Born on this day – Ron Glass:

Ron Glass

Actor

July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016

Credits:

227 (1987); A Filmmaker's Journey (2006); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2014); Aladdin (1994); All Grown Up! (2003–2008); All in the Family (1973); All-Star Family Feud Special (1978); Amen (1989–1991); Ancient Space (2014); Back in Business (1997); Barney Miller (1975–1982); Beg, Borrow ... or Steal (1973); Change at 125th Street (1974); Crash (1978); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014); CSI: NY (2011); Deal of a Lifetime (1999); Death at a Funeral (2010); Deep Space (1988); Designing Women (1993); Dirty Sexy Money (2008); Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' (2006); Entertainment Tonight (1996–2005); Fable II (2008); Family Matters (1989); Firefly (2002–2003); Firefly 10th Anniversary: Browncoats Unite (2012); Foster & Laurie (1975); Friends (1999); Good Times (1974); Griff (1973); Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster (1985); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawaii Five-O (1973); Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' (2003); History of the Sitcom (2021); Houseguest (1995); Incognito (1999); Inside TV Land (2002); Insight (1963); It's My Party (1996); Jack & Jill (2000); Jasmine's Wish (1999); Just Another Man's Story (2013); Lakeview Terrace (2008); Let's Switch! (1975); Major Crimes (2013); Maude (1973); Mr. Rhodes (1996–1997); Murder, She Wrote (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986); Recess: School's Out (2001); Re-Lighting the Firefly (2005); Rhythm & Blues (1992–1993); Rude Awakening (2001); Rugrats (1993–2001); Sanford and Son (1972–1974); Sci Fi Inside: 'Serenity' (2005); Science of the Bible (2006); Secret History of Religion: Doomsday - Book of Revelation (2006); Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar (2006); Serenity (2005); Shades of LA (1990); Shark (2006–2007); Shirts/Skins (1973); Showoffs (1975); Snoops (1989); Sonny Spoon (1988); Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain (1983); Star Trek: Voyager (2000); Stat (1991); Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012); Superman: The Animated Series (1997); Teen Angel (1997–1998); The $10,000 Pyramid (1977–1978); The $25,000 Pyramid (1977–1978); The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017); The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982); The Bob Newhart Show (1973); The Butler (2013); The Calamities of Jane (2016); The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974); The Division (2004); The Education of Max Bickford (2001); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1978–1979); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The New Adam-12 (1991); The New Odd Couple (1982–1983); The New Perry Mason (1974); The Practice (1997); The Proud Family (2001–2003); The Royal Family (1992); The Streets of San Francisco (1974–1976); The Twilight Zone / Segment: I of Newton (1985); TV Land Confidential (2005–2007); Twice in a Lifetime (1999); Unbowed (1999); When Things Were Rotten (1975); Yes, Dear (2001); You Don't Say (1975); Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (2000).

Born on this day – Bruce French:

