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width:15%;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_television" title="List of years in television">List of years in television</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; width:15%;">(<a href="/wiki/Table_of_years_in_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Table of years in television">table</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_by_year" title="Category:Television by year">…</a> <a href="/wiki/1945_in_television" title="1945 in television">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_television" title="1946 in television">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_television" title="1947 in television">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_television" title="1948 in television">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_television" title="1949 in television">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_television" title="1950 in television">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_television" title="1951 in television">1951</a><br /></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><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1955</a></b></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 href="/wiki/1958_in_television" title="1958 in television">1958</a><br /></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 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> <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/1952_in_radio" title="1952 in radio">1952</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1953_in_radio" title="1953 in radio">1953</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1954_in_radio" title="1954 in radio">1954</a></dd> <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></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/1952_in_film" title="1952 in film">1952</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1953_in_film" title="1953 in film">1953</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1954_in_film" title="1954 in film">1954</a></dd> <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></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/1952_in_music" title="1952 in music">1952</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1953_in_music" title="1953 in music">1953</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1954_in_music" title="1954 in music">1954</a></dd> <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></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/1955_in_art" title="1955 in art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_archaeology" title="1955 in archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_architecture" title="1955 in architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_literature" title="1955 in literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_music" title="1955 in music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_philosophy" title="1955 in philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_science" title="1955 in science">Science</a></li></ul> </div><i><a href="/wiki/Category:1955" title="Category:1955">+...</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The year <b>1955 in television</b> involved some significant events. Below is a list of <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>-related events during 1955. </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=1955_in_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG/220px-Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="368" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG/330px-Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG/440px-Elvis_in_Louisiana_Hayride.JPG 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="1238" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Elvis" class="mw-redirect" title="Elvis">Elvis</a> appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Hayride" title="Louisiana Hayride">Louisiana Hayride</a></i></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>January 10 – <i><a href="/wiki/Minuto_de_Dios" title="Minuto de Dios">Minuto de Dios</a></i> begins airing on <a href="/wiki/Television_in_Colombia" title="Television in Colombia">television in Colombia</a>; it will still be running more than 60 years later.</li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> appears on <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a> for the first time. The program is <i><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Hayride" title="Louisiana Hayride">Louisiana Hayride</a></i>, televised locally in <a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a>.</li> <li>March 12 – The first Flemish children's TV show, <i><a href="/wiki/Kom_Toch_Eens_Kijken" title="Kom Toch Eens Kijken">Kom Toch Eens Kijken</a></i>, is broadcast, hosted by Bob Davidse (Nonkel Bob) and <a href="/wiki/Terry_Van_Ginderen" title="Terry Van Ginderen">Terry Van Ginderen</a> (Tante Terry).<sup id="cite_ref-Adriaens_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adriaens-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 15 – The play <i><a href="/wiki/No_Time_for_Sergeants_(United_States_Steel_Hour)" class="mw-redirect" title="No Time for Sergeants (United States Steel Hour)">No Time for Sergeants</a></i> is broadcast by the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">American Broadcasting Company</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_United_States_Steel_Hour" title="The United States Steel Hour">The United States Steel Hour</a></i> series, starring <a href="/wiki/Andy_Griffith" title="Andy Griffith">Andy Griffith</a> in his television debut.</li> <li>April 1 – The <a href="/wiki/DuMont_Television_Network" title="DuMont Television Network">DuMont Television Network</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> drastically decreases its programming; just eight series keep the network operating, in anticipation of its eventual shutdown <a href="/wiki/1956_in_television" title="1956 in television">sixteen months later</a>.