1967 in television

none February 2024 October 2019 1967 television radio film music The year 1967 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1967. Events January 7 – Debut of The Forsyte Saga in the UK, a blockbuster BBC dramatisation (the last to be made in black and white) in 26 50-minute episodes originally shown on BBC2. Because of the restricted number of viewers who can receive this channel, it is not until it begins BBC1 Sunday evening repeats on September 8 that it reaches a large audience which will build to 18 million and cause some church services to be rescheduled;http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1071033/index.html The Forsyte Saga (1967) https://web.archive.org/web/20090907022253/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1071033/index.html 2009-09-07 BFI screenonline 2024-01-01 it is also popular internationally and becomes the first British television programme ever to be sold to the Soviet Union. January 15 The inaugural Super Bowl American football game is simulcast on CBS and NBC. The Rolling Stones appear on CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show, where, at Sullivan's insistence, they perform "Let's Spend the Night Together" as "Let's Spend Some Time Together." January 29 – The first CBS Playhouse presentation, The Final War of Olly Winter, is televised in the US. February 16 – The first airing of "Space Seed", the Star Trek television episode that introduces popular villain Khan Noonien Singh, as played by Ricardo Montalbán, is aired on NBC. February 23 – The Beatles make a taped appearance on ABC's American Bandstand, where they premiere their new music videos for the songs "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". February 25 – Gene Kelly stars in Jack and the Beanstalk; airing on NBC and produced by Hanna-Barbera, it is the first TV special to combine live action and animation. March – Gunsmoke is renewed by CBS for the fall 1967 season. Aging (it is completing its 12th season) and declining in the ratings, CBS planned to cancel the western, but protests from viewers, network affiliates and even members of the United States Congress and especially William S. Paley (Gunsmoke is Paley's wife's favorite show), the head of the network, lead the network to move the series from its longtime late Saturday time slot to early Mondays for the fall — displacing Gilligan's Island, which initially had been renewed for the fall but is cancelled instead. Gunsmoke would remain on CBS until 1975. March 6 – Mark Twain Tonight! starring Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain, premieres on CBS. March 11 – This is the last day that French-language TV stations in Canada are required to run "personals" (classified advertising) between 6–7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. March 29 – 13-day strike by American Federation of Television and Radio Artists television staff announcers and newsroom staff begins.Our History SAG-AFTRA https://www.sagaftra.org/about/our-history 2026-02-28 April 4 – BBC1 in the UK shows a Tom and Jerry cartoon for the first time. April 8 – The United Kingdom wins the 12th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. The winning song is "Puppet on a String" performed (barefoot) by Sandie Shaw.Roxburgh Gordon Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Telos Prestatyn 978-1-84583-065-6 1 April 10 – The AFTRA strike is settled just in time for the 39th Academy Awards ceremony to be held. May 1 – The United Network (initially known as the Overmyer Network) launches broadcasting with the talk/variety show The Las Vegas Show — which will be the only show it airs, as both network and show disappear in June due in part to transmission expenses. May 13 – TV Bandeirantes São Paulo, the first network television station of Rede Bandeirantes, an officially regular broadcasting service, starts in Brazil. May 15 – CBS News and BBC host the "Town Meeting of the World" with governor Ronald Reagan and senator Robert F. Kennedy. May – David Dortort appoints himself executive producer of Bonanza, a move which takes him out of the day-to-day running of the show but allows him to focus on another NBC western, The High Chaparral. June 12 The fourth Peanuts special, You're in Love, Charlie Brown, with a springtime theme, has its premiere on CBS. Major changes to ITV franchises in the UK which will take effect next year are announced. June 15 – ATV0, Melbourne, launches color