Bruce French

Actor

July 4, 1945 – February 7, 2025

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1988); A Case for Murder (1993); ABC Afterschool Specials (1983); ABC Weekend Specials (1988); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); All-American Girl (1994); Ally McBeal (2001); Ants! (1977); Baby Talk (1992); Barbarians at the Gate (1993); Beautiful Boy (2010); Beginners (2010); Benson (1983); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997); Biography (1987); Black Eagle (1988); Bloodbrothers (1978); Bones (2006); Boston Legal (2008); Boston Public (2003); Caroline in the City (1999); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Cheers (1989); Christine (1983); City of Angels (2000); Coach (1996); Coming Home (1978); Crash (2009); Criminal Minds (2008); Crossing Jordan (2003); Curse of the Black Widow (1977); Dallas (1981–1982); Dark and Stormy Night (2009); Deadly Intentions (1985); Designing Women (1989); Dharma & Greg (1999); Dirty Sexy Money (2008); Eli Stone (2008); Enough (2002); Falcon Crest (1986–1988); Fame (1983); Family Ties (1982); First Family (1980); Fletch (1985); Gilmore Girls (2003); Grey's Anatomy (2009); Grounded for Life (2001); GUNS (1976); Hardball (1989); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1985); Hawthorne (2009); Head Cases (2005); Helter Skelter (1976); Herman's Head (1993); Highway to Heaven (1987); Hill Street Blues (1984); House (2006); Hudson Street (1996); In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990); It's a Horrible Life (2010); Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993); JAG (2002); Jagged Edge (1985); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007); Jurassic Park III (2001); Justify the Means (2009); Kaz (1979); Knots Landing (1984); L.A. Law (1986); Leave 'em Laughing (1981); Leaving L.A. (1997); Legal Eagles (1986); Lottery! (1983); Love, Sidney (1982); Mad Men (2007); Magnum, P.I. (1983); Man on a Swing (1974); Martians Go Home (1989); Matlock (1987); Men Behaving Badly (1996); Mission: Impossible III (2006); Moonlighting (1988); Mr. Deeds (2002); Mr. Mom (1983); Mr. Smith (1983); Murder Ordained (1987); Murphy's Romance (1985); Mysterious Two (1982); NCIS (2006); Newhart (1986); Night Court (1989); Pacific Palisades (1997); Party of Five (1996); Passions (1999–2008); Picket Fences (1994); Pipe Dreams (1976); Providence (2000); Raising the Bar (2008); Rendezvous Hotel (1979); Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985); Rollercoaster (1977); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Ruby and Oswald (1978); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); Sexual Life (2004); Silver Spoons (1985); Simon & Simon (1988); Snoops (1989); Soap (1979); Sorority Boys (2002); Special Bulletin (1983); Special Thanks to Roy London (2005); Star Trek: Enterprise (2001); Star Trek: Insurrection (1998); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama (1981); Strong Medicine (2000); Surrender (1987); Sweetwater (1983); Team Knight Rider (1997); Terror Out of the Sky (1978); Thank You for Smoking (2005); The A-Team (1984); The Boys Are Back (1995); The Bronx Zoo (1988); The Chisholms (1980); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Guardian (2004); The Lyon's Den (2003–2004); The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1993); The Outer Limits (1995); The Pentagon Wars (1998); The Popcorn Kid (1987); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); The Practice (1997–2003); The Riches (2007–2008); The Savage Bees (1976); The Visitor (1997); The Waltons (1978); The Wayans Bros. (1997); The West Wing (2002); The Wishing Well (2009); Thieves (2001); Up All Night (2012); Valerie (1990); Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993); Waiting for Godot (1977); Walkout (2006); War and Remembrance (1989); When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978); Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990); Who Is Julia? (1986); Who's the Boss? (1991–1992); Wildcats (1986).

Born on this day – Rainer Werner Fassbinder:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Actor

Composer

Writer

May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982

Credits:

Querelle (1982); Veronika Voss (1982); Theater in Trance (1981); Lola (1981); Lili Marleen (1981); Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980); The Third Generation (1979); The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979); In a Year with 13 Moons (1978); Despair (1978); Deutschland im Herbst (1978); The Stationmaster's Wife (1977); Women in New York (1977); Chinese Roulette (1976); Satan's Brew (1976); I Only Want You to Love Me (1976); Fear of Fear (1975); Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975); Fox and His Friends (1975); Like a Bird on a Wire (1975); Effi Briest (1974); Martha (1974); Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974); Nora Helmer (1974); World on a Wire (1973); Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972–1973); Jail Bait (1972); Bremen Freedom (1972); The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972); The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972); Beware of a Holy Whore (1971); Whity (1971); Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971); Rio das Mortes (1971); The Niklashausen Journey (1970); The American Soldier (1970); Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970); Das Kaffeehaus (1970); Gods of the Plague (1970); Katzelmacher (1969); Love Is Colder Than Death (1969); The Little Chaos (1967); This Night (1966); The City Tramp (1966).

Born on this day – Renate Krößner:

Renate Krößner

Actress

May 17, 1945 – May 25, 2020

Born on this day – August Wilson:

August Wilson

Writer

April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005

Credits:

Written work:

Black Bart and the Sacred Hills; Fences; Fullerton Street; Gem of the Ocean; How I Learned What I Learned; Jitney!; Joe Turner's Come and Gone; King Hedley II; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Placebo; Profiles in Science: One Man and One Woman / William Harvey; Radio Golf; Recycle; Seven Guitars; The Coldest Day of the Year; The Ground on Which I Stand; The Homecoming; The Janitor; The Piano Lesson; Two Trains Running.

