October 4th Birthdays
If you were born on October 4th, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Lori Saunders is 81 (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 is 77
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 is 76 (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 is 73
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 is 73 (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 is 72 (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)
Meg Bennett is 72 (nee Helen Bennett; married Robert Guza Jr.)
Emmy Award-winning American screenwriter & actress of daytime television (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), born October 4, 1950. (Meg Bennett 1977 Photo: CBS)
Christoph Waltz is 66
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 is 60 (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 is 55 (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])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on October 4th!
Remember These October 4th Famous Birthdays
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)
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“)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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