Actors Born in 1951

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 202

• Jan 1 Nana Patekar, Indian Bollywood actor, writer, philanthropist and filmmaker (Parinda, Angaar), born in Murud-Janjira, Bombay State
• Jan 2 Nadia Cassini [Gianna Lou Muller], American model (Oui), born in Woodstock, New York
• Jan 8 John McTiernan, American actor (Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man), born in Albany, New York

• Jan 10 Kathleen Bradley, American model (Price is Right), born in Girard, Ohio
• Jan 12 Kirstie Alley, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Cheers - "Rebecca"; Look Who's Talking; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2022) [1]

• Jan 24 Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian (It's a wonderful country), born in Odessa, Ukraine
• Jan 26 Walt Willey, American actor (Jackson Montgomery-All My Children), born in Ottawa, Illinois
• Jan 27 Scott Lane, American actor (Gary-McKeever & the Colonel), born in New York City
• Jan 30 Charles S. Dutton, American actor (Alien 3; Crocodile Dundee 2; Roc), born in Baltimore, Maryland

• Feb 2 Ken Bruce, Scottish broadcaster (The Ken Bruce Show), born in Glasgow, Scotland
• Feb 2 Kim Zimmer, American actress (Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Feb 4 Patrick Bergin, Irish actor
• Feb 6 Jacques Villeret, French film actor, born in Loches, France (d. 2005)
• Feb 9 Penny Peyser, American actress (Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing), born in Irvington, New York
• Feb 10 Bob [Robert] Iger, American entertainment executive (CEO of The Walt Disney Company), born in New York City
• Feb 13 David Naughton, American actor (My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• Feb 15 Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg], British actress (Live and Let Die; Somewhere in Time; Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman), born in London, England
• Feb 16 William Katt, American actor (Greatest American Hero, Carrie), born in Los Angeles, California
• Feb 19 Stephen Nichols, American actor (Witchboard, Days of our Lives), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Feb 20 Edward Albert, American actor (Falcon Crest - "Jeff"; Butterflies are Free), born in Los Angeles, California
• Feb 23 Patricia Richardson, American actress (Double Trouble, Home Improvement), born in Bethesda, Maryland
• Feb 24 Debra Jo Rupp, American stage and screen actress (That '70s Show - "Kitty"; Becoming Dr. Ruth), born in Glendale, California
• Feb 24 Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women)
• Feb 25 James Brown, American sportscaster (CBS News, The NFL Today), born in Washington, D.C.
• Feb 27 Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor, born in Velo, Greece (d. 2017)
• Mar 2 Cassie Yates, Macon Ga, actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty)
• Mar 4 Gwen Welles, American actress (Desert Hearts, Sticky Fingers), born in New York City (d. 1993)
• Mar 4 Linda Yamamoto, Japanese singer ("Nerai uchi"), and actress (Kamen Island), born in Kitakyushu, Japan
• Mar 5 Giorgos Ninios, Greek actor
• Mar 9 Zakir Hussain, Punjabi tabla virtuoso, composer, producer (Global Drum Project), and film actor, born in Mahim, India
• Mar 12 Caren Kaye, actress (My Tutor, Bambi-Blansky's Beauties), born in New York City
• Mar 13 Fred Berry, African-American actor (Rerun-What's Happening), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
• Mar 14 Rigdon "Rick" Dees, American actor, voice artist and radio disc jock (The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• Mar 16 Kate Nelligan, actress (Bethune, Eye of the Needle), born in London, Ontario

• Mar 18 (Patrick) "Paul" Barber, English stage and screen actor (The Full Monty; Only Fools and Horses - "Denzil"), born in Liverpool, England
• Mar 20 Tanya Boyd, actress (Celeste-Days of our Life), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Mar 23 Lis Howell, British broadcaster (director of programs GMTV), born in Liverpool. England
• Mar 28 Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and musician, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1995)

