June 21st Birthdays
If you were born on June 21st you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Bernie Kopell (nee Bernard Morton Kopell)
American actor of TV (Dr. Adam Bricker on The Love Boat; Get Smart; That Girl; Bewitched; The Doris Day Show; When Things Were Rotten; Needles and Pins; Sunset Beach; The Streets of San Francisco) and movies (The Loved One) born June 21, 1933. (Bernie Kopell 1973 Needles and Pins Photo: Screen Gems)
Monte Markham
American producer & actor of TV (The Second Hundred Years; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; The New Perry Mason; Dallas; Capt. Don Thorp on Baywatch; Melrose Place; Hawaii Five-O; Rituals), movies (Guns of the Magnificent Seven; Midway; Airport ’77), born June 21, 1935. (Monte Markham 1971 Dan August)
Ron Ely (nee Ronald Pierce Ely)
American actor of television (Tarzan; Mike Madison on The Aquanauts; Fantasy Island; The Love Boat) and feature films (The Night of the Grizzly; The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker; Once Before I Die; The Fiend Who Walked the West), born June 21, 1938. (Ron Ely 1975 Doc Savage: Man of Bronze Trailer)
Mariette Hartley (nee Mary Loretta Hartley)
American actress of TV (Claire Morton on Peyton Place; Mystery in Dracula’s Castle; Goodnight, Beantown; Bonanza; One Life to Live; WIOU; Gunsmoke), film (Ride the High Country; Marnie; O’Hara’s Wife; The Magnificent Seven Ride!; Silver Skies; Marooned), born June 21, 1940. (Mariette Hartley 1968 Daniel Boone)
Lyman Ward (ex of Cindy Pickett)
Canadian actor of stage, TV (First Monday; Hart to Hart; JAG; thirtysomething) and movies (Moscow on the Hudson; Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; Guilty as Charged; Sleepwalkers, Independence Day; The Taking of Beverly Hills; Farah Goes Bang), and novelist (Fortune’s Tide), born June 21, 1941. (Lyman Ward 1968)
Ray Davies (nee Raymond Douglas Davies; “the godfather of Britpop“)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame English guitarist, songwriter & singer (Dandy; Stop Your Sobbing), The Kinks co-founder (You Really Got Me; Lola; All Day and All of the Night; Come Dancing; Victoria; Sunny Afternoon; Waterloo Sunset), born June 21, 1944. Brother of Dave Davies. (Ray Davies 1977: Jean-Luc Ourlin)
Marcy Lafferty (ex of William Shatner)
American actress of TV (Bronk; Barnaby Jones; T. J. Hooker; Medical Center; Hawaii Five-O; Barbary Coast; The F.B.I.; The Sandy Duncan Show; Police Woman; Coffee, Tea or Me?) and movies (Vivien Leigh; Star Trek: The Motion Picture; Kingdom of the Spiders), born June 21, 1946. (Marcy Lafferty 1970 Dan August)
Meredith Baxter (ex of David Birney, Michael Blodgett)
American actress of TV (Elyse Keaton on Family Ties; Nancy Lawrence Maitland on Family; Bridget Loves Bernie; The Faculty; Cold Case; The Young and the Restless; Finding Carter; Medical Center) and movies (Ben; All The President’s Men) born June 21, 1947. (Meredith Baxter-Birney 1977 Family: ABC)
Michael Gross (brother of Mary Gross; cousin of Ron Masak)
American actor of stage, TV (Steven Keaton on Family Ties; Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct movies; Tremors; ER; The Young and the Restless; Suits; The Drew Carey Show; Anger Management; Grace and Frankie), movies (Big Business; Tremors; Christmas at Rosemont), born June 21, 1947. (Michael Gross 1987: Alan Light)
Nils Lofgren
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American rock singer, songwriter & guitarist solo, for Neil Young & Crazy Horse (After the Gold Rush; Southern Man), Bruce Springsteen’s the E Street Band (Cadillac Ranch; Trapped), born June 21, 1951. (Nils Lofgren 2012 Photo: Takahiro Kyono)
Leigh McCloskey
