Born on this day – Blake Heron:

Blake Heron

Actor

Cinematographer

January 11, 1982 – September 8th, 2017

Credits:

11:14 (2003); A Thousand Junkies (2017); Andersonville (1996); Benjamin Troubles (2015); Blast (2000); Boston Public (2000); Charivari: A Fashion Uproar (2025); Cheaters (2000); Criminal Minds (2015); Cybill (1995); Dandelion (2004); Dirt (2018); Dive (2017); Don't Look Back (1996); Early Edition (2000); ER (2000); Escape from Polygamy (2013); Family Law (2002); Good vs Evil (1999–2000); Graffiti (2017); JC Tha Barber (2017); Journey of the Heart (1997); Justified (2012); NCIS: New Orleans (2015); Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1997–1998); No Solicitors (2015); Picket Fences (1995); Reality Check (1995); Rescue 77 (1999); Shiloh (1996); Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (2019); Slayer: You Against You (2016); The Guardian (2002); The Practice (2004); Tom and Huck (1995); Trilogy of Terror II (1996); Ukulele Lessons (2016); Wanted (2005); We Were Soldiers (2002); Wind River (2000).

Born on this day – Naomi Judd:

Naomi Judd

Actress

Singer

Producer

January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022

Credits:

Albums:

Christmas Time with the Judds (1987); Greatest Hits (1988); Greatest Hits Volume Two (1991); Rockin' with the Rhythm (1985); Why Not Me (1984); Wynonna & Naomi (1983).

Songs:

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem; Born to Be Blue; Bye Bye Baby Blues; Cadillac Red; Calling In The Wind; Change Of Heart; Come Some Rainy Day; Cow Cow Boogie; Cry Myself To Sleep; Don't Be Cruel; Flies On The Butter; Girls Night Out; Give A Little Love; Grandpa; Guardian Angels; Had A Dream; Have Mercy; I Know Where I'm Going; I Will Stand By You; If I Were You; I'm Falling In Love Tonight; Let Me Tell You About Love; Love Can Build A Bridge; Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues; My Baby's Gone; One Hundred And Two; River Of Time; River Roll On; Sleeping Heart; That's What Makes You Strong; The Sweetest Gift; Turn It Loose.

Movies and television:

15th Academy of Country Music Honors (2022); 2008 CMT Music Awards (2008); 2012 Hero Dog Awards (2012); 20th Annual Country Music Awards (1986); 22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1988); 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1990); 25th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1991); 25th Annual Family Film Awards (2022); 29th Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards (1998); 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2000); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996); 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards (2007); 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2011); A Holiday Romance (1999); A&E Biography: Kenny Rogers (2020); ABC Sports (2004); Access Hollywood (2017–2022); Alabama... My Home's in Alabama (1986); All-Star Salute to Our Troops (1991); American Humane Hero Dog Awards: 10th Anniversary Celebration (2020); America's Music: The Roots of Country (1996); An Evergreen Christmas (2014); Between Us with Naomi Judd (2001–2003); Biography (1987–2006); Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents (1996); Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993); Bob Hope's Christmas Special from Waikoloa, Hawaii (1989); Broadcast Blues (2009); Can You Duet? (2008–2009); Celebrity Page (2015–2020); Century of Country (1999); Cher & Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995); Cinemax Sessions (1988); CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton (2006); CMT Greatest Moments: Wynonna (2006); CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2010); CMT Insider (2008–2011); CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs (2011); CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music (2002); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (2006); CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums (2006); Coming Home: A Rockin' Reunion (1989); Commitment to Life (2023); Corazón de... (2007); Country Music (2019); Cover Story (1987); Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007); E! True Hollywood Story (2003 / 2004); Entertainment Tonight (1987–2024); Family Tree (1999); Frasier (2002); Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country (2011); Good Day Live (2004); Good Morning America (2010–2016); Gordy (1994); Hard Copy (1993); Harry (2017); Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song (2002); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Hee Haw (1984–1989); Higglytown Heroes (2005); Hollywood Squares (1998–2003); Home & Family (2012–2018); Intimate Portrait (1997–2003); Jeopardy! (1998 / 2019); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1990); Katie (2014); Larry King Live (2001–2010); Larry King Now (2013); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995); Late Show with David Letterman (1997); Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World (2003); Littlest Angel's Easter (1998); Live with Kelly and Mark (1993–1998); Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983); Maury (1996–1998); Maybe It's Me (2002); More American Graffiti (1979); More Than the Music (2018); Music City USA (2015); My Kitchen Rules (2017); Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995); Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration (2022); Naomi's New Morning (2006–2007); Nearlyweds (2013); New Passages (1996); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Oprah's Guide to OWN (2011); Password (1973); Prometheus Bound: The Epidemic of Hepatitis C (2007); Reading Rainbow (2002); Revealed with Jules Asner (2001); Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 118th Edition (1988); Rio Diablo (1993); Sidewalks Entertainment (2022); Sisters (1994); Someone Like You (2001); Square One Television (1991); Star Search (2003–2004); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1991); Super Bowl XXVIII (1994); Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Memorial Service (1998); The 17th Annual American Music Awards (1990); The 18th Annual American Music Awards (1991); The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1987); The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1996); The 32nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1997); The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (1986); The 5th Annual TV Land Awards (2007); The 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023); The 700 Club (2018 / 2022); The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993); The Barbara Walters Summer Special (2006); The Big Saturday Show (2022); The Client (1996); The Doctors (2013); The Insider (2016); The Jane Pauley Show (2004); The Judds (2011); The Judds Farewell Concert (1991); The Judds: Give a Little Love (1988); The Judds: Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) (1985); The Judds: Love Can Build a Bridge (1990); The Judds: Love Is Alive (1985); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2021); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004); The Killing Game (2011); The Life and Times (1995–1997); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2007); The New York Times Presents (2021); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2004–2011); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–1998); The Suzanne Somers Show (1994); The Talk (2013–2018); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1987); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995–1997); The Tony Danza Show (2005–2006); The Voice (2015); The Wayne Brady Show (2004); The Wendy Williams Show (2010); The Women of Country (1993); The Year: 2022 (2022); This Is Pop (2021); Today (2008–2021); Top of the Pops (1987 / 1995); Touched by an Angel (2000); V.C. Andrews' Landry Family (2021); Very Personal with Naomi Judd (1996); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2014–2021); What's Up Doc? (1994); Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993); Window Wonderland (2013); Wogan (1987).

