April 27

• 1987 – Laura Ortiz, who appeared in “The Hills Have Eyes” remake, “Hatchet II”, “Chillerama”, “Holliston (TV Series)” and “The Real Housewives of Horror (TV Series).”
• 1973 – Andre Gower, probably best known for his childhood role of “Sean” in “The Monster Squad.” He has also appeared in “Vault of Darkness”, “Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween.”
• 1966 – Matt Reeves, director of Cloverfield. He wrote the screenplay for and directed “Let Me In,” a remake of the 2008 Swedish film”Let the Right One In”, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
• 1964 – Lisa Wilcox, who portrayed “Alice Johnson” in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5.” She also appeared in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the Fearnet’s web series “Fear Clinic.”
• 1962 – James Le Gros, appeared in “Near Dark”, “Phantasm II”, “Psycho remake.”
• 1962 – Victoria Price, daughter of Vincent. She authored the 1999 book “Vincent Price; A Daughter’s Biography” and appeared (in a brief role) in “Edward Scissorhands.”
• 1947 – Toshio Shiba who starred in “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster” and “Ultra Q: the Movie.”
• 1937 – Sandy Dennis, who appeared in the films “976-Evil,” “God Told Me To,” and the TV movie “Something Evil.”
• 1922 – Jack Klugman. He was a favorite of Rod Serling who cast him in several episodes of the “Twilight Zone.” He also appeared in a 1995 episode of “The Outer Limits,” entitled “Glitch.”