March 5th Birthdays
If you were born on March 5th you share a birthday with these famous people:
James B. Sikking is 86 (nee James Barrie Sikking)
American actor of TV (Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues; Dr. David Howser on Doogie Howser, M.D.; Brooklyn South; General Hospital), movies (Final Approach; Narrow Margin; The Pelican Brief; The Electric Horseman), born March 5, 1934. (James Sikking 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Paul Sand is 85
American comedian, actor of TV (St. Elsewhere; Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers; Gimme a Break!; True Colors; ) and movies (The Hot Rock; Every Little Crook and Nanny; The Main Event; Wholly Moses!; Teen Wolf Too), born March 5, 1935. (Paul Sand 1966 Photo: Bert Andrews Photography)
Dean Stockwell is 84
Academy Award-winning American actor of TV (Quantum Leap; Battlestar Galactica; Street Gear; Dr. Kildare) and movies (Compulsion; Married to the Mob; Kim; Win, Place or Steal; McHale’s Navy; Blue Velvet), born March 5, 1936. (Dean Stockwell 1989-1993 Quantum Leap Photo: MindeKing)
Samantha Eggar is 81 (nee Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Eggar)
British-American actress of TV (All My Children; Anna and the King) and movies (The Collector; Doctor Dolittle; The Seven-Per-Cent Solution; The Astronaut’s Wife; Why Shoot the Teacher? Doctor in Distress), born March 5, 1939. (Samantha Eggar 1963 Photo: Rank Film Distributors)
Michael Warren is 74 (nee Lloyd Michael Warren)
American actor of TV (Officer Bobby Hill on Hill Street Blues; Days of Our Lives; City of Angels; Murder One; Paris; Soul Food) and movies (Butterflies Are Free; Norman…Is That You?; Fast Break; Storyville) born March 5, 1946. (Michael Warren 1980 NYPD Blue Photo: NBC TV)
Murray Head is 74
English singer, songwriter (Superstar; One Night in Bangkok; Say It Ain’t So, Joe), character actor of movies (Sunday Bloody Sunday; The Family Way; White Mischief; Gawain and the Green Knight) and television (Heartbeat; Holby City), born March 5, 1946. (Murray Head 1972 Photo: Allan warren)
Eddy Grant is 72 (nee Edmond Montague Grant)
Guyanese-British “ringbang” and reggae musician, music producer, singer, and songwriter (Electric Avenue; I Don’t Wanna Dance; Baby Come Back; Gimme Hope Jo’anna; Romancing the Stone; Do You Feel My Love), born March 5, 1948. (Eddy Grant 2009 Photo: Stuart Sevastos)
Robin Hobb is 68 (nee Margaret Astrid Lindholm; aka Megan Lindholm)
American children’s author, fantasy fiction short story writer and novelist (Assassin’s Apprentice; Fool’s Fate; Ship of Magic; Dragon Haven; Shaman’s Crossing; Fool’s Assassin; Harpy’s Flight; The Gypsy; Wizard of the Pigeons), born March 5, 1952. (Robin Hobb 2006 Photo: Georges Seguin)
American author (Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends), radio and web podcast personality (Penn’s Sunday School), magician, comedian, comedy writer, and actor of stage, TV (Penn & Teller: Bullshit!; Penn & Teller: Fool Us) and movies, born March 5, 1955. (Penn Jillette 2013 Photo: Loadmaster / David R. Tribble)
American actress of TV (Mad Men; Homeland; Divorce; L.A. Doctors; Without a Trace) and movies (Mass Appeal; The Supernaturals; In the Mood; P.I. Private Investigations; Killer Instinct; Trust Me; Little Men), born March 5, 1959. (Talia Balsam 1983 Ohms Photo: CBS Television Network)
Charlie Reid and Craig Reid are 58
Scottish twins, folk rock musicians, singers, and founders of the Proclaimers (I’m Gonna Be [500 Miles]; King of the Road; I’m on My Way; Sunshine on Leith; Letter from America) born March 5, 1962. (Charlie Reid & Craig Reid 2009 The Proclaimers Photo: Thomas Quine)
Michael Irvin is 54 (“The Playmaker“)
Pro Football Hall of Fame retired American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), TV personality (Dancing with the Stars), football analyst (Sunday NFL Countdown; NFL Network), and actor (The Longest Yard; Jack and Jill), born March 5, 1966. (Michael Irvin 2011 Photo: sportiqe)
Aasif Mandvi is 54 (nee Aasif Hakim Mandviwala)
British Indian-American producer, comedy writer, comedian, and actor of TV (The Daily Show; The Brink; Jericho; The Bedford Diaries) and movies (The Understudy; The Internship; Music and Lyrics; The Proposal), born March 5, 1966. (Aasif Mandvi 2016 Photo: Sarah E. Greeman / Peabody Awards)
British actor of TV (Quentin Lance on Arrow & The Flash; Lipstick Jungle; 24; ER; Presidio Med; The Dresden Files; Holby City; Big Shots; Peak Practice; Deadwood; White Collar) and movies (The Truth Game; Rhythm & Blues; Four Corners of Suburbia), born March 5, 1969. (Paul Blackthorne 2013 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
(Cheetah Photo: Yvan Musy via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on March 5!
