April 5th Birthdays
If you were born on April 5th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Michael Moriarty
Tony & Emmy Award-winning American-Canadian actor of stage, TV (Holocaust; Ben Stone on Law & Order), and movies (Bang the Drum Slowly; Pale Rider; Dark Tower; Woman Wanted; Courage Under Fire; The Hanoi Hilton; Who’ll Stop the Rain), born April 5, 1941. (Michael Moriarty 1979 Photo: NBC)
Allan Clarke (nee Harold Allan Clarke)
English musician, songwriter, and lead singer of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Hollies (Jennifer Eccles; Carrie Anne; He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother; Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress; On a Carousel; I’m Alive; Bus Stop), born April 5, 1942. (Allan Clarke 1974 Photo: Beeld En Geluid Wiki)
Max Gail (nee Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr.)
Daytime Emmy-winning American actor of TV (Wojo on Barney Miller; Mike Corbin on General Hospital; Sons & Daughters; Days of Our Lives; Whiz Kids; Cannon) and film (D.C. Cab; 42; Heartbreakers; Where Are the Children?; Judgement in Berlin; Pontiac Moon), born April 5, 1943. (Max Gail 1975: ABC)
Jane Asher (sister of Peter Asher; ex-partner of Paul McCartney)
English model, author, and actress of stage, movies (Alfie; Mandy; Deep End; The Prince and the Pauper; The Masque of the Red Death; I Give it a Year; Death at a Funeral), and TV (Holby City; The Old Guys; Crossroads; Wish Me Luck; The Palace), born April 5, 1946. (Jane Asher 2008 Photo: Verónica Urrego
Agnetha Fältskog (ex of Björn Ulvaeus)
Swedish songwriter, singer with ABBA (Take a Chance on Me, The Name of the Game, The Winner Takes It All; Waterloo;Mamma Mia; Fernando; Dancing Queen; Super Trouper; Knowing Me Knowing You; Honey Honey), born April 5, 1950. (Agnetha Fältskog 1972 Jesus Christ Superstar Photo: Martina Clara)
Gary Hershberger (nee Garrison Richard Hershberger)
American screenwriter, acting coach, and actor of stage, TV (Mike Nelson on Twin Peaks; Six Feet Under; Murder, She Wrote), and movies (Paradise Motel; Free Ride; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me; Sneakers; Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces), born April 5, 1964. (Gary Hershberger Painting: A. Hamilton)
American actress of TV (Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives; Baywatch; What About Brian) and films (Liar Liar; The Final Destination; The Haunted Sea; Totally Blonde; Anger Management; Feast; Black Widow; Little Women, Big Cars), born April 5, 1971. (Krista Allen 2006 Photo: Oxfam America from Boston)
Grammy-winning American producer, singer, composer & songwriter of recordings (Happy; Get Lucky [with Daft Punk]; Blurred Lines [with Robin Thicke]), TV (Harlem), & movies (Hidden Figures; Despicable Me; The Amazing Spider-Man 2), born April 5, 1973. (Pharrell Williams 2010: kallerna)
(Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA 2013: Stockholm Pride | Spencer Tracy 1943 M-G-M)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on April 5th!
