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1899 – Ralph Dumke, actor (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)

1908 – Jack Gilford, actor (Cocoon)

1914 – Woody Strode, actor (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Kingdom of the Spiders)

1933 – Ken Swofford, actor (Max Headroom, The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Andromeda Strain, The Intruders)

1943 – Janet Margolin, actress, (Planet Earth)

Janet Margolin in Planet Earth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1948 – Brian M[ichael] Stableford, sci-fi author (Day of Wrath)

1952 – Nina Thomas, actress (Doctor Who)

Nina Thomas as Thalira in Doctor Who

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1954 – Lynne Frederick, actress (Space: 1999, Phase IV, No Blade of Grass)

Lynne Frederick in Space: 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1955 – Iman, actress (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

1959 – The Head released

The Head Released

1965 – Illeana Douglas, actress (Strange Frequency)

1967 – Matt LeBlanc, actor (Lost in Space)

1967 – Jack Perrin, actor (Twilight Zone, Adventures of Superman)

1973 – Edgar Stehli, actor, d @ 89 (Atlantis the Lost Continent, Twilight Zone, 4D Man)

1973 – David Denman, actor (After Earth, The X-Files)

1974 – Aaron Craven, actor (100,000 Zombie Heads, Continuum, Fringe, Smallville, Alien Trespass, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stargate: Atlantis, Kyle XY, The 4400)

1974 – Jason Marin, actor (Back to the Future)

1974 – Jay R. Ferguson, actor (Surface)

1984 – Akihiko Hirata, actor, d @ 56(Godzilla, Rodan, The Mysterians, The H-Man, Mothra, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon, Ghidorah, Ultraman, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Son of Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)

1985 – James Lafferty, actor (Oculus, S. Darko)

1987 – Michael Welch, actor (Day of the Dead, Stargate SG-1, The Invisible Man, The X-Files, Star Trek: Insurrection)

1988 – Douglas Hickox, director, d @ 59 (The Giant Behemoth)

1988 – Judith Barsi, actress, d @ 10 (The Twilight Zone)

1990 – Julian Rivero, actor (Science Fiction Theatre, Adventures of Superman)

1995 – Janice Elliott, sci-fi author, d @ 63

2000 – Preston Bailey, actor (Children of the Corn)

2005 – Ford Rainey, actor, d @ 96 (The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Outer Limits)