January 26th Birthdays
If you were born on January 26th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Bob Uecker is 86 (nee Robert George Uecker)
National Baseball Hall of Fame American professional baseball player, MLB catcher (Milwaukee Braves; St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Atlanta Brave), and Milwaukee Brewers MLB radio play-by-play announcer, born January 26, 1934. (Bob Uecker 2008 Photo: John)
Scott Glenn is 79 (nee Theodore Scott Glenn)
American actor of TV (The Edge of Night; The Leftovers; Ironside) and movies (The Right Stuff, The Hunt for Red October, Silverado, Nashville; Urban Cowboy, Silence of the Lambs; Backdraft; Secretariat; The Bourne Ultimatum; Freedom Writers), born January 26, 1941. (Scott Glenn 1966 Hawk)
David Strathairn is 71
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Search for Tomorrow; The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), & movies (Eight Men Out; A League of Their Own; The Firm; Good Night, and Good Luck; The Bourne Legacy; Lincoln; Fracture), born January 26, 1949. (David Strathairn 2011 Photo: Keith McDuffee)
American stand-up comedian & actor of stage, TV (Jackson Montgomery on All My Children; Joe Novak on Ryan’s Hope; Another World; The City; The Edge of Night; Tainted Dreams), and movies (CHARACTERz; Butcher the Bakers), born January 26, 1955. (Walt Willey Photo: Courtesy www.WaltWilleyWorld.com)
Ellen DeGeneres is 62
Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, comedic & voice over actress, and host of TV (Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show; The Ellen Show; Open House; American Idol) and movies (Finding Nemo; Finding Dory; Mr. Wrong), born January 26, 1958. (Ellen DeGeneres 1994 Photo: Alan Light)
Anita Baker is 67
Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter (I Apologize; Caught Up in the Rapture; Sweet Love; Angel; Ain’t No Need to Worry; Giving You the Best That I Got; Body and Soul; When You Love Someone duet), born January 26, 1958. (Anita Baker 2008 Photo: MC2 Erica R. Gardner USN)
Wayne Gretzky is 59 (“The Great One“)
Hockey Hall of Fame retired Canadian professional hockey player, NHL (Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers) & WHA (Indianapolis Racers) centre, winner of 9x Hart Trophy & 10x Art Ross Trophy, born January 26, 1951. (Wayne Gretzky 2006 Photo: kris krüg)
Paul Johansson is 56
American-Canadian actor of TV (Dan Scott on One Tree Hill; Greg Hughes on Santa Barbara; Lonesome Dove: The Series; Beverly Hills, 90210; Highlander: The Raven; Mad Men; Van Helsing) and movies (Hooded Angels; Novel Romance; Soapdish), born January 26, 1964. (Paul Johansson 2016: Hollywood to You)
Cathy Podewell is 56 (nee Catherine Ann Podewell)
American actress of TV (Cally Harper Hewing on Dallas; Earth Angel; Growing Pains; Lady Blue; Valerie; Walker, Texas Ranger; Murder, She Wrote; Guns of Paradise) and feature films (Night of the Demons; Beverly Hills Brats), born January 26, 1964. (Cathy Podewell Photo: by Permission of Cathy Podewell)
Allison Hossack is 55
Canadian actress of TV (Olivia Matthews on Another World; Hope Island; Cobra; Reaper; Robson Arms; Kingdom Hospital; Falcon Beach; Profit; Da Vinci’s Inquest; The Killing; Jake and the Kid; Heartland) and movies (White Light; Dangerous Intentions; Anthrax; Guidance; Normal; Christmas Miracle), born January 26, 1965.
(Autumn Trees at Evergreen Brick Works, Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Photo: Jeffrey Eisen via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on January 26th!