television in Australia with live coverage of the Pakenham races. June 25 – The special Our World becomes the first live worldwide "via satellite" TV broadcast, transmitting to 30 countries. Performers include Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison, Jane Asher, Graham Nash, Hunter Davies and The Beatles (who perform "All You Need Is Love", a song composed especially for the occasion). July 1 – With live coverage from the Wimbledon Championships of tennis, BBC2 becomes Europe's first color TV broadcaster, although it is still in the experimental stage. July 28 – First of three episodes broadcast in the Netherlands of VPRO's deliberately-provocative youth-oriented television show Hoepla, in which female artist Phil Bloom flashes nude in front of the cameras, resulting in complaints in the press.Een blote Phil Bloom in Hoepla https://anderetijden.nl/artikel/5108/Een-blote-Phil-Bloom-in-Hoepla Andere Tijden 2026-02-28 August 6 – Formula One auto racing has its first colour TV broadcast as the 1967 German Grand Prix, racing at Nürburgring, is colorcast to a West German audience on an experimental basis. August 21 – ABC's Dark Shadows and CBS's As the World Turns are the first daytime soaps on their respective US networks to go color. August 25 – Color television is officially launched in West Germany (simultaneously by ARD and ZDF) at precisely 9:30 am with a symbolic launch button pressed by Willy Brandt at the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin. August 29 – US crime drama The Fugitive finale proves to be one of the most-watched episodes of the decade. September 2 – At 12:30 pm, Channel 9 in Sioux City, Iowa switches from being KVTV (CBS basic) to KCAU-TV (ABC full-time). Three days later, CBS returns to the area when KMEG-TV signs-on. September 9 – NBC airs what will prove to be the pilot of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, which has its actual series premiere on January 22, 1968. September 17 The Who destroy their instruments during a performance on CBS's The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The Doors appear on The Ed Sullivan Show and perform "Light My Fire". Sullivan requested that the line "Girl we couldn't get much higher" be changed for the show, but Jim Morrison performs it the way it was written, and the band is banned from the show as a result. September 18 – Love Is a Many Splendored Thing debuts on US daytime television and is the first soap opera to deal with an interracial relationship, involving an Amerasian woman. CBS censors find this too controversial and ask for script changes, causing show creator Irna Phillips to quit and 20th Century-Fox to withdraw as co-producers.Schemering Christopher The Soap Opera Encyclopedia 1987 Ballantine Books 0-345-35344-7 2nd September 29 Cult drama series The Prisoner, created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, has its UK premiere on ATV and Grampian Television. The world premiere was on September 5 when it debuted on CTV in Canada.Andrew Pixley 2007 The Prisoner – a Complete Production Guide Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, the popular science fiction Supermarionation series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson debuts on ITV in the UK. October 1 First colour television broadcasts are introduced in France, the RSFSR and BSSR using the SECAM system. In the second episode of VPRO show Hoepla, broadcast in the Netherlands, Phil Bloom is revealed in a sketch to be completely naked, with a deliberate allusion to the controversy aroused by her appearance in the previous episode. November 7 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Golden Jubilee October Revolution Day Parades in Moscow, Leningrad and Minsk are the first major events to be broadcast in color in the Soviet Union using the SECAM system. November 19 – TVB launches free-to-air television in Hong Kong. November 26 – A taped appearance by The Beatles is presented on the Ed Sullivan Show, premiering their new music video for the song "Hello Goodbye". November 27 – Thai Army Television converts from System M (a 525-line screen) to System B (625 lines) in preparation for PAL color (to be launched in 1969). December 2 – Color television is officially launched on BBC2 in the UK. December 11 – NBC airs the all-star special Movin' With Nancy, featuring Nancy Sinatra and guests. December 21 – The only guests for a highly rated holiday episode of The Dean Martin