Born 1919-1939 Still Among Us

1. Caren Marsh

Caren Marsh was born in Los Angeles. Her sister, actress Dorothy Morris, was born Feb. 23, 1922. Getting into show business in 1937, Caren changed her name to Marsh because "there were too many people named Morris at the time." Caren's parents wanted her to go to college but she wanted to be a ...

2. Barbra Fuller

Actress | Alias the Champ

Hers was one of the best known voices on the airwaves. By the age of 18, Barbra Deane Fuller had been featured in 25 radio serials and had by her own count portrayed more than 1000 different characters. Though having earlier aspired to become a math teacher, she went into show biz instead and made ...

3. Ray Anthony

Soundtrack | Sixteen Candles

Ray Anthony (real name Raymond Antonini) was born in Bentleyville, PA, on Jan. 20, 1922. His family moved to Cleveland, where he spent most of his early life. There he studied trumpet with his father. From 1940-1941 he played in Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and...

4. Janis Paige

Actress | Silk Stockings

Joyous scene-stealer Janis Paige started out playing rather bland film ingénues, but never seemed to be comfortable in those roles--she had too much snap, crackle and pop to be confined in such a formulaic way.

Born Donna Mae Tjaden in 1922 in Tacoma, Washington, she was singing in public from age 5...

5. Jacqueline White

Actress | The Narrow Margin

Warm, charming leading lady of 1940s films, Jacqueline White was under contract to both MGM (which wasted her in mostly unbilled bits) and then RKO, where she appeared in two classics--Crossfire (1947) and The Narrow Margin (1952). RKO used her as a second lead in A pictures and leading roles in Bs.

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6. Ralph Senensky

Director | The Twilight Zone

Ralph Senensky was born on May 1, 1923 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is a director and production manager, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Star Trek (1966) and Mission: Impossible (1966).

7. Jane Morgan

Soundtrack | The Next Karate Kid

Jane Morgan was born on May 3, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for The Next Karate Kid (1994), Ocean's Thirteen (2007) and Ocean's Twelve (2004). She was previously married to Jerry Weintraub, Laurence Augustine Stith Jr and Peter Smith.

8. Priscilla Pointer

Actress | Blue Velvet

Though character actress Priscilla Pointer may be better known as the mother of Amy Irving, she has enjoyed a major stage, film and TV career herself for over four decades. The New York-born performer was trained on the stage and appeared in several tours and Broadway shows, including "A Streetcar ...

9. Eva Marie Saint

Actress | On the Waterfront

Actress and producer Eva Marie Saint was born on July 4, 1924 on Newark, New Jersey. She is known for starring in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). Her film career also includes ...

10. Eunice Christopher

Actress | The Waltons

Eunice Christopher was born on July 26, 1924 in the USA. She is an actress, known for The Waltons (1972), The Other Side of Midnight (1977) and Audrey Rose (1977).

11. Ted Hartley

Actor | High Plains Drifter

Ted Hartley was born on November 6, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and Mighty Joe Young (1998). He was previously married to Dina Merrill.

12. William Russell

Actor | The Great Escape

William Russell was born William Russell Enoch on 19 November 1924, in Sunderland, County Durham, England, to Eva Compston (Pile) and Alfred James Enoch. He became interested in acting at an early age. He was involved in organizing entertainments during his national service in the Royal Air Force ...

13. Maria Riva

Actress | Scrooged

Maria Riva was born on December 13, 1924 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Scrooged (1988), The Scarlet Empress (1934) and Target (1958).

14. June Lockhart

Actress | Lost in Space

Born in New York City on June 25, 1925, the daughter of actors Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart, June Lockhart made her professional debut at age eight in a Metropolitan Opera production of "Peter Ibbetson", playing Mimsey in the dream sequence. In the mid-1930s, the Lockharts relocated to ...

15. Nicholas Sgarro

Script_department | The French Connection

Nicholas Sgarro was born on September 10, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and assistant director, known for The French Connection (1971), Love Story (1970) and Marathon Man (1976).

