Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Born on this day – Tom Troupe:


Tom Troupe


Actor

Writer

July 15, 1928 – July 20, 2025

Credits:

Amen (1988); Archie Bunker's Place (1983); Baby Talk (1992); Barbary Coast (1975); Ben Casey (1962–1964); Bert D'Angelo / Superstar (1976); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Break a Hip (2015–2018); Cagney & Lacey (1985); Cannon (1973); Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope (2017); Cassie & Co. (1982); Che! (1969); Cheers (1987); CHiPs (1979); Combat! (1963); Dan August (1971); Dr. Kildare (1961); ER (1998); Frasier (1995); Griff (1973); Harrigan and Son (1961); Highway to Heaven (1989); Iron Horse (1966); Ironside (1974); Judd for the Defense (1967); Kelly's Heroes (1970); Knots Landing (1991); Lawman (1960); Lock Up (1960); Lucas Tanner (1974); Making It (1971); Mannix (1969); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974–1975); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976); McMillan & Wife (1972–1973); Mission: Impossible (1967); Murder, She Wrote (1990); My Own Private Idaho (1991); Night Gallery / Segment: Clean Kills and Other Trophies (1971); Off the Minnesota Strip (1980); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974); Peyton Place (1965); Planet of the Apes (1974); Private Screenings (2014); PSI Factor (1980); Quincy, M.E. (1980); Rawhide (1960); Sofi (1968); Star Trek (1967); Studio One (1955); Summer School (1987); The Alpha Caper (1973); The Big Fisherman (1959); The Devil's Brigade (1968); The F.B.I. (1972); The Fugitive (1964); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (2010); The Rookies (1972); The Runaways (1978); The Smith Family (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1973–1975); The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1979); The Wide World of Mystery (1974); The Wild Wild West (1968); The Young Rebels (1970); This Is the Life (1970–1976); Time Out (2019); Voyagers! (1983); What I Did Last Summer / Segment: Christmas in June (2012); Who's the Boss? (1990–1991).

Born on this day – Joe Turkel:


Joe Turkel


Actor

Writer

July 15, 1927 – June 27, 2022

Credits:

