Born on this day – Zack Norman:

Zack Norman

Actor

Comedian

Painter

Film producer

Art collector

May 27, 1940 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

America (1986); Baywatch (1993); Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971); Bullit: The Documentary (2013); Cadillac Man (1990); Chief Zabu (1988); Christmas Evil (1980); Crosscut (1995); Hollywood Dreams (2006); Daughters of Darkness (1971); Déjà Vu (1997); Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein (2015); E.N.T.E.R. (2018); Emma Blue (2008); Face to Face with David (2020); Festival in Cannes (2001); Fingers (1978); Get a Job (1998); Gone (2014); Gums (1976); Has-Been (1998); Irene in Time (2009); La tele de tu vida (2007); Le moine (1972); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); Lucky Ducks (1993); Lush Life (1993); Mojave Moon (1996); Ovation (2015); Overnight (2012); Queen of the Lot (2010); And the Bombs Keep Falling (1974); At Home with the Webbers (1993); Az áldozat (1994); Az aranyifjú (1987); Sitting Ducks (1980); Skeeter Hammond: Handles, Hops and the Fourth Dimension (2003); Ragtime (1981); Romancing the Stone (1984); Terror of Frankenstein (1977); The A-Team (1985); The David Frost Show (1969); The Flash (1991); The Hunted (1972); The M Word (2014); The Nanny (1993–1995); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969); To Kill the King (1974); Tracks (1976); Venice/Venice (1992); Weekend Retreat (2020); Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995); Zenabel (1969).

Born on this day – Michael Sarrazin:

Michael Sarrazin

Actor

May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011

Credits:

18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); A Man Called Gannon (1968); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002); African Skies (1992); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Arrival II (1998); Believe in Me (1971); Beulah Land (1980); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966–1967); Bullet to Beijing (1995); Captive Hearts (1987); Caravans (1978); CBC Show of the Week (1964–1965); Chercheurs d'or (1996); Counterstrike (1991); Cowboy and Indian (1972); Crackerjack 2 (1997); Días de cine (2011); Double Negative (1980); Earth: Final Conflict (2001); Earthquake in New York (1998); Everybody's Prejudiced (1961); Eye of the Cat (1969); Feardotcom (2002); Festival (1965); Fighting Back / aka Death Vengeance (1982); For Pete's Sake (1974); Frankenstein: The True Story (1973); Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975); Gunfight in Abilene (1967); Harry in Your Pocket (1973); In Search of Gregory (1969); Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Journey to Shiloh (1968); Keeping Track (1986); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994); La Femme Nikita (2000); La Florida (1993); Lena's Holiday (1991); Malarek (1988); Mascara (1987); Mentors (1999); Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996); Midnight Man (1997); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1991); On the Road (2012); Passion and Paradise (1989); Poltergeist: The Legacy (1997); Pour cent millions (1990); Saturday Night Live (1976–1978); Selkirk of Red River (1964); Sometimes a Great Notion / aka Never Give an Inch (1971); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996); Street Legal (1990); TCM Remembers (2011); The 11th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (1975); The Christmas Choir (2008); The City (1999–2000); The Doomsday Flight (1966); The Flim-Flam Man (1967); The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972); The Gumball Rally (1976); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976); The Moviemakers (1969); The Outer Limits (1996–1999); The Peacekeeper (1997 / 2017); The Phone Call (1989); The Pursuit of Happiness (1971); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1989–1992); The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975); The Seduction (1982); The Serial (1965); The Sweet Ride (1968); The Virginian (1965); They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); Thunder Point (1998); Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery (2005); Tropical Heat (1993); Viadukt (1983); Wojeck (1966); You're No Good (1965).

