August 1974 in Film & Television History

Birthdays in Film & TV

Aug 2 Angie Cepeda, Colombian actress, born in Magangué, Colombia
Aug 3 Jenny Beck, American actress (Claire Carroll-Guns & Paradise), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 5 Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress (Fanaa, My Name Is Khan), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Aug 6 Ever Carradine, American actress
Aug 7 Michael Shannon, American actor (Nocturnal Animals, Boardwalk Empire), born in Lexington, Kentucky
Aug 8 Scott D'Amore, Canadian professional wrestler and manager
Aug 9 Nicola Stapleton, English actress (Eastenders), born in London, England
Aug 14 Christopher Gorham, American actor, born in Fresno, California
Aug 15 Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress (Species), born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador

Aug 20 American actress (Junebug; Enchanted: Julie & Julia; American Hustle; Big Eyes), born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Aug 20 Misha Collins, American actor (Supernatural), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 22 Brimstone, American professional wrestler, born in Mineola, New York
Aug 23 Christian Beranek, American graphic novelist and actor, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Aug 23 Ray Park, Scottish actor (G.I. Joes movies; Slayer), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aug 25 Dave Luza, Dutch comedian
Aug 25 Eric Millegan, American actor
Aug 26 Huang Bo, Chinese actor (Cow) and singer, born in Qingdao, China
Aug 28 Takahito Eguchi, Japanese video game composer, born in Nagasaki, Japan
Aug 29 Kumi Tanioka, Japanese video game composer (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles), born in Hiroshima, Japan

Aug 31 American music video, TV, and film director (500 Days of Summer; The Amazing Spider-Man (2012-14 reboot)), born in Bloomington, Indiana

Aug 7 American actress Faye Dunaway (33) weds American rock singer Peter Wolf (28) of J. Geils Band; divorce in 1979

Aug 19 British EGOT (Emmy; Grammy; Oscar; and Tony Awards winner) lyricist Tim Rice (29) weds British actress Jane McIntosh

Aug 3 Almira Sessions, American character actress (Oklahoma Annie), dies at 85
Aug 10 Ivor Dean, British stage and screen actor (Treasure Island; The Saint - "Inspector Teal"), dies at 56
Aug 10 Pedro Regas, Greek stage actor (Only Angels Have Wings, Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour), dies at 77
Aug 15 Edmund Cobb, American silent and sound screen actor, specializing in western film (A Final Reckoning; Motorcycle Gang; Comanche Territory), dies of a heart attack at 82
Aug 17 Edgar Dearing, American actor (Pollyanna, Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy), dies at 81
Aug 20 Ilona Massey [Hajmássy], Hungarian-American film, stage, and radio actress and singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies of cancer at 64
Aug 22 Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born British mathematician and science writer best known as the presenter of the BBC television series, The Ascent of Man, dies of a heart attack at 66