1964 in television

none June 2018 1964 television radio film music The year 1964 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events which occurred in that year. Events Most of NBC's programs are now broadcast in color. January 1 – The first Top of the Pops airs on BBC Television in the UK.Briggs Asa The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Competition 1995 Oxford University Press 9780192159649 508 https://books.google.com/books?id=0pRGjVGtUvwC&pg=PA508 en January 3 – Footage of The Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on The Jack Paar Show in the United States. January 4 TV Tokyo launched in Japan. The Hollywood Palace variety series debuts on ABC in the United States, with first guest host Bing Crosby. February 9-23 – The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show in the United States, breaking television ratings records. April 20 – BBC2 starts broadcasting in the UK; the existing BBC channel is renamed BBC1. April 30 – Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.August 2025 May 5 – The documentary film Seven Up! is broadcast on ITV in the UK, showing the lives of fourteen school children. Subsequent films in the series have seen them interviewed every seven years since. June 4 - Sylvania in the United States unveils a revolutionary color TV picture tube in which europium-bearing phosphor allows a much brighter display.https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/05/archives/sylvania-develops-new-colortv-tube.html Sylvania Develops New Color-Tv Tube The New York Times 5 June 1964 June 6 – The Rolling Stones make their American TV debut on The Hollywood Palace, hosted by Dean Martin. July – The British Associated Television's series Emergency – Ward 10 shows one of the first kisses on television between black and white actors, Joan Hooley playing surgeon Louise Mahler and John White playing Dr. Giles Farmer. August 1 – The official launch of Melbourne's third commercial television station ATV-0, signaling the beginning of what is now Network Ten. September 7 – "Daisy" advertisement airs on network television in the United States as part of Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 presidential campaign. September 17 – The new sitcom Bewitched pilot airs on ABC in the United States starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Agnes Moorehead. October 10 – NBC in the United States airs the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Tokyo, Japan, with first time of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite Syncom 3. This telecast marks NBC's first Olympic broadcasting stint. October 18 – Jackie Mason appears on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS in the United States and is subsequently banned after he seemingly gives Ed "the finger" on the air. October 25 – The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show; the next day, Sullivan insists that he'll never have them back. November 26 – Pakistan Television Corporation airs the first television broadcasts in Pakistan. December 6 – NBC in the United States debuts the Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It will become a holiday tradition, moving to CBS in 1972. Programs/programmes American Bandstand (1952–1989) Armchair Theatre (UK) (1956–1968) As the World Turns (1956–2010) Ben Casey (1961–1966) Blue Peter (UK) (1958–present) Bonanza (1959–1973) Bozo the Clown (1949–present) Candid Camera (1948–2004) Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) Combat! (1962–1967) Come Dancing (UK) (1949–1995) Coronation Street, UK (1960–present) Death Valley Days (1952–1975) Dixon of Dock Green (UK) (1955–1976) Doctor Who, UK (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present) Face the Nation (1954–present) Four Corners, Australia (1961–present) General Hospital (1963–present) Grandstand (UK) (1958–2007) Gunsmoke (1955–1975) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–present) Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present) It's Academic (1961–present) Juke Box Jury (1959–1967, 1979, 1989–1990) Love of Life (1951–1980) Match Game (1962–1969, 1973–1984, 1990–1991, 1998–1999) Meet the Press (1947–present) Mister Ed (1961–1966) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–1988, 2002–present) My Three Sons (1960–1972) Opportunity Knocks (UK) (1956–1978) Panorama (UK) (1953–present) Petticoat Junction (1963–1970) Ready Steady Go! (1963–1966) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966) The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)The Andy Griffith Show - American television program https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Andy-Griffith-Show Encyclopedia Britannica 12 June 2018 en The Avengers, UK (1961–1969) The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968) The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) The Doctors (1963–1982) The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The Flintstones (1960–1966) The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968) The Fugitive (1963–67) The Good Old Days (UK) (1953–1983) The Guiding Light (1952–2009) The Hollywood Palace (1964-1970) The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965) The Late Late Show, Ireland (1962–present) The Lawrence Welk Show (1955–1982) The Lucy Show (1962–1968) The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1981) The Milton Berle Show (1954–1967) The Patty Duke Show (1963–1966) The Price Is Right (1956–1965) The Saint, UK (1962–1969) The Secret Storm (1954–1974) The Sky at Night (UK) (1957–present) The Today Show (1952–present) The Tonight Show (1954–present) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992) This Is Your Life (UK) (1955–2003) Truth or Consequences (1950–1988) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–69 with this title) What the Papers Say (UK) (1956–2008) What's My Line (1950–1967) Wide World of Sports (1961–1997) Z-Cars, UK (1962–1978) Debuts January 1 – Top of the Pops on BBC television (1964–2006) January 4 – The Hollywood Palace on ABC (1964–1970) January 10 – That Was The Week That Was (TW3) on NBC-TV as a half-hour satirical revue broadcast live from New York after a successful hour-long special on November 10, 1963. The show, based on the BBC program of the same name, ran through May 4, 1965. It was revived as a one-time ABC special in 1985, and as a segment on ABC's Primetime Live ca. 2004–05. January 14 – The Magilla Gorilla Show in syndication (1964–67) March 30 – The game show Jeopardy! on NBC daytime TV (1964–75, 1978–79, 1984–) May 4 – The American soap opera Another World on NBC at 3:00 p.m. ET, as a half-hour show (1964–99) September 14 – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea on ABC (1964–1968) September 15 – Peyton Place on ABC (1964–1969) September 16 – Shindig! on ABC (1964–1966) and The Peter Potamus Show on Syndication (1964-65) September 17 – Bewitched on ABC (1964–1972) September 18 The Addams Family on ABC (1964–1966) Jonny Quest on ABC (1964–1965) September 19 Flipper on NBC (1964–1967) Kentucky Jones on NBC (1964–1965) September 22 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on NBC (1964–1968) September 23 – The Cara Williams Show on CBS (1964–1965) September 24 Daniel Boone on NBC (1964–1970) The Munsters on CBS (1964–1966) September 25 – Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. on CBS (1964–1969) September 26 Gilligan's Island on CBS (1964–1967) Linus the Lionhearted on CBS (1964-65) October 3 – The Sullavan Brothers on ITV (1964–1965) Underdog on NBC (1964–1967) October 4 – This Hour Has Seven Days on CBC (1964–66) October 5 90 Bristol Court on NBC (1964–1965) Harris Against the World on NBC (1964–1965) Karen on NBC (1964–1965) Tom, Dick and Mary on NBC (1964–1965) October 13 – Danger Man returns to ITV after being cancelled in 1961; It would later air on CBS as Secret Agent (1960–61, 1964–66) October 28 – The Wednesday Play on BBC1 (1964–1970) November 2 – Crossroads on ITV (1964–1988, 2001–2003) November 9 - The Les Crane Show, later renamed ABC's Nightlife, on ABC (1964-1965) The Mavis Bramston Show on ATN-7 in Australia (1964–1968) Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi! (Спокойной ночи, малыши!, "Good Night, Little Ones!") in the Soviet Union (1964–present) The Porky Pig Show on ABC (1964-67) Familia Telerín is aired on television in 1964. Created by Moro Brothers. Ending this year Date Show DebutMarch 29 The Judy Garland Show 1963April 25 The New Phil Silvers Show 1963April 27The Danny Thomas Show1953 June 19 Mack & Myer for Hire1963 The Twilight Zone 1959Zoo Quest (UK) 1954 UnknownSing Along with Mitch 1961To Tell the Truth 1962 Births Date Name Notability January 1 Dedee Pfeiffer Actress (For Your Love) Crystal R. Fox Actress, singer (The Oprah Winfrey Show, In the Heat of the Night) January 6 Colin Cowherd American sports media personality Denise Borino-Quinn American actress (died 2010) January 7 Nicolas Cage Actor January 8 Peter Jankowski American television and film producer January 10 Krista Tesreau Actress (Guiding Light) January 12 Clare Holman British actress (Inspector Morse) January 17 Michelle Obama Attorney, author and former first lady of the United States January 23 Mariska Hargitay Actress (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) January 26 Paul Johansson Actor (One Tree Hill) February 1 Linus Roache English actor (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) February 10 Glenn Beck Radio host February 11 Sarah Palin American politician Ken Shamrock Pro wrestler and mixed martial artistKen Shamrock (Heavyweight) MMA Profile https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335653/ken-shamrock 2024-09-29 ESPN en February 12 Raphael Sbarge Actor (Once Upon a Time) February 14 Valente Rodriguez Actor (George Lopez, Happily Divorced)February 15 Chris Farley Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live) (died 1997) Mark Price NBA basketball player February 