A Slight Case of Larceny (1953); Adam-12 (1970); Angels in Disguise (1949); Animals in My Head (2017); Bat Masterson (1958–1960); Beau James (1957); Ben Casey (1964); Big Town (1954); Black Jack (1972); Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner / Video Game (1997); Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2007); Blow up: Le web magazine cinĂ©ma d'Arte (2013); Bonanza (1961–1968); Boots and Saddles (1958); Boston Blackie (1952); Broken Arrow (1957); Cade's County (1972); Cell 2455, Death Row (1955); Chasing Whiskey (2021); City Across the River (1949); Code 3 (1957); Combat! (1964); Convoy (1965); Crossroads (1955); Damon Runyon Theater (1955); Dangerous Assignment (1952); Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007); Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952); Dr. Christian (1957); Dragnet (1958); Duffy of San Quentin (1954); East Side/West Side (1963); Fantasy Island (1980); Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007); Federal Man (1950); Fixed Bayonets! (1951); Four Star Playhouse (1954); Friendly Persuasion (1956); From Borehamwood to Hollywood: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Elstree (2014); Frontier Doctor (1959); General Electric Theater (1953); Groovey.TV's Celebration of Badassery Interview Series (2015); Gypsy Colt (1954); Halls of Montezuma (1951); Hellcats of the Navy (1957); Here Come the Jets (1959); Highway Patrol (1955); House of Numbers (1957); I Led 3 Lives (1954); I'm the Law (1953); Inside Detroit (1956); Ironside (1968); Jeanne Eagels (1957); Jefferson Drum (1958); Johnny Cool (1963); Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949); Judd for the Defense (1968); King Rat (1965); Kojak (1977); Kubrick's Universe: The Stanley Kubrick Podcast (2019); Land of the Giants (1969); Lock Up (1961); Lucky Losers (1950); Lucy Gallant (1955); Mackenzie's Raiders (1959); Mad at the World (1955); Making it in Hollywood (1976); Man Crazy (1953); Miami Vice (1988); Navy Log (1955–1956); Official Detective (1958); On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000); One Step Beyond (1961); Paths of Glory (1957); Police Story (1976); Portrait of a Mobster (1961); Prophets of Science Fiction (2011); Public Defender (1955); Reel Horror (1985); Rescue 8 (1959); Return from the Sea (1954); Ripcord (1962); Room 237 (2012); S.W.A.T. (1975); Savage Abduction (1973); Scream Free! (1969); Six-Hundred & Sixty Six (1972); Sky King (1957); So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949); Southside 1-1000 (1950); Starlift (1951); Sword in the Desert (1949); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Tales of the Texas Rangers (1958); Tallahassee 7000 (1961); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1957); The Andy Griffith Show (1966); The Animals (1970); The Aquanauts (1961); The Asphalt Jungle (1961); The Bamboo Prison (1954); The Beast of Budapest (1958); The Bonnie Parker Story (1958); The Boy and the Pirates (1960); The Californians (1957); The Carpetbaggers (1964); The Case Against Brooklyn (1958); The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971); The Commitment (1976); The Dark Side of the Moon (1990); The David Niven Show (1959); The Detectives (1961); The Devil's 8 (1969); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Felony Squad (1967); The Glass Wall (1953); The Hindenburg (1975); The Human Jungle (1954); The John Kerwin Show (2002); The Kate Smith Evening Hour (1951); The Killing (1956); The Law and Mr. Jones (1962); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1956); The Lineup (1954–1960); The Lone Ranger (1955); The Loretta Young Show (1957); The Midnight Story (1957); The Naked Street (1955); The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975); The Proud and Profane (1956); The Purple Gang (1959); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Sand Pebbles (1966); The Secret Life of Sandra Blain (1971); The Sex Symbol (1974); The Shadow on the Window (1957); The Shining (1980); The Silent Service (1957–1958); The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967); The Texan (1959); The Unexpected (1952); The Untouchables (1960–1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966); The Yellow Canary (1963); This Week in Horror (2011); Tightrope (1959); Tombstone Territory (1957); Tormented (1960); Triple Trouble (1950); TV Reader's Digest (1956); Two Faces West (1961); U.S. Marshal (1960); Verboten! (1959); Village of the Giants (1965); Visit to a Small Planet (1960); Wagon Train (1962); Warlock (1959); Which Way Is Up? (1977); Wit's End (2005).

Born on this day – Gloria Pall:


Gloria Pall


Actress

Dancer

Writer

Businesswoman

July 15, 1927 – December 30, 2012

Credits:

Books:

Cameo Girl of the 50s (1993); I Danced Before the King (2000); The Marilyn Monroe Party (2002); Voluptua: Story of a TV Love Goddess (1992).

Movies and television:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954); Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953); Ada (1961); All Ashore (1953); All Star Revue (1952); City of Shadows (1955); Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1955); December Bride (1957); Elmer Gantry (1960); Have Gun - Will Travel (1958); Hot Shots (1956); Jailhouse Rock (1957); Low Man on a Totem Pole (1964); Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952); Moviewatch (1994); Paris Model (1953); Racket Squad (1952); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (2009); Sky King (1958); Son of Sinbad (1955); Space Patrol (1954); The Abbott and Costello Show (1954); The A-B-C's of Love (1953); The All New Truth or Consequences (1951); The Bob Cummings Show (1955); The Brothers Karamazov (1958); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951); The Crimson Kimono (1959); The Danny Thomas Show (1960); The Extra (2017); The French Line (1953); The Garment Jungle (1957); The George Jessel Show (1953); The Night of the Hunter (1955); The People's Choice (1957); The Spike Jones Show (1957); The Twilight Zone (1959); This Could Be the Night (1957); Vampira and Me (2012); Where's Raymond? (1954).

Born on this day – Washboard Sam:


Washboard Sam


Blues singer

Musician

July 15, 1910 – November 6, 1966

Credits:

Albums:

Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam (1962); Diggin' My Potatoes (2021); Harmonica and Washboard Blues 1937-1940 (Blues for Ever) (2003); Presenting Washboard Sam (1935); The Genius Of (2007); The Very Best Of (2009); Washboard Sam 1935-1947: Swinging the Blues (1999); Washboard Sam Vol. 1 (1935-1936) (2005); Washboard Sam Vol. 2 (1937-1938) (2005); Washboard Sam Vol. 3 (1938) (2005); Washboard Sam Vol. 4 1939-1940 (2005); Washboard Sam Vol. 5 1940-1941 (2005); Washboard Sam Vol. 6 1941-1942 (2005); Washboard Sam Vol. 7 1942-1949 (2005); Washboard Selection (2020); Washboard Swing (2008).

