June 13th Birthdays
If you were born on June 13th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Malcolm McDowell (nee Malcolm John Taylor)
English actor of TV (Franklin & Bash; Mozart in the Jungle; The Mentalist) & movies (A Clockwork Orange; Royal Flash; Voyage of the Damned; Star Trek: Cat People; Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius), born June 13, 1943. Ex of Margot Bennett, Mary Steenburgen. (Malcolm McDowell 1979 Time After Time Trailer)
American singer, songwriter, and founding member of rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Sylvia’s Mother; The Cover of Rolling Stone; Sharing the Night Together; Only Sixteen; When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman), born June 13, 1949. (Dr Hook – Dennis Locorriere – A Little Bit More)
Richard Thomas (son of Richard Thomas & Barbara Fallis)
American actor of movies (Winning; The Todd Killings) and TV (Chris Austen on A Flame in the Wind; John-Boy on The Waltons; The Americans; The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson; The Edge of Night; As the World Turns; From These Roots; Just Cause), born June 13, 1951. (Richard Thomas 1965 Seaway)
Stellan Skarsgård (father of Alexander Skarsgård)
Swedish movie actor (Good Will Hunting; Amistad; Ronin; The Glass House, Pirates of the Caribbean films; Mamma Mia!; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; The Hunt for Red October; Deep Blue Sea; Avengers; Thor; Amistad) born June 13, 1951. (Stellan Skarsgård 2009 Photo: Jonas Nilsson / Daniel Case)
Mike Weaver (nee Michael Dwayne Weaver; “Hercules“)
Retired American professional boxer, WBA heavyweight title holder (1980-1982), formerly a sparring partner for Muhammad Ali & Ken Norton, US Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, and senior citizen born June 13, 1951. (Mike Weaver 1985 Photo: HBO)
Tim Allen (nee Timothy Alan Dick)
American stand-up comedian, producer, screenwriter, & actor of TV (Tim Taylor on Home Improvement; Mike Baxter on Last Man Standing) and movies (The Santa Clause films; Galaxy Quest; Wild Hogs; Meet Wally Sparks; Toy Story movies), born June 13, 1953. (Tim Allen 1993 Photo: Alan Light)
American former teen idol, songwriter, singer, and founding member of Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (Billy Don’t Be a Hero; Who Do You Think You Are?; The Heartbreak Kid; Our Last Song Together), born June 13, 1954. (Bo Donaldson 1976)
Ally Sheedy (nee Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy)
American “Brat Pack” actress of stage, movies (Maid to Order; Betsy’s Wedding; St. Elmo’s Fire; The Breakfast Club; WarGames; Oxford Blues; Only the Lonely; Short Circuit), TV (Psych; Kyle XY), & author (She Was Nice to Mice), born June 13, 1962. (Ally Sheedy 2003 Photo: Anders Krusberg / Peabody Awards)
Jamie Walters (nee James Leland Walters Jr.)
American singer (How Do You Talk to an Angel?; Hold On) & actor of TV (Beverly Hills, 90210; The Heights; The Young Riders; As the World Turns; Quantum Leap; To Serve and Protect) and movies (Shout; The Mumbo Jumbo; Bed & Breakfast), born June 13, 1969. (Jamie Walters 1996 Photo: Vicioso1)
Valeri Bure (son of Vladimir Bure; brother of Pavel Bure)
Russian-American professional hockey player, WHL All-Star & NHL right winger (Montreal Canadiens; Calgary Flames; Florida Panthers; St. Louis Blues; Dallas Stars), co-owner of Bure Family Wines, born June 13, 1974. Married Candace Cameron Bure. (Valeri Bure 2010: Movieguide®)
(Ian Hunter 1937: Scotty Welbourne [colorized] | Basil Rathbone 1936 [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on June 13th!
