Born on this day – Barbara Baldavin:

Barbara Baldavin

Actress

Casting director

October 18, 1938 – March 31, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1968–1969); Airport 1975 (1974); Baretta (1975); Barnaby Jones (1976); Bronk (1975); Charlie's Angels (1978); City of Angels (1976); Columbo (1971); Curacao (1993); Don't Go to Sleep (1982); Dynasty (1981–1984); Executive Suite (1976); Fallen Arches (2000); Fantasy Island (1978); Father of the Bride (1962); Finder of Lost Loves (1984–1985); Hagen (1980–1981); Hangup (1974); Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974); Insight (1967); Mannix (1968–1971); Marciano (1979); Matt Houston (1982–1984); McMillan & Wife (1971); Medical Center (1969–1976); Quincy M.E. (1979); Rawhide (1964); Satan's Princess (1989); Shooting Stars (1983); Skeeter (1993); Square Pegs (1983); Star Trek (1966–1969); Strike Force (1981–1982); The Bionic Woman (1978); The F.B.I. (1965–1973); The Felony Squad (1967); The Fugitive (1965–1967); The Lady from Yesterday (1985); The November Plan (1977); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); This Is the Life (1978); Toma (1973); Trapper John, M.D. (1981–1984); Vega$ (1979–1980); What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971); Wild Rovers (1971); Women in Chains (1972).

Born on this day – Dawn Wells:

Dawn Wells

Actress

October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2008); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 33rd Miss America Pageant (1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); 87th Precinct (1962); Access Hollywood (2005); ALF (1987); All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards (2004); American Christmas (2019); Baywatch (1992); Before the Three-Hour Tour (2004); Bonanza (1962–1968); Burke's Law (1964); Camp Midnite (1989); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Mornings (2008); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2012); Channing (1964); Cheyenne (1961); Chopped (2013); Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993); Dawn Wells: Reel Adventures (1997); Daytrippers (1998); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2005–2015); Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (2000); ET in TV Land (2003); Everglades! (1961); Family Feud (1983); Fantasy Island (1981); Forever for Now (2004); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2016); Gilligan's Island (1964–1967); Gilligan's Planet (1982); Girlfriends (2005); Good vs Evil (1999); Growing Pains (1987); Hagen (1980); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Heaven's Waiting Room (2017); Herman's Head (1993); High School U.S.A. (1983); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (1999–2001); Hollywood Treasure (2010); Home & Family (2015–2019); Inside Edition (2015–2020); It's a Man's World (1962); Kaplan's Korner (2018); Ken Boxer Live (2015); Laramie (1963); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Lawman (1962); Life Interrupted (2017); Live, Laugh, Eat (2012); Love on the Spectrum (2019); Lover's Knot (1995); Marie (2013); Matt Houston (1983); Maverick (1961); Meego (1997); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Palm Springs Weekend (1963); Password (1965); Pastor Greg (2007); Pyramid (2004); Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978); Return to Boggy Creek (1977); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Richard Rossi Live (1991); Ripcord (1963); Roseanne (1995); RuPaul's Drag U (2010); See Ya (2018); She's Still on That Freakin' Island (2015–2017); Silent But Deadly (2012); SoapTalk (2004); Soulmates (1992); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994); Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988); Steve Harvey (2015); Strange Inheritance (2017); Super Sucker (2002); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles (2020); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001); Survivor Stories with Dawn Wells (2013); Svengoolie (2015 / 2021); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Talk Soup (1996); That '60s Home (2004); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (1993); The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1979); The Bold and the Beautiful (2016); The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979); The Chew (2016); The Detectives (1961); The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2019); The F.B.I. (1969); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1991); The Gilligan Manifesto (2018); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Howard Stern Show (1992); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2008); The Invaders (1967); The Joan Rivers Show (1993); The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1964); The Late Show (1988); The Love Boat (1980–1981); The Man Show (2000); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The New High Rollers (1974–1988); The New Interns (1964); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Sixties (2014); The Test (2001); The Third Man (1963); The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976); The Unknown Story (2022); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The Wild Wild West (1968); This Is Our Time (2013); Three Sisters (2001); Today (2014 / 2020); Toon in with Me (2021); TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (2000); TV Land Convention Special (2004); TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold (2004); TV Land Moguls (2004–2009); TV Land's Top Ten (2005); TV's All Time Favorites (1995); Valentine's Day (1965); Vega$ (1978); Vicki! (1992–1994); Wagon Train (1961); Whatever Happened To? (2007); What's Up Orange County (2015–2018); Winterhawk (1975).