Born on this day – Christine Kaufmann:

Christine Kaufmann

Actress

Writer

January 11, 1945 – March 28, 2017

Born on this day – Leslie Dilley:

Leslie Dilley

Production designer

Art director

Producer

January 11, 1941 – May 20, 2025

Credits:

Alien (1979); Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Bad Medicine (1985); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Black Angel (1980); Black Knight (2001); Casper (1995); Cold Creek Manor (2003); Death, Be Not Proud: A 'Wonderfull' Time (2016); Death, Be Not Proud: All This Bleeding (2016); Death, Be Not Proud: The Devil in the Details (2016); Deep Impact (1998); Diabolique (1996); Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2012); Eureka (1983); Guilty by Suspicion (1991); Guilty by Suspicion (1991); Honey I Blew Up the Kid: The Making of 'Honey I Blew Up the Kid' (1992); Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992); How to Make an American Quilt (1995); Inspector Gadget (1999); Invaders from Mars (1986); Jesus Christ Superstar (1973); Kelly's Heroes (1970); Lady Chatterly Versus Fanny Hill (1971); Legend (1985); Little Man (2006); Lucky Lady (1975); Macbeth (1971); Men of Honor (2000); Monkey Trouble (1994); Never Say Never Again (1983); Pay It Forward (2000); Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Scorpio (1973); Sitting Target (1972); Son of the Mask (2005); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Stars and Bars (1988); Superman (1978); Teacup Travels (2015–2017); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982); The Abyss (1989); The Alien Legacy (1999); The Boy Friend (1971); The Devils (1971); The Distinguished Gentleman (1992); The Exorcist III (1990); The Fifth Element (1997); The Final Programme (1973); The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974); The Galaxy Britain Built (2017); The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); The Peacemaker (1997); The Quinn-tuplets (2010); The Three Musketeers (1973); What About Bob? (1991).

Born on this day – Linda Lawson:

Linda Lawson

Actress

Singer

January 11, 1936 – May 18, 2022

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959–1960); Adventures in Paradise (1959–1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960); Another Woman's Husband (2000); Apache Rifles (1964); Arli$$ (1999); Ben Casey (1965); Bonanza (1960–1965); Border Patrol (1959); Colt .45 (1960); Don't Call Me Charlie (1962–1963); Dr. Vegas (2005); ER (2005); Five Fingers (1959); Hawaiian Eye (1960); House of Harrington (2008); It Takes a Thief (1968); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Let's Kill Uncle (1966); Lock Up (1959); M Squad (1960); Magical Mystery Tour (1967); Man with a Camera (1958); Maverick (1959); Mike Hammer (1959); Mr. Lucky (1960); Mrs. Stone's Thing (1970); Night Tide (1961); One Step Beyond (1960); Overland Trail (1960); Perry Mason (1961); Peter Gunn (1958); Please, Hold the Spaghetti!: Apache Rifles and the End of the Conventional Western (2010); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956); Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1994); Sea Hunt (1960–1961); Sometimes a Great Notion / aka Never Give a Inch (1971); Stagecoach West (1961); Stu's Show (2023); Sunset Strip (2000); Tales of the Texas Rangers (1958); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Target: The Corruptors (1962); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); That's Life (2000–2001); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964–1965); The Aquanauts (1961); The Aquanauts (1961); The Bob Cummings Show (1961); The Millionaire (1959); The Real McCoys (1963); The Rifleman (1961); The Tall Man (1960); The Tenants (2005); The Threat (1960); The Virginian (1966); Tombstone Territory (1960); Wagon Train (1960); Without a Trace (2002).

