October 1984 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Oct 8 NBC's premiere of TV made "The Burning Bed", based on Francine Hughes
Oct 23 NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine

Film Release

Oct 26 "The Terminator" directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton is released in the US

Birthdays in Film & TV

Oct 2 John Morris, American voice actor (Toy Story), born in Paris, Texas
Oct 3 Yoon Eun Hye, South Korean actress
Oct 6 Joanna Pacitti, American actress and singer
Oct 7 Ikuta Toma, Japanese singer & actor, born in Hokkaido, Japan
Oct 10 Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress (Battle Royale), born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Oct 11 Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress (Superbad), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Oct 13 Misono [Kōda], Japanese pop singer (Day After Tomorrow; "It's All Love!"), and TV personality (Quiz! Hexagon II), born in Kyoto, Japan
Oct 16 Trevor Blumas, Canadian actor
Oct 17 Chris Lowell, American actor
Oct 18 Freida Pinto, Indian Bollywood actress (Slumdog Millionaire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), born in Mumbai, India
Oct 23 Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model (Victoria's Secret), born in ão Carlos, Brazil
Oct 23 Meghan McCain, American columnist, author, and TV host, born in Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 24 Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer (Rirura Riruha), born in Adachi, Tokyo

Katy Perry (38 years old)

Oct 25 American pop singer ("I Kissed A Girl"; "Teenage Dream"; "Firework"), and TV personality (American Idol, 2018-present), born in Santa Barbara, California

Oct 26 Amanda Overmyer, American singer (American Idol season 7 finalist), born in Mulberry, Indiana
Oct 27 Brady Quinn, American football quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos) and broadcaster (CBS Sports HQ, Fox Sports), born in Columbus, Ohio
Oct 27 Kelly Osbourne, English television personality (The Osbournes), born in Westminster, London
Oct 28 Amanda Paige, American model
Oct 30 Eva Pigford, American actress and fashion model, born in Los Angeles, California

Weddings in Film & TV

Sigourney Weaver

Oct 1 Actress Sigourney Weaver (34) weds filmmaker Jim Simpson (28)

Deaths in Film & TV

Oct 5 Leonard Rossiter, British actor (Rising Damp, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), dies of a heart attack at 57
Oct 16 Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84
Oct 16 Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon), dies of cancer at 53
Oct 18 Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (Voyagers!, Cover-up), dies by a gun loaded with blanks at 26
Oct 22 Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75
Oct 23 David Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma
Oct 23 Oskar Werner, Austrian film actor and director (Farenehit 451), dies of a heart attack at 61
Oct 24 Edith Massey, actress (Polyester, Pink Flamingos), dies at 66
Oct 24 Walter Woolf King, American stage and screen baritone, character actor (Golden Dawn; A Night at the Opera; Swiss Miss), and actor's agent, dies of a heart attack at 84
Oct 25 Pascale Ogier, actress (Ghost Dance), dies of a heart attack at 24
Oct 26 Gus Mancuso, American baseball catcher (World Series 1931, 33; MLB All Star 1935, 37; NY Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals' radio network), dies from emphysema at 78
Oct 26 Sue Randall, actress (Miss Landers-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 49
Oct 30 June Duprez, actress (Calcutta, Tiger Fang), dies at 66
Oct 30 Mario Gallo, actor (Delvecchio), dies at 61
Oct 31 Eduardo De Filippo, Italian playwright, director, actor and poet (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84