• Apr 13 Peter Davison, English actor (fifth Doctor in Doctor Who; All Creatures Great and Small), born in London
• Apr 17 Olivia Hussey, Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Apr 19 Barry Brown, American actor (Frederick Winterbourne-Daisy Miller), born in San Jose, California (d. 1978)
• Apr 21 Tony Danza, American boxer and actor (Taxi,- "Tony"; The Tony Danza Show - "Tony"; Who's the Boss - "Tony"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• May 4 (Sigmund) "Jackie" Jackson, American pop singer and songwriter (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; "I Want You Back"), born in Gary, Indiana
• May 7 Robert Hegyes, American actor (Underground Aces; Welcome Back, Kotter - "Juan Epstein"), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2012)
• May 8 Deborah Harmon, American actress (Ted Knight Show; M*A*S*H; Just the 10 of Us), born in Chicago, Illinois
• May 9 Alley Mills, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Chicago, Illinois
• May 13 Selina Scott, English TV newscaster (West 57th), born in Scarborough, England
• May 14 Season Hubley [Susan], American actress (Vice Squad, Hardcore), born in New York City
• May 18 Denny Dillon, American comedian (SNL, Dream On), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• May 18 James Stephens, American actor (Paper Chase, Devil's Island), born in Mount Kisco, New York
• May 20 William Cullen Bryant, actor (Hell Squad)
• May 21 Al Franken, US politician (Senate-D-Minnesota 2009-18) comedian, writer, actor (SNL, 1975-80; 1985-90), born in New York City
• May 21 Leon Schuster, South African comedian, singer, and filmmaker (You Must Be Joking)., born in Vereeniging, South Africa
• May 23 Don Warrington [Donald Williams], Trinidadian-born British actor (Rising Damp), born in Trinidad
• May 25 Bob Gale, American screenwriter (Back to the Future), born in University City, Missouri
• May 30 Stephen Tobolowsky, Tx, actor (Single White Female, Thelma & Louise)
• Jun 4 David Yip, British-Chinese actor (The Chinese Detective), born in Liverpool, England
• Jun 5 Ellen Foley, American pop singer (with Meatloaf - "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"), and actress (Night Court, 1984-85), born in St. Louis, Missouri

• Jun 7 Anne Twomey, American actress (Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Jun 9 James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jun 10 Dan Fouts, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; Pro Bowl 1979–83, 85; San Diego Chargers) and broadcaster (CBS television, Westwood One radio), born in San Francisco, California
• Jun 12 Alan Dysert, American actor (Sean Cudahy-All My Children), born in Vermilion County, Illinois
• Jun 13 Jonathan Hogan, American actor (House on Carroll St), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jun 13 Richard Thomas, American actor (John Boy - The Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda), born in New York City
• Jun 13 Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (Breaking the Waves), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
• Jun 16 John Salthouse, English actor (Abigail's Party), born in London
• Jun 16 Sonia Braga, Brazilian actress (Dona Flor & Her 2 Husbands), born in Maringa, Brazil
• Jun 17 Joe Piscopo, American comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials), born in Passaic, New Jersey
• Jun 18 Henny Huisman, Dutch TV host (Playback Show)
• Jun 19 Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress (Terror, Shock), born in Florence, Italy
• Jun 20 Tress MacNeille, American voice actress (Daisy Duck), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jun 24 David Rodigan, British radio DJ, born in Hanover, Germany
• Jun 25 Lee Wilkof, American stage and screen character actor (WEB; Delta House; Hart to Hart; Max Headroom), born in Canton, Ohio
• Jun 26 Pamela Bellwood [King], American actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty), born in New York City
• Jun 27 Julia Duffy [Hinds], American actress (Newhart - "Stephanie"; Designing Woman, 1991-92 - "Allison"; Baby Talk), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Jul 1 Daryl Anderson, American actor (Animal-Lou Grant), born in Seattle, Washington
• Jul 1 Terrence Mann, American actor and dancer, born in Ashland, Kentucky
• Jul 1 Trevor Eve, English actor (Shadow Chasers), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
• Jul 2 Anne Garrels, American broadcast journalist (ABC; NBC; NPR), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
• Jul 5 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, born in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (d. 2013)

• Jul 7 Roz Ryan, American actress (Amelia-Amen, Occupied), born in Detroit, Michigan

• Jul 9 Chris Cooper, American actor (Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• Jul 10 Phyllis Smith, American actress (Phyllis Vance-The Office), born in The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri
• Jul 12 Brian Grazer, American film producer, born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 12 Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts), born in Huron, South Dakota
• Jul 12 Jamey Sheridan, American actor (Another World), born in Pasadena, California
• Jul 13 Didi Conn [Bernstein], American actress (Denise-Benson, Grease), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Jul 14 Erich Hallhuber, German actor known for "Café Meineid", born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2003)
• Jul 15 Jesse Ventura [James Janos], American professional wrestler, actor and politician (Governor of Minnesota 1999-2003), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Jul 16 Lorraine Chase, English actress and model (Lame Ducks, Love & Bullets), born in Deptford, England
• Jul 17 Lucie Arnaz, American actress (Here's Lucy - "Kim": The Jazz Singer), and singer, born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 18 Margo Martindale, American actress (The Americans), born in Jacksonville, Texas
• Jul 19 Abel Ferrara, American filmmaker (King of New York), born in The Bronx, New York
• Jul 20 Jeff Rawle, English actor

