October 27

1982 – Patrick Fugit, most famous for starring in “Almost Famous.” His other films include “Wrist Cutters: A Love Story,” “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” and “Dead Birds.”

1957 – Jeff East, appeared in “Last Breath”, “Pumpkinhead”, “Deadly Blessing” and “Superman.”

1953 – Robert Picardo who played “Eddie Quist” in “The Howling,” and appeared in the films “976-Evil” and “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.” He also starred as “Richard Woolsey ” on the TV series’ “Stargate SG1” and “Stargate Atlantis.”

1948 – Comic book artist/writer Bernie Wrightson.

1946 – Producer Ivan Reitman, whose film credits include “Shivers,” “Ghostbusters,” “The Uninvited” (2009), “Disturbia” and “Evolution.”

1946 – Carrie Snodgress who appeared in the films “The Fury,” “Trick or Treats” and “The Forsaken.”

1942 – Lara Parker who played “Angelique” on the “Dark Shadows” TV series. She also appeared in the “Trevi Collection” episode of the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”

1934 – Carolyn Craig who played “Nora Manning” in the original “House on Haunted Hill.”

1911 – Leif Erickson who appeared in the films “Invaders From Mars” (1953), “Strait-Jacket” and “Night Monster.”