On this day in movie history - Meet the Girls (1938):

Meet the Girls

directed by Eugene Forde,

written by Marguerite Roberts,

was released in the United States on October 7, 1938.
Music by Samuel Kaylin.

Cast:

June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert Allen, Ruth Donnelly, Gene Lockhart, Wally Vernon, Erik Rhodes, Constantine Romanoff, Jack Norton, Emmett Vogan, Paul McVey, Harlan Briggs, Carol Adams, Billy Bevan, Ralph Brooks, James B. Carson, Alan Davis, Larry Dods, Lester Dorr, Dick Elliott, Allen Fox, Jack Gargan, Creighton Hale, Harry Hayden, Robert Emmett Keane, Milton Kibbee, Fred Kohler Jr., Stanley Mack, David Newell, William Newell, Tom O'Grady, Arthur Rankin, Jack Richardson, Harry Strang, William Wagner, Bruce Warren, June Wilkins.

Born on this day – Stella Stevens:

Stella Stevens

Actress

October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023

Credits:

A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); A Town Called Hell (1971); Advance to the Rear (1964); Adventures Beyond Belief (1988); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960 / 1988); Amazons (1984); Arli$$ (1996); Arnold (1973); Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994); Backstory (2000–2001); Banacek (1973); Ben Casey (1964); Bikini Hotel (1997); Bing Crosby Special: Making Movies (1968); Blessed (2004); Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! (1981); Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980); Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995); Bonanza (1960); Burke's Law (1994); By Dawn's Early Light (2001); Chained Heat (1983); Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977); Children of Divorce (1980); Chump Change (2000); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010); Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985); Circle of Fear (1972); Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975); Climb an Angry Mountain (1972); Cruise Into Terror (1978); Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure (2003); Dangerous Curves (1992); Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope (2010); Dave's World (1995); Down the Drain (1990); Dream On (1990); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000); E! True Hollywood Story (2003); Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007); Entertainment Tonight (2023); Exiled in America (1992); Eye of the Stranger (1993); Fantasy Island (1983); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987); Flamingo Road (1980–1982); Follow the Sun (1961); Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020); Freedom Spectacular (1964); Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979); Frontier Circus (1962); General Electric Theater (1960–1961); General Hospital (1996–1999); Get Off My Back (1965); Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962); Glass Trap (2005); Hard Drive (1994); Hart to Hart (1979); Hawaiian Eye (1960); Hec Ramsey (1972); Hell to Pay (2005); Here's Hollywood (1960–1962); Highlander (1995); Highway to Heaven (1984); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Honky Tonk (1974); Hotel (1984); Hour Magazine (1981); How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968); Illicit Dreams (1994); In Broad Daylight (1971); In Cold Blood (1996); In the Heat of the Night (1991); Invisible Mom (1996); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006); Jerry Lewis at Work (2004); Jim Brown: All American (2002); Johnny Ringo (1960); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Ladies Night (1983); Las Vegas Lady (1975); Last Call (1991); Lewis (1979); Li'l Abner (1959); Linda (1973); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Little Devils: The Birth (1993); Living in TV Land (2006); L'Ospite (1990); Magnum, P.I. (1986); Make Me an Offer (1980); Man Against the Mob (1988); Man-Trap (1961); Marker (1995); Matt Houston (1983); Megaconda (2010); Mister Deathman (1983); Molly & Gina (1994); Mom (1990); Monster in the Closet (1986); Murder in Peyton Place (1977); Murder, She Wrote (1985); Nash Bridges (1997); Newhart (1983); Nickelodeon (1976); Night Court (1984); No Man's Land (1984); Phantasmagoria (1995); Playboy Playmates: The Early Years (1992); Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994); Police Story (1975); Popstar (2005); Rage (1966); Reel to Reel (1998); Renegade (1996); RerunIt: Some Things Are Worth Repeating (2018); Riverboat (1960); Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004); Santa Barbara (1989–1990); Say One for Me (1959); Silk Stalkings (1996); Size 'Em Up (2001); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (1992); Slaughter (1972); Sol Madrid (1968); South Beach (1993); Stand Up and Be Counted (1972); Star Hunter (1996); Strip Mall (2001); Subliminal Seduction (1996); Supertrain (1979); Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2023); The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The Alan Thicke Show (1981); The American Heroine (1979); The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970); The Best of Hollywood (2017); The Big Event (1978); The Bing Crosby Show (1968); The Blue Angel (1959); The Bob Hope Show (1964); The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special (1964); The Christmas List (1997); The Commish (1993); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963); The David Frost Show (1970); The Day the Earth Moved (1974); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Granny (1995); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977–1980); The International Magic Awards (1993); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1970); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1968); The John Kerwin Show (2006); The Jordan Chance (1978); The Ladiest Damn'd Lady: An Afternoon with Stella Stevens (2006); The Last Shot You Hear (1969); The Long Ride Home (2003); The Longshot (1986); The Love Boat (1977–1983); The Mad Room (1969); The Magic of Thailand (2000); The Manitou (1978); The Merv Griffin Show (1974–1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1968–1980); The New Hollywood Squares (1987); The New Original Wonder Woman (1975); The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977); The Nutt House (1992); The Nutty Professor (1963); The Nutty Professor: Perfecting the Forumla (2004); The Oregon Trail (1977); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Poseidon Adventure: R.M.S. Queen Mary (2006); The Poseidon Adventure: The Cast Looks Back (2006); The Poseidon Adventure: The Heroes of the Poseidon (2006); The Ranch (1989); The Return of the Movie Movie (1972); The Secret of My Success (1965); The Silencers (1966); The Terror Within II (1990); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1980); The Towering Inferno: The Writer, Stirling Silliphant (2006); Too Late Blues (1961); Twenty Good Years (2006); Twirl (1981); Up All Night (1994); Vacation Playhouse (1964); Vicki! (1992); Viper (1998); Virtual Combat (1995); Wacko (1982); Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976); Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood (2009); Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Women of San Quentin (1983).

