Born on this day – Dawn Wells:

Dawn Wells

Actress

October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2008); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 33rd Miss America Pageant (1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); 87th Precinct (1962); Access Hollywood (2005); ALF (1987); All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards (2004); American Christmas (2019); Baywatch (1992); Before the Three-Hour Tour (2004); Bonanza (1962–1968); Burke's Law (1964); Camp Midnite (1989); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Mornings (2008); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2012); Channing (1964); Cheyenne (1961); Chopped (2013); Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993); Dawn Wells: Reel Adventures (1997); Daytrippers (1998); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2005–2015); Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (2000); ET in TV Land (2003); Everglades! (1961); Family Feud (1983); Fantasy Island (1981); Forever for Now (2004); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2016); Gilligan's Island (1964–1967); Gilligan's Planet (1982); Girlfriends (2005); Good vs Evil (1999); Growing Pains (1987); Hagen (1980); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Heaven's Waiting Room (2017); Herman's Head (1993); High School U.S.A. (1983); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (1999–2001); Hollywood Treasure (2010); Home & Family (2015–2019); Inside Edition (2015–2020); It's a Man's World (1962); Kaplan's Korner (2018); Ken Boxer Live (2015); Laramie (1963); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Lawman (1962); Life Interrupted (2017); Live, Laugh, Eat (2012); Love on the Spectrum (2019); Lover's Knot (1995); Marie (2013); Matt Houston (1983); Maverick (1961); Meego (1997); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Palm Springs Weekend (1963); Password (1965); Pastor Greg (2007); Pyramid (2004); Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978); Return to Boggy Creek (1977); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Richard Rossi Live (1991); Ripcord (1963); Roseanne (1995); RuPaul's Drag U (2010); See Ya (2018); She's Still on That Freakin' Island (2015–2017); Silent But Deadly (2012); SoapTalk (2004); Soulmates (1992); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994); Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988); Steve Harvey (2015); Strange Inheritance (2017); Super Sucker (2002); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles (2020); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001); Survivor Stories with Dawn Wells (2013); Svengoolie (2015 / 2021); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Talk Soup (1996); That '60s Home (2004); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (1993); The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1979); The Bold and the Beautiful (2016); The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979); The Chew (2016); The Detectives (1961); The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2019); The F.B.I. (1969); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1991); The Gilligan Manifesto (2018); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Howard Stern Show (1992); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2008); The Invaders (1967); The Joan Rivers Show (1993); The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1964); The Late Show (1988); The Love Boat (1980–1981); The Man Show (2000); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The New High Rollers (1974–1988); The New Interns (1964); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Sixties (2014); The Test (2001); The Third Man (1963); The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976); The Unknown Story (2022); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The Wild Wild West (1968); This Is Our Time (2013); Three Sisters (2001); Today (2014 / 2020); Toon in with Me (2021); TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (2000); TV Land Convention Special (2004); TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold (2004); TV Land Moguls (2004–2009); TV Land's Top Ten (2005); TV's All Time Favorites (1995); Valentine's Day (1965); Vega$ (1978); Vicki! (1992–1994); Wagon Train (1961); Whatever Happened To? (2007); What's Up Orange County (2015–2018); Winterhawk (1975).

Born on this day – Peter Boyle:

Peter Boyle

Actor

October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006

Credits:

A Deadly Vision (1997); All Roads Lead Home (2008); American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (1990); Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979); Born to Be Wild (1995); Bulletproof Heart (1994); Buster Poindexter: Hit the Road, Jack (1989); Cagney & Lacey (1988); Challenger (1990); Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987); Cosby (1997); Crazy Joe (1974); Cuentos de Borges (1992); Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970); Disaster at Silo 7 (1988); Doctor Dolittle (1998); Echoes in the Darkness (1987); Everybody Loves Raymond (1996); F.I.S.T. (1978); Flying Blind (1992); From Here to Eternity (1979); Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974); Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989); Hammett (1982); Hardcore (1979); Honeymoon in Vegas (1992); In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980); In the Lake of the Woods (1996); In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992); Joe (1970); Joe Bash (1986); Johnny Dangerously (1984); Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991); Kid Blue (1973); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Lunch Break (2001); Malcolm X (1992); Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002); Medium Cool (1969); Men of Respect (1990); Midnight Caller (1989); Milk & Money (1996); Monster's Ball (2001); Nervous Ticks (1992); NYPD Blue (1994); Outland (1981); Philly Heat (1994); Poochinski (1990); Red Heat (1988); Roger Waters: Three Wishes (1993); Royce (1994); Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004); Slither (1973); Solar Crisis (1990); Species II (1998); Speed Zone (1989); Steelyard Blues (1973); Superman 50th Anniversary (1988); Surrender (1987); Swashbuckler (1976); Sweet Evil (1996); T.R. Baskin (1971); Tail Gunner Joe (1977); Taking the Heat (1993); Taxi Driver (1976); That Darn Cat (1997); The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002); The Brink's Job (1978); The Candidate (1972); The Dream Team (1989); The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973); The Group (1966); The in Crowd (1988); The King of Queens (1998); The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973); The Monitors (1969); The Santa Clause (1994); The Santa Clause 2 (2002); The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006); The Shadow (1994); The Shallow End of the Ocean (2007); The Single Guy (1996); The Surgeon (1995); The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990); The Virgin President (1968); The X-Files (1995); Tribeca (1993); Tripping the Rift (2005); Turk 182 (1985); Walker (1987); Where the Buffalo Roam (1980); While You Were Sleeping (1995); Yellowbeard (1983); Young Frankenstein (1974).

