August 1977 in Film & Television History

Birthdays in Film & TV

Aug 2 Edward Furlong, American actor (John Connor-Terminator 2), born in Pasedina, California
Aug 3 Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor (Nói Albínói), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Aug 4 Frankie Kazarian, American professional wrestler
Aug 6 Jennifer Lyons, American actress
Aug 8 Lindsay Sloane, American actress
Aug 10 Matt Morgan, British comedian
Aug 12 Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor and singer
Aug 15 Nicole Paggi, American actress (Hope and Faith), born in Travis County, Texas
Aug 16 Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer and actor, born in Cairo, Egypt
Aug 17 Jake Patellis, American actor (Paul Bowman-Good Life), born in Santa Clarita, California
Aug 19 Callum Blue, English actor (Dead Like Me, The Tudors), born in London, England
Aug 19 [Loutelious] T. J. Holmes, American TV anchor (CNN, Good Morning America), born in West Memphis, Arkansas
Aug 20 Mayra Verónica, Cuban-American model and actress, born in Havana, Cuba
Aug 25 Jonathan Togo, American actor (CSI: Miami), born in Rockland, Massachusetts
Aug 25 Sophie Cadieux, Quebec actress
Aug 26 Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
Aug 27 Sarah Chalke, Canadian American actress (Roseanne; Scrubs), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Aug 29 Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian, born in Melbourne, Australia
Aug 29 Jo Weil, German actor, born in Frankfurt, Germany
Aug 30 Elden Henson, American actor (Daredevil), born in Rockville, Maryland
Aug 31 Jeff Hardy, American professional wrestler

Weddings in Film & TV

Aug 5 Actress Julie Newmar (43) weds lawyer J. Holt Smith

Deaths in Film & TV

Aug 3 Alfred Lunt, American actor (The Guardsman, Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 83
Aug 5 Charles Carson, British actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 91
Aug 9 Edward Chapman, British actor (Things to Come, Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75
Aug 10 Vince Barnett, American actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75

Elvis Presley (1935-1977)

Aug 16 American King of Rock and Roll ("Hound Dog"; "Love Me Tender"; "Heartbreak Hotel"; "Suspicious Minds"), and actor (Jailhouse Rock; King Creole), dies at Graceland at 42, with the official cause of death being cardiac arrhythmia

Groucho Marx (1890-1977)

Aug 19 American comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life), dies at 86

Aug 21 Danny Lockin, American actor and dancer (Hello Dolly), dies from bleeding to death after being stabbed 100 times
Aug 21 Octavus L "Octave" van Aerschot, actor (Scandal in Paris), dies at 87
Aug 22 Sebastian Cabot, British actor (Kismet; Family Affair - "Mr. French", Time Machine), dies at 59
Aug 27 George Merritt, English actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86
Aug 29 Edward Sinclair, English actor (Dad's Army), dies at 63
Aug 29 Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54