Born on this day – Jill Curzon:

Jill Curzon

Actress

September 29, 1938 – May 15, 2026

Credits:

80,000 Suspects (1963); A Christmas Night with the Stars (1962 / 1964); Adam Adamant Lives! (1967); Carnival Time (1967); Dalekmania (1995); Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966); Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963); Drama 61-67 (1965); Hudd (1965); Hugh and I (1962–1965); It Takes a Thief (1969); Not Only... But Also (1965); Out of This World (1962); Quick Before They Catch Us (1966); Riviera Police (1965); Scott On... (1964); Smokescreen (1964); The Champions (1968); The Dalek Legacy - Invasion Earth (2022); The Dick Emery Show (1967); The Intelligence Men (1965); The Magical World of Disney (1963); The Saint (1965); The Sunshine Patriot (1968); The World of Wooster (1966); TV/Film Podcast UK / Podcast Series (2023); Two of a Kind (1967).

Born on this day – Ben E. King:

Ben E. King

Singer

Producer

September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015

Albums:

Anthology (1993); Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers (1962); Ben E. King's Greatest Hits (1964); Benny And Us (1977); Eleven Best (2001); Heart & Soul (2010); I Had a Love (1976); I Have Songs In My Pocket (1998); I've Been Around (2006); Let Me Live in Your Life (1978); Love Is Gonna Get You (2007); Music Trance (1980); Rough Edges (1970); Save the Last Dance for Me (1987); Seven Letters (1965); Shades of Blue (1993); Soul Masters (2005); Spanish Harlem (1961); Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection (1987); Street Tough (1981); Supernatural (1975); The Beginning of It All (1972); The Very Best of Ben E. King (1998); The Very Best of Ben E. King and the Drifters (1990); What Is Soul (1967); What's Important to Me (1991); White Christmas (2008); Young Boy Blues (1964).

