October 19th Birthdays
If you were born on October 19th, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Marilyn Bell (aka Marilyn Grace Bell Di Lascio)
Canadian female long distance swimmer (Strait of Juan de Fuca), youngest person to swim the English Channel (1955), and the first person to swim across Lake Ontario (1954, 20 hours and 59 minutes), born October 19, 1937. (Marilyn Bell 1954 Photo: A.P. Wirephoto / UP)
John Lithgow (ex-love of Liv Ullman)
American Tony & Emmy-winning actor of TV (3rd Rock From the Sun; Dexter; The Crown; Perry Mason) & films (Harry and the Hendersons; The Manhattan Project; Blow Out; Footloose; Kinsey; Cliffhanger; Leap Year), born October 19, 1945. (John Lithgow 2008 Photo: Martyna Borkowski | © Rubenstein)
Jeannie C. Riley (nee Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson)
American gospel & country music singer (Harper Valley PTA; Good Enough to Be Your Wife; The Girl Most Likely; There Never Was a Time; Oh, Singer; Country Girl; Give Myself a Party; Back Side of Dallas), born October 19, 1945. (Jeannie C. Riley 1969 Photo: Plantation Records / Paul Perry Management)
Philip Pullman
English fiction writer and fantasy novelist, author of the His Dark Materials youth series & other books (Northern Lights / The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass; The Ruby in the Smoke; La Belle Sauvage), born October 19, 1946. (Philip Pullman 2005 Photo: Adrian Hon)
Patrick Simmons
American musician (guitar, flute, piano player) and singer-songwriter (So Wrong) with The Doobie Brothers (Black Water; South City Midnight Lady; Listen to the Music; What a Fool Believes; Echoes of Love), born October 19, 1948. (Patrick Simmons 1982 Doobie Brothers Photo: David Gans)
Jennifer Holliday
Tony & Grammy Award-winning American singer (And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going; I Am Love; I’m On Your Side), actress of stage (Dreamgirls; Chicago), movies, and TV (Ally McBeal), born October 19, 1960. (Jennifer Holliday 2016 Photo: Kareen Quow / Used by Permission of Jennifer Holliday)
Evander Holyfield (“The Real Deal“; “The Warrior“)
International Boxing Hall of Fame American retired boxer, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics light heavyweight bronze medalist, 4-time World Heavyweight Champion (1990s-2001), born October 19, 1962. (Evander Holyfield 2011 Photo: © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com)
Ty Pennington (nee Gary Tygert Burton)
American model, carpenter & home reno expert, producer, host & actor of TV (Trading Spaces; Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; Ty’s Great British Adventure; On the Menu; American Diner Revival; Exhausted; Makeover Manor), born October 19, 1964. (Ty Pennington 2010 Photo: Josh Hallett)
Jon Favreau (nee Jonathan Kolia Favreau)
American filmmaker & actor of TV (Dinner for Five; Revolution; Friends) and movies (The Break-Up; Iron Man films; The Jungle Book; Swingers; Couples Retreat; Chef; Wimbledon; Deep Impact; Very Bad Things; Something’s Gotta Give), born October 19, 1966. (Jon Favreau 2009 Photo: Thomas Crenshaw)
Trey Parker (nee Randolph Severn Parker III)
Grammy, Tony, & Emmy Award-winning American composer, producer, director, voice over actor, screenwriter & co-creator of stage, TV, & movies (South Park; The Book of Mormon; Bigger, Longer, & Uncut), born October 19, 1969. (Trey Parker 2006 Photo: Peabody Awards / Alex Oliveira)
Chris Kattan (nee Christopher Lee Kattan)
American comedian, voice-over & character actor of TV (Bob on The Middle; Saturday Night Live; Bunnicula) and films (Corky Romano; A Night at the Roxbury; Undercover Brother; House on Haunted Hill; Monkeybone; A Holiday Heist), born October 19, 1970. (Chris Kattan 2008 Photo: David Shankbone)
American magazine CoverGirl & fashion model, actress of music videos, TV (Jasmine Trussell on Parenthood; For Life; Good Girls Revolt; Rosewood), & movies (Antwone Fisher; The Skeleton Key; Bobby; London; About Last Night; Haven), born October 19, 1974. (Joy Bryant 2009: David Shankbone)
(George Nader 1957 | Jennifer Holliday 2016: Kareen Quow by permission)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 19th!
