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Actors Born on October 3

  • 1859 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (Les Misérables, Thérèse Raquin), born near Vigevano, Italy (d. 1924)
  • 1879 Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden (d. 1938)
  • 1888 Claud Allister, British actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet, Bulldog Drummond), born in London, England (d. 1970)
  • 1888 Roy Webb, American film score composer (films of Val Lewton), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1982)
  • 1890 Henry Hull, American actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1977)
  • 1898 Leo McCarey, American film director (The Awful Truth), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1969)
  • 1899 Gertrude Berg, American actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1966)
  • 1901 Jean Grémillon, French film director, born in Bayeux, France (d. 1959)
  • 1911 Michael Hordern, British actor (Watership Down, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold), born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1995)
  • 1915 Ray Stark, American stage and film producer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
  • 1916 Shelby Storck, American television producer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1969)
  • 1919 Jean Lefebvre, French actor (Diabolical, Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?), born in Valenciennes, Nord, France (d. 2004)
  • 1924 Franco Cristaldi, Italian film producer (Amarcord) and Claudia Cardinale's husband, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1992)
  • 1933 Kenneth "Ken" Berry, American actor (F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family), born in Moline, Illinois (d. 2018)
  • 1934 Madlyn Rhue, American actress (Bracken's World, Executive Suite), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1939 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong, American pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame), born in Marietta, Georgia (d. 2020)
  • 1940 Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter ("Undercover Angel"; over 100 songs for the Muppet Babies), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013)
  • 1940 Sheila Fearn, British actress (The Likely Lads; George and Mildred), born in Leicester, England
  • 1946 (Richard) "Biff" Henderson, American television personality (Late Night/Late Show with David Letterman), born in Durham, North Carolina
  • 1946 Bob Dotson, newscaster (Primetime Sunday), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1947 Alan Rachins, American actor (Douglas-LA Law), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 1948 Michael Medved, American film critic, political commentator, and radio host, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1950 Pamela Hensley, American actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century), born in Glendale, California
  • 1951 Nick Glennie-Smith, British session keyboard player (Roger Daltrey; Roger Waters), film score composer (Ella Enchanted; Secretariat), and conductor, born in London, England
  • 1955 Ángela Molina, Spanish actress (Lola, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1956 Hart Bochner, actor (Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1956 Peter Frechette, American actor (Paint it Black, George-Profiler), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
  • 1959 Greg Proops, American actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway/), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1959 Jack Wagner, American actor (General Hospital; Melrose Place) and pop singer ("All I Need"), born in Washington, Missouri
  • 1964 Clive Owen, English actor (Closer), born in Coventry, England
  • 1966 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
  • 1969 Shane Butterworth, American actor (Bad News Bears (TV series) - "Timmy"), born in Sherman Oaks, California
  • 1971 Sean Duffy, American politician (Rep-R-Wisconisn), TV commentator and reality TV personality, born in Hayward, Wisconsin
  • 1973 Black Thought [Tariq Trotter], American rapper, hip-hop MC (The Roots), and actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [some source give year as 1971, others as 1972]
  • 1973 Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
  • 1973 Lena Headey, British actress (Game of Thrones), born in Hamilton, Bermuda

Neve Campbell (50 years old)

1973 Canadian actress (Party of 5; Scream), born in Guelph, Ontario

  • 1974 Mike Johnson, Canadian hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), and broadcaster (NHL Network, TSN), born in Scarborough, Ontario
  • 1975 India Arie [Simpson], American Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer ("I Am Light"; Voyage to India), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1976 Seann William Scott, American actor (Role Models), born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota
  • 1978 Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
  • 1979 Daniel Hollie, American professional wrestler
  • 1979 John Hennigan, American professional wrestler
  • 1981 Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
  • 1982 Erik von Detten, American actor (Brink!; Toy Story; The Princess Diaries), born in San Diego, California
  • 1983 Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor

Tessa Thompson (40 years old)

1983 American actress (Thor: Ragnarok), born in Los Angeles, California

  • 1984 Yoon Eun Hye, South Korean actress
  • 1986 Joonas Suotamo, Finnish basketball player and actor (Chewbacca in "Star Wars"), born in Espoo, Finland
  • 1987 Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican Miss Universe
  • 1988 Alicia Vikander, actress (The Danish Girl), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 1988 Tadhg Kelly, American actor
  • 1990 Rhian Denise Ramos, Filipino actress
  • 1993 Lindsay Fabes, actor (Charlie Winthrop-Another World)
  • 1995 Ayo Edebiri, American comedian and actor (The Bear), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1996 Adair Tishler, American child actress
  • 2004 Noah Schnapp, American actor (Stranger Things), born in New York City
  • 2008 Karolina Protsenko, Ukrainian-American pop violinist ("Despacito"), and YouTube sensation, born in Ukraine