Born on this day – Phil Wiggins:

Phil Wiggins

Blues harmonica player

May 8, 1954 – May 7, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Bluesmen (1993); Cool Down (1996); Dog Days of August (1986); Flip, Flop & Fly (1992); From Richmond to Atlanta (2000); Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad (1998); Guitar Man (1987); Homemade (1999); Let It Roll: Bowling Green (1985); Living Country Blues USA, vol. 1 (1981); Richmond Blues (2008); Shoulder to Shoulder (2006); Somebody Told the Truth (2002); Sweet Bitter Blues (1984 / 1994); Walking Blues (1988).

Movie and television:

Blues Houseparty (1989); Matewan (1987).

Born on this day – Angela Bofill:

Angela Bofill

Singer

Songwriter

May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Angel of the Night (1979); Angie (1978); Angie / Expanded Edition (1978); Carl Anderson (1986); I Wanna Love Somebody (1993); Intuition (1988); Let Me Be the One (1984); Live from Manila (2006); Love in Slow Motion (1996); Something About You (1981); Something About You / Expanded Edition (2002); Teaser (1983); Tell Me Tomorrow (1985); The Best of Angela Bofill (1986); The Definitive Collection (1999); The Essential Angela Bofill (2014); Too Tough (1983).

Movies and television:

Body Electric (2004); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1989); Friends in Love (1983); Nina Live! (2005); Soul Train (1983); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1982); Unsung (2012).

Born on this day – Robert Carradine:

Robert Carradine

Actor

Producer

Composer

March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026

Credits:

