Born on this day – Robert Shaw:

Robert Shaw

Actor

Writer

August 9, 1927 – August 28, 1978

Credits:

Written work:

A Card from Morocco (1969); Cato Street (play, 1971); Figures in a Landscape (1970); Jaws / collaboration on Indianapolis monologue section of movie script (1975); Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious (1965); The Flag (1965); The Hiding Place (1960); The Man in the Glass Booth (1967 / 1968); The Sun Doctor (1961).

Movies and television:

20 to 1 (2010); A Man for All Seasons (1966); A New Look at the Legend of Robin Hood and Maid Marian (1976); A Pirate Ship Sails Again! The Making of Swashbuckler (1976); A Reflection of Fear (1972); A Time to Be Born (1952); A Town Called Hell (1971); American Grindhouse (2010); Arena (2002); Armchair Theatre (1960); Avalanche Express (1979); Battle of Britain (1969); Battle of the Bulge (1965); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1955); Behind the Scenes with ‘Thunderball’ (1995); Best Ever Bond (2002); Black Sunday (1977); Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters (2006); Bonds Are Forever (1983); Bond’s Greatest Moments (2013); Carol for Another Christmas (1964); Cineficción Radio (2020); Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness (2007); Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011); Custer of the West (1967); Danger Man (1960); Dial 999 (1958); Diamonds (1975); Dinah! (1975); Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013); Doublecross (1956); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); End of the Game (1975); European Eye (1968); Figures in a Landscape (1970); Film Night (1972); For the Children (1948); Force 10 from Navarone (1978); From Russia with Love (1963); Hamlet at Elsinore (1964); Hell in Korea (1956); Highway Patrol (1955–1959); Hindle Wakes (1957); Holiday (1957); Hurray for Hollywood (1977); ITV Play of the Week (1960–1974); ITV Television Playhouse (1957–1960); James Bond 007 at the Movies (1986); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); Jaws (1975); Jaws: Deleted Scenes (2000); Jaws: The Inside Story (2010); Libel (1959); Life and Times (2002); Luther (1968); Minty Comedic Arts (2022); Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967); MythBusters (2005); North to the Dales (1962); Ocean of Fear (2007); Omnibus (1970); Parkinson (1971); PBS News Weekend (2024); Playhouse 90 (1960); Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015); Robin and Marian (1976); Rove Live (2009); Rupert of Hentzau (1957); Scenes from Twelfth Night and Macbeth (1948); Scenes from Twelfth Night and Macbeth/II (1948); Sea Fury (1958); Sean Connery vs James Bond (2022); Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious (1965); Special Collector’s Edition (2011); Spielberg (2017); Success (1957); Swashbuckler (1976); Temple Houston (1963); The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969); The 32nd Annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1967); The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976); The Battle for The Battle of Britain (1969); The Birthday Party (1968); The Buccaneers (1956–1957); The Cherry Orchard (1947); The Dam Busters (1955); The Dark Man (1960); The David Frost Show (1969–1971); The Deep (1977); The Dick Cavett Show (1969–1972); The Ed Sullivan Show (1970); The Father (1962); The Filming of the Battle of the Bulge (1965); The Four Just Men (1960); The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973); The Guest (1963); The Hireling (1973); The Horror Show (1979); The Incredible World of James Bond (1965); The Lavender Hill Mob (1951); The Les Crane Show (1965); The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964); The Making of ‘the Deep’ (1977); The Man in the Glass Booth (1975); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1969); The Mike Douglas Show (1972–1975); The Peak District (1954); The Respectful Prostitute (1964); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955); The South Bank Show (2008); The Sting (1973); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967–1975); The Train Set (1961); The Valiant (1962); The Wide World of Mystery (1974); The Winter’s Tale (1962); Theatre Night (1959); Thirty Minute Theatre (1962); This Week in Britain (1963); Today (1965); Tomorrow at Ten (1963); White Hunter (1958); William Tell (1959); World of Robin Hood (2006); Years of Lightning (1981); Yorkshire Sands (1955); Young Winston (1972).

Born on this day – Earl Boen:

Earl Boen

Actor

August 8, 1941 – January 5, 2023

Credits:

