October 3rd Birthdays
If you were born on October 3rd, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Glenn Hall (“Mr. Goalie“)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian professional hockey player, NHL goalie, and three-time Vezina Trophy-winning “Butterfly” style hockey goaltender (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues), born October 3, 1931. (Glenn Hall 1963-1965 Photo: Ralston-Purina)
Chubby Checker (nee Ernest Evans; married Catharine Lodders)
American dancer, voice-over artist (The Class), singer-songwriter (The Twist; Limbo Rock; Pony Time; The Fly; Knock Down the Walls; The Hucklebuck), and occasional actor (Twist Around the Clock; Don’t Knock the Twist; Teenage Millionaire), born October 3, 1941. (Chubby Checker 1962 What’s My Line?)
Lindsey Buckingham (ex partner of Stevie Nicks)
American music producer, lead guitarist, songwriter and singer (Trouble), for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Fleetwood Mac (Go Your Own Way; Tusk; Gypsy; Big Love; Rhiannon; Dreams; Don’t Stop; The Chain; Landslide), born October 3, 1949. (Lindsey Buckingham 1981 Photo: Jim Shea / Asylum Records)
Pamela Hensley (married E. Duke Vincent)
American model, actress of movies & TV shows (C. J. Parsons on Matt Houston; Marcus Welby, M.D.; The New Treasure Hunt; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; The Nude Bomb; Rollerball), & audiobook narrator (Legacies), born October 3, 1950. Ex of Wes Farrell. (Pamela Hensley 1982: ABC)
Dennis Holmes (nee Charles Dennis Holmes)
American former 1950s-1960s child actor of TV (Mike Williams on Laramie; Wagon Train; Leave It to Beaver; Bachelor Father; The Jack Benny Program; The Virginian; 77 Sunset Strip), movies (The Fiercest Heart; Key Witness; Woman Obsessed), born October 3, 1950. (Dennis Holmes 1960 Bonanza)
Dave Winfield (nee David Mark Winfield)
Baseball Hall of Fame American MLB right fielder (San Diego Padres; New York Yankees; California Angels; Toronto Blue Jays – 1992 World Series Champs), 12-time MLB All-Star, 7-time Gold Glove & 6-time Silver Slugger Awards, born October 3, 1951. (Dave Winfield 2006 Photo: Phil Konstantin)
Al Sharpton (nee Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr.)
American civil rights activist, founder of the National Youth Movement, radio & TV talk show host and news correspondent (Politics Nation with Al Sharpton; Keepin’ It Real; Deadline: White House; Sharp Talk), and author (Al on America), born October 3, 1954. (Al Sharpton 2007 Photo: David Shankbone)
Hart Bochner (son of Lloyd Bochner)
Canadian screenwriter, director & actor of TV (War and Remembrance; The Starter Wife; The Sun Also Rises; East of Eden) and movies (Rich and Famous; Supergirl; Die Hard; Mr. Destiny; Islands in the Stream; Breaking Away), born October 3, 1956. (Hart Bochner 1980 Haywire Promo: CBS)
Jack Wagner (nee Peter John Wagner II; ex of Kristina Wagner)
American singer (All I Need), actor of TV (Dr. Peter Burns on Melrose Place; Frisco Jones on General Hospital; When Calls the Heart; Santa Barbara; The Bold and the Beautiful; Sunset Beach) & films (Play Murder for Me), born October 3, 1959. Ex partner of Heather Locklear. (Jack Wagner 2012: Jennifer Su)
Fred Couples (nee Frederick Steven Couples; “Boom Boom“)
World Golf Hall of Fame American professional golfer, 1991-1992 PGA Tour Player of the Year, 1992 Masters Tournament champion, 1991-1992 Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award winner, born October 3, 1959. (Fred Couples Photo: Tech. Sgt. Meredith Mingledorff / USAF)
Marcus Giamatti (brother of Paul Giamatti)
American acting teacher, actor of TV (Peter Gray on Judging Amy; Flying Blind; Another World; Big Time in Hollywood, FL; The Young and the Restless) & films (The Business of Strangers; Starving in Suburbia; Necessary Roughness), born October 3, 1961. (Marcus Giamatti: used by permission)
Tommy Lee (nee Thomas Lee Bass)
