October 25th Birthdays

If you were born on October 25th, you share a birthday with these famous people:

Biff McGuire is 93 (nee William Joseph McGuire Jr.)

Nonagenarian American actor of stage, TV (Harry Flax on All My Children; Search for Tomorrow; The Secret Storm; Gibbsville; Santa Barbara; Barnaby Jones) and movies (Serpico; The Thomas Crown Affair; Midway), born October 25, 1926. (Biff McGuire 1973 The Werewolf of Washington Screenshot)

Marion Ross is 91 (nee Marian Ross)

American actress of stage, TV (Marion Cunningham on Happy Days; Brooklyn Bridge; The Drew Carey Show; The Love Boat; Life with Father), movies (God is My Partner; Teacher’s Pet; Grand Theft Auto; The Evening Star), born October 25, 1928. (Marion Ross 1959 Operation Petticoatt)

Bob Webster is 81 (nee Robert David Webster)

International Swimming Hall of Fame retired American octogenarian, former two-time Olympic 10m platform gold medalist (1960 Rome & 1964 Tokyo), and university diving coach (Minnesota, Princeton & Alabama), born October 25, 1938. (Bob Webster 1960 Photo: Michiganensian / U of Michigan)

Helen Reddy is 78 (“Queen of 70s Pop“)

Grammy Award-winning Australian-American songwriter, singer (I Am Woman, Delta Dawn; Leave Me Alone [Ruby Red Dress]; Angie Baby; Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady; We’ll Sing in the Sunshine), TV host (The Helen Reddy Show), and senior born October 25, 1941. (Helen Reddy 1974 Photo: Capitol Records)

Anne Tyler is 78

Septuagenarian American literary critic, short story writer, and 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction novelist (Breathing Lessons; The Accidental Tourist; Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant; A Slipping-Down Life; Celestial Navigation), born October 25, 1941. (Anne Tyler Photo: Michael Lionstar / Used by Permission)

Dave Cowens is 71 (nee David William Cowens)

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American senior, retired NBA pro basketball player (Boston Celtics – 1974 & 1976 NBA Champ), 1973 NBA MVP, and NBA coach (Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets), born October 25, 1948. (Dave Cowens 1976 Photo: Roger Kingsbury / Sporting News)

Brian Kerwin is 70

American actor of stage, movies (Murphy’s Romance; Love Field; Jack; 27 Dresses; The Help), TV (Rob Malone on Beggars and Choosers; Charlie Banks on One Life to Live; The Young and the Restless; The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo), and senior born October 25, 1949. (Brian Kerwin 1983 Intimate Agony) 

Tom Eplin is 59 (nee Thomas M. Eplin)

American businessman, actor of TV (Jake McKinnon on Another World 1985-1999 & As the World Turns 1999-2002), movie screenwriter, director & actor (Days of Darkness; Delta Fever; Sunset Strip; The Beach Girls), born October 25, 1960. 

Darlene Vogel is 57

American model & actress of TV (Chris Kelly on Pacific Blue; Claire Lindquist on General Hospital; One Life to Live; Boy Meets World) and movies (A Tiger’s Tail; The Spearhead Effect; Back to the Future Part II; Smuggling in Suburbia; Decoy; Extracurricular Activities), born October 25, 1962. 

Tracy Nelson is 56

Fifty-five-plus American actress of TV (Sister Stephanie Oskowski on Father Dowling Mysteries; A League of Their Own; Square Pegs; Glitter; Melrose Place; Snowy River: The McGregor Saga; Murphy Brown), and movies (The Night Caller), born October 25, 1963. (Tracy Nelson 1981 Photo: Jim Accordino)

Michael Boatman is 55

American 50+ screenwriter and actor of TV (Carter Heywood on Spin City; Pvt. Samuel Beckett on China Beach; Charlie Phillips on Instant Mom; Stanley Babson on Arli$$; Anger Management; Gossip Girl) and movies (The Glass Shield), born October 25, 1964. (Michael Boatman 2013 Photo: Mingle Media TV)

Wendel Clark is 53

Fifty-plus Canadian professional hockey player, NHL left wing defenceman (Toronto Maple Leafs; Quebec Nordiques; New York Islanders; Tampa Bay Lightning), and restauranteur (Wendel Clark’s Classic Grill and Sports Lounges), born October 25, 1966. (Wendel Clark 2008 Photo: Horge)

Samantha Bee is 50

Canadian-American comedienne, screenwriter, producer, actress & host of TV (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; Game On), movies (Learning to Drive), and author (I Know What I Am, But What Are You?), born October 25, 1969. (Samantha Bee 2017 Photo: Montclair Film)

(Carnation Flowers Photo: Diego Botero via Unsplash)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 25th!