Born on this day – Booker Bradshaw:

Booker Bradshaw

Actor

Producer

May 21, 1940 – April 1, 2003

Credits:

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006); Another Language (1933); Arena (1983); Art Heritage (1960); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021); Biography (2001); Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935); Blondie of the Follies (1932); Breakdowns of 1949 (1949); But the Flesh Is Weak (1932); Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004); Complicated Women (2003); Estrellados (1930); Ever Since Eve (1937); Eye Witness (1950); Faithless (1932); Fast and Loose (1939); Forsaking All Others (1934); Free and Easy (1930); From the Ends of the Earth (1939); Fugitive Lovers (1934); Going Hollywood (1933); Haunted Honeymoon (1940); Hell Below (1933); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941); Hide-Out (1934); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Goes to Town (1938); Hollywood Greats (1978–1979); Hollywood Handicap (1938); Hollywood on Parade (1934); Hollywood on Trial (1976); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972); Ingrid (1984); Inspiration (1931); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); John Ford (1992); June Bride (1948); Lady in the Lake (1946); Land of Liberty (1939); Letty Lynton (1932); Live, Love and Learn (1937); Love in the Rough (1930); Lovers Courageous (1932); Lusitania Illusion (2010); Made on Broadway (1933); Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004); My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2022); Navy Log (1958); Night Flight (1933); Night Must Fall (1937); No More Ladies (1935); Once More, My Darling (1949); Our Blushing Brides (1930); Petticoat Fever (1936); Piccadilly Jim (1936); President Hollywood (2008); Private Lives (1931); Rage in Heaven (1941); Reagan (2011); Review (1970); Ride the Pink Horse (1947); Riptide (1934); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957); Screen Snapshots (1932); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (1936); Shipmates (1931); So This Is College (1929); Some of the Best (1949); Starlit Days at the Lido (1935); Strangers May Kiss (1931); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment, Part II (1976); The Big House (1930); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Divorcee (1930); The Earl of Chicago (1940); The Easiest Way (1931); The First Hundred Years (1937); The Gallant Hours (1960); The Jack Benny Program (1951); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); The Man in Possession (1931); The Merv Griffin Show (1963–1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963); The Milton Berle Show (1950); The Miracle of Sound (1940); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); The Name's the Same (1953); The Perfect Match - The Sport of Polo in the US (2018); The Reagans (2020); The Romance of Celluloid (1937); The Saxon Charm (1948); The Secret Land (1948); The Single Standard (1929); The Sins of the Children (1930); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1969); The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (1931); Their Own Desire (1929); They Were Expendable (1945); This Side of Heaven (1934); Three Live Ghosts (1929); Three Loves Has Nancy (1938); Today (1960); Trouble for Two (1936); Unfinished Business (1941); Untamed (1929); Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935); War Nurse (1930); What's My Line? (1957); When Ladies Meet (1933).

Born on this day – Peggy Moffitt:

Peggy Moffitt

Actress

Model

May 14, 1940 – August 10, 2024

Credits:

Alcoa Theatre (1960); Art Be Damned! (2024); Basic Black (1967); Batman (1967); Battle Flame (1959); Blow-Up (1966); Girls Town (1959); Goodyear Theatre (1960); Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton (2001); Making the Boys (2011); Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956); Opus (1967); Pretty Pretty Peggy Moffitt (2012); Senior Prom (1958); Smog (1962); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Birds and the Bees (1956); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968); The Young Captives (1959); Up Periscope (1959); Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966); You're Never Too Young (1955).

Born on this day – Peter Benchley:

Peter Benchley

Writer

May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006

Credits:

Books:

Jaws (1974); The Deep (1976); The Island (1979); The Girl of the Sea of Cortez (1982); Q clearance (1986); Rummies / Lush (1989); Beast (1991); White Shark / Peter Benchley's Creature (1994); Time and a Ticket (1964); Ocean Planet (1995); Shark Trouble (2002); Shark! (2002); Shark Life (2002); The Movie Book (2016).

