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Leapers (2/29) celebrate their birthdays one of three ways. They celebrate on either 2/28, 3/1 or only on leap years. So 2/28 will due until leap year occurs.

1920 – Arthur Franz, actor (Invaders From Mars, King Monster, The Atomic Submarine, The Six Million Dollar Man, Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, World of Giants, Men into Space, Science Fiction Theatre, Flight to Mars)

Arthur Franz in Inv.aders from Mars

1928 – Joss Ackland, actor (One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing)

1936 – Alex Rocco, actor (Small & Frye)

1940 – Harvey Jason, actor (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Alien Nation (TV), Star Trek: TNG, Man From Atlantis, Genesis II)

1948 – Patricia [Anne] McKillip, sci-fi author (Fool’s Run)

1948 – Ken Foree, actor (Zone of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead (both of them), The X-Files, Babylon 5, M.A.N.T.I.S., Quantum leap, From Beyond)

1952 – Tim[othy] Powers, sci-fi author (Last Call, Declare)

 

1964 – Frank Albertson, actor, d @ 55 (Tales of Tomorrow)

1968 – Eamonn Roche, actor (The Event, Babylon 5)

1972 – Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (The Outer Limits, Lois & Clark, Earth 2)

1984 – Mike Dolinsky, sci-fi author and writer, d @ 60

1992 – Johnny Mack, actor, d @ 70 (Dr Who)