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People in chronological context: 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade. ()

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Jean Reno(75)

Actor | Casablanca (MA)

Jean Reno (born 30 July 1948) is a French actor of Andalusian Spanish descent. Working in French, English, and Italian, he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as The Pink Panther, Godzilla, The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, Ronin and Couples Retreat, but also in European productions such as the French films Les Visiteurs (1993) and Léon (1994) along with the 2005 Italian film The Tiger and the Snow.

Known for: Léon: The Professional, The Big Blue, Ronin, The Pink Panther
* 07/30/1948

Samuel L. Jackson(75)

Actor | Washington, D.C. (US)

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015).Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019).He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).

Known for: Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight, Captain Marvel, Snakes on a Plane
* 12/21/1948

Kathy Bates(75)

Actress | Memphis, Tennessee (US)

Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theater at Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on-screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage role was in the play Vanities (1976). Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a nomination for the Tony Award Best Lead Actress in a Play for 'night, Mother (1983), and won an Obie Award for her role in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1988). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in the thriller Misery (1990). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019). Her other notable films include Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Titanic (1997), The Waterboy (1998), Revolutionary Road (2008), The Blind Side (2009), and Midnight in Paris (2011). Bates is also known for her extensive work on television. She won her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and her second for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie in American Horror Story: Coven (2013). Her other Emmy-nominated roles were in The Late Shift (1996), Annie (1999), Six Feet Under (2003), Warm Springs (2005), Harry's Law (2011–12), American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), and American Horror Story: Hotel (2015).

Known for: Misery, Dolores Claiborne, Titanic, About Schmidt
* 06/28/1948

Jeremy Irons(75)

Actor | Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (GB)

Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre productions, including the Shakespeare plays The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and Richard II. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, receiving the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981) and is frequently ranked among the greatest British television dramas as well as greatest literary adaptations. It would earn him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His first major film role came in the romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he was praised for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). Irons has won multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal of the accused attempted murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990).Irons had roles in Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller Kafka (1991), the period drama The House of the Spirits (1993), the romantic drama M. Butterfly (1993), voiced Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994), played Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Humbert Humbert in Lolita (1997) and Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). He starred in the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons (2000), played Antonio in The Merchant of Venice (2004), appeared in Being Julia (2004), the historical drama Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the fantasy-adventure Eragon (2006), the Western Appaloosa (2008), and the indie drama Margin Call (2011). In 2016, he appeared in Assassin's Creed and portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).On television, Irons appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, receiving a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2011 to 2013, he starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias. In 2019, he appeared as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US, winning an Oscar for film, an Emmy for television and a Tony Award for theatre. In October 2011, he was nominated the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Known for: Dead Ringers, The Lion King, Assassin's Creed, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
* 09/19/1948

John Ritter(† 54)

Actor | Burbank, California (US)

Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984. Ritter briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985. He appeared in over 100 films and television series combined and performed on Broadway, with roles including adult Ben Hanscom in It (1990), Problem Child (1990), Problem Child 2 (1991), a dramatic turn in Sling Blade (1996), and Bad Santa in 2003 (his final live action film, which was dedicated to his memory). In 2002, Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet". His final roles include voicing the title character on the PBS children's program Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003), for which he received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2003).

Known for: Sling Blade, Problem Child, Bad Santa, Three's Company
* 09/17/1948

Kathleen Lloyd(75)

Actress | Santa Clara, California (US)

Kathleen Lloyd (born September 13, 1948) is an American actress most noted as the leading lady in 1976's The Missouri Breaks opposite Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. Lloyd made more than eighty screen appearances between 1970 and 2003, almost all in television series, including a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin on Magnum, P.I. between 1983 and 1988.

Known for: The Car, The Missouri Breaks, Equal Justice, Magnum, P.I.
* 09/13/1948

Carl Weathers(† 76)

Actor | New Orleans, Louisiana (US)

Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and gridiron football linebacker. His roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street Justice (1991–1993) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series Arrested Development (2004, 2013), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2017–2019). He had a recurring role as Greef Karga in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Weathers played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs before playing professionally as a linebacker. He joined the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) after going undrafted in the 1970 NFL Draft. After two seasons with the Raiders, he played a year with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Known for: Predator, Rocky, Happy Gilmore, Rocky IV
* 01/14/1948

Dianne Wiest(76)

Actress | Kansas City, Missouri (US)

Dianne Evelyn Wiest (born March 28, 1946) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award.

Known for: The Birdcage, Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway, Edward Scissorhands
* 03/28/1948

Tom Wilkinson(† 75)

Actor | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (GB)

Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson, OBE is an English actor. He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for his roles in In The Bedroom and Michael Clayton. In 2009, he won The Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award for best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for John Adams.

