On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 24.
Episode entitled: Death Threat.
Released March 13, 1959.
Directed by John Brahm.
Written by Jack Laird.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Paul Burke, Jacqueline Mayo, Len Lesser, Sondra Rodgers, Phil Chambers, Barry Brooks.

Born on this day – Glenne Headly:

Glenne Headly

Actress

March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017

Credits:

2 Days in the Valley (1996); A Girl Thing (2001); AFI Life Achievement Award (2008); And the Band Played On (1993); Around the Bend (2004); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Bartleby (2001); Bastard Out of Carolina (1996); Bowery Dawn (1972); Breakfast of Champions (1999); Comeback Season (2006); Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008); Dial a Prayer (2015); Dick Tracy (1990); Dick Tracy Special (2010); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Featurette (1988); Doctor Detroit (1983); Don Jon (2013); Eleni (1985); Encore! Encore! (1998–1999); ER (1996–1997); Eulogy (2004); Fandango (1985); Four Friends (1981); Frasier (1995); Future Man (2017); Getting Even with Dad (1994); Grand Isle (1991); Grey's Anatomy (2008); Hotel Room (1993); It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005); Just Getting Started (2017); Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005); Living with Ed (2009); Lloyd in Space (2002); Lonesome Dove (1989); Making Babies (2018); Making Mr. Right (1987); Merry Xmas (2015); Monk (2003–2006); Mortal Thoughts (1991); Mr. Holland's Opus (1995); My Own Country (1998); Nadine (1987); On Golden Pond (2001); Ordinary Magic (1993); Paperhouse (1988); Parks and Recreation (2012); Pepper Ann (2000); Pound Puppies (2012); Pronto (1997); Psych (2012); Raising Flagg (2006); Recess (1998); Rugrats (2002); Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987); Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983); Scene Stealers (2002); Seize the Day (1986); Sgt. Bilko (1996); Stars and Bars (1988); Steppenwolf Theatre Company: 25 Years on the Edge (2000); Strange Weather (2016); The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989); The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Amateurs (2005); The Burbs (2002); The Circle (2017); The Darkest Day (1999); The Fugitive (2001); The Guardian (2004); The Joneses (2009); The League (2013); The Namesake (2006); The Night Of (2016); The Oscars (2018); The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985); The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000); The X Files (1998); Timecode (2000); What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001); Winchell (1998); Women vs. Men (2002); Working in the Theatre (1985).

Born on this day – Deborah Raffin:

Deborah Raffin

Actress

Audiobook publisher

March 13, 1953 – November 21, 2012

Credits:

47th Annual Academy Awards (1975); 7th Heaven (1996–2005); A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); Aesop's Fables (1995); An Evening at the Improv (1994); B.L. Stryker (1989); Book of Days (2003); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); Circus of the Stars (1977); Claudia (1985); Dinah! (1975); ER (2008); Family Blessings (1998); Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson (1997); Futuresport (1998); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Good Morning America (1978); Hollywood Women (1993); Home Song (1996); Hour Magazine (1980); Intimate Portrait (2002); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006); Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001); Morning Glory (1993); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Night of the Fox (1990); Noble House (1988); Scanners II: The New Order (1991); Superman (1978); Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001); Tattletales (1976); The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The American Sportsman (1979); The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd (1993); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (2010); The Sands of Time (1992); The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2010); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1988); The Twilight Zone (1989); Today (1979); Unwed Father (1997); Wilde (1997); Windmills of the Gods (1988).

Born on this day – Whitney Rydbeck:

Whitney Rydbeck

Actor

Director

Cinematographer

March 13, 1945 – July 15, 2024

Credits:

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

Born on this day – Neil Sedaka:

Neil Sedaka

Singer

Composer

Actor

Writer

Pianist

March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026

Credits:

Book:

Laughter in the Rain: My Own Story (1982).

Albums:

A Song (1977); All You Need Is the Music (1978); Brighton Beach Memories (2003); Calendar Girl (2018); Circulate (1961); Circulate (Expanded Edition) (1960); Classically Sedaka (1995); Come See About Me (1984); Emergence (1971); Essential Masters 1956-1961 (2011); Greatest Hits Live in Concert (1996); I Am But A Fool (2023); I Do It For Applause (2016); I'm a Song (2010); In the Pocket (1980); Italiano (2001); Italiano (Expanded Edition) (1964); Laughter in the Rain (1974); Little Devil (2018); Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1974); Manhattan Intermezzo (2016); Neil Sedaka (1959); Neil Sedaka and Songs (1977); Neil Sedaka On Stage (1974); Neil Sedaka Sings The Hits (1999); Neil Sedaka, The Tokens & Coins (2006); Neil Sedaka: Now (1981); New York City (2009); Overnight Success (1975); Rock Masters: Ring A Rockin' (2005); Rock with Sedaka (1959); Rockin' Sides (2012); Rye Beach, Ny, June 12Th 1993 (Live) (2016); Sings His Original Country Songs (2018); Solitaire (1972); Son Plus Gros Succès International (2001); Stairway to Heaven (2012); Steppin' Out (1976); The Diary (2014); The Diary, Vol. 2 (2019); The Good Times (1986); The Hungry Years (1975); The Miracle of Christmas (2008); The Real Neil (2012); The Show Goes On (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, London / 2006) (2012); The Tra-La Days Are Over (1973); Tuneweaver (1995); Waking Up Is Hard To Do (2009); Workin' on a Groovy Thing (1969).

