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class="mw-selflink selflink">1958</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_television" title="1959 in television">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_television" title="1960 in television">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_television" title="1961 in television">1961</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_television" title="1962 in television">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_television" title="1963 in television">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_television" title="1964 in television">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_television" title="1965 in television">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_television" title="1966 in television">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_television" title="1967 in television">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_television" title="1968 in television">1968</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Television_by_year" title="Category:Television by year">…</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid; padding-bottom:0;text-align:center;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">In radio</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1955_in_radio" title="1955 in radio">1955</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1956_in_radio" title="1956 in radio">1956</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1957_in_radio" title="1957 in radio">1957</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1958_in_radio" title="1958 in radio">1958</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1959_in_radio" title="1959 in radio">1959</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1960_in_radio" title="1960 in radio">1960</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1961_in_radio" title="1961 in radio">1961</a></dd></dl> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">In film</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1955_in_film" title="1955 in film">1955</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1956_in_film" title="1956 in film">1956</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1957_in_film" title="1957 in film">1957</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1958_in_film" title="1958 in film">1958</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1959_in_film" title="1959 in film">1959</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1960_in_film" title="1960 in film">1960</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1961_in_film" title="1961 in film">1961</a></dd></dl> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">In music</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1955_in_music" title="1955 in music">1955</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1956_in_music" title="1956 in music">1956</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1957_in_music" title="1957 in music">1957</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1958_in_music" title="1958 in music">1958</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1959_in_music" title="1959 in music">1959</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1960_in_music" title="1960 in music">1960</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1961_in_music" title="1961 in music">1961</a></dd></dl> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_art" title="1958 in art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_archaeology" title="1958 in archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_architecture" title="1958 in architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_literature" title="1958 in literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_music" title="1958 in music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_philosophy" title="1958 in philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_science" title="1958 in science">Science</a></li></ul> </div><i><a href="/wiki/Category:1958" title="Category:1958">+...</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The year <b>1958 in television</b> involved some significant events. Below is a list of <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>-related events during 1958. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – Suomen Televisio, later known as <a href="/wiki/Yle_TV1" title="Yle TV1">Yle TV1</a>, begins regular broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 28 – Short-lived station <a href="/wiki/KTRX_(TV)" title="KTRX (TV)">KTRX</a> signs on the air in Kennewick, Washington.</li> <li>January 14 – <a href="/wiki/Television_Wales_and_the_West" title="Television Wales and the West">Television Wales and the West</a> (TWW), the first <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> franchise for <a href="/wiki/South_Wales" title="South Wales">South Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_of_England" title="West of England">West of England</a>, begins broadcasting.</li> <li>January 17 – <a href="/wiki/TV_Peru" class="mw-redirect" title="TV Peru">TV Peru</a>, the first television channel in <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, begins operations.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 25 – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army_Radio_and_Television_Channel_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5">Royal Thai Channel 5</a>, officially launched in <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 17 – Pope <a href="/wiki/Pius_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pius XII">Pius XII</a> designates <a href="/wiki/St._Clare_of_Assisi" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Clare of Assisi">St. Clare of Assisi</a> the patron saint of television. Thereafter, placing her icon on a television set was said to improve reception.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.cbc.ca/hdtv/history.html">[1]</a></li> <li>April 19 – Chronicle Broadcasting Network, the predecessor of <a href="/wiki/ABS-CBN_Corporation" title="ABS-CBN Corporation">ABS-CBN Corporation</a> in the Philippines, launches DZXL-TV Channel 9.</li> <li>April 30 – <a href="/wiki/Moldova_1" title="Moldova 1">Moldova TV</a> signs on the air at 19:00, making it the very first television network in Moldova.</li> <li>May 2 – CCTV-1 began on an experimental basis as Peking Television.</li> <li>July 1 – The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation</a> (CBC) links television broadcasting across <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. The CBC's microwave network between Nova Scotia and British Columbia, completed this year, makes it the longest in the world.</li> <li>August 23 – Television Belgrade, as predecessor for <a href="/wiki/RTS1" class="mw-redirect" title="RTS1">RTS1</a>, a first regular <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television broadcasting station</a> officially service start in <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>, former part of <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Southern_Television" title="Southern Television">Southern Television</a>, the ITV franchise for South Central and <a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a>, begins broadcasting.</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Orson_Welles" title="Orson Welles">Orson Welles</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fountain_of_Youth_(film)" title="The Fountain of Youth (film)">The Fountain of Youth</a></i> is broadcast on NBC-TV's <i><a href="/wiki/Colgate_Theatre_(1949_TV_series)" title="Colgate Theatre (1949 TV series)">Colgate Theatre</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TIOW_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIOW-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 424–425">: 424–425 </span></sup> Filmed in 1956 for a proposed <a href="/wiki/Desilu_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Desilu Productions">Desilu</a> series, the half-hour program airs only once and becomes the only unsold pilot ever to win a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Peabody_Award_winners_(1950%E2%80%9359)#1958" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Peabody Award winners (1950–59)">Peabody Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Arnaz_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arnaz-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 307">: 307 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autumn" title="Autumn">Fall</a> – The <a href="/wiki/Quiz_show_scandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiz show scandals">quiz show scandals</a> resulted in the cancellation of the original big-money game show, CBS' "<a href="/wiki/The_$64,000_Question" title="The $64,000 Question">The $64,000 Question</a>", and creating havoc within the US television industry.