September 18th Birthdays
If you were born on September 18th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Scotty Bowman (nee William Scott Bowman)
Canadian hockey coach for Team Canada (1976 Canada Cup gold) & the NHL (Buffalo Sabres; St. Louis Blues), 9X Stanley Cup winner (Montreal Canadiens – 1973, 1976-1979; Pittsburgh Penguins – 1992; Detroit Red Wings – 1997-1998 & 2002), born September 18, 1933. (Scotty Bowman 1970 Photo: UPI)
Frankie Avalon (nee Francis Thomas Avallone)
American 1950s teen idol, singer (Venus; Why; Just Ask Your Heart) and actor (Grease; Jamboree!; The Alamo; Beach Party; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; Beach Blanket Bingo; Sail a Crooked Ship; Drums of Africa; Jamboree!), born September 18, 1940. (Frankie Avalon 1962 Photo: New York Sunday News)
American TV director (General Hospital), actor of TV (John Hudson on Another World; Hogan on Search for Tomorrow; T. J. on Texas; Jim Thomasen on All My Children; Burke Donovan on As The World Turns; One Life to Live) & movies (The End of the Bar), born September 18, 1947. (David Forsyth 1983)
Beth Grant
American actress of TV (Beverly on The Mindy Project; Delta; Coach; Jericho), films (Speed; Love Field; Dance With Me; Donnie Darko; Pearl Harbor; Rock Star; The Rookie; Little Miss Sunshine; The Boyfriend School; Child’s Play 2), born September 18, 1949. (Beth Grant 2010 Photo: Greg Hernandez)
Darryl Sittler
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian professional hockey player (1970-1985), and NHL centre (Toronto Maple Leafs captain; Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings) who scored the most points (6) in a single game (February 7, 1976), born September 18, 1950. (Darryl Sittler 1970s Photo: Toronto Maple Leafs)
Ryne Sandberg (“Ryno“)
National Baseball Hall of Fame American MLB second baseman (Chicago Cubs 1982-1997), 1984 National League MVP, 10-time All-Star with 9 Gold Glove & 7 Silver Slugger Awards, later Philadelphia Phillies manager, born September 18, 1959. (Ryne Sandberg 1984 Photo: Kirk Bravender / Cubs)
Holly Robinson Peete (nee Holly Elizabeth Robinson)
American host & actress of TV (Officer Judy Hoffs on 21 Jump Street; Vanessa Russell on Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper; Malena Ellis on For Your Love; The Talk; Mike & Molly), movies (Howard the Duck), & author (My Brother Charlie), born September 18, 1964. Married Rodney Peete. (Holly Robinson 2007: Bruce)
Ricky Bell (nee Ricardo Bell; “Slick“; married Amy Correa)
American R&B singer with New Edition (Candy Girl; Hit Me Off; Cool It Now; If It Isn’t Love; I’m Still in Love with You; Mr. Telephone Man; Earth Angel) and Bell Biv DeVoe (Poison; Do Me!; The Best Things in Life Are Free; Gangsta), born September 18, 1967. (Ricky Bell 1986 New Edition Photo: MCA)
American host & actress of TV (Dr. Tara Lewis on Criminal Minds; The Talk; Whose Line is It Anyway?; Lana on Archer; Entertainment Tonight; Ghost Whisperer; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and films (Death Sentence; .45), born September 18, 1970. (Aisha Tyler 2014 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
Jada Pinkett Smith (married Will Smith)
American producer, screenwriter, & actress of TV (Lena James on A Different World; All of Us; Gotham), and movies (Jason’s Lyric; A Low Down Dirty Shame; The Nutty Professor; Set It Off; Scream 2; Woo; Collateral; Bad Moms), born September 18, 1971. (Jada Pinkett Smith 2001 Photo: Jerry Avenaim)