16. Alan Bergman

Soundtrack | Tootsie

Prolific songwriter ("Nice 'n' Easy", "Yellow Bird"), composer and author, educated at UCLA and the University of Northern Carolina (BA). During WW II, he wrote and directed Special Services shows, then directed TV shows for CBS in Philadelphia, PA from 1945-1953. He joined ASCAP in 1955 and wrote ...

17. Peggy Webber

Actress | Macbeth

Peggy Webber started her career at age two and a half, performing during intermissions in silent movie theaters. She started working in radio at age 11; by 18, she was writing, producing and directing early television shows; at 21, she won the award that was later known as the Emmy for her drama ...

18. Eve Brenner

Actress | The Great Mouse Detective

Eve Brenner was born on September 24, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Walk of Shame (2014) and Murder in the First (1995).

19. Margery MacKay

Actress | The Wild Wild West

Margery MacKay was born on September 30, 1925 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. She is an actress, known for The Wild Wild West (1965) and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007). She has been married to Arnold Arthur Gordon since December 4, 1994. She was previously married to John Anwyl and Harper ...

20. Lee Grant

Actress | In the Heat of the Night

Academy Award-winner Lee Grant was born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal on October 31, 1925 in Manhattan, New York City, to Witia (Haskell), a teacher and model, and Abraham Rosenthal, an educator and realtor. Her father was of Romanian Jewish descent, and her mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Lee ...

21. Carla Balenda

Actress | Prince of Pirates

She was born Sally Bliss in Carthage, New York. Her father had moved the family from Ohio and was a science teacher at Carthage High School. In 1927, the family moved to Amityville, Long Island. She attended drama school in Rhode Island and at age 17, she was invited to Hollywood by Howard Hughes, ...

22. Dick Van Dyke

Actor | Mary Poppins

Dick Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne Van Dyke, a salesman. His younger brother was entertainer Jerry Van Dyke. His ancestry includes English, Dutch, Scottish, German and Swiss-German. Although he had ...

23. Carol Gustafson

Actress | Three Days of the Condor

Carol Gustafson was born on December 25, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Three Days of the Condor (1975), Coronet Blue (1967) and Trilogy (1969).

24. Noel De Souza

Actor | Wedding Crashers

Noël De Souza grew up in Secunderbad in what is today the southern Indian state of Telangana. As a youth, he aspired to become a writer, first by submitting articles to his local newspaper and later writing reviews of Indian films. He entered the U.S. in 1948 to attend the University of California,...

25. Stan Ross

Actor | What's Up, Doc?

Stan Ross was born on February 14, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), Campus Sleuth (1948) and Mask (1985).

26. David Frankham

Actor | One Hundred and One Dalmatians

English-born David Frankham forged a respectable career as an expatriate in Hollywood. He had served with the British Army in India and Malaya during the Second World War. Following his demobilization, he returned to Britain. In 1948, he began working for the BBC as an announcer, news reader, and, ...

27. Elaine LaLanne

Actress | Life with Bonnie

Elaine LaLanne was born on March 19, 1926 in the USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Life with Bonnie (2002), Les Malloy Show (1949) and Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003). She was previously married to Jack LaLanne.

28. Gene Shalit

Actor | Mystery!

Gene Shalit was born on March 25, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Masterpiece Mystery (1980), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and The Critic (1994).

29. Peter Marshall

Self | The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)

Peter Marshall was born on March 30, 1926 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965), Annie (1982) and Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (1977). He has been married to Laurie Marshall since August 19, 1989. He was previously married ...

30. Roger Corman

Actor | The Silence of the Lambs

Roger William Corman was born April 5, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford University but while in school, he began to lose interest in the profession and developed a growing passion for film. Upon graduation, he worked a...

31. Marilyn Erskine

Actress | Science Fiction Theatre

A gentle redhead with a peaches and cream complexion, Marilyn Betty Erskine had a notably early start in show biz, perhaps encouraged by her father Robert, who presided over the New York City Credit Bureau. By the age of three, Marilyn was active on the airwaves at a Buffalo radio station. Between ...

32. Bambi Linn

Actress | Oklahoma!

Bambi Linn was born on April 26, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Oklahoma! (1955), Thru the Crystal Ball (1949) and The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953). She has been married to Joseph de Jesus since August 4, 1960. They have two children. She was previously married to ...

