranian filmmaker (Hitler's Grave), born in Tehran, Iran
Jun 25 Lina Romay, Spanish actress (Conan the Barbarian), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2012)
Jun 28 Alice Krige, South African actress (Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller), born in Upington, Cape Province, South Africa