American rock musician, Motley Crue drummer (Girls, Girls, Girls; Dr. Feelgood; Without You; Smokin’ in the Boys Room; Looks That Kill; Kickstart My Heart), reality TV producer & star (Rock Star: Supernova) born October 3, 1962. Ex of Pamela Anderson, Heather Locklear. (Tommy Lee 2010: C Thomas)
Simon Scarrow
Nigerian-United Kingdom historical fiction novelist, author of Eagles of the Empire & Revolution series (Under the Eagle; Centurion; Praetorian; Young Bloods; Fire and Sword), and young adult books (Gladiator: Fight for Freedom) born October 3, 1962. (Simon Scarrow 2007 Photo: Revista Stilus)
Clive Owen
British actor of movies (Inside Man; Children of Men; Gosford Park; The Rich Man’s Wife; Elizabeth: The Golden Age; The Bourne Identity; King Arthur; Beyond Borders; Sin City; Derailed; The Boys Are Back) and TV (Hemingway & Gellhorn), born October 3, 1964. (Clive Owen on Shadow Dancer 2013: Caryn James)
Gwen Stefani (married Blake Shelton; ex of Gavin Rossdale)
American singer with No Doubt (Don’t Speak; Hey Baby; Underneath It All; It’s My Life; Hella Good; Just a Girl) & solo (Hollaback Girl; Rich Girl; The Sweet Escape; Wind It Up; What You Waiting For; Cool; 4 in the Morning), born October 3, 1969. Ex partner of Tony Kanal. (Gwen Stefani 2009: Liton Ali)
Kevin Richardson (cousin of Brian Littrell)
American Backstreet Boys singer-songwriter (Quit Playing Games [With My Heart]; Everybody [Backstreet’s Back]; All I Have to Give; I Want It That Way; Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely; Shape of My Heart; Incomplete), born October 3, 1971. (Kevin Richardson 2005 Photo: Joel Telling from Snohomish, USA)
Neve Campbell (sister of Christian Campbell; partner of JJ Feild)
Canadian actress of TV (Julia Salinger on Party of Five; House of Cards; Catwalk) and films (Scream movies; Wild Things; The Craft; Drowning Mona; 54; Three to Tango; Panic; Skyscraper; Churchill: The Hollywood Years; The Company; Lost Junction), born October 3, 1973. (Neve Campbell 2009 Photo: Phil Chappell)
Lena Headey
British actress of television (Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones; Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and movies (The Brothers Grimm; The Red Baron; Imagine Me & You; The Remains of the Day; 300; The Jungle Book; Dredd; Mrs. Dalloway), born October 3, 1973. (Lena Headey 2007 Photo: pinguino k)
(Eddie Cochran 1948: Liberty Records [colorized] | Madlyn Rhue 1961: Warner Bros [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 3rd!
Remember These October 3rd Famous Birthdays
Alan Rachins (married Joanna Frank)
American actor of TV (Douglas Brackman Jr. on L.A. Law; The Texas Ranger; Larry Finkelstein on Dharma & Greg; General Hospital) and films (Heart Condition; Showgirls; Leave It to Beaver; North; Always; Thunder Run; Meet Wally Sparks) (born Oct. 3, 1942 – died Nov. 2, 2024; age 82). Brother-in-law of Steven Bochco. (Alan Rachins 1988: Alan Light)
Roy Horn (nee Uwe Ludwig Horn)
German-American entertainer, white lions and tigers magician with partner Siegfried Fischbacher (Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino 1990-2003) (born Oct. 3, 1944 – died May 8, 2020; age 75). Roy Horn suffered a disabling attack from a tiger in 2003. He contracted COVID-19 shortly before he died. (Roy Horn c. 2003 Photo: Carol M Highsmith)
A. Y. Jackson (nee Alexander Young Jackson)
Canadian World War I artist and landscape painter (House of Ypres; The Red Maple; Vimy Ridge from Souchez Valley; Terre Sauvage), and Beaver Hall Group, Group of Seven, and Canadian Group of Painters founding member (born Oct. 3, 1882 – died Apr. 5, 1974; age 91). A. Y. Jackson had a major stroke in 1965. (A. Y. Jackson 1944 Photo: National Film Board of Canada)
Gore Vidal (nee Eugene Louis Vidal; pseudonym Edgar Box)
American political essayist and novelist (Myra Breckinridge; Burr; Julian; Lincoln; Death before Bedtime; The City and the Pillar; Empire; Hollywood; Washington, D.C.), and playwright (Visit to a Small Planet) (born Oct. 3, 1925 – died July 31, 2012; age 86). Gore Vidal had Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and died of pneumonia. (Gore Vidal 1964 What’s My Line?)
