June 8

1981 – Alex Band, son of producer Charles Band, who appeared in the films “Doctor Mordrid” and “Puppet Master II.” He is first and foremost a musician, playing in the band “The Calling.” Their music has been featured in some of his father’s films.

1977 – Nate Dushku, who appeared in “The Zodiac,” ” “The Alphabet Killer” and “Blood Night.”

1973 – Lexa Doig who starred in the TV series’ “Stargate SG-1,” “Andromeda” and the 2009 version of “V.” She also co-starred in “Jason X.”

1966 – Juliana Margulies who starred in “Ghost Ship” (2002) and “Snakes on a Plane.”

1963 – Frank Grillo, appeared in “The Purge: Anarchy”, “The Grey”, “My Soul to Take”, “Mother’s Day”, “The Gates (TV Series)”, “Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series).”

1958 – Keenen Ivory Wayans, who wrote, appeared in and produced “Scary Movie 1 & 2.”

1955 – Griffin Dunne who appeared in the films “An American Werewolf In London” and “Amazon Women on the Moon.”

1939 – Former pro football player Bernie Casey who played the title role in the film “Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde” and appeared in the films “The Man Who Fell To Earth” and “Gargoyles,” playing the leader of the Gargoyles.

1936 – James Darren who starred in the “Time Tunnel” TV series.

1931 – Dana Wynter who appeared in the films “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “The Questor Tapes.”

1923 – Myron Healey who starred in the films “The Unearthly,” “Varan the Unbelievable” and “The Incredible Melting Man.”

1910 – John W. Campbell who wrote the novel “Who Goes There?” on which the “Thing” films were based.

1893 – Ernest B. Schoedsack who produced and directed “King Kong” and “Son of Kong” and directed the films “Mighty Joe Young” and “Dr. Cyclops.”