October 4th Birthdays
If you were born on October 4th, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
 Felicia Farr (nee Olive Dines; married Jack Lemmon; ex of Lee Farr)
Felicia Farr (nee Olive Dines; married Jack Lemmon; ex of Lee Farr)
American actress of TV & films (3:10 to Yuma; The Last Wagon; Charlie Varrick; Kotch; Kiss Me, Stupid; That’s Life!; Jubal; Hell Bent for Leather; Time Table; Reprisal!; the First Texan; Onionhead), born October 4, 1932. Step-mother of Chris Lemmon; mother-in-law of Don Gordon. (Felicia Farr 1959: Libra Photo)
 Lori Saunders (nee Linda Marie Hines)
Lori Saunders (nee Linda Marie Hines)
American actress of movies (So Sad About Gloria) and television (Bobbie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction, The Beverly Hillbillies, & Green Acres; Dusty’s Trail; The Young and the Restless; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born October 4, 1941. (Lori Saunders 1968 Petticoat Junction Photo: CBS TV)
 Clifton Davis
Clifton Davis
American pastor, actor of television (Rev. Reuben Gregory on Amen; That’s My Mama; Ephraim Ware on Madam Secretary; Iron Fist), movies (The Painting; Max Keeble’s Big Move), and singer-songwriter (Never Can Say Goodbye), born October 4, 1945. (Clifton Davis 2007 Photo: Cherishthemoment)
 Susan Sarandon (nee Susan Abigail Tomalin; ex of Chris Sarandon)
Susan Sarandon (nee Susan Abigail Tomalin; ex of Chris Sarandon)
Oscar-winning American actress of TV (Search For Tomorrow; Feud: Bette and Joan) & films (Dead Man Walking; The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Thelma & Louise; The Client; Bull Durham), born October 4, 1946. Ex partner of Tim Robbins. (Susan Sarandon 1974 F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles)
 Armand Assante
Armand Assante
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (John Gotti in Gotti; Rage of Angels; The Doctors; How to Survive a Marriage; NCIS; ER) and movies (Private Benjamin; Little Darlings; The Mambo Kings; Hoffa; Fatal Instinct; Trial By Jury), born October 4, 1949. (Armand Assante 2015 Photo: Webmaster2323)
 Brynn Thayer (ex of Gerald Anthony)
Brynn Thayer (ex of Gerald Anthony)
American actress of movies & TV (Jenny Wolek Vernon Janssen on One Life to Live; Leanne on Matlock; Island Son; TV 101; General Hospital; Pensacola: Wings of Gold; Suits; The Fosters; Suits), co-founder ZazAngels ALS charitable foundation, born October 4, 1949. (Brynn Thayer 2008 Photo: NoHoDamon)
 Alan Rosenberg (ex of Marg Helgenberger, Robin Bartlett)
Alan Rosenberg (ex of Marg Helgenberger, Robin Bartlett)
American actor of television (Ira Woodbine on Cybill; Alvin Masterson on The Guardian; Civil Wars, L.A. Law; Chicago Hope; Shameless; Luck; Bosch; Suits; Barnaby Jones) and movies (Reaching Normal; Frankie and Johnny Are Married), born October 4, 1950. (Alan Rosenberg 2007 Sundance Photo: sagindie)
 Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Academy Award-winning German-Austrian director & actor of stage, television (The Gravy Train), and movies (Inglourious Basterds; Water for Elephants; The Three Musketeers; Django Unchained; Horrible Bosses 2; Spectre), born October 4, 1956. (Christoph Waltz 2010s Photo: Philipp von Ostau)
 Jon Secada (nee Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez)
Jon Secada (nee Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez)
Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American actor, singer, and songwriter (Just Another Day; If You Go; If I Never Knew You; ; It Only Took a Minute; Coming Out of the Dark; The Best is Yet to Come [Frank Sinatra Duet]; Too Late Too Soon; Angel), born October 4, 1962. (Jon Secada 2016 Photo: Michael Raveney)
 Liev Schreiber (nee Isaac Liev Schreiber; ex partner of Naomi Watts)
Liev Schreiber (nee Isaac Liev Schreiber; ex partner of Naomi Watts)
American producer, director, writer & actor of stage, TV (Ray Donovan; RKO 281), and movies (Scream films; Salt; The Omen; Ransom; Kate & Leopold; The Manchurian Candidate; X-Men Origins: Wolverine; The Hurricane; A Walk on the Moon), born October 4, 1967. (Liev Schreiber 2012 Photo: Joella Marano)
 (Charlton Heston 1961 El Cid Trailer | Buster Keaton 1920 [colorized])
(Charlton Heston 1961 El Cid Trailer | Buster Keaton 1920 [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 4th!
Remember These October 4th Famous Birthdays
 Meg Bennett (nee Helen Bennett; married Robert Guza Jr.)
Meg Bennett (nee Helen Bennett; married Robert Guza Jr.)