Remember These October 19th Famous Birthdays
Tony Lo Bianco
Italian-American actor of Broadway, films (The French Connection; The Seven-Ups; The Juror; F.I.S.T.; Separate Ways; City Heat; Nixon; The Honeymoon Killers), & TV (Dr. Joe Corelli on Love of Life; Police Story; Jessie; Homicide: Life on the Street; N.Y.P.D.; Somewhere in Queens; Kill the Irishman) (born Oct. 19, 1936 – died June 11, 2024; age 87). (Tony Lo Bianco 1966 Hawk)
Michael Gambon (aka Sir Michael John Gambon)
Irish-English actor of Broadway, movies (Dumbledore in Harry Potter films; Toys; Being Julia; The Browning Version; The King’s Speech; Gosford Park; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; Cordelia; The Good Shepherd; Victoria & Abdul; Judy), & TV (The Singing Detective; Emma) (born Oct. 19, 1940 – died Sept. 27, 2023; age 82). (Michael Gambon 2013: IamIrishwikiuser)
John Le Carré (nee David John Moore Cornwell)
British MI5 & MI6 intelligence officer, spy thriller novelist (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; Little Drummer Girl; The Russia House; The Night Manager; The Tailor of Panama; Call for the Dead; The Constant Gardener; Smiley’s People) (born Oct. 19, 1931 – died Dec. 12, 2020; age 89). John Le Carré died of pneumonia. (John Le Carré 2008 Photo: Krimidoedel)
George Nader (partner of Mark Miller; uncle of Michael Nader)
American actor of TV (Joe Shannon on Shannon; The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen; The Man and the Challenge; The Loretta Young Show) and movies (Four Girls in Town; The Female Animal; Death and Diamonds; Nowhere to Go; Flood Tide) (born Oct. 19, 1921 – died Feb. 4, 2002; age 80). George Nader had pneumonia before he died. (George Nader 1961 Shannon)
Robert Reed (nee John Robert Rietz Jr.)
American actor of TV (Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch; Kenneth Preston on The Defenders; Dr. Adam Rose on Nurse; Lt. Adam Tobias on Mannix; Rich Man, Poor Man; Roots; Dr. Kildare; Scruples) & films (Journey Into Darkness; Star!) (born Oct. 19, 1932 – died May 12, 1992; age 59). Robert Reed was HIV-positive and died of colon cancer. (Robert Reed 1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble)
Canadian actor of stage, BBC radio (Philip Odell mysteries), TV (Det. Insp. Maguire on Dial 999), and films (Postmark for Danger; Captain Horatio Hornblower; Against the Wind; It Happened One Sunday; Time Lock; 2001: A Space Odyssey; Where Eagles Dare; The Gentle Gunman; Man on a Tightrope) (born Oct. 19, 1909 – died Mar. 3, 1992; age 82). (Robert Beatty 1958)
Dave Guard (nee Donald David Guard)
Vocal Group Hall of Fame American music arranger, singer & founding member of The Kingston Trio (Tom Dooley; The Tijuana Jail; M.T.A.; A Worried Man; El Matador; Bad Man Blunder; Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies) (born Oct. 19, 1934 – died Mar. 22, 1991; age 56). Dave Guard died of lymphoma. (Dave Guard 1960 Photo: Frank Weber Agency / Associated Booking Corp.)
Auguste Lumière (brother of Louis Lumière)
French biologist, engineer, & inventor (catalytic heater for aircraft), pioneer in the fields of X-rays, motion pictures & photography (cinematograph co-inventor – camera and projection device; 1896 – 1905 producer & director of 250+ movies; theatre owner) (born Oct. 19, 1862 – died Apr. 10, 1954; age 91). (Auguste Lumière 1925: Henri Lumière)
David Lewis
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor of movies (That Certain Feeling; The Apartment; The Absent Minded Professor; Kid Galahad) & TV (Edward Quartermaine on General Hospital; Batman; Bright Promise; The Farmer’s Daughter; Love of Life; Perry Mason) (born Oct. 19, 1916 – died Dec. 11, 2000; age 84). (David Lewis 1964 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)
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