November 17th Birthdays

If you were born on November 17th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

Don Spruance (nee Donald William Spruance)

American actor of TV (Dr. Robert Ward on Ben Casey; The Streets of San Francisco; 12 O’Clock High; The F.B.I.; Hazel; The Fugitive; Gunsmoke; Dennis the Menace; The Donna Reed Show) and movies (Smile; This is Not a Test; Father Goose), born November 17, 1933. (Don Spruance 1965 12 O’Clock High)

Martin Scorsese (ex of Isabella Rossellini)

Emmy & Oscar-winning American filmmaker & actor of TV (Boardwalk Empire) & movies (The Departed; Taxi Driver; Raging Bull; The Aviator; Cape Fear; Goodfellas; New York, New York; Casino), born November 17, 1942. Ex-partner of Illeana Dougla. (Martin Scorsese 1995: Gorupdebesanez)

Lauren Hutton (nee Mary Laurence Hutton)

American gap-toothed supermodel (Revlon), movie actress (Paper Lion; The Gambler; Gator; Once Bitten; My Father the Hero; Lassiter; Malone), TV actress, talk show producer & host (Lauren Hutton and…; C.P.W.; Falcon Crest; Paper Dolls), born November 17, 1943. (Lauren Hutton 1974 Photo)

Danny DeVito (nee Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.; married Rhea Perlman)

Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Louie on Taxi; Frank on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and movies (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The War of the Roses; Romancing the Stone; Throw Momma from the Train) born November 17, 1944. (Danny DeVito 2008 Photo: © Glenn Francis)  

Lorne Michaels (nee Lorne David Lipowitz)

Emmy-winning Canadian-American movie & TV producer (Saturday Night Live; 30 Rock; The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; Late Night With Conan O’Brien; Portlandia; Man Seeking Woman; Late Night with Seth Meyers), born November 17, 1944. (Lorne Michaels 2008 Photo: David Shankbone)

Elvin Hayes

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American retired 12-time NBA All-Star player (San Diego Rockets, Washington Bullets – 1978 NBA champs), 1969 NBA scoring champion, born November 17, 1945. (Elvin Hayes 1975 The Sporting News Photo: George Gojkovich)

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (married Pat O’Connor)

American actress of Broadway, movies (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; Scarface; The Color of Money; The January Man; The Abyss; Consenting Adults; The Perfect Storm) and TV (Without a Trace; Law & Order: Criminal Intent), born November 17, 1958. (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio 2013: Sarah Lou)

William R. Moses (nee William Remington Moses; aka Billy Moses)

American actor of TV (Cole Gioberti on Falcon Crest; Melrose Place; The Secret Life of the American Teenager; Perry Mason movies; Jane Doe movies), & films (Mystic Pizza; The Cactus Kid; Almost Dead; Double Exposure), born November 17, 1959. Ex of Tracy Nelson. (Billy Moses Painting; A. Hamilton)

RuPaul (nee RuPaul Andre Charles)

Emmy Award-winning American “drag queen” singer, host, judge, actor & producer of stage, TV (RuPaul’s Drag Race; Skin Wars; The RuPaul Show; RuPaul’s Drag U) and movies (But I’m A Cheerleader; Who is Cletis Tout?), born November 17, 1960. (RuPaul 2015 Screenshot: Trending Report)

Merete Van Kamp

Danish beauty & fashion model (John Casablancas; Elite Models), actress of TV (Dallas; Hotel; Princess Daisy) and movies (The Osterman Weekend; You Can’t Hurry Love; Westbrick Murders; The Will), and acting coach/teacher, born November 17, 1961. (Merete Van Kamp Photo: Merete Van Kamp)

Dylan Walsh (nee Charles Hunter Walsh; ex of Joanna Going)

American actor of TV (Dr. Sean McNamara on Nip/Tuck; Al Burns on Unforgettable; Longmire; Everwood; NCIS: New Orleans) and movies (Power Play; Betsy’s Wedding; Blood Work; The Lake House; The Stepfather; Secretariat), born November 17, 1963. (Dylan Walsh 2014 Screenshot: The Talk)

Sophie Marceau (nee Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu)

