July 19th Birthdays
If you were born on July 19th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
George Dzundza
German-American actor of movies (The Deer Hunter; Dangerous Minds; No Way Out; The Butcher’s Wife; Basic Instinct; Crimson Tide; No Mercy) and television (Law & Order; Jesse; Hack; Grady; Open All Night; Grey’s Anatomy), born July 19, 1945. (George Dzundza 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway Trailer)
Ilie Năstase (“Nasty“)
International Tennis Hall of Fame Romanian pro tennis player, 1973 #1 world ranked with 100+ ATP professional titles and 7 1970s Grand Slam wins (2 singles, 3 doubles & 2 mixed doubles), born July 19, 1946. (Ilie Năstase 1973 Photo: Bert Verhoeff | Dutch National Archives)
Brian May (married Anita Dobson)
English astrophysicist, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Queen singer-songwriter & guitarist (We Will Rock You; Bohemian Rhapsody; Tie Your Mother Down; We Are the Champions; Another One Bites the Dust; Crazy Little Thing Called Love), born July 19, 1947. (Brian May 1982 Photo: Simon Fowler / Elektra)
Bernie Leadon
American guitarist, singer, songwriter (Witchy Woman), and founding member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band the Eagles (Best of My Love; One of These Nights; Lyin’ Eyes; Take it Easy; Peaceful Easy Feeling; Desperado), born July 19, 1947. (Bernie Leadon 1970 Photo: Rob C. Croes)
Peter Barton
American actor of TV (Dr. Scott Grainger on The Young and the Restless & The Bold and the Beautiful; Eddie Connors on Sunset Beach; Burke’s Law; The Powers of Matthew Star; Shirley) and movies (Hell Night; Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter), born July 19, 1956. (Peter Barton 1979 Shirley Photo: NBC)
Atom Egoyan (married Arsinée Khanjian)
Canadian filmmaker & actor (The Sweet Hereafter; Remember; Exotica; Ararat; Where the Truth Lies; Chloe; Adoration; Devil’s Knot; The Captive; Speaking Parts; Guest of Honour; Calendar; Family Viewing; Next of Kin; Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer), born July 19, 1960. (Atom Egoyan 2016: SedaGrig)
Campbell Scott (son of George C. Scott & Colleen Dewhurst)
American director, producer & actor of TV (Boris on Royal Pains; Damages; House of Cards) and movies (Longtime Companion; Dying Young; Big Night; Singles; The Sheltering Sky; Dead Again; Loverboy; The Amazing Spider-Man films), born July 19, 1961. (Campbell Scott 2009 Photo: David Shankbone)
Anthony Edwards (married Mare Winningham)
Emmy Award-winning American producer & actor of TV (Dr. Mark Greene on ER; It Takes Two; Northern Exposure; Temple Grandin; My Louisiana Sky) and movies (Top Gun; The Sure Thing; Revenge of the Nerds; Mr. North; The Client), born July 19, 1962. (Anthony Edwards 2002 Photo: Manningmbd)
Garth Nix
Australian writer of children’s fiction (Very Clever Baby books; The Ragwitch), adult & youth sci-fi and fantasy novels (Old Kingdom; Sabriel; Above the Veil; Mister Monday; Shade’s Children; A Confusion of Princes), born July 19, 1963. (Garth Nix 2012 Photo: © Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0)
(Dennis Cole 1969: Bracken’s World / NBC Television | Patricia Medina 1961: Hollywood Press Photo [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 19th!
Remember These July 19th Famous Birthdays
Helen Gallagher
Daytime Emmy & Tony Award-winning American dancer, singer & actress of Broadway (Pal Joey; No, No, Nanette), soap operas / daytime television (Maeve Ryan on Ryan’s Hope; Dr. Maud Boylan on One Life to Live; Another World), & movies (Strangers When We Meet) (born July 19, 1926 – died Nov. 24, 2024; age 98). (Helen Gallagher 1985 Ryan’s Hope Promo: ABC)
Dennis Cole (ex of Jaclyn Smith)
American model, actor of TV (Det. Jim Briggs on The Felony Squad; Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless; Paradise Bay; Bracken’s World; Bearcats; Fantasy Island; Trapper John, M.D.; The Love Boat; Charlie’s Angels) & movies (Pretty Smart) (born July 19, 1940 – died Nov. 15, 2009; age 69). Dennis Cole died of renal failure. (Dennis Cole 1969 Bracken’s World Photo: NBC)
Pat Hingle (nee Martin Patterson Hingle)
American actor of TV (Gunsmoke) & movies (The Strange One; Splendor in the Grass; The Ugly American; Hang ‘Em High; Jigsaw; The Gauntlet; Norma Rae; Sudden Impact; The Falcon and the Snowman; Baby Boom; Batman; The Carey Treatment) (born July 19, 1924 – died Jan. 3, 2009; age 84). Pat Hingle died of cancer (myelodysplasia). (Pat Hingle 1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker)
Patricia Medina (married Joseph Cotten; ex of Richard Greene)