Show are the family members of Martin and Frank Sinatra. December 26 – The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour airs on BBC1 in the UK. The band and their manager are critical of the decision to run it on this channel which can transmit only in black and white at this time.The Beatles The Beatles Anthology Chronicle Books San Francisco 2000 0-8118-2684-8 y HWuQu8EMDKcC Also in 1967 All CBS soap operas in the US transition from live to tape broadcasts. PAL and SECAM video standards are introduced. The Federal Communications Commission in the US orders that cigarette ads on television, radio and in print must include a warning about the health risks of smoking. Country music entertainer Porter Wagoner invites Dolly Parton to join his weekly syndicated The Porter Wagoner Show, replacing singer Norma Jean.Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business Parton Dolly HarperCollins 1994 978-0060177201 https://archive.org/details/dollymylifeother00part_0 Cissy King replaces Barbara Boylan as Bobby Burgess's dance partner on The Lawrence Welk Show. Programs/Programmes American Bandstand (1952–89) Another World (1964–99) Armchair Theatre (1956–68) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Batman (1966–68) Bewitched (1964–72) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present) Bonanza (1959–73) Bozo the Clown (1949–present) Candid Camera (1948–present) Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–95) Coronation Street (UK) (1960–present) Crossroads (UK) (1964–88, 2001–03) Daniel Boone (1964–70) Dark Shadows (1966–71) Days of Our Lives (1965–present) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–76) Doctor Who (UK) (1963–89, 1996, 2005–present) Face the Nation (1954–present) Family Affair (1966–71) Four Corners (Australia) (1961–present) General Hospital (1963–present) Get Smart (1965–70) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964–70) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Green Acres (1965–71) Gunsmoke (1955–75) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present) Hogan's Heroes (1965–71) I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70) I Spy (1965–1968) It's Academic (1961–present) Jeopardy! (1964–75, 1984–present) Lost in Space (1965–68) Love of Life (1951–80) Match Game (1962–69, 1973–84, 1990–91, 1998–99) Meet the Press (1947–present) Mission: Impossible (1966–73) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–88, 2002–present) My Three Sons (1960–72) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–78) Panorama (UK) (1953–present) Petticoat Junction (1963–70) Peyton Place (1964–69) Play School (1966–present) Run for Your Life (1965–1968) Search for Tomorrow (1951–86) Star Trek (1966–69) That Girl (1966–71) The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68) The Avengers (UK) (1961–69) The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–68) The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–71) The Dean Martin Show (1965–74) The Doctors (1963–82) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–71) The Edge of Night (1956–84) The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–68) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–83) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970) The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962–present) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–82) The Lucy Show (1962–68) The Mavis Bramston Show (Australia) (1964–68) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–82) The Money Programme (UK) (1966–present) The Monkees (1966–68) The Mothers-in-Law (1967–69) The Newlywed Game (1966–74) The Saint (UK) (1962–69) The Secret Storm (1954–74) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present) The Today Show (1952–present) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–92) The Wednesday Play (UK) (1964–70) This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003) Tom and Jerry (1965–72, 1975–77, 1980–82) Top of the Pops (UK) (1964–2006) Truth or Consequences (1950–88) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–69) What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–2008) World of Sport (1965–85) Z-Cars (UK) (1962–78) Debuts January 7 The Forsyte Saga, BBC drama in 26 50-minute episodes A prime-time edition of The Newlywed Game (1967–1971) on ABC January 9 – Mr. Terrific on CBS (last aired on August 27, 1967) January 13 – Rango on ABC (last aired on September 1, 