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Actors Born on April 16

  • 1867 Spottiswoode Aitken, Scottish actor (The Birth of a Nation, The Avenging Conscience), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1933)

Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

British actor and comedian (City Lights, Gold Rush), born in London, England

  • 1897 Milton Cross, American radio announcer (Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, 1931-75), born in New York City (d. 1975)
  • 1904 Fifi D'Orsay [Yvonne Lussier] Canadian-American vaudeville and film actress and singer known as the "French Bombshell" (The Life Jimmy Dolan; Dixie Jamboree), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1983)
  • 1911 Christine McIntyre, American actress and singer (The Three Stooges, The Rangers' Round-Up), born in Nogales, Arizona (d. 1984)
  • 1912 Catherine Scorsese [Cappa], Italian-American actress (The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear), born in New York City (d. 1997)
  • 1912 David Langton [Basil Muir Langton-Dodds], Scottish actor (The Avengers, Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship), born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 1994)
  • 1913 Lester "Les" Tremayne, British radio, film and television actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds), born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • 1914 John Hodiak, American actor (Battleground, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1955)
  • 1915 Gerard McLarnon, British-Irish actor and writer (The Wrestler's Honeymoon), born in Clitheroe, Lancashire (d. 1997)
  • 1915 Joan Alexander [Louise Abrass], American actress (The New Adventures of Superman, The Tales of Hoffmann), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2009)
  • 1917 Barry Nelson, American actor, first actor to play James Bond, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2007)

Spike Milligan (1918-2002)

Irish-British actor and comedian (The Goon Show, 3 Musketeers), born in Ahmednagar, India

Peter Ustinov (1921-2004)

British actor, author, journalist, comedian and broadcaster (Death on the Nile; Logan's Run; Billy Budd), born in London, England

Henry Mancini (1924-1994)

American Grammy and Academy Award-winning film and television composer (Breakfast at Tiffany's; Peter Gunn; Pink Panther films), arranger, and conductor, born in Cleveland, Ohio [1]

  • 1927 Edie Adams [Edith Enke], American businesswoman, singer, actress and comedian (Murial Cigar), born in Kingston, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
  • 1927 Peter Mark Richman {Marvin Jack Richman], American character actor (Three's Company - "Rev. Snow"; Dynasty - "Andrew"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Goopy Geer, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Rudolf Ising (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Goopy Geer"
  • 1933 Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster and actress (Cold Comfort Farm), born in Stockport, England
  • 1934 Richard Kenshaw, British broadcaster, born in London (d. 2014)
  • 1939 Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor, born in Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2008)
  • 1939 Donald MacCormick, British broadcaster, born in Scotland (d. 2009)
  • 1940 Dick Versace, American basketball coach (Bradley University, Indiana Pacers), broadcaster (TNT) and executive (GM Memphis Grizzlies), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Ruth Madoc, British singer and actress (Hi Di Hi), born in Norwich, Norfolk (d. 2022)
  • 1949 Melody Patterson, American actress (F Troop), born in Inglewood, California (d. 2015)
  • 1950 David Graf, American actor (Police Academy- Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 2001)
  • 1952 Michel Blanc, French actor and director, born in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • 1952 William Richard "Billy" West, American voice actor (Futurama), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1953 Jay O. Sanders, American actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski), born in Austin, Texas
  • 1954 Ellen Barkin, American actress (Big Easy, Sea of Love), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1963 Nick Berry, English actor (Wicksy-EastEnders), born in Woodford, Essex
  • 1964 David Kohan, American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and television producer (Will & Grace), born in New York City
  • 1964 Robert Kelker-Kelly, American actor (Days of Our Lives -"Bo"), born in Wichita, Kansas

Jon Cryer (59 years old)

1965 American actor (Pretty in Pink, Superman IV), born in New York City

Martin Lawrence (59 years old)

1965 American comedian (Martin), born in Frankfurt, Germany

  • 1965 Michael Wong Man Tak, Hong Kong-American actor and director, born in Troy, New York
  • 1970 Fran Robinson, American actress (Lauren-Charlie & Company), born in California
  • 1971 Max Beesley, English actor (Bodies; Hotel Babylon), and session and touting vibraphonist, born in Burnage, Manchester, England
  • 1971 Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor (Heart of Greed), born in Hong Kong
  • 1974 Valarie Rae Miller, American actress, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 1974 Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer, and director, born in Beijing, China
  • 1975 Nick Pickard, British actor, born in Surrey, United Kingdom
  • 1975 Sean Maher, American actor, born in Pleasantville, New York
  • 1976 Kelli O'Hara, American stage actress and singer (The King and I), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
  • 1976 Lukas Haas, American actor (Witness; Inception), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1976 Shu Qi, Taiwanese actress (Three Times), born in Taipei, Taiwan
  • 1977 Alek Wek, Sudanese supermodel, born in Wau, South Sudan
  • 1978 Lara Dutta, Indian actress, born in Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 1980 Jesse Tendler, American actor (Nick-Ellen Burstyn Show), born in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1980 Paul London, American professional wrestler, born in Austin, Texas

Claire Foy (40 years old)

1984 English actress (The Crown), born in Stockport, England

  • 1984 Noah Fleiss, American actor, born in White Plains, New York
  • 1985 Benjamín Rojas, Argentine actor and singer, born in La Plata, Argentina
  • 1990 Lorraine Nicholson, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1994 Liliana Mumy, American actress (Cheaper By The Dozen; The Santa Clause; The Loud House), born in San Marcos, California
  • 1994 Midori Francis, American actress (Dash & Lily), born in Lakewood, New Jersey)

Anya Taylor-Joy (28 years old)

1996 British-Argentine actress (Emma, The Queen's Gambit), born in Miami, Florida

  • 1996 Lin Yun, Chinese actress (The Mermaid), born in Huzhou, China
  • 2002 Sadie Sink, American actress (Stranger Things), born in Brenham, Texas