American actor of TV (Ethan Asher on Santa Barbara; Mitch Cooper on Dallas; Executive Suite; Damian Smith on General Hospital; Dr. Kurt Costner on The Young and the Restless; One Life to Live) & movies (Just One of the Guys; Dirty Laundry), born June 21, 1955. (Leigh McCloskey 1980 Dallas Photo: CBS)
Kathy Mattea (nee Kathleen Alice Mattea; married Jon Vezner)
Grammy Award-winning American folk & country music songwriter and singer (Where’ve You Been; Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses; Come From the Heart; Goin’ Gone; Burnin’ Old Memories; She Came From Fort Worth), born June 21, 1959. (Kathy Matea 2010 Photo: Bryan Ledgard)
Doug Savant (nee Douglas Peter Savant; married Laura Leighton)
American actor of TV (Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives; Matt Fielding on Melrose Place; Knots Landing; 24; In the Heat of the Night) & movies (Masquerade; Paint It Black; Shaking the Tree; Godzilla; Trick or Treat; The Hanoi Hilton), born June 21, 1964. (Doug Savant 2009 Photo: Kristin Dos Santos)
David Morrissey
English actor of TV (The Walking Dead) and movies (Robin Hood; Hilary and Jackie; Captain Corelli’s Mandolin; Girl with a Pearl Earring; Basic Instinct 2; Derailed; The Other Boleyn Girl; The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep), born June 21, 1964. (David Morrissey 2015 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
American actor of TV (Ben Agretti on Falcon Crest; 21 Jump Street; Northern Exposure; Ferris Bueller; Beverly Hills, 90210; Murder, She Wrote; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) & movies (Papa Was a Preacher; For Keeps?; Journey to Spirit Island), born June 21, 1968. (Brandon Douglas Painting: A. Hamilton)
Juliette Lewis (daughter of Geoffrey Lewis; ex-partner of Brad Pitt)
American singer, actress of TV (Secrets and Lies; The Firm; Killing Hollywood: The Cotton Club Murder) & films (Cape Fear; The Evening Star; Strange Days; Natural Born Killers; What’s Eating Gilbert Grape; That Night; The Other Sister; Old School), born June 21, 1973. (Juliette Lewis 2010 Photo: David Shankbone)
(Judy Holliday 1950 Jane Russell 1953)
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Jane Russell (nee Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell; ex of Bob Waterfield)
American WWII pin-up model & film actress (The Outlaw; The Paleface; Montana Belle; The French Line; Foxfire; Gentlemen Marry Brunettes; Darker Than Amber; The Las Vegas Story; His Kind of Woman; Macao; Double Dynamite) (born June 21, 1921 – died Feb. 28, 2011; age 89). Jane Russell died of a respiratory illness. (Jane Russell 1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Trailer)
Maureen Stapleton (nee Lois Maureen Stapleton; ex of David Rayfiel)
Tony, Emmy, & Academy Award-winning American actress of stage (The Rose Tattoo), TV, and movies (Reds; Lonelyhearts; Bye Bye Birdie; Airport; Heartburn; Plaza Suite; Cocoon; The Money Pit; Nuts) (born June 21, 1925 – died Mar. 13, 2006; age 80). Maureen Stapleton was a heavy smoker and died of COPD. (Maureen Stapleton 1952 The Rose Tattoo Photo: Havana Theatre)
Jean-Paul Sartre (partner of Simone de Beauvoir)
French existentialist philosopher, playwright, literary critic, political activist, and novelist (Being and Nothingness; Nausea; The Age of Reason; Existentialism is a Humanism; The Devil and the Good Lord; Hurricane over Cuba) (born June 21, 1905 – died Apr. 15, 1980; age 74). Jean-Paul Sartre was a smoker and died of edema of the lung. (Jean-Paul Sartre circa 1924 Photo)
Helene Costello (Daughter of Maurice Costello; sister of Dolores Costello)
American actress (While London Sleeps; Finger Prints; The Fortune Hunter; The Broncho Sister; When Dreams Come True; The Phantom of the Turf; Auld Lang Syne; The Child Crusoes; The Church Across the Way; The Black Sheep; The Fatal Warning) (born June 21, 1906 – died Jan. 26, 1957; age 50). Ex of Lowell Sherman. Ex sister-in-law of John Barrymore. (Helene Costello 1926: Spurr)
