• January 5 –
Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British-American director, editor and writer • January 9 –
John Doman, American actor • January 14 -
Kathleen Chalfant, American actress • January 16 –
Élisabeth Margoni, French actress • January 22 •
Jophery Brown, American pitcher, stuntman and actor (died 2014) •
Michael Cristofer, American actor and filmmaker • January 25 –
Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress • January 28 –
Marthe Keller, Swiss actress • January 29 –
Tom Selleck, American actor • February 1 -
Don Amendolia, American actor • February 3 –
Marius Weyers, South African actor • February 4 –
Tony Haygarth, English actor (died 2017) • February 8 –
Louis Giambalvo, American actor • February 9 –
Mia Farrow, American actress • February 12 –
Maud Adams, Swedish actress • February 16 –
Jeremy Bulloch, English actor (died 2020) • February 17 •
Brenda Fricker, Irish actress • Calvin Jung, American actor • February 20 –
Brion James, American actor (died 1999) • February 24 –
Barry Bostwick, American actor • February 27 –
Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (died 2004) • February 28 –
Bubba Smith, American professional football player and actor (died 2011) • March 1 –
Dirk Benedict, American actor • March 3 •
George Miller, Australian filmmaker •
Larry Pine, American actor •
Hattie Winston, American actress and voice artist • March 8 –
Janet Wright, English-born Canadian actress (died 2016) • March 13 –
Whitney Rydbeck, American actor (died 2024) • March 23 -
Linal Haft, English actor • March 24 •
Curtis Hanson, American director, screenwriter and producer (died 2016) •
Patrick Malahide, British actor and producer • March 28 –
Raine Loo, Estonian actress (died 2020) • April 2 –
Linda Hunt, American actress • April 3 –
Catherine Spaak, Belgian-Italian actress and singer (died 2022) • April 4 –
Caroline McWilliams, American actress (died 2010) • April 11 –
Michael Brandon, American actor • April 19 –
Cleo Sylvestre, English actress (died 2024) • May 14 –
Francesca Annis, English actress • May 18 –
Candice Azzara, American character actress • May 24 –
Priscilla Presley, American actress • May 27 –
Kip Niven, American actor (died 2019) • May 30 –
Makram Khoury, Israeli-Arab actor • May 31 –
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director, producer and screenwriter (died 1982) • June 2 •
Jon Peters, American producer •
Joan Pringle, American actress • June 3 –
Bill Paterson, Scottish actor • June 6 –
David Dukes, American actor (died 2000) • June 11 –
Adrienne Barbeau, American actress • June 12 –
Edwin Neal, American actor • June 17 -
Frank Ashmore, American actor • July 1 –
Debbie Harry, American actress and singer (lead vocalist of
Blondie (band)) • July 3 –
Mickey Rooney Jr., American actor (died 2022) • July 4 –
Bruce French, American actor (died 2025) • July 6 –
Burt Ward, American actor • July 10 -
Ron Glass, American actor (died 2016) • July 15 -
Jeffrey Kramer, American actor and producer • July 19 –
George Dzundza, American actor • July 21 –
Sergio Calderón, Mexican-born American actor (died 2023) • July 23 –
Edie McClurg, American actress and voice actress • July 26 –
Helen Mirren, English actress • August 2 –
Joanna Cassidy, American actress • August 5 –
Loni Anderson, American actress (died 2025) • August 14 •
Steve Martin, American actor and comedian •
Wim Wenders, German director, producer and screenwriter • August 15 •
Jill Haworth, English-American actress (died 2011) •
Nigel Terry, English actor (died 2015) • August 16 –
Bob Balaban, American actor, director, producer and writer • August 21 –
Patty McCormack, American actress • August 22 -
David Chase, American writer, producer, and director • August 23 –
Bob Peck, English actor (died 1999) • August 24 –
Cástulo Guerra, Argentine actor • August 27 –
Linda Seger, American script consultant (died 2026) • August 28 –
Jeannie Linero, American actress • August 31 -
Lee Bryant, American actress • September 10 –
Dennis Burkley, American actor (died 2013) • September 11 –
Felton Perry, American actor • September 15 •
Roy Brocksmith, American actor (died 2001) •
Clive Merrison, British actor • September 17 –
Bruce Spence, New Zealand actor • September 22 –
Paul Le Mat, American actor • October 4 -
Clifton Davis, American actor and singer-songwriter • October 7 –
Michael Wallis, American journalist and voice actor • October 12 -
Aurore Clément, French actress • October 14 -
Gareth Forwood, British actor (died 2007) • October 17 –
Thomas Kopache, American actor • October 18 –
Huell Howser, American actor, television personality, host, comedian (died 2013) • October 19 –
John Lithgow, American actor • October 20 –
George Wyner, American actor • October 21 –
Everett McGill, American actor • October 23 –
Hugh Fraser, English actor • October 26 –
Jaclyn Smith, American actress • October 27 –
Carrie Snodgress, American actress (died 2004) • October 30 –
Henry Winkler, American actor • October 31 –
Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian • November 2 –
JD Souther, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2024) • November 8 –
Angela Scoular, English actress (died 2011) • November 10 •
Terence Davies, English screenwriter and director (died 2023) •
Douglas Gresham, American-British actor and producer •
Mick Lally, Irish actor (died 2010) • November 15 •
Roger Donaldson, Australian-New Zealand director, screenwriter and producer •
Bob Gunton, American character actor • November 18 -
Walter Bobbie, American actor • November 19 –
Paula Weinstein, American producer (died 2024) • November 21 –
Goldie Hawn, American actress • November 25 -
Mary Jo Deschanel, American actress • November 26 –
Daniel Davis, American actor • November 27 –
James Avery, American actor (died 2013) • November 28 –
John Hargreaves, Australian actor (died 1996) • November 30 –
Billy Drago, American actor (died 2019) • December 1 –
Bette Midler, American actress, comedian and singer • December 6 •
Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker •
James Naughton, American actor and director • December 7 –
Clive Russell, Scottish actor • December 9 –
Michael Nouri, American actor • December 13 –
Heather North, American actress (died 2017) • December 17 –
Ernie Hudson, American actor • December 21 –
Mari Lill, Estonian actress • December 24 •
Nicholas Meyer, American screenwriter, director and producer •
Steve Smith, Canadian actor, writer and comedian • December 25 •
Rick Berman, American producer and screenwriter •
Gary Sandy, American actor • December 30 –
Lloyd Kaufman, American director, screenwriter, producer and actor • December 31 •
Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan-born American actress •
Vernon Wells, Australian character actor ==Deaths==