Born on this day – Romy Schneider:

Romy Schneider

Actress

September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982

Credits:

10:30 P.M. Summer (1966); A Simple Story (1978); A Woman at Her Window (1976); Adorable Sinner (1959); An Angel on Wheels (1959); Bloodline (1979); Boccaccio '70 (1962); Cesar & Rosalie (1972); Christine (1958); Death Watch (1980); Die Deutschmeister (1955); Die Halbzarte (1959); Die schöne Lügnerin (1959); Die Sendung der Lysistrata (1961); Dirty Hands (1975); Dommage qu'elle soit une putain (1961); Fantasma d'amore (1981); Fireworks (1954); Good Neighbor Sam (1964); Group Portrait with a Lady (1977); Inferno (1964); Kitty und die große Welt (1956); La banquière (1980); Lady Caliph (1970); Le combat dans l'île (1962); Love at Sea (1965); Love at the Top (1974); Ludwig (1973); Mädchen in Uniform (1958); Mado (1976); Max and the Junkmen (1971); Monpti (1957); My Lover, My Son (1970); Otley (1969); Purple Noon (1960); Qui? (1970); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969); Scampolo (1958); Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956); Sissi (1955); Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957); Tausend Lieder ohne Ton (1977); That Most Important Thing: Love (1975); The Assassination of Trotsky (1972); The Cardinal (1963); The Girl and the Legend (1957); The Grilling (1981); The Hero (1970); The Infernal Trio (1974); The Last Man (1955); The Last Train (1973); The Old Gun (1975); The Passerby (1982); The Story of Vickie (1954); The Swimming Pool (1969); The Thief (1966); The Things of Life (1970); The Trial (1962); The Victors (1963); Triple Cross (1966); Un amour de pluie (1974); Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht (1953); What's New Pussycat (1965); Womanlight (1979).

Born on this day – Maria Perschy:

Maria Perschy

Actress

September 23, 1938 – December 3, 2004

Credits:

633 Squadron (1964); A Witch Without a Broom (1967); African Gold (1965); Assignment Terror (1970); Auf eigene Gefahr (2000); Batida de raposas (1976); Beyond the Mountains (1967); Dall-As (1990); Dalli Dalli (1973–1985); Der bunte Wagen - Zwischen Bett und Barrikaden (1971); Der Held meiner Träume (1960); Der schwarze Blitz (1958); Die Banditen vom Rio Grande (1965); Die drei Dorfheiligen (1993); Die fünfte Kolonne (1964); Die Landärztin vom Tegernsee (1958); Die Liebe des Jahres (1959); Die Nacht der Nächte (1995); Die Ringstraße - Trilogie eines Boulevards (2015); Die Standarte (1977); Die verkaufte Braut (1958); Dites-le avec des fleurs (1974); Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1969); Ein mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten (1998); Ein Porträt von Mario (1986); Einstweilen wird es Mittag (1988); El espectro del terror (1973); El límite del amor (1976); El quinto jinete (1976); Eurocops (1992); Exorcism (1975); Extraconiugale / Segment: La moglie svedese (1964); Fanny (1958); Five Golden Dragons (1967); Freud (1962); General Hospital (1963); Harry and Harriet (1990); Hawaii Five-O (1978); Heiteres Bezirksgericht (1988); House of Psychotic Women (1974); Hunchback of the Morgue (1973); I piaceri del sabato notte (1960); Kilma, Queen of the Jungle (1974); Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt (1966); La noche de la furia (1974); Las protegidas (1975); Le dessous du ciel (1974); Liebling, ich muß auf Geschäftsreise (1995); Lola - Der Deutsche filmpreis (2005); Los fríos senderos del crimen (1974); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); Melody of Hate (1962); Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971); My Husband Prefers Virgins (1975); Mystery of the Red Jungle (1964); Natürlich die Autofahrer (1959); Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe (1956); No Survivors, Please (1964); Ordered to Love (1961); Paul Temple (1970); Premiere Ultimo (1959); Ringstraßenpalais (1988–1989); Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992); Roda Roda (1993); Rosamunde Pilcher (1998); Roter Mohn (1956); Secret of the Sphinx (1964); Seinerzeit in unserer Zeit (1963); Sergeant Berry (1974); Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967); Tatort (1986); The Adolescents (1975); The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969); The Ghost Galleon (1974); The Last Day of the War (1970); The Mad Executioners (1963); The Mixer (1993); The Moralist (1959); The Password Is Courage (1962); The People Who Own the Dark (1976); The Tall Women (1966); Un amore a Roma (1960); Väter können keine Zöpfe flechten (1962); Vultures (1984); Wenn beide schuldig werden (1962); Wet Asphalt (1958); Wunschpartner (1987); Zum blauen Bock (1987); Zwei Brüder (1997).