Judy Holliday (nee Judith Tuvim; ex of David Oppenheim)
Tony and Academy Award-winning American comedian, singer & actress of stage (Bells Are Ringing; Dream Girl; Hot Spot), radio, TV, and films (Born Yesterday; The Solid Gold Cadillac; The Marrying Kind; Full of Life; Adam’s Rib; It Should Happen to You; Phffft; Winged Victory) (born June 21, 1921 – died June 7, 1965; age 43). Judy Holliday died of throat cancer. (Judy Holliday 1950)
Al Hirschfeld (nee Albert Hirschfeld; married Dolly Haas)
American illustrator for theatre and movie posters, artist, celebrity caricaturist (The New York Ties; The New Yorker Magazine; Playbill; Rolling Stone; Outdoor Life; U.S. postage stamps), and art director at Selznick Pictures (born June 21, 1903 – died Jan. 20, 2003; age 99). Al Hirschfeld died of natural causes. (Al Hirschfeld 1988 Photo: AP Newsfeatures)
Joan Tetzel (married Oskar Homolka)
American actress of radio, TV (Police Woman; Perry Mason; Climax!; Zane Grey Theater; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Gunsmoke; The Outlaws) & movies (Hell Below Zero; The Red Dress; The File on Thelma Jordon; The Paradine Case; Joy in the Morning; Jewel in the Sun) (born June 21, 1921 – died Oct. 31, 1977; age 56). Joan Tetzel died of pneumonia & cancer. (Joan Tetzel 1961 Thriller)
Joan Standing (Granddaughter of Herbert Standing)
English silent movie actress (The Dancers; Pleasure Mad; A Noise in Newboro; Three Weeks; What Shall I Do; Happiness; Empty Hearts; Counsel for the Defense) and other films (Dracula; Fashions in Love; Li’l Abner; Never the Twain Shall Meet; Ex-Flame; Jane Eyre) (born June 21, 1903 – died Feb. 3, 1979; age 75). Niece of Jack, Percy, Guy, & Wyndham Standing. (Joan Standing 1927)
Jocelyn Lee (nee Mary Alice Simpson)
American dancer-actress of stage (Ziegfeld Follies; George White’s Scandals) & silent movies (Shanghai Bound; Dry Martini; The Love Trap; Her First Mate; Say It With Diamonds; The Marriage Playground; Broadway Babies; The Night Bird; Ten Modern Commandments) (born June 21, 1902 – died June 15, 1980; age 77). Ex of James Seymour, Luther Reed, Henry Lehrman. (Jocelyn Lee 1927)
Tony Scott (nee Anthony David Leighton Scott; brother of Ridley Scott)
English producer and director of TV (The Good Wife; Numb3rs; The Pillars of the Earth) and movies (Beverly Hills Cop II; Days of Thunder; Top Gun; Enemy of the State; Crimson Tide; The Fan; Man on Fire) (born June 21, 1944 – died Aug. 19, 2012; age 68). Tony Scott jumped to his death from a bridge. (Tony Scott 2012 Screenshot: Tony Scott Filmmaker – YouTube / frompage2screen)
Françoise Sagan (nee Françoise Quoirez)
French novelist, playwright (Château en Suède) and screenwriter (Bonjour Tristesse; A Certain Smile; The Painted Lady; Goodbye Again; La Chamade) (born June 21, 1935 – died Sept. 24, 2004; age 69) Cause of death for Françoise Sagan was a pulmonary embolism. (Françoise Sagan 1959 Photo: Manuelarosi)
American theatre manger (Castle Square Theatre, Boston), actress of Broadway (Dancing Mothers), TV, & films (The Lost Weekend; Blondie’s Holiday; Alias Jesse James; Blue Denim; The Stork Club; Address Unknown; One Too Many; This Is My Love; The Bride Wore Boots) (born June 21, 1879 – died June 23, 1971; age 92). (Mary Young 1925: Lablache / Motion Picture Classic)
American actor of TV (Eldin Bernecky on Murphy Brown; Double Rush; Cracker: Mind Over Murder) & films (Dances With Wolves; Beverly Hills Cop II; Striking Distance; Michael; A Simple Wish; The Paint Job; Memories of Me; Sister Act 2) (born June 21, 1954 – died Mar. 8, 2004; age 49). Robert Pastorelli died of a morphine overdose. (Robert Pastorelli Painting: A. Hamilton)
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