Songs:

A Little Lovin’; Alice In Wonderland; Alone at Last; As Long as I Live; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; Calendar Girl; I Go Ape; I Must Be Dreaming; I tuoi capricci; Il Re Dei Pagliacci; I'm a Song, Sing Me; King of Clowns; La terza luna; Laughter in the Rain; Let's Go Steady Again; Little Devil; My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day; Next Door to an Angel; O Carol; Oh Carol; Oh! Carol; One Way Ticket; Rosemary Blue; Should’ve Never Let You Go; Solitaire; Star Crossed Lovers; Sweet Little You; The Hungry Years; The Lion Sleeps Tonight; The Miracle Song; The Same Old Fool; You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine.

Movies and television:

207 15th Anniversary (2018); 3-2-1 (1982); 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (1969); A Friend of the Family (2022); A Journey of Faith (2026); A Smile Like Yours (1997); A Year in Music (2022); ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All (2019); ABBA in Australia (1976); ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold (2023); ABBA: Against the Odds (2024); ABBA: The Definitive Collection (2002); ABBA: The Movie (1977); ABC's Nightlife (1965); ALF (1988); American Bandstand (1963–1975); American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration (1985); American Housewife (2017); American Idol (2002–2012); American Idol Rewind (2008); An Evening with Glen Campbell (1977); Arrested Development (2003); Bandstand (1960–1969); Banished (2007); Beat Shazam (2017); Better Off Dead (1985); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991–1993); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Big Love (2007); Big Time Adolescence (2019); Biography (1998–2002); Black Milk (1999); Bob Hope's Christmas Comedy Special (1976); Bob's Burgers (2017); Body Electric (2004); Boomers (2014); Breakaway (1984); Breakfast (2016); Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979); Britain's Got More Talent (2019); Buenos días a todos (2011); Bullet in the Face (2012); Calendar Girl (1993); Cannonball (2017); Caught Stealing (2025); Champs-Elysées (1983); Charo (1976); Chatterbox! (1977); Cita con las estrellas (1956–1971); Click (2006); Clown (2014); Comic Relief 2005: Is This the Way to Amarillo (2005); Cover that One Cupid (2023); Cruisin' 57 (1975); Cue the Music (1991–1995); Dancing with the Stars (2014); DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016); Dead Slow Ahead (2015); Deadpool (2016); Des O'Connor Tonight (1990–1992); Designing Women (1989); Dinah! (1975–1978); Dolly (1976); Donkey Konga (2003); Donny and Marie (1977); Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (1994); EastEnders (2005); Elvis: 50 Years in Show Business (2004); Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show (1985–1986); Emu's Wide World (1988); Emu's World (1983); Euphoria (2022); Evil (2003); Family Matters (1991); Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021); Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025); Food Rocks (1994); For Facts Sake (2018); Gangsters (1976); Geraldo Rivera Reports (2014); Get It Together (1977); Get Over It (2001); Getaway (2010); Gila! (2012); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2019); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast Live: A Tribute to Gilbert (2022); Gilmore Girls (2001); God Only Knows: Vocal Harmony - The Voice (2003); Good Day New York (2025); Good Morning America (1978); Good Morning Britain (2014); Good Old Days Part II (1978); Greatest Hits of the 70s (2021); Guest Night (1992); Happy Days (1977–1978); Haven (2010–2015); Hermes House Band ft. Tony Christie: (Is This the Way To) Amarillo (2005); Hey Brian! (1973); Hollywood a Go Go (1965); Hotel de Love (1996); Hour Magazine (1982); House Arrest (1996); How the Brits Rocked America (2012); Huckabee (2012); I Love the '70s (2003); I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007); In Concert (1975); In Melbourne Tonight (1969); Instant Love (1964); It Takes a Thief (1970); It Takes Two (2007); ITV Evening News (2018); I've Got a Secret (1965); iZombie (2016); Jake in Progress (2005); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1984); Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (1980); Jolene (2008); Josie and the Pussycats (2001); Juke Box Jury (1962); Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (2007); Kelly Key: Ao Vivo (2004); Killing Cinderella (2000); Kim Friele - homokampens førstedame (2021); King of Pop 1975 (1975); Legends (2010); Legends in Concert: Neil Sedaka Up Close and Personal (2004); Letters to Cupid (2017); Lewis & Clark & George (1997); Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003); Live from Her Majesty's (1984); Live Wednesday (1978); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989–2009); Live! On City Line (1987); Long Island Music Hall of Fame's 1st Induction Awards Gala (2006); Look, Mike Yarwood! (1974); Loose Women (2006–2009); Lorraine (2016); Lost (2009); Lost Love (2003); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1988); Lucas Chronicle (2017); Lulu (1975); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1977); Magnum P.I. (2020); Malcolm in the Middle (2003); Maman est chez le coiffeur (2008); Mandy (2024); Married... with Children (1996); Memòries de la tele (2009); Men Behaving Badly (1998); Michel Legrand in Concert (1978); Miracle (1982); Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet (2019); Moods of Love (1974); Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg (1994); My Music: 50s & 60s Rock Rewind (2014); My Music: 60s & 70s Slow Songs (2015); My Music: Doo Wop Discoveries (2012); My Yearbook 1960-1963 (2015); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1994); Neil Diamond: Solitary Man (2010); Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music (1983); Neil Sedaka Steppin' Out (1976); Neil Sedaka: In Concert (1981); Neil Sedaka: King of Song (2014); Neil Sedaka: New Orleans (1984); Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2008); Neil Sedaka: The Show Must Go On (2001); New Jersey Turnpikes (1999); New World (1995); Night Fever (1997); Noble (2014); On Stage America (1984); One Hundred and Eighty: The Tour Documentary (2005); One on One with John Tesh (1991); Our Brand Is Crisis (2015); Over Easy (1977); Overspel (2015); Pebble Mill at One (1991–1992); Perfect Strangers (1986); Peter Kay: Live at the Manchester Arena (2004); Phoenix Nights (2002); Picture Perfect (1997); Playgirl Killer (1967); Playing Mona Lisa (2000); Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2024); Primetime (1991); Prince of the City (1981); Pro of Contra (1963); Pyrates (1991); Queen: Rare Live - A Concert Through Time and Space (1989); Riding in Cars with Boys (2001); Rings Around the World (1966); Rock & Chips (2011); Rock with Laughter (1993); Salute! (1983); Sarah G Live (2012); Saturday Matters (1989); Saturday Night Live (1976–1982); Scopitones (1960–1969); Secrets of New York (2013); Sex and the City (2008); Sextette (1977); Sha-Na-Na in Sha Na Na (1980); Shindig! (1964–1965); Shirley (1979); Smile (1975); Solid Gold (1981); Some Kind of Heaven (2020); Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978); Songwriters Hall of Fame (2004); Sounds Like Us (1969); Space Station 76 (2014); Spede show (1974); Spotlight (1973); Standing Room Only (2004); Star Search (1984); Stars in Their Eyes (1990–2000); Starsky & Hutch (2004); Sting of Death (1966); Strictly Come Dancing (2016); Stuck on You! (1983); Stumptown (2019); Sunset Strip (2012); Super 88 (1987); Super Bowl (1976); Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987); Surprise! Surprise! (1995); Sweet Nightmare (1998); Swingtown (2008); Tales of the City (1993); Talk Stoop (2010); Tavis Smiley (2010); That '70s Show (1998–1999); The 22nd International Emmy Awards (1994); The Benny Hill Show (1975); The Big Bang Theory (2017); The Big Breakfast (1993–1995); The Bob Braun Show (1968); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008); The Boss (2016); The Boulevard (2018); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1977); The Carol Burnett Show (1977); The Castle (1997); The Clay Cole Show (1965–1966); The Connie Francis Scrapbook (1992); The Craft (1996); The Crown (2020); The Dales (2013); The David Frost Show (1969–1971); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Cavett Show (1975); The Dick Clark Show (1958–1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1963 / 1969); The Ernie Sigley Show (1974–1975); The Fosters (2015); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Garden Party (1991); The Gift of Song (1984); The Gossip Columnist (1980); The Graham Kennedy Show (1973–1975); The Great British Sewing Bee (2020); The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995); The Hotel (2014); The Howard Stern Show (1991); The James Whale Show (1995); The January Man (1989); The Joy of Easy Listening (2011); The Joy of the Single (2012); The King of Queens (2005); The Leftovers (2014–2017); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1964–1966); The Love Boat (1979); The Mac Davis Special (1975); The Man in the High Castle (2016); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018–2022); The Merv Griffin Show (1975); The Midnight Special (1975–1976); The Mike Douglas Show (1968–1980); The Monkees (1967); The Monsters (1963); The Monte Carlo Show (1981); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2009); The Muppet Show (1979–1980); The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song (2011); The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s (2015); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1974); The One Show (2009–2011); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1995); The Partridge Family (1970–1973); The People's Command Performance (1978); The Peter Martin Show (1968); The Princess Diaries (2001); The Rolf Harris Show (1973); The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll (1981); The Simpsons (1998–2005); The Songmakers Collection (2001); The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1973 / 1976); The Tall Guy (1989); The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1960); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015–2017); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1982); The Tony Danza Show (2005); The Val Doonican Music Show (1977); The View (2007); The Way We Laughed (1998); The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1975); The Wrecking Crew! (2008); They Sold a Million (1973–1974); This Is Pop (2021); This Is Your Life (1991 / 1993); This Morning (2006); Time of Our Lives (2019); Today (2014); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1975); Top of the Pops (1972–1991); Top Ten (2000); Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (2006); Transsiberian (2008); Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves IGN Podcast Beyond (2011); Upbeat (1965); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1962); Veronica Mars (2005–2019); Vinyl (2016); Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984); Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001); Weekend with the Stars Telethon (1984); Where the Action Is (1965–1966); Where the Boys Are (1960 / 1984); Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016); You Are Beautiful (2009); Zeit.geschichte (2019).

