June 1958 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

  • Jun 2 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio
  • Jun 12 "Make Me Laugh" TV Game Show last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979

Berlin Film Festival

Jun 27 8th Berlin International Film Festival: Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries" wins Golden Bear


Birthdays in Film & TV

  • Jun 2 Lex Lugar [Larry Pfohl], wrestler (WWF/WCW/NWA), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Jun 3 Scott Valentine, American actor (Nick-Family Ties, My Demon Lover), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
  • Jun 4 Julie Gholson, American actress (Where the Lilies Bloom), born in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Jun 7 Christopher Marcantel, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving), born in Smithtown, New York
  • Jun 8 Keenan Ivory Wayans, American comedian (In Living Color), born in NYC, New York
  • Jun 8 Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk [Curran], British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Level 42, 1991-94; King Crimson, 2010-present), producer, and actor, born in Archway, London, England
  • Jun 12 Rebecca Holden, American actress (Knight Rider), and country and Christian music singer, born in Dallas, Texas
  • Jun 17 Bobby Farrelly, American film director (Dumb and Dumber), born in Cumberland, Rhode Island
  • Jun 17 Daniel McVicar, American actor (Clarke-Bold & Beautiful), born in Independence, Missouri
  • Jun 20 Chuck Wagner, American actor (Automan), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Jun 22 Bruce Campbell, American actor/producer/director (Army of Darkness, Evil Dead II), born in Birmingham, Michigan
  • Jun 27 Robert Newman, American actor (Joshua Lewis-Guiding Light), born in Los Angeles, California

Deaths in Film & TV

Robert DonatRobert Donat (1905-1958)

Jun 9 English actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53

  • Jun 27 Robert Greig, Australian actor (Sullivan's Travels, Horse Feathers), dies at 78