Film Tv Birthdays December 20 | History by KabAstro

Irene Dunne (1898-1990)

American actress (Cimarron, Theodora Goes Wild), born in Louisville, Kentucky

1905 Albert Dekker, American stage and screen character actor (Dr. Cyclops; Beau Geste; The Wild Bunch), and politician, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1968)
1906 Lowell Gilmore, American actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Living Christ Series), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1960)
1908 Dennis Morgan, American actor (Kitty Foyle), born in Prentice, Wisconsin (d. 1994)
1908 Norman Hackforth, British musician and radio broadcaster (Noel Coward; Twenty Questions), born in Bihar, British India (d. 1996)
1915 Aziz Nesin, Turkish writer and humorist, born in Heybeliada, Ottoman Empire (d. 1995)
1917 Audrey Totter, American actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up, The Unsuspected), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2013)
1921 George Roy Hill, American Academy Award-winning film director (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Sting; Slap Shot; A Little Romance; The World According to Garp), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2002)
1922 Charita Bauer, American actress (The Guiding Light, Aldrich Family), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1985)
1924 Errol John, Trinidadian actor and playwright (A Man from the Sun, The Nun's Story, Assault on a Queen), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1988)
1924 Judy LaMarsh, Canadian lawyer, politician (Member of Parliament, 1960-68), author, and broadcaster (CBC Radio), born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario (d. 1980)
1927 Jim Simpson, American sportscaster, (NBC, ESPN), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2016)
1928 Charles Donald Adams, British bass-baritone opera singer (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company,; Gilbert and Sullivan For All), born in Bristol, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1931 Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers, American actress (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Wild Wild West), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2007)
1932 John Hillerman, American actor (Magnum PI; Chinatown; Blazing Saddles), born in Denison, Texas (d. 2017)
1935 Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, Pakistani cricket batsman (4 Tests; 1 x 100, HS 166; Warwickshire, Otago) and broadcaster (TVNZ), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2024)
1939 Kathryn Joosten, American actress (Desperate Housewives), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
1943 Angel Tompkins, American actress (Gloria-Search), born in Albany, California
1944 Jean Fergusson, English actress, born in Wakefield, United Kingdom

Dick Wolf (77 years old)

1946 American television series creator (Miami Vice, Law & Order), born in New York City

1946 John Spencer, American actor (LA Law, West Wing), born in New York City (d. 2005)
1946 Lesley Judd, British child actress, dancer, television presenter (Blue Peter, 1972-79), and radio host (BBC's Woman's Hour, 1982-88), born in London, England

Uri Geller (77 years old)

1946 Israeli magician and psychic known for bending forks, born in Tel Aviv, Israel

1949 Claudia Jennings [Mary Ellen Chestrerton], American actress and Playboy playmate (Nov 1969, Playmate of the year 1970), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1979)
1950 Bill Clement, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1971-82 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, and 2 other teams), and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC), born in Buckingham, Quebec
1952 Jenny Agutter, English actress (Logan's Run, Equus, Amy), born in Taunton England
1952 Sergio Vastano, Italian actor (Nightclub, Prete Bello), born in Rome, Italy
1954 Michael Badalucco, American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1955 Pierre Bokma, Dutch actor (Avonden, Leedvermaak), born in Paris, France
1956 Blanche Baker, American actress, Carroll Baker's Daughter (French Postcard), born in New York City
1957 Joyce Hyser, American actress, born in New York City
1961 Mohammad Fouad, Arab singer and actor, born in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt
1963 Karen Moncrieff, American actress (Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives), born in Sacramento, California
1965 Robert Cavanah, Scottish actor, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1966 Myrra Malmberg, Swedish pop singer, actress, and photographer, born in Farsta, Stockholm
1966 Paul Ritter [Simon Paul Adams], British actor (Friday Night Dinner; Chernobyl; Quantum of Solace), born in Gravesend, Kent, England (d. 2021)
1968 Joe Cornish, British comedian, born in Westminster, United Kingdom
1970 Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Ontario

Todd Phillips (53 years old)

1970 American filmmaker (Road Trip, Joker), born in Brooklyn, New York

1975 Jaydy Michel, Mexican model, born in Guadalajara, Mexico
1976 Jang Hyuk, Korean actor, born in Busan, South Korea
1982 David Cook, American singer and American Idol winner, born in Houston, Texas