7-10 Split (2007); A Fish Tale (2017); A Fuller Life / Segment: The Big Red One: Zab (2013); A Part of the Family (1994); Abnormal Entertainment Presents (2011); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); All's Fair (1989); Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975); American Christmas (2019); Americana (1981); As Is (1986); Attack of the Sabertooth (2005); Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005); Bikini Spring Break (2012); Bird of Prey (1995); Blackfish (2013); Blackout (1978); Body Bags / Segment: The Gas Station (1993); Bonanza (1971); Breakout (1998); Buy & Cell (1988); Caged Men Seeking Freedom (2023); Cannonball! (1976); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2013); Clarence (1990); Coming Home (1978); Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987); Cross (2011); Dangerous Curves (2000); Darektors Cut (2025); Dark Skies (1996); Deep Winter (2008); Desert Fiends 2 (2026); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Disney Channel Holiday (2005); Django Unchained (2012); Doomsday Device (2017); Doublecrossed (1991); Doubt (2017); Dreamweaver (2006); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Entretien avec Philippe Guedj (2024); ER (1995); Escape from L.A. (1996); Express Yourself (2001–2006); Faerie Tale Theatre (1986); Fancypants (2011); Fast Track (1997–1998); Final Sale (2011); Firestorm (1996); Footsteps (1972); Ghosts of Mars (2001); Go Ask Alice (1973); Good Day L.A. (2013); Gunfighter (1999); Heartaches (1981); Hell in the Hallways: The Making of 'Massacre at Central High' (2022); High Holiday (2021); Hilary's Roman Adventure (2004); Hoboken Hollow (2006); Home & Family (2013); Human Zoo (2020); Humanoids from the Deep (1996); I Saw What You Did (1988); Illusions (1992); Jackson County Jail (1976); James Blondes (2018); Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007); Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012); Joyride (1977); Just the Way You Are (1984); Justice (2017); K-9 (1991); King of the Nerds (2013); King of the Nerds (2013–2015); Kung Fu (1972 / 1974); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1995–1996); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005); Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (2025); Lizard Music: Keystone Cops (2022); Lizzie McGuire (2001–2020); Lizzie McGuire 2020 Cast Reunion - I Want a Bra Table Read (2020); Lizzie McGuire: Fashionably Lizzie Vol. 1 (2003); Lizzie McGuire: Growing Up Lizzie Vol. 2 (2003); Lizzie McGuire: Star Struck Vol. 3 (2004); Lizzie McGuire: Totally Crushed Vol. 4 (2004); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995); Lycanthrope (1999); Made in Hollywood (2024); Man and the Motorcycle (2020); Martian Law (1998); Massacre at Central High (1976); Mata Hari (2025); Max Keeble's Big Move (2001); Mean Streets (1973); Medinah (2023); Mommy, I Didn't Do It (2017); Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000); Monster Night (2006); Monte Carlo (1986); Monte Walsh (2003); My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011); Nash Bridges (1997–2000); Nearly Departed (2019); Night of the Living Dead (2026); Number One with a Bullet (1987); NYPD Blue (1997); Old Friends... New Friends (1980); Orca (1977); Outlaw Brothers: The Making of the Long Riders (2013); Palmer's Pick-Up (1999); Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz (2020); Party Nerds Pop-Cast (2025); Party Nerds Pop-Cast / Podcast Series (2025); Pay to Die  (2026); Police Story (1976); Retrosexual: The 80's (2004); Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976); Revenge of the Nerds (1984); Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987); Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Robot Chicken (2008); Rude Awakening (1989); Run, Joe, Run (1975); Samuel Fuller & The Big Red One (1979); Scorpio One (1998); Sex and Breakfast (2005); Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014); Shooting Gallery (2012); Sidewalks Entertainment (2014); Sirens (1995); Skate to Hell (2026); Slow Motion: Walter Hill on Sam Peckinpah (2013); Slumber Party Slaughter (2012); Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990); Sorority Shark Attack (2026); Stray Bullet (1998); Stuart Mossman: A Modern Stradivari (2010); Supercross (2005); Survival of Dana (1979); Tag: The Assassination Game (1982); Tales of the Klondike (1981); Tales of the Wild West (2019); Tfor2: the Terminator 2 Show (2021); The 100 Greatest War Films (2005); The 13th Alley (2008); The 13th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1995); The 14th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1996); The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards (2014); The 3 Killer Pigs (2026); The 3th Annual Genie Awards (1982); The Big Red One (1980); The Carradines Together (1979); The Collector (2012); The Cowboy Killer (2026); The Cowboys (1972 / 1974); The Cowboys: Together Again (2007); The Disappearance of Christina (1993); The Driver (2026); The Effects of Magic (1998); The Fall Guy (1984); The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975); The Hitchhiker (1989); The Incident (1990); The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999); The Killers Within (1995); The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003); The Long Riders (1980); The Magical World of Disney (1987); The Marshal (2019); The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002); The Merv Griffin Show (1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1980); The Night They Came Home (2024); The Northfield Minnesota Raid: Anatomy of a Scene (2013); The Player (1992); The Pom Pom Girls (1976); The Practice (1997); The Pretender (1997); The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'the Big Red One' (2005); The Role That Changed My Life (2011); The Sun Also Rises (1984); The Terror Experiment (2010); The Tommyknockers (1993); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Still Life (1986); The Vegas Connection (1999); Three Days of Rain (2002); Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003); Timothy and the Angel (1976); Today (1983); Tooth and Nail (2007); Totally Minnie (1988); UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? (1997); Unzipping Body Bags (2013); Vengeance Unlimited (1999); Vicki! (1993); Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010); Was Once a Hero (2024); Wavelength (1983); Wine Dancing (2015); Workers' Comp (2011); You and Me (1974); Young Hearts Unlimited (1998).

On this day in movie history - Blackout (1954):

Blackout

aka Murder by Proxy,

directed by Terence Fisher,

written by Richard Landau,

based on the novel Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen,

was released in the United States on March 19, 1954.
Music by Ivor Slaney.

Cast:

Dane Clark, Belinda Lee, Betty Ann Davies, Eleanor Summerfield, Andrew Osborn, Harold Lang, Jill Melford, Alvys Maben, Michael Golden, Nora Gordon, Alfie Bass, Arnold Diamond, Norman Fisher, Ann Gow, Lindsay Hooper, Cleo Laine, Delphi Lawrence, Arthur Lovegrove, Joe Phelps, Olive Sloane.

On this day in movie history - Drive a Crooked Road (1954):

Drive a Crooked Road

directed by William Keighley,

written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine,

based on a story by James Benson Nablo,

was released in the United States on March 10, 1954.
Music by George Duning.

Cast:

Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Harry Landers, Jerry Paris, Paul Picerni, Dick Crockett, Irene Bolton, John Close, Richard H. Cutting, John Damler, Linda Danson, Diana Dawson, Jean Engstrom, Mike Mahoney, Peggy Maley, Patrick Miller, Mort Mills, George Paul, Jeffrey Stone, Amzie Strickland, Howard Wright.

