Events in Film & TV
TV Show Appearance
Jul 1 Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show
Elvis Presley
Steve Allen
Television Premiere
Jul 7 "Hancock's Half Hour" premieres as a TV show starring Tony Hancock and Sid James, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Tony Hancock
Event of Interest
Jul 9 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
Dick Clark
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Jul 1 Lorna Patterson, American actress (Airplane, Pvt Benjamin), born in Whittier, California
- Jul 1 Alan Ruck, American actor (Spin City), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jul 2 Jerry Hall, American model, married to Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdoch (Batman, Freejack), born in Mesquite, Texas
- Jul 5 Patricia "Patsy" Pease, American actress (Kimberly-Days of Our Lives), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jul 6 Casey Sander, American actor (Mike-The Big Bang Theory), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 7 Bill Lagattuta, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye), born in New York City, New York
- Jul 11 Sela Ward, Meridian Miss, actress (Hilary-Emerald Point NAS, Sisters)
- Jul 12 Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Jul 14 Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor
- Jul 16 Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes), born in New York
- Jul 17 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
- Jul 18 Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas, Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 19 Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF) and mixed martial artist, born in Oura, Gunma, Japan
- Jul 19 Peter Barton, American actor (Powers of Matthew Star), born in Valley Stream, New York
- Jul 26 Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler, born in Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Jul 27 Carol Leifer, American actress and comedian, born in East Williston, New York
- Jul 30 Delta Burke, American actress (Suzanne-Designing Women), born in Orlando, Florida
Michael Biehn
Jul 31 Michael Biehn, American actor (Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss), born in Anniston, Alabama
Michael Biehn