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Born on this day in horror history – July 15

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July 15

1977 – Lana Parrilla, who has appeared in “Once Upon a Time (TV Series)”, “Lost (TV Series)”, “Spiders.”

1967 – Adam Savage, who did special effect model work for the “Terminator,” “Matrix” and “Star Wars” film series’. He is now best known for half of the hosting team for MythBusters (TV Series documentary).

1963 – Brigitte Nielsen who starred in the films “Red Sonja,” “976-Evil 2” and “Galaxis.”

1961 – Lolita Davidovich who appeared in the films “Gods and Monsters” and “Raising Cain.”

1961 – Forest Whitaker who co-starred in “The Body Snatchers,” “Species” and was the host for the 2002-2003 “Twilight Zone” series.

1952 – Terry O’Quinn who played “The Stepfather” and appeared in the TV series’ “The X-Files” and “Millennium.”

1951 – Jesse Ventura, formeer WWE wrestler and Governor. He has appeared in “Predator,” “The Running Man” and in the title role of “Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe.”

1944 – Jan-Michael Vincent, played in many film and TV shows including “Ice Cream Man”, “Abducted II: The Reunion”, “Xtro II: The Second Encounter”, “Haunting Fear”, “Alienator”, “Damnation Alley”, and more.

1939 – Patrick Wayne, son of John Wayne, who played “Sinbad” in “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.”

1938 – Producer/writer/director Larry Cohen. He directed the films “Q,” “It’s Alive,” “A Return To Salem’s Lot” and created the series “The Invaders.”

1927 – Joe Turkel who appeared in “Blade Runner,” “The Shining” and “Tormented.”

1925 – Philip Carey who appeared in the films “The Time Travelers,” “Scream of the Wolf” and “The Kolchak” episodes that were made into the TV movie “Crackle of Death.”

Lana Parrilla
Lana Parrilla

 

Adam Savage
Adam Savage

 

Brigitte Nielsen
Brigitte Nielsen

 

Lolita Davidovich
Lolita Davidovich

 

Terry O'Quinn
Terry O’Quinn
Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen
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Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.