December 13

1981 – Amy Lee, lead singer of the band “Evanescence.” Their music has been used in the films “Underworld,” “Daredevil” and “The Punisher.”

1969 – Tony Curran, who played “Rodney Skinner,” the “Invisible man” in “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” He also starred in “Underworld: Evolution” and as Vincent van Gogh in the current “Doctor Who” series.

1959 – Johnny Whitaker, best known for playing “Jody” on the TV series “Family Affair.” He appeared in the film “Mystery in Dracula’s Castle,” the TV movie “Something Evil” (directed by Steven Speilberg) and the Saturday morning kid’s show, “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.”

1958 – Lynn-Holly Johnson, who has appeared in the films “Watcher in the Woods,” “Alien Predator” and “Hyper Space.”

1957 – Steve Busemi who appeared in “Tales From the Darkside: The Movie,” “Fargo”, “Armageddon” and “Hotel Transylvania”.

1934 – Producer Richard D. Zanuck, whose films include “Jaws,” “Sssssss,” and the Tim Burton films “Planet of the Apes,” “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007) and “Alice In Wonderland.”

1930 – The late Robert Prosky, appeared in “Christine”, “The Keep”, and “Gremlins 2: The New Batch”.

1929 – Christopher Plummer, who starred in the films “Starcrash,” “Wolf,” “Dracula 2000” and as the title role in “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.”

1925 – Comedian and TV sitcom staple, Dick Van Dyke. He starred in the films “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “Night at the Museum.”

1892 – Harry Strang, whose numerous film appearances included “The Mysterious Dr. Satan,” The Face Behind the Mask,” “Who Done It?,” and “Mighty Joe Young.”