June 1968 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

  • Jun 2 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, KY (ABC) 1st broadcast
  • Jun 6 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 10 "Danny Thomas Hour" last airs on NBC-TV
  • Jun 10 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 10 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
  • Jun 12 U.S. premiere of horror film "Rosemary's Baby", based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ira Levin
  • Jun 17 KQEC TV channel 32 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 21 18th Berlin International Film Festival: "Who Saw Him Die?" wins the Golden Bear

Birthdays in Film & TV

  • Jun 1 Jason Donovan, rocker/actor (Neighbors)
  • Jun 2 Jon Culshaw, British comedian and impressionist
  • Jun 4 Scott Wolf, actor (Broken Arrow, Party of 5), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Bill BurrBill Burr (54 years old)

Jun 10 American comedian and podcaster (F Is for Family, I'm Sorry You Feel That Way), born in Canton, Massachusetts

  • Jun 10 Susan Haskell, Canadian actress (Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business), born in Toronto, Canada
  • Jun 11 Sophie Okonedo, English actress (Hotel Rwanda), born in London
  • Jun 11 Staci Baldwin, Miss Washington pageant winner, sued when told 27 too old for compete for Miss USA, born in Kirkland, Washington
  • Jun 14 Faizon Love, American actor and comedian, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
  • Jun 14 Yasmine Bleeth, American actress (Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch), born in NYC, New York
  • Jun 15 Demtra Hampton, American model, and actress (Garda), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Jun 15 Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor, born in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
  • Jun 16 Patrick Stuart, actor (Will Cortlandt-All My Children), born in Hollywood, California
  • Jun 19 Alastair Lynch, Australian rules football full forward-fullback (AFL Premiership 2001, 02, 03 Brisbane Lions; All-Australian Team 1993) and broadcaster (Fox Footy), born in Burnie, Australia

Robert RodriguezRobert Rodriguez (54 years old)

Jun 20 American director (El Mariachi, Sin City, Grindhouse), born in San Antonio, Texas

  • Jun 21 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
  • Jun 21 Alisyn Camerota, American journalist (CNN Newsroom), born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey
  • Jun 21 Brandon Douglas, American actor (Dr Quinn, Father's Homecoming), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Jun 22 Paula Irvine, actress (Lily Blake-Santa Barbara), born in Hollywood, California
  • Jun 26 Shannon Sharpe, American Pro Football HOF tight end (3 x Super Bowl winner Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 8 x Pro Bowl) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, CBS Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Jun 27 Pascale Bussières, French Canadian actress (Blanche), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • Jun 28 Adam Woodyatt, English actor (Ian Beale in EastEnders), born in Walthamstow, London Borough of Waltham Forest, United Kingdom

Weddings in Film & TV

Dudley Moore

Jun 15 Actor Dudley Moore (33) weds actress Suzy Kendall; divorced in 1972

Deaths in Film & TV

  • Jun 4 Dorothy Gish [de Guiche], actress (Home Sweet Home), dies at 70
  • Jun 7 Dan Duryea, American actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at 61

Tony HancockTony Hancock (1924-1968)

Jun 25 English comedian and actor (Hancock's Half Hour), commits suicide at 44

  • Jun 29 Kitty Kelly, American actress (Ladies of Jury, Behind Office Doors), dies at 66
  • Jun 30 John Gough, American actor (Smooth as Satin, In the Land of the Tortilla, Circus Kid), dies at 73