Movies, video and television:

A Quint-mas Carol (2016); Amazon (1999–2000); Byline Showtime (1988); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Creature (1998); Cruel Jaws (1995); Dolphin Cove (1989); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); Expedition Earth (1990); Film '80 (1980); Good Morning America (1976–1994); Great White Shark: Truth Behind the Legend (2000); Hollywood Insider (2020); Hunt for the Great White Shark (1994); Hunters of the Reef (1978); I Love 1970's (2000); In the Teeth of Jaws (1997); Jaws (1975); Jaws (1987); Jaws (2000); Jaws (2009); Jaws 2 (1978); Jaws 3-D (1983); Jaws Unleashed (2006); Jaws: Deleted Scenes (2000); Jaws: From the Set (1974); Jaws: The Revenge (1987); Jaws: Ultimate Predator (2011); Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck (1976); Jordan Hates (2016); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1980); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); MythBusters (2005); Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004); Shark (1975); Shark Week (2018); Sharksploitation (2023); The American Sportsman (1982); The Beast (1996); The Book Programme (1974–1975); The Deep (1977); The Great Houdini (1976); The Island (1980); The Making of 'Jaws' (1995); The Man Who Loves Sharks (1992); The Merv Griffin Show (1986); The Mike Douglas Show (1976–1977); The Reader (2008); The Search for Atlantis (2000); The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974–1980); Today (1976); Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure (2001); Wogan (1991); World of Audubon (1988).

Born on this day – Burt Young:

Burt Young

Actor

Writer

Painter

April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023

Credits:

The Final Code (2021); Tomorrow's Today (2021); Whack the Don (2021); Beckman (2020); Road to the Lemon Grove (2019); Bottom of the 9th (2019); Vault (2019); Epiphany (2019); The Brawler (2019); Tapestry (2019); The Amityville Murders (2018); Sarah Q (2018); The Selfish Ones (2018); Kevin Can Wait (2018); The Neighborhood (2017); King Rat (2017); Horace and Pete (2016); The Dicks (2016); Fall 4 You (2015); Irene & Marie (2015); Lostland (2015); The Elevator (2015); Tom in America (2014); Zarra's Law (2014); Rob the Mob (2014); Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958 (2013); Ci vediamo domani (2013); Abigail Harm (2012); The Shoemaker (2012); Win Win (2011); Hot Hot Heat: Goddess on the Prairie (2010); Kingshighway (2010); Medium Rare (2010); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009); New York, I Love You (2008); Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008); Hack! (2007); Go Go Tales (2007); Blue Lake Butcher (2007); Rocky Balboa (2006); Revoloution (2006); Nicky's Game (2005); Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005); Transamerica (2005); Downtown: A Street Tale (2004); Land of Plenty (2004); The Wager (2004); Shut Up and Kiss Me! (2004); I'm with Her (2004); The Handler (2003); Crooked Lines (2003); And She Was (2002); Alternate Realities (2002); Kiss the Bride (2002); The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002); Checkout (2002); Cugini (2001); Plan B (2001); The Sopranos (2001); The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001); Never Look Back (2000); The Boys Behind the Desk (2000); The Day the Ponies Come Back (2000); Gioco di specchi (2000); Very Mean Men (2000); Table One (2000); L'uomo della fortuna (2000); Blue Moon (2000); The Wasteland (1999); Mickey Blue Eyes (1999); Loser Love (1999); The Florentine (1999); Thinking About Africa (1999); One Deadly Road (1998); Stone Cutter (1998); Cuori in campo (1998); Heaven Before I Die (1997); The Good Life (1997); Walker, Texas Ranger (1996–1997); Before Women Had Wings (1997); The Deli (1997); The Undertaker's Wedding (1997); She's So Lovely (1997); The Last Don (1997); Kicked in the Head (1997); Law & Order (1997); The Outer Limits (1997); Hit & Run (1997); Firehouse (1996); North Star (1996); Bless This House (1995); Undercover (1994); Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993); Double Deception (1993); Berlin '39 (1993); Excessive Force (1993); Due vite, un destino (1993); Bad Girls (1992); Alibi perfetto (1992); Tales from the Crypt (1992); Americano rosso (1991); Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (1990); Bright Angel (1990); Rocky V (1990); Diving In (1990); Backstreet Dreams (1990); Club Fed (1990); Betsy's Wedding (1990); Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989); Going Overboard (1989); Beverly Hills Brats (1989); Blood Red (1989); Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989); Medium Rare (1987); Roomies (1987); Back to School (1986); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986); Rocky IV (1985); The Equalizer (1985); A Summer to Remember (1985); Miami Vice (1984); The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984); Once Upon a Time in America (1984); Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984); You and Me Kid (1983); Lookin' to Get Out (1982); Amityville II: The Possession (1982); Rocky III (1982); ...All the Marbles (1981); Blood Beach (1980); Murder Can Hurt You! (1980); Rocky II (1979); Uncle Joe Shannon (1978); Convoy (1978); The Choirboys (1977); Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977); Rocky (1976); The Rockford Files (1976); Baretta (1975–1976); Woman of the Year (1976); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Serpico (1976); The Killer Elite (1975); Murph the Surf (1975); Hustling (1975); Little House on the Prairie (1974); The Gambler (1974); The Great Niagara (1974); Chinatown (1974); Cinderella Liberty (1973); M*A*S*H (1973); The Connection (1973); Across 110th Street (1972); The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971); Born to Win (1971); Carnival of Blood (1970); The Doctors (1969).