Known for: Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom, The Full Monty, The Grand Budapest Hotel
* 02/05/1948

Gregory Itzin(† 74)

Actor | Washington, D.C. (US)

Gregory Martin Itzin (April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022) was an American character actor of film and television best known for his role as U.S. President Charles Logan in the action thriller series 24.

Known for: I Know Who Killed Me, Airplane!, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 24
* 04/20/1948

John Carpenter(76)

Crew | Carthage, New York (US)

An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor.Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.Most films in Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984).However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be viewed as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. Cult classics that Carpenter directed include: Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988) and In the Mouth of Madness (1995).His films are characterized by minimalist lighting and photography, static cameras, use of steadicam, and distinctive synthesized scores. Carpenter is also notable for having composed or co-composed most of the music of his films; some of them are now considered cult as well, with the main theme of Halloween being considered a part of popular culture. His music is generally synthesized with accompaniment from piano and atmospherics. He released his first studio album Lost Themes in 2015, and also won a Saturn Award for Best Music for Vampires (1998).Carpenter is an outspoken proponent of widescreen filming, and all of his theatrical movies (with the exception of Dark Star and The Ward) were filmed anamorphic with a 2.35:1 or greater aspect ratio. The Ward was shot in Super 35, the first time Carpenter has ever used that system. Carpenter has stated he feels that the 35mm Panavision anamorphic format is "the best movie system there is", preferring it over both digital and 3D film. Many of Carpenter's films have been re-released on DVD as special editions with numerous bonus features.Carpenter has been the subject of the documentary film John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies, and American Cinematheque's 2002 retrospective of his films. Moreover, in 2006, the United States Library of Congress deemed Halloween to be "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Carpenter about his career and films for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror. Carpenter appears in all three episodes of the series. He was also interviewed by Robert Rodriguez for his The Director's Chair series on El Rey Network.Many filmmakers have been influenced by Carpenter, including James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight was heavily influenced by The Thing), Guillermo del Toro, Robert Rodriguez, Edgar Wright, Danny Boyle, Nicolas Winding Refn, Bong Joon-ho, among others.The video game Dead Space 3 is said to be influenced by Carpenter's The Thing, The Fog and Halloween, and Carpenter has stated that he would be enthusiastic to adapt that series into a feature film.

Known for: The Fog, Halloween, Dark Star, Escape from New York
* 01/16/1948

Bernadette Peters(76)

Actress | Queens, New York (US)

Bernadette Peters (née Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine Drama Desk Award nominations, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim, Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals Mack and Mabel (1974), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Song and Dance (1985), Into the Woods (1987), The Goodbye Girl (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1999), Gypsy (2003), A Little Night Music (2010), Follies (2011), and Hello, Dolly! (2018). She has recorded six solo albums as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters first performed on the stage as a child actress and then a teenager in the 1960s, and in film and television from the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on, among other programs, The Muppet Show and The Carol Burnett Show, and for her roles in films including Silent Movie (1976), The Jerk (1979), Pennies from Heaven (1981, for which she won a Golden Globe Award), and Annie (1982). She has also acted in television shows such as Ally McBeal, Smash (2012–2013), Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), The Good Fight (2017–2018), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020–2021) and High Desert (2023).

Known for: The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven, Anastasia, American Playhouse
* 02/28/1948
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Lindsay Crouse(75)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Lindsay Ann Crouse (born May 12, 1948) is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the 1972 revival of Much Ado About Nothing and appeared in her first film in 1976 in All the President's Men. For her role in the 1984 film Places in the Heart, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Slap Shot (1977), Between the Lines (1977), The Verdict (1982), Prefontaine (1997), and The Insider (1999). She also had a leading role in the 1987 film House of Games, which was directed by her then-husband David Mamet. In 1996, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Between Mother and Daughter", an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special. She is also a Grammy Award nominee.