Movies, video and television:

60 Minutes / Viola / August Wilson (2002–2021); American Masters (2015); Charlie Rose (1998); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1990); Fences (2012); Fences (2016); Literary Visions (1992); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020); On Broadway (2019); PBS NewsHour (2020–2024); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989); The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001); The Naked Proof (2003); The Piano Lesson (1995); Working in the Theatre (1987–2001).

Born on this day – Cleo Sylvestre:

Cleo Sylvestre

Actress

Writer

April 19, 1945 – September 20, 2024

Credits:

Book:

The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole (2021).

Movies and television:

14th Screen Nation Film and Television Awards 2019 (2019); Against the Crowd (1975); Alf 'n' Family (1968); All Creatures Great and Small (2020–2023); An Anorexic's Tale: The Brief Life of Catherine (1988); Armchair 30 (1973); Beautiful Things (2024); Beyond the Lake (2022); Black and White in Colour (1992); Bliss! (2016); Bloods (2021); Boyz Unlimited (1999); Brookside (1998); Callan (1972); Casualty (1988); Coronation Street (1966); Crossroads (1964–1988); Doctor Who (1965); Doctors (2007–2016); Five by Five (2017); Forever Young (2023); Grange Hill (1979–1990); Happy Families (1990); If You See God, Tell Him (1993); Johnny on the Run (1953); Kate (1972); Kidulthood (2006); Life Begins at Forty (1980); Marked Personal (1974); Merry-Go-Round (1975–1976); Minder (1985); Mogul (1965–1967); National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (2018); New Tricks (2006); Paddington (2014); Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018); Platform 7 (2023); Play School (1984–1985); Police Patrol (1965); Public Eye (1972); Rock 'n' Roll Island: Where legends were born (2020); Rockliffe's Babies (1988); Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones (2019); Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon (2023); Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Sanctuary (1967); School for Unclaimed Girls (1969); Silent Witness (2000); Some Women (1969); Strange Report (1969); Sweetness in the Belly (2019); Television Club (1969); The Alf Garnett Saga (1972); The Attendant (1993); The Bill (1988–2004); The Curry Club (2007); The Day of the Triffids (1981); The Expert (1968); The Gemini Factor (1987); The Guilty (2013); The Idris Takeover (2017); The Leaving Party (2019); The Love Child (1987); The Punk (1993); The Rough with the Smooth (1975); The Split (2022); The Wednesday Play (1965–1969); Thick as Thieves (1974); Till Death Us Do Part (1967–1972); Torchwood: Monthly Range (2022); Trog (1970); Tube Tales / Segment: A Bird in the Hand (1999); Uncle (2014); Waiting (2019); You're Only Young Twice (1978); Z Cars (1967).

On this day in movie history - Two O’clock Courage (1945):

Two O’clock Courage

directed by Anthony Mann,

written by Gordon Kahn and Robert E. Kent,

based on the novel by Gelett Burgess,

was released in the United States on April 13, 1945.
Music by Roy Webb.

Cast:

Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane, Lester Matthews, Roland Drew, Emory Parnell, Jane Greer, Jean Brooks.

Born on this day – Catherine Spaak:

Catherine Spaak

Actress

Writer

April 3, 1945 – April 17, 2022

Credits:

3 notti d'amore (1964); A Beautiful Vacation (2006); Adulterio all'italiana (1966); Affari di famiglia (1986); Alice (2010); Attenti a quei due - La sfida (2011); Ballando con le stelle (2007); Benedetta e company (1983); Buona Domenica (1997–1998); Burnt by a Scalding Passion (1976); Cari genitori (1973); Carosello (1971); Causa di divorzio (1972); Cinéma 16 (1986); Circle of Love (1964); Claretta (1984); Compression (2023); Con quale amore, con quanto amore (1970); Crazy Desire (1962); Crazy Desire (1962); Dalla parte giusta (2005); Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969); Domenica in (1995); E non se ne vogliono andare! (1988); E se poi se ne vanno? (1989); Eighteen in the Sun (1962); Forum (1985); Fosca (1981); Freddo da morire (1982); Harem (1987–2001); Honey (1981); Horse Fever (1976); Hotel (1967); I cervelloni (1995); I più grandi di tutti (2011); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960); Il giocatore invisibile (1985); Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (1968); Il ritorno del piccolo Lord (2000); Il sorpasso (1962); Io e Caterina (1980); Joy - scherzi di gioia (2002); Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2004); Kiss the Other Sheik (1965); La bugiarda (1965); La calda vita (1964); La gatta (1978); La Martingale (1983); La parmigiana (1963); La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no (1973); La vacanza (2019); La vedova allegra (1968); La via dei babbuini (1974); La voglia di vincere (1987); L'altro piatto della bilancia (1972); L'amore difficile (1962); L'armata Brancaleone (1966); Le jour le plus court (1983); Le puits aux trois vérités (1961); Le rire de Caïn (1986); Le trou (1960); L'hiver (1959); L'ingranaggio (1988); L'isola dei famosi (2015); Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975); L'uomo dalla bocca storta (2009); L'uomo privato (2007); Ma Prédilection II (2012); Madamigella di Maupin (1966); Made in Italy (1965); Make Love, Not War (1966); Marco Ferreri: Il regista che venne dal futuro (2007); Masterpiece Mystery (2011); Murder Is a Murder (1972); Night Was Made for Stealing (1967); Ophiria (1983); Our Land (2006); Partita doppia (1993); Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi (1978); Porta a Porta (2015); Pour le cinéma (1972); Promessa d'amore (2004); Racconti di fantascienza (1979); Rag. Arturo De Fanti bancario-precario (1980); Reflets de Cannes (1961); Saucy 70's Volume 2 (2010); Scommettiamo che...? (1994); Secret Scandal (1990); Sei delitti per padre Brown (1988); Senza rete (1970); Spécial cinéma (1983); Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973); Sunday Lovers (1980); Sweet Deceptions (1960); Take a Hard Ride (1975); Tandem (2000); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004); The 24th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1967); The Boxer (1972); The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971); The Empty Canvas (1963); The Libertine (1968); The Little Nuns (1963); The Man with the Balloons (1967); The Merv Griffin Show (1967); Ti sposo ma non troppo (2014); Ton Pseudonyme I (2012); Ton Pseudonyme III (2012); Un medico in famiglia (2013); Un posto al sole memories: 20 anni di un posto al sole (2016); Un seul être vous manque (1984); Una ragazza piuttosto complicata (1969); Une famille formidable (1993); War on Everyone (2016); Weekend at Dunkirk (1964); Zen (2011).

Born on this day – Curtis Hanson:

Curtis Hanson

Director

Writer

Producer

March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016

Born on this day – Susan Tyrrell:

Susan Tyrrell

Actress

Writer

Composer

March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012

Credits:

19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); A Look Into 'the Forbidden Zone' (2004); Angel (1984); Another Man, Another Chance (1977); Arrow (1992); Avenging Angel (1985); Bad (1977); Baretta (1975); Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981); Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Bonanza (1971); Buddy Boy (1999); Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981); Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker: An Interview with Susan Tyrrell (2014); Catch My Soul (1974); Coming Attractions (1978); Compression (2023); Confessions of a Horror Baby (2011); Cry-Baby (1990); Digital Man (1995); Document of the Dead (1980); Extreme Ghostbusters (1997); Far from Home (1989); Fast-Walking (1982); Fat City (1972); Fire and Ice (1983); Flesh+Blood (1985); Flexing with Monty (2010); Flying High (1979); Forbidden Zone (1980); From a Whisper to a Scream (1987); I Am Weasel (1997); I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977); If Tomorrow Comes (1986); Islands in the Stream (1977); Japan in Paris in L.A. (1997); Jealousy (1984); Kid-Thing (2012); Kojak (1978); Lady of the House (1978); Liar's Moon (1981); MacGruder and Loud (1985); Masked and Anonymous (2003); Midnight Lace (1981); Motorama (1991); Mr. Novak (1964); NBC Experiment in Television (1968); Nichols (1971); Open All Night (1981–1982); Pieces of Dolores (2007); Pink as the Day She Was Born (1997); Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997); Poker Alice (1987); Powder (1995); Racquet (1979); Relax... It's Just Sex (1998); Rockula (1990); Science Fiction Film Awards (1978); September 30, 1955 (1977); Shades of LA (1991); Shoot Out (1971); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (1992); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Subway Riders (1981); Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta (1992); Swap Meet (1999); Tales from the Crypt (1995); Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981); Tapeheads (1988); TCM Remembers 2012 (2012); The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973); The Boneyard Collection (2008); The Chipmunk Adventure (1987); The Christmas Star (1986); The Demolitionist (1995); The Devil's Due at Midnight (2004); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Killer Inside Me (1976); The Killers (1984); The Life of Sean DeLear (2024); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Patty Duke Show (1964); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Steagle (1971); The Under Achievers (1987); Thompson's Last Run (1986); To Kill the King (1974); Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010); Visions (1979); WatchMojo (2019); What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon (1989); Willow B: Women in Prison (1980); Windmills of the Gods (1988); Wings (1992); Wizards (1977); Zandy's Bride (1974).