Born on this day – Michael Parks:

Michael Parks

Actor

Singer

April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017

Born on this day – Sue Grafton:

Sue Grafton

Writer

April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017

Credits:

Written work:

A Is for Alibi (1982); B Is for Burglar (1985); C Is for Corpse (1986); D Is for Deadbeat (1987); E Is for Evidence (1988); F Is for Fugitive (1989); G Is for Gumshoe (1990); H Is for Homicide (1991); I Is for Innocent (1992); J Is for Judgment (1993); K Is for Killer (1994); L Is for Lawless (1995); M Is for Malice (1996); N Is for Noose (1998); O Is for Outlaw (1999); P Is for Peril (2001); Q Is for Quarry (2002); R Is for Ricochet (2004); S Is for Silence (2005); T Is for Trespass (2007); U Is for Undertow (2009); V Is for Vengeance (2011); W Is for Wasted (2013); X (2015); Y Is for Yesterday (2017); If You Want Something Done Right . . . (2020); Keziah Dane (1967); Kinsey and Me (2013); Teaching a Child (2013); The Lolly-Madonna War (1969); The Lying Game (2003).

Movies and television:

A Caribbean Mystery (1983); A Killer in the Family (1983); B Cult (2009); English Composition: Writing for an Audience (2001); Jeopardy! (2018); Kako kara no koe (1988); L'hora del lector (2009); Likely Suspects (1992); Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973); Love on the Run (1985); Mark, I Love You (1980); Nurse (1980–1982); Página 2 (2009); Rhoda (1975); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983); Sex and the Single Parent (1979); Sparkling Cyanide (1983); The Canterville Ghost (1986); The Criminal Calendar (2007); The Hour (2013); Tonight's the Night (1987); Via llibre (2015); Walking Through the Fire (1979); Wangan ni kieta onna (1989); Women of Mystery (1996).