1967) February 5 – The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1969) on CBS February 13 – Mr. Dressup (1967–1996) on CBC July 3 – News at Ten (1967–1999, 2001–2004, 2008–present) on ITV in the UK September 5 The Prisoner on Canada's CTV Television Network Good Morning World on CBS (1967–1968) September 6 – He & She (1967–1968) and Dundee and the Culhane (fall 1967 only) both on CBS September 7 The Flying Nun (1967–1970) on ABC Cimarron Strip (1967–1968) on CBS September 8 – Hondo (ended December 29, 1967) on ABC September 9 – Spider-Man (1967–1970) and George of the Jungle (1967) on ABC September 10 – The Mothers-in-Law (1967–1969) and The High Chaparral (1967–1971) both on NBC September 11 – The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978) on CBS September 14 – Ironside (1967–1975) on NBC September 16 – Mannix (1967–1975) on CBS September 18 – Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–1973) on CBS daytime September 29 – The Prisoner is broadcast in the UK on ATV and Grampian Television October 1 – Ultra Seven (1967–1968) on TBS in Japan December 26 – Do Not Adjust Your Set on ITV (1967–1969) Ending this year Date Show Debut March 14 Combat! 1962 March 17 The Green Hornet 1966 April 9 Ultraman (Japan) April 15 Flipper 1964 April 22 Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1965 May 5 Rango 1967 May 21 Kimba the White Lion (Japan) 1966 August 29 The Fugitive 1963September 1 The Time Tunnel 1966September 3 What's My Line? 1950September 4Gilligan's Island1964September 16Space Ghost 1966October 4 Batfink Births Date Name NotabilityJanuary 2 Tia Carrere American actress (Relic Hunter) James Marshall Actor (Twin Peaks) January 8 R. Kelly SingerJanuary 9 David Costabile Actor Dave Matthews Guitarist January 10 Jeremy Cumpston Actor January 13 Suzanne Cryer Actress (Two Guys and a Girl, Silicon Valley) January 16 Lynda Baquero American correspondentJanuary 19 Christine Tucci Actress Javier Cámara Actor January 20 Stacey Dash Actress (Clueless) January 24 Phil LaMarr Actor (Mad TV, Futurama, The Weekenders, Static Shock, Justice League, Samurai Jack, Ozzy & Drix, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee) January 26 Bryan Callen Actor and comedian (Mad TV) February 1 Gabrielle Fitzpatrick Australian actress (The Man from Snowy River) February 2 Jenny Lumet Actress February 5 Chris Parnell Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock)February 10 Laura Dern Actress (The Last Man on Earth) Vince Gilligan American writer February 12 Jane Skinner American former daytime news anchor February 13 Carolyn Lawrence Voice actress (voice of Sandy on SpongeBob SquarePants and Cindy on Jimmy Neutron) February 16 Keith Gretzky Hockey player February 18 Tracey Edmonds Anchor February 19 Benicio del Toro ActorFebruary 20 David Herman Actor and comedian (Mad TV, Futurama, King of the Hill) Andrew Shue Actor (Melrose Place)February 22 Paul Lieberstein Screenwriter, actor and producer (The Office) Bentley Mitchum ActorFebruary 23 Paul Anthony Stewart Actor (Guiding Light) Eric Kaplan Writer February 26 Currie Graham Actor February 28 Charles Chun Actor March 1 George Eads Actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Savannah, MacGyver) March 6 Connie Britton Actress and singer (Spin City, Friday Night Lights, Nashville) March 7 Jeff Eastin Writer March 9 Jeffrey Nachmanoff ScreenwriterMarch 11 John Barrowman Scottish-American actor (Arrow) George Gray American television personalityMarch 16 Lauren Graham Actress (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood) Richard James Simpson Singer March 17 Billy Corgan Singer March 23 Sandra Dee Robinson Actress (Another World) March 25 Ben Mankiewicz American television personality March 27 Talisa Soto Actress March 28 Tracey Needham Actress (Life Goes On, JAG)March 29 Michel Hazanavicius Producer Christopher Thornton Actor April 2 Renée Estevez Actress April 6 Kathleen Barr Canadian voice actress (Kevin and Marie on Ed, Edd n Eddy) April 9 Margaret Josephs American television personalityApril 17 Leslie Bega Actress (Head of the Class, CSI: NY, The Sopranos) Kimberly Elise Actress Liz Phair Singer Henry Ian Cusick Peruvian-Scottish actor (Lost) April 18 Maria Bello Actress (ER) April 20 Lara Jill Miller Actress and voice actress (Gimme a Break!, voice of Lisa Loud on The Loud House)April 22 Sheryl Lee Actress Sherri Shepherd Actress and comedian (Everybody Loves Raymond, Less than Perfect) April 23 Melina