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1896 – Ian Wolfe, actor (THX-1138, Creator, The Terminal Man, Star Trek, The Invaders, Twilight Zone)

Ian Wolfe in Star Trek

 

 

 

 

 

 

1908 – Anthony Warde, actor (Buck Rogers, The War of the Worlds, Mysterious Island)

1913 – Gig Young, actor (Twilight Zone)

1917 – Virginia Field, actress (The Earth Dies Screaming)

Virginia Field in The Earth Dies Screaming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1917 – Leonardo Cimino, actor (V, Dune, Waterworld, M.A.N.T.I.S., ‘Way Out)

1918 – Cameron Mitchell, actor (Autopsia de un fantasma, Death in Space, Project U.F.O., The Incredible Hulk, Frankenstein Island, Space Mutiny , Flight to Mars)

Cameron Mitchell in Space Mutiny

1919 – Martin Balsam, actor (‘Way Out, Twilight Zone, The Six Million Dollar Man, Space, Murder in Space, The Brother from Space)

1925 – Doris Roberts, actress (Aliens in the Attic, ‘Way Out)

1929 – Shaike Ophir, actor (America 3000)

1930 – Kate Reid, actress (The Andromeda Strain, Plague)

1932 – Noam Pitlik, actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Invaders, The Munsters, My Favorite Martian, The Satan Bug)

 

1937 – Loretta Swit, actress (Whoops Apocalypse, It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman)

1950 – Markie Post, actress (VR.5, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Incredible Hulk)

Markie Post in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1959 – Ken Kirzinger, actor (Fringe, Smallville, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stargate, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Andromeda, Futuresport, The X Files)

1961 – Annabelle Gurwitch, actress (Encino Woman, Alien Nation)

1965 – Kiersten Warren, actress (Fringe, The Astronaut Farmer, Bicentennial Man, Independence Day)

1969 – Samantha Smith, actress (Transformers, Dragonfly, What Planet Are You From?)

1969 – Matthew McConaughey, actor (Contact, Interstellar, Star Trek: TNG)

 

1975 – Sheila Ryan, actress, d @ 54 (Captain Midnight)

1975 – Warren Christie, actor (Alphas, Apollo 18, Battlestar Galactica, Andromeda, 10.5)

1982 – Travis Van Winkle, actor (The Last Ship, Transformers)

1986 – Alexz Johnson, actor (Smallville, So Weird)

1990 – Jean-Luc Bilodeau, actor (Piranha 3DD, No Ordinary Family, Kyle XY)

1992 – Regina Carrol, actress, d @ 49 (Brain of Blood, Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Blood of Ghastly Horror)

1992 – Regina Carrol, actress, d @ 49 (Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Brain of Blood)

2002 – Jerry Sohl, screenwriter, d @ 89 (Star Trek, Twilight Zone)

2005 – Sheree North, actress, d @ 73 (Future Cop)

2008 – Michael Crichton, novelist, d @ 66 (Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker)

2014 – Richard Schaal, actor, d @ 86 (Slaughterhouse-Five)