And remembering
Mike Resnick (nee Michael Diamond Resnick)
5-time Hugo Award-winning American erotic fiction and sci-fi columnist, editor, short story writer (Kirinyaga; The Manamouki; Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge; The 43 Antarean Dynasties; Travels with My Cats), and novelist (Pursuit on Ganymede; Lucifer Jones novels) (born Mar. 5, 1942 – died Jan. 9, 2020; age 77). Mike Resnick died of cancer. (Mike Resnick 2008 Photo: pyropyga)
Rex Harrison (nee Reginald Carey Harrison)
Tony and Academy Award-winning English film (My Fair Lady; Anna and the King of Siam; Cleopatra; The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Doctor Dolittle; The Yellow Rolls Royce; Unfaithfully Yours; Blithe Spirit; The Reluctant Debutante) (born Mar. 5, 1908 – died June 2, 1990; age 82). Rex Harrison died of pancreatic cancer. (Rex Harrison 1960 Midnight Lace Trailer)
American actor of TV (Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling on Benson; First Impressions; One Life to Live; The Doctors; Another World; As The World Turns; The Brighter Day) and movies (10; 1776; Summer of My German Soldier; Being There; Airplane II: The Sequel) (born Mar. 5, 1922 – died Mar. 28, 2016; age 94). James Noble had a stroke before he died. (James Noble 1981 Photo)
Henry Daniell (nee Charles Henry Daniel)
British actor of stage, TV (Wagon Train; 77 Sunset Strip) & movies (Song of Love; The Body Snatcher; Sherlock Holmes in Washington; The Great Dictator; We Are Not Alone; The Sea Hawk; Wake of the Red Witch; Madame X; The Path of Glory; The Philadelphia Story) (born Mar. 5, 1894 – died Oct. 31, 1963; age 69). Henry Daniell died of a myocardial infarction. (Henry Daniell 1961 Thriller)
American character actor of TV (Daniel Boone; Jigsaw; Beyond Westworld; Cannon; Death Valley Days; McCloud; The Virginian; The Fall Guy; The Guns of Will Sonnett) and movies (The Survivors; Joe Kidd; Mean Dog Blues) (born Mar. 5, 1938 – died Dec. 20, 1999; age 61). Cause of death for James Wainwright is unknown. (James Wainwright 1970 Daniel Boone)
Craig Hill (nee Craig Hill Fowler)
American actor of TV (P.T. Moore on Whirlybirds; My Friend Flicka) and films (Detective Story; Black Box Affair; All About Eve; What Price Glory; The Black Shield of Falworth; Fixed Bayonets; Deadly Duo; Tammy and the Bachelor; The Swinger) (born Mar. 5, 1926 – died Apr. 21, 2014; age 88). Craig Hill died of natural causes. (Craig Hill 1950 Photo: Fink and Smith / Photoplay)
American film actor (Murder in the Big House; Strictly Dishonorable; Back Street; Thief in the Dark; Chicken a La King; The Girl-Shy Cowboy; The Misleading Lady; Vanity Street; Afraid to Talk; Tess of the Storm Country; The First Year) (born Mar. 5, 1904 – died Aug. 19, 1984; age 80). George Meeker died of Alzheimer’s disease complications. (George Meeker 1935 Photo: Universal Weekly)
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