• Jul 22 Tisa Farrow, American actress (Zombie, Fingers, Grim Reaper), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)
• Jul 23 Edie McClurg, American actress (Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• Jul 23 Terry Davis, American actress (Stacey Winthrop-Another World), born in New York City
• Jul 24 Lynda Carter, American actress (Wonder Woman, Sky High) and Miss USA (1973), born in Phoenix, Arizona
• Jul 25 Vanessa [Connie Witteman], Dutch model and singer, born in Voorburg, Netherlands
• Jul 27 Janet Eilber, American actress (Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jul 28 Doug Collins, American basketball shooting guard (NBA All-Star 1976–79; Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago, Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia) and broadcaster (CBS, NBC, TNT, TBS, ABC/ESPN), born in Christopher, Illinois
• Jul 29 Dean Pitchford, American songwriter ("Fame"; "Let's Hear It For The Boy"), and screenwriter (Footloose), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Jul 29 Deborah Pryce, American lawyer and politician (Rep-R-Ohio 1993-2009), born in Warren, Ohio
• Jul 31 Barry Van Dyke, American actor (Battlestar Galactica, Diag Murder), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Jul 31 Gerald Anthony, American actor (Marco Dane-General Hospital, One Life to Live), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Aug 2 Freddie Wadling, Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2016)
• Aug 5 John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock), born in Wollongong, Australia
• Aug 6 Catherine Hicks, American actress (Star Trek IV, Child's Play), born in New York City
• Aug 6 Daryl Somers, Australian television personality
• Aug 8 Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director
• Aug 8 Martin Brest, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in The Bronx, New York
• Aug 11 Vincent Bilodeau, Quebec actor and comedian
• Aug 13 Jeff Altman, American comedian and actor (Nurses; Pink Lady; Soul Man), born in Syracuse, New York
• Aug 14 Carl Lumbly, American actor (Cagney & Lacey, Alias), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Aug 14 Peter Blegvad, American avant-garde guitarist, lyricist (Slapp Happy), and cartoonist, born in New York City
• Aug 15 Ann Biderman, American film and television writer (Ray Donovan)
• Aug 17 Robert Joy, Canadian actor (Big Shots, CSI), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Aug 19 Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine Academy Award-winning film composer (Brokeback Mountain), born in El Palomar, Argentina
• Aug 19 Lillian Müller Norwegian model, actress and Playboy playmate (Aug, 1975, Playmate of the Year 1976), born in Grimstad, Norway
• Aug 19 Randi Oakes, American actress (Officer Bonnie Clark-CHiPs), born in Randalia, Iowa
• Aug 21 Char Margolis, American psychic medium and Dutch TV star, born in Detroit, Michigan
• Aug 21 Harry Smith, TV co-anchor (CBS Morning Show), born in Hammond, Indiana
• Aug 22 Gordon Liu [Chia-Hui Liu or Jin-Hsi Shin], Chinese actor (Kill Bill, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), born in Guangdong, China
• Aug 23 Mark Hudson, American television personality (The Hudson Brothers), musician, songwriter, and record producer (Aerosmith; Hanson; Ringo Starr; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Portland, Oregon
• Aug 30 Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and actress (Flight of the Doves), born in Islington, London, England
• Aug 30 Timothy Bottoms, American actor (Paper Chase, East of Eden), born in Santa Barbara, California
• Sep 1 David Bairstow, English cricket wicket keeper, broadcaster (4 Tests, 13 dismissals; father of England Test 'keeper Jonny; Yorkshire CCC), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1998)
• Sep 2 Mark Harmon, American actor (St Elsewhere, NCIS), born in Burbank, California
• Sep 2 Michael Gray, American actor (Shazam!, Brian Keith Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Sep 4 Judith Ivey, American actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again), born in El Paso, Texas

• Sep 5 Patti McGuire, American model and television producer, born in Dexter, Missouri
• Sep 7 Mammootty [Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail], Indian film actor and producer (Ahimsa), born in Chandiroor, India
• Sep 7 Mark Isham, American musician and film composer (The Hitcher), born in New York City
• Sep 9 Corry Konings, Dutch singer (Crying Is Too Late For You) and actress, born in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Sep 9 Robert Desiderio, American actor (Det Kennedy-Heart of the City), born in The Bronx, New York
• Sep 9 Tom Wopat, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard; One Life to Live) and singer (Consider It Swung), born in Lodi, Wisconsin,
• Sep 12 Joe Pantoliano, American actor (Finelli Boys, Fugitive), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• Sep 13 Jean Smart, American actress (Designing Women, Hacks), born in Seattle, Washington
• Sep 17 Cassandra Peterson [Elvira], American actress (Echo Park, Elvira), born in Manhattan, Kansas
• Sep 20 Joanna Cameron, American actress (I Love My Wife; Isis), born in Aspen, Colorado
• Sep 23 Ron Klink, American broadcaster and politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2001), born in Canton, Ohio

