December 31

• 1959 – Val Kilmer, who played “Batman” in “Batman Forever” and also starred in “Red Planet, “Mindhunters,” “Deja Vu” and the 1996 version of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
• 1951 – Barbara Carrera who appeared in the 1977 version of “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Embryo” and “When Time Ran Out.”
• 1948 – Joe Dallesandro who appeared in the films “Flesh For Frankenstein” and “Blood For Dracula.”
• 1945 – Australian actor Vernon Wells, he is best known for his role in “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.” He also starred in a bevy of genre films such as “Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween”, “Throwback”, “The Dead Undead”, “Silent Night, Zombie Night”, “The Education of a Vampire” and many more.
• 1943 – Ben Kingsley who starred in such films as “Species,” “Spooky House,” “The Tale of Sweeney Todd” and “Bloodrayne.”
• 1941 – Sean S. Cunningham, who directed the first “Friday the 13th” and produced the films “House,” “The Horror Show,” “Jason X” and “Freddy vs Jason.” He is also producing the remakes of “Friday the 13th” and “Last House On The Left.”
• 1938 – Rosalind Cash, who appeared in the films “The Omega Man,” “Tales From the Hood” and “Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde.”
• 1937 – Sir Anthony Hopkins, who has played “Hannibal Lecter” on three occasion’s (“Silence of the Lambs,” “Hannibal” and “Red Dragon”) and who also has appeared in the films “Magic” and as “Professor Van Helsing” in the 1992 version of “Dracula.”
• 1931 – Gil Melle, who composed the themes for the TV series’ “Kolchak: the Night Stalker” and “Night Gallery.”