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Actors Born on August 8

  • 1852 Barend Barendse, Dutch actor and director (Heilig recht), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1935)
  • 1864 Henri de Vries [Hendricus Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo), born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1949)
  • 1882 Ladislas Starevich, Polish animator (d. 1965)
  • 1887 Esme Percy, British actor (Murder!, Pygmalion, Old Spanish Custom), born in London, England (d. 1957)
  • 1887 Malcolm Keen, British actor (The Lodger, The Manxman, The Murder Party), born in Bristol, England (d. 1970)
  • 1887 Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), born in Falkenburg, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1931)
  • 1898 Alexis Minotis [Alexandros Minotakis], Greek actor (The Merchant of Venice, King Lear), born in Chania, Crete, Greece (d. 1990)
  • 1903 Dayton Lummis, American character actor (The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell; The Wrong Man; Moonfire), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1988)
  • 1905 Nino Martini, Italian actor (The Gay Desperado, Here's to Romance), born in Verona, Veneto, Italy (d. 1976)
  • 1910 Sylvia Sidney [Sophia Kosow], American actress (Sabotage, Beetlejuice, Demon), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1999)
  • 1911 Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (Family Matters, The Brother from Another Planet), born in New York City (d. 2002)
  • 1914 (C. Dudley) "Pete" King, American film and easy listening music arranger and composer (The Pied Piper of Hamelin; The Last of the Secret Agents?), born in Greenville, Ohio (d. 1982)
  • 1919 Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (King Kong), born in Torre Annunziata, Italy (d. 2010)
  • 1920 Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (Fred Buscaglione), and screenwriter, born in Chieri, Italy (d. 2006)
  • 1921 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Inglewood California (d. 2013)
  • 1922 Rory Calhoun [Francis Timothy McCown], American actor (Blue & Gray, How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1999)
  • 1926 Ferdinando Orlandi, Italian actor (The House with Laughing Windows), born in Italy (d. 1991)
  • 1926 Richard Anderson, American actor (Oscar Goldman- The 6 Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman television series), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2017)
  • 1928 Lord Alfred Hayes, English pro wrestler, manager and commentator (WWF), born in London, England (d. 2005)
  • 1930 Nita Talbot [Anita Sokol], American actress (Hogan's Heroes; Supertrain; Here We Go Again), born in New York City
  • 1930 Terry Nation, British screenwriter (Dr Who; Blake 7), and novelist, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1997)
  • 1935 Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer (Magnum P.I., NCIS), born in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania
  • 1936 Keith Barron, English actor (At Earth's Core, Baby Love), born in Mexborough, England (d. 2017)

Dustin Hoffman (86 years old)

1937 American actor (The Graduate; Tootsie; Kramer vs Kramer; Ishtar), born in Los Angeles, California

  • 1938 Connie Stevens [Concetta Ingoglia], American actress (Hawaiian Eye - "Cricket"; Back to the Beach), and singer ("Sixteen Reasons"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1942 Henery Hawk [misspelled as Henry], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "The Squawkin' Hawk"
  • 1947 Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs), born in San Diego, California
  • 1948 Floyd Reese, American football administrator (GM Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1994-2006) and analyst (ESPN's NFL Live, ESPN.com), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2021)
  • 1949 Keith Carradine, San Mateo California, actor (Young Guns, Pretty Baby)
  • 1951 Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director
  • 1951 Martin Brest, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1952 Robin Quivers, American radio/TV personality (Howard Stern's sidekick), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1953 Don Most, American actor and director (Ralph Malph-Happy Days), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1955 Branscombe Richmond, American actor (Renegade, Commando), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1957 Dieuwertje Blok, Dutch TV hostess
  • 1957 Nancy Glass, American TV broadcaster and CEO (American Journal), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1958 Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
  • 1958 Harry Crosby, American actor (Friday the 13th), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1962 Suzee Pai, American actress (Big Trouble in Little China), born in Toledo, Ohio
  • 1965 Akitoshi Saito, Japanese wrestler (NJPW, born in Sendai, Japan
  • 1965 Kate Langbroek, Australian comedian, radio and TV presenter (The Project), born in Brisbane, Queensland
  • 1967 Howard Cross, American NFL tight end, 1989-2001 (NY Giants), and broadcaster, born in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 1967 Jessica Moore [Luciana Ottaviani], Italian actress (Eleven Days, Eleven Nights), born in Urbino, Italy
  • 1967 Lee Unkrich, American film editor, animator, screenwriter, and director (Toy Story 3; Coco), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1969 Dick Togo [Shigeki Sato], Japanese professional wrestler, born in Odate, Akita, Japan
  • 1969 Faye Wong, Hong Kong cantopop singer-songwriter and actress (Chungking Express), born in Beijing, China
  • 1970 Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor (The Eight Day), born in Vilvoorde, Belgium
  • 1973 Senta Moses, American actress
  • 1974 Scott D'Amore, Canadian professional wrestler and manager
  • 1976 Tawny Cypress, American stage and screen actress (Unforgettable), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
  • 1977 Lindsay Sloane, American actress
  • 1978 Countess Vaughn, American actress (Moesha; The Parkers), and singer, born in Idabel, Oklahoma
  • 1978 Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress
  • 1980 Michael Urie, American actor and director
  • 1981 Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume), born in Hokkaidō, Japan
  • 1983 Guy Burnet, British actor (Hollyoaks), born in London, England
  • 1986 Peyton List, American model and actress (As The World Turns, 2001-05 - "Lucy"; Mad Men), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1987 Katie Leung, Scottish actress (Harry Potter love interest), born in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1987 Kim Chi [Sang-Young Shin], Korean-American drag queen, artist, and reality television personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Chicago, Illinois