Michael Landes (married Wendy Benson-Landes)
American actor of TV (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Union Square; The Wonder Years; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; Cruel Summer) & films (Soul Mates; An American Summer; Final Destination 2; My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend; Beacon Hill), born September 18, 1972. (Michael Landes Painting: A. Hamilton)
James Marsden (ex of Lisa Linde)
American actor of TV (Dead to Me; Westworld; 30 Rock; Ally McBeal) & movies (Enchanted; X-Men films; Hairspray; 27 Dresses; 10th & Wolf; Heights; The Best of Me; Shock and Awe; The 24th Day; Walk of Shame; Gossip; Superman Returns; 2 Guns), born September 18, 1973. (James Marsden 2017: Gage Skidmore)
(Rossano Brazzi c. 1940 | Greta Garbo 1931)
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Robert Blake (nee Michael James Gubitosi)
American actor of TV (Tony Baretta on Baretta; The Richard Boone Show; Hell Town; Joe Dancer movies) & films (Little Rascal / Our Gang films; Red Ryder films; In Cold Blood; PT 109; Mokey; Tell Them Willie Boy is Here; Pork Chop Hill; Humoresque; Dakota) (born Sept.18, 1933 – died Mar. 9, 2023; age 89). Aka Mickey Gubitosi, Bobby Blake. (Robert Blake 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Jimmie Rodgers (nee James Frederick Rodgers)
American singer (Honeycomb; Kisses Sweeter Than Wine; Secretly; Oh-Oh, I’m Falling in Love Again; Mule Skinner Blues; It’s Over; The Real McCoys theme), host & actor of TV (The Folk World of Jimmie Rodgers; The Jimmie Rodgers Show) & films (Back Door to Hell) (born Sept. 18, 1933 – died Jan. 18, 2021; age 87). (Jimmie F. Rodgers 1961 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come)
Canadian professional hockey player & coach, NHL centre (Montreal Canadiens – 1959 Calder Memorial Trophy, 6-Time All-Star, 6 Stanley Cups; Los Angeles Kings; Chicago Black Hawks) & WHA centre (Chicago Cougars; Denver Spurs; Ottawa Civics; New England Whalers) (born Sept. 18, 1937 – died Feb. 7, 2021; age 83). (Ralph Backstrom c. 1964 Photo: Chex)
Fred Willard (nee Frederick Charles Willard)
American comedian, host & actor of TV (Jerry Hubbard on Fernwood Tonight & America 2-Night; Real People; Everybody Loves Raymond; Modern Family; Mad About You; The Bold and the Beautiful; Sirota’s Court), movies (Silver Streak; Roxanne; Best in Show) (born Sept. 18, 1939 – died May 18, 2020; age 86). Fred Willard died of natural causes. (Fred Willard 1976 Photo: NBC)
Greta Garbo (nee Greta Lovisa Gustafsson)
Reclusive “I want to be alone” Swedish-American 1920-1930s movie star (Anna Christie; Romance; Camille; Ninotchka; Flesh and the Devil; Mata Hari; Grand Hotel; The Painted Veil; Anna Karenina; The Mysterious Lady; Two-Faced Woman) (born Sept. 18, 1905 – died Apr. 15, 1990; age 84). Ex-partner of John Gilbert, Mercedes de Acosta, others. (Greta Garbo c. 1930: RH Louise)
Jack Warden (nee Jack Warden Lebzelter Jr.)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (Lt. Mike Haines on N.Y.P.D.; Crazy Like a Fox; Jigsaw John; The Bad News Bears; Route 66; Naked City) and movies (Heaven Can Wait; Run Silent Run Deep; Shampoo; The Thin Red Line; All the President’s Men; The Presidio) (born Sept. 18, 1920 – died July 19, 2006; age 85). Jack Warden died of kidney & heart failure. (Jack Warden 1950s Photo)
James Gandolfini (nee James Joseph Gandolfini Jr.)