Born on this day – Carol Speed:

Carol Speed

Actress

Singer

Writer

March 14, 1945 – January 14, 2022

Credits:

Songs:

I Can Make It (1973); My Soul is a Witness (1974).

Books:

Gods in Polyester, or a Survivors’ Account of 70s Cinema Obscura (2004); Inside Black Hollywood (1980); The Georgette Harvey Story (2002).

Movies and television:

Abby (1974); American Pimp (1999); Black Samson (1974); Bummer (1973); Days of Our Lives (1970); Disco Godfather (1979); Dynamite Brothers (1974); Getting Away from It All (1972); Julia (1970); Love Hate Love (1971); Sanford and Son (1972); Savage! (1973); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Tenafly (1973); The Big Bird Cage (1972); The Girls of Huntington House (1973); The Mack (1973); The New Centurions (1972); The Paul Lynde Show (1972); The Psychiatrist (1970); Village Vengeance (2006).

Born on this day – Whitney Rydbeck:

Whitney Rydbeck

Actor

Director

Cinematographer

March 13, 1945 – July 15, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 7th Heaven (1996); A Mime's Life (2009); A Very Brady Sequel (1996); Angels with Angles (2005); Apollo 11 (1996); Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); Big John, Little John (1976); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Cagney & Lacey (1982); City Guys (2000); Copacabana (1985); Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013); Far Out Space Nuts (1975); Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986); Fudge (1995); Grace Under Fire (1995); Grand Jury (1976); Highway to Heaven (1987); Hold That Pose (1971); I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989); In the House (1996); Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983); Lassie (1972); Lassie: Peace is Our Profession (2006); Living Single (1997); Love at First Bite (1979); M*A*S*H (1979); Man from Atlantis (1977); Master Class: Impersonal Actor (2011); Monster Squad (1976); Murder of Innocence (1993); Murder, She Wrote (1989–1994); Nanny and the Professor (1970); Oliver & Company (1988); On the Line (1997); Party of Five (1999); Phyllis (1976); Rocky II (1979); Scrubs (2005); Simon & Simon (1982–1988); Sisters (1995); Slasher Scotty (2018); Sleeper (1973); ssn / video game (1996); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989); Striking Resemblance (1997); Superior Court (1987); Switch (1975); The Baltimore Bullet (1980); The Brady Bunch (1971); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980); The Jimmy Stewart Show (1972); The Krofft Supershow / Segment: Wonderbug (1976); The Magical World of Disney (1981); The Next Step Beyond (1978); The Oates' Valor (2007); The Oldest Rookie (1987); The Sonnet (2012); The Sunday Show (1976); What I Did for Love (1998); Whitney and the Robot (1979); Wonderbug (1976); You Can Learn A Lot from A Dummy (1985–1998).

Born on this day – Hilary Heath:

Hilary Heath

Actress

Producer

March 6, 1945 – April 3, 2020

Credits:

About Religion (1965); An Awfully Big Adventure (1995); Arthur of the Britons (1973); Callan (1969); Canterbury Tales (1969); Criminal Law (1988); Cry of the Banshee (1970); Eurotika! (1999); Fortress (1985); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Hadleigh (1973); ITV Play of the Week (1967); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Jamaica Inn (1983 / 2014); Man at the Top (1972); Mogul (1969–1970); Nil by Mouth (1997); Rain Stops Play (2019); Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (1993–1999); Rebecca (1997); Space: 1999 (1976); Special Branch (1969); Swamp Men (2011); The Avengers (1967); The Body Stealers (1969); The Challengers (1972); The Dead Files (2012); The File of the Golden Goose (1969); The Fringe Dwellers (1986); The Oblong Box (1969); The Prisoner (1967); The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003); The Worst Witch (1986); THS Investigates (2005); Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969); United! (1966); Van der Valk (1972); Villains (1972); Wah-Wah (2005); Witchfinder General (1968); Women on Death Row 3 (2008); Wuthering Heights (1970); Z Cars (1968).