18 Matt Dillon Actor February 20 French Stewart Actor (3rd Rock from the Sun, Mom) Willie Garson Actor (died 2021) Michael A. Levine Composer February 21 Huw Higginson Actor February 25 Lee Evans Actor February 26 Mark Dacascos Actor February 27 John Pyper-Ferguson Australian-born Canadian actor (Brothers & Sisters) February 29 Lyndon Byers Canadian former professional ice hockey player March 3 Laura Harring Actress March 7 Wanda Sykes Actress and comedian (The Chris Rock Show, The Wanda Sykes Show) March 8 Bob Bergen Voice actor (current voice of Porky Pig and Tweety) March 9 Steve Wilkos TV host March 11 Shane Richie Actor Peter Berg Actor March 16 Jamie Tarses Television producer (died 2021) March 17 Rob Lowe Actor (The West Wing, Brothers & Sisters, Parks and Recreation) March 20 Susan McGinnis American television journalist March 25 Lisa Gay Hamilton Actress (The Practice) Jeryl Prescott Actress March 30 Ian Ziering Actor (Beverly Hills, 90210) April 3 Nigel Farage British politician and broadcaster2019-11-29 Nigel Farage: The story of 'Mr Brexit' https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50565543 2024-05-27 en-GB April 4 David Cross Actor, comedian (Mr. Show with Bob and David, Arrested Development, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret) Anthony Clark Actor (Yes, Dear) Robbie Rist Actor (The Brady Bunch) Laurie Gelman Writer April 5 Christopher Reid ActorApril 6Tim WalzPolitician 2024-08-12 Tim Walz Fast Facts https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/12/politics/tim-walz-fast-facts 2025-07-26 CNN en April 7 Russell Crowe New Zealand actor April 8 Biz Markie Rapper (died 2021) April 9 Bryan Spicer Director April 12 Mark Camacho Actor April 13 Caroline Rhea Canadian actress (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) Page Hannah Actress April 14 Bob Clendenin Actor (Cougar Town) Mike Fleiss American television producer April 15 Debra Hayward Film producer April 16 David Kohan American television producer April 17 Lela Rochon American actress April 24 Cedric the Entertainer Actor, comedian, host (Showtime at the Apollo, The Steve Harvey Show, The Soul Man) Djimon Hounsou Actor April 25 Hank Azaria Actor (The Simpsons) Fiona Bruce British television presenter Vince Offer Pitchman April 29 Federico Castelluccio Actor May 4 Jodi Applegate American broadcast journalist May 8 Melissa Gilbert Actress, director (Little House on the Prairie, Sweet Justice) May 9 Peter M. Lenkov Canadian television and film writer May 11 Katie Wagner American presenter May 13 Stephen Colbert Comedian, host (The Colbert Report, The Late Show) Tom Verica Actor (American Dreams) and director May 17 David Eigenberg Actor (Sex and the City, Chicago Fire) May 20 Paolo Seganti Italian actor (As the World Turns) Kevin Frazier TV host May 28 Christa Miller Actress (The Drew Carey Show, Scrubs) May 30 Mark Sheppard English actor (Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Leverage) June 4 Sean Pertwee Actor (Gotham) June 8 Gloria Reuben Actress (ER, Falling Skies) June 10 Kate Flannery Actress (The Office) Vincent Perez Actor June 15 Courteney Cox Actress (Monica on Friends) June 17 Erin Murphy Actress (Bewitched) June 19 Boris Johnson British politicianPurnell Sonia 2019-07-21 The 10 ages of Boris Johnson: a guide to his road to power https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/21/boris-johnson-route-to-number-10 2024-09-02 The Observer en-GB 0029-7712 June 21 Doug Savant Actor (Melrose Place, Desperate Housewives) David Morrissey Actor June 22 Amy Brenneman Actress (NYPD Blue, Judging Amy) Dicky Barrett American singer June 23 Joss Whedon Writer, director, producer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) June 25 Erica Gimpel Actress June 27 Terry Serpico Actor June 29 Wendy Kilbourne Actress July 3 Yeardley Smith Voice actress (Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons) Peyton Reed American television and film director July 6 John Ottman Composer July 7 Tracy Reiner Actress July 12 Judi Evans Actress (Guiding Light, Days of Our Lives) July 14 J. Rupert Thompson Producer July 17 Heather Langenkamp Actress (Just the Ten of Us) July 18 Wendy Williams TV host (The Wendy Williams Show)2021-04-01 Wendy Williams - Health, Age & Family https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/wendy-williams 2024-02-28 Biography en-US July 20 Dean Winters Actor (Oz) July 21 Ross Kemp Actor July 22 David Spade Actor, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Just Shoot Me!, Rules of Engagement) Adam Godley Actor Bonnie Langford Actress July 26 Sandra Bullock Actress July 28 Lori Loughlin Actress, model (Full House) July 29 Lisa Peluso Soap opera actress July 30 Vivica A. Fox Actress August 2 Mary-Louise Parker Actress (The West Wing, Weeds) August 9 Hoda Kotb American broadcast journalist August 10 Kathy Cox American politician August 11 Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Actor (Tour of Duty) August 13 Debi