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Actors Born on August 3

  • 1891 Leslie Henson, English comedian and actor (Lady Luck, Funny Face, Harvey), born in Notting Hill, London (d. 1957)
  • 1894 Harry Heilmann, American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 × AL batting champion, Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (WXYZ), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1951)
  • 1895 Marguerite Nichols, American actress (An Old Man's Folly), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1941)
  • 1902 Judson Laire, American stage and screen actor (I Remember Mama - "Papa"; Advise and Consent), born in New York City (d. 1979)
  • 1904 Dolores del Rio, Mexican silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1983)
  • 1907 Adrienne Ames, American actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1947)
  • 1907 Irene Tedrow, American actress (Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr Novak), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1995)
  • 1911 Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor (Star Wars, Eye of the Needle), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1990)
  • 1913 Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian television comedy writer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 2007)
  • 1918 (Robert Jordan) "Smoki" Whitfield, American actor (Bomba the Jungle Boy; Lord of the Jungle; Swamp Fox), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
  • 1918 Larry Haines [Hecht], American actor (The Odd Couple, Search for Tomorrow), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 2008)
  • 1920 Maria Karnilova, American dancer and actress (Fiddler on the Roof, Ivan the Terrible), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2001)
  • 1921 Marilyn Maxwell, American actress and entertainer (Champion, The Lemon Drop Kid, East of Sumatra), born in Clarinda, Iowa (d. 1972)
  • 1924 James Komack, American writer, director, and actor (The Courtship of Eddie's Father; Chico and the Man; Welcome Back, Kotter), born in New York City (d. 1997)
  • 1926 Gordon Scott [Werschkul], American actor (Tarzan series), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2007)
  • 1928 Cécile Aubry, French actress (The Black Rose), author (Belle et Sébastien), television screenwriter and director, born in Paris, France (d. 2010)
  • 1934 Haystacks Calhoun, American professional wrestler, born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1989)
  • 1936 Edward Petherbridge, English actor (The Guardians), born in West Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
  • 1937 Steven Berkoff, English actor (Rambo: First Blood Part II), born in Stepney, London
  • 1938 George Memmoli, American actor (Earl-Hello Larry), born in New York City (d. 1985)
  • 1938 Terry Wogan, British broadcaster (Eurovision Song Contest, Blankety Blank), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2016)

Martin Sheen (83 years old)

1940 American actor (Badlands, The West Wing), born in Dayton, Ohio

Martha Stewart (82 years old)

1941 American business magnate and TV personality who founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, born in Jersey City, New Jersey

  • 1942 Mary Ann Esposito, American chef and TV host (Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1945 Ron Hendren, American TV host (Entertainment Tonight), born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
  • 1950 Jo Marie Payton, American actress (Harriette-Family Matters), born in Albany, Georgia
  • 1952 Jay North, American actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1952 Loles León, Spanish actress (Aquí no hay quien viva), born in Barcelona
  • 1955 Corey Burton [Weinberg], American voice actor (Adventures in Odyssey; Dismey themeparks and films), born in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California
  • 1956 Todd Christensen, American football tight end (Super Bowl XV, XVIII; First-team All-Pro 1983, 85, 86; 5 × Pro Bowl; Oakland/LA Raiders) and sportscaster (NBC Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports Network), born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
  • 1957 Mani Shankar, Indian filmmaker, born in Guntur, India
  • 1958 Ana Kokkinos, Greek-Australian film director (The Secret Life of Us), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1961 Molly Hagan, American actress (Code of Silence), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1963 Carlo Imperato, American actor (Fame), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1963 Isaiah Washington, American actor (The 100), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1963 Lisa Ann Walter, American comedian and actress (Abbot Elementary), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 1967 John Femia, American actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1970 Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game developer, born in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1973 Michael Ealy, American actor (Think Like a Man), born in Washington D.C.
  • 1973 Stephen Graham, English actor (This is England, Boiling Point), born in Kirby, England
  • 1974 Jenny Beck, American actress (Claire Carroll-Guns & Paradise), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1977 Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor (Nói Albínói), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
  • 1979 Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress (Lost, The Hobbit), born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
  • 1980 Hannah Simone, British-Canadian actress (New Girl), born in London, England
  • 1983 Mamie Gummer, American actress (Nancy Crozier-The Good Wife), born in New York City
  • 1984 Amanda Kimmel, American actress and beauty queen, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1984 Jon Foster, American actor (Stay Alive), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1988 Brandon Rogers, American comedian, actor and Youtuber (Helluva Boss), born in Livermore, California
  • 1990 Jourdan Dunn, British model, born in London, England
  • 1992 Karlie Kloss, American model (Project Runway host), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1992 Nadeshot [Matthew Haag], American professional gamer and Youtuber (Call of Duty)
  • 1993 Yurina Kumai, Japanese pop singer (Berryz Kobo; Hello! Project Kids), and fashion model, born in Kanagawa, Japan