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Actors Born on July 31

  • 1874 Clarence Kolb, American actor and performer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1964)
  • 1875 Harry Northrup [Henri N.], French-born American poet and actor (The Heart of Maryland, The Unchastened Woman), born in Paris, France (d. 1936)
  • 1886 Fred Quimby, American film producer (Tom and Jerry), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1965)
  • 1889 Donald Foster, American actor (Hazel, Lord Love A Duck), born in Oil City, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
  • 1912 Irv Kupcinet "Kup", American TV host (Tonight! America After Dark), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
  • 1914 Louis De Funes, French actor and writer (The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacobs), born in Courbevoie, France (d. 1983)
  • 1916 Sydney Tafler, English actor (Too Many Crooks), born in London (d. 1979)
  • 1929 Don Murray, American actor (Bus Stop; Advise & Consent; Endless Love), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1932 Sam Coppola, American actor (Saturday Night Fever), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2012)

Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)

American actor (Lurch-Addams Family), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • 1935 Geoffrey Lewis, American actor (Earl-Flo, Gun Shy), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2015)
  • 1935 Mort Crim, American broadcast journalist, author, and inspiration for the Ron Burgundy character in the "Anchorman" films, born in West Frankfort, Illinois
  • 1935 Yvon Deschamps, French Canadian author and humorist, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1939 France Nuyen, Vietnamese-French actress (St Elsewhere, Diamond Head), born in Marseilles, France
  • 1943 Sab Shimono, Japanese-American actor (Jackie Chan Adventures), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1943 Susan Flannery, American actress (Leslie Stewart-Dallas), born in New York City
  • 1944 Geraldine Chaplin, American-born actress (Doctor Zhivago, 3 Musketeers) daughter of Charlie Chaplin, born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1944 Sherry Lansing, American actress (China Syndrome, Black Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1947 Richard Griffiths, British actor (Withnail & I, Harry Potter), born in Thornaby-on-Tees
  • 1948 Leaveil Degree, American actor (Whispers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1950 Lane Davies, American actor (Mason-Santa Barbara, Impure Thoughts), born in Dalton, Georgia
  • 1951 Barry Van Dyke, American actor (Battlestar Galactica, Diag Murder), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1951 Gerald Anthony, American actor (Marco Dane-General Hospital, One Life to Live), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1952 Alan Autry, American football quarterback (Green Bay Packers), actor (In the Heat of the Night) and politician (23rd Mayor of Fresno), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 1953 James Read, American actor (North and South), born in Buffalo, New York

Michael Biehn (67 years old)

1956 American actor (Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss), born in Anniston, Alabama

  • 1957 Dirk Blocker, American actor (Ryan's Four, Brooklyn Nine Nine), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1957 Mark Thompson, English media executive (BBC, NY Times, CNN), born in London, England
  • 1958 Wallace Kurth, American actor (Days of Our Lives, General Hospital), born in Billings, Montana
  • 1962 Troy Murray, Canadian NHL center, broadcaster (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Calgary, Alberta

Wesley Snipes (61 years old)

1962 American actor (Passenger 57, Money Train, Blade trilogy), born in Orlando, Florida

  • 1965 Julian Richards, British film director (Queen Sacrifice), born in Newport, Wales
  • 1966 Dean Cain, American actor (Clark/Superman in Lois & Clark), born in Mt Clemens, Michigan
  • 1967 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, born in Itabashi, Tokyo (d. 2005)
  • 1967 Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
  • 1967 Rodney Harvey, American actor and model (Salsa), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
  • 1969 Loren Dean, American actor (Billy Bathgate, Say Anything), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 1969 Rudolf Martin, German actor (Anton-All My Children), born in Berlin, Germany
  • 1972 Tami Stronach, Iranian actress (Neverending Story), born in Tehran, Iran
  • 1973 Chandra North, American model, born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1974 Emilia Fox, English actress (The Pianist), born in London
  • 1975 Randy Flores, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2006, St. Louis Cardinals), executive (American director scouting SL Cardinals) and broadcaster (Pac-12 Network), born in Bellflower, California
  • 1978 Zeta Makripoulia, Greek actress, model and TV presenter
  • 1979 B. J. Novak, American actor (Inglourious Basterds), born in Newton, Massachusetts
  • 1980 Harry Potter, fictional character portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, born in Godric's Hollow, England
  • 1981 Eric Lively, American actor (The Butterfly Effect 2), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1981 J.Son Dinant, American comedian, born in Syracuse, New York
  • 1986 Wunmi Mosaku, Nigerian-British BAFTA Award-winning actress (Damilola, Our Loved Boy; Loki), born in Zaria, Nigeria
  • 1987 Brittany Byrnes, Australian actress (Oberon), born in New South Wales, Australia
  • 1988 Charlie Carver, American actor (Teen Wolf), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1989 Jessica Williams, American comedian and actress (Shrinking), born in Los Angeles, County, California
  • 1991 Kiara Advani, Indian actress (Good Newwz), born in Bombay, India
  • 1998 Bretman Rock [Laforga], Filipino-American social media personality (MTV's Following: Bretman Rock), born in Sanchez-Mira, Philippines