And remembering

Tony Franciosa (nee Anthony George Papaleo; aka Anthony Franciosa)

American actor of stage, movies (Careless; The Pleasure Seekers; The Swinger; The Drowning Pool; The Long, Hot Summer; Rio Conchos; A Face in the Crowd) and TV (Finder of Lost Loves; Valentine’s Day, The Name of the Game; Matt Helm; The Virginian) (born Oct. 25, 1928 – died Jan. 19, 2006; age 77). Tony Franciosa died of a stroke. (Anthony Franciosa 1957 A Hatful of Rain)  

Jeanne Cooper (nee Wilma Jeanne Cooper)

Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actress of TV (Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless from 1973-2013; Bracken’s World; Wagon Train; Perry Mason; Cheyenne; Ironside; Bonanza) and movies (Shadows of Tombstone) (born Oct. 25, 1928 – died May 8, 2013; age 84). Jeanne Cooper had COPD and died of an infection. (Jeanne Cooper 1967 Daniel Boone)

Pablo Picasso

Spanish sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, neoclassical, Cubist, and surrealist artist and painter (La Vie – Blue Period; Mother and Child – Rose Period; Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – African / Cubist; Guernica – anti-war oil painting), stage designer and writer (born Oct. 25, 1881 – died Apr. 8, 1973; age 91). Pablo Picasso died of a heart attack. (Pablo Picasso 1908 Photo)

Leo G. Carroll (nee Leo Gratten Carroll)

English actor of TV (Alexander Waverly on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. & The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.; Topper; Going My Way) & films (A Christmas Carol; Strangers on a Train; Wuthering Heights; Rebecca; Spellbound; Suspicion; North by Northwest) (born Oct. 25, 1886 – died Oct. 16, 1972; age 85). Leo G. Carroll died of pneumonia. (Leo G. Carroll 1952 Photo: The Snows of Kilimanjaro)

Billy Barty (nee William John Bertanzetti)

Diminutive American (3′ 9″ or 114cm tall) 1930s child actor (Mickey’s Pals & Mickey McGuire short films; Soup to Nuts), 1950s+ adult TV & movie actor (Peter Gunn; Foul Play; Harum Scarum; Legend; Rumpelstiltskin; The Naked Truth; Bride of Violence) (born Oct. 25, 1924 – died Dec. 23, 2000; age 76). Billy Barty died of heart failure. (Billy Barton 1973 Dusty’s Trail Screenshot)

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd (nee Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.)

United States Navy aviator during World War I & II,  Medal of Honor recipient, pioneering Antarctic polar explorer and Navy pilot who was the first to fly over the South Pole in 1929 (born Oct. 25, 1888 – died Mar. 11, 1957; age 68). Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd died of a heart illness. (Richard E. Byrd 1928 Photo: Underwood & Underwood)

Minnie Pearl (nee Sarah Ophelia Colley; aka Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon)

American “hillbilly” humorist known for wearing a price tag on her hat, country music singer (Giddyup Go – Answer), and TV personality (Grand Ole Opry 1940-1991; Hee Haw 1969-1991; Ozark Jubilee) (born Oct. 25, 1912 – died Mar. 4, 1996; age 83). Minnie Pearl died of stroke complications. (Minnie Pearl 1965 Photo: Denny Moeller Talent Inc.)

Whit Bissell (nee Whitner Nutting Bissell)

American actor of TV (The Time Tunnel; Bachelor Father; Peyton Place; Days of Our Lives; Perry Mason; Wagon Train; The Virginian; Cannon; The Rifleman) and movies (Creature From the Black Lagoon; The Time Machine; The Black Orchid; Justin Morgan Had a Horse) (born Oct. 25, 1909 – died Mar. 5, 1996; age 86). Whit Bissell died of Parkinson’s Disease. (Whit Bissell 1966 The Time Tunnel)

Maudie Prickett (nee Maudie Marie Doyle)

American character actress of stage, movies, & TV (Rosie on Hazel; The Jack Benny Program; Date With the Angels; Bewitched; Gunsmoke; Mayberry R.F.D.; The Andy Griffith Show; Bonanza; The Red Skelton Hour; My Three Sons; Room 222; Fury; Get Smart) (born Oct. 25, 1914 – died Apr. 14, 1976; age 61). Maudie Prickett died of actute kidney injury. (Maudie Prickett 1959 Hennesey)

Milton Selzer

American actor of movies & TV (Manny Henry on Valley of the Dolls; Get Smart; The Famous Teddy Z; Hawaii Five-O; Police Story; Gunsmoke; That Girl; The F.B.I.; The Untouchables; Mission: Impossible; General Hospital; Mannix; Hill Street Blues; L. A. Law) (born Oct. 25, 1918 – died Oct. 21, 2006; age 87). Milton Selzer died of pulmonary complications. (Milton Selzer 1970 Dan August)

Leslie McFarlane (pseudonyms Franklin W. Dixon, Carolyn Keene, Roy Rockwood)

Canadian journalist, NFB screenwriter (Here’s Hockey), and children’s fiction ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (The Tower Treasure & The Hardy Boys books; Dana Girls mysteries) (born Oct. 25, 1902 – died Sept. 6, 1977; age 74). Cause of death for Leslie McFarlane is unknown. 

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