Nick Castle

  Nick Castle was born on September 21st, 1947 in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Nicholas Charles Castle

Michael Myers (The Shape) in
John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)

Behind the scenes

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Maurice Barrymore was born in 1849

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John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Robert Rusler

 Robert Rusler was born on September 20th, 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

Robert Rusler

Weird Science (1985)

Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

Vamp (1986)

Thrashin’ (1986)

Shag (1989) with Phoebe Cates

Star Trek: The Next Generation 

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Asia Argento was born in 1975

Mariangela Melato

Mariangela Melato was born on September 19th, 1941 in Milan, Italy. 

Mariangela Melato (1941-2013)

Policewoman (1974)

The Cat (1977)

Flash Gordon (1980)

 

Also on this date:

Adam West was born in 1929

Häxan

 Häxan (The Witch) premiered in Stockholm, Helsingborg, Malmö and Gothenburg Sweden on September 18th, 1922. 

Häxan

The silent horror film was directed by Benjamin Christensen.

Benjamin Christensen as Satan

It was rereleased in the states in 1968 under the title Witchcraft Through the Ages. This version was narrated by William S. Burroughs and featured a jazz score by Daniel Humair that featured Jean-Luc Ponty.

Also on this date:

The Day the Earth Stood Still premiered in 1951 

Dolores Costello

 Dolores Costello was born on September 17th, 1903 in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Dolores Costello (1903-1979)

She was the third wife of John Barrymore and grandmother of Drew Barrymore. 

With John Barrymore and children
John Drew and Dolores 

The Sea Beast (1926)
with John Barrymore 

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Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira was born on this date in 1951

Ed Begley Jr.

 Ed Begley Jr. was born on September 16th, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA. 

Edward James Begley Jr. 

Private Lessons (1981)

Eating Raoul (1982) with Mary Woronov,
Paul Bartel, Roger Beltran and Edie McClurg

This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
with Jeff Goldblum and Carol Kane

Also on this date:

The Outer Limits premiered in 1963

Henry Silva

 Henry Silva was born on September 15th, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. 

Henry Silva (1928-2022)

Green Mansions (1959)
with Anthony Perkins 

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
with Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh

Johnny Cool (1963) 
with Elizabeth Montgomery 

Love and Bullets (1979)

Escape From the Bronx (1983)

Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog:
The Way of the Samurai 
with Cliff Gorman

Also on this date:

Dr. Know was born in 1958

Sam Neill

 Sam Neill was born on September 14th, 1947 in Omagh, Northern Ireland but moved to Christchurch, New Zealand at a young age.

Nigel John Dermot Neill

Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)

Possession (1981)
with Isabelle Adjani

Jurassic Park (1993) 
with Laura Dern 

John Carpenter’s
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Daybreakers (2009)

Also on this date:

Bong Joon-ho was born in 1969