18 Again! (1988); 1st & Ten (1984–1985); 227 (1990); 3x3 Eyes (1991–1992); 9 to 5 (1980); A Man Called Sloane (1979); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988); ABC Weekend Specials (1986–1994); Adams House (1982); Adventures in Odyssey (2001); Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); ALF (1987); Ali: An American Hero (2000); Alien Nation (1988); Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel (1983); Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins (1999); Amanda's (1983); Amen (1988–1991); Angie (1980); Animaniacs (1995); Annihilator (1986); Antony and Cleopatra (1984); Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Search for the Journal (2001); Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Trial by Fire (2001); Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001); Baldur's Gate (1998); Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2001); Barnaby Jones (1979); Barney Miller (1982); Batman: The Animated Series (1993–1995); Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); Baywatch (1989); Benson (1981–1983); Black & White (2001); Blood Omen 2 (2002); Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (2002); Blue Skies (1994); Bonkers (1993–1994); Boy Meets World (1999); Boys Will Be Boys (1988); Bruno the Kid (1996–1997); Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (1996); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); California Dreams (1994–1996); Call of Duty (2003); Capitol Critters (1992); Captain Sturdy: Back in Action (2001); Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989); Citizen Tony (2003); Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading (2000); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Thinking Adventures (2000); Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004); Code Red (1981); Cow and Chicken (1999); Crime Story (1987); Dallas (1988); Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (2004); Darkness Before Dawn (1993); Deadly Games (1995); Dexter's Laboratory (1997–2001); Dot & Spot's Magical Christmas Adventure (2005); Double Your Pleasure (1989); Dynasty (1986); Eight Is Enough (1978); Ellen (1996); Empty Nest (1990–1994); Escape from Monkey Island (2000); Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002); EverQuest II (2004); Evil Con Carne (2003); Extreme Ghostbusters (1997); Extreme Skate Adventure (2003); Fallout Tactics (2001); Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (2004); Family Law (2001–2002); Family Matters (1991); Family Ties (1983–1987); Fantastic Max (1988–1989); Fantasy Island (1983); For Members Only (1983); G.I. Joe (1985–1986); G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987); Gavilan (1982); Get a Life (1990–1991); Getting Physical (1984); Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist (2017); Going to the Chapel (1988); Gordy (1994); Great Performances (1971); Grim & Evil (2001); Growing Pains (1985); Guilty as Charged (1991); Gung Ho (1987); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1993); Hawaii Five-O (1977); Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (2014); Herman's Head (1991); Hill Street Blues (1986); Hotel (1988); I Am Weasel (1998); I Take These Men (1983); Icewind Dale II (2002); I'm a Big Girl Now (1981); Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus (2000); Isabel's Honeymoon Hotel (1987); It Takes Two (1983); It's a Living (1981–1982); Johnny Bravo (2001); Just Our Luck (1983); Justice League (2002); Kim Possible (2002–2004); Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist (2002); Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes (2001); King's Crossing (1982); Knots Landing (1986); Kojak (1977); L.A. Law (1988–1993); Last of the Good Guys (1978); Life Goes On (1989); Lionheart (2003); Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (2003); Little Shepherd (2002); Living in Peril (1997); Living Single (1995); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Lou Grant (1978); M*A*S*H (1982); Madame's Place (1982); Mama's Family (1983–1987); Marked for Death (1990); Masters of Fantasy (1997); Matlock (1989–1990); Me and Mom (1985); Megas XLR (2004); Menu for Murder (1990); Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel (2008); Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001); Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002); Miracle Mile (1988); Modern Marvels (1995–1998); Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition (2010); Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991); Movers & Shakers (1985); Mr. Billion (1977); Mr. President (1987); Murder, She Wrote (1989); My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); New Legends (2002); Newhart (1982–1985); Night Court (1984); Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996); Nostalgia Critic (2021); Now You Know (2002); Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000); Oh Yeah! Cartoons / Segment: Tutu the Superina (1998); On Our Own (1994); Opposites Attract (1990); Orphen: Scion of Sorcery (2000); Otherworld (1985); Paddington Bear (1989–1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990); Pinky and the Brain (1995–1997); Police Woman (1978); Porco Rosso (1992); Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City (1999); Problem Child (1994); Pryde of the X-Men (1989); Psychonauts (2005); Punky Brewster (1984–1986); Rafferty (1977); Remington Steele (1983–1985); Return to Krondor (1998); Revenant (1999); Rhythm & Blues (1992); Ribbits!: The Hero of Hoppers Landing (2002); Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978); Royal Match (1985); RTX Red Rock (2003); Samantha (1991); Santa Barbara (1989–1991); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987); Seinfeld (1991); She's with Me (1986); Shipshape (1978); Silk Stalkings (1996); Silver Spoons (1984–1985); Sioux City (1994); Skeleton Warriors (1994); Soap (1981); Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981); Soldier of Fortune (2000); Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (2002); Sparks (1998); Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1999); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1997–1998); St. Elsewhere (1984); Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (2000); Star Trek: Armada II (2001); Star Trek: Bridge Commander (2002); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988); State of Grace (2002); Stewardess School (1986); Street Hawk (1985); Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993); Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (1999); Sydney (1990); T2 3-D: Battle Across Time - Cyberdyne Queue Video (1995); T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996); Tales from the Crypt (1990); Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987); Tales of Monkey Island (2010); Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (2009); Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God (2009); Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins (2000); Tenchu: Return from Darkness (2004); Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003); Terminator 2: Alternate Cut (2010); Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991); Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003); Tfor2: the Terminator 2 Show (2020–2021); The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994); The Addams Family (1993); The Adventures of Jesus and His Brothers (2000); The Bold and the Beautiful (1988); The Children Nobody Wanted (1981); The Companion (1994); The Curse of Monkey Island (1997); The Dentist (1996); The Dukes of Hazzard (1981); The Essential Goof (2002); The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1996–1998); The Fifth Floor (1978); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989); The Golden Girls (1990–1992); The Golden Palace (1993); The Good News (1998); The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2004); The Jeffersons (1979); The Jennie Project (2001); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988); The Magical World of Disney (1979); The Main Event (1979); The Majestic (2001); The Making of 'Terminator' (1984); The Man with Two Brains (1983); The Mask (1996); The New Batman Adventures (1997); The New Gidget (1987); The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991); The Odd Couple II (1998); The Oldest Rookie (1987); The Paper Chase (1978); The Paul Williams Show (1979); The Pirates of Dark Water (1991); The Powers of Matthew Star (1982); The Practice (2003); The Prince (1996); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997); The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (2002); The Secret of Monkey Island (1990); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (2009); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1998); The Taming of the Shrew (1976); The Terminator (1984); The West Wing (2001); The Wild Thornberrys (2002); The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001); The Wonder Years (1991); The Zeta Project (2001); Thirtysomething (1987); Three's Company (1982); Time Squad (2002); To Be or Not to Be (1983); Too Close for Comfort (1982); Touch and Go (1986); Toy Story 2 (1999); Toy Story Racer (2001); Voyagers! (1982); Walk Like a Man (1987); Webster (1986–1988); What-a-Mess (1995); What's Happening Now! (1986); What's Happening!! (1977); Who's the Boss? (1984–1986); Wing Commander Academy (1996); WIOU (1990); Within the Rock (1996); Wonder Woman (1977); Working (1998); World of Warcraft (2005); World of Warcraft: Legion (2016); X-Men Legends (2004); Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997); Zorro (1997–1998); Zorro: The First Encounter (1998).

Born on this day – Richard Anderson:

Richard Anderson

Actor

August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1966); 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2018); A Cry in the Night (1956); A Gathering of Eagles (1963); A Life of Her Own (1950); ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974); Across the Wide Missouri (1951); Actors in War (2005); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Along Came a Spider (1970); Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006); Anatomy of a Film (2014); Automan (1984); Backstory (2001); Barnaby Jones (1973); Betrayed (1954); Beyond the Marquee (2012); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bionic Beginnings (2010); Bionic Blast (2011); Bionic Ever After? (1994); Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989); Black Eye (1974); Bonanza (1967); Bracken's World (1969); Breakout (1998); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); Bus Stop (1961–1962); Cannon (1971–1973); Captain Midnight (1954); Catch Hollywood in the Act (1977); Cause for Alarm! (1951); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Charlie's Angels (1981); Checkmate (1960); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Cimarron Strip (1967); Classic Hollywood Cinemas (2016); Columbo (1971); Combat! (1964); Compulsion (1959); Condominium (1980); Cover Up (1984–1985); Curse of the Faceless Man (1958); Dan August (1970–1971); Dan August: Murder, My Friend (1980); Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980); Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980); Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980); Danger Bay (1988); Daniel Boone (1969); Darkroom (1981); Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971); Death Valley Days (1965); Dinah! (1976); Doctors' Wives (1971); Dr. Kildare (1963); Dream Wife (1953); Dynasty (1986–1987); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1999); Escape from Fort Bravo (1953); Extreme Ghostbusters (1997); Fantasy Island (1981–1984); Fearless Fagan (1952); Forbidden Planet (1956); Frontier Justice (1959); Gettysburg (1993); Ghostbreakers (1967); Give a Girl a Break (1953); Go for Broke! (1951); Great Lady Has an Interview: Lana Turner (1954); Grounds for Marriage (1951); Gunsmoke (1964–1974); Hardcastle and McCormick (1986); Hawaii Five-O (1973); Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003); Hit the Deck (1955); Holiday for Sinners (1952); Hong Kong (1961); Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987); I Love Melvin (1953); I Spy (1966); In the Lake of the Woods (1996); Intimate Portrait (1999); Ironside (1967–1975); It's a Dog's Life (1955); Jarrett (1973); Jigsaw (1973); Johnny Cool (1963); Judd for the Defense (1967–1969); Just This Once (1952); Kane & Abel (1985); Karen (1964); Kitten with a Whip (1964); Knight Rider (1982); Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1962); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997); Land of the Giants (1969); Law of the Plainsman (1960); Les Chroniques du Mea (2022); Longstreet (1972); Lucky Chances (1990); Macho Callahan (1970); Mama Rosa (1950); Mannix (1968); Matinee Theatre (1958); Matt Houston (1983–1985); Menace on the Mountain (1970); Merry Andrew (1958); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mod Squad (1969); Monte Carlo (1961); Mr. Garlund (1960); Murder by Natural Causes (1979); Murder, She Wrote (1989); My Friend Tony (1969); Nero Wolfe (1981); No Questions Asked (1951); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974); Partners in Crime (1973); Paths of Glory (1957); Payment on Demand (1951); Pearl (1978); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Perry Mason Returns (1985); Play It As It Lays (1972); Playhouse 90 (1958); Redigo (1963); Rich, Young and Pretty (1951); Richard Rossi Live (1991); Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010); Run for Your Life (1967); Scaramouche (1952); Schlitz Playhouse (1957–1958); Sciography (2000); Seconds (1966); Secret of Bigfoot (1979); Seven Days in May (1964); Simon & Simon (1983–1987); Slattery's People (1965); Steve Canyon (1958); Storm Warning (1950); Stranger on My Land (1988); T.H.E. Cat (1967); Talent Watch (2013); Target: The Corruptors (1962); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); The 20th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1978); The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (1987); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Astronaut (1972); The A-Team (1985); The Big Valley (1966–1969); The Bionic Woman (1976–1978); The Blood Trail (2015); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Buster Keaton Story (1957); The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953); The Court of Last Resort (1958); The Delphi Bureau (1973); The Ed Sullivan Show (1954); The Eleventh Hour (1964); The F.B.I. (1966–1973); The Fall Guy (1983); The Felony Squad (1966–1969); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Fugitive (1964–1967); The Glass Shield (1994); The Green Hornet (1967); The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959); The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977); The Honkers (1972); The Immigrants (1978); The Invaders (1967); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1959); The Lieutenant (1963–1964); The Long, Hot Summer (1958); The Longest Night (1972); The Love Boat (1979); The Magical World of Disney (1970); The Magnificent Yankee (1950); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1966); The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Millionaire (1958); The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1980); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Night Strangler (1973); The Pearl (1947); The People Against O'Hara (1951); The Player (1992); The Real Hunt for Red October (2021); The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987); The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967); The Rifleman (1959–1963); The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973); The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973); The Stepford Children (1987); The Story of Three Loves / Segment: Equilibrium (1953); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Student Prince (1954); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1998); The Unknown Man (1951); The Untouchables (1960); The Vanishing Duck (1958); The Vanishing Westerner (1950); The Virginian (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960); The Wild Wild West (1968); This Is the Life (1974); Three Brave Men (1956); Thriller (1960); Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970); TVography: Lee Majors - Hollywood's Bionic Hero (2002); Wagon Train (1959); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960–1961); Western Union (1955); When the World Breaks (2010); Whiz Kids (1983); Yasei no shômei (1978); Zane Grey Theatre (1957–1958); Zorro (1958–1959).

