On This Day
08 May 2018
Births
| 1913 Sid James (Died: 26 Apr 1976) Aged 62 |
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Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen) was a South African-born British character actor and comedy actor. Appearing in British films from 1947, his profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour, first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television. Afterwards, he became known as a regular performer in the Carry On films, appearing in nineteen films of the series, with the top billing role in 17 (in the other two he was cast below Frankie Howerd). Meanwhile, his starring roles in television sitcoms continued for the rest of his life. He starred alongside Diana Coupland in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House until his death in 1976. |
| 1944 Gary Glitter Age 74 |
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Paul Francis Gadd, known by the stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former glam rock singer who achieved popular success in the 1970s and 80s. He was known for his extreme glam image of glitter suits, make-up and platform boots, and his energetic live performances. He sold over 20 million records, spent 168 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and had 21 hit singles placing him in the Top 100 UK most successful chart acts. |
| 1978 Josie Maran Age 40 |
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Josie Maran (born Johanna Selhorst Maran) is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur. |
| 1981 Stephen Amell Age 37 |
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Stephen Adam Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow on The CW superhero series Arrow and its spin-offs. |
| 1982 Christina Cole Age 36 |
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Christina Cole is an English actress known for portraying Cassie Hughes in the Sky One supernatural television series Hex. |
| 1983 Elyes Gabel Age 35 |
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Elyes Cherif Gabel is an English actor. Among his most notable roles, he has portrayed Dr. Gupreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama Casualty, Dothraki Rakharo in Seasons 1 and 2 of the HBO series Game of Thrones, and P.E. teacher Rob Cleaver in the BBC drama Waterloo Road. He appeared in the ITV drama Identity and portrayed Detective Adam Lucas in Season 3 of Body of Proof. He is currently starring in the CBS series Scorpion as computer genius Walter O'Brien. |
| 1992 Ana Mulvoy-Ten Age 26  |
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Ana Maria Mulvoy-Ten is an English-born Spanish actress. She is known for playing the character of Amber Millington on the British boarding school drama House of Anubis. |