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Actors Born on February 6

  • 1838 Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895) and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, born in Bradford, England (d. 1905)
  • 1899 Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos], Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur, Mata Hari), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1968)
  • 1901 Ben Lyon, American actor (Hell's Angels, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1979)
  • 1913 John Lund, American actor (High Society, Wackiest Ship in the Army), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1992)
  • 1914 Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor (Tony the Tiger), and bass singer ("You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"), born in Norfolk, Nebraska (d. 2005)

Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016)

Hungarian-born American actress (Queen of Outer Space), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary

  • 1922 Denis Norden, British television personality, born in London (d. 2018)
  • 1922 Felicia Montealegre, Costa Rican-American actress (Studio One; Kraft Television Workshop), and social activist, born in San José, Costa Rica (d. 1978)
  • 1922 Patrick Macnee, British actor (The Avengers, Magnum, P.I., Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2015)
  • 1926 Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer and director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
  • 1926 Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
  • 1929 Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), born in Brest, France (d. 2015)
  • 1931 Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota
  • 1931 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
  • 1933 Leslie Crowther, English comedian and television presenter, born in West Bridgford, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
  • 1939 Mike Farrell, American actor (M*A*S*H;, 1975-83 - B.J."; Providence), producer (Patch Adams), and human rights activist, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • 1940 Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom

Tom Brokaw (84 years old)

1940 American TV news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-2004), journalist and author (The Greatest Generation), born in Webster, South Dakota

  • 1941 Gigi Perreau, American actress (Journey to Center of Time), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, American-British actress (Marlowe; Legend of Hell House; Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2023)
  • 1944 Michael Tucker, American actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1949 Mike Batt, British director, actor, composer, and former Deputy Chairman (British Phonographic Industry), born in Southampton, England
  • 1951 Jacques Villeret, French film actor, born in Loches, France (d. 2005)
  • 1956 Jon Walmsley, British actor (Jason in The Waltons), born in Lancashire, England
  • 1956 Linda Grovenor, American actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1957 Kathy Najimy, American actress and activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California
  • 1957 Robert Townsend, American comedian and actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1958 Barry Miller, American actor (Fame; Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1958 Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (American Heart), born in Jamaica, New York City (d. 2004)
  • 1960 Megan Gallagher, American actress (Slap Maxwell; Millennium), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
  • 1964 Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director and screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
  • 1965 Dana Eskelson, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1969 April Lerman, American actress (Lila-Charles in Charge), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1969 David Hayter, Canadian-American Voice actor and screenwriter (Solid Snake), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1971 Brian Stepanek, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; Brian O'Brian), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1973 Amy Robach, American TV journalist and anchor (20/20; Good Morning America), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
  • 1978 Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian screenwriter and First Lady of Ukraine (2019-), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1980 Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, born in Drummondville, Canada
  • 1980 Mamiko Noto, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kanazawa, Japan
  • 1981 Calum Best, American model, born in San Jose, California

Alice Eve (42 years old)

1982 English actress (She's Out of My League; Star Trek Into Darkness), born in London

  • 1983 Melrose Bickerstaff, American fashion model, born in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan
  • 1984 Brandon Hammond, American actor (Gregory Hines Show), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1984 Piret Järvis, Estonian pop-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Vanilla Ninja - "Tough Enough"), and television host, born in Tallinn, Estonia
  • 1985 Crystal Reed, American actress (Teen Wolf; Swamp Thing), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1986 Alice Greczyn, American actress, born in Walnut Creek, California
  • 1990 Dominic Sherwood, English actor (Christian Ozera-Vampire Academy; Jeff Murphy-Partner Track), born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
  • 1993 Tinashe [Kachingwe], American actress and singer (Nightride), born in Lexington, Kentucky

Charlie Heaton (30 years old)

1994 English actor (Jonathan Byers-Stranger Things; The New Mutants), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England