Born on this day – Victor Young:

Victor Young

Composer

Violinist

Actor

August 8, 1899 – November 10, 1956

Credits:

7th Heaven (2001); 44 Inch Chest (2009); $1000 a Touchdown (1939); A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946); A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949); A Doctor's Diary (1937); A Good Man in Africa (1994); A Grande Família: O Filme (2007); A Mail Bride (1932); A Man Alone (1955); A Man of No Importance (1994); A Medal for Benny (1945); A Millionaire for Christy (1951); A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940); A Night at the Roxbury (1998); A Perilous Journey (1953); A Place in the Sun (1951); A Strange Adventure (1956); A Woman's Devotion (1956); About Mrs. Leslie (1954); About Time (2013); Accused of Murder (1956); Affair in Reno (1957); After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943); Alaska Seas (1954); Alias Billy the Kid (1946); Alison Moyet: Love Letters (1987); All of You (2024); All That Jazz (1979); All the Way (2003); All Women Have Secrets (1939); Aloha Summer (1988); Aloma of the South Seas (1941); Ambulance (2017); Ambush (1939); American Idol (2002–2006); American Masters (1997); And Now Tomorrow (1944); And the Angels Sing (1944); Andere Zeiten - Andere Sitten (1967); Anna palaa (1987); Anything Can Happen (1952); Anything Goes (1936); Apache Ambush (1955); Appointment with Danger (1950); Arbitrage (2012); Arise, My Love (1940); Arizona (1940); Army Girl (1938); Around the World in 80 Days (1956); Artist and Models (1937); Away from It All (1979); Bajo las estrellas (2007); Bandits of the West (1953); Bandstand (1961–1966); Barbed Wire (1952); Battle Cry (1955); Beach House (1977); Beau James (1957); Belle Le Grand (1951); Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934); Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Beyond Glory (1948); Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942); Billy the Kid Returns (1938); Bing Presents Oreste (1956); Bitter & Twisted (2008); Black Book (2006); Black Eagle (1948); Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952); Blazing Across the Pecos (1948); Blue Canadian Rockies (1952); Blue Montana Skies (1939); Blue Velvet (1986); Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (1938); Bodyhold (1949); Bomb Girls (2012); Born to the West (1937); Boston (2009); Boys Town (1938); Brave Warrior (1952); Breakfast on Pluto (2005); Breaking the Ice (1938); Bride of Vengeance (1949); Bright Leaf (1950); Bring on the Girls (1945); Broadway Highlights No. 1 (1935); Bros (2022); Buck Benny Rides Again (1940); Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951); Buckskin Frontier (1943); Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947); Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937); Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938); Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939); Bullfighter and the Lady (1951); BumtsiBum! (2021); Buy Me That Town (1941); Cadets on Parade (1942); Calcutta (1946); California (1947); Call the Midwife (2012); Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018); Canadian Idol (2005); Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953); Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995); Carolina Cannonball (1955); Carolina Moon (1940); Carpenters: Interpretations - A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995); Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking (2010); Casino (1995); Caught in the Draft (1941); Céline Dion & Clive Griffin: When I Fall in Love (1993); Champagne Waltz (1937); Change Nothing (2009); Chicago Deadline (1949); Child of Manhattan (1933); China (1943); China Gate (1957); Chinese Coffee (2000); Cinema Falado (1986); City of Shadows (1955); City That Never Sleeps (1953); Claire Dolan (1998); Cocoanut Grove (1938); College Swing (1938); Colorado (1940); Colorado Pioneers (1945); Colorado Sunset (1939); Colt Comrades (1943); Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982); Come on, Leathernecks! (1938); Come on, Rangers! (1938); Confess, Fletch (2022); Covered Wagon Days (1940); Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989); Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One (2013); Crossing Jordan (2002); Dancing on a Dime (1940); Dancing with the Stars (2008–2012); Daredevils of the West (1943); Dark Command (1940); Dark Horse (2011); Days of Buffalo Bill (1946); Death of a Champion (1939); Desert of Lost Men (1951); Designed for Women (1949–1951); Detective Story (1951); Diva (2006); Dlaczego nie! (2007); Domestic Disturbance (2001); Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951); Doomed Caravan (1941); Double or Nothing (1937); Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938); Down Laredo Way (1953); Down to You (2000); Dream Girl (1948); Drum Beat (1954); Duck Amuck (1953); DuckTales (1987); Due South (1996); Duel at Apache Wells (1957); Duffy's Tavern (1945); EastEnders (1989–2008); Easy Living (1937); Easy to Take (1936); Ebb Tide (1937); El Paso Stampede (1953); Elvis: The Last 24 Hours (2005); Enkelin silmin - 10-vuotisjuhlakonsertti (1999); Escape to Paradise (1939); Estradilla: Agents & Elvis (2003); Estradilla: Topi Sorsakoski - kulkukoira (2002); Everything's on Ice (1939); Eye for an Eye (1996); Eyes Wide Shut (1999); Face/Off (1997); Fair Wind to Java (1953); Falling for You (1995); Fallout: New Vegas (2010); False Colors (1943); Fame (1982); Family Ties (2000); Fatal Attraction (1987); Fatal Lady (1936); Federal Man-Hunt (1938); Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939); Fisherman's Wharf (1939); Flame of Youth (1949); Flaming Fury (1949); Flight Nurse (1953); Flirting with Fate (1938); Flying Tigers (1942); Folies Bergère de Paris (1935); For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943); Forced Landing (1941); Forever Female (1953); Forged Passport (1939); Forlorn River (1937); Forty Guns (1957); Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019); Frank Lloyd Wright (1998); Frankie and Johnnie (1936); Frenchman's Creek (1944); Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984); Friendly Neighbors (1940); Frontier Pony Express (1939); General Motors Motorama / TV Special (1955); Geraldine (1953); Ghost Valley Raiders (1940); Ginger & Rosa (2012); Girl from Havana (1940); Glamour Boy (1941); Golden Boy (1939); Golden Earrings (1947); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005); Good Ol' Freda (2013); Grand Jury Secrets (1939); Grand Ole Opry (1940); Gulliver's Travels (1939); Gun Crazy (1950); Hail the Conquering Hero (1944); Hawaiian Eye (1960–1961); Headline Hunters (1955); Heart of the West (1936); Heartbeat (2007); Hell's Crossroads (1957); Hell's Half Acre (1954); Hell's Island (1955); Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942); Henry and Dizzy (1942); Her Kind of Man (1946); Heritage of the Desert (1939); Heroes of the Saddle (1940); Hidden Gold (1940); Hideaway Girl (1936); Hills of Oklahoma (1950); Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2004); Hold Back the Dawn (1941); Hold That Blonde! (1945); Hold That Tiger (1940); Home Improvement (1992); Home on the Prairie (1939); Honeychile (1951); Honeymoon in Bali (1939); Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943); Hostages (1943); House of Strangers (1949); Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983); Hunted Men (1938); I Cover the Underworld (1955); I Love Lucy (1954); I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958); I Married a Witch (1942); I Stand Accused (1938); I Surrender Dear (1948); I Walk Alone (1947); I Want a Divorce (1940); I Wanted Wings (1941); I Was a Convict (1939); I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941); Idol (2004 / 2005); Illegal (1932); In Concert with Chris Botti