• Sep 28 Christian Marlowe, American actor (Bram-Highcliffe Manor), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 28 Silvia Dionisio, Italian actress (Riavanti Marsh!, Amici Miei), born in Rome, Italy
• Sep 29 Mike Enriquez, Filipino broadcast journalist, born in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines (d. 2023)
• Oct 2 Bill Elliott, American Tony Award-winning musical theater orchestrator, film composer, pianist and bandleader, born in Wayland, Massachusetts
• Oct 2 Romina Power, American actress (Justine), Euro-pop singer, and daughter of Tyrone Power and Mexican actress Linda Christian, born in Los Angeles, California

• Oct 3 Nick Glennie-Smith, British session keyboard player (Roger Daltrey; Roger Waters), film score composer (Ella Enchanted; Secretariat), and conductor, born in London, England
• Oct 4 Alan Rosenberg, American actor (Civil Wars, LA Law, Cybill), born in Passaic, New Jersey
• Oct 5 Karen Allen, American actress (Cruising, Starman, Wanderers), born in Carrollton, Illinois

• Oct 9 Richard Chaves, American actor (Cease Fire, Predator), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• Oct 9 Robert Wuhl, American actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam), born in Union, New Jersey
• Oct 15 Peter Richardson, British actor, writer and director (The Comic Strip Presents, The Pope Must Die), born in Devon, England
• Oct 16 Daniel Gerroll, actor (Big Business), born in London, England
• Oct 18 Pam Dawber, actress (Mindy-Mork & Mindy, My Sister Sam), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Oct 19 Annie Golden, American punk rock singer (The Shirts), and actress (Hair; Assassins: Orange is the New Black), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Oct 23 Michael Rupert, American actor (Pasadena Playhouse), born in Denver, Colorado
• Oct 24 Todd Crespi, German actor (Magician), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• Oct 27 Jayne Kennedy, American actress (Body and Soul), born in Washington, D.C.
• Oct 30 Harry Hamlin, American actor (Michael Kuzak-LA Law), born in Pasadena, California
• Nov 1 Fabrice Luchini, French stage and film actor (Courted), born in Paris
• Nov 6 John Falsey, American television writer and producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
• Nov 7 Chris Mortensen, American sports journalist (ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio), born in Torrance, California (d. 2024)
• Nov 8 Mary Hart, American TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Nov 9 Lou Ferrigno, American body builder and actor (Incredible Hulk), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Nov 13 Trudie Goodwin, British actress (The Bill, 1983-2007; Emmerdale, 2011-15), born in Lewisham, England
• Nov 14 Sandahl Bergman, American actress (Conan; All that Jazz), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• Nov 14 Zhang Yimou, Chinese film director (Let Live, Raise the Red Lantern), born in Xi'an, China
• Nov 15 Beverly D'Angelo, American actress (National Lampoon's Vacation), born in Columbus, Ohio
• Nov 16 Miguel Sandoval, American actor (Medium), born in Washington, D.C.
• Nov 17 Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1987)
• Nov 17 Nasty Canasta, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Drip-Along Daffy"
• Nov 17 Stephen Root, American actor
• Nov 19 Ben Katchor, American cartoonist and illustrator (Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Nov 19 Zeenat Aman, Indian actress (Haré Rama Haré Krishna), born in Bombay, India
• Nov 20 Rodger Bumpass, American television and voice actor (Squidward Tenticles), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Nov 23 David Rappaport, English 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits), born in London, England
• Nov 23 Nikki Kelly, English actress (Hi-de-Hi! - "Sylvia"), born in Leamington Spa, England
• Nov 24 Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model (Model of the Rear)

• Nov 30 June Chadwick, British actress
• Dec 1 Treat Williams, American actor (Flashpoint; Hair; Everwood), born in Rowayton, Connecticut (d. 2023)
• Dec 3 John and Greg Rice, American twin actors, born in West Palm Beach, Florida
• Dec 3 Riki Choshu [Mitsuo Yoshida], Japanese pro wrestler (NJPW/All-Japan), born in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan
• Dec 4 Patricia Wettig, American actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Dec 5 Morgan Brittany [Suzanne Cupito], American actress (Katherine-Dallas), born in Los Angeles, California
• Dec 10 Johnny Rodriguez, American actor (Nashville Girl, La Bamba Party), born in Sabinal, Texas
• Dec 12 Caren Kaye, American actress (My Tutor, Blansky's Beauties), born in New York City

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