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Actors Born in April 1932

Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016)

Apr 1 American actress and singer (Singin' In The Rain -"Kathy Selden"; The Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in El Paso, Texas

  • Apr 1 Gordon Jump, American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Arthur Carlson"; Growing Pains - "Ed"; Maytag Repairman), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2003)
  • Apr 2 Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy, Wicker Man), born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2011)

Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986)

Apr 4 Soviet filmmaker and director (Andrei Rublev: Mirror; Stalker), born in Zavrazhye, Russia, Soviet Union

Anthony Perkins (1932-1992)

Apr 4 American actor (Psycho; Friendly Persuasion;, Fear Strikes Out; Pretty Poison), and singer, born in New York City

  • Apr 9 Cheetah [Cheeta, Cheta, Chita], chimpanzee actor (1930s Tarzan franchise), is born (d. 2011)
  • Apr 9 Jim Fowler, American naturalist, zoologist and Emmy Award-winning TV presenter (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2019)
  • Apr 10 Delphine Seyrig, French actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages), born in Beirut Lebanon (d. 1990)
  • Apr 10 Hari Rhodes, American actor (Mike-Daktari, Roots), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1992)

Omar Sharif (1932-2015)

Apr 10 Egyptian actor (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), born in Alexandria

Joel Grey (92 years old)

Apr 11 American Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning actor and singer (Cabaret; Remo Williams; 7% Solution), born in Cleveland, Ohio

  • Apr 14 Bob Grant [Robert St Clair Grant], British actor, comedian and writer (on the Buses), born in Hammersmith, London (d. 2003)
  • Apr 16 Goopy Geer, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Rudolf Ising (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Goopy Geer"
  • Apr 21 Elaine May, American comedienne, writer and actress (New Leaf, Primary Colors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Apr 24 Coen Flink, Dutch actor (Pastorale 1943, Havinck, Honneponnetje), born in Amsterdam (d. 2000)
  • Apr 25 William Roache, British actor (Ken Barlow-Coronation Street), born in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Apr 26 Francis Lai, French film music composer (Love Story), born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France (d. 2018)
  • Apr 27 Anouk Aimée [Nicole Dreyfus], French actress (La Dolce Vita; 8 1/2; A Man and A Woman), born in Paris (d. 2024) [1]

Casey Kasem (1932-2014)

Apr 27 American radio personality (creator of American Top 40) and the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo, born in Detroit, Michigan

  • Apr 29 King Hu, Chinese film director and actor (wuxia films), born in Beijing, Republic of China (d. 1997)
  • Apr 30 Antón Larrauri, Spanish classical and film score composer (Oración al cosmos), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2000)

About April 1932

How Old? 92 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes

Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Signs: Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19), Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)