and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (2021); In Old Caliente (1939); In Old Cheyenne (1941); In Old Monterey (1939); Indian Uprising (1952); Insurance Investigator (1951); Internes Can't Take Money (1937); Iron Mountain Trail (1953); Island of Lost Men (1939); Istanbul (1957); It's a Panic (1932); Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (2009); Jesse James at Bay (1941); Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951); John Meade's Woman (1937); Johnny Guitar (1954); Jubilee Trail (1954); Junior Army (1942); Just Like a Woman (1992); Juvenile Jungle (1958); Keith Jarrett: Standards (1985); Kesäillan valssi (2004); Killing Them Softly (2012); King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1961); King of the Carnival (1955); King of the Hill (1993); King of the Wild Horses (1947); Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941); Kitty (1945); Klondike Annie (1936); Knights of the Range (1940); Knock on Wood (1954); La boîte à musique (2016); Lady Bodyguard (1943); Lady from Louisiana (1941); Las Vegas Nights (1941); Last Night (1963); Last of the Redmen (1947); Law of the Barbary Coast (1949); Law of the Pampas (1939); Leadville Gunslinger (1952); Let's Get Lost (1988); Lightnin' in the Forest (1948); Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954); Little Boy Lost (1953); Living Out Loud (1998); Living Single (1995); Loan Shark (1952); Logan (2017); Lone Star Raiders (1940); Los simuladores (2002); Lost Canyon (1942); Lost Planet Airmen (1951); Love Again (2023); Love Letters (1945); Love on Toast (1937); Love Thy Neighbor (1940); Lumberjack (1944); M*A*S*H (1976); Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973); Maid of Salem (1937); Make Way for Tomorrow (1937); Malaysian Idol (2004); Man About Town (1939); Man of Conquest (1939); Man Wanted (1932); Manhattan Angel (1948); Marshal of Cripple Creek (1947); Masquerade in Mexico (1945); Massacre Mafia Style (1974); Medic (1954–1956); Melinda and Melinda (2004); Melody Magic (1935); Melody Ranch (1940); Metro Movietone Revue (1930); Mexicali Rose (1939); Million Dollar Pursuit (1951); Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1934); Ministry of Fear (1944); Minnie and Moskowitz (1971); Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948); Missing Women (1951); Mona Lisa (1986); Money to Burn (1939); Monsieur Beaucaire (1946); Monty Python's Flying Circus (1973); Moog (2004); Moon Over Burma (1940); Mountain Music (1937); Mountain Rhythm (1943); Movietone Melodies: Red Ingle and His Gang (1950); Mr. Reckless (1948); Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942); Murder with Pictures (1936); Music in the Sky (1945); Musical Novelties (1945); My American Wife (1936); My Favorite Spy (1951); My Foolish Heart (1949); My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942); Mystery Man (1944); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1993–1998); Mystery Sea Raider (1940); Mystery Ship (1941); Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs (2019); Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole: When I Fall in Love (1996); Natural Born Killers (1994); Naval Academy (1941); NDR Jazz Workshops (1959–1965); Nevada City (1941); New Frontier (1939); New York Stories (1989); Night Club Scandal (1937); Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948); Night in New Orleans (1942); Night of Mystery (1937); No Love in the City (2009); No Man's Woman (1955); No Time for Love (1943); Nocturne (2020); North West Mounted Police (1940); Nothing But the Truth (1941); Of Men and Music (1951); Oklahoma Badlands (1948); Old Oklahoma Plains (1952); Old Overland Trail (1953); Omar Khayyam (1957); Once Upon an Eastertime (1954); One Minute to Zero (1952); One Night in Lisbon (1941); Only Murders in the Building (2024); Oregon Trail Scouts (1947); Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946); Our Leading Citizen (1939); Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939); Our Very Own (1950); Out of This World (1945); Ozark Jubilee (1960); Pacific Blackout (1941); Paid in Full (1950); Palm Springs (1936); Pals of the Pecos (1941); Pals of the Saddle (1938); Pan Am (2011); Pardners (1956); Parole Fixer (1940); Partners of the Plains (1938); Paternity (1981); Payment on Demand (1951); Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1958–1960); Perry Mason (2020); Person of Interest (2016); Petticoat Junction (1969); Phantom Stallion (1954); Phantom Thread (2017); Pioneer Marshal (1949); Pioneers of the West (1940); Pirates on Horseback (1941); Planet of the Astronauts (2022); Please (1933); Pop Idol (2003); Poppy (1936); Powder River Rustlers (1949); Practically Yours (1944); Prairie Moon (1938); Prairie Pioneers (1941); Pretextos (2008); Pride of Maryland (1951); Pride of the West (1938); Primary Colors (1998); Priorities on Parade (1942); Prison Farm (1938); Prisoners in Petticoats (1950); Professor Beware (1938); Purple Heart Diary (1951); Queen of the Mob (1940); Radar Men from the Moon (1952); Raffles (1939); Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952); Rambling 'Round Radio Row #3 (1933); Range War (1939); Reaching for the Sun (1941); Real Haunts 3 (2022); Real Haunts: Ghost Towns (2021); Reap the Wild Wind (1942); Reborn in the USA (2003); Red Betsy (2003); Red River Shore (1953); Red River Valley (1941); Remember Pearl Harbor (1942); Rhythm of the Saddle (1938); Rhythm on the River (1940); Rick Astley: When I Fall in Love (1987); Riders of the Deadline (1943); Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941); Riding High (1943 / 1950); Rio Grande (1950); Road to Mandalay (1991); Road to Morocco (1942); Road to Singapore (1940); Road to Zanzibar (1941); Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941); Rockin' in the Rockies (1945); Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951); Roman Holiday (1953); Romance & Cigarettes (2005); Romance in the Dark (1938); Rope of Sand (1949); Rough Riders' Round-up (1939); Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939); Run of the Arrow (1957); Sabrina (1995); Saga of Death Valley (1939); Salute for Three (1943); Samson and Delilah (1949); San Antone (1953); San Antone Ambush (1949); Sands of Iwo Jima (1949); Santa Fe Marshal (1940); Saturday Night Live (1983); Scaramouche (1952); Scared Stiff (1953); Sea of Lost Ships (1953); Second Chorus (1940); Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951); Secrets of the Heart (1997); See You in the Morning (1989); September Affair (1950); Sergeant Mike (1944); Seven Hills of Rome (1957); Shadows of Tombstone (1953); Shane (1953 / 1966); Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942); Sheriff of Cimarron (1945); Sheriff of Tombstone (1941); She's a Soldier Too (1944); Shindig! (1964); Short Cut to Hell (1957); Shotgun Slade (1960); Silver City Bonanza (1951); Silver Queen (1942); Sinatra (1969 / 1992); Since I Don't Have You (2013); Sing a Jingle (1944); Skylark (1941); Sleepless in Seattle (1993); Sleepytime Gal (1942); Slipstream (2007); Snow Day (2000); So Evil My Love (1948); Some Like It Hot (1959); Something to Live For (1952); Son of Sinbad (1955); Sonata Julieta (2022); Song of Surrender (1949); Souls at Sea (1937); Sounds of the 80s (2017); South of Rio (1949); South of the Border (1939); South Pacific Trail (1952); Southward Ho! (1939); Speed to Spare (1948); Spendthrift (1936); Spoilers of the Forest (1957); Stagecoach War (1940); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); Stars in Their Eyes (1991–1994); State of the Union (1948); Stonewall (1995); Straight from the Shoulder (1936); Straight Is the Way (1934); Stranger at My Door (1956); Strapless (1989); Strategic Air Command (1955); Street Bandits (1951); Street of Missing Men (1939); Streets of Laredo (1949); Strictly Come Dancing (2013–2015); Submarine Raider (1942); Suburbicon (2017); Suddenly It's Spring (1947); Suklaasydän (1991); Sullivan's Travels (1941); Sunburn (1979); Sunset in Wyoming (1941); Sunset on the Desert (1942); Sunset Trail (1938); Suomalainen elokuvaohjaaja: Peter von Bagh (2010); Sweater Girl (1942); Sweet and Lowdown (1999); Sweet Sue (1945); Swing High, Swing Low (1937); Tähdet, tähdet (2014); Take a Letter, Darling (1942); Talking It Over (1930); Tanga-Tika (1953); Tangomarkkinat (1993–1999); Target Tokyo (1945); Teenage Babylon (1989); Television Spy (1939); Television Theater (2000); Terms of Endearment (1983); Terror at Midnight (1956); Terror Trail (1946); Texas (1941); Texas Masquerade (1944); Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940); Texas Terrors (1940); Thank You for Smoking (2005); That Goes Double (1933); The 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957); The 7th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1955); The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971); The Accused (1949); The Accusing Finger (1936); The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1960); The Anthem of the Heart (2015); The Arizona Cowboy (1950); The Arthur Haynes Show (1961); The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006); The Bette Midler Show (1976); The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936); The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938); The Big Clock (1948); The Blonde Bandit (1949); The Blue Dahlia (1946); The Blues (2003); The Bold and the Beautiful (2002); The Bold Frontiersman (1948); The Brave One (1956); The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979); The Buick Circus Hour (1952–1953); The Buster Keaton Story (1957); The Butcher's Wife (1991); The Carpenters at Christmas (1977); The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980); The Carpenters: When I Fall in Love (1980); The Carson City Kid (1940); The Conqueror (1956); The Country Girl (1954); The Court Jester (1955); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963); The Cowboy and the Indians (1949); The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949); The Crooked Web (1955); The Crossing (1990); The Crystal Ball (1943); The Dakota Kid (1951); The Dancer and the Thief (2009); The Danny Thomas Show (1958); The Day of the Locust (1975); The Dean Martin Show (1968); The Deuce (2017); The Devil Commands (1941); The Devil's Mask (1946); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964); The Ed Sullivan Show (1949–1954); The Emperor Waltz (1948); The Fabelmans (2022); The Farmer's Daughter (1940); The Fighting Chance (1955); The File on Thelma Jordon (1949); The Fireball (1950); The Firm (1993); The Fleet's In (1942); The Forest Rangers (1942); The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946); The Ghost Breakers (1940); The Girl from Missouri (1934); The Gladiator (1938); The Glass Key (1942); The Go!! Show (1966); The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939); The Great John L. (1945); The Great Man's Lady (1941); The Great Moment (1944); The Greatest Show on Earth (1952); The Imperfect Lady (1946); The Jack Benny Program (1950–1964); The Joey Bishop Show (1964); The Kansan (1943); The Kansas Terrors (1939); The Last Post (2017); The Lawrence Welk Show (1969–1972); The Leather Saint (1956); The Left Hand of God (1955); The Lemon Drop Kid (1951); The Light of Western Stars (1940); The Light That Failed (1939); The Llano Kid (1939); The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941); The Long Day Closes (1992); The Lucky Stiff (1949); The Mad Doctor (1940); The Major and the Minor (1942); The Mantrap (1943); The Mark of Beauty (2013); The Marrying Man (1991); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018); The Master (2012); The Maverick Queen (1956); The Milky Way (1936); The Milton Berle Show (1955–1956); The Missing Person (2009); The Morecambe & Wise Show (1971); The Mummy (1932); The Muppet Show (1980); The Nat King Cole Show (1956); The Nebraskan (1953); The Night of January 16th (1941); The Night of Nights (1939); The Nutty Professor (1963); The Old Man of the Mountain (1933); The Outlaw (1943); The Pacific (2010); The Paleface (1948); The Palm Beach Story (1942); The Phantom Stagecoach (1957); The Plot Against America (2020); The Prince and Me (2004); The Princess Comes Across (1936); The Proud and Profane (1956); The Quarterback (1940); The Quiet Man (1952); The Racket Man (1944); The Ranger and the Lady (1940); The Remarkable Andrew (1942); The Return of Sophie Lang (1936); The Round Up (1941); The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956); The Searching Wind (1946); The Sign of the Cross (1932); The Singing Hill (1941); The Sound of Petula (1974); The Star (1952); The Stars Are Singing (1953); The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944); The Story of Will Rogers (1952); The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953); The Strawberry Roan (1948); The Sun Shines Bright (1953); The Tall Men (1955); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009); The Trail Blazers (1940); The Trap (1959); The Trouble with Women (1947); The Tulsa Kid (1940); The Turning Point (1952); The Uninvited (1944); The Unwritten Code (1944); The Vagabond King (1956); The Vanishing American (1955); The Vicar of Dibley (1998); The Way of All Flesh (1940); The Week Of (2018); The Wild Blue Yonder (1951); The Wild Frontier (1947); The Wonder Years (1989); The Wrecking Crew! (2008); The X Factor UK (2004); The Zero Hour (1939); They All Laughed (1981); They Live in Fear (1944); They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); This Is My Moment (2001); Those Were the Days! (1940); Three Coins in the Fountain (1954); Three Faces West (1940); Three Men from Texas (1940); Three Texas Steers (1939); Three's a Crowd (1932); Thrill of a Lifetime (1937); Thunder Over Arizona (1956); Thunderbirds (1952); Thunderhoof (1948); Timberjack (1955); To Each His Own (1946); Top of the Pops (1966); Torch Song (1993); Tornado - En tittarstorm (1993); Toughest Man in Arizona (1952); Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954); Três Irmãs (2008–2009); Trial Without Jury (1950); Trouble in the Glen (1954); True Detective (2019); True to Life (1943); True to the Army (1942); Tu cara me suena (2018); Tudo Bem (1978); Tulisuudelma (1992); Turn Off the Moon (1937); Two Years Before the Mast (1946); Typhoon (1940); U-Boat Prisoner (1944); Un día volveré (1993); Unconquered (1947); Undercover Doctor (1939); Union Pacific (1939); Union Station (1950); Untamed (1940); Utah Wagon Train (1951); Vaudeville (1934); Vertigo (1958); Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947); Village Barn Dance (1940); Virginia (1941); Visit to a Small Planet (1960); Vitaphone Internationals (1936); Vivement dimanche (2014); Vogues of 1938 (1937); Wagon Team (1952); Waikiki Wedding (1937); Wall Street Cowboy (1939); Watching (1988); Way Down South (1939); Wells Fargo (1937); West Point Widow (1941); Western Jamboree (1938); When Gangland Strikes (1956); When I Fall in Love (1951 / 1986); When the Redskins Rode (1951); Where the Boys Are (1960); Where There's Life (1947); While You Were Away (2019); Whirlwind (1951); Whispers in the Dark (1992); Wide Open Town (1941); Widows (2018); Wild Money (1937); Wild Wife (1954); Winning of the West (1953); Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022); Woman in the Dark (1952); Woman They Almost Lynched (1953); Women from Headquarters (1950); Women Without Names (1940); World Premiere (1941); Written on the Wind (1956); Wrongfully Accused (1998); Wyoming Outlaw (1939); You Came Along (1945); Young and Willing (1943); Young Buffalo Bill (1940); Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952); Zorro's Black Whip (1944).