33. Yvonne Furneaux

Actress | Repulsion

Eclectic is the qualificative that best defines the career of Yvonne Furneaux. Born in Roubaix (a big industrial town in the North of France) in 1926, the little girl was immediately placed under the sign of bilingualism, her father being English and her mother French. As a result, once this ...

34. Marilyn Knowlden

Actress | Show Boat

In 1931, a one-day effort by Marilyn Knowlden's attorney father led to an interview, a next-day screen test and a large part for four-year-old Marilyn in one of the early "talkies", Women Love Once (1931). A ten-year movie career followed, where she played the daughter of such stars as Claudette ...

35. Mina Kolb

Actress | A Mighty Wind

Mina Kolb was born on June 7, 1926 in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for A Mighty Wind (2003), The Hollywood Knights (1980) and Ellen (1994).

36. Mel Brooks

Actor | Spaceballs

Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the Catskills. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger's Resort before going to ...

37. Elizabeth Ross

Actress | Dream No Evil

Elizabeth Ross was born on August 28, 1926 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Dream No Evil (1970), Glass Houses (1972) and Hands of Mystery (1949).

38. Jil Jarmyn

Actress | No Man's Woman

Jil Jarmyn was born on October 8, 1926 in Batavia, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for No Man's Woman (1955), Swamp Women (1956) and Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958).

39. Thomas Reiner

Actor | 6 donne per l'assassino

Thomas Reiner was born on October 29, 1926 in Stuttgart, Germany. He is an actor, known for Blood and Black Lace (1964), Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1969) and Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966).

40. Judith Magre

Actress | Elle

Judith Magre was born on November 20, 1926 in Montier-en-Der, Haute Marne, France. She is an actress, known for Elle (2016), The Lovers (1958) and Les Thibault (1972). She was previously married to Claude Lanzmann.

41. Ed Williams

Actor | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Ed Williams was born on November 26, 1926 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994).

42. Jack McDermott

Actor | The Final Countdown

Jack McDermott was born on January 3, 1927. He is an actor, known for The Final Countdown (1980), Absence of Malice (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988).

43. Lisa Lu

Actress | Crazy Rich Asians

Lisa Lu is a Chinese-American actress. She started her career as a teenager, performing in Kunqu theatrical productions, a traditional style of Chinese opera. The Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) ended with a Communist victory. While the new regime financially subsidized China's theaters for most of ...

44. Betty Harford

Actress | The China Syndrome

Betty Harford was born on January 28, 1927 in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Inside Daisy Clover (1965) and The Paper Chase (1978).

45. Alvin Rakoff

Director | Say Hello to Yesterday

Alvin Rakoff has directed more than 100 television, film and stage productions. He is now in his 10th decade. And still active.

The twice Emmy Award-winning director has worked with many of the world's most prestigious leading talent, including Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Peter Sellers, Judi ...

46. H.M. Wynant

Actor | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

H.M. Wynant's many-faceted career began at age 19 when he left his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, after having attended Wayne State University for just two years. He arrived in New York City with only $125 in his pocket and a lot of ambition. Jerome Robbins hired him on the spot at Wynant's first ...

47. William Daniels

Actor | St. Elsewhere

William Daniels is an American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York City. He was born in 1927, to bricklayer David Daniels and his wife Irene.

Daniels was a member of the singing Daniels family in Brooklyn. He made his television debut in 1943 at the age of 16, as part of a variety act. That same year,...

48. Allen Baron

Director | Blast of Silence

Allen Baron was born on April 14, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Blast of Silence (1961), The Immortal (1969) and Terror in the City (1964).

49. Cora Sue Collins

Actress | Black Moon

Cora Sue Collins was born in Beckley, West Virginia. A chubby-cheeked, curly-haired child actress, she was nudged (or, rather, propelled) into show business by her ambitious mother. Though she was heavily in demand during the 1930s, Cora never posed a serious threat as a rival to Shirley Temple. ...

50. Bette Ford

Actress | Sudden Impact

Bette Ford was born on June 24, 1927 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Sudden Impact (1983), Valley of the Sun (2011) and Cheers (1982). She is married to Scott Wolkoff. She was previously married to John Meston.