</li> <li>May 9 – In the United States: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harpo_Marx" title="Harpo Marx">Harpo Marx</a> makes a memorable appearance on <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" title="I Love Lucy">I Love Lucy</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a>'s puppet show <i><a href="/wiki/Sam_and_Friends" title="Sam and Friends">Sam and Friends</a></i> first airs on <a href="/wiki/WRC-TV" title="WRC-TV">WRC-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul></li> <li>May 10 – The first episode of the long-running and popular Flemish TV sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Schipper_naast_Mathilde" title="Schipper naast Mathilde">Schipper naast Mathilde</a></i> is broadcast.<sup id="cite_ref-Adriaens_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adriaens-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 7 – The quiz show craze begins with the premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/The_64,000_Dollar_Question" class="mw-redirect" title="The 64,000 Dollar Question">The 64,000 Dollar Question</a></i> in the U.S. The series spawns many imitations, including <i><a href="/wiki/Twenty-One_(game_show)" title="Twenty-One (game show)">Twenty-One</a></i> the next year, which will later be the focus of a <a href="/wiki/Quiz_show_scandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiz show scandals">quiz show scandal</a> that results in congressional hearings.</li> <li>June 24 – Channel 4 Bang Khum Phron is launched by Thai Thorathat (Thai Television, predecessor of <a href="/wiki/MCOT_HD" title="MCOT HD">MCOT HD</a>), the first official <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</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>June 29 – <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_the_Lyons" title="Life with the Lyons">Life with the Lyons</a></i>, one of the first successful British <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcoms</a> (starring British-domiciled American couple <a href="/wiki/Ben_Lyon" title="Ben Lyon">Ben Lyon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bebe_Daniels" title="Bebe Daniels">Bebe Daniels</a>), premieres on the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Television Service">BBC Television Service</a>, having previously been broadcast only on radio. It will later transfer to ITV.</li> <li>July 19 – <a href="/wiki/Eesti_Televisioon" title="Eesti Televisioon">Eesti Televisioon</a> begins broadcasting from <a href="/wiki/Tallinn" title="Tallinn">Tallinn</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic">Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic</a>.<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>August 1 – <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austrian</a> <a href="/wiki/ORF_(broadcaster)" title="ORF (broadcaster)">ORF Television</a>, predecessor of <a href="/wiki/ORF_eins" class="mw-redirect" title="ORF eins">ORF eins</a>, an officially regular broadcasting service, starts in <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</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>September 22 – <a href="/wiki/Commercial_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Commercial television">Commercial television</a> starts in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Authority" title="Independent Television Authority">Independent Television Authority</a>'s first <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> franchise beginning broadcasting in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> – <a href="/wiki/Associated-Rediffusion" title="Associated-Rediffusion">Associated-Rediffusion</a> on weekdays, <a href="/wiki/Associated_Television" title="Associated Television">ATV</a> during weekends, ending the previous <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> monopoly. The rest of the UK receives its regional ITV franchises during the next seven years. The first advertisement shown is for Gibbs SR toothpaste.</li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> baseball is broadcast in color for the first time in the U.S. <a href="/wiki/WITN-TV" title="WITN-TV">WITN-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_North_Carolina" title="Washington, North Carolina">Washington, North Carolina</a>, signs on the air with game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955 World Series</a> as their first telecast.<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>December 10 – The first Saturday morning cartoon series debuts on U.S. television, <i><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Mouse" title="Mighty Mouse">The Mighty Mouse Playhouse</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>.</li> <li>December 24 – The <a href="/wiki/Lennon_Sisters" class="mw-redirect" title="Lennon Sisters">Lennon Sisters</a> make their television debut on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> in the U.S.</li> <li>December 25 – After being broadcast by radio since 1932, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Christmas_Message" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Christmas Message">Royal Christmas Message</a> is broadcast on British television for the first time, in sound only at 3.00pm on both television channels, live from <a href="/wiki/Sandringham_House" title="Sandringham House">Sandringham House</a>. The first visual Christmas message is shown in 1957.</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=1955_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/Adventures_of_Superman_(TV_series)" title="Adventures of Superman (TV series)">Adventures of Superman</a></i> (1952–1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a></i> (1952–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_Oakley_(TV_series)" title="Annie Oakley (TV series)">Annie Oakley</a></i> (1954–1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aubrey_and_Gus" title="Aubrey and Gus">Aubrey and Gus</a></i> (1955–1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beau_temps,_mauvais_temps" title="Beau temps, mauvais temps">Beau temps, mauvais temps</a></i> (1955–1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bim_Bam_Boom" title="Bim Bam Boom">Bim Bam Boom</a></i> (1955–1956)</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/Candid_Camera" title="Candid Camera">Candid Camera</a></i> (1948–present)</li> <li><i>Cap-aux-sorciers</i> (1955–1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cisco_Kid" class="mw-redirect" title="Cisco Kid">Cisco Kid</a></i> (1950–1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Climax!" title="Climax!">Climax!