Born on this day – Dion Anderson:

Dion Anderson

Actor

August 6, 1938 – April 26, 2026

Credits:

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

Born on this day – Frank Finlay:

Frank Finlay

Actor

August 6, 1926 – January 30, 2016

Born on this day – Robert Mitchum:

Robert Mitchum

Actor

Writer

Producer

August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997

Credits:

100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994); 28' (2021); 5 Card Stud (1968); A Bigger Splash (2015); A Coffee in Berlin (2012); A Family for Joe (1990); A Killer in the Family (1983); A Movable Feast (1970); A Movable Scene (1970); A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011); A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009); ABC Stage 67 (1966); Aerial Gunner (1943); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973–1984); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001); African Skies (1992–1994); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); America on the Rocks (1973); American Grindhouse (2010); Àngel Casas Show (1988); Angel Face (1952); Anzio (1968); Apropos Film (1985); Asteroid City (2023); Backfire! (1995); Bandido! (1956); Bar 20 (1943); Becoming Mike Nichols (2016); Berkeley in the Sixties (1990); Betty Hughes and Friends (1970); Beyond the Last Frontier (1943); Biography (1995–2002); Blood on the Moon (1948); Border Patrol (1943); Bored to Death (2011); Breakfast with Hunter (2003); Breakthrough (1979); British Academy Awards (1991); Broken Noses (1987); Brotherhood of the Rose (1989); Callow's Laughton (1987); Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007); Cape Fear (1962 / 1991); Catalogue of Ships (2008); Charles Laughton Directs 'the Night of the Hunter' (2002); Chop Suey (2001); Cinema (1972); Cinema 3 (1988); Cinéma cinémas (1982–1990); Cinema mil (2005); Cinépanorama (1957); Climax! (1956); Colpo di scena (2014); Colt Comrades (1943); Compression (2023); Corvette K-225 (1943); Crossfire (1947); Cry 'Havoc' (1943); De l'autre côté du lit (2008); De película (1988–1989); Dead Man (1995); Dean's Place (1975); Desire Me (1947); Doughboys in Ireland (1943); Dynamite Chicken (1971); El Dorado (1966); Entertainment Tonight (1995); Escarnio (2004); Evocator (2009); False Colors (1943); Farewell, My Lovely (1975); Festival de Cine de San Sebastián (2005); Film '87 (1987); Film Fanfare (1956); Film Night (1969–1970); Film Profile (1955); Fire Down Below (1957); Follow the Band (1943); Foreign Intrigue (1956); Gilmore Girls (2004); Girl Rush (1944); Going Home (1971); Good Morning America (1985); Gran premio internazionale della TV (1991); Grass (1999); 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943); Haunted Hotels of Hollywood (2018); Heart of the Festival (2002); Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957); Here's Hollywood (1961); His Kind of Woman (1951); Holiday Affair (1949); Hollywood Exclusive (1954); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hollywood Rebellen (2013); Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987); Hollywood's Make-Up Magic (1942); Home from the Hill (1960); Hometown Legend (2002); Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943); Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000); Howard Hughes: The Inside Story (1983); Inèdits (2022); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997); James Stewart, Robert Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017); Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu (2006); Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde (2013); Jett (2019); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988); Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944); La classe américaine (1993); Late Night with David Letterman (1985); Le journal de 20 heures (1989–1991); Leather Burners (1943); L'énigme Charlotte Rampling (2023); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978); Les sept péchés capitaux (1992); Macao (1952); Man with the Gun (1955); Maria's Lovers (1984); Marilyn (1963); Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986); Matilda (1978); McLean and Company (1970); Midnight Ride (1990); Midway (1976); Minesweeper (1943); Mister Moses (1965); Mitchum in Marlowe Country (1978); Moving Pictures (1995); Mr. North (1988); Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944); My Forbidden Past (1951); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010); Nevada (1944); Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2018); Nightkill (1980); North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985); Not as a Stranger (1955); Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997); On Location with 'The Sundowners' (1960); One Minute to Zero (1952); One Shoe Makes It Murder (1982); Out of the Past (1947); Pancho Villa: Myth or Man? (1968); Panorama (2020); Parkinson (1972); Pebble Mill at One (1986); Personnel et confidentiel (2007); Présumé dangereux (1990); Private Screenings (1996); Promises to Keep (1985); Pulp Cinema (2001); Pursued (1947); Rachel and the Stranger (1948); Rampage (1963); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1991); Rembob'Ina (2024); Remembering Marilyn (1988); Reunion at Fairborough (1985); Richard Petty: The Legend (1992); Riders of the Deadline (1943); Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988); River of No Return (1954); Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018); Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991); Ryan's Daughter (1970); Saturday Night Live (1987); Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 8: Hollywood Honors Hersholt (1948); Screen Snapshots, Series 30, No. 3: Hollywood Goes to Bat (1950); Scrooged (1988); Second Chance (1953); Secret Ceremony (1968); Severance (2025); She Couldn't Say No (1953); Showbiz Goes to War (1982); Squzz Corn N' Ole Scratch (2012); Stage Show (1955); Story of G.I. Joe (1945); Strictly Courtroom (2008); Supernatural (2015); Talking Pictures (2014); TCM Remembers 2025 (2025); That Championship Season (1982); The 10th Annual American Cinema Awards (1994); The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards (1985); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (1989); The 18th Rudolph Valentino Awards (1990); The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (1976); The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (1985); The 33rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1976); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1989); The 49th Golden Globe Awards (1992); The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (1987); The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards (1982); The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (1983); The Agency (1980); The Ambassador (1984); The Amsterdam Kill (1977); The Angry Hills (1959); The Annual Waldorf Gala Salute to Myrna Loy (1985); The Big Picture (1967); The Big Sleep (1978); The Big Steal (1949); The Boys (2022); The Celebrity Game (1965); The Century: America's Time (1999); The Confession (2018); The Côte d'Azur: Love, Luxury, Passion (2021); The Dancing Masters (1943); The David Frost Show (1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Discovery of Marilyn Monroe (1991); The Ed Sullivan Show (1954–1963); The Enemy Below (1957); The Equalizer (1987); The Eyes of War (1989); The Factor (2012); The First 40 Years (1980); The Frank Sinatra Show (1958); The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973); The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969); The Grass Is Greener (1960); The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985); The Human Comedy (1943); The Hunters (1958); The Jim Stafford Show (1975); The Jimmy Durante Show (1956); The King of Queens (2005); The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961); The Last Tycoon (1976); The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965); The Linkletter Show (1967); The List of Adrian Messenger (1963); The Locket (1946); The Lone Star Trail (1943); The Longest Day (1962); The Lusty Men (1952); The Making of 'Midway' (2001); The Marshal (1995); The Marty Stuart Show (2013); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1976); The Night Fighters (1960); The Night of the Hunter (1955); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Players (2012); The Racket (1951); The Red Pony (1949); The South Bank Show (1988); The Sundowners (1960); The Sunset Boys (1995); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1988); The Way West (1967); The Wild West (1979); The Winds of War (1983); The Winston Affair (1964); The Wonderful Country (1959); The Wrath of God (1972); The Yakuza (1974); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944); This Is Your Life (1994); Thompson's Last Run (1986); Thunder Road (1958); Till the End of Time (1946); To the People of the United States (1943); Tombstone (1993); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Track of the Cat (1954); Tribute to Trevor Howard (1986); TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984); Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997); Two for the Seesaw (1962); Undercurrent (1946); Villa Rides (1968); Waiting for the Wind (1991); War and Remembrance (1988–1989); War and Remembrance: A Living History (1988); WatchMojo (2018); West of the Pecos (1945); We've Never Been Licked (1943); What a Way to Go! (1964); What's My Line? (1957–1965); When Strangers Marry (1944); Where Danger Lives (1950); White as Snow (2010); White Witch Doctor (1953); Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995); William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989); Woman of Desire (1994); Young Billy Young (1969).