</li> <li>October 1 – <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Television" title="Shanghai Television">Shanghai Television</a>, as early <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television station</a> launched in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, first regular service to start.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 3 – Television Iran, as predecessor of <a href="/wiki/IRIB_TV1" title="IRIB TV1">IRIB TV1</a>, a first regular program service television broadcasting station launched in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>October 17 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Astaire" title="Fred Astaire">Fred Astaire</a> makes his TV starring debut in the NBC special, <i>An Evening with Fred Astaire</i>, which later won nine Emmy Awards and is one of the first TV specials to be preserved on videotape.</li> <li>September 20 – Radio Valencia Televisión signs on the air in Venezuela with test transmissions began on April 30.</li> <li>November 30 – During the live broadcast of the <i><a href="/wiki/Armchair_Theatre" title="Armchair Theatre">Armchair Theatre</a></i> play <i><a href="/wiki/Underground_(1958_TV_play)" class="mw-redirect" title="Underground (1958 TV play)">Underground</a></i> on the ITV network in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>, actor <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Jones_(actor)" title="Gareth Jones (actor)">Gareth Jones</a> suffers a fatal heart attack between two of his scenes while in make-up.</li> <li>December 15 – Channel 4, the flagship station of <a href="/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica_Televisi%C3%B3n" title="América Televisión">América Televisión</a>, as well as the first every privately owned <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, begins officially regular broadcasting service first to viewers in <a href="/wiki/Lima" title="Lima">Lima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SF_DRS" class="mw-redirect" title="SF DRS">SF DRS</a>, the German-language Swiss television channel, debuts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ampex" title="Ampex">Ampex</a> demonstrates their design for a color <a href="/wiki/Video_tape_recorder" title="Video tape recorder">video tape recorder</a>.</li> <li>In the United Kingdom, the top-rated show of the year is the ITV game show <a href="/wiki/Dotto" title="Dotto">Dotto</a>, adapted from an American game show which in turn was based on children's <a href="/wiki/Connect_the_dots" title="Connect the dots">Connect the dots</a> game.</li> <li>The original American version of "Dotto" was the first game show to be implicated in the <a href="/wiki/Quiz_show_scandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiz show scandals">quiz show scandals</a>, and was cancelled in August.</li> <li>Top-rated prime-time game show <i><a href="/wiki/Twenty-One_(game_show)" title="Twenty-One (game show)">Twenty-One</a></i> is cancelled by NBC in October after former contestant <a href="/wiki/Herb_Stempel" title="Herb Stempel">Herb Stempel</a> charged that the series was rigged and that he had been ordered to lose a match to the popular <a href="/wiki/Charles_Van_Doren" title="Charles Van Doren">Charles Van Doren</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuMont_Laboratories" title="DuMont Laboratories">DuMont</a> company sells its television manufacturing assets to <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Radio" title="Emerson Radio">Emerson</a> company. The quality decreases.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs/programmes"><span id="Programs.2Fprogrammes"></span>Programs/programmes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Programs/programmes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Cavalcade_of_Sports" title="Gillette Cavalcade of Sports">Gillette Cavalcade of Sports</a></i> (1946–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Howdy_Doody" title="Howdy Doody">Howdy Doody</a></i> (1947–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Press" title="Meet the Press">Meet the Press</a></i> (1947–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Candid_Camera" title="Candid Camera">Candid Camera</a></i> (1948–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> (1948–1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bozo_the_Clown" title="Bozo the Clown">Bozo the Clown</a></i> (1949–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Come_Dancing" title="Come Dancing">Come Dancing</a></i> (UK) (1949–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_of_Firestone" title="The Voice of Firestone">The Voice of Firestone</a></i> (1949–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jack Benny Show">The Jack Benny Show</a></i> (1950–1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences" title="Truth or Consequences">Truth or Consequences</a></i> (1950–1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Line_(1950)" class="mw-redirect" title="What's My Line (1950)">What's My Line</a></i> (1950–1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade" title="Your Hit Parade">Your Hit Parade</a></i> (1950–1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragnet_(drama)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragnet (drama)">Dragnet</a></i> (1951–1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Desilu_Playhouse" title="Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse">Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse</a></i> (1958–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></i> (1951–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_of_Life" title="Love of Life">Love of Life</a></i> (1951–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Search_for_Tomorrow" title="Search for Tomorrow">Search for Tomorrow</a></i> (1951–1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Preston_of_the_Yukon" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant Preston of the Yukon">Sergeant Preston of the Yukon</a></i> (1955-1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hallmark Hall of Fame">Hallmark Hall of Fame</a></i> (1951–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a></i> (1952–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ozzie_and_Harriet" title="The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet">The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet</a></i> (1952–1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">The Guiding Light</a></i> (1952–2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">The Today Show</a></i> (1952–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(American_franchise)" title="This Is Your Life (American franchise)">This Is Your Life</a></i> (1952–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panorama_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panorama (TV series)">Panorama</a></i> (UK) (1953–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Old_Days_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Good Old Days (UK TV series)">The Good Old Days</a></i> (UK) (1953–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_anthology_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney anthology series">Disneyland</a></i> (1954–1958) ends on September 3, to resume on September 12 as <i>Walt Disney Presents</i> (1958–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Face_the_Nation" title="Face the Nation">Face the Nation</a></i> (1954–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brighter_Day" title="The Brighter Day">The Brighter Day</a></i> (1954–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Milton_Berle_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Milton Berle Show">The Milton Berle Show</a></i> (1954–1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Storm" title="The Secret Storm">The Secret