February 29th Birthdays
If you were born on February 29th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Ken Foree
American actor of TV (Roger Rockmore on Kenan & Kel; Kris on General Hospital) and movies (Dawn of the Dead; From Beyond; True Blood; Viper; Hangfire; Water for Elephants; Devil’s Den; Blood Brothers; The Lords of Salem), born February 29, 1948. (Ken Foree 2007 Photo: Lindsey8417)
Tony Robbins (nee Anthony J. Mahavoric)
American life coach (Leadership Academy seminars; founder The Robbins-Madanes Center for Intervention) and self-help author (Unlimited Power; Awaken the Giant Within; Personal Power audiotapes), born February 29, 1960. (Tony Robbins 2009 Photo: Randy Stewart, blog.stewtopia.com)
(Salar de Atacama Salt Flats, Chile Photo: Raphael Nogueira via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on February 29th!
Remember These February 29th Famous Birthdays
American actor of TV (Have Gun – Will Travel; The Virginian; Gunsmoke; Rawhide; Adam-12; Bonanza; The Fugitive; Lassie; Mod Squad) and movies (The Green Berets; Hellfighters; The Shakiest Gun in the West) (born Feb. 29, 1932 – died Aug. 26, 2025; age 93). (Edward Faulkner 1961 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come)
Joss Ackland (nee Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland)
British actor of TV (Z Cars; The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling), and movies (The Little Prince; Operation: Daybreak; The Three Musketeers; S*P*Y*S; Lethal Weapon 2; The Hunt for Red October; Swept From the Sea; The Mighty Ducks; The Bridge; Surviving Picasso; Firelight) (born Feb. 29, 1928 – died Nov. 19, 2023; age 95). (Joss Ackland c. 1978 Maggie and Her: ITV)
Henri Richard (nee Joseph Henri Richard; “The Pocket Rocket“)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHL hockey player, Montreal Canadiens centre & captain (1971-1975), teammate and brother of Maurice Richard, and winner of 11 Stanley Cups between 1956-1973 (born Feb. 29, 1936 – died Mar. 6, 2020; age 84). Henri Richard had Alzheimer’s Disease before he died. (Henri Richard 1963-1964 Photo: Chex Cereal Boxes)
Dinah Shore (nee Fannye Rose Shore; ex of George Montgomery)
American big-band singer (I’ll Walk Alone; The Anniversary Song; The Gypsy; Buttons and Bows; Whatever Lola Wants; Blues in the Night), actress and host of TV (Dinah!; The Dinah Shore Chevy Show) & films (Follow the Boys) (born Feb. 29, 1916 – died Feb. 24, 1994; age 77). Ex-partner of Burt Reynolds. Dinah Shore died of ovarian cancer. (Dinah Shore 1951: Paramount Pictures)
Dennis Farina
American actor and host of TV (Unsolved Mysteries; Crime Story; Law & Order) and movies (That Old Feeling; Get Shorty; Striking Distance; Another Stakeout; Out of Sight; The Mod Squad; Reindeer Games; Bad Seed; Street Crimes) (born Feb. 29, 1944 – died July 22, 2013; age 69). Cause of death for Dennis Farina was a pulmonary embolism. (Dennis Farina 2007 Photo: David Shankbone)
William A. Wellman (“Wild Bill“; married Dorothy Coonan)
Academy Award-winning American film producer, screenwriter, & director (A Star is Born; Wings; The Public Enemy; Lafayette Escadrille; Nothing Sacred; The Ox-Bow Incident; Battleground; The High and the Mighty; The Story of G.I. Joe; Beggars of Life; Beau Geste), and WWI fighter pilot (born Feb. 29, 1896 – died Dec. 9, 1975; age 79). Ex of Helene Chadwick. (William Wellman 1925)
James Mitchell (partner of Albert Wolsky)
American dancer and actor of stage, TV (Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children; Where the Heart Is) and movies (The Turning Point; The Peacemaker; Oklahoma; The Prodigal; The Band Wagon; Devil’s Doorway; The Toast of New Orleans; Stars in My Crown) (born Feb. 29, 1920 – died Jan. 22, 2010; age 89). James Mitchell died of COPD and penumonia. (James Mitchell 1966 Hawk)
Jimmy Dorsey (nee James Dorsey; brother of Tommy Dorsey)
Grammy Big Band and Jazz Halls of Fame American musician, band leader (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra), composer (So Rare; It’s The Dreamer In Me; Pennies from Heaven; Amapola), and TV host (Stage Show) (born Feb. 29, 1904 – died June 12, 1957; age 53). Jimmy Dorsey died of throat cancer. (Jimmy Dorsey 1943: Billboard 1943 Music Yearbook)
Alex Rocco (nee Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (The Facts of Life; The Famous Teddy Z; Sibs; The George Carlin Show) & movies (Detroit 9000; The Godfather; The Friends of Eddie Coyle; The Stunt Man; P.K. and the Kid; The House Across the Street; Silver Skies) (born Feb. 29, 1936 – died July 18, 2015; age 79). Alex Rocco died of pancreatic cancer. (Alex Rocco 1990 Photo: Alan Light)
Arthur Franz (ex of Adele Longmire)
American actor of TV (World of Giants; Perry Mason; Climax!; The F.B.I.; The Virginian; Mr. Novak) & films (The Sniper; The Young Lions; The Caine Mutiny; The Carpetbaggers; Anzio; Sands of Iwo Jima; Tarnished; Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man; That Championship Season; Alvarez Kelly) (born Feb. 29, 1920 – died June 17, 2006; age 86). (Arthur Franz 1952 Fink-Smith)
Don Sutherin (“Suds” Sutherin)
Canadian Football Hall of Fame American NFL (New York Giants; Pittsburgh Steelers) player & CFL 3X All-Star (Hamilton Tiger-Cats – 2X Grey Cup Champ; Ottawa Rough Riders – 2X Grey Cup Champs), 3X Grey Cup Champion CFL Coach (Edmonton Eskimos; Calgary Stampeders; Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (born Feb. 29, 1936 – died Jan. 11, 2022; age 84). (Don Sutherin 1958)
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