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Actors Born on August 7

  • 1884 (Mary) "Billie" Burke, American radio, stage, silent and sound film actress (Zieigfield Follies; The Wizard of Oz; Merrily We Live), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1970)
  • 1885 Gordon Harker, British actor (Facts of Love, Champagne, Inspector Hornleigh), born in London, England (d. 1967)
  • 1899 Renie Riano, British-American vaudeville and screen actress (Jiggs and Maggie films; The Family Jewels), born in London, England (d. 1971)
  • 1902 Ann Harding, American actress (East is West, Janie), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1981)
  • 1914 Ted Moore, South African-British cinematographer (James Bond), born in Western Cape, South Africa (d. 1987)
  • 1924 Kenneth Kendall, British broadcaster (BBC News, Treasure Hunt), born in British India (d. 2012)
  • 1926 Stan Freberg, American satirist, ad executive and cartoon voice (Bertie), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
  • 1927 Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, American actor (Our Gang; Beginner's Luck; General Spanky), born in Paris, Illinois (d. 1959)
  • 1928 Romeo Muller, American screenwriter, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 1992)
  • 1932 Edward Hardwicke, British actor (Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2011)
  • 1939 Anjanette Comer, American actress (Baby, Lepke), born in Dawson, Texas
  • 1939 Verna Bloom, American actress (After Hours, Badge 373), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
  • 1940 Marlyn Mason, American actress (Making It, Peyton Place), born in San Fernando, California
  • 1941 Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder, powerlifter, actor and author (Mr. Olympia 1976, 81), born in Ollolai, Sardinia (d. 2019)
  • 1941 Howard Johnson, American jazz and session baritone saxophonist and tuba player (SNL band), born in Montgomery, Alabama
  • 1942 Garrison Keillor, American writer, humorist and radio personality (A Prairie Home Companion), born in Anoka, Minnesota
  • 1942 Masa Saito, Japanese wrestler (AWA/WWF/NJPW/CWFI), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2018)
  • 1942 Tobin Bell, American actor, born in Queens, New York
  • 1944 David Rasche, American stage and screen actor (Sledge Hammer!), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1944 John Glover, American actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special), born in Kingston, New York
  • 1952 Alexei Sayle, British comedian, born in Anfield, Liverpool,
  • 1954 Caroline Aaron, American actress (Crimes & Misdemeanors), born in Richmond, Virginia
  • 1955 Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • 1955 Wayne Knight, American actor, born in New York City
  • 1960 David Duchovny, American actor (The X-Files, Californication), born in New York City
  • 1963 Harold Perrineau Jr., American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1964 Michael Weishan, American TV host, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1967 Charlotte Lewis, British actress (Golden Child, Pirates), born in London, England
  • 1971 Sydney Penny, American actress (Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1972 Greg Serano, American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1974 Michael Shannon, American actor (Nocturnal Animals, Boardwalk Empire), born in Lexington, Kentucky

Charlize Theron (48 years old)

1975 South African actress (Mad Max, The Cider House Rules, Monster), born in Benoni, Transvaal

  • 1978 Cirroc Lofton, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1979 Eric Johnson, American actor, born in Austin, Texas
  • 1980 Aurélie Claudel, French model, born in Laxou, France
  • 1983 Tina O'Brien, British actress, born in Manchester, England
  • 1996 Tessa Allen, American actress, born in Manhattan Beach, California