Born on this day – Bob Clark:

Bob Clark

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007

Born on this day – John Saxon:

John Saxon

Actor

August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020

Born on this day – John Huston:

John Huston

Actor

Director

Writer

Artist

August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987

Born on this day – Ron Lester:

Ron Lester

Actor

Director

Producer

August 4, 1970 – June 17, 2016

Credits:

3rd Annual Young Hollywood Awards (2001); Billy Bob with No Bacon (2009); Bomb City (2017); Cousin Skeeter (1999); CSI: NY (2005); Dill Scallion (1999); Drum Solo (2001); Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000); Good Burger (1997); Good Burger 2 (2023); I Think My Mom's Trying to Kill Me (2013); Minty Comedic Arts (2025); MTV Movie Special: Varsity Blues (1999); Not Another Teen Movie (2001); Not Another Teen Movie: Deleted Scenes (2002); Popular (1999–2001); Racing Legacy (2015); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2001); The Fame (2014); The Fat Boy Chronicles (2010); The Greenskeeper (2002); The Karate Dog (2002); The Montel Williams Show (2004); The Screen Savers (2005); The Teen Choice Awards 2000 (2000); The Test (2001); Two-a-Days: The Ellis Way (2009); Varsity Blues (1999); What Hollywood Taught Us About Sex (2005).

Born on this day – Donald Gibb:

Donald Gibb

Actor

August 4, 1954 – May 12, 2026

Credits:

1st & Ten (1985–1991); 227 (1989); 8 of Diamonds (2006); Alice (1983); Alter Echo (2003); Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); Amen (1991); American Tigers (1996); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Arli$$ (1999); Benson (1985); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998); Black Scorpion (2001); Bloodsport (1988); Bloodsport 2 (1996); Boy Meets World (1994); Breakfast of Aliens (1993); Broken Bars (1995); Burlesque Ghost Hunters (2026); Captain Kyle's Cosplay Spotlight (2016); Cheers (1992); Conan the Barbarian (1982); Daddy Dearest (1993); Dark Justice (1993); Days of Our Lives (1998); Dear John (1990); Doctor Doctor (1990); Durango Kids (1999); Early Edition (2000); Empty Nest (1993–1994); First Family (1993); Grind (2003); Hancock (2008); Hands (2026); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1997); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983); Harry and the Hendersons (1993); Hearts Afire (1993); High Voltage (1997); Homeboys in Outer Space (1996); Hunter (1990); Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews (2026); Jocks (1986); Just Our Luck (1983); Kirk (1995); Knight Rider (1984); Lightning Bug (2004); Lost in America (1985); MacGyver (1991); Mafia II (2010); Magic Kid II (1994); Magnum, P.I. (1982–1983); Meatballs Part II (1984); Midnight Runaround (1994); Misery Loves Company (1995); Missing Pieces (1991); Muddling Through (1994); Murphy Brown (1995); My Two Dads (1989–1990); Nichols & Dymes (1981); Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983); Night Court (1990); Oh No, Not Them (1989); Otherworld (1985); Pacific Blue (1996); Philly (2001); Quantum Leap (1992); Rage (2011); Renegade (1992–1995); Revenge of the Nerds (1984); Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Savate (1995); Secret Agent Man (2000); Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2011); Seinfeld (1995); She Spies (2002); Simon & Simon (1983); Sons and Daughters (1991); Sparks (1997); Stand by Your Man (1992); Step by Step (1993–1998); Streets of Justice (1985); Stripes (1981); Svengoolie (2019); The A-Team (1983); The Biggest Fan (2005); The Facts of Life (1987); The Fantastic Two (2007); The Steve Harvey Show (2000); The X-Files (1993); The Young and the Restless (2003); They Came from Outer Space (1990); They Still Call Me Bruce (1987); Transylvania 6-5000 (1985); True Colors (1991); U.S. Marshals (1998); U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart (1987); Unhappily Ever After (1996); Veronica's Closet (2000); Weird Science (1994–1996); What's My Story? (1995); Window Theory (2005); Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997).