Born on this day – Paul Benedict:

Paul Benedict

Actor

September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008

Born on this day – Marla Adams:

Marla Adams

Actress

August 28, 1938 – April 25, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1975); Archie Bunker's Place (1982); Barnaby Jones (1974–1978); Baywatch (1992); Beauty and the Beast (1988); Beneath the Leaves (2019); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1983); Capitol (1982–1987); Carter Country (1979); Concrete Beat (1984); Days of Our Lives (1999); Emergency! (1975–1978); Empty Nest (1989); Filthy Rich (1982); General Hospital (1963); Generations (1989–1990); Gotcha! (1985); Happy Days (1983); Harry O (1974); Hart to Hart (1981); Hill Street Blues (1987); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2021); Home & Family (2018); In the House (1997); Johnny Staccato (1976); Kingston: Confidential (1977); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974–1976); Marilyn and Me (1991); Matlock (1988); Maybe Baby (1988); Mobile One (1975); Nash Bridges (1997); Perfect Strangers (1991); Phyllis (1977); Sisters (1992); Soap Central (2018); Special Delivery (1976); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Starsky and Hutch (1975); Tattletales (1984); The Bold and the Beautiful (1990–1991); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Golden Girls (1991); The Good Life (1994); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020); The Love Boat (1978); The New Adam-12 (1990); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973); The President's Man (2000); The Secret Night Caller (1975); The Secret Storm (1968–1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); The Tony Danza Show (1998); The Young and the Restless (1983–2021); The Young and the Restless (2020–2022); Time of Your Life (1999); Trauma Center (1983); Undercover (1994); Walker, Texas Ranger (2000–2001); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991); Who's the Boss? (1987).

Born on this day – Anne Whitfield:

Anne Whitfield

Actress

August 27, 1938 – February 15, 2024

Credits:

Cookie's Fortune (1999); The Last Innocent Man (1987); Quarterback Princess (1983); The Prodigal (1983); Emergency! (1972–1975); The Specialists (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); Adam-12 (1968–1973); The Six Million Dollar Man (1973); Pete 'n' Tillie (1972); Ironside (1968–1972); The D.A. (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); Tick, Tick, Tick (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (1969); This Is the Life (1968); Dragnet 1967 (1968); The Outsider (1968); Gunsmoke (1960–1966); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Days of Our Lives (1965–1966); That Girl (1966); 12 O'Clock High (1965); Wendy and Me (1965); The New Interns (1964); The New Phil Silvers Show (1964); The Dakotas (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); Should I Marry Outside My Faith? (1962); Laramie (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1961–1962); The Untouchables (1962); 87th Precinct (1961); Ben Casey (1961); Cheyenne (1956–1961); Rawhide (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Peter Gunn (1961); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Manhunt (1960); One Step Beyond (1960); Tate (1960); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959); Bonanza (1959); Men of Annapolis (1957–1958); Senior Prom (1958); The Donna Reed Show (1958); The Thin Man (1958); Juvenile Jungle (1958); Father Knows Best (1957); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Johnny Carson Show (1955); Front Row Center (1955); Baby Boogie (1955); One Man's Family (1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); White Christmas (1954); The Hollywood Matador (1954); I Married Joan (1953); Peter Pan (1953); Hollywood Opening Night (1952); The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952); Racket Squad (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Gunfighter (1950).

Born on this day – Susan Harrison:

Susan Harrison

Actress

August 26, 1938 – March 5, 2019

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Bonanza (1960); Breaking Point (1963); Follow the Sun (1961); Key Witness (1960); Matinee Theatre (1956); Playhouse 90 (1959); Remembering 2019: In Memoriam (2019); Star Tonight (1956); Sweet Smell of Success (1957); The Light That Failed (1961); The Twilight Zone (1961).

