June 17

1976 – Heather Mazur, best known to genre fans as playing “Sarah Cooper” in the 1990 Tom Savini remake of “Night of the Living Dead.” She has also appeared in “Medium (TV Series)”, “Pretty Little Liars (TV Series)”, “Bones” and more.

1975 – Joshua Leonard who starred in “The Blair Witch Project” and co-starred in “Hatchet” and “Madhouse.” He had a small part in “Prom Night (2008).

1973 – Louis Leterrier, who directed “The Incredible Hulk” (2008) and the 2010 remake of “Clash of the Titans.”

1967 – Adult film actress and director Tori Welles. She appeared in the films “Ice Cream Man” and “Les Vampyre.”

1966 – Jason Patric (grandson of Jackie Gleason and son of Jason Miller). He starred in the films “The Lost Boys,” “Solarbabies” and “Frankenstein Unbound.”

1960 – Thomas Haden Church, who is best known for playing “Lowell” on the TV show “Wings.” He also co-starred in the films “Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight” and as “The Sandman” in “Spider-Man 3.”

1927 – Comic artist Wally Wood (who created the “Mars Attacks!” trading card series).

1927 – The late Italian goremeister Lucio Fulci.

1918 – Duncan Lamont who appeared in the films “Frankenstein Created Woman,” “Quatermass and the Pit” and “The Evil of Frankenstein.”

1904 – Ralph Bellamy who appeared in “The Wolf Man” “Ghost of Frankenstein” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”