Born on this day – Leslie Charleson:

Leslie Charleson

Actress

February 22, 1945 – January 12, 2025

Credits:

5th Annual Soap Opera Awards (1989); 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2019); A Flame in the Wind (1964–1966); A Lovely Way to Die (1968); Adam-12 (1972); Another April (1974); As the World Turns (1966); Barnaby Jones (1975); Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976); Black Sheep Squadron (1976); Cannon (1972–1975); Caribe (1975); CBS Daytime 90 (1973); Celebrity Page (2018); Cheering Section (1977); Dharma & Greg (2001); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Emergency! (1972); Emergency! (1978); Family Feud (1982–1984); Friends (2004); General Hospital (1977–2023); General Hospital: Night Shift (2008); Girl Talk (1968); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975); Happy Days (1975); Hour Magazine (1980–1986); How2 Make It in Film and Television (2004); Intimate Portrait (1998–2003); Ironside (1973); Kung Fu (1975); Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–1973); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1993); Mannix (1970); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1972–1973); McMillan & Wife (1977); Medical Center (1972); Medical Story (1975); Most Wanted (1976); N.Y.P.D. (1967); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1972); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973–1974); Port Charles (1997–2001); Revenge! (1971); Search (1972); SoapTalk (2005); Star's Table (1986); The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1995); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The F.B.I. (1973); The Joan Rivers Show (1993); The Merv Griffin Show (1986); The Return of the Muskrats (2005); The Rockford Files (1977); The Rookies (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1974–1976); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); The Wild Wild West (1968); The Young on the Run (1989); Woman on the Ledge (1993).

Born on this day – Brion James:

Brion James

Actor

February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999

Credits:

48 Hrs. (1982); A Breed Apart (1984); A Place Called Truth (1998); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1996); Amazing Stories (1985); American Playhouse (1982); American Strays (1996); Annihilator (1986); Another 48 Hrs. (1990); Armed and Dangerous (1986); Art Deco Detective (1994); Arthur's Quest (1999); Assault on Dome 4 (1996); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Back in Business (1997); Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1993); Benson (1981); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Billy Lone Bear (1996); Black Magic (1992); Black Sea 213 (2000); Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner / Video Game (1997); Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2007); Blue Sunshine (1977); Bombshell (1997); Border to Border (1998); Bound for Glory (1976); Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993); Brown's Requiem (1998); Cabin Boy (1994); Cagney & Lacey (1983); Cherry 2000 (1987); Chico and the Man (1978); CHiPs (1979–1981); Circles in a Forest (1989); City of Angels (1976); Conquest of the Earth (1980); Corvette Summer (1978); Crimewave (1985); Cyberjack (1995); D.O.A. (1988); Dark Justice (1993); Dead Man Walking (1988); Deadly Ransom (1998); Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989); Diplomatic Siege (1999); Dirt Merchant (1999); Dominion (1995); Dynasty (1986); Enemy Mine (1985); Enid Is Sleeping (1990); Evil Obsession (1996); F.T.W. (1994); Farewell, My Love (2000); Flesh+Blood (1985); Flying High (1978); Foolish (1999); Frogtown II (1992); Future Shock (1994); Galactica 1980 (1980); General Hospital (1980); Get Christie Love! (1974); Goober & the Truckers' Paradise (1978); Gunsmoke (1975); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Hear No Evil (1982); Heist (1998); Highlander (1994); Hong Kong 97 (1994); House III: The Horror Show (1989); Hunter (1988–1991); In God's Hands (1998); Indecent Behavior III (1995); Jekyll Island (1998); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Johnny Bago (1993); Johnny Staccato (1977); Joseph's Gift (1999); Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998); Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983); Killing at Hell's Gate (1981); Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978); Knight Rider 2010 (1994); Little House on the Prairie (1982); Lone Star (1983); Love Among Thieves (1987); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994); Malevolence (1999); Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter (1996); Matlock (1987); Men in Black: The Series (1998); Men in White (1998); Miami Vice (1988); Millennium (1998); Miracles (1986); Mom (1990); Mork & Mindy (1978); Movie Nights (2012); Mutator (1989); Nemesis (1992); Nickelodeon (1976); Nightmare at Noon (1988); On My Honor (1988); Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992); Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980); Phoenix Point (2005); Precious Find (1996); Precious Victims (1993); Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1996); Quincy, M.E. (1982); Radioland Murders (1994); Red Heat (1988); Red Scorpion (1988); Renegade (1993); Rio Diablo (1993); Roots (1977); Savage Land (1994); Scanner Cop (1994); Showdown (1993); Sidekicks (1986); Silk Stalkings (1994); Silverado (1985); Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995); Slaughter Inc.: The Horrors of 'The Horror Show' (2017); Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988); Snide and Prejudice (1997); Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981); Southern Comfort (1981); Spawn (1997–1999); Special Collector's Edition (2010); Spitfire (1995); Steel Dawn (1987); Steel Frontier (1995); Street Asylum (1990); Striking Distance (1993); Strip 'n Run (2000); Superman (1999); Superman: The Animated Series (1996–1997); Tales from the Crypt (1991); Tango & Cash (1989); The A-Team (1983–1985); The Companion (1994); The Dark (1993); The Dukes of Hazzard (1982–1984); The F.B.I. (1974); The Fall Guy (1985); The Fifth Element (1997); The Hitchhiker (1987); The Hunter's Moon (1999); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Invasion of Johnson County (1976); The Jazz Singer (1980); The Jeffersons (1980); The Kansas City Massacre (1975); The Killing Jar (1997); The King Is Alive (2000); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Magical World of Disney (1977); The Magnificent Seven (1998–1999); The Making of 'Steel Dawn' (1987); The Marshal (1995); The Nature of the Beast (1995); The Operator (2000); The Player (1992); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Renegades (1983); The Rockford Files (1977); The Sentinel (1998); The Setting Son (1997); The Soft Kill (1994); The Underground (1997); The Waltons (1974); The Wrong Guys (1988); The Young Riders (1990); Time Runner (1993); Treasure of Matecumbe (1976); Trouble in High Timber Country (1980); Ultimate Desires (1991); Vengeance Unlimited (1998); Walker, Texas Ranger (1997); Webster (1988); When the Whistle Blows (1980); Wholly Moses! (1980); Wishman (1992); Z-TV (1989).