51. Peter Walker

Actor | The Twilight Zone

Peter Walker was born on June 24, 1927 in Mineola, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Death Valley Days (1952) and If All the Guys in the World... (1956).

52. Elvera Corona

Actress | Suspicion

Elvera Corona was born on July 10, 1927 in Sacramento, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Suspicion (1957), Burke's Law (1963) and Peter Gunn (1958).

53. William Smithers

Actor | Papillon

Although character actor William (or Bill) Smithers is not recognizable perhaps by name, the face is definitely familiar especially to baby boomer TV fans. A smart, articulate, well-groomed actor with noticeably premature gray hair, Smithers is probably best remembered for his on-again, off-again ...

54. Rosemary Harris

Actress | Spider-Man

Rosemary Harris is an English actress. She has won 4 Drama Desk Awards, and nominated 9 times for Tony Awards. In 1966, she won the "Tony Award for Best Actress" for her role as Eleanor of Aquitaine in "The Lion in Winter". In films, she is better known for portraying May Reilly Parker in the "...

55. Richard Seff

Actor | Being There

Richard Seff was born on September 23, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Being There (1979), Lights Out (1946) and Quiz Show (1994).

56. Lee Montague

Actor | Brass Target

This robust, somber-looking actor carved out a niche on screen as tough or menacing characters. Lee Montague was born of Jewish ancestry as Leonard Goldberg in Bow, East London. He trained for acting at the Old Vic Theatre School and began on stage there in 1950 before headlining on Broadway just ...

57. Marcel Ophüls

Director | Hôtel Terminus

Marcel Ophuls (actually Marcel Oppenheimer) is the son of the famous German film maker Max Ophüls. He spent his formative years in Hollywood, briefly served with a U.S. Army theatrical unit in Japan in 1946 and then attended the University of California, Berkely. In 1950, already a naturalized ...

58. Estelle Parsons

Actress | Bonnie and Clyde

The charming, witty, and immeasurably talented Estelle Parsons was born November 20, 1927 in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Elinor and Eben Parsons. She attended the Oak Grove School for Girls in Maine, and later graduated from Connecticut College in 1949. She worked as a singer with a band before she ...

59. Sean Meany

Actor | Suspicion

Sean Meany was born on November 23, 1927 in Ireland. He is an actor, known for Suspicion (1957), Schlitz Playhouse (1951) and West Point (1956).

60. Geneviève Page

Actress | Belle de jour

Geneviève Page was born on December 13, 1927 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Belle de Jour (1967), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952). She was previously married to Jean-Claude Bujard.

61. Borah Silver

Actor | Escape from New York

Borah Silver was born on December 16, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Escape from New York (1981), Blue Collar (1978) and Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977).

62. Donna Martell

Actress | Project Moon Base

Fiery, dark-haired, exotic-looking Donna Martell was born of Italian ancestry Irene Palma de Maria, the daughter of a master tailor for a major clothing manufacturing company. She attended L.A. City College where she excelled at athletics, especially baseball. During this time, Donna was persuaded ...

63. Myron Natwick

Actor | Cats & Dogs

Myron Natwick was born on December 31, 1927 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cats & Dogs (2001), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017).

64. David Alpert

Actor | Gog

David Alpert was born on January 5, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Gog (1954), Death of a Salesman (1951) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955).

65. David Sheiner

Actor | The Odd Couple

David Sheiner, the television actor, was born on January 13, 1928 in New York City. He made his TV debut in 1952 on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950) and appeared sporadically on TV during the 1950s as he established himself. In 1955, Sheiner made his Broadway debut in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter...

66. Walter Maslow

Actor | Atlas

Walter Maslow was born on January 16, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Atlas (1961), The Cosmic Man (1959) and Winter A-Go-Go (1965).

67. David Ketchum

Actor | Get Smart

Fans of the cult sitcom Get Smart (1965) will remember David Ketchum as the unfortunate Agent 13, whose lot it was to be wedged into tiny spaces, like airport lockers, vending machines, fire hydrants and mailboxes. Ketchum may have been used to these tight spots, since he was reputedly born in an ...