Born on this day – Frederick Forsyth:

Frederick Forsyth

Writer

Producer

Actor

August 25, 1938 – June 9, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Tangled Web (2005); Avenger (2003); Emeka (1991); English Crime Stories of Today (1993); Great Flying Stories (1991); Icon (1996); No Comebacks (1982); Revenge of Odessa (2025); The Afghan (2006); The Art of the Matter (2001); The Biafra Story: The Making of an African Legend (1969); The Citizen (2000); The Cobra (2010); The Day of the Jackal (1971); The Deceiver (1991); The Devil's Alternative (1979); The Dogs of War (1974); The Emperor (1982); The Fist of God (1994); The Fourth Protocol (1984); The Fox (2018); The Kill List (2013); The Miracle (2000); The Negotiator (1989); The Odessa File (1972); The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue (2015); The Phantom of Manhattan (1996); The Shepherd (1975); The Veteran and Other Stories (2020); Used In Evidence (2005); Whispering Wind (2000).

Movies and television:

8 al dia (2014); A fondo (1980); A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990); Alexandria (2004); Avenger (2006); Boulevard Bio (1991–2003); Breakfast (2001–2010); Bücherjournal (2015); Code Name: Wolverine (1996); Crime in the City (1987); Cry of the Innocent (1980); DAS! (2000–2015); De película (1987); Dinner with Portillo (2003); Dispatches (2006); Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989–1990); Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1980); Good Morning Australia (2004); Good Morning Britain (2017); Great Welsh Writers (2013); HARDtalk (2003); I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2007); Icon (2005); III nach neun (2007); Im Dialog (2003); ITV Play of the Week (1973); Jesus Christ Airlines (2001); Just Another Secret (1989); Koschwitz (2002); Kulturjournal (2015); Kulturplatz (2006); Lads Army (2005); Larry King Live (2000); Leute (1985); Lo + plus (1996); Love Never Dies (2012); Mark Lawson Talks to... (2006); Markus Lanz (2015–2019); M-show (1972); Never Mind the Full Stops (2007); Outsiders (2024); Página 2 (2011); Pebble Mill at One (1994); Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1989); Question Time (1997–2007); Reading the Decades (2002); Reputations (1997); Sabine Christiansen (1998); Skavlan (2014); Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes (2016); Soldiers (1985); Sunday AM (2016); The Book Programme (1979); The Crime Thriller Club (2013); The Day of the Jackal (1973 / 2024); The Devil's Day (1994); The Dogs of War (1980); The Fourth Protocol (1987); The Merv Griffin Show (1980); The Odessa File (1974); The Shepherd (2022 / 2023); The Sunday Programme (2003); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1972); The Write Stuff (1989); This Week (2005); Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (2015–2019); Trigger Happy TV (2001 / 2002); Tubridy Tonight (2006); Two by Forsyth (1984); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2005 / 2014).

Born on this day – Ron Dean:

Ron Dean

Actor

August 15, 1938 – October 5, 2025

Credits:

35 Miles from Normal (1997); A Labor of Love (1976); Above the Law (1988); Angel Street (1992); Big Shots (1987); Chain Reaction (1996); Chicago Cab (1997); Chicago Fire (2012–2013); Chicago Hope (1999); Chicago P.D. (2016); Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1986); Cocktail (1988); Code of Silence (1985); Cold Case (2005); Cold Justice (1991); Continental Divide (1981); Crime Story (1986–1987); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004); DEA (1990); Dream Breakers (1989); Early Edition (1996–2000); Elvis Stories (1989); ER (1998); Eye for an Eye (1996); Family Law (2001); Fatal Encounter (1990); Flying Blind (1993); Frasier (1994–1998); Glory Days (1987); Good Cop, Bad Cop with Ron Dean (2017); Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990); Heart of Steel (1983); House of Angels: The Second Summer (1994); Joey Petrone: TV Cop (2001); Karen Sisco (2003); Lady Blue (1985–1986); Lana's Rain (2002); Legacy of Lies (1992); Life's Work (1996); Light of Day (1987); Missing Persons (1993); Murder, She Wrote (1995); Night of the Lawyers (1997); Nothing in Common (1986); Numb3rs (2005); NYPD Blue (1994–2004); One Small Hitch (2013); Out of Touch (2015); Perfect Strangers (1991); Pig Sty (1995); Pink Nights (1985); Raging Goodfellow (2008); Raising Dad (2002); Recalculating (2013); Retreads (1988); Risky Business (1983); Rudy (1993); Sailorman (2000); Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice (2011); Sense8 (2015); Shaking the Tree (1990); Six Feet Under (2005); Special Unit 2 (2001); Steal Big Steal Little (1995); Still Standing (2004–2006); Superstar (2021); Swimming Upstream (2002); T.J. Hooker (1985); Teachers (1984); The Babe (1992); The Beast (2009); The Big Score (1983); The Breakfast Club (1985); The Client (1994); The Color of Money (1986); The Dark Knight (2008); The Duke (1979); The Fugitive (1993); The Guardian (2006); The Handler (2004); The Last Affair (1976); The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (1984); The Naked Face (1984); The Oldest Rookie (1987); The Package (1989); The Toughest Man in the World (1984); The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2010); The Voices from Beyond (2012); The West Wing (2004); The Wild Card (2004); Time to Pay (1999); True Colors (1990–1992); Vegetable House (1985); Voices from the Graves (2006); What About Joan (2001); Wild Things 2 (2004); Wiseguy (1988); Without a Trace (2004).