Born on this day – William Keighley:

William Keighley

Actor

Director

August 4, 1889 – June 24, 1984

Credits:

Babbitt (1934); Big Hearted Herbert (1934); Brother Rat (1938); Bullets or Ballots (1936); Close to My Heart (1951); Dr. Monica (1934); Each Dawn I Die (1939); Easy to Love (1934); Footlight Parade (1933); Four Mothers (1941); 'G' Men (1935); George Washington Slept Here (1942); God's Country and the Woman (1937); Honeymoon (1947); Jewel Robbery (1932); Journal of a Crime (1934); Kansas City Princess (1934); Ladies They Talk About (1933); Lux Video Theatre (1950–1951); Mary Jane's Pa (1935); Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933); No Time for Comedy (1940); Picture Snatcher (1933); Resurrection (1931); Rocky Mountain (1950); Scarlet Dawn (1932); Secrets of an Actress (1938); Special Agent (1935); Stars Over Broadway (1935); Target for Today (1944); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938); The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941); The Cabin in the Cotton (1932); The Fighting 69th (1940); The Green Pastures (1936); The House on 56th Street (1933); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941); The Master of Ballantrae (1953); The Match King (1932); The Prince and the Pauper (1937); The Right to Live (1935); The Singing Kid (1936); The Street with No Name (1948); The Third Degree (1926); 'Til We Meet Again (1940); Torrid Zone (1940); Valley of the Giants (1938); Varsity Show (1937); Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939).

Born on this day – Jay North:

Jay North

Actor

August 3, 1951 – April 6, 2025

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959); ABC World News Tonight (2025); About Faces (1961); Arabian Knights (1968–1969); Dennis the Menace (1959–1963); Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977); General Hospital (1982); GMA First Look (2025); Here Comes the Grump (1969–1970); Here's Hollywood (1960); It's Happening (1968); I've Got a Secret (1960); Jericho (1966); Lassie (1973); Lassie: Joyous Sound (1973); Living in TV Land (2006); Maya (1966–1968); My Three Sons (1966); Not Necessarily the News (1987); Our Time (1985); Pepe (1960); Rescue 8 (1959); Sally Jessy Raphael (1993); Scout's Honor (1980); Stu's Show (2011 / 2025); Sugarfoot (1959); The 36th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1962); The Actor's Journey (2011); The Actor's Journey for Kids (2011); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1970); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Big Operator (1959); The Dating Game (1969); The Detectives (1959); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1960); The Donna Reed Show (1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960); The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1969); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); The Linkletter Show (1961); The Lucy Show (1966); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The Merv Griffin Show (1967–1971); The Miracle of the Hills (1959); The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972); The Red Skelton Hour (1960–1961); The Simpsons (1999); The Teacher (1974); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1959); Vicki! (1993); Wagon Train (1964); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Wild Wind (1985); Zebra in the Kitchen (1965).

Born on this day – Richard Foronjy:

Richard Foronjy

Actor

Writer

August 3, 1937 – May 19, 2024

Credits:

Book:

From the Mob to the Movies (2020).

Movies and television:

Prince of the City: The Real Story (2007); Hot Parts (2003); Boss of Bosses (2001); 18 Wheels of Justice (2001); Love Boat: The Next Wave (1999); Evasive Action (1998); Hoods (1998); Recoil (1998); Michael Hayes (1998); Dumb Luck in Vegas (1997); The Big Easy (1997); Under Suspicion (1994–1995); Man of the House (1995); Carlito's Way (1993); Da Vinci's War (1993); The Public Eye (1992); Fatal Instinct (1992); Oscar (1991); Get a Life (1991); Capital News (1990); Curiosity Kills (1990); Equal Justice (1990); Amen (1987–1990); Ghostbusters II (1989); Murphy's Law (1989); Midnight Run (1988); The Galucci Brothers (1987); Who's the Boss? (1987); The Morning After (1986); The Check Is in the Mail... (1986); Odd Jobs (1986); Hunter (1985); Streets of Justice (1985); Misfits of Science (1985); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); Silver Spoons (1982); The Jeffersons (1985); City Heat (1984); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Once Upon a Time in America (1984); His & Hers (1984); Young Lust (1984); Repo Man (1984); Shannon (1982); Hill Street Blues (1982); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); Gangster Wars (1981); True Confessions (1981); Prince of the City (1981); The Two of Us (1981); Flying High (1979); The Jerk (1979); Hart to Hart (1979); Angie (1979); The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979); Fix-it City (1978); Taxi (1978); The One Man Jury (1978); Kojak (1975–1978); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1977); Fun with Dick and Jane (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); Rhoda (1977); Serpico (1976–1977); Charlie's Angels (1976); M*A*S*H (1976); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Wonderbug (1976); The Krofft Supershow / Wonderbug (1976); Shark Kill (1976); Phyllis (1976); Baretta (1976); The Blue Knight (1975); Harry O (1975); That's My Mama (1975); The Rookies (1975); Police Story (1975); The Bob Newhart Show (1975); The Gambler (1974); Serpico (1973).

Born on this day – Elliot Silverstein:

Elliot Silverstein

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

August 3, 1927 – November 24, 2023

Credits:

50 Years of Action! (1986); A Man Called Horse (1970); Alcoa Theatre (1959–1960); Arrest and Trial (1964); Assignment: Underwater (1960); Belle Sommers (1962); Betrayed by Innocence (1986); Biography (1996–2004); Black Saddle (1960); Breaking Point (1963–1964); Cain's Hundred (1962); Cat Ballou (1965); Channing (1963–1964); Checkmate (1961); Dr. Kildare (1961–1963); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Fight for Life (1987); Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005); Flashfire (1994); Goodyear Theatre (1959); Have Gun - Will Travel (1961); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1964); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1956–1957); L'ouest, le vrai (2019); Naked City (1961–1962); Night of Courage (1987); Nightmare Honeymoon (1974); Omnibus (1955–1956); Picket Fences (1993); Rich Men, Single Women (1990); Route 66 (1960–1961); Suspicion (1958); Tales from the Crypt (1991–1994); Talk to Taka (2000); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The Car (1977); The Defenders (1962–1964); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1964); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The Firm (1983); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1959); The Happening (1967); The Legend of 'Cat Ballou' (2000); The Twilight Zone (1961–1964); The Westerner (1960).

Born on this day – Allen Holubar:

Allen Holubar

Actor

Director

Writer

August 3, 1890 – November 20, 1923

Credits:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916); A Double Fire Deception (1916); A Gentleman of Art (1915); A Soul for Sale (1918); A Wolf Among Lambs (1913); Any Youth (1916); Ashes of Remembrance (1916); Behind Life's Stage (1916); Behind the Curtain (1916); Broken Chains (1922); Conscience (1915); Courtmartialed (1915); Fear Not (1917); Heart Strings (1917); Hurricane's Gal (1922); Into the North (1913); Man-Woman-Marriage (1921); Midnight (1917); Once to Every Woman (1920); Paid in Advance (1919); Seeing Stars (1922); Sirens of the Sea (1917); Slander the Woman (1923); Stronger Than Steel (1916); The Black Pearl (1915); The Bombay Buddha (1915); The Double-Topped Trunk (1917); The Eleventh Dimension (1915); The Field of Honor (1917); The Grip of Love (1917); The Health Road (1916); The Heart of Humanity (1918); The Heart Punch (1915); The House of Fear (1915); The Human Mill (1923); The Mortgaged Wife (1918); The Old Toymaker (1917); The Phone Message (1916); The Prodigal Daughter (1916); The Prophecy (1913); The Pursuit Eternal (1915); The Reed Case (1917); The Right to Happiness (1919); The Shadow (1916); The Son of His Father (1915); The Story the Clock Told (1914); The Taint of Fear (1916); The Talk of the Town (1918); The War Waif (1917); The White Terror (1915); The Wrong Label (1915); Treason (1917); Two Social Calls (1913); Where Glory Waits (1917).