- Mar 2 Tony Croatto [Hermes Martinis], Italian-Puerto Rican folk song singer and composer (Los TNT; Haciendo Punto en Otro Son), and television presenter, born in Udine, Italy (d. 2005)
- Mar 3 Owen Spencer-Thomas, English broadcaster, journalist and Anglican clergyman
- Mar 4 Kas Garas, Lithuanian-American actor (Hamlyn-Strange Report), born in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Mar 5 Malcolm Hebden, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Chester, England
- Mar 6 Joanna Miles, Nice France, actress (Cross Creek, Delta County USA)
- Mar 7 Daniel J Travanti, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Capt. Frank Furillo"), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Mar 8 Susan Clark, actress (Night Moves, Webster), born in Sarnia, Ontario
- Mar 9 Raul Julia, Puerto Rican actor (Addams Family (films); Kiss of the Spider Woman), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1994)
Chuck Norris (84 years old)
Mar 10 American martial arts actor (Missing in Action), born in Ryan, Oklahoma
- Mar 14 Eleanor Fount, English actress (Women in Love, Bedazzled)
- Mar 16 Chuck Woolery, Ky, TV game show host (Love Connection)
- Mar 18 Mark Medoff, American playwright, director, actor and professor (Children of a Lesser God), born in Mount Carmel, Illinois (d. 2019)
- Mar 20 Vito Picone, American doo wop vocalist (Elegants - "Little Star") and character actor, born in Staten Island, New York
- Mar 22 Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American obstetrician, author, refugee and actor (The Killing Fields), born in Samrong Yong, Cambodia (d. 1996)
James Caan (1940-2022)
Mar 26 American actor (Brian's Song; The Godfather; Rollerball; Misery; Elf), born in The Bronx, New York
- Mar 27 Austin Pendleton, American actor (Short Circuit; Simon; Hello Again), born in Warren, Ohio
- Mar 27 June Wilkinson, English actress (Absolutely Glamorous), born in Essex, England
- Mar 28 Tony Barber, English-Australian television personality, born in Oldham, Lancashire
About March 1940
How Old? 84 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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