Known for: The Arrival, Slap Shot, The Insider, Places in the Heart
* 05/12/1948

Bonnie Bedelia(76)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Bonnie Bedelia Culkin is an American actress, best known for her starring roles as Holly McClane in Die Hard and Die Hard 2, Barbara Sabich in Presumed Innocent, and Polly Chalmers in Needful Things, as well as the matriarch Camille Braverman on the drama series Parenthood. She is younger sister to actor Kit Culkin; aunt to his sons, actors Macaulay, Rory, and Kieran Culkin. Her and Kit's brother and sister, Terry and Candace, have also acted.Before becoming an actress, Bedelia studied ballet and appeared in a few productions with the New York City Ballet, includingThe Nutcracker. Her only dancing role onscreen was that of Clara in thePlayhouse 90television production ofthe George BalanchineNutcracker(1958).From 1961 to 1967, Bedelia was a regular on the CBS soap operaLove of Life, portraying Sandy Porter. She also worked onBroadway, where she debuted supportingPatty Dukein 1962, inIsle of Children, and won aTheatre World Award for playing the lead of inMy Sweet Charlie, in 1966.After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap operaLove of Lifeand made her film debut inThe Gypsy Moths. In 1969, she attracted attention as the pregnant marathon dancer inThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?She starred in the comedyLovers and Other Strangers(1970), had dramatic roles inThe Strange Vengeance of Rosalie(1972) andBetween Friends(1973), and appeared oppositeRichard Dreyfussin the comedyThe Big Fix(1978). On television, she played the leading role in the short-lived ABC drama series,The New Land(1974).In 1984, Bedelia received critical acclaim and was nominated for aGolden Globefor her starring role inHeart Like a Wheel(1983), as drag racerShirley Muldowney. Other well-known performances include her portrayals ofHolly Gennero McClane, the wife ofBruce Willis's characterJohn McClaneinDie Hard(1988) andDie Hard 2(1990), and of Barbara Sabich, the wife ofHarrison Ford's character inPresumed Innocent(1990).She appeared in twoStephen Kingscreen adaptations:Salem's Lot(1979) and Needful Things(1993). She was nominated forEmmy Awardsfor her performance in theShowtimeanthology seriesFallen Angels(1993) and for the leading role in the made-for-television movieLocked in Silence(1999). She played a number of leading roles in television films and miniseries, such asSwitched at Birth,A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story,Her Costly Affair, andPicnic.From 2001 to 2004, Bedelia starred as Capt. Kate McCafferty in the Lifetime drama seriesThe Division.She later guest-starred inBig LoveandCSI, and starred opposite Rue McClanahanandOlivia Newton-Johnin the 2008 sitcomSordid Lives: The Series.Bedelia starred in the NBC drama seriesParenthood(2010-2015) as the family matriarch, Camille Braverman. In 2017, she appeared in season 2 of the TV series Designated Survivor, and in two Hallmark movies. In 2019, she guest starred on the NetflixseriesWhat/If.

Known for: Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Presumed Innocent, Heart Like a Wheel
* 03/25/1948

Billy Crystal(76)

Actor | Long Beach, Long Island, New York (US)

William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.

Known for: Forget Paris, City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally..., Analyze This
* 03/14/1948

Richard Masur(75)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

An American actor who has appeared in more than 80 movies during his career. From 1995-1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Masur sits on the Corporate Board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Known for: The Thing, Risky Business, My Girl, Hanover Street
* 11/20/1948

Tessyo Genda(75)

Actor | Okayama Prefecture (JP)

Tessyo Genda (玄田 哲章 Genda Tesshō, born May 20, 1948 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor, affiliated with 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi (横居 光雄) as an artist name.

Known for: Ghost in the Shell, Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Project A-Ko, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
* 05/20/1948

David Hayman(76)

Actor | Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland (GB)

David Hayman (born 9 February 1948) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor and director. His acting credits include Sid and Nancy (1986), Hope and Glory (1987), Rob Roy (1995), The Jackal (1997), Trial & Retribution (1997-2009), Legionnaire (1998), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Flood (2007), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), The Paradise (2012), Taboo (2017), Our Ladies (2019), The Nest (2020), Bull (2021), and Andor (TV series) (2022).

Known for: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Sid and Nancy, Macbeth, Vertical Limit
* 02/09/1948

Gérard Depardieu(75)

Actor | Châteauroux, Indre (FR)

Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won theCésar Awardfor Best Actor as well as theGolden Globeaward for Best Actor inGreen Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role inCyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for anAcademy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budgetHollywoodmovies. He is a Chevalier of theLégion d'honneurand Chevalier of theOrdre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship ofRussiain January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador ofMontenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live inBelgium.

Known for: Cyrano de Bergerac, The Man in the Iron Mask, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Green Card
* 12/27/1948

Richard Riehle(75)

Actor | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (US)

An American actor. Richard attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became heavily involved with the University Theatre.

Known for: The Man from Earth, Casino, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Office Space
* 05/12/1948

Clyde Kusatsu(75)

Actor | Honolulu, Hawaii (US)

Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is an American actor. A prolific character actor, he has appeared in over 300 film and television productions since his debut in 1970. He is the Secretary of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, after previously serving as a four-term President of the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local and National Vice President Los Angeles, from 2013 through 2020.

Known for: Paradise Road, The Interpreter, Midway
* 09/13/1948

Jim Carter(75)

Actor | Harrogate, Yorkshire, England (GB)

James Edward Carter is an English actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015). He reprised his role in the feature film Downton Abbey (2019).

Known for: Transformers: The Last Knight, Shakespeare in Love, Downton Abbey, Top Secret!, Downton Abbey
* 08/19/1948

John Ashton(76)

Actor | Springfield, Massachusetts (US)

John David Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor, known for his roles in Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Some Kind of Wonderful and Midnight Run.