Storm</a></i> (1954–1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show" title="The Tonight Show">The Tonight Show</a></i> (1954–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoo_Quest" title="Zoo Quest">Zoo Quest</a></i> (UK) (1954–1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents" title="Alfred Hitchcock Presents">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> (1955–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo" title="Captain Kangaroo">Captain Kangaroo</a></i> (1955–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne (television)">Cheyenne</a></i> (1955–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dixon_of_Dock_Green" title="Dixon of Dock Green">Dixon of Dock Green</a></i> (UK) (1955–1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></i> (1955–1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Jubilee" title="Ozark Jubilee">Jubilee USA</a></i> (1955–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Mickey Mouse Club">Mickey Mouse Club</a></i> (1955–1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i> (1955–1982)</li> <li><i>This Is Your Life</i> (UK) (1955–2003)</li> <li><i>Armchair Theatre</i> (UK) (1956–1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a></i> (1956–2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ford_Show" title="The Ford Show">The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford</a></i> (1956–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hancock%27s_Half_Hour" title="Hancock's Half Hour">Hancock's Half Hour</a></i> (UK) (1956–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Opportunity_Knocks_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)">Opportunity Knocks</a></i> (UK) (1956–1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Edge_of_Night" title="The Edge of Night">The Edge of Night</a></i> (1956–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gale_Storm_Show,_Oh!_Susanna" class="mw-redirect" title="The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna">The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna</a></i> (1956–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fireside_Theatre" title="Fireside Theatre">The Jane Wyman Show, Fireside Theatre</a></i> (1949-1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Price_is_Right_(1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Price is Right (1956)">The Price Is Right</a></i> (1956–1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Steve_Allen_Show" title="The Steve Allen Show">The Steve Allen Show</a></i> (1956–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_the_Papers_Say" title="What the Papers Say">What the Papers Say</a></i> (UK) (1956–2008)</li> <li><i>The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom</i> (1957–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Army_Game" title="The Army Game">The Army Game</a></i> (UK) (1957–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver" title="Leave It to Beaver">Leave It to Beaver</a></i> (1957–1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_McCoys" title="The Real McCoys">The Real McCoys</a></i> (1957-1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sky_at_Night" title="The Sky at Night">The Sky at Night</a></i> (UK) (1957–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_Motors_Theatre" title="General Motors Theatre">General Motors Presents</a></i> (1953–1956, 1958–1961)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debuts">Debuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 4 – <i><a href="/wiki/Sea_Hunt" title="Sea Hunt">Sea Hunt</a></i> in syndication (1958–1961)</li> <li>January 20 – <i><a href="/wiki/Love_That_Jill" title="Love That Jill">Love That Jill</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> (1958)</li> <li>March 14 – <i><a href="/wiki/Stahlnetz" title="Stahlnetz">Stahlnetz</a></i> on West Germany's <a href="/wiki/ARD_(broadcaster)" title="ARD (broadcaster)">ARD</a> (1958–1968)</li> <li>April 19 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Nicholas_Nickleby" title="The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby">The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby</a></i> on Italy's <a href="/wiki/RAI_1" class="mw-redirect" title="RAI 1">RAI 1</a> (1958)</li> <li>June 16 – <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_View" title="Variety View">Variety View</a></i> (1958–1959) (Melbourne, Australia)</li> <li>June 19 – <i><a href="/wiki/Confession_(American_TV_series)" title="Confession (American TV series)">Confession</a></i>, hosted by Jack Wyatt, on ABC (1958–1959)</li> <li>June 23 – <i><a href="/wiki/Polka_Go-Round" title="Polka Go-Round">Polka Go-Round</a></i> on ABC (1958–1959)</li> <li>August 25 – <i><a href="/wiki/Concentration_(game_show)" title="Concentration (game show)">Concentration</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> (1958–1973)</li> <li>September 6 – <i><a href="/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(TV_series)" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> (1958–1961)</li> <li>September 22 – <i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gunn" title="Peter Gunn">Peter Gunn</a></i> on NBC (1958–1961)</li> <li>September 24 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Donna_Reed_Show" title="The Donna Reed Show">The Donna Reed Show</a></i> on ABC (1958–1966)</li> <li>September 29 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Huckleberry_Hound_Show" title="The Huckleberry Hound Show">The Huckleberry Hound Show</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Hanna_Barbera" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanna Barbera">Hanna Barbera</a>'s second series, in syndication (1958–1962)</li> <li>September 30 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rifleman" title="The Rifleman">The Rifleman</a></i> on ABC (1958–1963)</li> <li>October 2 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Behind_Closed_Doors_(1958_TV_series)" title="Behind Closed Doors (1958 TV series)">Behind Closed Doors</a></i> on NBC (1958–1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Unforeseen" title="The Unforeseen">The Unforeseen</a></i> on CBC (1958–1960)</li></ul></li> <li>October 5 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lawman_(TV_series)" title="Lawman (TV series)">Lawman</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> (1958–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Encounter_(1958_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Encounter (1958 TV series)">Encounter</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Anthology_series" title="Anthology series">anthology series</a> originating from <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, began a five-week run on ABC, having been cancelled after the November 2 episode</li></ul></li> <li>October 8 – <i><a href="/wiki/Bat_Masterson_(TV_series)" title="Bat Masterson (TV series)">Bat Masterson</a></i> on NBC (1958–1961)</li> <li>October 10 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/77_Sunset_Strip" title="77 Sunset Strip">77 Sunset Strip</a></i> on ABC (1958–1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grandstand_(BBC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandstand (BBC)">Grandstand</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television" title="BBC Television">BBC Television</a> (1958–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_with_a_Camera" title="Man with a Camera">Man with a Camera</a> on ABC (1958-1960)</li></ul></li> <li>October 15 – <i><a href="/wiki/Mole%27s_Adventure" title="Mole's Adventure">Mole's Adventure</a></i> (Japan), the oldest surviving <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> television show.