English actress of TV (Zorro; Thriller; Rawhide; Climax!) & movies (Mr. Arkadin; The Buckskin Lady; Stranger At My Door; The Black Knight; Botany Bay; Aladdin and His Lamp; Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion; Francis; The Three Musketeers; The Foxes of Harrow; Valentino; Phantom of the Rue Morgue) (born July 19, 1919 – died Mar. 6, 2012; age 77). (Patricia Medina 1960 Bonanza)
Richard Jordan (nee Robert Anson Jordan Jr.; ex of Kathleen Widdoes)
American actor of TV (Captains and the Kings; The Equalizer) & movies (Raise the Titanic; The Friends of Eddie Coyle; The Mean Season; Solarbabies; The Secret of My Success; Logan’s Run; Rooster Cogburn; The Hunt for Red October; Primary Motive; Gettysburg) (born July 19, 1937 – died Aug. 30, 1993; age 56). Partner of Marcia Cross; ex of Blair Brown. (Richard Jordan 1966 Hawk)
George Hamilton IV
American bluegrass, gospel, folk, pop & country music guitarist and singer (Abilene; A Rose and a Baby Ruth; Why Don’t They Understand; Before This Day Ends; Canadian Pacific; She’s a Little Bit Country; Folk Country Classics; Steel Rail Blues) (born July 19, 1937 – died Sept. 17, 2014; age 77). George Hamilton IV died after a heart attack. (George Hamilton IV 2007 Photo: Cliff)
Dick Irvin (nee James Dickinson Irvin II)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian pro hockey player, NHL centre (Chicago Black Hawks), and NHL coach (Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs – 1932 Stanley Cup; Montreal Canadiens – 1944, 1946 & 1953 Stanley Cups) (born July 19, 1892 – died May 16, 1957; age 64). Dick Irvin died of bone cancer. (Dick Irvin Photo: Thanks to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame)
Barbara Bedford (nee Violet May Rose; aka Violet Spencer)
American actress of sound & silent movies (The Last of the Mohicans; Desert Vengeance; The Spoilers; The Notorious Lady; Tumbleweeds; Deep Waters; The Love Trader; Smoke Bellew; Tol’able David; A Man’s Past; Mockery; The Broken Mask; The Power of Love) (born July 19, 1903 – died Oct. 25, 1981; age 78). Married Alan Roscoe, Terry Spencer; ex of Irvin Willat. (Barbara Bedford 1925)
Dal McKennon (nee Dallas Raymond McKennon)
American singer, host, & actor of TV (Cincinnatus on Daniel Boone; 87th Precinct; Wagon Train; Q.T. Hush) and movies (The Misadventures of Merlin Jones; Lady and the Tramp), and voice over actor (Archie Andrews; Gumby; Courageous Cat) and movies (born July 19, 1919 – died July 14, 2009; age 89). Dal McKennon died of natural causes. (Dal McKennon 1970 Daniel Boone)
American character actor of TV (Adventures of Superman; The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp; The Lineup; Dragnet; M Squad; Highway Patrol; Death Valley Days) & films (Wrecking Crew; High Powered; Waterfront; Senorita from the West; The Milkman) (born July 19, 1903 – died June 13, 1979; age 75). Billy Nelson’s cause of death is unknown. (Billy Nelson 1957 Tombstone Territory)
Edgar Degas (nee Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas)
French Impressionist artist (bronze sculptures; pastel drawings) & oil painter (The Dance Class; Musicians in the Orchestra; At the Races; Portraits at the Stock Exchange; Mary Cassatt Seated, Holding Cards; Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers; Ballet Rehearsal; The Millinery Shop; Waiting) (born July 19, 1834 – died Sept. 27, 1917; age 83). (Edgar Degas 1863 Self-Portrait)
American doctor (American Medical Association & Minnesota State Medical Association President), nervous system & thyroid specialist, surgeon (Clinical Congress of Surgeons of N.A.; American College of Surgeons), The Mayo Clinic co-founder (world’s 1st integrated group practice) (born July 19, 1865 – died May 26, 1939; age 73). (Charles Horace Mayo: unknown)
A. J. Cronin (nee Archibald Joseph Cronin)
Scottish Harley Street doctor, WWI British Navy surgeon, short story writer (Country Doctor), and novelist (The Citadel; The Stars Look Down; The Keys of the Kingdom; Vigil in the Night; Jupiter Laughs; The Green Years; Hatter’s Castle; Shannon’s Way; The Spanish Gardener; Beyond This Place; The Innkeeper’s Wife) (born July 19, 1896 – died Jan. 6, 1981; age 84). (A. J. Cronin 1939)
Samuel Colt (father of Caldwell Hart Colt; uncle of Samuel P. Colt)
American entrepreneur (Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company), inventor (1st first practical revolver & repeating gun; percussion cap; interchangeable parts; waterproof cable; underwater electrical detonators); industrial innovator (assembly line) (born July 19, 1814 – died Jan. 10, 1862; age 47). Samuel Colt died of gout complications. (Samuel Colt c. 1855)
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