December 1958 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Dec 2 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
Dec 5 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

Birthdays in Film & TV

Dec 1 Charlene Tilton, American actress (Lucy Ewing - Dallas), born in San Diego, California
Dec 5 Dean Erickson, American actor and founder and CEO of Bionic Capital LLC, born in Maine
Dec 6 Nick Park, British filmmaker and animator (Wallace and Gromit), born in Preston, Lancashire, England
Dec 7 "Ravishing" Rick Rude, American professional wrestler, born in St. Peter, Minnesota (d. 1999)
Dec 7 Edd Hall, American TV announcer (Jay Leno's The Tonight Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 8 Billy Hufsey, actor (Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life)
Dec 10 John J. York, American actor (Mac Scorpio-General Hospital), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 12 Sheree J. Wilson, American actress (Our Family Honor, Dallas), born in Rochester, Minnesota
Dec 13 Clark Brandon, American actor (Fast Food), born in NYC, New York
Dec 13 Lynn-Holly Johnson, American actress (Ice Castles), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 14 Steven Rock-Savage, American actor (Shadow Play), born in Melville, Louisiana
Dec 22 David Heavener, American actor and country musician, born in Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 22 Lenny Von Dohlen, American actor (Love Kills, Electric Dreams), born in Augusta, Georgia
Dec 23 Joan Severance, American actress (Hear No Evil, See No Evil), born in Houston, Texas
Dec 24 Bob Smith, American author and a groundbreaking gay comedian (The Tonight Show, Funny Gay Males), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2018)
Dec 25 Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (Rockinghorse, Black Velvet), born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 30 Brandon Clark, American actor (Sean-The Fitzpatricks), born in NYC, New York
Dec 30 Rod Harrington, English darts player and broadcaster (World Matchplay C'ship 1998, 99; PDC World C'ship 1999 runner-up), born in Boreham, Essex, England

Weddings in Film & TV

Ingrid Bergman

Dec 21 Actress Ingrid Bergman (43) weds producer Lars Schmidt

Deaths in Film & TV

Dec 1 Patricia "Boots" Mallory, American dancer and actress (Handle With Care), dies from chronic throat disease at 45
Dec 13 Brand Dirck Ochse, Dutch filmmaker and co-founder (Polygoon), dies at 66
Dec 13 Tim Moore, American actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 71
Dec 21 H. B. Warner, British actor (Sunset Boulevard, The King of Kings), dies at 83