June 26th Birthdays
If you were born on June 26th you share a birthday with these famous people:
Josef Sommer is 86 (nee Maximilian Josef Sommer)
German-American actor of stage, TV and movies (Dirty Harry; Dracula’s Widow; Oliver’s Story; Hide in Plain Sight; Absence of Malice; Hanky Panky; Still of the Night; Silkwood; Iceman; Witness; The Mighty Ducks, Patch Adams; Nobody’s Fool), born June 26, 1934. (Josef Sommer 1983 Saigon – Year of the Cat)
Billy Davis Jr. is 82
Grammy Award-winning American singer with the 5th Dimension (Up, Up and Away; Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In) & wife Marilyn McCoo (You Don’t Have to Be a Star To Be in My Show), TV host (The Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Show), and octogenarian born June 26, 1938. (Billy Davis Jr. 1977 Photo: CBS)
Clive Francis is 74
English actor of TV (The Crown; Poldark; David Copperfield; New Scotland Yard; Rough Justice; May to December; Lipstick on Your Collar; Middlemarch; The Far Pavilions; Sense and Sensibility) and films (Inspector Clouseau; A Clockwork Orange), born June 26, 1946. (Clive Francis 1984 A Married Man Photo)
Michael Paul Chan is 70
American character actor of TV (Mike Tao on The Closer & Major Crimes; Rick Chen on Valley of the Dolls; The PJs; Robbery Homicide Division; Arrested Development; The Wonder Years) and movies (Spy Game; Runaway; The Goonies), born June 26, 1950. (Michael Paul Chan 2016 Hollywood To You)
Pamela Bellwood is 69 (nee Pamela Anne King)
American actress of stage, TV (Claudia Carrington on Dynasty; Deadman’s Curve; W.E.B.; Mannix; Boon; Murder, She Wrote; Cannon; Baretta; Matt Helm; Rhoda; Ironside) and movies (Airport ’77; Hangar 18; The Incredible Shrinking Woman) born June 26, 1951. (Pamela Bellwood 1978 W.E.B. Photo: NBC)
Robert Davi is 67
American actor of TV (Agent Bailey Malone on Profiler & The Pretender; Wiseguy; Stargate: Atlantis) and movies (Wild Thing; Body Count; Licence to Kill; Cops and Robbersons; The Showgirls; The Goonies; Raw Deal; Die Hard), born June 26, 1953. (Robert Davi 2013 Photo: Mad Prodigy Productions)
Mick Jones is 65 (nee Michael Geoffrey Jones)
Sixty-plus English rock musician (keyboards, drums), songwriter, founding member & lead guitarist for The Clash (London Calling; Rock the Casbah; Should I Stay or Should I Go; Straight to Hell), born June 26, 1955. (Mick Jones 1987 The Clash Photo: (c) 1987 by Nancy J. Price)
Chris Isaak is 64 (nee Christopher Joseph Isaak)
American rock musician, songwriter, & singer (Wicked Game; Somebody’s Crying; Baby Did a Bad, Bad, Thing; Blue Hotel), personality & actor of TV (The Chris Isaak Show; The X Factor) and movies (Little Buddha; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me), born June 26, 1956. (Chris Isaak 2014 Photo: Justin Higuchi)
Patty Smyth is 63 (nee Patricia Smyth)
American songwriter & singer (Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough [w. Don Henley]; Look What Love Has Done [w. James Ingram]; Wish I Were You; Downtown Train; No Mistakes; I Should be Laughing) with Scandal (Goodbye to You), born June 26, 1957. (Patty Smyth 2008 Photo: David Shankbone)
Paolo Maldini is 52 (“Il Capitano“)
Fifty-plus retired Italian professional soccer (football) player, defender & captain for A.C. Milan and Italy’s national team, and World Cup all-star team, 2002 FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and co-owner of Miami FC (North American Soccer League), born June 26, 1968. (Paolo Maldini 1996 Photo)
Nick Offerman is 50 (nee Nicholas Offerman)
American wood craftsman, boat builder, comedian, writer, producer, & actor of TV (Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation; Fargo; George Lopez) and films (The Founder; A Walk in the Woods; The Hero; We’re the Millers), born June 26, 1970. (Nick Offerman 2012 Photo: Anders Krusberg / Peabody Awards)
(Seals Photo: Nathan Glynn via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on June 26th!
And remembering
Ricky Jay (nee Richard Jay Potash)
American magician, writer & actor of stage, TV (Deadwood; The Unit), and movies (House of Games; Things Change; Homicide; The Spanish Prisoner; Boogie Nights; Tomorrow Never Dies; Mystery Men; The Great Buck Howard; The Prestige) (born June 26, 1946 – died Nov. 24, 2018; age 72). Cause of death for Ricky Jay is unknown. (Ricky Jay 2008 Photo: David Shankbone)
Eleanor Parker
American actress of TV (Bracken’s World) & films (Of Human Bondage; Chain Lightning; Detective Story; Scaramouche; The Man With the Golden Arm; Return to Peyton Place; The Sound of Music; The Seventh Sin; Interrupted Melody) and TV (Bracken’s World; The Love Boat) (born June 26, 1922 – died Dec. 9, 2013; age 91). Eleanor Parker died of pneumonia. (Eleanor Parker 1950 Valentino)
Willy Messerschmitt (nee Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt)
German aircraft manufacturer and designer of the S9 glider, WWII airplane Messerschmitt Bf109, and world airspeed record-setting airplane (until 1969), the Messerschmitt Me209 (born June 26, 1898 – died Sept. 15, 1978; age 80). Willy Messerschmitt’s cause of death is unknown. (Willy Messerschmitt 1958 Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1969-169-19 / CC-BY-SA 3.0)
Chesty Puller (nee Lewis Burwell Puller)
Most decorated American U.S. Marine (5 Navy Crosses, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star Medal, 2 Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart & 3 Air Medals), Lieutenant General who fought in WWII, Korean War, and “Banana Wars” (born June 26, 1898 – died Oct. 11, 1971; age 73). Cause of death for Chesty Puller is unknown. (Chesty Puller Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)
Peter Lorre (nee László Löwenstein)
Austro-Hungarian-American character actor of stage, TV, and movies (Casablanca; The Maltese Falcon; Casino Royale; Mr. Moto’s Gamble; Crime and Punishment; Strange Cargo; Three Strangers; Arsenic and Old Lace; Beat the Devil; Confidential Agent) (born June 26, 1904 – died Mar. 23, 1964; age 59). Peter Lorre died of a stroke. (Peter Lorre 1947 My Favorite Brunette)
George Hainsworth
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian professional hockey player, WCHL goalie (Saskatoon Crescents), NHL goaltender (Montreal Canadiens – 1930-1931 Stanley Cups & 1927-1929 Vezina Trophy winner; Toronto Maple Leafs) (born June 26, 1893 – died Oct. 9, 1950; age 57). George Hainsworth died in a car accident.(George Hainsworth c 1926-37 Photo: Rejean Tremblay)
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