Born on this day – Terence Brady:

Terence Brady

Writer

Actor

March 13, 1939 – September 29, 2016

Credits:

A Fine Romance (1989); A Man of our Times (1968); According to Dora (1968); All Star Comedy Carnival (1969); Away from It All (1973); Baby Love (1969); BBC Play of the Month / Three Piece Suite (1977); Boy Meets Girl (1969); Broad and Narrow (1965); Call My Bluff (1969–1970); Cribbins (1969); Dig This Rhubarb (1963–1964); Father Matthew's Daughter (1987); Father, Dear Father (1969); For Amusement Only (1968); Foreign Exchange (1970); Forever Green (1989–1992); Fort Apache the Bronx (1981); Four Tall Tinkles (1967); Hawaii Five-O (1977); Love Story (1968); Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986); Magic Moments (1989); Maid in Britain (2010); Mrs Thursday (1966); Nanny (1981–1983); No, Honestly (1974–1975); Oh Madeline (1983–1984); Pig in the Middle (1980–1983); Play for Today (1973); Riders (1993); Robin's Nest (1978); Sam and Janet (1968); Take Three Girls (1969–1971); Take Three Women (1982); The Avengers (1969); The Great War (1964); The Marriage Lines (1964); The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest (2020); The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson (2012); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1966–1969); Thomas and Sarah (1979); Three Comedies of Marriage (1975); Three Rousing Tinkles (1966); Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1972); Yes, Honestly (1976–1977); Z Cars (1970).

Born on this day – Toby Robins:

Toby Robins

Actress

March 13, 1931 – March 21, 1986

Credits:

Armchair Mystery Theatre (1964); Armchair Theatre (1965–1966); BBC Play of the Month (1968–1971); BBC2 Playhouse (1982); Call My Bluff (1970); CBC Summer Theatre (1955); Champion House (1967); Clapper Board (1981); Department S (1969); Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978); Dylan (1978); Encounter (1953–1961); Explorations (1956); Festival / Segment: The Collection (1961–1963); First Performance (1957); First Person (1960); Folio (1955–1958); For Your Eyes Only (1981); Friends (1971); Front Page Challenge (1958–1960); Game for Three Losers (1965); Gems (1985); Goodbye Darling (1981); Harriet's Back in Town (1972–1973); Hazell (1979); Husbands and Lovers (1970); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972); Jason King (1972); Kraft Theatre (1951); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1961–1963); Look Who's Here (1976); Mickey Dunne (1967); Minder (1984); New Scotland Yard (1973); On Camera (1955–1958); Once (1981); Paul and Michelle (1974); Playbill (1953); Playdate (1962–1963); Princess Daisy (1983); R.C.M.P. (1960); Room Service (1979); Scandalous (1984); Scope (1955); Space: 1999 (1977); Spy Story (1976); Startime (1960); Sutherland's Law (1976); The Adventurer (1973); The Big Revue (1952); The Caves of Steel (1964); The Defenders (1963); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1967); The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1965); The Flip Side (1967); The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1971); The Naked Runner (1967); The President's Last Tape (1974); The Protectors (1972); The Saint (1967); The Sun James Bond 'For Your Eyes Only' Television Commercial / Video (1981); The Unforeseen (1959); The Wednesday Play (1965); Theatre 625 (1965); Undercover Lover (1979); Whodunnit? (1974); Youth 60 (1959).