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Actors Born on December 23

  • 1795 Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer (Atlas Universel de Geographie) and globe maker, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1869)
  • 1887 Eric Blore, British stage and screen actor (The Lone Wolf; Bowery to Baghdad; Abie's Irish Rose; Love Happy), born in Finchley, Middlesex, England (d. 1959)
  • 1887 John Cromwell, American actor and director (Spitfire, Of Human Bondage), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1979)
  • 1893 Ann O'Neal [Patsy Ann Epperson], American actress (Professional Father), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1971)
  • 1897 Julien Carette, French actor (Sylvia & the Phantom), born in Paris, France (d. 1966)
  • 1903 (Fredericka) "Fredi" Washington, American stage and screen actress (Black & Tan), writer, and civil rights activist, born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1994)
  • 1903 Michael Kalatozov, Russian director and cinematographer (When the Cranes Fly), born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
  • 1907 Don McNeill, American Radio and TV host (Don McNeill TV Club), born in Galena, Illinois (d. 1996)
  • 1909 Maurice Denham, British actor (Mr Love, Damn the Defiant), born in Beckenham, England (d. 2002)
  • 1911 James Gregory, American actor (My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2002)
  • 1916 Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter (Scent of a Woman), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2008)
  • 1918 Kumar Pallana, Indian character actor and vaudevillian (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore), born in Indore, India (d. 2013)
  • 1921 Gerald S O'Loughlin, American actor and director (Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels), born in New York City (d. 2015)
  • 1923 Kenneth Lamb, English broadcaster, born in Croydon, England (d. 1995)
  • 1923 Leonard B. Stern, American television screenwriter (The Honeymooners; The Phil Silvers Show: Get Smart), and producer, born in New York City (d. 2011)
  • 1923 Ruth Roman, American actress (Strangers on a Train, Knots Landing, Dallas), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1999)
  • 1924 Floyd Kalber, American television journalist and anchorman (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2004)
  • 1925 Harry Guardino, American actor (Monty Nash; Perry Mason; Hill Street Blues), born in New York City (d. 1995)
  • 1927 Charlie Williams, English soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian, born in Royston, England (d. 2006)
  • 1930 Barbara Ruick, American actress (Carousel; Fearless Fagan), and singer (Jerry Colonna Show), born in Pasadena, California (d. 1974)
  • 1931 Ronnie Schell, American comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World), born in Richmond, California
  • 1936 Frederic Forrest, American character actor (The Rose; Apocalypse Now; Lonesome Dove; One from the Heart), born in Waxahachie, Texas (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1936 James Stacy [Maurice William Elias], American actor (Lancer), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
  • 1943 Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (A Patch of Blue, Beguilled), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1987)
  • 1943 Harry Shearer, American screenwriter, actor (SNL, 1975-85; The Simpsons; This Is Spinal Tap), radio host (Le Show), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1943 Roelof den Ambtman, Dutch actor and director (One Evening at Eva), born in Maurik, Netherlands

Susan Lucci (77 years old)

1946 American actress (All My Children; Mafia Princess), born in Scarsdale, New York

  • 1946 Tony Craig [Kulasa], American actor (That Boy Next Door), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1948 Leslie Moonves, American television executive (CEO and Chairman of CBS), born in New York City
  • 1953 Belinda Lang [Lange], British stage and screen actress (Second Thoughts -"Liza"; 2point4 Children -"Bill"), born in Marylebone, England
  • 1953 John Callahan, American actor (Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1953 Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler (WWF/NWA), born in Kunisaki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
  • 1957 Trisha Goddard, English television presenter and actress, born in London
  • 1958 Joan Severance, American actress (Hear No Evil, See No Evil), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1961 Carol Smillie, British television personality, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • 1962 Kang Je-gyu, South Korean film director, born in Masan, South Korea
  • 1963 Keiji Muto, Japanese wrestler (NWA/WWC/NJPW), born in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
  • 1967 Carla Bruni, Italian-French model and singer-songwriter, born in Turin, Italy
  • 1969 Martha Byrne, American actress (Lily-As the World Turns), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
  • 1971 Corey Haim, Canadian actor (Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2010)
  • 1978 Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress, born in Peterborough, Ontario
  • 1978 Jodie Marsh, British glamour model, born in Brentwood, United Kingdom

Holly Madison (44 years old)

1979 American model and TV personality (The Girls Next Door; Holly's World), born in Astoria, Oregon

  • 1979 Summer Altice, American model and actress, born in Fountain Valley, California
  • 1981 Beth [Elisabeth Rodergas Cols], Spanish singer and actress, born in Súria, Catalonia
  • 1985 Luke O'Loughlin, Australian actor, born in Adelaide, Australia
  • 1990 Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress, model, and singer, born in San Francisco, California

Finn Wolfhard (21 years old)

2002 Canadian actor (Stranger Things; It), and rock singer (Calpernia; The Aubreys), born in Vancouver, British Columbia