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1831 – Ignatius Donnelly, sci-fi author (Caesar’s Column, Atlantis: The Antediluvian World)

1919 – Bert Freed, actor ( Invaders from Mars, The Outer Limits, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Bert Freed in Invaders from Mars

 

 

 

 

 

 

1921 – Charles Bronson, actor (Twilight Zone)

Charles Bronson in The Twilight Zone

 

 

 

 

 

 

1923 – Leonard Stone, actor (Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, Soylent Green)

Leonard Stone in Lost in Space

1925 – Robert Quarry, actor (Droid Gunner, Mind Twister, Alienator, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Lost Saucer, Far Out Space Nuts)

1928 – Osamu Tezuka, writer (Astro Boy, Metropolis)

1930 – Lois Smith, actress (Minority Report, Way Out!)

1930 – Larry Gelman, actor (Weird Science, Mork & Mindy)

 

 

1933 – Aneta Corsaut, actress (The Blob)

Aneta Corsaut in The Blob

1933 – Ken Berry, actor (Small Wonder, The Cat from Outer Space, Hello Down There)

1933 – Jeremy Brett, actor (Galactica 1980, The Incredible Hulk)

1946 – Tom Savini, actor (The Monster Man, Planet Terror,Unearthed, Dawn of the Dead, Heartstopper)

1949 – Mike Evans, actor (Far Out Space Nuts)

1952 – Roseanne Barr, actress (3rd Rock from the Sun)

1953 – Kate Capshaw, actress (Spacecamp)

1954 – Kathy Kinney, actress (Lois & Clark)

 

1956 – Kevin Murphy, actor (MST3K)

Kevin Murphy in MST3K

1956 – Gary Ross, director (The Hunger Games)

1959 – Dolph Lundgren, actor (Universal Soldier, Johnny Mnemonic)

1959 – Claudia Barrett, actress (Robot Monster)

1964 – Marjean Holden, actress (Ghosts of Mars, Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Star Trek: DS9, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Philadelphia Experiment II)

1971 – Dylan Moran, actor (Shaun of the Dead)

1977 – Adam Faraizl, actor (RoboCop 2)

1977 – Greg Plitt, actor (Terminator: Salvation)

1980 – Gino Anthony Pesi, actor (Battle Los Angeles)

1986 – Antonia Thomas, actor (The Hybrid)

1986 – Nellie Burt, actress, d @ 86 (The Outer Limits, It’s About Time, The Invaders

1993 – William Lanteau, actor, d @ 70 (Twilight Zone, Hard Time on Planet Earth, They Came from Outer Space) November 12, 1922

1994 – Dennis C Ott, actor, d @ 36 (Star Trek)

1995 – John Orchard, actor, d @ 66 (The Time Tunnel)

1999 – Allyson Ames, actress, d @ 62 (The Phantom Planet, The Outer Limits)

1999 – Ian Bannen, actor, d @ 71 (The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV))

2002 – Jonathan Harris, actor, d @ 87 (Lights Out, Twilight Zone, Lost In Space, Land of the Giants, My Favorite Martians, Space Academy, Battlestar Galactica)

2009 – Star Quest: The Odyssey released

2011 – Sid Melton, actor, d @ 94 (The Munsters, The Atomic Submarine, Adventures of Superman, Captain Midnight, Lost Continent)