Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy was born in Paris, France on December 21st, 1969. 

Julie Delpy

She holds dual citizenship in America and France. 

Killing Zoe (1993)

But I’m a Cheerleader (1996)

An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
with Eric Stoltz, Helen Mirren and Peter Fonda

Before Sunrise (1995)

Before Sunset (2004)

Before Midnight (2013)

The Countess (2009)

Jenny Agutter

 Jenny Agutter was born on December 20th, 1952 in Taunton, Somerset, England. 

Jenny Agutter

Best known for her roles in Logan’s Run, An American Werewolf in London and Child’s Play 2.

Logan’s Run (1976)

An American Werewolf in London 
with David Naughton (1981)

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara’s career spanned over half a century in film, television and stage in the US and Europe. 

Biago Anthony Gazzara

On stage...

...and television

 

I’d like to say their was a Gazzara-ssance in the late 80’s into the 90’s but looking at his filmography the man had never stopped working.

Road House (1989)

That not so deceptive smile. 

If you see this smile run. 

In Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo ‘66 (1998)

Born August 28th, 1930.

Also on this date:

Barbara Bach was born in 1946

Bolaji Badejo

Bolaji Badejo was born in Lagos, Nigeria on August 23rd, 1953.

The original Xenomorph in his only acting role. 

Alien (1979)

Related:

Alien: Resurrection 

Barbara Eden was born on this date in 1931

Cindy Williams

I was thinking...

Cindy Williams has some cult cred.

Williams in Drive, He Said

A post-apocalyptic Roger Corman 1970 black comedy 

Gas-s-s-s.

Jack Nicholson’s 1971 directorial debut Drive, He Said. 

Beware! The Blob was Larry Hagman’s campy 1973 sequel to The Blob from 1958.

Psychological horror from 1973 The Killing Kind by director Curtis Harrington.

Also in ‘73 was George Lucas’ American Graffiti. She later auditioned for Princess Leah. 

Let’s all take a moment to imagine that alternate reality.

Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation (1974)
with Frederic Forrest

The cult comedy The First Nudie Musical from 1976 received a lot of play on Cinemax in its earliest days. I remember dad getting pissed because Shirley didn’t get naked in it. 

Director Bruce Kimmel later brought Williams in on another of his projects. 1983’s The Creature Wasn’t Nice. 

It’s... 

An Alien parody musical starring Leslie Nielsen. 

aka Naked Space

Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983)
with Michael McKean, Penny Marshall, 
David Lander and Leslie Easterbrook 

Cindy Williams, born August 22nd, 1947. 

Also on this date:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 was released in 1986

Gene Roddenberry

Happy Birthday to Gene Roddenberry born August 19th, 1921. 

Gene Roddenberry 

Majel Barrett the “First Lady of Star Trek” and Gene
married from 1969 until his death in 1991.
They have a son. 

Coincidentally, it is also Jonathan Frakes’ birthday. 

He was born in 1952. 

Jonathan Frakes

 

Related:

Gene Roddenberry 

Star Trek: The Original Series

William Shatner

Leonard Nimoy

Nichelle Nichols

Majel Barrett

Sally Kellerman

Frank Gorshin

Ted Cassidy

Reggie Nalder 

Kathryn Leigh Scott 

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Marina Sirtis

Jonathan Frakes

Evelyn Guerrero 

David Lander

Robert Rusler

Joe Besser

 He may not be the most favorite of Stooges, but he is one of only six people in all of history that can stake that claim.

Joe Besser was born on August 12th, 1907.

Joseph Besser (1907-1988)

He was a Stooge from 1957 to 1959.

Besser with Moe Howard and Larry Fine

With Christine McIntyre 

Relative:

Ted Healy

Curly Howard

Larry Fine 

Joe DeRita

Also on this date:

Porter Wagoner was born in 1927

Buck Owens was born in 1929

Amanda Bearse

Amanda Bearse was born on August 9th, 1958 in Winter Park, FL. 

She’s best known for her 10 year stint on Married…with Children from 1987 to 1997 and her role in Fright Night starring Chris Sarandon (1985). 

Also of note is her role as “the good girl who was right there all along” opposite Fright Night co-Star Stephen Geoffreys in Fratenity Vacation released the same year. One of Tim Robbins earlier roles as well. 

She was also in the Here Come the Munsters reboot in 1995 as Mrs. Pearl. 

And as a Barmaid in Gregg Araki’s Doom Generation. 

Also on this date in 1959, The Bat was released in US theaters. 

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun was in about a million movies and tv shows spanning nearly 50 years. 

Rory Calhoun

He was on both fantasy and Gilligan’s Island

Calhoun as Jonathan Kincaid on Gilligan’s Island
with Dawn Wells

He was in Motel Hell (1980) alongside Nancy Parsons. 

What a great movie couple they made. 

Nancy Parsons and Rory in Motel Hell (1980)

Mostly, I remember him from his role as Kit Carson in Angel (1984) with Donna Wilkes, Dick Shawn, Cliff Gorman and Susan Tyrrell and the first sequel, Avenging Angel (1985).

Donna Wilkes and Rory
on the set of Angel

Rory and Betsy Russell in Avenging Angel

Rory Calhoun, born Francis Timothy McCown on August 8th, 1922. Rory passed away on April 28th, 1999. 

Also on this date in 1900, Robert Siodmak was born. 

Ted Cassidy

Ted Cassidy was born on July 31st, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Best known for his role as Lurch on the Addams Family TV series from 1964 to 1966.

Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)

Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester and Cassidy as Lurch
Cassidy also played Thing

John Astin, Jackie Coogan, 
Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, 
Carolyn Jones and Ken Weatherwax
(1964-1966)

Lurch window cameo on the Batman TV series
with Adam West

Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek

Also on this date 7/31:

1992: Buffy The Vampire Slayer released