Born on this day – Catherine O'Hara:

Catherine O'Hara

Actress

Comedian

Writer

Producer

March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); 20 to 1 (2006); 2011 Writers Guild Awards (2011); 2016 Canadian Screen Awards (2016); 2017 Canadian Screen Awards (2017); 2019 Canadian Screen Awards (2019); 2021 Golden Globe Awards (2021); 26th Annual Gemini Awards (2011); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 30 Rock (2012); 3rd Annual An Evening with Canada's Stars (2016); 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025); 90 Minutes Live (1978); A Mighty Wind (2003); A Monster in Paris (2011); A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004–2018); A Simple Twist of Fate (1994); A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - A Woeful World (2004); A.C.O.D. (2013); ABC News Breakfast (2024–2025); Access Hollywood (2024); AFI Life Achievement Award (1997–2004); AFI Movie Club (2020); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000); After Hours (1985); Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1991); An Afternoon with SCTV (2026); An Audience with Adele (2021); Andrea Martin... Together Again (1989); Andrew! Alexander! (2018); Anne of Green Gables (2023); Argylle (2024); Away We Go (2009); 'Away We Go' Featurette: Never Settle (2009); Back Home Again (2021); Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006); Bartok the Magnificent (1999); Beetlejuice (1988); Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024); Being Canadian (2015); Best in Show (2000); Best in Show: 20th Anniversary Reunion (2019); Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020); Betsy's Wedding (1990); Beyond Famous (2017); Biennale Channel (2024); Biography (1995); Bram and Alice (2002); Brother Bear 2 (2006); BuzzFeed UK (2024); Canada A.M. (2007); Canada After Dark (1978–1979); Canada's Walk of Fame (2007); Canada's Walk of Fame 2025 (2025); Canadian Screen Awards with Samantha Bee (2023); Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021); CBS Mornings (2016); Celebrity Page (2020); Celebrity Poker Showdown (2005); Central Park (2022); Chicken Little (2005); Chicken Little: The Video Game (2005); CNN Showbiz Today (2000); Comic Relief (1986); Comic Relief 2006 (2006); Comic Relief '87 (1987); Coming Up Rosie (1976); Committed (2001); Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2020); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2009); Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986); David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival / Segment: PMS (1985); Deadline Studio (2024); Dear Class of 2020 (2020); Den of Geek (2024); Dick Tracy (1990); Dish Nation (2024); Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022); Disney Speedstorm (2023); Double Negative (1980); Downey Wrote That (2025); Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (2002); Dream On (1990 / 1991); Easter Fever (1980); Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000); Elemental (2023); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2025); Etalk Daily (2007); Extinct (2021); Face Off (2012); Fan des années 90 (2011); Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020); Film '07 (2007); Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007); Fit to Print (1977); For Your Consideration (2006); Frankenweenie (2012); FRED: The Festival Insider (2024); Friends of Gilda (1993); From Cleveland (1980); Game 6 (2005); Gary Talks (2025); George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour (1985); Get Serious (1995); Glenn Martin DDS (2009–2011); GMA3: What You Need to Know (2019); Good Behavior (2008); Good Morning America (2018–2024); Harvey Beaks (2016); HBO First Look (2006–2009); Heartburn (1986); Her (2013); Hollywood Insider (2022); Home Alone (1990); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); Home Alone Around the World (2006); Home Alone: Deleted Scenes (2015); Home Fries (1998); Hope (1997); Humpday with Hampshire (2020); I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989); IMDb Interviews (2024); In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (1990); Inside Comedy (2014); Inside Monster House (2006); Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979); It Happened That Way (2004); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2020); John Candy: Comic Spirit (2005); John Candy: I Like Me (2025); Killer Chemistry: Behind the Scenes with the Killers' Cast & Crew (2010); Killers (2010); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2020); Late Last Night (1999); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993); Late Show with David Letterman (1994); Leslie (2012); Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa (2024); Letterboxd (2024); Literally! with Rob Lowe (2020); Little Vegas (1990); Live with Kelly and Mark (2024); Love, Gilda (2018); Mad TV (2000); Made in Hollywood (2009–2013); Meet the Cast of 'Over the Hedge' (2006); Minty Comedic Arts (2024); Modern Family (2015); Modern Love (2019); Monster House (2006); Morgenmagazin (2024); Morton & Hayes (1991); Movie Night Extravaganza (2022); MTV News (2006); Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver (2022); Northern Lights: Tears Are Not Enough (1985); Nostalgia Critic (2021); Nothing Personal (1980); Odd Job Jack (2004); Oh Baby (1999); Orange County (2002); Over the Hedge (2006); Pain Hustlers (2023); Penelope (2006); People: YouTube Channel (2019); Pippi Longstocking (1997); Primetime Glick (2002); Q with Jian Ghomeshi (2015); Rabbit Ears: Finn McCoul (1991); Rama's Screen (2024); Really Weird Tales / Segment: I'll Die Loving (1986); Rock & Rule (1983); Saturday Night Live (1988–1992); Schitt's Creek (2015–2020); ScreenSlam (2024); SCTV (1976–1979); SCTV Channel (1983–1984); SCTV Network (1981–1983); Searching for Debra Winger (2002); Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006); Six Feet Under (2003–2005); Skylanders Academy (2016–2018); SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025); SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025); Sofia the First (2016); Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community (2020); Speaking of Sex (2001); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Stars in the House (2020–2022); Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2005); Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist (2024); Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2024); Surviving Christmas (2004); Tales from the Crypt (1994); Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013); Tall Tale (1995); Tavis Smiley (2006); Tears Are Not Enough (1985); Temple Grandin (2010); The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2007); The 13th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards (2018); The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards (2001); The 18th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (2019); The 19th Annual BAFTA/LA Awards Season Tea Party (2013); The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993); The 22th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards (2018); The 22th Annual Los Angeles Film Critcs Awards (1997); The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2019); The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2020); The 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2021); The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020); The 2nd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2001); The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982); The 69th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1997); The 70th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1998); The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019); The 71th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (2019); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The 73rd Annual Tony Awards (2019); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004); The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024); The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (2025); The Addams Family (2019); The Alan Hamel Show (1979); The Best of John Candy on SCTV (1996); The Best of SCTV (1988); The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988); The Dave Thomas Comedy Show (1990); The Earthshot Prize (2022); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2018–2020); The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (2021); The Greatest Event in Television History (2013); The Hidden Room (1993); The History of Comedy (2018); The Hour (2008–2012); The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire (2002); The Juice is Loose! The Making of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2024); The Kids in the Hall (2022); The Larry Sanders Show (1992); The Last Kids on Earth (2020–2021); The Last of the High Kings (1996); The Last of Us (2025); The Last Polka (1985); The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016); The Life Before This (1999); The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2018); The Making of 'Away We Go' (2009); The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin (2003); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Movie Awards (1991); The Movies (2019); The New Show (1984); The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); The Oscars (2024); The Outer Limits (1997 / 1998); The Paper (1994); The Project (2023 / 2024); The Right Kind of Wrong (2013); The Rimshots (1976); The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003); The Second City Toronto 15th Anniversary (1988); The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (1980–1981); The Studio (2025); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2020); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1988–1990); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2002–2008); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The View (2006); The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special (1975); The Wayne & Shuster Show (1975); The Wayne & Shuster Superspecial (1978); The Wild Robot (2024); The Wool Cap (2004); There Goes the Neighborhood (1992); This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2013); Tiger Deluxe Talkboy Commercial (1994); 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022); To My Future Assistant (2013); Today (2015–2024); Troldspejlet (1994–1999); Trying Times (1987); Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2009); Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (2010); Waiting for Guffman (1996); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2015–2024); WatchMojo (2014–2018); What Lives Inside (2015); When Marnie Was There (2014); Where the Wild Things Are (2009); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020); Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1999); Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2024); Witch's Night Out (1978); World's Greatest Kids' Films (2017); WTF with Marc Maron (2013); Wyatt Earp (1994); You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025); You've Come a Long Way, Katie (1980).

