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Actors Born on January 23

  • 1841 Benoît-Constant Coquelin, French actor, born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (d. 1909)
  • 1865 Benjamin Delmonte, Dutch theater director and actor (Black Haired Whore), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1944)
  • 1889 Franklin Pangborn, American actor (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1958)
  • 1894 Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Met den helm geboren, Patriot, Idiot), born in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1964)
  • 1897 William Stephenson, Canadian soldier & spymaster, born in Winnipeg, Canada (d. 1989)
  • 1898 Randolph Scott, American actor (Ride the High Country, Last of the Mohicans, Western Union), born in Orange County, Virginia (d. 1987)
  • 1900 Mary Philips, American actress (Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde), born in New London, Connecticut (d. 1975)
  • 1900 Ralph Graves, American actor (Dirigible, Extra Girl, Flight, Dream Street), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1977)
  • 1905 David Newell, American actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves), born in Carthage, Missouri (d. 1980)
  • 1907 Bob Steele [Robert Adrian Bradbury], American actor (Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1988)
  • 1907 Dan Duryea, American actor (Pride of the Yankees), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1968)
  • 1919 Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (The Ernie Kovacs Show), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1962)
  • 1919 Frances Bay, Canadian-American character actress (Twin Peaks - "Mrs. Tremond"), born in Manville, Alberta (d. 2011)
  • 1923 Florence Halop, American actress (Night Court, 1985-86 -"Florence"; St Elsewhere, 1984-85), born in Jamaica, Queens, New York (d. 1986)
  • 1928 Jeanne Moreau, French actress (Going Places, Jules & Jim), born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
  • 1932 Bart LaRue, American character and voice actor, born in Foard County, Texas (d. 1990)
  • 1932 James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair!; Rainbow), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Chita Rivera, American Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and actress (West Side Story; Bye Bye Birdie; Sweet Charity; Chicago), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2024) [1] [2]
  • 1934 Lou Antonio, American actor (Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1936 Arlene Golonka, American actress (The Andy Griffith Show - "Millie Hutchins"; Mayberry R.F.D. - "Millie Swanson"), born in Chicago, Illinois (D. 2021)
  • 1938 Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler, born in iigata Prefecture, Japan (d. 1999)
  • 1942 Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi actor and director (Ki Je Kori, Chandranath), born in Kolkata, British India (d. 2017)
  • 1942 Willy Bogner Jr., German fashion designer & filmmaker (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), born in Munich, Germany
  • 1943 Gil Gerard, American actor (Buck Rogers in 25th Century), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 1944 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner; Ladyhawke; Osterman Weekend), born in Breukelen, Netherlands (d. 2019)
  • 1950 Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1950 Richard Gilliland, American actor (Jonesy in The Waltons, Tom in Heartland), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1959 Tyrone Power Jr., American actor (Shag), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1960 Misha Mck, American actress (Me & Mrs C - "Gerri"), born in East Orange, New Jersey
  • 1963 Gail O'Grady, American actress (Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, NYPD Blue), born in Detroit, Michigan

Mariska Hargitay (60 years old)

1964 American actress (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Santa Monica, California

  • 1969 Ariadna Gil, Spanish actress, born in Barcelona, Spain
  • 1972 Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor, born in Portobello, United Kingdom
  • 1973 Lanei Chapman, American actress, born in os Angeles, California
  • 1974 Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress, born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1974 Tiffani Theissen, American actress (Saved by Bell, 90210), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1976 Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Alor Setar, Malaysia
  • 1976 Nigel McGuinness, English pro wrestler and broadcaster (ROH World Champion 2003-06; NXT UK), born in London, England
  • 1985 Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel, born in Eastermar, Netherlands
  • 1992 Jack Reynor, Irish-American actor (Transformers: Age of Extinction), born in Longmont, Colorado