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 16 – <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Peter" title="Blue Peter">Blue Peter</a></i>, the world's longest-running children's TV programme, debuts on BBC Television (1958–present)</li> <li>October 17 – <i><a href="/wiki/An_Evening_With_Fred_Astaire" class="mw-redirect" title="An Evening With Fred Astaire">An Evening With Fred Astaire</a></i> on NBC; first show prerecorded on color videotape, wins nine <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Awards</a></li> <li>November 4 – <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(1958_TV_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight (1958 TV show)">Flight</a></i> (1958–1959) syndicated premiere on NBC NYC; produced by California National Presentation</li> <li>November 7 – <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Mutual_Friend_(1958_TV_serial)" title="Our Mutual Friend (1958 TV serial)">Our Mutual Friend</a></i> on BBC Television (1958–1959)</li> <li>December 22 – <i><a href="/wiki/Quatermass_and_the_Pit" title="Quatermass and the Pit">Quatermass and the Pit</a></i> on BBC Television (1958–1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Autumn_Affair" title="Autumn Affair">Autumn Affair</a></i> (1958–1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera (on ATN-7 in Sydney, starting 1959 also shown on GTV-9 in Melbourne)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cafe_Continental_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Cafe Continental (Australian TV series)">Café Continental</a></i> (1958–1961) (Sydney and Melbourne Australia)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don_Messer%27s_Jubilee" title="Don Messer's Jubilee">Don Messer's Jubilee</a></i> (1958–1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Friendly_Giant" title="The Friendly Giant">The Friendly Giant</a></i> (1958–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shirley_Abicair_Show" title="The Shirley Abicair Show">The Shirley Abicair Show</a></i> (1958) (Sydney and Melbourne Australia)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Your_Life_in_Their_Hands" title="Your Life in Their Hands">Your Life in Their Hands</a></i> on BBC Television (1958–1964 and many revivals)</li> <li>Unknown – <i><a href="/wiki/This_is_Alice" class="mw-redirect" title="This is Alice">This is Alice</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">first-run syndication</a> (1958–1959)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ending_this_year">Ending this year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ending this year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Show </th> <th>Debut </th></tr> <tr> <td>March 30 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sally_(1957_TV_series)" title="Sally (1957 TV series)">Sally</a></i> </td> <td>1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 14 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_That_Jill" title="Love That Jill">Love That Jill</a></i> </td> <td>1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 28 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Adventures_of_Superman_(TV_series)" title="Adventures of Superman (TV series)">Adventures of Superman</a></i> </td> <td>1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 16 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_and_the_Duchess" title="Dick and the Duchess">Dick and the Duchess</a></i> </td> <td>1957<sup id="cite_ref-tt_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tt-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 31 </td> <td><i>The Polly Bergen Show</i> </td> <td>1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 7 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_of_Riley" title="The Life of Riley">The Life of Riley</a></i> </td> <td>1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 13 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)" title="The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)">The Patrice Munsel Show</a></i> </td> <td>1957<sup id="cite_ref-brooks_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brooks-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 24 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Educated_Evans_(TV_series)" title="Educated Evans (TV series)">Educated Evans</a></i> </td> <td>1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 26 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Climax!" title="Climax!">Climax!</a></i> </td> <td>1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 8 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Adams_and_Eve" title="Mr. Adams and Eve">Mr. Adams and Eve</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 6 </td> <td><i>Club Oasis</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 15 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show" title="The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show">The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show</a></i> </td> <td>1950 </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 25 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Preston_of_the_Yukon" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant Preston of the Yukon">Sergeant Preston of the Yukon</a></i> </td> <td>1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Television_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Kraft Television Theater">Kraft Television Theater</a></i> </td> <td>1947 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unknown </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jeannie_Carson_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jeannie Carson Show">The Jeannie Carson Show</a></i> </td> <td>1956 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Notability </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renn_Woods" title="Renn Woods">Renn Woods</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)" title="Roots (1977 miniseries)">Roots</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Frewer" title="Matt Frewer">Matt Frewer</a> </td> <td>Actor (<a href="/wiki/Max_Headroom_(Character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Max Headroom (Character)">Max Headroom</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_(TV_series)" title="The Pink Panther (TV series)">The Pink Panther</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christiane_Amanpour" title="Christiane Amanpour">Christiane Amanpour</a> </td> <td>Host </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deran_Sarafian" title="Deran Sarafian">Deran Sarafian</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Lamas" title="Lorenzo Lamas">Lorenzo Lamas</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Crest" title="Falcon Crest">Falcon Crest</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres" title="Ellen DeGeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a> </td> <td>Actress & talk show host (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show" title="The Ellen DeGeneres Show">Ellen</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susanna_Thompson" title="Susanna Thompson">Susanna Thompson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Once_and_Again" title="Once and Again">Once and Again</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Judy_Norton_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Judy Norton Taylor">Judy Norton Taylor</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Waltons" title="The Waltons">The Waltons</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Butler_(comedian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brett Butler (comedian)">Brett Butler</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Grace_Under_Fire_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grace Under Fire (TV series)">Grace Under Fire</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_McGrath" title="Douglas McGrath">Douglas McGrath</a> </td> <td>Actor (died 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donal_Gibson" title="Donal Gibson">Donal Gibson</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">February 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Loring" title="Lisa Loring">Lisa Loring</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(1964_TV_series)" title="The Addams Family (1964 TV series)">The Addams Family</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice-T" title="Ice-T">Ice-T</a> </td> <td>Actor & rapper (<i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit" title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_David_Baker" title="Leslie David Baker">Leslie David Baker</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Office (U.S. TV series)">The Office</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">February 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Coleman_(actor)" title="Jack Coleman (actor)">Jack Coleman</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series)" title="Dynasty (1981 TV series)">Dynasty</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heroes (U.S. TV series)">Heroes</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Coates" title="Kim