August 24
- 1981 – Chad Michael Murray, starred in “The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia”, “House of Wax” remake.
- 1975 – James D’Arcy, appears in “Hitchcock”, “In Their Skin”, “Rise: Blood Hunter”, “An American Haunting”, “Exorcist: The Beginning” and more.
- 1961 – Jared Harris, starred in “Poltergeist” remake, “The Quiet Ones”, “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”, “Fringe (TV Series)”, “The Ward”, “From Within”, “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and more.
- 1960 – Takashi Miike, producer and director of “Masters of Horror (TV Series)”, “One Missed Call”, “Ichi the Killer”, “Audition” and more.
- 1945 – Ronee Blakley, best known for portraying “Nancy Thompson’s” alcoholic mom in “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” She has also appeared in “A Return to Salem’s Lot”, “Tales from the Darkside (TV Series)” and more.
- 1937 – Playboy playmate Connie Mason, who appeared in the Herschell Gordon Lewis films, “2000 Maniacs” and “Blood Feast,” and the film “Black Mamba.”
- 1934 – Kenny Baker who plays R2D2 in the “Star Wars” film series and also appeared in the films “Circus of Horrors” and “Time Bandits.”
- 1923 – Helena Carter, who appeared in the 1953 version of “Invaders From Mars.”
- 1923 – Joan Chandler who appeared in the film “How To Make a Monster” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rope.”
- 1909 – Larry Barton who appeared in the films “Hillbillys In a Haunted House,” “Raiders From Beneath the Sea” and “The Human Duplicators.”
- 1908 – Helena Grant who appeared in the films “Werewolf of London” and “The Uninvited.”
- 1900 – Preston Foster who appeared in the films “Doctor X” and “The Time Travelers.”
- 1897 – Richard Bartell who appeared in the 1943 version of “The Phantom of the Opera” and in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man.”
- 1895 – Victor Halperin, who directed the films “White Zombie” and “Revolt of the Zombies.”