</a></i> (1954–1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Come_Dancing" title="Come Dancing">Come Dancing</a></i> (UK) (1949–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CBC_News:_Country_Canada" title="CBC News: Country Canada">Country Canada</a></i> (1955–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cross-Canada_Hit_Parade" title="Cross-Canada Hit Parade">Cross-Canada Hit Parade</a></i> (1955–1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Death_Valley_Days" title="Death Valley Days">Death Valley Days</a></i> (1952–1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_anthology_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney anthology series">Disneyland</a></i> (1954–1958)</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/Face_the_Nation" title="Face the Nation">Face the Nation</a></i> (1954–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Father_Knows_Best" title="Father Knows Best">Father Knows Best</a></i> (1954-1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_Motors_Theatre" title="General Motors Theatre">General Motors Theatre</a></i> (Can) (1953–1956, 1958–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fury_(American_TV_series)" title="Fury (American TV series)">Fury</a></i> (1955-1960)</li> <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/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hallmark Hall of Fame">Hallmark Hall of Fame</a></i> (1951–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a></i> (1952–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Howdy_Doody" title="Howdy Doody">Howdy Doody</a></i> (1947–1960)</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/Junior_Magazine" title="Junior Magazine">Junior Magazine</a></i> (1955–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Television_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Kraft Television Theater">Kraft Television Theater</a></i> (1947–1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kukla,_Fran_and_Ollie" title="Kukla, Fran and Ollie">Kukla, Fran and Ollie</a></i> (1947–1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_is_Worth_Living" class="mw-redirect" title="Life is Worth Living">Life is Worth Living</a></i> (1952–1957)</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/Maggie_Muggins" title="Maggie Muggins">Maggie Muggins</a></i> (1955–1962)</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/Musical_Chairs_(1955_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical Chairs (1955 TV series)">Musical Chairs</a></i> (1955) – game show hosted by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Leyden" title="Bill Leyden">Bill Leyden</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Miss_Brooks" title="Our Miss Brooks">Our Miss Brooks</a></i> (1952-1956)</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/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_(TV_series)" title="Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)">Sergeant Preston of the Yukon</a></i> (1955-1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Talent_Varieties" title="Talent Varieties">Talent Varieties</a></i> (1955) – country music variety show</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/The_Brighter_Day" title="The Brighter Day">The Brighter Day</a></i> (1954–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Colgate_Comedy_Hour" title="The Colgate Comedy Hour">The Colgate Comedy Hour</a></i> (1950-1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Danny_Thomas_Show" title="The Danny Thomas Show">The Danny Thomas Show</a></i> (1953-1964)</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/The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show" title="The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show">The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show</a></i> (1950–1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Goldbergs_(broadcast_series)" title="The Goldbergs (broadcast series)">The Goldbergs</a></i> (1949–1956)</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/The_Grove_Family" title="The Grove Family">The Grove Family</a></i> (UK) (1954–1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">The Guiding Light</a></i> (1952–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Program</a></i> (1950–1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fireside_Theatre" title="Fireside Theatre">The Jane Wyman Show, Fireside Theatre</a></i> (1949-1958)</li> <li><i>The Jimmy Durante Show</i> (1954–1956)</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_Roy_Rogers_Show" title="The Roy Rogers Show">The Roy Rogers Show</a></i> (1951–1957)</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/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">The Today Show</a></i> (1952–present)</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/The_Voice_of_Firestone" title="The Voice of Firestone">The Voice of Firestone</a></i> (1949–1963)</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> (US) (1952–1961)</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/Zoo_Quest" title="Zoo Quest">Zoo Quest</a></i> (UK) (1954–1964)</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=1955_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 2 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bob_Cummings_Show" title="The Bob Cummings Show">The Bob Cummings Show</a></i> (also known as <i>Love That Bob</i>) on NBC (1955–1959)<sup id="cite_ref-tt_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tt-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 3 – <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Today" title="Hollywood Today">Hollywood Today</a></i> on NBC (1955)</li> <li>January 5 – <i><a href="/wiki/Norby_(TV_series)" title="Norby (TV series)">Norby</a></i> on NBC (1955), first regular weekly series broadcast by NBC in its new all-electronic compatible color system</li> <li>January 15 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Benny_Hill_Show" title="The Benny Hill Show">The Benny Hill Show</a></i> (UK) on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television" title="BBC Television">BBC Television</a> (later moving to <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>; 1955–1989)</li> <li>January 22 – <i><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Jubilee" title="Ozark Jubilee">Ozark Jubilee</a></i>, the first popular country music series on American network television, on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> (1955–1960), featuring <a href="/wiki/Red_Foley" title="Red Foley">Red Foley</a></li> <li>April 9 – <i><a href="/wiki/Science_Fiction_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Science Fiction Theater">Science Fiction Theater</a></i> also known as <i>Beyond the Limits</i> during syndication in the 1960s (1955–1957)</li> <li>May 9 – Jim Henson's First Muppet Series: <i>Sam and Friends</i> on WRC-TV (1955–1961)</li> <li>May 10 – <i><a href="/wiki/Schipper_naast_Mathilde" title="Schipper naast Mathilde">Schipper naast Mathilde</a></i> (Belgium) on <a href="/wiki/VRT_(broadcaster)" title="VRT (broadcaster)">N.I.R.