Born on this day – Inger Stevens:

Inger Stevens

Actress

October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970

Credits:

5 Card Stud (1968); A Dream of Kings (1969); A Guide for the Married Man (1967); A Time for Killing (1967); ABC's Nightlife (1965); ABC's Wide World of Entertainment (1964); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Bonanza (1959); Checkmate (1960); Climax! (1957); Conflict (1956); Crunch and Des (1956); Crusader (1956); Cry Terror! (1958); Danger (1954); Empire (1963); Firecreek (1968); Follow the Sun (1961); Girl Talk (1963); Goodyear Playhouse (1954); Gypsy (1967); Hang 'Em High (1968); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hong Kong (1960); House of Cards (1968); Inger Stevens in Sweden (1965); Kraft Theatre (1954); Madigan (1968); Mama (1955); Man on Fire (1957); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mister Peepers (1954); Moment of Fear (1960); Personality (1968); Playhouse 90 (1956–1959); Robert Montgomery Presents (1955); Route 66 (1960–1961); Run, Simon, Run (1970); Sam Benedict (1962); Studio One (1954–1955); Sunday Showcase (1959); The 22nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1965); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The All New Truth or Consequences (1962); The Andy Williams Show (1966); The Aquanauts (1961); The Bob Hope Show (1964); The Borgia Stick (1967); The Buccaneer (1958); The Danny Kaye Show (1966); The Detectives (1961); The Dick Cavett Show (1968); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962–1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963); The DuPont Show of the Month (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Farmer's Daughter (1963–1966); The Joey Bishop Show (1968); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Mask of Sheba (1970); The Merv Griffin Show (1966); The Mike Wallace Interview (1960); The Millionaire (1956); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The New Interns (1964); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Picture of Dorian Gray (1962); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1967); The Twilight Zone / The Hitch-Hiker (1959); The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959); You Don't Say (1963); Your First Impression (1963); Zane Grey Theatre (1960).

Born on this day – George C. Scott:

George C. Scott

Actor

Director

Producer

October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999

Credits:

100 Years at the Movies (1994); 12 Angry Men (1997); 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988); 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000); A Christmas Carol (1984); A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011); Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2016); AFI Life Achievement Award (1974 / 1980); All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point (1981); All-Star Salute to Our Troops (1991); AMC Salutes the States (1989); America at the Movies (1976); Anatomy of a Murder (1959); And the Winners Are! (2019); Angus (1995); Arthur Miller on Home Ground (1979); Beauty and the Beast (1976); Ben Casey (1961); Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006); Brilliant But Cancelled (2002); Brute Force (1991); Calendar (1962); Camera Three (1977); Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990); Casey Stengel (1981); Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010); China Rose (1983); Choices (1986); Close-Up (1997); Compression (2024); Country Justice (1996); Crossed Swords (1977); Curacao (1993); Deep Impact: David George Remembers Peter George (2016); Descending Angel (1990); Dinah! (1974); Don Juan in Hell (1960); Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960); Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964); East Side / West Side (1963–1964); Entertainment Tonight (1986); Exploding Myths: Richard Daniels on the Stanley Kubrick Archive (2016); Fear on Trial (1975); Film Night (1971); Finding the Way Home (1991); Firestarter (1984); Flying Solo: Stanley Kubrick as Producer (2016); From Yellowstone to Tomorrow (1972); Frontiers of Faith (1957–1958); Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998); George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ (2008); Gloria (1999); Golden Showcase (1961); Good Morning America (1977–1978); Happy Birthday, Bob (1978); Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983); Hardcore (1979); Here's Hollywood (1962); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999); Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982); Hour Magazine (1980); In the Heat of the Night (1994); Inherit the Wind (1999); International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1982); Islands in the Stream (1977); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1971); Jane Eyre (1970); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017); Kraft Theatre (1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959); La guerra en el cine (2003); Look Up and Live (1959–1964); Malice (1993); Minty Comedic Arts (2023); Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (1969); Mister Lincoln (1981); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967); Monitor (1962); Movie Movie (1978); Movies That Shook the World (2005); Mr. President (1987–1988); Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985); Naked City (1962); NBC 50th Anniversary (1976); Neues aus der Welt des Films (1969); New York News (1995); No Sleep TV3 (2015); Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966); Oklahoma Crude (1973); Oliver Twist (1982); Omnibus (1958); Open End (1964); Outsiders (2022); Pals (1987); Patton (1970); Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner (1997); Personality (1968); Petulia (1968); Petulia: The Uncommon Movie (1968); Play of the Week (1960); Playhouse 90 (1959); Portrait of an Actor (1971); Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991); Rage (1972); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1993); Rocky Marciano (1999); Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996); Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956); Stanley Kubrick's Pursuit of Perfection: Joe Dunton and Kelvin Pike (2021); Strictly Courtroom (2008); Sunday Showcase (1959); Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur (2023); Taps (1981); The 13th Annual Tony Awards (1959); The 16th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1964); The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (1975); The 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (1995); The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971); The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970); The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974); The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976); The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000); The American Parade (1974); The Andersonville Trial (1970); The Bank Shot (1974); The Bible in the Beginning... (1966); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Bob Braun Show (1974); The Brazen Bell (1962); The Car That Became a Star (1965); The Changeling (1980); The Crucible (1967); The David Frost Show (1970); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The Dick Cavett Show (1970); The Directors (2018); The DuPont Show of the Month (1958); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Exorcist III: Legion (1990); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to James Stewart (1990); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Laurence Olivier (1983); The Flim-Flam Man (1967); The Formula (1980); The Great Christmas Movies (1998); The Hanging Tree (1959); The Hindenburg (1975); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1974); The Hospital (1971); The Hustler (1961); The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002); The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt (1983); The Johnny Carson Special (1969); The Kraft Music Hall (1970); The Last Days of Patton (1986); The Last Run (1971); The Late Show (1987); The Life and Times (1995); The List of Adrian Messenger (1963); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1969–1976); The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986); The New Centurions (1972); The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958); The Power and the Glory (1961); The Price (1971); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Red Skelton Hour (1965); The Rescuers Down Under (1990); The Road West (1966); The Ryan White Story (1989); The Savage Is Loose (1974); The Searchers (1997); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968–1992); The Trouble with People (1972); The Virginian (1962); The Whipping Boy (1994); The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964); These Amazing Shadows (2011); They Might Be Giants (1971); This Is Your Life (1987); This Savage Land (1969); Titanic (1996); Today (1968); Transcending Time: Symbols and Strangelove (2016); Traps (1994); TV Guide: The First 25 Years (1979); Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000); Tyson (1995); War Movie Blockbusters (2015); War Stories with Oliver North (2006); WatchMojo (2016–2026); Welcome to the Basement (2015–2019); Winterset (1959); Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary (1972).

Born on this day – John Morris:

John Morris

Composer

Dance arranger

Conductor

Pianist

October 18, 1926 – January 25, 2018

Born on this day – Boogie Woogie Red:

Boogie Woogie Red

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

October 18, 1925 – July 2, 1992

Credits:

Albums:

Live at the Blind Pig (1974); Red Hot (1977).

Songs:

After Hours; Blues for My Baby; Bumble Bee Blues; Got to Find My Baby; Mean Ol' Frisco; Old Time Shuffle; Prison Bound; Red's Boogie; Red's Rhumba; Red's Rumba; Relaxin; Showtime; Sisterly Love; Step Down on It; Take Five; The Reefer Song; Viper Song; When I Was Young; You Put a Spell on Me.

Born on this day – Evelyn Venable:

Evelyn Venable

Actress

October 18, 1913 – November 15, 1993

Credits:

Alice Adams (1935); Beautiful Dreamer (1935); Cradle Song (1933); David Harum (1934); Death Takes a Holiday (1934); Double Door (1934); Female Fugitive (1938); Fright Night (1947); Happy-Go-Lucky (1936); Harmony Lane (1935); He Hired the Boss (1943); Heritage of the Desert (1939); Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938); I 10 del Texas (1961); Lucky Cisco Kid (1940); Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934); My Old Kentucky Home (1938); North of Nome (1936); Of Black America (1968); Pinocchio (1940); Racketeers in Exile (1937); Screen Snapshots, Series 15, No. 6 (1936); Screen Snapshots, Series 16, No. 4 (1936); Star for a Night (1936); Streamline Express (1935); The County Chairman (1935); The Frontiersmen (1938); The Headleys at Home (1938); The Little Colonel (1935); Uncivil War Birds (1946); Vagabond Lady (1935).