On this day in movie history - Highway Dragnet (1954):

Highway Dragnet

directed by Nathan Juran,

written by Herb Meadow, Jerome Odlum, Fred Eggers and Tom Hubbard,

based on a story by U.S. Andersen and Roger Corman,

was released in the United States on February 7, 1954.
Music by Edward J. Kay.

Cast:

Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix, Reed Hadley, Mary Beth Hughes, Iris Adrian, Harry Harvey, Tom Hubbard, Frank Jenks, Murray Alper, Zon Murray, House Peters Jr., Joseph Crehan, Charles Anthony Hughes.

On this day in movie history - Crime Wave (1953):

Crime Wave

aka The City Is Dark,

directed by Andre DeToth,

was released in the United States on January 12, 1954.
Based on the short story Criminal's Mark,

by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins,

originally published in The Saturday Evening Post (1950).

Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello, Ned Young, James Bell, Dub Taylor, Gayle Kellogg, Mack Chandler, Timothy Carey, Sandy Sanders, Richard Benjamin, James Hayward, Lyle Latell.

Born on this day – James Carter Cathcart:

James Carter Cathcart

Voice actor

Script adaptor

Voice director

Pianist

Vocalist

Director

Writer

January 4, 1954 – July 8, 2025

Credits:

Airforce Delta Strike (2004); Alien Nine (2001–2002); Alien Nine: Dubbing Diary (2003); Animals United (2010); Ape Escape 2 (2002); Apollo's Tall Tales (2019); Aria the Natural (2006); Aria: The Animation (2005); Art of Fighting (1993); Battle Arena Toshinden (1996); Big Apple Anime Fest 2003 Commercial (2003); Bride of Darkness (1999); Casper and Friends (1990–1994); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Cool Devices (1996); Cubix Robots for Everyone: Showdown (2002); Cubix: Robots for Everyone (2001–2002); Dokusen (2002); Every Pokémon Ever (2021); Fighting Cooking Legend Bistro Recipe (2002); Funky Cops (2003); G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005); Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle (2004); Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986); Gokusen (2004); Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter (1994); Here Is Greenwood (1991); Hyakki - The Secret of Devil's Island (2003); Impy's Island (2006); Injuu Seisen: Twin Angels (1995); Kikoriki: Team Invincible (2011); Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2002–2003); Little Bird's Big Adventure (2017); Little Longnose (2003); Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race (1985); Lost Kingdoms II (2003); Lunatic Night (1996); Maetel Legend (2000); Maison Plaisir (2002); Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009); Mashed (2017–2023); Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade (2012); Midori Days (2004); Milk Money (2004); Mission Odyssey (2002–2003); Monica and Friends (1998); Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995–1997); One Piece (2000); One Piece: Grand Battle! (2005); Pikachu to Eievui Friends (2013); Pikachu, What's This Key? (2014); Pikachu's Island Adventure (2006); Pikachu's Ocean Adventure (2006); Pokémon (1997–2023); Pokémon Chronicles (2002–2004); Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019–2020); Pokémon Masters (2019); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Beyond Time and Darkness (2009); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (2007); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! (2006); Pokémon Puzzle League (2000); Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006); Pokémon Snap (1999); Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011); Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys (2004); Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014); Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013); Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015); Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017); Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012); Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020); Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018); Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016); Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011); Pokémon Ultimate Journeys (2022); Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009); Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008); Pokémon: Gotta Dance!! (2003); Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005); Pokémon: Mega Evolution (2015); Pokémon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening (2013); Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000); Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019); Pokémon: Pikachu's Vacation (1998); Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (2022); Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998); Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007); Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010); PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond (2011); PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (2009); Private Psycho Lesson (1997); Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997); Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999); Sacrilege (2000); Saturday Mash-Up (2023); Shadow Hearts (2001); Shadow of the Elves (2004); Shadow the Hedgehog (2005); Shootfighter Tekken (2002); Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos (2004); Sonic Shorts (2018); Sonic X (2003–2005); Space Travelers (2000); Space Travelers: The Animation (2000); Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008); Tama of Third Street: Have You Seen My Tama? (1993); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003); The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002); The Fight for the Fox Box (2003); The Laughing Dogs: Get 'Im Outa Town (1979); The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006); The Ping-Pong Club (1995); The Slayers (1995–1996); The Three Musketeers (2008); The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993); The World of Narue (2003); Tiny Robots (2008); Tokyo Mew Mew (2002–2003); Twin Angels (1994–1995); Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy (2002–2003); Ultraman: Tiga (1996); Urmel voll in Fahrt (2008); Valkyrie Profile (1999); Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000–2006); Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum (2004); Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000–2001).