French actress of TV & movies (Braveheart; The World is Not Enough; Female Agents; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Revenge of the Musketeers; Anna Karenina; Don’t Look Back; Alex & Emma; Cartagena), born November 17, 1966. Ex-partner of Christopher Lambert. (Sophie Marceau 2005: Georges Biard) 

Daisy Fuentes (married Richard Marx; ex of Timothy Adams)

Cuban-American model (Revlon), host & actress of TV (Tess on Loving; MTV US Top 20 Countdown; The Voice Kids; America’s Funniest Home Videos; House of Style; Style World; Hollywood Squares; A New Leaf), born November 17, 1966. (Daisy Fuentes 2009 Photo: The Heart Truth)

Leslie Bibb (partner of Sam Rockwell)

American cover model (Seventeen; Maxim), actress of TV (Brooke McQueen on Popular; Crossing Jordan; Line of Fire; ER; Burning Love; GCB ) & films (Iron Man; Law Abiding Citizen; The Lost Husband; A Good Old Fashioned Orgy; The Skulls; Take Care), born November 17, 1974. (Leslie Bibb 2009: David Shankbone)(Betty Bronson 1925: Frederick Duncan | Rock Hudson 1956)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on November 17th!

Remember These November 17th Famous Birthdays

Gordon Lightfoot (nee Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.)

Juno Award-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame Canadian musician, folk rock singer (If You Could Read My Mind; Sundown; The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald; Black Day in July; Early Morning Rain; Rainy Day People; Carefree Highway; Beautiful; For Lovin’ Me; Ribbon of Darkness) (born Nov. 17, 1938 – died May 1, 2023; age 84). (Gordon Lightfoot 1970: Reprise Records)

Robert Brown (nee Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown)

American actor of stage, TV (Jason Bolt on Here Come the Brides; Primus; Perry Mason; Police Story; Hollywood Squares) and movies (Tower of London; The Flame Barrier), short story writer, photographer, and voice over actor of radio and television (born Nov. 17, 1926 – died Sept. 19, 2022; age 95). (Robert Brown 1968 Here Come the Brides Photo: ABC TV)

Tom Seaver (nee George Thomas Seaver)

National Baseball Hall of Fame retired American MLB pitcher (New York Mets; Cincinnati Reds; Chicago White Sox), National League 1967 Rookie of the Year, and 3-time Cy Young Award-winner (born Nov. 17, 1944 – died Aug. 31, 2020; age 75). Tom Seaver died of lewy body dementia and COVID-19 complications. (Tom Seaver 1972 Sears Ad Photo: SenseiAlan) 

Peter Snell (aka Sir Peter George Snell)

IAAF Hall of Fame New Zealand world record setting 3-time Olympic gold medalist middle distance runner (1960 Rome Olympics 800 metres; 1964 Tokyo 800 & 1500 metres), 2003 U.S. Orienteering Champion (age 65+), and 2017 World Master Games table tennis player (born Nov. 17, 1938 – died Dec. 12, 2019; age 80). Peter Snell died of heart failure. (Peter Snell 1964)

Rock Hudson (nee Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; ex of Phyllis Gates)

American actor of movies (Giant; Magnificent Obsession; Lover Come Back; The Lawless Breed; Pillow Talk; All That Heaven Allows; Written on the Wind; Ice Station Zebra; Come September; A Farewell to Arms; Winchester ’73) and TV (McMillan & Wife; Dynasty) (born Nov. 17, 1925 – died Oct. 2, 1985; age 59). Rock Hudson died of AIDS complications. (Rock Hudson 1953 Seminole)

Mischa Auer (nee Mischa Ounskowsky)

Russian-American film actor (My Man Godfrey; Up in Mabel’s Room; And Then There Were None; Hold That Ghost; Lady in the Dark; A Royal Scandal; Seven Sinners; Destry Rides Again; You Can’t Take it With You; Brewster’s Millions; For You I Die; I Dream Too Much; The Monte Carlo Story; Drop Dead Darling) (born Nov. 17, 1905 – died Mar. 5, 1967; age 61). (Mischa Auer 1939)

Bob Mathias (nee Robert Bruce Mathias)