</a> (1955–1963)</li> <li>June 25 – <i>The Soldiers</i>, an 11-episode live military comedy, aired on NBC through September 3.</li> <li>June 28 – <i><a href="/wiki/Talent_Varieties" title="Talent Varieties">Talent Varieties</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> through November 1</li> <li>June 29 – <i><a href="/wiki/Life_With_The_Lyons" class="mw-redirect" title="Life With The Lyons">Life With The Lyons</a></i> (UK), one of the first successful British <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcoms</a> (though starring an American, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Lyon" title="Ben Lyon">Ben Lyon</a>), on <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> Television (1955–1960)</li> <li>July 2 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i> on ABC (1955–1982)</li> <li>July 9 – <i><a href="/wiki/Dixon_of_Dock_Green" title="Dixon of Dock Green">Dixon of Dock Green</a></i> (UK) on BBC Television (1955–1976)</li> <li>July 20 – <i><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Laine_Time" title="Frankie Laine Time">Frankie Laine Time</a></i> on CBS (1955–1956)</li> <li>July 29 – <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(British_TV_series)" title="This Is Your Life (British TV series)">This Is Your Life</a></i> (UK) on BBC Television (1955–2003)</li> <li>September 10 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> (1955–1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Always_Jan" title="It's Always Jan">It's Always Jan</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Janis_Paige" title="Janis Paige">Janis Paige</a>, on CBS (1955–1956)</li></ul></li> <li>September 12 – <i><a href="/wiki/Medical_Horizons" title="Medical Horizons">Medical Horizons</a></i> on ABC (1955–1956)</li> <li>September 20 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_(TV_western)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheyenne (TV western)">Cheyenne</a></i> on ABC (1955–1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_and_Mabel#Television" title="Joe and Mabel">Joe and Mabel</a></i> on CBS (1955–1956)</li></ul></li> <li>September 26 – <i><a href="/wiki/Jungle_Jim_(TV_series)" title="Jungle Jim (TV series)">Jungle Jim</a></i> in syndication (1955–1956)</li> <li>September 28 – <i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Eagle" title="Brave Eagle">Brave Eagle</a></i> on CBS (1955–1956)</li> <li>September 29 – <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> on CBS (1955-1958)</li> <li>October 1 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Honeymooners" title="The Honeymooners">The Honeymooners</a></i> on CBS, starring <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Gleason" title="Jackie Gleason">Jackie Gleason</a> (1955–1956)</li> <li>October 2 – <i><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents" title="Alfred Hitchcock Presents">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> on CBS (1955–1962)</li> <li>October 3 <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo" title="Captain Kangaroo">Captain Kangaroo</a></i> on CBS (1955–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mouse_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Mickey Mouse Club">Mickey Mouse Club</a></i> on ABC, featuring "Mouseketeer" <a href="/wiki/Annette_Funicello" title="Annette Funicello">Annette Funicello</a> (1955–1959)</li></ul></li> <li>October 20 – <i><a href="/wiki/Wanted_(1955_TV_series)" title="Wanted (1955 TV series)">Wanted</a></i>, a crime documentary on CBS (only ran for three months) (1955–1956)</li> <li>October 22 – <i><a href="/wiki/Quatermass_II" title="Quatermass II">Quatermass II</a></i> (UK), sequel to 1953's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Quatermass_Experiment" title="The Quatermass Experiment">The Quatermass Experiment</a></i>, on BBC Television (ends on November 26)</li> <li>October 31 – <i><a href="/wiki/Matinee_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Matinee Theatre">Matinee Theatre</a></i> on NBC, a five-days-a-week live dramatic anthology, with most of the plays in the series broadcast in color (lasted until 1958)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Programs_ending">Programs ending</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_in_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Programs ending"><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>January 27 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/So_You_Want_to_Lead_a_Band" title="So You Want to Lead a Band">So You Want to Lead a Band</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 11 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Carson_Show#Television" title="The Jack Carson Show">The Jack Carson Show</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Stories_of_the_Century" title="Stories of the Century">Stories of the Century</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 6 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Norby_(TV_series)" title="Norby (TV series)">Norby</a></i> </td> <td>1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 8 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_Phoebe" title="Dear Phoebe">Dear Phoebe</a></i> </td> <td>1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 22 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Where%27s_Raymond%3F" title="Where's Raymond?">The Ray Bolger