Born on this day – Sidney Hickox:


Sidney Hickox

Cinematographer

July 15, 1895 – May 16, 1982

Born on this day – Enid Bennett:


Enid Bennett


Actress

July 15, 1893 – May 14, 1969

Credits:

A Desert Wooing (1918); A Fool's Awakening (1924); A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (1920); A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920); A Woman's Heart (1926); Coals of Fire (1918); Enid Bennett in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918); Fuss and Feathers (1918); Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916); Good Medicine (1929); Hairpins (1920); Happiness (1917); Happy Though Married (1919); Her Husband's Friend (1920); Intermezzo (1939); Keeping Up with Lizzie (1921); Meet Dr. Christian (1939); Naughty, Naughty! (1918); Officer 666 (1916); Partners Three (1919); Princess of the Dark (1917); Robin Hood (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 7 (1920); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 22-F (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 17 (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 2 (1925); Silk Hosiery (1920); Skippy (1931); Sooky (1931); Stepping Out (1919); Strangers of the Night (1923); Strike Up the Band (1940); The Aryan (1916); The Bad Man (1923); The Big Store (1941); The Biggest Show on Earth (1918); The Bootlegger's Daughter (1922); The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923); The False Road (1920); The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927); The Girl, Glory (1917); The Haunted Bedroom (1919); The Keys of the Righteous (1918); The Law of Men (1919); The Little Brother (1917); The Marriage Ring (1918); The Mother Instinct (1917); The Red Lily (1924); The Sea Hawk (1924); The Vamp (1918); The Virtuous Thief (1919); The Woman in the Suitcase (1920); The Wrong Mr. Wright (1927); They're Off (1917); Waterloo Bridge (1931); What Every Woman Learns (1919); When Do We Eat? (1918); World of Robin Hood (2006); Your Friend and Mine (1923).

Born on this day – Marjorie Rambeau:


Marjorie Rambeau


Actress

July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970

Credits:

20 Mule Team (1940); A Man Called Peter (1955); A Modern Hero (1934); A Tailor Made Man (1931); Abandoned (1949); Any Number Can Play (1949); Army Wives (1944); Bad for Each Other (1953); Breakdowns of 1938 (1938); Broadway (1942); Compression (1995); Dizzy Dames (1935); East of the River (1940); First Lady (1937); Forever Female (1953); General Electric Theater (1953–1956); Grand Canary (1934); Great Day (1930); Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939); Hell Divers (1931); Her Man (1930); In Old Oklahoma (1943); Inspiration (1931); It's Murder She Says... (1945); Laugh It Off (1939); Laughing Sinners (1931); Left Over Ladies (1931); Lux Video Theatre (1956); Man of a Thousand Faces (1957); Man's Castle (1933); Mary Moreland (1917); Merrily We Live (1938); Min and Bill (1930); Motherhood (1917); National Red Cross Pageant (1917); Oh, What a Night! (1944); Palooka (1934); Primrose Path (1940); Ready for Love (1934); Salome, Where She Danced (1945); Santa Fe Marshal (1940); Silence (1931); Slander (1957); Son of India (1931); Starland Review No. 5 (1922); Strangers May Kiss (1931); Strictly Personal (1933); Sudden Money (1939); Syncopating Sue (1926); The Common Cause (1919); The Dazzling Miss Davison (1917); The Debt (1917); The Easiest Way (1931); The Ford Television Theatre (1955–1956); The Fortune Teller (1920); The Greater Woman (1917); The Lucky Stiff (1949); The Mirror (1917); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Rains Came (1939); The Secret 6 (1931); The View from Pompey's Head (1955); The Walls of Jericho (1948); The Warrior's Husband (1933); This Is Your Life (1956–1959); This Modern Age (1931); Three Sons o' Guns (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); Torch Song (1953); Trader Horn (1931); Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940); Under Pressure (1935); Woman Against Woman (1938).