Emmy Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (Tony Soprano on The Sopranos) and movies (Get Shorty; Enough Said; 8MM; The Juror; Crimson Tide; True Romance; The Mexican; Zero Dark Thirty) (born Sept. 18, 1961 – died June 19, 2013; age 51). James Gandolfini died of a heart attack. (James Gandolfini 2010 Photo: Mass. Comm. Spclst Chad J. McNeeley / DoD)
Rossano Brazzi
Italian movie star (South Pacific; Three Coins in the Fountain; The Barefoot Contessa; Summertime; Interlude; Light in the PIazza; Rome Adventure; Kean; Little Women; Bullet for Stefano; The Italian Job; The Great Waltz; It Happens in Roma) (born Sept. 18, 1916 – died Dec. 24, 1994; age 78). Rossano Brazzi died of a neural virus. (Rossano Brazzi 1949 Little Women Trailer)
Fay Compton (nee Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-MacKenzie)
English actress of stage, TV (The Forsyte Saga), & films (Blackmailed; So This is London; The Haunting; Laughter in Paradise; Doublecross) (born Sept. 18, 1894 – died Dec. 12, 1978; age 84). Daughter of Edward Compton & Virginia Frances Bateman; married H.G. Pelissier, Lauri de Frece; ex of Leon Quartermaine, Ralph Michael; sister of Viola Compton. (Fay Compton 1922)
Grey Owl (nee Archibald Belaney)
British-born Canadian hunter, trapper, nature and wildlife conservationist, writer of articles for the Canadian Forestry Association, and author (The Men of the Last Frontier; Pilgrims of the Wild; Sajo and her Beaver People; Tales of an Empty Cabin) (born Sept. 18, 1888 – died Apr. 13, 1938; age 49). Grey Owl was an alcoholic and died of pneumonia. (Grey Owl 1936: Yousuf Karsh)
Dee Dee Ramone (nee Douglas Glenn Colvin)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American punk rock musician, singer & songwriter for The Ramones (I Wanna Be Sedated; Do You Wanna Dance?; Baby, I Love You; Sheena is a Punk Rocker; Rockaway Beach; Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?) (born Sept. 18, 1951 – died June 5, 2002; age 50). Dee Dee Ramone died of a heroin overdose. (Dee Dee Ramone 1977 Photo: Michael Markos)
Jack Mullaney
American actor of TV (Ensign O’Toole; My Living Doll; It’s About Time; The Ann Sothern Show) and movies (South Pacific; Spinout; Kiss Them For Me; Tickle Me; The Honeymoon Machine; All the Fine Young Cannibals; The Absent Minded Professor; The Vintage) (born Sept. 18, 1929 – died June 27, 1982; age 52). Jack Mullaney died of a stroke. (Jack Mullaney 1961 Thriller)
Eddie “Rochester” Anderson (nee Edmund Lincoln Anderson)
American comedic actor of radio, TV (Rochester on The Jack Benny Program), & movies (The Green Pastures; You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man; Cabin in the Sky; Birth of the Blues; The Meanest Man in the World; What’s Buzzin’, Cousin?) (born Sept. 18, 1905 – died Feb. 28, 1977; age 71). Eddie “Rochester” Anderson died of heart disease. (Eddie “Rochester” Anderson 1941 Topper Returns)
American actor of stage, TV (Knots Landing; Simon & Simon; Gunsmoke; Quincy M.E.; Perry Mason; The Fugitive; Bonanza; Rawhide; Falcon Crest; Climax!; The Felony Squad; Mr. Novak; Tarzan; The Twilight Zone; Ironside; Thriller), and movies (Fitzwilly) (born Sept. 18, 1914 – died May 23, 2001; age 86). Cause of death for Harry Townes is unknown. (Harry Townes 1965 12 O’Clock High)
Leon Askin (nee Leon Aschkenasy)
Austrian character actor of stage, TV (General Burkhalter on Hogan’s Heroes; The Charles Farrell Show; My Favorite Martian; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and movies (Road to Bali; Desert Legion; South Sea Woman; Knock on Wood; Valley of the Kings; Do Not Disturb) (born Sept. 18, 1907 – died June 3, 2005; age 97). Leon Askin died of natural causes. (Leon Askin 1969 Daniel Boone)
Phyllis Kirk (nee Phyllis Kirkegaard)
American actress of TV (Nora Charles on The Thin Man; The Errol Flynn Theatre; Climax!) and movies (River Beat; The Sad Sack; House of Wax; The Iron Mistress; Canyon Crossroads; City After Midnight; Crime Wave; Thunder Over the Plains; Two Weeks with Love) (born Sept. 18, 1927 – died Oct. 19, 2006; age 79). Phyllis Kirk died of a cerebral aneurysm. (Phyllis Kirk 1960 Zane Grey Theater)
Academy Award-winning British photographer, film cameraman, actor, & director (Black Narcissus; The Red Shoes; The African Queen; War and Peace; Sons and Lovers; A Matter of Life and Death; Tai-Pan; My Geisha; Wings of the Morning; Caesar and Cleopatra; Under Capricorn) (born Sept. 18, 1914 – died Apr. 22, 2009; age 94). (Jack Cardiff 1947: American Cinematographer)
Henry Edwards (married Chrissie White; father of Henryetta Edwards)
American film screenwriter, director (Juggernaut; The Private Secretary; Squibs) & actor (Captain’s Orders; The Flag Lieutenant; Green for Danger; The Magic Bow; The Strangler; Brass Monkey; Three Wise Brides; East is East; Woman Hater; Elizabeth of Ladymead) (born Sept. 18, 1882 – died Nov. 2, 1952; age 70). (Henry Edwards 1916 Photo: Turner Films / Motion Picture News)
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