Leo McCarey (nee Thomas Leo McCarey; brother of Ray McCarey)
Oscar-winning American film producer, screenwriter, & director (Make Way for Tomorrow; The Awful Truth; Going My Way; Ruggles of Red Gap; An Affair to Remember; Duck Soup; Love Affair; The Bells of St. Mary’s; Six of a Kind; The Kid from Spain; Once Upon a Honeymoon; Good Sam; Belle of the Nineties; Indiscreet) (born Oct. 3, 1898 – died July 5, 1969; age 70). (Leo McCarey 1945)
Eddie Cochran (nee Ray Edward Cochran)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame American rockabilly & blues guitarist, singer-songwriter (C’mon Everybody; Summertime Blues; Sittin’ in the Balcony; Twenty Flight Rock; Teenage Heaven), & film performer (Go, Johnny, Go!; The Girl Can’t Help It) (born Oct. 3, 1938 – died Apr. 17, 1960; age 21). Eddie Cochran died as the result of injuries from a car accident. (Eddie Cochran 1960)
Henry Hull (brother-in-law of Margaret Anglin & Josephine Hull)
American actor of silent films (A Square Deal), (TV (Wagon Train; Suspense), & classic movies (Lifeboat; Werewolf of London; High Sierra; The Buccaneer; The Return of Frank James; Great Expectations; Mourning Becomes Electra; Fighter Squadron; Portrait of Jennie; El Paso) (born Oct. 3, 1890 – died Mar. 8, 1977; age 86). Brother of Shelley Hull & Howard Hull. (Henry Hull 1960 Bonanza)
Madlyn Rhue (nee Madeleine Roche; ex of Tony Young)
American actress of TV (Bracken’s World; Days of Our Lives; Fame; Executive Suite; Murder, She Wrote; Mannix; Ironside; Cannon; The Fugitive; Hawaii Five-O; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) & films (A Majority of One; Escape From Zahrain) (born Oct. 3, 1935 – died Dec. 16, 2003; age 68). Madlyn Rhue had multiple sclerosis and died of pneumonia. (Madlyn Rhue 1959 Operation Petticoat)
Warner Oland (nee Johan Verner Ölund)
Swedish-American actor of stage, silent films (The Witness for the Defense; When a Man Loves) & classic movies (The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu; Shanghai Express; Charlie Chan Carries On; Dishonored; Charlie Chan on Broadway; Charlie Chan at the Opera; The Scarlet Lady; The Jazz Singer; A Passport to Hell) (born Oct. 3, 1879 – died Aug. 6, 1938; age 58). (Warner Oland 1920)
Gertrude Berg (nee Tillie Edelstein)
Tony and Emmy Award-winning American songwriter, producer, writer, and actress of stage (A Majority of One), golden age radio programs (The Rise of the Goldbergs), and TV (The Goldbergs; The Gertrude Berg Show; The Milton Berle Show) (born Oct. 3, 1899 – died Sept. 14, 1966; age 66). Gertrude Berg died of heart failure. (Gertrude Berg 1952 The Goldbergs Photo: NBC Television)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (nee Stephen Ray Vaughan)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame American blues guitarist, Double Trouble lead singer-songwriter (Crossfire; Telephone Song; Pride and Joy; Texas Flood; The House is Rockin’; Empty Arms; Tick Tock / Brothers; Cold Shot; Lenny) (born Oct. 3, 1954 – died Aug. 27, 1990; age 35). Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash. (Stevie Ray Vaughan 1983: Don Hunstein)
Alan Dinehart (nee Harold Alan Dinehart; aka Mason Alan Dinehart Sr.)
American stage & film actor (Human Cargo; Dance, Girl, Dance; The Whistler; Supernatural; Oh, What a Night!; A Study in Scarlet; Moon Over Las Vegas; Girl Trouble; What a Woman; The Heat’s On; King of the Turf; The First Hundred Years) (born Oct. 3, 1889 – died July 18, 1944; age 54). Alan Dinehart had heart failure before he died. (Alan Dinehart 1921 Bachrach Studios)
American “fadeaway” and negative space artist, painter (water colors) and illustrator of advertising (Overland automobiles; Oneida Community Flatware; Holeproof Hosiery) and magazine covers (Good Housekeeping, Life) (born Oct. 3, 1880 – died June 13, 1927; age 47). Coles Phillips died of tuberculosis of the kidney. (Coles Phillips 1900 Photo: Bain News Service / LoC)
James Herriot (nee James Alfred Wight)
British veterinarian and writer (All Creatures Great and Small / If Only They Could Talk, It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet; All Things Bright and Beautiful / Let Sleeping Vets Lie, Vet in Harness; All Things Wise and Wonderful; Every Living Thing; Cat Stories) (born Oct. 3, 1916 – died Feb. 23, 1995; age 78). James Herriot had prostate cancer. (James Herriot 1975: AP News Library)
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