Show</a></i> </td> <td>1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 4 </td> <td><i>The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan</i> </td> <td rowspan="4">1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 16 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Willy_(TV_series)" title="Willy (TV series)">Willy</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 23 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Public_Defender_(TV_series)" title="The Public Defender (TV series)">The Public Defender</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 25 </td> <td><i>The Imogene Coca Show</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 26 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pepsi-Cola_Playhouse" title="The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse">The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse</a></i> </td> <td>1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hawkins_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawkins Falls">Hawkins Falls</a></i> </td> <td>1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 15 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(1954_TV_series)" title="Flash Gordon (1954 TV series)">Flash Gordon</a></i> </td> <td>1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 26 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Said_That%3F" title="Who Said That?">Who Said That?</a></i> </td> <td>1948 </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 24 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Little_Margie" title="My Little Margie">My Little Margie</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Elizabeth" title="Life with Elizabeth">Life with Elizabeth</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 13 </td> <td><i>Place the Face</i> </td> <td>1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 17 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Musical_Chairs_(1955_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical Chairs (1955 TV series)">Musical Chairs</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Unknown </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Laine_Time" title="Frankie Laine Time">Frankie Laine Time</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Muffin_the_Mule" title="Muffin the Mule">Muffin the Mule</a></i> (UK) </td> <td>1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jo_Stafford_Show_(1954_TV_series)" title="The Jo Stafford Show (1954 TV series)">The Jo Stafford Show</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_My_Boy_(1954_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="That's My Boy (1954 TV series)">That's My Boy</a></i> </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=1955_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 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" title="Rowan Atkinson">Rowan Atkinson</a> </td> <td>English comic actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Bean" title="Mr. Bean">Mr. Bean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blackadder" title="Blackadder">Blackadder</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._K._Simmons" title="J. K. Simmons">J. K. Simmons</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Closer" title="The Closer">The Closer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Oz_(TV_series)" title="Oz (TV series)">Oz</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Vivino" title="Jimmy Vivino">Jimmy Vivino</a> </td> <td>Band leader </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flanagan" title="Bill Flanagan">Bill Flanagan</a> </td> <td>Radio host </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">January 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Knight" title="Wyatt Knight">Wyatt Knight</a> </td> <td>Actor (died 2011) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Zeno_Churgin" title="Lisa Zeno Churgin">Lisa Zeno Churgin</a> </td> <td>Film editor </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Franklin" title="Jeff Franklin">Jeff Franklin</a> </td> <td>Producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Shipp" title="John Wesley Shipp">John Wesley Shipp</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Flash_(1990_TV_series)" title="The Flash (1990 TV series)">The Flash</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dawson%27s_Creek" title="Dawson's Creek">Dawson's Creek</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">February 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Talbott" title="Michael Talbott">Michael Talbott</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Vice" title="Miami Vice">Miami Vice</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Zimmer" title="Kim Zimmer">Kim Zimmer</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">Guiding Light</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/One_Life_to_Live" title="One Life to Live">One Life to Live</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">February 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miguel_Ferrer" title="Miguel Ferrer">Miguel Ferrer</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Crossing_Jordan" title="Crossing Jordan">Crossing Jordan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/NCIS:_Los_Angeles" title="NCIS: Los Angeles">NCIS: Los Angeles</a></i>) (d. 2017) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rolf_Benirschke" title="Rolf Benirschke">Rolf Benirschke</a> </td> <td>American former professional football player </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Phillips" title="Ethan Phillips">Ethan Phillips</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Benson_(TV_series)" title="Benson (TV series)">Benson</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager">Star Trek: Voyager</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cramer" title="Jim Cramer">Jim Cramer</a> </td> <td>American television personality </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bianca_Ferguson" title="Bianca Ferguson">Bianca Ferguson</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Eckhouse" title="James Eckhouse">James Eckhouse</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_90210" title="Beverly Hills, 90210">Beverly Hills, 90210</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_McDonald" title="Christopher