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1897 – Jerome Cowan, actor (The Munsters, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone, Visit to a Small Planet, Have Rocket — Will Travel)

1942 – Britt Ekland, actress (6 Million Dollar Man, Battlestar Galactica, Superboy)

1950 – David Brin, sci-fi author (Sundiver, Postman)

1953 – Wendy Robie, actress (Dark Skies, Star Trek: DS9, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, Quantum Leap)

Wendy Robie in Star Trek DS9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960 – Douglas Spencer, actor, d @ 60 (The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth, Twilight Zone)

Douglas Spencer, the Monitor of Metaluna in This Island Earth

1963 – Elisabeth Shue, actress (Back to the Future 2 & 3, Hollow Man)

1963 – Jsu Garcia a.k.a. Nick Corri, actor (Babylon 5, Predator 2)

1970 – Shauna MacDonald, actress (Warehouse 13, ReGenesis, Earth: Final Conflict)

1973 – Dennis Price, actor, d @ 58 (Computer Killers, The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein, Drácula contra Frankenstein, The Horror of Frankenstein, The Earth Dies Screaming, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, actor (Forever)

1973 – Sidney Blackmer, actor, d @ 78 (The Lady and the Monster, Tales of Tomorrow, The Outer Limits)

1977 – Wes Ramsey, actor (The Event, Heroes)

 

1978 – Tommy Campbell, actor (Edge of Tomorrow, Doctor Who)

Tommy Campbell in Doctor Who

1980 – Ray Walker, actor, d @ 76 (Superman, The Atomic Kid, The Space Children)

1982 – Michael Arden, actor (Source Code)

1986 – Olivia Thirlby, actress (Dredd)

1990 – Scarlett Byrne, actress (Falling Skies)

1992 – Denholm Elliot, actor, d @ 70 (The Boys from Brazil, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

2000 – Richard Farnsworth, actor (Space Rage) d @ 80

 

2011 – Shirley Prestia, actress, d @ 64 (Babylon 5, Species, ALF)

2011 – Diane Cilento, actress, d @ 78 (Z.P.G.)