Emmy-winning American screenwriter, actress of Broadway (Grease) and daytime television soap operas (Liza on Search for Tomorrow; Julia Newman on The Young and the Restless; Santa Barbara; General Hospital; Sunset Beach; The Bold and the Beautiful; Generations; General Hospital: Night Shift) (born Oct. 4, 1950 – died Apr. 11, 2024; age 75). (Meg Bennett 1977: CBS)
 Anne Rice (nee Howard Allen Frances O’Brien; aka A. N. Roquelaure)
Anne Rice (nee Howard Allen Frances O’Brien; aka A. N. Roquelaure)
American writer of erotica (Exit to Eden; Beauty’s Release) and gothic fiction (Interview with the Vampire; The Vampire Lestat; The Witching Hour; Merrick; Blackwood Farm; Prince Lestat; Servant of the Bones; The Witching Hour; The Wolf Gift; Pandora) (born Oct. 4, 1941 – died Dec. 11, 2021; age 80). Anne Rice died of stroke complications. (Anne Rice 2006 Photo: Anne Rice)
 Charlton Heston (nee John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter)
Charlton Heston (nee John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter)
Academy Award-winning American actor of movies (Ben-Hur; Planet of the Apes; El Cid; The Greatest Story Ever Told; The Ten Commandments; Hawaii; Earthquake; The Greatest Show on Earth) and TV (The Colbys; Dynasty) (born Oct. 4, 1923 – died Apr. 5, 2008; age 84). Charlton Heston had Alzheimer’s Disease and died of pneumonia. (Charlton Heston 1961 El Cid Trailer)
 Buster Keaton (nee Joseph Frank Keaton; aka “The Great Stone Face“)
Buster Keaton (nee Joseph Frank Keaton; aka “The Great Stone Face“)
American comedian & silent film actor who transitioned to sound movies (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; L’il Abner; The General; Sherlock Jr.; The Stolen Jools; Sunset Boulevard; Limelight; The Invader) & TV (born Oct. 4, 1895 – died Feb. 1, 1966; age 70). Ex of Natalie Talmadge. Buster Keaton died of lung cancer. (Buster Keaton 1952 I’ve Got a Secret)
 Edward Stratemeyer (nee Edward L. Stratemeyer)
Edward Stratemeyer (nee Edward L. Stratemeyer)
American juvenile fiction writer, publisher of children’s book serials, and creator of popular children’s fiction characters (The Bobbsey Twins; The Hardy Boys; Tom Swift; Nancy Drew; The Rover Boys; Baseball Joe; The Dana Girls; Honey Bunch; Campfire Girls) (born Oct. 4, 1862 – died May 10, 1930; age 67). Edward Stratemeyer died of pneumonia. (Edward L. Stratemeyer 1903 Photo)
 John Larch (aka Harry Larch; married Vivi Janiss)
John Larch (aka Harry Larch; married Vivi Janiss)
American actor of TV (Arrest and Trial; Convoy; Dynasty; Dallas; The Virginian; Wagon Train; You Are There; The Twilight Zone; The Restless Gun; Gunsmoke), and movies (The Careless Years; Hail, Hero!; Play Misty For Me; Dirty Harry; Miracle of the White Stallions; 7 Men from Now; The Killer is Loose) (born Oct. 4, 1914 – died Oct. 16, 2005; age 91). (John Larch 1960 Johnny Ringo)
 Damon Runyon (nee Alfred Damon Runyan)
Damon Runyon (nee Alfred Damon Runyan)
American newspaper reporter, sports journalist, playwright (A Slight Case of Murder), short story writer & novelist (Guys and Dolls; Little Miss Marker; The Bloodhounds of Broadway; Butch Minds the Baby; The Lemon Drop Kid; More Than Somewhat; Blue Plate Special) (born Oct. 4, 1880 – died Dec. 10, 1946; age 66). Damon Runyon died of throat cancer. (Damon Runyon Photo)
 Jackie Collins (nee Jacqueline Jill Collins; married Oscar Lerman)
Jackie Collins (nee Jacqueline Jill Collins; married Oscar Lerman)
British-American screenwriter (Yesterday’s Hero; The Stud), romance novelist (Chances; Hollywood Wives; Lucky; The World is Full of Married Men; Lady Boss; Hollywood Husbands; Lethal Seduction; The Santangelos), and younger sister of actress Joan Collins (born Oct. 4, 1937 – died Sept. 19, 2015; age 77). Jackie Collins died of breast cancer. (Jackie Collins 2012 Photo: Cyotethndr)
 Christopher Stone (nee Thomas Edward Bourassa; married Dee Wallace)
Christopher Stone (nee Thomas Edward Bourassa; married Dee Wallace)
American actor of TV (Bill Horton on Days of Our Lives; The New Lassie; The Interns; The Bionic Woman; Here Come the Brides; Dallas; Barnaby Jones; The Streets of San Francisco; The F.B.I.) and movies (Cujo; The Howling; Love Me Deadly) (born Oct. 4, 1942 – died Oct. 20, 1995; age 53). Christopher Stone died of a heart attack. (Christopher Stone 1976 Spencer’s Pilots Photo: CBS)