Born on this day – Zina Bethune:

Zina Bethune

Actress

Dancer

Choreographer

February 17, 1945 – February 12, 2012

Credits:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1980); Cain's Hundred (1962); CHiPs (1977); Emergency! (1974–1976); Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980); Guiding Light (1956–1958); Gunsmoke (1974); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); Kraft Theatre (1948); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959–1961); L.A. Woman (2013); Lamp Unto My Feet (1961); Lancer (1970); Little Women (1958); Love of Life (1951–1980); Naked City (1960); Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987); Party of Five (1995); Planet of the Apes (1974); Play of the Week (1961); Police Story (1978); Route 66 (1960–1962); Santa Barbara (1986); Special for Women: The Cold Woman (1960); Stump the Stars (1963); Sunday Showcase (1959); Sunrise at Campobello (1960); The Boost (1988); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965); The Filmmaker (1969); The First Hollywood Hero Awards (2006); The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978); The Invaders (1967); The Judy Garland Show (1963); The Mike Douglas Show (1965); The Next Step Beyond (1978); Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967); Wings of Legacy (2006); Young Dr. Kildare (1973); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1963); Your First Impression (1964).

Born on this day – Clive Wilmer:

Clive Wilmer

Writer

February 10, 1945 – March 13, 2025

Credits:

A Catalogue of Flowers – poetry pamphlet (1986); A New Road on which the World should Travel: John Ruskin, "The Nature of Gothic" and William Morris – lecture (2014); Amores - poetry pamphlet (1986); Cambridge Observed: An Anthology (1998); Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Selected Poems and Translations (1991); Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Selected Poems and Translations (2002); Devotions - poems (1982); Donald Davie, Modernist Essays: Yeats, Pound, Eliot (2004); Donald Davie, With the Grain: Essays on Thomas Hardy and Modern British Poetry (1998); Forced March: Selected Poems (1979); George Gömöri, My Manifold City (1996); George Gömöri, Polishing October – revised and expanded edition (2013); George Gömöri, Polishing October (2008); György (George);  Gömöri, Versek Marinak / Poems for Mari (2006); György Petri, Eternal Monday: New and Selected Poems (1999); János Pilinszky, Passio: Fourteen Poems (2011); John Ruskin, Unto this Last, and Other Writings (1985); Miklós Radnóti, Forced March: Selected Poems, revised & expanded edition (2003); New & Collected Poems (2012); Night Song of the Personal Shadow: Selected Poems (1991); Of Earthly Paradise – poems (1992); Poets Talking: The 'Poet of the Month' Interviews from BBC Radio 3 (1994); Ruskin’s Language: How a Victorian Prophet Uses Words – lecture booklet (2016); Selected Poems (1995); Steep Path: Poems translated from Hungarian (2018); Stigmata - poetry pamphlet (2005); The Dwelling-Place (1977); The Falls – poems (2000); The Letters of Thom Gunn (2021); The Life and Poetry of Miklós Radnóti: Essays (1999); The Mystery of Things – poems (2006); Thom Gunn, Selected Poems (2017); Thom Gunn, The Occasions of Poetry: Essays in Criticism and Autobiography (1982); Urban Pastorals – poetry pamphlet (2014); What the Guild of St George Does: Reflections on Wealth and Life – lecture (2019); William Morris, News from Nowhere and Other Writings (1993).

