April 7

1978 – Issac Meisenheimer who appeared in and was assistant director of the 2008 remake of “Day of the Dead.”

1964 – Russell Crowe who starred in “Gladiator”, “Virtuosity” and “Man of Steel.”

1946 – The late makeup effects legend Stan Winston, he provided the makeup effects and or special effects for such films as “Terminator”, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”, “Interview with the Vampire”, “Aliens”, “Predator”, “The Monster Squad”, “Leviathan”, “Congo”, “The Relic” and many many more.

1939 – Francis Ford Coppla, who directed the films “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “Dementia 13,” and “The Terror.”

1934 – Ian Richardson who appeared in “From Hell,” “Dark City,” and played “Sherlock Holmes” in the TV version of “Hound of the Baskervilles.”

1933 – Wayne Rogers a.k.a. “Trapper John McIntyre.” He appeared in the film “Chamber of Horrors,” and he co-wrote the screenplay for and was executive producer of Ted V. Mikel’s masterpiece, “The Astro Zombies.”

1917 – R. G. Armstrong, who played “Uncle Lewis” in the “Friday the 13th” TV series, as well as appearing in films such as “The Car,” “Devil Dog; The Hound Of Hell,” and “Predator.”

1915 – Character actor Stanley Adams, who appeared in the TV movies “The Night Stalker” and “The Norliss Tapes.” He also appeared in “The Devil’s Platform” episode of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” TV series and as “Cyrano Jones” in the “Star Trek” episode, “The Trouble With Tribbles.”