Known for: Gone Baby Gone, Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run, Some Kind of Wonderful
* 02/22/1948

Sinéad Cusack(76)

Actress | Dalkey, County Dublin (IE)

Sinéad Moira Cusack ( shin-AYD; born 18 February 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo. Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Known for: V for Vendetta, Eastern Promises, Stealing Beauty, Wrath of the Titans
* 02/18/1948

JoBeth Williams(75)

Actress | Houston, Texas (US)

Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominated American film and television actress and director, and current President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.Williams rose to prominence appearing in such films asStir Crazy (1980), Poltergeist (1982), The Big Chill(1983),The Day After(1983),Teachers(1984), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986).A three-timeEmmy Awardnominee, she was nominated forOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Moviefor her work in the TV movieAdam(1983) and the TV miniseriesBaby M(1988). Her third nomination was for her guest role in the sitcomFrasier(1994).Her directorial debut with the 1994 short filmOn Hopeearned her anAcademy Awardnomination forBest Live Action Short Film.She also starred in the TV seriesThe Client(1995–96), and had recurring roles in the TV seriesDexter(2007) andPrivate Practice(2009–11).In 2009 she began serving as president of theScreen Actors Guild Foundation; she is President Emeritus of the foundation.She has also had numerous guest starring roles on TV and has starred in several TV movies.

Known for: Poltergeist, The Big Chill, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Kramer vs. Kramer
* 12/06/1948

John Noble(75)

Actor | Port Pirie, South Australia (AU)

John Noble (born 20 August 1948) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Denethor in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), and Dr. Walter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013). His other television credits include the supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017) and the police procedural Elementary (2015–2019). Noble has also lent his distinctively deep voice to animated and video game projects, most notably as Leland Monroe in Rockstar Games' L.A. Noire (2011), and Scarecrow in the DC Comics game Batman: Arkham Knight (2015).

Known for: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Running Scared, Fringe
* 08/20/1948

Barbara Hershey(76)

Actress | Hollywood, California (US)

Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948), is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including westerns and comedies. She began acting at age 17 in 1965 but did not achieve widespread critical acclaim until the 1980s. By that time, the Chicago Tribune referred to her as "one of America's finest actresses". Hershey won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries/TV Film for her role in A Killing in a Small Town (1990). She received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Magdalene in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and for her role in The Portrait of a Lady (1996). For the latter film, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has won two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival for her roles in Shy People (1987) and A World Apart (1988). She was featured in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), for which she was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and Garry Marshall's melodrama Beaches (1988), and she earned a second British Academy Film Award nomination for Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010). Establishing a reputation early in her career as a hippie, Hershey experienced conflict between her personal life and her acting goals. Her career suffered a decline during a six-year relationship with actor David Carradine, with whom she had a child. She experimented with a change in stage name to Barbara Seagull. During this time, her personal life was highly publicized and ridiculed. Her acting career was not well established until she separated from Carradine and changed her stage name back to Hershey. In 1990, later in her career, it was reported that she began to keep her personal life private.

Known for: Black Swan, Hannah and Her Sisters, Falling Down, Insidious
* 02/05/1948

Carel Struycken(75)

Actor | The Hague (NL)

Carel Struycken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːrəl ˈstrœy̯kə(n)]; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017), the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1992), and the household butler Lurch in the 1990s Addams Family films. He also appeared in the films Gerald's Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019).

Known for: Men in Black, Addams Family Values, The Addams Family, Twin Peaks
* 07/30/1948

Marc Singer(76)

Actor | Vancouver, British Columbia (CA)

Marc Singer (born January 29, 1948) is an American actor best known for his roles in the Beastmaster film series, as Mike Donovan in the original 1980s TV series V, and as Matt Cantrell in Dallas.

Known for: The Beastmaster, V The Original Miniseries, Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time, V
* 01/29/1948

Mimi Kennedy(75)

Actress | Rochester, New York (US)

Mary Claire "Mimi" Kennedy (born September 25, 1948) is an American actress, author and activist. Best known for her roles in television sitcoms, Kennedy co-starred in numerous short-lived sitcoms before her role as Ruth Sloan on Homefront (1991–93). She received wider recognition with her roles in the Chuck Lorre-created sitcoms Dharma & Greg (1997–2002) and Mom (2013–2021). For her performance in the latter, Kennedy received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. Kennedy has also appeared in various films, including Pump Up the Volume (1990), Erin Brockovich (2000), In the Loop (2009), Due Date (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Five-Year Engagement (2012).

Known for: Midnight in Paris, In the Loop, The Five-Year Engagement, Pump Up the Volume, Homefront
* 09/25/1948
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