American 2-time Olympic gold medal decathlete (1948 London Olympic Games; 1952 Helsinki Olympics), actor of TV (Troubleshooters) & movies (The Bob Mathias Story; China Doll), and U.S. House of Representatives member (1967-1975) (born Nov. 17, 1930 – died Sept. 2, 2006; age 75). Bob Mathias died of cancer. (Bob Mathias 1953 Photo: Eric Mathias) 

Lee Strasberg (nee Israel Strassberg; father of Susan Strasberg)

Polish-American actor of stage, TV (The Godfather Saga), movies (China Venture; The Godfather Part II; …and Justice for All.; The Cassandra Crossing; Boardwalk; Going in Style), Actors Studio Director & teacher called “the father of method acting in America” (born Nov. 17, 1901 – died July 17, 1982; age 89). Lee Strasberg died of a heart attack. (Lee Strasberg 1976 Photo: Keystone)

Betty Bronson (nee Elizabeth Ada Bronson)

American actress of TV (My Three Sons) and films (Peter Pan; Ben-Hur; The Singing Fool; The Medicine Man; The Golden Princess; The Cat’s Pajamas; Ritzy; Lover Come Back; Sonny Boy; A Kiss for Cinderella; One Stolen Night; Blackbeard’s Ghost) (born Nov. 17, 1906 – died Oct. 19, 1971; age 64). Betty Bronson died after a long illness. (Betty Bronson 1927 Photo: George F. Hurrell)

Curt Lowens (nee Curt Löwenstein; aka Kurt Lowens)

Polish Holocaust survivor & rescuer, actor of TV (General Hospital; The Six Million Dollar Man; The F.B.I.; Wonder Woman; Mission: Impossible; Streets of San Francisco; Barnaby Jones; Dynasty; Cannon) and movies (Counterpoint; The Mephisto Waltz) (born Nov. 17, 1924 – died May 8, 2017; age 91). Cause of death for Curt Lowens is unknown. (Curt Lowens 1966 12 O’Clock High)

Rance Howard (nee Harold Rance Beckenholdt)

American actor of TV (Henry Boomhauer on Gentle Ben; Days of Our Lives; The Waltons) & films (Bloody Trail; An Eye for an Eye; Gentle Giant; Salty; Where the Lilies Bloom; Grand Theft Auto; Splash; Cocoon) (born Nov. 17, 1928 – died Nov. 25, 2017; age 89). Father of Clint Howard, Ron Howard; grandfather of Bryce Dallas Howard, Paige Howard. (Rance Howard 2007: Jcanch)

Dean Paul Martin (nee Dino Paul Crocetti Jr.; son of Dean Martin)

American singer with Dino, Desi & Billy (I’m a Fool; Not the Lovin’ Kind), actor of TV (Dr. Billy Hayes on Misfits of Science) & films (Players; A Boy…A Girl; Heart Like a Wheel; Backfire), & pilot (born Nov. 17, 1951 – died Mar. 21, 1987; age 35). Ex of Olivia Hussey, Dorothy Hamill. Dean Paul Martin died in an Air Force training mission plane crash. (Dean Paul Martin 1986: AP Laserphoto)

Gene Clark (nee Harold Eugene Clark)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame American musician, singer, & songwriter with the Byrds (Eight Miles High; She Don’t Care About Time; I Knew I’d Want You; I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better; Set You Free This Time; Here Without You; If You’re Gone; You Won’t Have to Cry; I’m Feelin’ Higher) (born Nov. 17, 1944 – died May 24, 1991; age 46). Gene Clark died of a bleeding ulcer. (Gene Clark 1965)

Merle Travis

Grammy Award-winning Nashville Songwriters and Country Music Hall of Fame American “Travis Picking” guitarist, singer, songwriter (Sixteen Tons; Divorce Me C.O.D.; So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed; Dark as a Dungeon; Cincinnati Lou) (born Nov. 17, 1917 – died Oct. 20, 1983; age 65). Merle Travis died of a heart attack. (Merle Travis c 1950s Photo: Columbia Records)

Jean Del Val

French character actor of TV (Combat!; Bonanza; Climax!) and movies (The Secret of St. Ives; Fantastic Voyage; Can-Can; Pirates of Tripoli; The Crime Doctor’s Gamble; So Dark the Night; The Spider; Secret Agent of Japan; The Pied Piper; Drums of the Desert) (born Nov. 17, 1891 – died Mar. 13, 1975; age 83). Jean Del Val died of a heart attack. (Jean Del Val 1958 The Veil)