McDonald">Christopher McDonald</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Family_Law_(American_TV_series)" title="Family Law (American TV series)">Family Law</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Daniels" title="Jeff Daniels">Jeff Daniels</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a> </td> <td>Actor, comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">February 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Adrian Dantley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Gottfried" title="Gilbert Gottfried">Gilbert Gottfried</a> </td> <td>Actor, comedian (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(animated_TV_series)" title="Aladdin (animated TV series)">Aladdin</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cyberchase" title="Cyberchase">Cyberchase</a></i>) (died 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darnell_Williams" title="Darnell Williams">Darnell Williams</a> </td> <td>British-born soap opera actor (<i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Breckman" title="Andy Breckman">Andy Breckman</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Saito" title="James Saito">James Saito</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Eli_Stone" title="Eli Stone">Eli Stone</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Sinise" title="Gary Sinise">Gary Sinise</a> </td> <td>Actor, producer, director (<i><a href="/wiki/CSI:_NY" title="CSI: NY">CSI: NY</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Boone_Junior" title="Mark Boone Junior">Mark Boone Junior</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stelling" title="Jeff Stelling">Jeff Stelling</a> </td> <td>TV presenter </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Moonlighting_(TV_series)" title="Moonlighting (TV series)">Moonlighting</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> basketball player (died 2015) </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reba_McEntire" title="Reba McEntire">Reba McEntire</a> </td> <td>Singer, actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Reba_(TV_series)" title="Reba (TV series)">Reba</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">March 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marina_Sirtis" title="Marina Sirtis">Marina Sirtis</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation">Star Trek: The Next Generation</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lawford" title="Christopher Lawford">Christopher Lawford</a> </td> <td>Actor (died 2018) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gleeson" title="Brendan Gleeson">Brendan Gleeson</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akira_Toriyama" title="Akira Toriyama">Akira Toriyama</a> </td> <td>Manga artist (<i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball_(TV_series)" title="Dragon Ball (TV series)">Dragon Ball</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z" title="Dragon Ball Z">Dragon Ball Z</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT" title="Dragon Ball GT">Dragon Ball GT</a></i>) (died 2024)<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> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Neil" title="Alexandra Neil">Alexandra Neil</a> </td> <td>Soap opera actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michele_Scarabelli" title="Michele Scarabelli">Michele Scarabelli</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Alien_Nation_(TV_series)" title="Alien Nation (TV series)">Alien Nation</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristine_Sutherland" title="Kristine Sutherland">Kristine Sutherland</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_de_Mol_Jr." title="John de Mol Jr.">John de Mol Jr.</a> </td> <td>Dutch media tycoon television producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Waring" title="Todd Waring">Todd Waring</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Mulgrew" title="Kate Mulgrew">Kate Mulgrew</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager" title="Star Trek: Voyager">Star Trek: Voyager</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>May 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melinda_Culea" title="Melinda Culea">Melinda Culea</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Bergeron" title="Tom Bergeron">Tom Bergeron</a> </td> <td>American game show host </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Reckell" title="Peter Reckell">Peter Reckell</a> </td> <td>Actor (<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">May 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_%22Flash%22_Jenkins" title="Larry "Flash" Jenkins">Larry "Flash" Jenkins</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_White_Shadow_(TV_series)" title="The White Shadow (TV series)">The White Shadow</a></i>) (d. 2019) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Steves" title="Rick Steves">Rick Steves</a> </td> <td>Television personality </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shabba_Doo" title="Shabba Doo">Shabba Doo</a> </td> <td>Television actor (d. 2020) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Brazil" title="Scott Brazil">Scott Brazil</a> </td> <td>Television producer (d. 2006) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lee_Horsley" title="Lee Horsley">Lee Horsley</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Matt_Houston" title="Matt Houston">Matt Houston</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Paradise_(American_TV_series)" title="Paradise (American TV series)">Paradise</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Paxton" title="Bill Paxton">Bill Paxton</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Twister_(1996_film)" title="Twister (1996 film)">Twister</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Love" title="Big Love">Big Love</a></i>) (d. 2017) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Michelman" title="Ken Michelman">Ken Michelman</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 rowspan="2">May 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connie_Sellecca" title="Connie Sellecca">Connie Sellecca</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Flying_High_(TV_series)" title="Flying High (TV series)">Flying High</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero" title="The