Coates">Kim Coates</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denise_Dowse" title="Denise Dowse">Denise Dowse</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_90210" title="Beverly Hills, 90210">Beverly Hills, 90210</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian_(TV_series)" title="The Guardian (TV series)">The Guardian</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Charmed" title="Charmed">Charmed</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Spencer" title="Norm Spencer">Norm Spencer</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Animated_Series" title="X-Men: The Animated Series">X-Men: The Animated Series</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rescue_Heroes_(TV_series)" title="Rescue Heroes (TV series)">Rescue Heroes</a></i>) (died 2020) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">February 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Fisher" title="Todd Fisher">Todd Fisher</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Larson" title="Margaret Larson">Margaret Larson</a> </td> <td>Presenter </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Moses" title="Mark Moses">Mark Moses</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Men" title="Mad Men">Mad Men</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Germann" title="Greg Germann">Greg Germann</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Ally_McBeal" title="Ally McBeal">Ally McBeal</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miranda_Richardson" title="Miranda Richardson">Miranda Richardson</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Heaton" title="Patricia Heaton">Patricia Heaton</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Loves_Raymond" title="Everybody Loves Raymond">Everybody Loves Raymond</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Middle_(TV_series)" title="The Middle (TV series)">The Middle</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Stone" title="Sharon Stone">Sharon Stone</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Murphy_(choreographer)" title="Mary Murphy (choreographer)">Mary Murphy</a> </td> <td>Choreographer </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deb_Lacusta" title="Deb Lacusta">Deb Lacusta</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Clemenson" title="Christian Clemenson">Christian Clemenson</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/CSI:_Miami" title="CSI: Miami">CSI: Miami</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Stoller" title="Fred Stoller">Fred Stoller</a> </td> <td>Actor & comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Loves_Raymond" title="Everybody Loves Raymond">Everybody Loves Raymond</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holly_Hunter" title="Holly Hunter">Holly Hunter</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredibles_(franchise)" title="The Incredibles (franchise)">The Incredibles</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">March 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Oldman" title="Gary Oldman">Gary Oldman</a> </td> <td>Actor & filmmaker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Hall" title="Brad Hall">Brad Hall</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Single_Guy" title="The Single Guy">The Single Guy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Watching_Ellie" title="Watching Ellie">Watching Ellie</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Le_Beauf" title="Sabrina Le Beauf">Sabrina Le Beauf</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_David" title="Laurie David">Laurie David</a> </td> <td>American environmental activist </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_McDaniel" title="James McDaniel">James McDaniel</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/NYPD_Blue" title="NYPD Blue">NYPD Blue</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Leary_(actor)" title="Michael O'Leary (actor)">Michael O'Leary</a> </td> <td>Actor & screenwriter (<i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">Guiding Light</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_LaMarche" title="Maurice LaMarche">Maurice LaMarche</a> </td> <td>Voice actor (<a href="/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain" title="Pinky and the Brain">The Brain</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Animaniacs" title="Animaniacs">Animaniacs</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">April 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amelia_Marshall" title="Amelia Marshall">Amelia Marshall</a> </td> <td>Soap opera actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Klein_(CNN)" title="Jon Klein (CNN)">Jon Klein</a> </td> <td>CNN former president </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alec_Baldwin" title="Alec Baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/30_Rock" title="30 Rock">30 Rock</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Constance_Shulman" title="Constance Shulman">Constance Shulman</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Doug_(TV_series)" title="Doug (TV series)">Doug</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Orange_is_the_New_Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange is the New Black">Orange is the New Black</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_D%27Aquino" title="John D'Aquino">John D'Aquino</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/SeaQuest_DSV" title="SeaQuest DSV">seaQuest DSV</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cory_in_the_House" title="Cory in the House">Cory in the House</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andie_MacDowell" title="Andie MacDowell">Andie MacDowell</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">April 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Esposito" title="Giancarlo Esposito">Giancarlo Esposito</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Habeeb" title="Tommy Habeeb">Tommy Habeeb</a> </td> <td>American television host </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">April 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eve_Plumb" title="Eve Plumb">Eve Plumb</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Brady_Bunch" title="The Brady Bunch">The Brady Bunch</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Pfeiffer" title="Michelle Pfeiffer">Michelle Pfeiffer</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosanna_Scotto" title="Rosanna Scotto">Rosanna Scotto</a> </td> <td>American news anchor </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Stellino" title="Nick Stellino">Nick Stellino</a> </td> <td>Chef, author and TV presenter </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum" title="Rick Santorum">Rick Santorum</a> </td> <td>Politician and commentator<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newsmax_TV" title="Newsmax TV">Newsmax TV</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_McCoy_(actor)" title="Matt McCoy (actor)">Matt McCoy</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hill_(director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim Hill (director)">Tim Hill</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">May 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Carey" title="Drew Carey">Drew Carey</a> </td> <td>Actor, comedian, game show host (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right_(U.S._game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)">The Price Is Right</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lea_DeLaria" title="Lea DeLaria">Lea DeLaria</a> </td> <td>Actress, comedian </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Colin" title="Margaret Colin">Margaret Colin</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gossip_Girl" title="Gossip Girl">Gossip Girl</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linnea_Quigley" title="Linnea Quigley">Linnea Quigley</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_Maruyama" title="Karen Maruyama">Karen Maruyama</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_McGinley" title="Ted McGinley">Ted McGinley</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Married..._with_Children" title="Married... with Children">Married... with Children</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hope_%26_Faith" title="Hope & Faith">Hope & Faith</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roma_Maffia" title="Roma Maffia">Roma Maffia</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Profiler_(TV_series)" title="Profiler (TV series)">Profiler</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beth_Hall" title="Beth Hall">Beth Hall</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a> </td> <td>Singer and actor (died 2016) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Holden" title="Rebecca Holden">Rebecca Holden</a> </td> <td>Actress & singer </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Douglas" title="Eric Douglas">Eric Douglas</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Campbell" title="Bruce Campbell">Bruce Campbell</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Burn_Notice" title="Burn Notice">Burn Notice</a></i>) & director </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Newman_(actor)" title="Robert Newman (actor)">Robert Newman</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Sanchez_(journalist)" title="Rick Sanchez (journalist)">Rick Sanchez</a> </td> <td>Journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hartman_(sportscaster)" title="Steve Hartman (sportscaster)">Steve Hartman</a> </td> <td>Sportcaster </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Tolan" title="Peter Tolan">Peter Tolan</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Saunders" title="Jennifer Saunders">Jennifer Saunders</a> </td> <td>Actress & comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/Absolutely_Fabulous" title="Absolutely Fabulous">Absolutely Fabulous</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bacon" title="Kevin Bacon">Kevin Bacon</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tinker_(TV_producer)" title="John Tinker (TV producer)">John Tinker</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">July 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(writer)" title="Joe Keenan (writer)">Joe Keenan</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gail_Mancuso" title="Gail Mancuso">Gail Mancuso</a> </td> <td>American film and television director </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Mays" title="Billy Mays">Billy Mays</a> </td> <td>American television direct-response advertisement salesperson (died 2009) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keenan_Ivory_Wayans" class="mw-redirect" title="Keenan Ivory Wayans">Keenan Ivory Wayans</a> </td> <td>Actor & comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/In_Living_Color" title="In Living Color">In Living Color</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(writer)" title="Joe Keenan (writer)">Joe Keenan</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincenzo_Nicoli" title="Vincenzo Nicoli">Vincenzo Nicoli</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Hank_Zipzer_(TV_series)" title="Hank Zipzer (TV series)">Hank Zipzer</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">July 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hitchcock" title="Michael Hitchcock">Michael Hitchcock</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Florentine" title="Isaac Florentine">Isaac Florentine</a> </td> <td>Israeli film director </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Burgi" title="Richard Burgi">Richard Burgi</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Sentinel_(TV_series)" title="The Sentinel (TV series)">The Sentinel</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Cuban" title="Mark Cuban">Mark Cuban</a> </td> <td>Television personality, and <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball team owner </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Penn" title="Michael Penn">Michael Penn</a> </td> <td>Composer </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ira_Angustain" title="Ira Angustain">Ira Angustain</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_White_Shadow_(TV_series)" title="The White Shadow (TV series)">The White Shadow</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Norville" title="Deborah Norville">Deborah Norville</a> </td> <td>TV presenter (<i><a href="/wiki/Today_(American_TV_program)" title="Today (American TV program)">Today</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Edition" title="Inside Edition">Inside Edition</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Bearse" title="Amanda Bearse">Amanda Bearse</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Married..._with_Children" title="Married... with Children">Married... with Children</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Goldwyn" title="John Goldwyn">John Goldwyn</a> </td> <td>American film producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Feherty" title="David Feherty">David Feherty</a> </td> <td>Golfer </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rondell_Sheridan" title="Rondell Sheridan">Rondell Sheridan</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_So_Raven" title="That's So Raven">That's So Raven</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">August 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Bassett" title="Angela Bassett">Angela Bassett</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a> </td> <td>Singer & actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Prince" title="Jonathan Prince">Jonathan Prince</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">August 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Stowe" title="Madeleine Stowe">Madeleine Stowe</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Revenge_(TV_series)" title="Revenge (TV series)">Revenge</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Zirnkilton" title="Steven Zirnkilton">Steven Zirnkilton</a> </td> <td>American voice actor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reg_E._Cathey" title="Reg E. Cathey">Reg E. Cathey</a> </td> <td>American actor (died 2018) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colm_Feore" title="Colm Feore">Colm Feore</a> </td> <td>American-Canadian actor (<i><a href="/wiki/24_(TV_series)" title="24 (TV series)">24</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Cards_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Cards (U.S. TV series)">House of Cards</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Guttenberg" title="Steve Guttenberg">Steve Guttenberg</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_LeBlanc" title="Christian LeBlanc">Christian LeBlanc</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_and_the_Restless" title="The Young and the Restless">The Young and the Restless</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">August 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Henry" title="Lenny Henry">Lenny Henry</a> </td> <td>English actor and comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/Chef!" title="Chef!">Chef!</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> </td> <td>Singer and actor (died 2009) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kiner" title="Kevin Kiner">Kevin Kiner</a> </td> <td>Composer </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pinsky" title="Drew Pinsky">Drew Pinsky</a> </td> <td>American media personality </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Foxworthy" title="Jeff Foxworthy">Jeff Foxworthy</a> </td> <td>American actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">September 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roxann_Dawson" title="Roxann Dawson">Roxann Dawson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager">Star Trek: Voyager</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julia_Nickson" title="Julia Nickson">Julia Nickson</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Patterson" title="Scott Patterson">Scott Patterson</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Gilmore_Girls" title="Gilmore Girls">Gilmore Girls</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Fupz_Aakeson" title="Kim Fupz Aakeson">Kim Fupz Aakeson</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Dubrow" title="Terry Dubrow">Terry Dubrow</a> </td> <td>American plastic surgeon and television personality </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Tilly" title="Jennifer Tilly">Jennifer Tilly</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hooks" title="Kevin Hooks">Kevin Hooks</a> </td> <td>Actor & director (<i><a href="/wiki/The_White_Shadow_(TV_series)" title="The White Shadow (TV series)">The White Shadow</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">September 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penny_Smith" title="Penny Smith">Penny Smith</a> </td> <td>TV presenter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Caron_Hall" title="Jennifer Caron Hall">Jennifer Caron Hall</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sorbo" title="Kevin Sorbo">Kevin Sorbo</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys" title="Hercules: The Legendary Journeys">Hercules: The Legendary Journeys</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Foster_(DJ)" title="Dan Foster (DJ)">Dan Foster</a> </td> <td>Talent show judge (<i><a href="/wiki/Idols_(West_African_TV_series)" title="Idols (West African TV series)">Idols</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nigeria%27s_Got_Talent" title="Nigeria's Got Talent">Nigeria's Got Talent</a></i>) (died 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Cassidy" title="Shaun Cassidy">Shaun Cassidy</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_Young_(actress)" title="Karen Young (actress)">Karen Young</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Phillips_(screenwriter)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clyde Phillips (screenwriter)">Clyde Phillips</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson" title="Neil deGrasse Tyson">Neil deGrasse Tyson</a> </td> <td>Astrophysicist </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Par%C3%A9" title="Michael Paré">Michael Paré</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Steele" title="Michael Steele">Michael Steele</a> </td> <td>Political commentator<sup id="cite_ref-USNewsWorldReport_Burton_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNewsWorldReport_Burton-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a> </td> <td>American pro wrestler (<a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">ECW</a>, <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">TNA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">NJPW</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">WCW</a>, <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>) (died 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Scott_(actor)" title="Eric Scott (actor)">Eric Scott</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Waltons" title="The Waltons">The Waltons</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Price_(writer)" title="Michael Price (writer)">Michael Price</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Wolff_(musician)" title="Jonathan Wolff (musician)">Jonathan Wolff</a> </td> <td>American composer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Viggo_Mortensen" title="Viggo Mortensen">Viggo Mortensen</a> </td> <td>American actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nina_Easton" title="Nina Easton">Nina Easton</a> </td> <td>American author, journalist, TV commentator, entrepreneur, and film producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debbie_McGee" title="Debbie McGee">Debbie McGee</a> </td> <td>English television, radio and stage performer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">November 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Ticotin" title="Rachel Ticotin">Rachel Ticotin</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Ohara_(TV_series)" title="Ohara (TV series)">Ohara</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Skin_(American_TV_series)" title="Skin (American TV series)">Skin</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_LA" title="Law & Order: LA">Law & Order: LA</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(director)" title="Stephen Hopkins (director)">Stephen Hopkins</a> </td> <td>Director </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Patrick" title="Robert Patrick">Robert Patrick</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Scorpion_(TV_series)" title="Scorpion (TV series)">Scorpion</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Scott" title="Jon Scott">Jon Scott</a> </td> <td>American television news anchor </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reid_Harrison" title="Reid Harrison">Reid Harrison</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donna_Wilkes" title="Donna Wilkes">Donna Wilkes</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Megan_Mullally" title="Megan Mullally">Megan Mullally</a> </td> <td>Actress & singer (<i><a href="/wiki/Will_%26_Grace" title="Will & Grace">Will & Grace</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers" title="Bob's Burgers">Bob's Burgers</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">November 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marg_Helgenberger" title="Marg Helgenberger">Marg Helgenberger</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Ryan%27s_Hope" title="Ryan's Hope">Ryan's Hope</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/China_Beach" title="China Beach">China Beach</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Johnson_(actress)" title="Julie Johnson (actress)">Julie Johnson</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Mastrantonio" title="Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio">Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Nunez" title="Oscar Nunez">Oscar Nunez</a> </td> <td>Cuban-American actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Office (U.S. TV series)">The Office</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terrence_C._Carson" title="Terrence C. Carson">Terrence C. Carson</a> </td> <td>Singer and actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Living_Single" title="Living Single">Living Single</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Clone_Wars_(2008_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)">Star Wars: The Clone Wars</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">November 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Lee_Curtis" title="Jamie Lee Curtis">Jamie Lee Curtis</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Anything_But_Love" class="mw-redirect" title="Anything But Love">Anything But Love</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Malone" title="Mark Malone">Mark Malone</a> </td> <td>American football quarterback </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alain_Chabat" title="Alain Chabat">Alain Chabat</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Tyler" title="Dana Tyler">Dana Tyler</a> </td> <td>News anchor </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devon_Scott" title="Devon Scott">Devon Scott</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlene_Tilton" title="Charlene Tilton">Charlene Tilton</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edd_Hall" title="Edd Hall">Edd Hall</a> </td> <td>US announcer </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_J._York" title="John J. York">John J. York</a> </td> <td>US soap actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabella_Hofmann" title="Isabella Hofmann">Isabella Hofmann</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheree_J._Wilson" title="Sheree J. Wilson">Sheree J. Wilson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Walker,_Texas_Ranger" title="Walker, Texas Ranger">Walker, Texas Ranger</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clark_Brandon" title="Clark Brandon">Clark Brandon</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Fitzpatricks" title="The Fitzpatricks">The Fitzpatricks</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Merlin" title="Mr. Merlin">Mr. Merlin</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Chase_(actress)" title="Cheryl Chase (actress)">Cheryl Chase</a> </td> <td>Voice actress (<a href="/wiki/Angelica_Pickles" title="Angelica Pickles">Angelica Pickles</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Rugrats" title="Rugrats">Rugrats</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Crampton" title="Barbara Crampton">Barbara Crampton</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">December 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bebe_Neuwirth" title="Bebe Neuwirth">Bebe Neuwirth</a> </td> <td>Actress, singer and dancer (<i><a href="/wiki/Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hardwick" title="Johnny