Born on this day – Richard Romanus:

Richard Romanus

Actor

Writer

Producer

February 8, 1945 – December 23, 2023

With Harvey Keitel and Martin Scorsese, in Mean Streets (1973).

Credits:

The Young Black Stallion (2003); The Sopranos (1999–2002); Nailed (2001); Providence (2001); Carlo's Wake (1999); If You Believe (1999); Giving Up the Ghost (1998); Urban Relics (1998); NYPD Blue (1996); Diagnosis Murder (1996); Charlie Grace (1995); The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995); Northern Exposure (1995); Chicago Hope (1994); Cops and Robbersons (1994); Johnny Bago (1993); Point of No Return (1993); Reasonable Doubts (1992); To Protect and Serve (1992); The Entertainers (1991); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Oscar (1991); Final Stage (1990); Hollywood Heartbreak (1990); Married to the Mob (1989); Mission: Impossible (1989); Midnight Caller (1989); The Couch Trip (1988); Cagney & Lacey (1983–1987); Ghost of a Chance (1987); The A-Team (1983–1986); MacGyver (1985–1986); Murphy's Law (1986); Hill Street Blues (1986); Shadow Chasers (1985); Stir Crazy (1985); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Fame (1985); Crackups (1984); Protocol (1984); Hunter (1984); Second Sight: A Love Story (1984); More Than Murder (1984); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983); Strangers Kiss (1983); Matt Houston (1982); Hey Good Lookin' (1982); Strike Force (1981–1982); Pandemonium (1982); Foul Play (1981); Fantasy Island (1981); Heavy Metal (1981); Hart to Hart (1980); Sitting Ducks (1980); Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980); Gold of the Amazon Women (1979); The Rockford Files (1978); Hawaii Five-O (1978); Outtakes (1977); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Night Drive (1977); Wizards (1977); Charlie's Angels (1977); Russian Roulette (1975); Kojak (1974); Rhoda (1974); The Dion Brothers (1974); Mean Streets (1973); Mod Squad (1970–1971); Night Chase (1970); Walk the Walk (1970); Mission: Impossible (1970); The Ghastly Ones (1968).

Born on this day - Frank Doubleday:

Frank Doubleday

Actor

January 28, 1945 – March 3, 2018

Credits:

John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros (2002); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Dollman (1991); L.A. Bounty (1989); Our House (1988); Longarm (1988); Broadcast News (1987); Amazing Stories (1987); Sledge Hammer! (1986); Stingray (1986); Nomads (1986); Space Rage (1985); T.J. Hooker (1983–1985); Avenging Angel (1985); Trauma Center (1983); Hill Street Blues (1983); The Greatest American Hero (1982); CHiPs (1981–1982); Archie Bunker's Place (1981); Escape from New York (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1981); Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979); Charlie's Angels (1978); The Big Fix (1978); Wonder Woman (1978); A Killing Affair (1977); Abar (1977); Starsky and Hutch (1977); The Quest (1976); Assault on Precinct 13 (1976); Alex & the Gypsy (1976); Johnny Staccato (1976); Delvecchio (1976); The First Nudie Musical (1976); Police Story (1975); Lucas Tanner (1975).

Born on this day – Christine Kaufmann:

Christine Kaufmann

Actress

Writer

January 11, 1945 – March 28, 2017