Greatest American Hero">The Greatest American Hero</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hotel (U.S. TV series)">Hotel</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Slayton" title="Bobby Slayton">Bobby Slayton</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">May 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a> </td> <td>Television producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Schiff" title="Richard Schiff">Richard Schiff</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susie_Essman" title="Susie Essman">Susie Essman</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Snow" title="Tony Snow">Tony Snow</a> </td> <td>American journalist (d. 2008) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Carvey" title="Dana Carvey">Dana Carvey</a> </td> <td>Comic actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Simon" title="Sam Simon">Sam Simon</a> </td> <td>Writer and director (d. 2015) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Griffin_Dunne" title="Griffin Dunne">Griffin Dunne</a> </td> <td>Actor and director </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stevens" title="Andrew Stevens">Andrew Stevens</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a></i>), producer, director </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mara_Liasson" title="Mara Liasson">Mara Liasson</a> </td> <td>American journalist </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">June 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polly_Draper" title="Polly Draper">Polly Draper</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Thirtysomething" title="Thirtysomething">thirtysomething</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Harbert" title="Ted Harbert">Ted Harbert</a> </td> <td>American broadcasting and television executive </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Herbert" title="Leon Herbert">Leon Herbert</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">June 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leigh_McCloskey" title="Leigh McCloskey">Leigh McCloskey</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)" title="Dallas (1978 TV series)">Dallas</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Marshall_Grant" title="David Marshall Grant">David Marshall Grant</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Randle" title="Betsy Randle">Betsy Randle</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Boy_Meets_World" title="Boy Meets World">Boy Meets World</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nelford" title="Jim Nelford">Jim Nelford</a> </td> <td>Golfer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">July 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Thiele_Jr." title="Bob Thiele Jr.">Bob Thiele Jr.</a> </td> <td>Musician </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Altman" title="Bruce Altman">Bruce Altman</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cramer_(announcer)" title="John Cramer (announcer)">John Cramer</a> </td> <td>American television announcer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">July 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Smits" title="Jimmy Smits">Jimmy Smits</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/NYPD_Blue" title="NYPD Blue">NYPD Blue</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Hudson" title="Yvonne Hudson">Yvonne Hudson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Geddie" title="Bill Geddie">Bill Geddie</a> </td> <td>American television producer (died 2023) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">July 19 </td> <td>Toborr Kristina Tomlinsen </td> <td>Actress (voice of Rinna Raccoon on the <i>Rocky Raccoon</i> cartoon series) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tudi_Roche" title="Tudi Roche">Tudi Roche</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willem_Dafoe" title="Willem Dafoe">Willem Dafoe</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Merritt_(musician)" title="Mike Merritt (musician)">Mike Merritt</a> </td> <td>Musician </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Dunigan" title="Tim Dunigan">Tim Dunigan</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future" title="Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future">Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corey_Burton" title="Corey Burton">Corey Burton</a> </td> <td>Voice actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Transformers_(TV_series)" title="The Transformers (TV series)">The Transformers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/DuckTales_(1987_TV_series)" title="DuckTales (1987 TV series)">DuckTales</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chip_%27n_Dale:_Rescue_Rangers_(TV_series)" title="Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)">Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Superman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Superman: The Animated Series">Superman: The Animated Series</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Knight" title="Wayne Knight">Wayne Knight</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun" title="3rd Rock from the Sun">3rd Rock from the Sun</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gillian_Taylforth" title="Gillian Taylforth">Gillian Taylforth</a> </td> <td>English actress (<i><a href="/wiki/EastEnders" title="EastEnders">EastEnders</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Perry_(American_actor)" title="Jeff Perry (American actor)">Jeff Perry</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gallagher" title="Peter Gallagher">Peter Gallagher</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/The_O.C." title="The O.C.">The O.C.