Remember These June 13th Famous Birthdays
Bob McGrath (nee Robert Emmet McGrath)
American children’s book author (OOPS! Excuse ME Please!), musician, singer (Sing Me a Story; Sesame Street Theme), & actor of TV (Bob on Sesame Street; Sing Along With Mitch; Show of Hearts), movies (Follow That Bird; The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland) (born June 13, 1932 – died Dec. 4, 2022; age 90). (Bob McGrath 1970 Meet Bob McGrath:TV Scout)
Siegfried Fischbacher (partner of Roy Horn)
German-American exotic animal (white lions & tigers) trainer and magician of Las Vegas stages (Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino), movies, & TV (Father of the Pride; The Art of Magic; Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Box) (born June 13, 1939 – died Jan. 13, 2021; age 81). (Siegfried Fischbacher 1984 Photo: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous)
Basil Rathbone (nee Philip St. John Basil Rathbone; married Ouida Bergere)
South African-English Shakespearean film actor (The School for Scandal; David Copperfield; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Frenchman’s Creek; We’re No Angels; Crossroads; The Black Cat; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Romeo and Juliet; The Last Days of Pompeii; The Mark of Zorro) (born June 13, 1892 – died July 17, 1967; age 75). (Basil Rathbone 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles)
Mary Wickes (nee Mary Isabella Wickenhauser)
American actress of TV (The Halls of Ivy; Make Room for Daddy; Doc; Father Dowling Mysteries; The Gertrude Berg Show) and movies (White Christmas; The Trouble With Angels; Sister Act; Too Much Johnson; On Moonlight Bay; The Man Who Came to Dinner; Now, Voyager; Blondie’s Blessed Event) (born June 13, 1910 – died Oct. 22, 1995; age 85). (Mary Wickes 1975 Doc: CBS Television)
Red Grange (nee Harold Edward Grange; “The Galloping Ghost“)
American charter member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, NFL football halfback player (Chicago Bears; New York Yankees), 3-time All American (1923, 1934, 1925) and NFL 1920s All-Decade Team (born June 13, 1903 – died Jan. 28, 1991; age 87). Red Grange had Parkinson’s Disease before he died. ( Harold Grange 1925 Photo: LoC)
Paul Lynde
American actor of stage, TV (The Hollywood Squares; Uncle Arthur on Bewitched; Donny and Marie; The Paul Lynde Show; The New Temperatures Rising Show), and movies (Bye Bye Birdie; The Glass Bottom Boat; For Those Who Think Young; Charlotte’s Web) (born June 13, 1926 – died Jan. 11, 1982; age 55). Paul Lynde died of a heart attack. (Paul Lynde 1970 Photo)
Tom Cheek (nee Thomas F. Cheek)
American radio broadcaster, MLB baseball sports radio broadcaster “Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays” from 1977-2004, and broadcast team member for ABC Sports (1980 & 1984 Winter Olympics), and author (Road to Glory) (born June 13, 1939 – died Oct. 9, 2005; age 66). Tom Cheek had a brain tumor before he died. (Tom Cheek 1990s Photo: By Permission of Shirley Cheek)
Percy Rodrigues (aka Percy Rodriguez)
Canadian actor of stage, TV (Dr. Harry Miles on Peyton Place; Executive Suite; Somerset; Arthur Hailey’s the Moneychangers; Mission: Impossible; The Silent Force; Medical Center; Tomahawk), and movies (Come Back Charleston Blue; The Plainsman; The Sweet Ride; The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; Rhinoceros) (born June 13, 1918 – died Sept. 6, 2007; age 89). (Percy Rodriguez 1967)
John Forbes Nash Jr.
1994 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize-winning American mathematician (game theory; partial differential equations; differential geometry; Nash-Moser theorem), inspiration for the book and movie A Beautiful Mind (2001) (born June 13, 1928 – died May 23, 2015; age 86). John Forbes Nash Jr. was killed in a car crash. (John Forbes Nash Jr. 2006 Photo: Elke Wetzig / Elya)
Paavo Nurmi
Finnish Olympic athlete who set middle and long-distance world records, winner of 9 Olympic gold medals (1920 – 10k, Indiv. & Team cross country; 1924 Paris – 1500m, 5000m, Indivi. & Team Cross country, 3000m Team; 1928 – 10k), (born June 13, 1897 – died Oct. 2, 1973; age 76). Paavo Nurmi had a heart attack and stroke before he died. (Paavo Nurmi 1924 Photo)
