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Actors Born on March 17

  • 1789 Edmund Kean, British Shakespearean tragic actor (Shylock), born in London, England (d. 1833)
  • 1888 Frank Buck, American actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs), born in Gainesville, Texas (d. 1950)
  • 1906 Michael O'Shea, American actor (It's a Great Life, Lady of Burlesque), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1973)
  • 1906 Tamara Geva, Russian-born dancer and actress, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
  • 1913 Charles Lampkin, American character actor (Frank’s Place - "Tiger Shepin"; Roots: The Next Generation), spoken word artist, musician, and educator, born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1989) [1]
  • 1925 Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian film and stage actor (L'Avventura), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2015)
  • 1927 Patrick Allen, British actor (Roman Holiday;Dial "M" for Murder), born in Nyasaland, Africa (d. 2006)
  • 1928 Eunice Gayson, British actress and 1st Bond Girl (Sylvia Trench- "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love"), born in London (d. 2018) [1]
  • 1935 (Patrick Henry) "Adam" Wade, American pop singer (The Writing On The Wall), actor (Kiss Me Goodbye), and 1st US Black game show host (Musical Chairs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
  • 1942 Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek rock singer-songwriter (Exadaktylos; MGC), and actor, born in Athens, Greece
  • 1943 Don Mitchell, American actor (Mark-Ironside), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2013)

Pattie Boyd (80 years old)

1944 English model, photographer and author who married both George Harrison and Eric Clapton (not at the same time), born in Taunton, England

  • 1949 Patrick Duffy, American actor (Dallas - "Bobby Ewing"; Man from Atlantis), born in Townsend, Montana

Kurt Russell (73 years old)

1951 American actor (Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons), born in Springfield, Massachusetts

  • 1954 Lesley-Anne Down, British actress and singer (A Little Night Music; Moonraker), born in London, England
  • 1955 Bill Beyers, American actor (Capitol - "Wally McCandless"), born in Lake Success, New York (d. 1992)

Gary Sinise (69 years old)

1955 American actor (Apollo 13, CSI: NY, Forrest Gump), born in Blue Island Illinois

  • 1956 Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It's All Over), born in Redruth, Cornwall
  • 1958 Pat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster
  • 1959 Christian Clemenson, American actor (Boston Leagal; CSI:Miami), born in Humboldt, Iowa
  • 1960 Arye Gross, American actor (Ellen), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1960 Vicki Lewis, actress (Beth-Newsradio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1961 Andrew Paul, English actor (The Bill), born in London, England
  • 1961 Casey Siemaszko, American actor (Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1961 Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve and activist (Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation), born in Teaneck, New Jersey (d. 2006)
  • 1962 Clare Grogan, Scottish new wave singer (Altered Images - "Happy Birthday"), and actress (Gregory's Girl; Eastenders), born in Glasgow
  • 1963 Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Chinese actor, born in Macau
  • 1963 Rebeca Arthur, American actress (Mary Anne-Perf Strangers, Opposites Attract), born in Cumberland, Maryland
  • 1964 Rob Lowe, American actor (St Elmo's Fire, The West Wing), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
  • 1966 Jeremy Sheffield, English actor (Holby City), born in Chelmsford, England
  • 1968 Koji Igarashi, Japanese video game designer (Castlevania), born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
  • 1973 Amelia Heinle, American actress (Loving, The Young and the Restless), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1974 Mark Dolan, English comedian and TV show host (Balls of Steel), born in London, England
  • 1975 Natalie Zea, American actress
  • 1975 Test [Andrew Martin], Canadian professional wrestler (WWF/WWE), born in Whitby, Ontario (d. 2009)
  • 1976 Brittany Daniel, American actress
  • 1976 Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
  • 1977 Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor (The Bear), born in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • 1978 Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and film director
  • 1979 Nicole "Coco" Austin, American glamor model
  • 1979 Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler
  • 1979 Stormy Daniels [Stephanie Clifford], American pornographic actress, claims had affair with Donald Trump, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1981 Nicky Jam [Nick Caminero], American rapper, singer and actor (Travesuras), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1986 Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress (High School Musical), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 1989 Morfydd Clark, Welsh actress (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), born in Sweden

John Boyega (32 years old)

1992 English actor (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), born in London