Born on this day – Joy Claussen:

Joy Claussen

Actress

August 14, 1938 – October 12, 2021

Credits:

Barnaby Jones (1976); Chaplin (1992); CHiPs (1982); Diary of a Bachelor (1964); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Empty Nest (1994); Faith (1990); For Pete's Wake! (2007); General Hospital (1963); Hec Ramsey (1974); Hill Street Blues (1984); Homefront (1992); Joanie Loves Chachi (1982); Johnny Carson's Greatest Practical Jokes (1983); Knots Landing (1987); Mama's Family (1987); Murder in Small Town X (2001); Murder, She Wrote (1993); Rituals (1984); Santa Barbara (1986); Scruples (1980); Search and Rescue (1994); Sisters (1991); Stump the Stars (1963); The Best Place to Be (1979); The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The New Adam-12 (1991); The New Leave It to Beaver (1986); The Troublemaker (1964); The Twilight Zone / Segment: What Are Friends For? (1986); This Is the Life (1978); Whiz Kids (1983); Wings (1993); WKRP in Cincinnati (1982).

Born on this day – Michèle Girardon:

Michèle Girardon

Actress

Writer

August 9, 1938 – March 25, 1975

Born on this day – Dion Anderson:

Dion Anderson

Actor

August 6, 1938 – April 26, 2026

Credits:

Afterburn (1992); Any Day Now (1998–2002); Blue Sky (1994); Chicago Hope (1996); Civil Wars (1991–1992); Cold Case (2004); Columbo: A Trace of Murder (1997); Cop Rock (1990); Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2001); Cross Fire (1989); Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991); Days of Our Lives (2000–2003); Delta (1992); Diagnosis Murder (1996–2001); Doctor Doctor (1989); Dream On (1993–1994); Dying Young (1991); Encore! Encore! (1999); Everything's Relative (1987); Family Law (2001–2002); First Monday (2002); Gilmore Girls (2002–2005); Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990); Havana (1990); Home Improvement (1992); Honor Thy Mother (1992); Incident at Dark River (1989); Jesse Hawkes (1989); Kate & Allie (1986); L.A. Doctors (1998); L.A. Law (1989–1994); Last Flight Out (1990); Line of Fire (2004); Live Shot (1995); Married... with Children (1995); Matlock (1991); Money, Power, Murder. (1989); Mr. Deeds (2002); Murder One (1995); Murder, She Wrote (1984); Murphy Brown (1990); NBC Special Treat (1985); One Woman or Two (1985); Powerhouse (1982); Providence (2000); Reba (2002); Robin's Hoods (1994); Roe vs. Wade (1989); Rude Awakening (1989); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2001); Secrets of the X Files, Part 2 (1996); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993); The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993); The Commish (1992); The Distinguished Gentleman (1992); The Famous Teddy Z (1989); The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991); The Golden Girls (1990); The Guardian (2003); The Practice (1999); The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996); The Shawshank Redemption (1994); The Single Guy (1997); The X-Files (1996); Thunder Alley (1995); Townies (1996); Union Square (1997); Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993); While Justice Sleeps (1994); Will & Grace (2001); Wiseguy (1989).