Remember These April 5th Famous Birthdays
Roger Corman (brother of Gene Corman; “King of Cult“)
Honorary Oscar-winning American film producer (New World Pictures co-founder), actor, writer, & director (Little Shop of Horrors; The Pit and the Pendulum; House of Usher; The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; I Never Promised You a Rose Garden; Dementia 13; Machine-Gun Kelly), & WWII US Navy veteran (born Apr. 5, 1926 – died May 9, 2024; age 98). (Roger Corman 1962)
American soldier (Vietnam War), decorated veteran, military strategist (Operation Desert Storm), 4-star General, National Security Advisor, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman (1989-1993), politician (U.S. Secretary of State 2001-2005), & author (My American Journey; It Worked for Me) (born Apr. 5, 1937 – died Oct. 18, 2021; age 84). (Colin Powell 1989: Russell Roederer / DoD)
Bette Davis (nee Ruth Elizabeth Davis; ex of Gary Merrill)
Oscar-winning American actress (Jezebel; Death on the Nile; Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte; What Ever Happened to Baby Jane; All About Eve; So Big!; Of Human Bondage; The Petrified Forest; All This, and Heaven Too; Dark Victory; Waterloo Bridge; Kid Galahad; Bordertown) (born Apr. 5, 1908 – died Oct. 6, 1989; age 81). Bette Davis died of breast cancer. (Bette Davis 1938 Jezebel Trailer)
Spencer Tracy (married Louise Treadwell; partner of Katharine Hepburn)
Academy Award-winning American actor (Inherit the Wind; Captains Courageous; Judgement at Nuremberg; Woman of the Year; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; Father of the Bride; Desk Set; San Francisco; Test Pilot; Northwest Passage; Tortilla Flat) (born Apr. 5, 1900 – died June 10, 1967; age 67). Spencer Tracy died of a heart attack. (Spencer Tracy 1938 Boy’s Town Trailer)
Gregory Peck (nee Eldred Gregory Peck; married Veronique Passani)
Oscar-winning American actor (To Kill a Mockingbird; Spellbound; Roman Holiday; Gentleman’s Agreement; The World in His Arms; Designing Woman; The Guns of Navarone; The Boys From Brazil; MacArthur; The Snows of Kilimanjaro; Mirage; Moby Dick) (born Apr. 5, 1916 – died June 12, 2003; age 87). Gregory Peck died of bronchopneumonia. (Gregory Peck 1958 The Big Country Trailer)
Melvyn Douglas (nee Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; married Helen Gahagan)
Tony, Emmy, and Oscar-winning American movie actor (Captains Courageous; We Were Dancing; Hud; Hotel; Being There; I Never Sang For My Father; The Shining Hour; Three Hearts for Julia; That Uncertain Feeling; Ghost Story) (born Apr. 5, 1901 – died Aug. 4, 1981; age 80). Grandfather of Illeana Douglas. Melvyn Douglas died of pneumonia. (Melvyn Douglas 1939 Ninotchka Trailer)
Walter Huston (nee Walter Thomas Houghston; father of John Huston)
Oscar-winning Canadian film star (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; Of Human Hearts; Abraham Lincoln; The Lady Lies; The Virginian; The Beast of the City; The Shanghai Gesture; Ann Vickers; Dodsworth; Yankee Doodle Dandy; Edge of Darkness; Dragonwyck) (born Apr. 5, 1883 – died Apr. 7, 1950; age 67). Grandfather of Angjelica Huston & Danny Huston. (Walter Huston 1932 Rain)
Frank Gorshin (nee Frank John Gorshin Jr.)
American comedian, impressionist, and actor of stage, TV (The Riddler on Batman; General Hospital; Hennesey), and movies (Studs Lonigan; Where the Boys Are; That Darn Cat; Bells Are Ringing; The George Raft Story; Sail a Crooked Ship; Ring of Fire) (born Apr. 5, 1933 – died May 17, 2005; age 72). Frank Gorshin died of lung cancer. (Frank Gorshin 1974 Movin’ On Screenshot)
Gale Storm (nee Josephine Owaissa Cottle)
American singer (I Hear You Knockin’; Dark Moon) and actress of TV (My Little Margie; The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna) and movies (Red River Valley; It Happened on Fifth Avenue; Forever Yours; Abandoned; Foreign Agent; Uncle Joe; The Texas Rangers; Saddlemates; Campus Rhythm) (born Apr. 5, 1922 – died June 27, 2009; age 87). (Gale Storm 1950 The Kid From Texas Trailer)