Spanish-American movie character actor (The Count of Monte Cristo; Easy Living; Svengali; Under Suspicion; The Great Garrick; Men in Her Life; Trick for Trick; Cock of the Air; I Was a Criminal; The Gilded Lily; Mexican Spitfire’s Elephant; They Met in Bombay; Two Wise Maids; Metropolitan; Let’s Live Tonight) (born Oct. 4, 1886 – died Dec. 23, 1962; age 76). (Luis Alberni 1937)
American child actor of Broadway, radio, TV (Rocky Jones, Space Ranger), & films (Life of St. Paul Series; The Happy Years; Gasoline Alley; The Jolson Story; Our Gang Follies of 1936; Dante’s Inferno; My Favorite Wife; Whom The God’s Destroy; Mama’s Little Pirate) (born Oct. 4, 1929 – died May 10, 1968; age 38). Scotty Beckett died of a barbiturate overdose. (Scotty Beckett 1934)
 George Sidney (son of L.K. Sidney & Hazael Mooney)
George Sidney (son of L.K. Sidney & Hazael Mooney)
Oscar-winning American child actor of films (The Littlest Cowboy), producer & Screen Director’s Guild President (Merry Wives of Windsor; Scaramouche; The Three Musketeers; The Harvey Girls; Anchors Aweigh; Kiss Me Kate; Annie Get Your Gun; Quicker’n a Wink; Alfalfa’s Aunt; The Eddy Duchin Story; Show Boat; Pepe) (born Oct. 4, 1916 – died May 5, 2002; age 85). (George Sidney 1927)
 Jimmy Ritz (nee Samuel Joachim; brother of Al & Harry Ritz)
Jimmy Ritz (nee Samuel Joachim; brother of Al & Harry Ritz)
American singer, dancer, comedian & actor of vaudeville & Broadway stages, TV, and movies (On the Avenue; Never a Dull Moment; Argentine Nights; Sing, Baby, Sing; Kentucky Moonshine; Straight Place and Show; Behind the Eight Ball; Hi’Ya Chum; Life Begins in College; Hotel Anchovy) (born Oct. 4, 1904 – died Nov. 17, 1985; age 81). Ex of Ruth Hilliard. (Jimmy Ritz Photo)
American western artist (sculptures – The Broncho Buster; pen & ink, watercolors, oil paintings – The Smoke Signal), Spanish-American war correspondent & illustrator of newspapers (New York Journal), magazines (Harper’s Weekly; Collier’s), & books (The Way of an Indian) (born Oct. 4, 1861 – died Dec. 26, 1909; age 48). (Frederic Remington c. 1890s-1900s)
 Jan Murray (nee Murray Janofsky)
Jan Murray (nee Murray Janofsky)
American comedian, host & actor of stage, TV (Blind Date; The Jan Murray Show; The Hollywood Squares; Treasure Hunt; Your Big Moment; Meet Your Match; Go Lucky), & films (Who Killed Teddy Bear; Thunder Alley; The Day of the Wolves; The Busy Body; Tarzan and the Great River; A Man Called Dagger) (born Oct. 4, 1916 – died July 2, 2006; age 89). (Jan Murray 1961 Zane Grey Theater)
 James T. Callahan (nee James Thomas Callahan)
James T. Callahan (nee James Thomas Callahan)
American actor of TV (Walter Powell on Charles in Charge; Convoy; Wendy and Me; The Governor & J.J.; The Runaways; Dr. Kildare; The Jim Backus Show; Quincy M.E.; Perry Mason; Lou Grant; The F.B.I.) & films (Tropic of Cancer; Mosby’s Marauders) (born Oct. 4, 1930 – died Aug. 3, 2007; age 76). James T. Callahan died of esophageal cancer. (James T. Callahan 1966 12 O’Clock High)
 John B. Kelly Sr. (nee John Brendan Kelly; father of John B. Jr. & Grace Kelly)
John B. Kelly Sr. (nee John Brendan Kelly; father of John B. Jr. & Grace Kelly)
American football player, boxer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame 3X gold medalist (1920 Antwerp single & double scull; 1924 Paris double scull) & National Rowing Champion (1916-1920), WWI officer, bricklayer, construction owner, & politician (born Oct. 4, 1889 – died June 20, 1960; age 70). Brother of George & Walter Kelly; cousin of Paul Costello. (Jack Kelly 1920)
 Frankie Crosetti (nee Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti; “The Crow”)
Frankie Crosetti (nee Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti; “The Crow”)
American pro baseball player, 2X MLB All-Star shortstop for the New York Yankees for 17 years (1932-1948) with 8 World Series Championships; MLB third base coach (New York Yankees (1947-1968 – 9X World Series Championships; Seattle Pilots 1969; Minnesota Twins 1970-1971) (born Oct. 4, 1910 – died Feb. 11, 2002; age 91). (Frankie Crosetti 1933: Goudey)
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