Born on this day – Marie-José Nat:

Marie-José Nat

Actress

April 22, 1940 – October 10, 2019

Born on this day – George DiCenzo:

George DiCenzo

Actor

April 21, 1940 – August 9, 2010

Born on this day – James Caan:

James Caan

Actor

March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022

Credits:

Queen Bees (2021); The Pack Podcast (2021); JL Family Ranch 2 (2020); Out of Blue (2018); Con Man (2018); Undercover Grandpa (2017); Holy Lands (2017); The Red Maple Leaf (2016); JL Ranch (2016); Good Enough (2016); The Good Neighbor (2016); Sicilian Vampire (2015); The Wrong Boyfriend (2015); The Throwaways (2015); Preggoland (2014); A Fighting Man (2014); Back in the Game (2013–2014); The Outsider (2014); The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013); Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013); Magic City (2013); Blood Ties (2013); For the Love of Money (2012); That's My Boy (2012); Small Apartments (2012); Hawaii Five-0 (2012); Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The 4D Experience (2011); Detachment (2011); The Annoying Orange (2010); Henry's Crime (2010); Family Guy (2009); Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009); Mercy (2009); Middle Men (2009); New York, I Love You (2008); Get Smart (2008); Wisegal (2008); Las Vegas (2003–2007); The Godfather: The Don's Edition (2007); The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (2007); The Godfather: Mob Wars (2006); The Godfather (2006); Santa's Slay (2005); The Simpsons (2004); Crossing Jordan (2001); Elf (2003); Jericho Mansions (2003); The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003); Dogville (2003); Untitled Eric Gilliland Project (2002); Blood Crime (2002); City of Ghosts (2002); Lathe of Heaven (2002); This Thing of Ours (2002); Night at the Golden Eagle (2001); In the Shadows (2001); Viva Las Nowhere (2001); A Glimpse of Hell (2001); Warden of Red Rock (2001); The Way of the Gun (2000); Luckytown (2000); The Yards (2000); Mickey Blue Eyes (1999); Poodle Springs (1998); This Is My Father (1998); NewsRadio (1996); Bulletproof (1996); Eraser (1996); Bottle Rocket (1996); North Star (1996); A Boy Called Hate (1995); Flesh and Bone (1993); The Program (1993); Honeymoon in Vegas (1992); For the Boys (1991); The Dark Backward (1991); Misery (1990); Dick Tracy (1990); Alien Nation (1988); Gardens of Stone (1987); Les uns et les autres (1983); Kiss Me Goodbye (1982); Bolero (1981); Thief (1981); Hide in Plain Sight (1980); Chapter Two (1979); 1941 (1979); Comes a Horseman (1978); The Godfather Saga (1977); Another Man, Another Chance (1977); A Bridge Too Far (1977); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Silent Movie (1976); The Killer Elite (1975); Rollerball (1975); Funny Lady (1975); Gone with the West (1974); The Godfather Part II (1974); Freebie and the Bean (1974); The Gambler (1974); Cinderella Liberty (1973); Slither (1973); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1972); The Godfather (1972); Brian's Song (1971); T.R. Baskin (1971); Rabbit, Run (1970); The Rain People (1969); Get Smart (1969); The F.B.I. (1969); Journey to Shiloh (1968); Submarine X-1 (1968); Games (1967); Countdown (1967); El Dorado (1966); Red Line 7000 (1965); The Glory Guys (1965); Wagon Train (1957); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); Lady in a Cage (1964); Channing (1964); Breaking Point (1963); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Combat! (1963); Death Valley Days (1963); Ben Casey (1963); Irma la Douce (1963); Dr. Kildare (1963); Wide Country (1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962); The Untouchables (1959); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Route 66 (1961); Play of the Week (1961); Naked City (1958).

Born on this day – Mark Medoff:

Mark Medoff

Writer

Director

Actor

Professor, March 18, 1940 – April 23, 2019

Born on this day – Raul Julia:

Raul Julia

Actor

March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994

Credits:

Street Fighter: The Movie (1995); Down Came a Blackbird (1995); Street Fighter (1994); The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994); Addams Family Values (1993); Rabbit Ears: The Monkey People (1992); The Plague (1992); Hammer: Addams Groove (1991); The Addams Family (1991); Havana (1990); The Rookie (1990); Frankenstein Unbound (1990); Presumed Innocent (1990); Mack the Knife (1989); Romero (1989); Tequila Sunrise (1988); Moon Over Parador (1988); The Penitent (1988); Trading Hearts (1988); Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988); Tango Bar (1987); The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987); The Morning After (1986); Florida Straits (1986); La gran fiesta (1986); Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985); Compromising Positions (1985); Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985); Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984); The New Show (1984); American Playhouse (1983); Tempest (1982); The Escape Artist (1982); Strong Medicine (1981); One from the Heart (1981); Ripe Strawberries (1980); A Life of Sin (1979); Othello (1979); Eyes of Laura Mars (1978); The Gumball Rally (1976); Death Scream (1975); Aces Up (1974); Great Performances (1974); The Bob Newhart Show (1974); Sesame Street (1971–1972); The Organization (1971); Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971); The Panic in Needle Park (1971); McCloud (1970); Stiletto (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1968); Love of Life (1951).

Born on this day – Bill Hunter:

Bill Hunter

Actor

February 27, 1940 – May 21, 2011

Born on this day – Pete Duel:

Pete Duel

Actor

February 24, 1940 – December 31, 1971

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1964–1965); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); A Look Back at Gidget (2006); Alias Smith and Jones (1971–1972); Cannon for Cordoba (1970); Channing (1963); Combat! (1964); Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (1965); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1999); Espionage Target: You (1964); Generation (1969); Gidget (1965–1966); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964); How to Steal an Airplane (1971); Insight (1970); Ironside (1968); It's Happening (1968); Love on a Rooftop (1966–1967); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1971); Matt Lincoln (1970); Mickey (1964); The Blazing Cannons (2017); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970); The Dating Game (1968); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The F.B.I. (1965–1967); The Fugitive (1965); The Hell with Heroes (1968); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1966–1967); The Interns (1970); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Name of the Game (1968–1971); The Psychiatrist (1970–1971); The Scarecrow (1972); The Virginian (1968–1969); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); The Young Country (1970); The Young Lawyers (1970); W.I.A. Wounded in Action (1966); When the Applause Died / Death in Hollywood (1990).

Born on this day – John Lewis:

John Lewis

Congressman

Civil rights activist

Writer

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

by President Barack Obama in 2011

February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020

Credits:

Across That Bridge (2012); Carry On (2021); Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice (2006); March: Book One (2013); March: Book Three (2016); March: Book Two (2015); Run: Book One (2021); Walking with the Wind (1998).

Born on this day – Carlin Glynn:

Carlin Glynn

Actress

Singer

February 19, 1940 – July 13, 2023

Credits:

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006); Whiskey School (2005); The Exonerated (2005); Lost Junction (2003); West of Here (2002); Judy Berlin (1999); Red Sky at Night (1996); Strange Luck (1996); Blessing (1994); Day-O (1992); Convicts (1991); A Woman Named Jackie (1991); Blood Red (1989); Night Game (1989); Coyote Mountain (1989); Mr. President (1987); Gardens of Stone (1987); The Trip to Bountiful (1985); Sixteen Candles (1984); Johnny Garage (1983); Chicken Ranch (1982); The Escape Artist (1982); Continental Divide (1981); Resurrection (1980); Three Days of the Condor (1975).

Born on this day – James Laurenson:

James Laurenson

Actor

February 17, 1940 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

Book:

Light Thickens, by Ngaio Marsh (1982) / included in dedication.

Movies and television:

A House in the Hills (1993); A Perfect State (1997); A Spy at Evening (1981); A Summer in Genoa (2008); AfterLife (2003); Alleyn Mysteries (1994); Anno Domini (1976); Armchair Cinema (1974); Armchair Thriller (1978); Artists and Models (1986); Bergerac (1988); Between the Lines (1992); Boney (1972–1973); Boon (1991); Born and Bred (2004); Bye Bye Columbus (1991); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Capital News (1990); Centre Play (1976); Codename: Kyril (1988); Coronation Street (1968); Countdown to War (1989); Crown Court (1975–1977); Dalziel and Pascoe (2004); Dangerfield (1999); Days of Our Lives (1985); Dead Bolt Dead (1999); Edward II (1970); Elizabeth R (1971); Endeavour (2017); Esther Waters (1977); Father Brown (2014–2017); Fathers and Sons (1971); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); Frost in May (1982); Ghostboat (2006); Hammer House of Horror (1980); Heartbeat (2001); Heartbreakers (1984); Hedda Gabler / The Lady from the Sea (1974); Holy Flying Circus (2011); Hustle (2004); In Defence (2000); In the Devil's Garden (1971); Inspector Morse (1987); ITV Playhouse (1973); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1970); Jackanory (1977–1979); Jackanory Playhouse (1976); Lovejoy (1992); Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008); Matilda: The Musical (2022); MI-5 (2004–2007); Midsomer Murders (2000); Misfits of Science (1986); Mr Duncan (2015); My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003); National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010); National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011); One Day (2011); Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982); Play for Today (1971–1980); Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks / Raven - the Shadmock (2015); Prime Suspect: Inner Circles (1995); Private Peaceful (2012); Project: Tinman (1990); Public Eye (1971); Quacks (2017); Quiller (1975); Rainbow Drive (1990); Remington Steele (1984); Romance (1977); Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: The Comedy of Errors (2015); Sharpe (1996–1997); Sharpe's Eagle (1997); Silent Witness (2003); Space: 1999 (1976); State of Play (2003); Stingray (1986); Table 12 (2001); Taggart (1988–1995); The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1973); The Bourne Identity (1988); The Bretts (1987); The Care of Time (1990); The Cat's Meow (2001); The Cold Light of Day (1996); The Crown (2016–2017); The Cry (2002); The Duchess of Duke Street (1976); The Duchess of Duke Street (1976); The Expert (1969); The Girls of Slender Means (1975); The Hollow Crown (2012); The Insiders (1985); The Magic Christian (1969); The Man Inside (1990); The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987); The Monster Club / Shadmock Story (1981); The Professionals (1979); The Riot Club (2014); The Shadow of the Tower (1972); The Terror (2018); The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970); The Turn of the Screw (1974); The Vanishing Man (1997); The Wars of the Roses (1965); The Widower (2014); The Witches of Pendle (1976); Thief Takers (1997); Thieves in the Night (1988); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1971); This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000); 3 Blind Mice (2003); Treasure Island (1968); Trial by Fire (1999); Van der Valk (1992); Wolf Hall (2015); Women in Love (1969); You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play (1990); Z Cars (1969).

Born on this day – Brioni Farrell:

Brioni Farrell

Actress

Executive

February 12, 1940 – August 8, 2018

Credits:

A New Day in Eden (1982); Allan (1971); Appointment with Fear (1985); Bearcats! (1971); Bonanza (1966–1968); Capitol (1982–1987); Columbo (1975); Dallas (1991); Daniel Boone (1968); Death Valley Days (1967–1968); Family Affair (1968); Fantasy Island (1980); General Hospital (1981–1984); Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987); Keefer (1978); La Femme Nikita (1999); Lancer (1969); Love (1982); Mission: Impossible (1968); My Tutor (1983); Night Heat (1985); Paradise Bay (1965); Partizani (1976); Police Story (1975); Project: Metalbeast (1995); Round Trip to Heaven (1992); Run for Your Life (1966); Search (1973); Star Trek / episode entitled The Return of the Archons, originally aired February 9 (1967); Street Legal (1989); Tales from the Darkside (1987); The Bait (1973); The Bionic Woman (1977); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Duke (1979); The Hitchhiker (1985); The Last Guerrilla (1974); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Next Step Beyond (1979); The Other Wise Man (1969); The Rat Patrol (1968); The Rookies (1973); The Student Nurses (1970); The Wild Wild West (1967); To Rome with Love (1970).