Born on this day – D.L. Coburn:

D.L. Coburn

Writer

August 4, 1938 – December 3, 2025

Credits:

Play:

The Gin Game (1977).

Movies and television:

Gin Game (2022); Gin Romme (1983); Kaarten op tafel (1982); The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978); The Gin Game (1981 / 2003); To theatro tis Defteras (1992).

Born on this day – Pilar Seurat:

Pilar Seurat

Actress

July 25, 1938 – June 2, 2001

Credits:

7 Women from Hell (1961); 77 Sunset Strip (1959); A Death of Innocence (1971); Adventures in Paradise (1960–1962); Battle at Bloody Beach (1961); Ben Casey (1964); Bonanza (1972); Burke's Law (1964); Checkmate (1961); Custer (1967); Daniel Boone (1965); Eight Legged Freaks (2002); General Electric Theater (1959); Hawaii Five-O (1970); Hawaiian Eye (1959); Hong Kong (1960); I Spy (1965); King of Diamonds (1961); Mackenzie's Raiders (1959); Mannix (1969); Maverick (1960); Michael Shayne (1961); Mod Squad (1970); Naked City (1962); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); On the Road (1962); Peter Loves Mary (1961); Playhouse 90 (1959); Rawhide (1964); Seaway (1966); Slattery's People (1965); Star Trek (1967); Stoney Burke (1963); Temple Houston (1964); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Defenders (1964); The F.B.I. (1965–1970); The Fugitive (1966); The High Chaparral (1967); The Islanders (1961); The Lieutenant (1963); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The New Breed (1961); The Virginian (1966–1968); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Young Savages (1961); Then Came Bronson (1969); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1965).

Born on this day – Renée Victor:

Renée Victor

Actress

Singer

Dance instructor

July 25, 1938 – May 30, 2025

Credits:

All You've Got (2006); All Rise (2020); A Time of Love and War (2025); A Night in Old Mexico (2013); A Million Little Things (2023); A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000); Assassination Tango (2002); Bob (1993); Boyle Heights (2010); Childrens Hospital (2010); Coco (2017); Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009); Dead to Me (2020–2022); El Llorón (2025); Entanglement (2014); ER (2004); Fairfax (2021); Forever Young at Heart (2011); Four Corners (1998); Futurama (2024); Gentefied (2020); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); Good Morning Agrestic (2007); Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021); Hollywood Familia (2006); Hot Tamale (2006); Hotel (1983–1985); House of Cards (1993); House of Payne (2008–2009); In My Mother's Arms (2017); In Other Words (2020); Island Prey (2001); Kid Quick (2000); Kiss Me a Killer (1991); La carretera (2009); Libertad (1996); Major Crimes (2014); Mary-Louise Parker in Weeds (2005–2012); Masquerade (1984); Matlock (1987); Mayans M.C. (2022); Men Behaving Badly (1996); Mister Sterling (2003); Moe (2023); My Brother the Pig (1999); Never Trust a Serial Killer (2002); Parallel Lives (1994); Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014); Parking Spot (2023); Prospect (2004); Saint George (2014); Salsa (1988); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985); Snowpiercer (2020–2021); Steal Big Steal Little (1995); Strong Medicine (2001); Stuntmen (2009); SuperFly (2018); Team Knight Rider (1998); Tears & Tortillas (2006); That Motherf**Ker (2017); That's Life (2000); The Addams Family (1992); The Apostle (1997); The City for God's Sake (1987); The Doctor (1991); The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (2025); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011); The Flight (1989); The Mealybug (2024); The Neon Bible (1995); The Ortegas (2003); The Parent 'Hood (1996); The Prophecy II (1998); The Super Man (2017); The Tony Danza Show (1997); The Unspeakable (2017); The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998); This One Is for the Neighborhood (2023); Time Well Spent (1996); Undone (2022); Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021); Victor & Valentino (2020–2021); Vida (2018–2019); Visitando Oliva (2023); Wake (2011); Wake-Up Call (2001); Walker (2022); Weeds: Suburban Shakedown (2005); Welcome to Our World (2021); Witches of East End (2014); With Love (2021–2023); Women's Murder Club (2007).