Jim Jarmusch

 Jim Jarmusch was born on January 22nd, 1953 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Jim Jarmusch

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Mystery Train (1989)

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
with Henry Silva and Cliff Gorman

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

Only Lover’s Left Alive (2013)
with Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston 

Paterson (2016)

The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

Michael Wincott

 Michael Wincott was born on January 21st, 1958 in Ontario, Canada. 

Michael Wincott

This character actor is often cast in villainous roles because of his deep, raspy voice. 

The Doors (1991)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

The Crow (1994)

Basquiat (1996)

Alien: Resurrection (1997) 
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet 
with Sigourney Weaver and Dominique Pinon

Rolfe Sedan

 Rolfe Sedan was born on January 29th, 1896 in New York City. 

Rolfe Sedan (1896-1982)

Over his years as a character actor he played hundreds upon hundreds of roles, often times uncredited as an extra. 

Laurel and Hardy’s Double Whoopee (1929)

Sneak Easily (1932)

As the ballon ascensionist in
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Addams Family (1964-1966)

Young Frankenstein (1974) with
Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle
and Madeline Kahn

Streets

On January 19th, 1990, Streets was released in US theaters. 

Streets (1990)

Directed and written by Katt Shea (co-written with Andy Ruben) and produced by Roger Corman. 

Streets (1990)

Starring Christina Applegate as an underaged, illiterate, drug addicted prostitute with a psycho cop problem living on the streets of Venice, California. 

Christina Applegate as Dawn

Also starring David Mendenhall and Eb Lottimer. The theme song (Dawn’s Theme) is Performed by Elizabeth Daily. Katt Shea went on to direct Poison Ivy (1992) and The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) starring Emily Bergl. 

 

John Boorman

 John Boorman was born on January 18th, 1933 in Middlesex, England. 

John Boorman

Deliverance (1972)

Zardoz (1974)

The Exorcist II The Heretic

Excalibur (1981)

Sex Pistols Call It Quits

 On January 17th, 1978 the Sex Pistols called it quits. 

The Sex Pistols (1975-1978)

Sex Pistols Timeline:

8/27/1956 - Glen Matlock Born

5/9/1957 - Sid Vicious Born

10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI

12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury

1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI 

3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M

3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M

4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig

5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen

6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party

1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins

1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand

1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits

10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder

10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt

12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault

1/2/1979 -  Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins

2/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Dies

11/7/1986 - Sid and Nancy

John Carpenter

 John Carpenter was born on January 16th, 1948 in Carthage, New York. 

John Carpenter 

The filmmaker / artist / producer is responsible for a long list of successful horror, action and science fiction movies. 

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis
in Halloween (1978)

The Fog (1980)
with Jamie Lee Curtis 
and Tom Atkins

Escape From New York (1981)
with Tom Atkins 
and Ernest Borgnine

The Thing (1982)
with Keith David

Christine (1983)

Prince of Darkness (1987)
with Donald Pleasence

They Live (1988) 
with Keith David

In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
with Sam Neill

With collaborator Debra Hill

With Hill and special effects artist Rob Bottin
on the set of The Fog

the Coupe de Villes
John Carpenter, Nick Castle and Tommy Lee Wallace

The John Carpenter Band

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Ernest Thesiger

 Ernest Thesiger was born on January 15th, 1879 in London. 

Ernest Thesiger (1879-1961)

His career in film and stage spanned 45 years but is best known for his role as Dr. Pretorius in James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester. 

The Old Dark House (1932)

The Ghoul (1933) 
with Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
with
Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff

Scrooge (1951)