Born on this day – Richard Lynch:

Richard Lynch

Actor

February 12, 1940 – June 19, 2012

Credits:

The Lords of Salem (2012); Gun of the Black Sun (2011); Resurrection (2010); Dark Fields (2009); Chrome Angels (2009); Laid to Rest (2009); Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2007); Halloween (2007); Wedding Slashers (2006); The Great War of Magellan (2005); Corpses Are Forever (2004); Final Combat (2003); The Mummy's Kiss (2003); Ancient Warriors (2003); Fabulous Shiksa in Distress (2003); Charmed (2003); First Watch (2003); Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002); Crime and Punishment (2002); Six Feet Under (2002); Outta Time (2002); Reflex Action (2002); Ankle Bracelet (2001); Death Game (2001); The Korean War (2001); Strike Zone (2000); Eastside (1999); Enemy Action (1999); Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999); Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1999); Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999); Thinking About Africa (1999); Air America (1999); Love and War II (1998); Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1998); Armstrong (1998); Shattered Illusions (1998); Divine Lovers (1997); Ground Rules (1997); Under Oath (1997); We Are Angels (1997); The Garbage Man (1996); Vendetta (1996); Diamond Run (1996); Total Force (1996); Lone Tiger (1996); Phantom 2040 (1995–1996); Takedown (1995); Destination Vegas (1995); Warrior of Justice (1995); Terminal Virus (1995); Werewolf (1995); Baywatch (1995); Dragon Fury (1995); Highlander (1995); Terrified (1995); Roughcut (1994); Loving Deadly (1994); Thunder in Paradise (1994); Death Match (1994); Dangerous Waters (1994); Murder, She Wrote (1992–1994); Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994); Midnight Confessions (1994); Scanner Cop (1994); Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993); Cobra (1993); Showdown (1993); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993); Merlin (1993); The Hat Squad (1993); Double Threat (1992); Inside Edge (1992); Maximum Force (1992); Super Force (1991–1992); The Last Hero (1991); Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Alligator II: The Mutation (1991); Dark Justice (1991); Trancers II (1991); Lockdown (1990); Invasion Force (1990); Return to Justice (1990); Aftershock (1990); The Forbidden Dance (1990); True Blue (1990); Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990); Hunter (1989); CBS Summer Playhouse (1989); One Man Force (1989); High Stakes (1989); Speed Zone (1989); Bad Dreams (1988); Little Nikita (1988); Werewolf (1987); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); Once a Hero (1987); Nightforce (1987); The Barbarians (1987); The Last Precinct (1986); Savage Dawn (1985); Airwolf (1985); Invasion U.S.A. (1985); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985); MacGruder and Loud (1985); Riptide (1985); Masquerade (1984); Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse (1984); Partners in Crime (1984); The A-Team (1984); Cover Up (1984); Cut and Run (1984); Matt Houston (1984); The Fall Guy (1983–1984); Automan (1984); Blue Thunder (1984); Manimal (1983); T.J. Hooker (1983); The Last Ninja (1983); High Performance (1983); White Water Rebels (1983); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982); The Phoenix (1981–1982); McClain's Law (1982); Sizzle (1981); Vega$ (1979–1981); The Formula (1980); Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980); The Ninth Configuration (1980); Galactica 1980 (1980); Charlie's Angels (1979); A Man Called Sloane (1979); Delta Fox (1979); Vampire (1979); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Barnaby Jones (1979); Steel (1979); Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Deathsport (1978); The Bionic Woman (1978); The Baron (1977); Dog and Cat (1977); Stunts (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); Good Against Evil (1977); Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (1977); Police Woman (1977); Serpico (1976); God Told Me To (1976); Baretta (1976); Switch (1976); Bronk (1976); The Premonition (1975); The Happy Hooker (1975); Open Season (1974); The American Parade (1974); The Seven-Ups (1973); Scarecrow (1973); The Stoolie (1972); Tigress (1969); Trip to Where? (1968).