January 1974 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Jan 5 Raul Julia appears on "The Bob Newhart Show" in "Oh, Brother"

Jan 6 "CBS Mystery Theater" premieres on radio
Jan 11 ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style"
Jan 15 TV sitcom "Happy Days" created by Garry Marshall and starring Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, and Tom Bosley, begins an 11 year run on ABC
Jan 18 "$6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV

Jan 26 31st Golden Globes: "The Exorcist", Al Pacino, & Marsha Mason win

Jan 9 Farhan Akhtar, Indian Bollywood film director & actor, born in Mumbai, India
Jan 10 Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor and dancer (Bang Bang!; Fiza, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jan 10 Jemaine Clement, New Zealand comedian, actor and musician (Flight of the Conchords - "Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"), born in Masterton, New Zealand
Jan 14 Kevin Durand, Canadian actor (The Strain), born in Thunder Bay, Canada

Jan 16 English model, born in Croydon, England

Jan 17 Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet, born in Bethlehem, Palestine
Jan 18 Devon Odessa, American actress (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
Jan 18 Maulik Pancholy, American actor, born in Dayton, Ohio
Jan 18 Michael Tunn, Australian radio announcer & television presenter, born in Adelaide, Australia
Jan 19 Frank Caliendo, American comedian & impressionist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Jan 21 Rove McManus, Australian television host and comedian
Jan 23 Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress, born in Sydney, Australia
Jan 23 Tiffani Theissen, American actress (Saved by Bell, 90210), born in Long Beach, California
Jan 24 Ed Helms, American comic actor (The Daily Show; The Office; The Hangover), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 25 Robert Budreau, Canadian film director, born in London, Canada

Jan 30 British actor (Batman Begins, American Psycho, The Machinist), born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Jan 30 English actress (Broadchurch, The Favourite), born in Norwich, England

Jan 31 "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (52) weds real-estate broker John Calvin People (45) in Santa Barbara, California

Jan 3 Gino Cervi, Italian actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja), dies at 72
Jan 22 Leon Lontoc, Filipino-American character actor (The Ugly American; Burke's Law - "Henry"), and restaurateur, dies at 64
Jan 31 Glenn Morris, American Olympic track and field champion (Olympic gold, 1936) and actor (Tarzan's Revenge; Hold That Co-ed), dies of congestive heart failure at 61
Jan 31 Harry Baum, actor (Crime & Punishment), dies at 58
Jan 31 Roger Pryor, American actor (Lady by Choice, Belle of the Nineties, Identity Unknown), dies at 72