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1891 – L. F. Hay, sci-fi author, d @ 55

1908 – Clarence “Buster” Crabbe, actor (Flash Gordon , Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars, Buck Rogers, The Alien Dead, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)

Buster Crabb.e as Flash Gordon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1912 – Derek Farr, actor (Blakes 7, The Projected Man)

Derek Farr (left) n The Projected Man.

1919 – Jock Mahoney, actor (The Land Unknown)

1921 – Fiona Hale, actress (Toxin, Minority Report)

1923 – Keefe Brasselle, actor (Science Fiction Theatre)

1925 – Romolo Valli, actor, d @ 54 (Barbarella)

1929 – Alejandro Jodorowsky, himself (Jodorowsky’s Dune)

1929 – King Moody,actor, d @ 71 (Teenagers from Outer Space, Quantum Leap)

 

 

 

1942 – Gareth Hunt, actor (Space: 1999, Doctor Who)

Gareth Hunt in the Space 1999 episode, Catacombs.

1946 – Pete Postlethwaite, actor (Jurassic Park, Inception, Æon Flux, Alien 3)

1948 – Michael McGreevey, actor(The Invaders)

1955 – Miguel Ferrer, actor (Bionic Woman, The Stand, DeepStar Six, RoboCop, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

1956 – Emo Phillips, actor (Journey to the Center of the Earth (1998))

1956 – Bhasker Patel, actor (Doctor Who)

1956 – John Posey, actor (Seven Days, RoboCop 3)

1958 – Walter Kingsford, actor, d @ 76 (Science Fiction Theatre)

 

1960 – Robert Smigel, writer (Superman 50th Anniversary)

1960 – James Spader, actor (Stargate, Alien Hunter, Supernova)

1962 – Eddie Izzard, actor (The Day of the Triffids (2009))

1964 – Dona Speir, actor (Automan)

1965 – Jason Gedrick, actor (The Outer Limits, Strange Frequency)

1965 – Chris Rock, actor (A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Dogma, Down to Earth)

1968 – Nick Adams, actor, d @ 36 (The Outer Limits, Mission Mars, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Frankenstein Conquers the World, Monster of Terror, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)

1972 – Robyn Lively, actress (The X-Files, Quantum Leap, Not Quite Human II)

1973 – Victor Webster, actor (Continuum, Surrogates, Mutant X)

1974 – Arline Judge, actress, d @ 61 (The Crawling Hand)

1975 – Brent Chalem, actor (Quantum Leap, Small Wonder)

1978 – Ashton Kutcher, actor (The Butterfly Effect)

1979 – Cerina Vincent, actress (The Walking Dead, Zombie Family,)

1985 – Tina Majorino, actress, (Waterworld)

1985 – Clara Bryant, actress (Star Trek: DS9)

1986 – Deanna Casaluce, actress (My Best Friend is an Alien)

1988 – Linwood V Carter, sci-fi author, d @ 57 (Lost World of Time), dies at 57

1990 – Alison Leggatt, actress (The Day of Triffids)

1991 – Dick Winslow, actor, d @ 75 (The Incredible Hulk, Man from Atlantis, Embryo, My Favorite Martian, The Atomic Kid)

1993 – David Dorfman, actor (Galaxy Quest)

1994 – Jerrad Vunovich, actor (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Walking Dead)

2014 – Christopher Barry, director, d @ 88 (Doctor Who, Tripods)

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