68. Paul Dooley

Actor | Breaking Away

Dooley was a keen cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. Moving to New York, he soon found success as a regular on the stage. Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a stand-up ...

69. René Bonnière

Director | Dead Man's Gun

René Bonnière was born on March 10, 1928 in Lyon, France. He is a director and editor, known for Dead Man's Gun (1997), E.N.G. (1989) and Diamonds (1987).

70. Peggy Dow

Actress | Harvey

This Universal-International player had the beauty, brains and talent to go the distance, only to surprise herself by choosing marriage and family over her career. Now remembered more for her charitable work than her Hollywood roles, pretty and wholesome blonde Peggy Dow was christened Peggy ...

71. Jan Shepard

Actress | Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Jan Shepard was born on March 19, 1928 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966), Then Came Bronson (1969) and Waterfront (1954). She was previously married to Ray Boyle.

72. Gaby Rodgers

Actress | Kiss Me Deadly

Gaby Rodgers was born on March 29, 1928 in Frankfurt, Main, Germany. She is an actress, known for Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Suspense (1949) and Studio One (1948). She was previously married to Jerry Leiber.

73. Charles Buck

Actor | Five Minutes to Live

Charles Buck was born on May 10, 1928 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Five Minutes to Live (1961), Peter Gunn (1958) and Bat Masterson (1958).

74. Anthony Lawrence

Writer | Roustabout

Anthony Lawrence was born on May 12, 1928 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Roustabout (1964), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and The Sixth Sense (1972).

75. Bruce Bilson

Director | Get Smart

Bruce Bilson was born on May 19, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and assistant director, known for Get Smart (1965), The Odd Couple (1970) and The Sentinel (1996). He has been married to Renne Jarrett since May 4, 1981. He was previously married to Mona Weichman.

76. Jeannie Carson

Actress | As Long as They're Happy

The daughter of show business parents, John Shufflebottom and Lily Peat, Carson was born as Jean Shufflebottom in Pudsey, Yorkshire. In her early British films, she performed under the name Jean Carson, but later changed her given name to "Jeannie" to avoid confusion with the similarly named ...

77. James Ivory

Writer | Call Me by Your Name

The main part of his few movies were filmed in the quarter of a century in which he worked closely together with the Indian producer Ismail Merchant and the German writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. His first films are all set in India and are very much influenced by the style of Satyajit Ray and Jean ...

78. Richard M. Sherman

Music_department | Mary Poppins

Richard Morton Sherman was born in the spring of 1928 in New York City to Rosa and Al Sherman. Together with his older brother, Robert B. Sherman, the Sherman brothers would follow in their songwriting father's footsteps to form one of the most prolific, lauded and long lasting songwriting ...

79. Nancy Olson

Actress | Sunset Blvd.

Milwaukee-born Nancy Ann Olson was the daughter of Henry, a physician, and Evelyn Olson, and educated at the University of Wisconsin. Discovered on stage after transferring to California's UCLA, the pretty, peaches-and-cream blonde was quickly signed by Paramount Studios in 1948 and almost ...

80. Tom Troupe

Actor | Kelly's Heroes

Tom Troupe was born on July 15, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Kelly's Heroes (1970), Star Trek (1966) and My Own Private Idaho (1991). He was previously married to Carole Cook and Sally Singer.

81. Michael Sinelnikoff

Actor | The Lost World

Michael Sinelnikoff is an actor, director and writer. Among his many non-acting credits are: first Director of Quebec's International "Cirque du Soleil" (1984). Producer and Director of 68 television dramas in the Canadian Broadcasting Corpn. Montreal "Teleplay" series Writer of Canadian ...

82. James B. Harris

Producer | The Killing

James B. Harris was born on August 3, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Killing (1956), The Black Dahlia (2006) and Paths of Glory (1957).

83. Ann Blyth

Actress | Mildred Pierce

The dark, petulant beauty of this petite American film and musical star worked to her advantage, especially in her early dramatic career. Anne Marie Blythe was born of Irish stock to Harry and Annie (nee Lynch) Blythe on August 16, 1928 in Mt. Kisco, New York. Her parents split while she was young ...