Howard Missimer

American silent film actor (Seth’s Woodpile; The Gum Man; The Fisherman’s Luck; Sam Simpkins, Sleuth; Lady Audley’s Jewels; The Adventures of Kitty Cobb; On Lonesome Mountain; In the Bishop’s Carriage;  A Good Catch; The Eternal Question; An American Citizen; Alkali Ike in Jayville) (born Nov. 17, 1867 – died Nov. 19, 1917; age 50). (Howard Missimer 1912 Photo: Essanay)

Anna Lehr (ex of Edwin McKim; mother of Ann Dvorak)

American film actress (Jesus of Nazareth; The Darkest Hour; Mr. Barnes of New York; Ruggles of Red Gap; Cheated Hearts; Home Wanted; Thunderbolts of Fate; The Truth About Husbands; The White Scar; The Call of the Blood; The Valley of Doubt; The Yellow Ticket), Ann Dvorak’s mother, Edwin McKim’s wife (born Nov. 17, 1890 – died Jan. 22, 1974; age 83). (Anna Lehr 1918)

Frank Fay (nee Francis Anthony Donner)

American comedian, MC, & actor of vaudeville stages, Broadway (Harvey), radio, & movies (Stout Hearts and Willing Hands; Nothing Sacred; Love Nest; They Knew What They Wanted; I Want a Divorce; Stars Over Broadway; The Stolen Jools; The Matrimonial Bed) (born Nov. 17, 1891 – died Sept. 25, 1961; age 69). Ex of Frances White, Barbara Stanwyck. (Frank Fay 1932)

Crane Wilbur (nee Erwin Crane Wilber; married Lenita Lane)

American director, writer, & actor of Broadway, radio, & films (The Bat; House of Wax; Crime Wave; The George Raft Story; Monkey on My Back; The Phenix City Story; Tomorrow’s Children; Mysterious Island; The Corsair; The Perils of Pauline) (born Nov. 17, 1886 – died Oct. 18, 1973; age 86). Ex of Beatrice Blinn; nephew of Tyrone Power Sr.; cousin of Tyrone Power. (Crane Wilbur 1916)

Douglas Shearer (brother of Athole & Norma Shearer)

Oscar-winning Canadian-American sound & special effects recording inventor & innovator (elimination of background noise) for movies (Singin’ in the Rain; The Broadway Melody; Gaslight; The Big House; The Philadelphia Story; The Thin Man; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers;  Executive Suite; Scaramouche) (born Nov. 17, 1899 – died Jan. 5, 1971; age 71). (Douglas Shearer 1936)

Vespasian (father of Roman Emperors Titus and Domitian)

Roman equestrian rank soldier, elected aedile (city official); appointed praetor; legate commanding a legion in Germania; participant in the Roman invasion of Britain; governor of Africa Province (N. Africa); suppressor of the Jewish revolt in Judea; Roman Emperor 69-79 AD; Flavian Dynasty founder (born Nov. 17, 9 AD – died June 23, 79 AD; age 69). (Vespasian c70s AD)

Brent Carver

Tony Award-winning Canadian singer-actor of Broadway (Kiss of the Spider Woman), television (Leo and Me; Street Legal; Inside Canada), and films (Ararat; Millenium; The Event; Romeo and Juliet; Deeply; Cross Country; The Wars; Shadow Dancing) (born Nov. 17, 1951 – died Aug. 4, 2020; age 68). Brent Carver’s cause of death is unknown. (Brent Carver Painting: A. Hamilton)

Frank Maxwell (nee Charles Francis Maxwell; ex of Maxine Stuart)

American actor (Our Man Higgins; Return to Peyton Place; General Hospital; Barnaby Jones; The Felony Squad; The F.B.I.; The Young Marrieds; Ironside; Perry Mason; Quincy M.E.; Cannon; Emergency!; Mr. Novak; The Fugitive; Family Affair; Rawhide) (born Nov. 17, 1916 – died Aug. 4, 2004; age 87). Cause of death for Frank Maxwell is unknown. (Frank Maxwell 1971 Dan August)

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