And remembering
Eddie Van Halen (nee Edward Lodewijk van Halen)
Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of rock band Van Halen (Jump; Why Can’t This Be Love; When It’s Love; [Oh] Pretty Woman; Black and Blue; Poundcake; Runaround; Top of the World; You Really Got Me) (born Jan. 26, 1955 – died Oct. 6, 2020; age 65. Eddie Van Halen died of throat cancer. (Eddie Van Halen 1993 Photo: Alan Light)
Emmy & Oscar-winning American actor of TV and movies (The Color of Money; The Hustler; Cool Hand Luke; The Long Hot Summer; Mr. & Mrs. Bridge; Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid; The Sting; The Verdict; Absence of Malice; Hud; The Silver Chalice) (born Jan. 26, 1925 – died Sept. 26, 2008; age 83). Paul Newman died of lung cancer. (Paul Newman 1958 Photo)
Five-star American General of the Army, veteran of World War I and World War II, Field Marshall of the Philippine Army awarded Medal of Honor, 7-time Silver Stars, & 2-time Distinguished Service Cross (born Jan. 26, 1880 – Apr. 5, 1964; age 84). General Douglas MacArthur died of biliary cirrhosis. (General Douglas MacArthur 1945 Photo: US Army)
Anne Jeffreys (nee Annie Jeffreys Carmichael)
American actress of TV (Marion Kerby on Topper, Amanda Barrington on General Hospital & Port Charles; Sylvia Bancroft on Bright Promise; Finder of Lost Loves; Love That Jill; Falcon Crest; Baywatch) & movies (Dick Tracy; Trail Street; Riff-Raff) (born Jan. 26, 1923. – died Sept. 27, 2017; age 94). Cause of death for Anne Jeffreys is unknown. (Anne Jeffreys 1945 Dick Tracy)
Gene Siskel (nee Eugene Kal Siskel)
American journalist and “best of the year” film critic for newspapers (Chicago Tribune), and on TV with fellow Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert (Sneak Previews; At the Movies; Siskel & Ebert & the Movies) (born Jan. 26, 1946 – died Feb. 20, 1999; age 53). Gene Siskel had brain cancer and died from surgery complications. (Gene Siskel 1989 Photo: Maartenschrijft)
Charles Lane (nee Charles Gerstle Levison)
American actor of TV (The Lucy Show; The Beverly Hillbillies; Soap; Bewitched; Dennis the Menace), and 250+ movies (Teacher’s Pet; The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock; The Crooked Road; The Ugly Dachshund; Ellery Queen, Master Detective; The Ghost and Mr. Chicken; Arsenic and Old Lace) (born Jan. 26, 1905 – died July 9, 2007; age 102). (Charles Lane 1963 Petticoat Junction)
Roger Vadim (nee Roger Vadim Plemiannikov)
French artist, actor (Rich and Famous; Into the Night), author, movie producer, screenwriter, and director (…And God Created Woman; Barbarella; Love on a Pillow; Pretty Maids All in a Row; Don Juan [Or If Don Juan Were a Woman]; Blood and Roses; Night Games) (born Jan. 26, 1928 – Feb. 11, 2000; age 72). Roger Vadim died of cancer. (Roger Vadim c. 1970 Photo: RR Auction)
William Hopper (nee William deWolf Hopper Jr.)
American actor of stage, TV (Paul Drake on Perry Mason), and movies (Good-bye, My Lady; Rebel Without a Cause; The Bad Seed; Track of the Cat; Mystery House; The Adventurous Blonde; Pride of the Blue Grass; Robber’s Roost; Ladies Must Live) (born Jan. 26, 1915 – died Mar. 6, 1970; age 55). William Hopper died of pneumonia. (William Hopper 1959 Perry Mason Photo: CBS Television)
Vito Scotti (nee Vito Giusto Scozzari)
IAmerican actor of TV (The Flying Nun; To Rome with Love; Mike Hammer; Columbo; The Deputy; Gilligan’s Island; Barefoot in the Park; Zorro; The Twilight Zone; The Rifleman; The Addams Family; Batman; Who’s the Boss?) and movies (The Godfather; Cactus Flower) (born Jan. 26, 1918 – died June 5, 1996; age 78). Vito Scotti died of lung cancer. (Vito Scotti 1953 Life with Luigi Photo: CBS)
Baroness Maria Augusta Von Trapp (nee Maria Augusta Kutschera)
Austria-Hungarian nun who later married Georg Ritter Von Trapp, became stepmother to his 7 children & authored The Story of The Trapp Family Singers (1949), inspiration for films The Trapp Family (1956) & The Sound of Music (1965) (born Jan. 26, 1905 – died Mar. 28, 1987; age 82). Maria Von Trapp died of heart failure. (Maria Von Trapp 1956 Photo: AP Wirephoto)
Dorothy Neumann (nee Dorothea Neumann; aka Dorothy Newman)
American character actress of TV (Hank; The Andy Griffith Show; Gunsmoke; Adam-12; Perry Mason; Dr. Kildare; Bachelor Father; Mannix; Thriller) & movies (Sorry, Wrong Number; Get Yourself a College Girl; The Ten Commandments) (born Jan. 26, 1914 – died May 20, 1994; age 80). Dorothy Neumann died of pulmonary complications.(Dorothy Neumann 1960 Bonanza)
Dennis Moore (nee Dennis Meadows; aka Denny Meadows)
American character actor of TV (The Lone Ranger; Death Valley Days; Dragnet; Bat Masterson; The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp; Laramie; The Cisco Kid; Fury; U.S. Marshal; Buffalo Bill, Jr.) and movies (The Master Key; The Lone Rider in Cheyenne) (born Jan. 26, 1908 – died Mar. 1, 1964; age 56). Dennis Moore died of rheumatic heart disease. (Dennis Moore 1958 Tombstone Territory)
Alf Goulding (nee Alfred John Goulding)
Australian vaudeville & film actor, screenwriter, and director (A Chump at Oxford; Excuse Me; Buzzin’ Around; Hey, Pop!; How’ve You Bean?; A Torch Tango; My Girl Sally; A Night at the Biltmore Bowl; Tuned Out; His Bridal Sweet; Hansel and Gretel) (born Jan. 26, 1885 – Apr. 25, 1972; age 87). Alf Goulding died of pneumonia. (Alf Goulding 1922 Photo: Century Film Company)
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