Born on this day – Kimble Rendall:

Kimble Rendall

Director

Writer

Musician

January 1, 1954 – April 20, 2025

Credits:

7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018); Bait (2012); Behind the Scenes of Cut (2000); Better Than Sex (2000); Boom Crash Opera: Hands Up in the Air (1986); Casanova (2005); Cold Chisel: Flame Trees (1984); Consolation Prize (1980); Counting the Beat (1997); Cut (2000); Cut: Cast and Crew Interviews (2000); Day Out of Days: The 'I, Robot' Production Diaries (2004); Enter the Matrix (2003); Garage Days (2002); Genre Summit (2016); Ghost Rider (2007); Gods of Egypt (2016); Hayride to Hell (1995); Hoodoo Gurus: Leilani (1982); I, Robot (2004); Johnny Diesel & The Injectors: Cry in Shame (1989); Killer Elite (2011); Knowing (2009); Mental As Anything: Live It Up (1985); Paul Kelly: Careless (1989); Popbot (2025); Shark's Paradise (1986); Spirit of Vengeance: The Making of 'Ghost Rider' (2007); Territory (2024); The Applicant (1982); The Burly Man Chronicles (2004); The Challenge (1986–1987); The Jesters (2009); The Making of 'Bait' (2013); The Matrix Reloaded (2003); The Matrix Revolutions (2003); The Matrix Revolutions: Crew (2004); The Tourist (2022); Three Chords and a Wardrobe (1998); Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009).

Born on this day – Ray Liotta:

Ray Liotta

Actor

Producer

December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022

Credits:

Dangerous Waters (2023); Fool's Paradise (2023); Cocaine Bear (2023); Black Bird (2022); Broken Soldier (2022); Hanna (2021); The Many Saints of Newark (2021); No Sudden Move (2021); Syndrome K (2021); Hubie Halloween (2020); Fast Times at Ridgemont High Table Read (2020); Marriage Story (2019); Shades of Blue (2016–2018); The Simpsons (2018); Great News (2018); Young Sheldon (2017); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2017); The Backup Dancer (2016); Flock of Dudes (2016); Modern Family (2016); Campus Code (2015); Blackway (2015); The Making of the Mob (2015); Texas Rising (2015); Ed Sheeran Feat. Rudimental: Bloodstream (2015); The Money (2014); Be Water (2014); Kill the Messenger (2014); Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014); Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014); David Guetta Feat. Sam Martin: Lovers on the Sun (2014); The Identical (2014); Better Living Through Chemistry (2014); Muppets Most Wanted (2014); Suddenly (2013); Pawn (2013); Mob of the Dead (2013); The Devil's in the Details (2013); Abominable Christmas (2012); NTSF:SD:SUV (2012); Dear Dracula (2012); Bad Karma (2012); Yellow (2012); The Place Beyond the Pines (2012); The Iceman (2012); Breathless (2012); Killing Them Softly (2012); Wanderlust (2012); Ticket Out (2012); The League (2011); The Entitled (2011); Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011); The River Murders (2011); Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011); All Things Fall Apart (2011); The Details (2011); The Son of No One (2011); Charlie St. Cloud (2010); Hannah Montana (2010); Chasing 3000 (2010); Snowmen (2010); Date Night (2010); Crazy on the Outside (2010); Youth in Revolt (2009); The Line (2009); Powder Blue (2009); Observe and Report (2009); Crossing Over (2009); SpongeBob SquarePants (2008); Hero Wanted (2008); Bee Movie (2007); Battle in Seattle (2007); Smith (2006–2007); In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007); Wild Hogs (2007); Smokin' Aces (2006); Comeback Season (2006); Local Color (2006); Even Money (2006); Slow Burn (2005); Revolver (2005); Control (2004); ER (2004); The Last Shot (2004); Identity (2003); Ticker (2002); Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002); Point of Origin (2002); John Q (2002); Just Shoot Me! (2001–2002); Narc (2002); Family Guy (2001); Blow (2001); Heartbreakers (2001); Hannibal (2001); A Rumor of Angels (2000); Pilgrim (2000); Forever Mine (1999); Muppets from Space (1999); The Rat Pack (1998); Phoenix (1998); Cop Land (1997); Turbulence (1997); Unforgettable (1996); Frasier (1995); Operation Dumbo Drop (1995); Corrina, Corrina (1994); No Escape (1994); Unlawful Entry (1992); Article 99 (1992); Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991); Goodfellas (1990); Field of Dreams (1989); Dominick and Eugene (1988); Arena Brains (1987); Something Wild (1986); Our Family Honor (1985); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Lonely Lady (1983); Casablanca (1983); St. Elsewhere (1983); Another World (1978–1981); Crazy Times (1981); Hardhat and Legs (1980).