Hardwick">Johnny Hardwick</a> </td> <td>Voice actor (<i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i>) (died 2023) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_debuts">Television debuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Television debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Alda" title="Alan Alda">Alan Alda</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Silvers_Show" title="The Phil Silvers Show">The Phil Silvers Show</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Angel_(actress)" title="Heather Angel (actress)">Heather Angel</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Studio_57" title="Studio 57">Studio 57</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Bedelia" title="Bonnie Bedelia">Bonnie Bedelia</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Playhouse_90" title="Playhouse 90">Playhouse 90</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Cremer" title="Bruno Cremer">Bruno Cremer</a> – <i>En votre ame et conscience</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Fletcher" title="Louise Fletcher">Louise Fletcher</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(TV_series)" title="Flight (TV series)">Flight</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Grodin" title="Charles Grodin">Charles Grodin</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Decision_(TV_series)" title="Decision (TV series)">Decision</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hamilton_(actor)" title="George Hamilton (actor)">George Hamilton</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Veil_(American_TV_series)" title="The Veil (American TV series)">The Veil</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Harris" title="Richard Harris">Richard Harris</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Play_of_the_Week_(TV_series)" title="Play of the Week (TV series)">Play of the Week</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Humphries" title="Barry Humphries">Barry Humphries</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Life_and_Christmas_Belles" title="Wild Life and Christmas Belles">Wild Life and Christmas Belles</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lonsdale" title="Michael Lonsdale">Michael Lonsdale</a> – <i>En votre ame et conscience</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Malmsj%C3%B6" title="Jan Malmsjö">Jan Malmsjö</a> – <i>Min syster och jag</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Moffat" title="Donald Moffat">Donald Moffat</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Naked_City_(TV_series)" title="Naked City (TV series)">Naked City</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Pollard" title="Michael J. Pollard">Michael J. Pollard</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Omnibus_(American_TV_program)" title="Omnibus (American TV program)">Omnibus</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Theatre" title="Sunday Night Theatre">Sunday Night Theatre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Reed" title="Oliver Reed">Oliver Reed</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_(1958_TV_series)" title="The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)">The Invisible Man</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maximilian_Schell" title="Maximilian Schell">Maximilian Schell</a> – <i>Der Meisterdieb</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Tayback" title="Vic Tayback">Vic Tayback</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Buckskin_(TV_series)" title="Buckskin (TV series)">Buckskin</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Yle_TV1#History" title="Yle TV1">Yle TV1#History</a> Retrieved January 13, 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/TV_Per%C3%BA#Story" title="TV Perú">TV Perú#Story</a> Retrieved January 13, 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army_Radio_and_Television_Channel_5#History" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5">Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5#History</a> Retrieved January 13, 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%A2%D0%A1_1#Историјат" class="extiw" title="sr:РТС 1">sr:РТС 1#Историјат</a> (Serbian language) Retrieved date on October 3, 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TIOW-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TIOW_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Welles, Orson, and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bogdanovich" title="Peter Bogdanovich">Peter Bogdanovich</a>, edited by <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Rosenbaum" title="Jonathan Rosenbaum">Jonathan Rosenbaum</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/This_is_Orson_Welles" class="mw-redirect" title="This is Orson Welles">This is Orson Welles</a></i>. 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title="1951 in television">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_television" title="1952 in television">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_television" title="1953 in television">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_television" title="1954 in television">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_television" title="1955 in television">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_television" title="1956 in television">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_television" title="1957 in television">1957</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_television" title="1959 in television">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_television" title="1960 in television">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_television" title="1961 in television">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_television" title="1962 in television">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_television" title="1963 in television">1963</a></li> <li><a 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title="1976 in television">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_television" title="1977 in television">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_television" title="1978 in television">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_television" title="1979 in television">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_television" title="1980 in television">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_television" title="1981 in television">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_television" title="1982 in television">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_television" title="1983 in television">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_television" title="1984 in television">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_television" title="1985 in television">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_television" title="1986 in television">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_television" title="1987 in television">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_television" title="1988 in television">1988</a></li> 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title="2001 in television">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_television" title="2002 in television">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_television" title="2003 in television">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_television" title="2004 in television">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_television" title="2005 in television">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_television" title="2006 in television">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_television" title="2007 in television">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_television" title="2008 in television">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_television" title="2009 in television">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_television" title="2010 in television">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_television" title="2011 in television">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_television" title="2012 in television">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_television" title="2013 in television">2013</a></li> 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