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1900 – Robert Shayne, actor (Invaders from Mars, The Neanderthal Man , Adventures of Superman, Space Patrol, Tobor the Great, Indestructible Man, Kronos, The Giant Claw, Land of the Giants)

Robert Shayne in Neanderthal Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1923 – Charlton Heston, actor (Soylent Green, The Omega Man, Planet of the Apes, SeaQuest 2032)

Charlton Heston in “Planet of the Apes.”

1928 – Alvin Toffler, sci-fi author, Future Shock

1930 – James T. Callahan, actor (Return of the Living Dead III, Automan, Holmes and Yo-Yo, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone)

1932 – Edward Judd, actor (First Men in the Moon)

1942 – Christopher Stone, actor (Manimal, Galactica 1980, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Bionic Woman, Logan’s Run)

1943 – Mick Jackson, director (Strange World)

1946 – Susan Sarandon, actress (Children of Dune)

1949 – Armand Assante, actor (Judge Dredd)

1953 – Christopher Fairbank, actor (The Fifth Element, Alien3, Guardians of the Galaxy)

Christopher Fairbank in Guardians of the Galaxy

1956 – Christoph Waltz, actor (The Zero Theorem)

1957 – Bill Fagerbakke, actor (Heroes, The Stand)

1961 – David Labiosa, actress (Mega Piranha, The Powers of Matthew Star)

1964 – Sarah Lancashire, actress (Doctor Who)

1967 – Liev Schreiber, actor (The Last Days on Mars, Sphere)

1968 – Jennifer Gatti, actress (Millennium Man, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: TNG)

1969 – Abraham Benrubi, actor (Once Upon a Time, The X Files)

 

 

 

 

1971 – Trond Espen Seim, actor (The Thing)

Trond Espen Seim in The Thing

1972 – Colin Gordon, actor, d @ 61 (UFO, Doctor Who, H.G. Wells’ Invisible Man, The Man in the White Suit)

1978 – Dana Davis, actress (Heroes)

1979 – Caitrona Balfe, actress (H+, Super 8)

1996 – Ryan Lee, actor (Super 8)

 

 

 

 

 

2013 – Gravity released

Gravity released