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Actors Born on November 13

Edwin Booth (1833-1893)

American Shakespearean actor (Hamlet), born in Bel Air, Maryland

  • 1853 John Drew Jr., American Shakespearean actor (The Big Bonanza), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1927)
  • 1874 Henry Kolker, German-American actor and director (Holiday, Baby Face, Mad Love), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1947)
  • 1886 Florence Moore, American vaudeville, stage and silent screen actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1935)
  • 1894 Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], American stage and silent film actress (Blood & Sand; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde), born in New York City (d. 1961)
  • 1897 Gertrude Olmstead, American silent film actress, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1975)
  • 1899 Howard Hill, American expert bowman (billed as "The World's Greatest Archer"; movie technical adviser), born in Wilsonville, Alabama (d. 1975)
  • 1900 Edward Buzzell, American film director (Child of Manhattan), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
  • 1902 Sid Stone, American comedian (Milton Berle Show), born in New York City (d. 1986)
  • 1906 Hermione Baddeley, British actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude, Good Life), born in Broseley, England (d. 1986)
  • 1909 Gunnar Bjornstrand, Swedish actor (Shame, Dreams), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1986)
  • 1913 Alexander Scourby, American actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
  • 1913 Helen Mack, American actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1986)
  • 1914 Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director, born in Vaprio d'Adda, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2005)
  • 1917 Robert Sterling, American actor (George Kirby-Adv of Topper), born in New Castle, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
  • 1920 Jack Elam, American actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2003)
  • 1922 Jack Narz, American TV game show host (Dotto, Video Village), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2008)
  • 1922 Madeleine Sherwood, Canadian actress (Mother Superior - Flying Nun), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2016)
  • 1922 Oskar Werner [Bschließmayer], Austrian stage and screen actor an(The Spy Who Came In from the Cold; Ship of Fools; Fahrenheit 451), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1984)
  • 1923 Linda Christian, Mexican actress (Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone), born in Tampico, Mexico (d. 2011)
  • 1926 Don Gordon [Guadagno], American actor (Bullitt; Papillon), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
  • 1931 Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian stage and screen actress (The Last Escape), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2019)
  • 1932 Richard Mulligan, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Soap - "Burt"; Empty Nest; The Big Bus), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2000)
  • 1933 Adrienne Corri, actress (River, Doctor Zhivago), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2016)

Garry Marshall (1934-2016)

American TV writer (The Dick Van Dyke Show), TV producer (The Odd Couple; Happy Days; Laverne & Shirley), and film director (Pretty Woman; Runaway Bride; The Princess Diaries), born in New York City

  • 1935 Tom Atkins, American actor (Escape from New York), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1938 Jean Seberg, American actress (Breathless, Paint Your Wagon), born in Marshaltown, Iowa (d. 1979)
  • 1940 Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor, (Ryan's Hope; Dallas), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2018)
  • 1941 Dack Rambo, American actor (Guns of Will Sonnett, Dallas), born in Earlimart, California (d. 1994)
  • 1942 Beth Brickell, actress (Gentle Ben), born in Camden, Arkansas
  • 1947 Joe Mantegna, American actor (House of Games, Weeds), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1948 Sheila Frazier, American actress (Gloria-Lazarus Syndrome), born in New York City
  • 1951 Trudie Goodwin, British actress (The Bill, 1983-2007; Emmerdale, 2011-15), born in Lewisham, England
  • 1952 Art Malik, Pakistani-born English actor (The Jewell in the Crown), born in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
  • 1953 Frances Conroy, American actress
  • 1953 Larry Miller, comedian (Dream On, Favor, Dream Lover)
  • 1953 Tracy Scoggins, actress (Colbys, Gumshoe Kid), born in Galveston, Texas
  • 1954 Chris Noth, American actor (Law and Order, The Good Wife), born in Madison, Wisconsin

Whoopi Goldberg (68 years old)

1955 American comedian, actress (The Color Purple; Sister Act), singer, and TV host (The View), born in New York City

  • 1956 Ginger Alden, American actress, born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1960 Neil Flynn, American actor

Jimmy Kimmel (56 years old)

1967 American TV host and producer (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1967 Juhi Chawla, Indian actress
  • 1967 Randi Ingerman, actress (Trade Winds), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Steve Zahn (56 years old)

1967 American actor (Reality Bites; That Thing You Do; White Lotus), and comedian, born in Marshall, Minnesota

Gerard Butler (54 years old)

1969 Scottish actor (Dracula 2000), born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

  • 1971 Noah Hathaway, actor (Troll, Neverending Story)
  • 1972 Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1976 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese professional wrestler
  • 1977 Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer, born in Qingdao, Shandong, China
  • 1980 Monique Coleman, American actress (High School Musical), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
  • 1982 Michael Copon, American actor (Power Rangers Time Force), born in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • 1991 Matt Bennett, American actor (Victorious), born in Massapequa Park, New York
  • 1995 Stella Hudgens, American actress (Players), born in San Diego, California
  • 1997 Brent Kinsman, American actor
  • 1997 Shane Kinsman, American actor