Born on this day – Mitchell Ryan:

Mitchell Ryan

Actor

January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022

Born on this day – Rod Taylor:

Rod Taylor

Actor

January 11, 1930 – January 7, 2015

Credits:

22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2016); 36 Hours (1964); A Gathering of Eagles (1963); A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975); A Time to Die (1982); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973–1979); Alcoa Theatre (1960); All About 'the Birds' (2000); Ask Any Girl (1959); Bearcats! (1971); Biography (1998–2004); Bus Stop (1961); Catalina Island (1966); Cheyenne (1955); Chuka (1967); Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960); Compression (2016); Cry of the Innocent (1980); Dark of the Sun (1968); Darker Than Amber (1970); Dateline: San Francisco (1962); Dee Time (1968); Disney's Halloween Treat (1984); Do Not Disturb (1965); El lado oscuro (2024); Every Girl's Dream (1966); Falcon Crest (1988–1990); Family Flight (1972); Fate Is the Hunter (1964); General Electric Theater (1957–1960); Giant (1956); Goodyear Theatre (1960); Gottschalk Late Night (1994); Grass Roots (1992); Half Nelson (1985); Hell on Frisco Bay (1955); Hellinger's Law (1981); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000); Hong Kong (1960–1961); Hotel (1967); Il barone (1995); IMDb Originals (2019); Inglourious Basterds (2009); Inland with Sturt (1951); Into the Shadows (2009); ITV Television Playhouse (1963); Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981); John Wayne: Working with a Western Legend (2005); Kaw (2006); King of the Coral Sea (1954); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); Legends (2007); Les Oiseaux Kaléidoscopiques d'Alfred Hitchcock (2017); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954); Lux Playhouse (1958); Lux Video Theatre (1955); Marbella, un golpe de cinco estrellas (1985); Mask of Murder (1988); Masquerade (1983–1984); Murder, She Wrote (1995); Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008); On the Run (1982); One Chance (1966); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Open Season (1995); Operation Raintree (1957); Outlaws (1986–1987); Pacific Blue (1996); Palomino (1991); Partizani (1976); Playhouse 90 (1958–1959); Raintree County (1957); Robot Head (2023); Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2016); Rod Taylor: Return to Oz (2005); Schlitz Playhouse (1958); Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965); Separate Tables (1958); Seven Seas to Calais (1962); Special Collector's Edition (2015); Step Down to Terror (1958); Studio 57 (1955); Studio One (1958); Sunday in New York (1963); Suspicion (1957); Tales of the Unexpected (1980); TCM Remembers 2015 / Music Video (2015); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The 18th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1961); The 20th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1963); The 24th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1982); The 33th Annual Thalians Ball (1988); The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The Birds (1963); The Catered Affair (1956); The Celluloid Heroes (1995); The Deadly Trackers (1973); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986); The Glass Bottom Boat (1966); The Hell with Heroes (1968); The Heroes (1973); The High Commissioner (1968); The Last Guerrilla (1974); The Late Show (1986); The Liquidator (1965); The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970); The Merv Griffin Show (1984); The Movie Show (1997); The Oregon Trail (1976–1978); The Oscars (2015); The Osiris Chronicles (1998); The Picture Show Man (1977); The Point of Betrayal (1995); The Rack (1956); The Time Machine (1960); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966); The Train Robbers (1973); The Treasure Seekers (1979); The Twilight Zone (1959); The V.I.P.s (1963); The Virgin Queen (1955); The Wayne Train (1973); This Is Your Life (1975); Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993); Top Gun (1955); Trader Horn (1973); True Fear: The Making of Psycho (2015); US Against the World (1977); Vortex (1976); Walker, Texas Ranger (1996–2000); Welcome to the Basement (2017); Welcome to Woop Woop (1997); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1960); World Without End (1956); Young Cassidy (1965); Zabriskie Point (1970); Zane Grey Theatre (1960).