Mazar Actress August 16 William Salyers Actor (Rigby on Regular Show) August 20 Flaminia Cinque Actress (Casualty, Doctors)August 21Susan EisenbergActress (Justice League, Jackie Chan Adventures) August 22 Andrew Wilson Actor August 25 Blair Underwood Actor (L.A. Law) Marti Noxon Actress August 27 Robert Bogue Actor (Guiding Light) August 29 Dina Spybey Actress August 30 Nelson Ascencio Cuban-American actor, comedian (Mad TV) September 1 Ray D'Arcy Irish TV presenter September 2 Keanu Reeves Actor September 5 Thomas Mikal Ford Actor (Martin) (died 2016) September 6 Rosie Perez Actress September 7 Eazy-E Rapper (died 1995) September 12 Greg Gutfeld Talk show host September 13 Tavis Smiley Talk show host and author September 14 Faith Ford Actress (Murphy Brown, Hope & Faith) September 15 Matt Roth Actor September 16 Molly Shannon Comic actress (Saturday Night Live) September 18 Holly Robinson Peete Actress, singer (21 Jump Street, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, For Your Love) September 19 Kim Richards Actress (Nanny and the Professor) September 25 Lily Mariye Actress (ER) September 26 Ty Miller Actor (The Young Riders) September 28 Janeane Garofalo Actress, comedian (The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live) Laura Cerón Mexican-born American actress (ER) October 1 Harry Hill Television host October 10 Sarah Lancashire Actress October 12 Francisco Gattorno Actor (Mi Pecado) October 13 Matt Walsh Actor October 14 Jim Rome Talk show host (Jim Rome Is Burning) David Kaye Voice actor October 18 Sam Sorbo Actress October 19 Ty Pennington Host October 20 Kamala Harris Politician, attorney, and first female vice president of the United States October 25 Michael Boatman Actor (China Beach, Arliss, Spin City) Bruce Feiler Writer Kevin Michael Richardson Voice actor (Dexter's Laboratory, The Fairly OddParents, The Proud Family, Kim Possible, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Dave the Barbarian, Danny Phantom, American Dad!, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Loonatics Unleashed, The Emperor's New School, The Penguins of Madagascar, The Cleveland Show, Gravity Falls, Uncle Grandpa) October 29 Eddie McGuire Television host November 1 Daran Norris Voice actor (Cosmo on The Fairly OddParents) November 2 Lauren Vélez Actress (New York Undercover, Oz, Dexter) Matt Williams American television producer November 4 Kurt Krakowian Actor November 7 Dana Plato Actor (died 1999) November 9 Robert Duncan McNeill Actor (Star Trek: Voyager) November 11 Calista Flockhart Actress (Ally McBeal, Brothers & Sisters, Supergirl) Philip McKeon Actor (Alice) (died 2019) November 14 Bill Hemmer US news anchor Patrick Warburton Actor (Seinfeld, Family Guy, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Tick, Kim Possible, The X's, The Emperor's New School) November 16 Harry Lennix Actor Maeve Quinlan Actress November 20 Nick Weir English presenter November 21 Liza Tarbuck English actress and presenter (Watching) November 24 Garret Dillahunt Actor (Raising Hope) Brad Sherwood Actor November 27 Robin Givens Actress (Head of the Class) Adam Shankman Actor November 29 Don Cheadle Actor (Picket Fences, House of Lies) December 4 Jonathan Goldstein Actor (Drake & Josh) Christopher B. Duncan Actor (The Jamie Foxx Show, The First Family) Marisa Tomei Actress December 7 Patrick Fabian Actor December 8 Teri Hatcher Actress (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Desperate Housewives) December 9 Larry Emdur Australian television personality December 16 Paul Vogt Actor, comedian (Mad TV, The Big Gay Sketch Show) December 17 Eric Brown Actor (Mama's Family) Steve Marmel Writer December 18 Stone Cold Steve Austin WWE wrestler December 20 Mark Coleman Martial artistMark Coleman Biography https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/bio/_/id/2335515/mark-coleman 2024-12-13 ESPN en December 24 Mark Valley Actor (Boston Legal) December 27 Ian Gomez Actor (Felicity, Cougar Town) December 29 Kimberly Russell Actress (Head of the Class) Tami Reiker American cinematographer Michael Cudlitz Actor (Band of Brothers, Southland, The Walking Dead)December 30George NewbernActor (Justice League, The Pirates of Dark Water, Scandal) December 31 Michael McDonald Actor (Mad TV) Deaths Date Name Age Notability August 28 Gracie Allen 69 Actress/comedian (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show) Television debuts Alan Arkin – East Side West Side Dominic Chianese – East Side West Side Richard Dreyfuss – Karen Brenda Fricker – Tolka Row Teri Garr – Mr. Novak Elliott Gould – Once Upon a Mattress Stacy Keach – Channing Malcolm McDowell – Crossroads Ian McKellen – The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling Robert Pine – Broadside John Rhys-Davies – Crossroads Patrick Stewart – Story Parade Susan Tyrrell – The Patty Duke Show Concha Velasco – Sábado 64 Raquel Welch – The Virginian See also 1964–65 United States network television schedule References 1964