October 24th Birthdays
If you were born on October 24th, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
American TV actress (Emergency!; 77 Sunset Strip; How the West Was Won; Charlie’s Angels; Ironside; Adam-12; Gunsmoke; The Rookies; Dr. Kildare; Laramie; The Detectives; Hawaiian Eye; The Alaskans; Bronco; U.S. Marshal; Mike Hammer), born October 24, 1929. (Jean Allison 1960 Bonanza)
Bill Wyman is 85 (nee William George Perks Jr.)
English author (Rolling With the Stones; Stone Alone), songwriter, and former bass guitarist for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band the Rolling Stones (In Another Land; Downtown Suzie; Jumpin’ Jack Flash; Ruby Tuesday) born October 24, 1936. (Bill Wyman 1975 Photo: Bill Wyman / Jim Summaria)
F. Murray Abraham is 82 (nee Murray Abraham)
Academy Award-winning American actor of TV (Dar Adal on Homeland; Kojak; Marco Polo) and movies (Amadeus; Scarface; The Name of the Rose; An Innocent Man; By the Sword; Baby Face Nelson; Finding Forrester; The Big Fix), born October 24, 1939. (F. Murray Abraham 2009 Photo: TriviaKing)
Kevin Kline is 74
Tony & Academy Award-winning American actor of films (A Fish Called Wanda; French Kiss; Sophie’s Choice; The Big Chill; Silverado; The January Man; In & Out; Soapdish; Cry Freedom; Chaplin), and TV (Woody Reed on Search for Tomorrow), born October 24, 1947. (Kevin Kline 1989 Photo: Alan Light)
Doug Davidson is 67 (nee Douglas Donald Davidson)
Daytime Emmy Award-winning American host & actor of television (P.I. Paul Williams on The Young and the Restless from 1978-2018; The New Price is Right) and movies (Mr. Write; Fraternity Row), born October 24, 1954. (Doug Davidson 1988 The Young and the Restless 1988 Promo: CBS)
Karen Austin is 66 (nee Karen Brammer)
American actress of stage, TV (Night Court; The Quest; St. Elsewhere; Murder One; L. A. Law; Hill Street Blues; Three’s Company; Family; Beverly Hills, 90210; CSI: Miami), and movies (Summer Rental; Jagged Edge; The Ladies Club; Far From Home), born October 24, 1955. (Karen Austin 1982 The Quest Photo)
BD Wong is 61 (nee Bradley Darryl Wong)
Tony Award-winning American host & actor of stage, TV (Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Oz; Mr. Robot; Gotham), and movies (Seven Years in Tibet; Jurassic Park; Father of the Bride; Mystery Date; Mulan), born October 24, 1960. (BD Wong 2008 Photo: Paul Rudman)
Ted Dekker is 59
native of Netherlands New Guinea author, fantasy & psychological thriller novelist (House; Thr3e; Blink of an Eye; BoneMan’s Daughters; The Bride Collector; The Priest’s Graveyard; Blessed Child; Black: The Birth of Evil), born October 24, 1962. (Ted Dekker Photo: © Ted Dekker, Used by Permission)
Cuban-American actor of stage, television (Rafael Barba on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Hannibal; The Path; Bojack Horseman; Pushing Daisies), and films (Custody; Trouble in the Heights; My Soul to Take; Find Me Guilty), born October 24, 1970. (Raúl Esparza 2014 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
(Painted Houses of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia Fishing Village: © 2021 Anita Hamilton)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 24th!
Remember These October 24th Famous Birthdays
Dave Nelson (nee David Oswald Nelson)
American producer, director, & actor of TV (Dave Nelson on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Ozzie’s Girls) and movies (Here Come the Nelsons; Peyton Place; The Big Circus; The Big Show; The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker; -30-; Day of the Outlaw; Childish Things) (born Oct. 24, 1936 – died Jan. 11, 2011; age 74). David Nelson died of colon cancer. (David Nelson 1963)
Moss Hart
Tony Award-winning American theatre director (My Fair Lady), playwright & winner of the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (You Can’t Take It With You; The Man Who Came to Dinner; As Thousands Cheer), and screenwriter (A Star is Born; Gentleman’s Agreement) (born Oct. 24, 1904 – died Jan. 11, 1961; age 57). Moss Hart died of a heart attack. (Moss Hart 1950 Photo: NBC Television)
Irish actor of TV (The Virginian; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour; All in the Family; Encounter; The Streets of San Francisco; Folio; All in the Family; Dr. Kildare; Barnaby Jones) and movies (The Unsinkable Molly Brown; The Molly Maguires; Hero’s Island) (born Oct. 24, 1918 – died Mar. 15, 2011; age 92). Cause of death for Brendan Dillon is unknown. (Brendan Dillon 1961 Thriller)
Margaret Blye (aka Maggie Blye)
American actress of TV (In the Heat of the Night; Ben Casey; Gunsmoke) and movies (The Italian Job; The Sporting Club; Every Little Crook and Nanny; Diamonds for Breakfast; Hard Times; Ash Wednesday; Little Darlings; Liar’s Moon; The Entity; Mischief) (born Oct. 24, 1939 – died Mar. 24, 2016; age 76). Margaret Blye died of cancer. (Margaret Blye 1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet)
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