October 1966 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Oct 18 "Persona", Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann, is released

Oct 1 Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
Oct 1 Scott Innes, American voice actor (Scooby-Doo), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Oct 2 Rodney Anoa'i (aka Yokozuna), Samoan-American professional wrestler (WWF/NJPW/AWA), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
Oct 3 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
Oct 6 Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
Oct 6 Vasia Panayopoulou, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Mytilene, Greece
Oct 7 Marco Beltrami, Italian-American film composer (3:10 To Yuma; The Hurt Locker; Logan), born in Long Island, New York
Oct 8 Art Barr, American professional wrestler, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1994)
Oct 10 Bai Ling, Chinese-born American actress (The Crow, Red Corner), born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Oct 11 American actor (Beverly Hills 90210, Riverdale), born in Mansfield, Ohio

Oct 11 Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.], Samoan American professional wrestler, born in San Francisco, California
Oct 12 Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor (Anne of Green Gables), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2015)
Oct 15 Dougie Vipond, Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue - "Real Gone Kid") and broadcaster (BBC), born in Elderslie, Scotland
Oct 15 Jeffrey Jacquet, American actor (Mork & Mindy, Whiz Kids), born in Bay City, Texas
Oct 17 Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer
Oct 17 Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
Oct 18 Angela Visser, Neth, Miss Universe (1989)
Oct 19 Amy Linker, American actress (Lewis and Clark, Lauren-Square Pegs), born in Brooklyn, New York

Oct 19 American actor, screenwriter (Swingers), and director (Elf; Iron Man; The Mandalorian), born in Queens, New York City

Oct 19 Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor
Oct 22 Valeria Golino, Italian actress (Rain Man, Little Flames), born in Naples, Italy
Oct 25 Perry Saturn [Satullo], American professional wrestler, born in Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 26 Masaharu Iwata, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
Oct 26 Steve Valentine, Scottish actor (Crossing Jordan), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland
Oct 28 Andy Richter, American actor, comedian and writer (Conan O'Brien's sidekick), born in Yorkville, Illinois
Oct 31 Jon Wurster, American session and touring drummer (Superchunk; The Mountain Goats; Bob Mould), and comedy writer, born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Oct 31 Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler (NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee), born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Oct 31 Mike O'Malley, American actor (The Mike O'Malley Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Oct 6 Sydney Chatton, English actress (Once Upon a Horse), dies of a heart attack at 48
Oct 13 Clifton Webb [Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck], American actor (Razor's Edge, Laura), dies of a heart attack at 76
Oct 16 George O'Hara, American silent era screenwriter and actor (The Sea Beast, The Grapes of Wrath), dies at 67
Oct 17 Soledad Jiménez, Spanish actress (Kid Galahad, The Phantom of the Range), dies at 92
Oct 18 Bill Nestell, American actor (Dangerous Venture, Buckskin Frontier), dies of a heart attack at 73
Oct 21 Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95
Oct 23 Claire McDowell, American silent film actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88