American actor of TV (Rawhide) & movies (Someone to Remember; Alaska Highway; Witness to Murder; Citizen Kane; The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair; The Saint in Palm Springs; Mary Ryan, Detective; Executive Suite; High Noon; Gypsy; Man or Gun; The Lonely Man) (born June 13, 1890 – died July 27, 1964; age 74). (Harry Shannon 1940 Too Many Girls: Gaston Longet)
South African-English actor of stage, TV (The Adventures of Robin Hood) and movies (The Little Princess; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Strange Cargo; That Certain Woman; A Yank at Eton; Edward, My Son; Bitter Sweet; Maisie; Comet Over Broadway; Confession; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Ziegfeld Girl) (born June 13, 1900 – died Sept. 22, 1975; age 75). (Ian Hunter 1940 Gallant Sons Trailer)
Larry Keating (nee Lawrence Keating)
American actor of TV (Harry Morton on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; Roger Addison on Mister Ed) and movies (Something for the Birds; Above and Beyond; Inferno; Gypsy Colt; The Mating Season; Follow the Sun; When Worlds Collide) (born June 13, 1899 – died Aug. 26, 1963; age 64). Larry Keating had leukemia before he died. (Larry Keating 1957 The Wayward Bus)
British actor of stage, radio, TV, and movies (Great Expectations; Sin of Esther Waters; Paper Orchid; Sally in Our Alley; Sleeping Car; Love, Life & Laughter; The Village Squire; Someday; I Married a Spy; What a Man!; Vacation From Marriage; Sea Devils; Hot Ice) (born June 13, 1887 – died June 30, 1953; age 66). Cause of death for Ivor Barnard is unknown. (Ivor Barnard 1953 Beat the Devil)
Kristine Miller (nee Jacqueline Olivia Eskesen)
Argentinian-American actress of TV & films (Jungle Patrol; Domino Kid; Young Daniel Boone; Thunder Over Arizona; The Persuader; The Steel Fist; Tropical Heat Wave; I Walk Alone; Shadow on the Wall; Desert Fury; High Lonesome; Geraldine; The Heart is a Rebel; Hell’s Outpost; Flight Nurse; High Lonesome; ) (born June 13, 1924 – died 2015; age 90). (Kristine Miller 1949 Too Late For Tears)
English poet, translator (Dante’s Divine Comedy), and crime fiction mystery novelist, creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey character (Whose Body?; Clouds of Witness; Unnatural Death; Strong Poison; The Floating Admiral; Murder Must Advertise) (born June 13, 1893 – died Dec. 17, 1957; age 64). Dorothy Sayers died of a coronary thrombosis. (Dorothy L. Sayers 1935: The Evening Star)
Bobby Freeman (nee Robert Thomas Freeman)
American record producer, songwriter, R&B and soul singer of the Top 5 hit singles Do You Want to Dance (1958) and C’mon and Swim (1964), and other songs (Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes; S-W-I-M; Shimmy Shimmy; Big Fat Woman; Mary Ann Thomas; Need Your Love) (born June 13, 1940 – died Jan. 23, 2017 age 76). (Bobby Freeman 1977)
Ben Johnson (nee Ben Johnson Jr.; “Son“)
World champion American rodeo cowboy, stuntman & Academy Award-winning actor (Rio Grande; She Wore a Yellow Ribbon; War Drums; The Rare Breed; The Undefeated; The Last Picture Show; Chisum; Breakheart Pass; Grayeagle) (born June 13, 1918 – died Apr. 8, 1996; age 77). Ben Johnson died of a heart attack. (Ben Johnson 1950 Wagon Master Photo: RKO Radio)
Lois Weber (nee Florence Lois Weber; ex of Phillips Smalley)
American pioneering filmmaker (split screens; sound; 1st American woman studio owner, full-length film director) & actress of silent movies (Suspense; White Heat; The Merchant of Venice; Hypocrites; Where Are My Children?; Tarzan of the Apes; The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Hand That Rocks the Cradle; The Blot) (born June 13, 1879 – died Nov. 13, 1939; age 60). (Lois Weber 1914)
Tay Garnett (nee William Taylor Garnett; married Mari Aldon)
American WWI pilot, producer, writer & director of radio (Three Sheets to the Wind), TV (Death Valley Days), & movies (The Postman Always Rings Twice; China Seas; Bataan; Seven Sinners; Up in Mabel’s Room; Destination Unknown; The Strong Man; Trade Winds; Mrs. Parkington; Skyscraper) (born June 13, 1894 – died Oct. 3, 1977; age 83). Ex of Patsy Ruth Miller. (Tay Garnett 1929)
Karyl Norman (nee George Francis Peduzzi)
American female impersonator, singer, actor & performer of vaudeville, nightclub, and Broadway stages (Greenwich Village Follies of 1924) billed as “The Creole Fashion Plate“, songwriter (Nobody Lied [When They Said That I Cried Over You]; I’m Through [Shedding Tears Over You]; Beside a Babbling Brook) (born June 13, 1897 – died July 23, 1947; age 50). (Karyl Norman 1923)
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