84. Serge Bourguignon

Director | Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray

Serge Bourguignon was born on September 3, 1928 in Maignelay-Montigny, Oise, Picardie, France. He is a director and writer, known for Sundays and Cybèle (1962), Le sourire (1960) and Two Weeks in September (1967).

85. Earl Holliman

Actor | Forbidden Planet

Ruggedly handsome, slack-jawed actor Earl Holliman was born on September 11, 1928, in northeastern Louisiana amid meager surroundings. His father, a farmer named William Frost, died several months before Earl's birth, forcing his poverty-stricken mother to give up seven of her ten children. He was ...

86. Harold Becker

Director | Malice

American director Harold Becker was born on September 25, 1928 in New York City, New York. He began his career as a still photographer and later on moved to direct TV commercials and short films. His directorial debut conducting a feature film was with the drama The Ragman's Daughter (1972). His ...

87. Garry Watson

Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Garry Watson was born on September 27, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Drag (1929) and This Is Your Life (1950).

88. Marion Ross

Actress | Superhero Movie

The lovely, cheery, continuously upbeat All-American mom from the classic Happy Days (1974) TV sitcom had fervent desires of becoming an actress while growing up in her obscure Minnesota town. Born Marian Ross (with an "a") on October 25, 1928, she grew up in her native state and, at one time, ...

89. John Lasell

Actor | Dark Shadows

John Lasell was born on November 6, 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Perry Mason (1957).

90. Gianfranco Baldanello

Director | 30 Winchester per El Diablo

Gianfranco Baldanello was born on November 13, 1928 in Merano, Italy. He is an assistant director and director, known for Gold Train (1965), Danger!! Death Ray (1967) and Non mi dire mai good-bye (1967).

91. Kathleen Hughes

Actress | Revenge

Hollywood born and bred Kathleen Hughes posed for one of the most iconic publicity stills in show biz history. It depicts her wide-eyed, screaming and throwing up her hands in terror. This image has since been used on countless occasions and for diverse purposes ranging from birthday cards to the ...

92. Nesbitt Blaisdell

Actor | Frequency

Nesbitt Blaisdell was born on December 6, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Frequency (2000), The Mothman Prophecies (2002) and Eddie Macon's Run (1983). He has been married to Ann Mathews since October 29, 1984. They have one child. He was previously married to ...

93. Pauline Brailsford

Actress | A League of Their Own

Pauline Brailsford was born on December 7, 1928 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for A League of Their Own (1992), American Playhouse (1980) and Big Shots (1987).

94. Vikki Dougan

Actress | The Tunnel of Love

Vikki Dougan was born on January 1, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Tunnel of Love (1958), Hootenanny Hoot (1963) and The Great Man (1956).

95. Terry Moore

Actress | Peyton Place

Born Helen Luella Koford on January 7, 1929, the Los Angeles, California native worked as a model before she made her film debut at age 11 in 20th Century-Fox's Maryland (1940). Through the 1940s, she worked under a variety of names (her own, Judy Ford and January Ford) before settling on Terry ...

96. Massimo Pupillo

Director | Il boia scarlatto

Massimo Pupillo was born on January 7, 1929 in San Severo, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Bloody Pit of Horror (1965), Love: The Great Unknown (1969) and Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965).

97. Hui-Lou Chen

Actor | Fang Shi Yu yu Hu Hui Qian

Hui-Lou Chen was born on January 20, 1929 in Shanghai, China. He is an actor, known for The Shaolin Avengers (1976), Raining in the Mountain (1979) and Nu zei (1982).

98. Carl Banas

Actor | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Carl Banas was born on January 23, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), The Raccoons: Let's Dance! (1984) and Prince Planet (1965).

99. Michael Craig

Actor | G.P.

A veritable everyman of stage and screen, both big and small, but relatively unfamiliar to American audiences, Michael Craig is of Scots heritage, born in India to a father on military assignment. When he was three, the family returned to England, but by his eleventh year, they moved on to Canada -...

100. Jerry Adler

Actor | Manhattan Murder Mystery

Jerry Adler was born on February 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), In Her Shoes (2005) and Prime (2005). He has been married to Joan Laxman since July 3, 1994. He was previously married to Cathy Rice and ...