Arthur Hailey
British-Canadian novelist (The Final Diagnosis; In High Places; Hotel; Wheels; Airport; The Money-changers; Runway Zero-Eight; Detective; Strong Medicine; Overload; The Evening News) & screenwriter of TV (Encounter; Suspense) and movies (Zero Hour!) (born Apr. 5, 1920 – died Nov. 24, 2004; age 84). Arthur Hailey died of a stroke. (Arthur Hailey 1968 Photo: The Times-Picayune)
Albert R. Broccoli (nee Albert Romolo Brocolli; “Cubby“)
British co-founder of Warwick Films and EON Productions, producer of James Bond movies and other films (Dr. No; Call Me Bwana; Goldfinger; You Only Live Twice; Diamonds Are Forever; Live and Let Die; Moonraker; For Your Eyes Only; Octopussy) (born Apr. 5, 1909 – died June 27, 1996; age 87). Ex of Gloria Blondell. (Cubby Broccoli 1976 Photo: Colin Dangaard)
American character actor of TV (The Phyllis Diller Show; Lawman) and movies (Paradise, Hawaiian Style; Anchors Aweigh; What a Woman!; A Lady Takes a Chance; The Bashful Bachelor; Hard to Get; Three Loves Has Nancy; Two Minutes to Play; Alice Adams; Grand Canyon; The Magnificent Rogue) (born Apr. 5, 1906 – died Sept. 17, 1995; age 89). (Grady Sutton 1948 My Dear Secretary)
Robert Bloch
American Hugo Award-winning fantasy, horror, and crime fiction writer (Psycho; That Hell-Bound Train; American Gothic; Night of the Ripper; The Early Fears) and screenwriter (The Couch; Strait-Jacket; The Night Walker; The Deadly Bees; The Cabinet of Caligari; Asylum) (born Apr. 5, 1917 – died Sept. 23, 1994; age 77). Robert Bloch died of cancer. (Robert Bloch 1976 Photo: Will Hart)
American character actor of TV (The Abbott and Costello Show; The Ray Milland Show; So This is Hollywood; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Death Valley Days; The Rifleman; Sugarfoot) and movies (The Shaggy Dog; Spring Reunion; Sunset in the West; Easy Living) (born Apr. 5, 1912 – died June 20, 1963; age 51). Gordon Jones died of a heart attack. (Gordon Jones 1963 McLintock!)
Estelle Bradley (Miss Atlanta 1924; married Charles Lamont)
American film actress in Educational, Mermaid & Cameo comedy shorts (Breezing Along; Hot and Heavy; Cheap Skates; A Gym Dandy; Some Scout; The Quiet Worker; Johnny’s Week End; Don’t Get Excited; Hollywood Halfbacks; The Hollywood Handicap) & other silent movies (Once a Gentleman; Stick to Your Story) (born Apr. 5, 1908 – died June 28, 1990; age 82). (Estelle Bradley 1926)
Joseph Lister (aka Lord Lister; “father of modern surgery”)
English doctor, surgeon (wiring fractured patellas), & scientist (bacteria & infections / inflammations researcher), pioneer of antiseptic sterilization for wounds & surgical care (surgeon hands & instruments; patient sutures and skin; wards) (born Apr. 5, 1827 – died Feb. 10, 1912; age 84). Son of Joseph Jackson Lister, brother-in-law of Rickman Godlee. (Joseph Lister c. 1855)
Booker T. Washington (nee Booker Taliaferro Washington)
American author (Up From Slavery), orator (Atlanta Address of 1895 “Atlanta Compromise” speech), entrepreneur (National Negro Business League co-founder), and pioneering educator (1st Tuskegee Institute leader) (born Apr. 5, 1856 – died Nov. 14, 1915; age 59). Married Fannie N. Smith, Olivia A. Davidson, Margaret Murray. (Booker T. Washington 1905: Harris & Ewing)
Clas Thunberg (nee Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg)
Finnish speed skater, 5-time Winter Olympics gold medalist (1924 Chamonix – 1500m, 5000m, and allround gold, 10000m silver, 500m bronze; 1928 St. Moritz – 1500m & 500m gold) & oldest Olympic Speed Skating Champion (age 34), 2-time World Allround Champion (1923 Stockholm & 1925 Oslo) (born Apr. 5, 1893 – died 28 Apr. 1973; age 80). (Clas Thunberg 1931)
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