Kanakaredes Actress (Guiding Light, Providence, CSI: NY) April 25 Jane Clayson Johnson American journalistApril 26 Glenn Jacobs Pro wrestler Marianne Jean-Baptiste English actress (Without a Trace) April 27 Jason Whitlock Sports commentatorApril 28 Kari Wuhrer Actress and singer (Sliders) Jonathan Gilbert Actor May 1 Tim McGraw Actor May 2 Mika Brzezinski Talk show host May 4 Ana Gasteyer Actress (Suburgatory, Lady Dynamite, People of Earth) May 5 Buddy Giovinazzo Filmmaker May 12 Brent Forrester Writer May 14 Tony Siragusa American National Football League defensive tackle (died 2022) May 18 Nancy Juvonen Film producerMay 20 Stephanie Niznik Actress (Everwood) (died 2019) Gabriele Muccino Director May 21 Chris Benoit Canadian pro wrestler (NJPW, ECW, WCW, WWE) (died 2007) May 22 Brooke Smith ActressMay 24 Dana Ashbrook Actor (Twin Peaks) Eric Close Actor (Without a Trace, Nashville) Heavy D Rapper (died 2011) May 26 Beth Mowins American play-by-play announcer and sports journalistMay 27 Eddie McClintock Actor Lou Gish Actress (died 2006) May 28 Glen Rice NBA basketball player May 30 Ali Adler Canadian American television producer May 31 Phil Keoghan HostJune 1 Rick Peters American actor Siggy Flicker Israeli American television personalityJune 3 Anderson Cooper American journalist Jason Jones American actor June 4 Michael Greyeyes ActorJune 5 Ron Livingston American actor David Ushery American television news anchorJune 6 Max Casella Actor (Doogie Howser, M.D., The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) Paul Giamatti Actor June 8 Dan Futterman Actor (Judging Amy) June 10 June Carryl Actress June 16 Daniel Zelman Actor (Damages) June 17 Eric Stefani Writer June 18 David Burke Writer June 19 Araceli González Actress June 19 Chris Larkin Actor June 20 Nicole Kidman ActressJune 21 Jim Breuer Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live) Carrie Preston Actress June 24 Sherry Stringfield Actress (ER)June 25 Veena Sud American television writer Desiree Gruber American television producerJune 28 Gil Bellows Actor (Ally McBeal, The Agency) Allan Heinberg American film screenwriter Peter Linz American puppeteer June 29 Melora Hardin Actress and singer (Monk, The Office) July 1 Pamela Anderson Model and actress (Baywatch)July 2 Peter Baker Journalist Jonathan Capehart Journalist July 6 Glen Mazzara Writer July 11 John Henson American comedian July 12 Natalie Desselle-Reid Actress (Eve) (died 2020)July 16 Will Ferrell Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live) Jonathan Adams American actor (American Dreams, Bones, Last Man Standing) Brian Baker Actor July 18 Vin Diesel Actor July 20 Reed Diamond Actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Dollhouse) July 23 Philip Seymour Hoffman Actor (died 2014)July 25 Matt LeBlanc Actor (Joey on Friends) Wendy Raquel Robinson Actress (The Steve Harvey Show, The Game) July 26 Jason Statham Actor July 27 Sasha Mitchell Actor (Dallas, Step by Step) August 1 José Padilha Producer August 2 Aline Brosh McKenna Producer August 4 Chuck Hogan Screenwriter August 9 Deion Sanders NFL football player, MLB baseball player and sports analyst August 11 Joe Rogan Actor and comedian (NewsRadio) August 12 Brent Sexton ActorAugust 13 Quinn Cummings Actress (Family) Byron Mann Actor August 15 Peter Hermann Actor August 17 David Conrad ActorAugust 21 Michael Bendetti Actor and producer (21 Jump Street) Serj Tankian SingerAugust 22 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Actor (Oz, Lost) Ty Burrell Actor (Modern Family) August 31 Jonathan Cake English actor (Chuck, Desperate Housewives) September 6 Chad L. Coleman Actor (The Wire, The Walking Dead, The Expanse) September 7 Leslie Jones Actress and comedian (Saturday Night Live) September 11 Harry Connick Jr. American actor September 12 Louis C.K. American stand-up comedian September 13 Michael Johnson Sprinter September 14 Dan Cortese Actor (Veronica's Closet, What I Like About You) September 17 Malik Yoba Actor (New York Undercover) September 19 Chris Sheridan ActorSeptember 20 Kristen Johnston Actress (3rd Rock from the Sun) Victoria Dillard American actress (Spin City) September 22 Matt Besser ActorSeptember 23 LisaRaye McCoy Actress (All of Us) Jenna Stern Actress September 27 Debi Derryberry Voice actress (voice of Jimmy on Jimmy Neutron) September 30 Andrea Roth Canadian actress October 1 Ajai Sanders Actress (A Different World) October 2 Tom Kiesche ActorOctober 4 Liev Schreiber