Born on this day – Tony Todd:

Tony Todd

Actor

Producer

Director

December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1987); 24 (2004–2009); 24 in 24 (2009); 24: Redemption (2008); 84 Charing Cross Road (1987); A Night at the Silent Movie Theater (2012); Actors Entertainment (2015); Adam Green's Scary Sleepover (2016); Agoraphobia (2015); All Gone Wrong (2021); American Conjuring (2016); Andromeda (2002); Angel (2000); Are You Scared 2 (2009); Army of the Damned (2013); Artifact (2018); Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999); Back 4 Blood (2021); Bad Manners (2020); Badland (2019); Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009); Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2017); Be My Victim (2018); Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996); Beg (2011); Behind the Monsters (2021); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996); Beyond the Game (2016); Bird (1988); Bitch Ass (2022); Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle (2016); Black Fox (1995); Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (1995); Black Fox: The Price of Peace (1995); Bleeding Hearts (2015); Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001); Boston Legal (2007); Boston Public (2000); Bravest Warriors (2014); Broken Cross (2016); Bryan Loves You (2008); Bulletproof 2 (2020); Burnzy's Last Call (1995); Butter (1998); Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012); Candy Corn (2019); Candyman (1992 / 2021); Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999); Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995); Catfish Christmas (2022); Caught Up (1998); Celebrity Chatter and Things that Matter with Elijah (2023); Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures (2024); Central Bark (2020); Changing the Game (2012); Charmed (2002); Checking Out (2005); Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007); Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments (2010); Chuck (2007–2011); Cold Case (2008); Colors (1988); Contamination: A Convention Story (2012); Control Factor (2003); Cop Rock (1990); Cowboy's Girl (2016); Criminal Justice (1990); Criminal Minds (2005); Crossing Jordan (2002); CSI: Miami (2002); Dark Assassin (2005); Dark Reel (2008); Dead in Love (2009); Dead Meat Horror Awards 2022 (2022); Dead of Summer (2016); Dead of the Nite (2013); Death House (2017); Destination Marfa (2021); Devilreaux (2023); Digging Up the Marrow (2014); Disciples (2014); Dixieland (2023); Dockweiler (2008); Dota 2 (2013); Dota Underlords (2020); Dota: Dragon's Blood (2021–2022); Double Toasted (2022); Dream in American (2011); Drive Me to Vegas and Mars (2018); Driven (1996 / 2015); Dust of War (2013); Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018); Enemy Territory (1987); Entertainment Tonight (2022); Excessive Force (1993); Falling Away (2012); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1991); Fate Upside Down (2019); Film Pigs (2014); Final Destination (2000); Final Destination 2 (2003); Final Destination 3 (2006); Final Destination 5 (2011); First Look: Hatchet II (2011); Frankenstein (2015); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2022); From Jennifer (2017); Game Shop (2012); GeekRockTV (2019); Greatest Ever 80s Movies (2007); Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (2007); Greatest Ever Scary Movies (2006–2007); Groovey.TV's Celebration of Badassery Interview Series (2014); H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs (2023); Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007); Half-Life: Alyx (2020); Halloween Wars (2013); Hatchet (2006); Hatchet II (2010); Hatchet II: Behind the Screams (2011); Hatchet II: Meet the FX Team (2011); Hawaii Five-0 (2012); Heads Will Roll (2019); Heart of the Beholder (2005); Hell Fest (2018); Hellblazers (2022); Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1998); Holliston (2012); Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022); Homicide: Life on the Street (1994); Horror Noire (2021); Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019); Horrors of the Zone (2009); House of Grimm (2005); HypaSpace (2005); I Am Fear (2020); I.O.U (2005); Immortal (2019); IMTK (2018); iMurders (2008); Inglorious Treksperts (2023); Insight (2021); Invisible Threads - From Wireless to War (2021); Ivory Hunters (1990); Jack the Reaper (2011); Jake and the Fatman (1990–1991); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020); Karma's a Bitch (2024); Kate & Allie (1989); Keeper of the City (1991); Kill Her, Not Me (2013); Law & Order (1994); Layers of Fear 2 (2019); Lean on Me (1989); Leap of Faith (2019); Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015); Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015); Live Evil (2015); Love and Curses... And All That Jazz (1991); MacGyver (1989); Made in Hollywood (2018); Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (2011); Masters of Horror (2006); Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021); Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024); Matlock (1990); Mercy Street (2006); Minotaur (2006); Murder, She Wrote (1996); Murder-Set-Pieces (2004); New York Undercover (1996); Night Court (1989); Night Night (2021); Night of the Living Dead (1990); Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015); Night Stalker (2005); Nite Tales: The Movie (2008); No me olvidaré de ti (2019); Norman's Corner (1988); NYPD Blue (1997); One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead' (2008); Overdue Rentals (2022); Penance (2009); Peng! Du bist tot! (1987); Platoon (1986); Platoon: Brothers in Arms (2018); Prelude to Axanar (2014); Psych (2009); Radio Nowhere (2024); Realm of Shadows (2024); Red Carpet Report (2012); Reign of the Supermen (2019); Requiem (2018); Riverdale (2017); Room 104 (2017); Sabotage (1996); Sabotage: A Conversation with Tony Todd (2024); Sam Dew: Gone (2020); Scarecrow Slayer (2003); Scary Stories: Dark Web (2020); Scream at the Devil (2015); Scream Awards 2006 (2006); Scream Awards 2007 (2007); Scream Queen Stream (2016–2017); Scream: The TV Series (2019); Shadow Builder (1998); Shadow Puppets (2007); Shadow: Dead Riot (2006); Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel! (2024); Silence (2002); Simon & Simon (1987); Sky Sharks (2020); Sleepwalk (1986); Smallville (2001); Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015); Só Visto (2009); Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997); Spider-Man 2 (2023); Splatter (2009); Standing in the Shadows of Shadow (2006); Star Trek Online (2010); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995–1996); Star Trek: Elite Force II (2003); Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard (1998); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1991); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Stargate SG-1 (2005–2006); Stir (1997); Stoker Hills (2020); Stream (2024); Sunset Heat (1992); Sushi Girl (2012); Sushi Girl: A Documentary (2013); Svengoolie (2006); Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004); Sym-Bionic Titan (2010); Tales from the Hood 3 (2020); Ten Dead Men (2008); Terrordrome: Rise of the Boogeymen (2015); The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004); The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (2022); The Absence of Light (2006); The Activated Man (2023); The Angry Geeks Show (2016); The Bride in Black (1990); The Bunker (2024); The Candyman Legacy with Tony Todd (2015); The Changed (2021); The Crow (1994); The Debt Collector (2018); The District (2002–2003); The Dogwalker (1999); The Eden Formula (2006); The Event (2010); The Eyes of Samir (2007); The Family (2011); The Final Wish (2018); The Flash (2015–2023); The Graves (2009); The Horrorhound (2007); The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021); The Legend of Dragoon (1999); The Lockdown Hauntings (2021); The Man from Earth (2007); The Mannsfield 12 (2007); The Nana Project (2023); The Oath: Outbreak (2024); The Orange Box (2007); The Orville (2019); The Pandora Project (1998); The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005); The Quiet Ones (2010); The Reenactment (2021); The Rock (1996); The Secret (2000); The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006); The Sun Devil and the Princess (2014); The Thirst: Blood War (2008); The X-Files (1994); The Young and the Restless (2013); Them (1996); Three Chris's (2010); Tom Cool (2009); Tournament of Dreams (2007); Transformers Prime (2012); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009); Traveling Light (2021); True Women (1997); Turntable (2005); Two Faced (2017); UC: Undercover (2001); Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011); Univers'l (1997); Vampire in Vegas (2009); VANish (2015); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (1999); Victor Crowley (2017); Voodoo Dawn (1990); Werewolf (1987); West of Hell (2018); Winnie Taylor's 4th & Inches (2024); Wishmaster (1997); Without a Trace (2007); Without Your Head (2020); Worth (2018); Xena: Warrior Princess (1997); Young Justice (2012–2013); Zombie Family (2012); Zombies (2016).