Actor (Ray Donovan) Jovita Moore News anchor (died 2021) October 6 Bruno Bichir Actor October 7 Toni Braxton Singer October 8 Teddy Riley Singer, songwriter and record producer October 9 Eddie Guerrero WWE pro wrestler (died 2005) October 10 Michael Giacchino Composer October 11 Artie Lange Comedian and actor (Mad TV) October 13 Kate Walsh Actress (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, 13 Reasons Why) October 14 Stephen A. Smith Sports journalist October 16 Davina McCall English TV presenterOctober 18 Eric Stuart Voice actor (voice of Brock and James on Pokémon) and singer Lucky Yates Voice actor October 20 Fred Coury Drummer October 21 Marci Klein Producer October 23 Walt Flanagan Comic book manager October 26 Ali Farahnakian Actor Keith Urban Singer (American Idol, The Voice)2023-11-07 Keith Urban: Biography, Country Music Singer, American Idol https://www.biography.com/musicians/keith-urban 2024-02-21 Biography en-US October 27 Scott Weiland Singer (died 2015) October 28 Julia Roberts Actress October 29 Joely Fisher Actress (Ellen, 'Til Death)October 31 Vanilla Ice Rapper and actor Adam Schlesinger American songwriter (died 2020)November 1 Kara Vallow American television animation producer Michael Seitzman American television producer November 5 Judy Reyes Actress (Scrubs, Devious Maids) November 6 Rebecca SchaefferActress (My Sister Sam) (died 1989) 2010-08-30 Sitcom Actress Murdered; Death Prompts Anti-stalking Legislation https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-18/sitcom-actress-murdered-death-prompts-anti-stalking-legislation 2025-07-29 History en November 8 Courtney Thorne-Smith Actress (Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, According to Jim)November 13 Jimmy Kimmel Talk show host (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) Matt Weitzman American producer Steve Zahn American actor November 15 E-40 Rapper and actor November 16 Lisa Bonet Actress (The Cosby Show, A Different World)November 17 Ronnie DeVoe American actor John Kennedy American actor November 19 Randi Kaye American television news journalist November 22 Mark Ruffalo Actor November 23 Salli Richardson ActressNovember 25 Curtis Baldwin Actor (227) Niurka Marcos ActressNovember 28 Anna Nicole Smith Model and actress (The Anna Nicole Show) (died 2007) Stephnie Weir Actress and comedian (Mad TV) December 1 Nestor Carbonell Actor (Suddenly Susan, Kim Possible, Lost, Bates Motel)December 6 Judd Apatow Producer Bryan Johnson American podcaster December 7 Tino Martinez Player December 8 Michelle Miller National correspondent December 10 Arnold Pinnock ActorDecember 11 Peter Kelamis Canadian voice actor (Rolf on Ed, Edd n Eddy) Mo'Nique Comedian and actress (The Parkers) December 13 Jamie Foxx Actor (In Living Color, The Jamie Foxx Show) and singerDecember 14 Noelle Beck American actress (Loving) Kirsten Powers American author December 15 Keith Askins NBA basketball player December 17 Sonia Satra Actress (Guiding Light, One Life to Live) December 19 Bill Weir American journalist December 24 John Carpenter Game show contestant December 28 Sean Casey Filmmaker December 29 Ashleigh Banfield Canadian-American journalist December 31 Rebecca Rigg Actress Deaths Date Name Age Notability January 21 Ann Sheridan 51Actress (Another World)February 21Charles Beaumont 38Screenplay writer (Twilight Zone)May 30 Claude Rains 77ActorJune 29 Jayne Mansfield 34Actress Television debuts Rutanya Alda – The Borgia Stick Tom Baker – Trapped! Ed Begley Jr. – My Three Sons Candice Bergen – Coronet Blue Dennis Christopher – The Time Tunnel Timothy Dalton – Sat'day While Sunday William Devane – N.Y.P.D. Antonio Fargas – Ironside Harrison Ford – The Virginian Frederic Forrest – Dark Shadows Paul Freeman – Champion House Michael Gambon – Softly, Softly Julius Harris – N.Y.P.D. Goldie Hawn – Good Morning World Eric Idle – No – That's Me Over Here! Diane Keen – Love Story Yaphet Kotto – NBC Experiment in Television Ed Lauter – Dark Shadows Kay Lenz – The Monroes Steve Martin – Off to See the Wizard Toshiro Mifune – Taiyo no Aitsu Helen Mirren – The Extravaganza of Golgotha Smuts Christopher Mitchum – Dundee and the Culhane Lorenzo Music – The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Annette O'Toole – My Three Sons Stephen Rea – Angel Pavement Buddy Rogers – The Lucy Show John Ritter – The Dating Game Alex Rocco – Batman Jan-Michael Vincent – Dragnet Michael York – The Forsyte Saga 1967 References