</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Covert_Affairs" title="Covert Affairs">Covert Affairs</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> </td> <td>Politician and commentator (<i><a href="/wiki/Huckabee" title="Huckabee">Huckabee</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Scarwid" title="Diana Scarwid">Diana Scarwid</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Truman_(1995_film)" title="Truman (1995 film)">Truman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Wonderfalls" title="Wonderfalls">Wonderfalls</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Purl" title="Linda Purl">Linda Purl</a> </td> <td>Actress and singer (<i><a href="/wiki/Matlock_(1986_TV_series)" title="Matlock (1986 TV series)">Matlock</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">September 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Jones_(musician)" title="Steve Jones (musician)">Steve Jones</a> </td> <td>Actor and singer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Duff_(writer)" title="James Duff (writer)">James Duff</a> </td> <td>Writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mira_Furlan" title="Mira Furlan">Mira Furlan</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5" title="Babylon 5">Babylon 5</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_(2004_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lost (2004 TV series)">Lost</a></i>) (died 2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hibbert" title="Edward Hibbert">Edward Hibbert</a> </td> <td>English-American actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Frasier" title="Frasier">Frasier</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Earthworm_Jim_(TV_series)" title="Earthworm Jim (TV series)">Earthworm Jim</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Scolari" title="Peter Scolari">Peter Scolari</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Bosom_Buddies" title="Bosom Buddies">Bosom Buddies</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Newhart" title="Newhart">Newhart</a></i>) (died 2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Meath" title="Jonathan Meath">Jonathan Meath</a> </td> <td>Producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mirkin" title="David Mirkin">David Mirkin</a> </td> <td>Producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Brantley" title="Betsy Brantley">Betsy Brantley</a> </td> <td>Actress </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Balding" title="Rebecca Balding">Rebecca Balding</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Soap_(TV_series)" title="Soap (TV series)">Soap</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Charmed" title="Charmed">Charmed</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwen_Ifill" title="Gwen Ifill">Gwen Ifill</a> </td> <td>Journalist (died 2016) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Hammond" title="Darrell Hammond">Darrell Hammond</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linwood_Boomer" title="Linwood Boomer">Linwood Boomer</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arleen_Sorkin" title="Arleen Sorkin">Arleen Sorkin</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Batman: The Animated Series">Batman: The Animated Series</a></i>) (died 2023) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Dolan" title="Ellen Dolan">Ellen Dolan</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Guiding_Light" title="Guiding Light">Guiding Light</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Murray" title="Jonathan Murray">Jonathan Murray</a> </td> <td>American television producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Shamus_Wiles" title="Michael Shamus Wiles">Michael Shamus Wiles</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanna_Reed" title="Shanna Reed">Shanna Reed</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Major_Dad" title="Major Dad">Major Dad</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg" title="Whoopi Goldberg">Whoopi Goldberg</a> </td> <td>Actress, comedian, talk-show host (<i><a href="/wiki/The_View_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The View (U.S. TV series)">The View</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">November 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Macatee" title="Bill Macatee">Bill Macatee</a> </td> <td>Sportscaster </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_King" title="Yolanda King">Yolanda King</a> </td> <td>Activist (died 2007) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Alagiah" title="George Alagiah">George Alagiah</a> </td> <td>News broadcaster </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Douglas" title="Peter Douglas">Peter Douglas</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Buckley" title="Norman Buckley">Norman Buckley</a> </td> <td>Director </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nye" title="Bill Nye">Bill Nye</a> </td> <td>Educator (<i><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nye_the_Science_Guy" title="Bill Nye the Science Guy">Bill Nye the Science Guy</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howie_Mandel" title="Howie Mandel">Howie Mandel</a> </td> <td>Actor, host (<i><a href="/wiki/St._Elsewhere" title="St. Elsewhere">St. Elsewhere</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_(U.S._game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show)">Deal or No Deal</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Conroy" title="Kevin Conroy">Kevin Conroy</a> </td> <td>Voice actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Batman: The Animated Series">Batman: The Animated Series</a></i>) (d. 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Christopher" title="Dennis Christopher">Dennis Christopher</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">December 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melody_Anderson" title="Melody Anderson">Melody Anderson</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Manimal" title="Manimal">Manimal</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Culp" title="Steven Culp">Steven Culp</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/JAG_(TV_series)" title="JAG (TV series)">JAG</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Wing" title="The West Wing">The West Wing</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Desperate_Housewives" title="Desperate Housewives">Desperate Housewives</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Byron_York" title="Byron York">Byron York</a> </td> <td>American conservative correspondent </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Wright" title="Steven Wright">Steven Wright</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xander_Berkeley" title="Xander Berkeley">Xander Berkeley</a> </td> <td>Actor (<i><a href="/wiki/24_(TV_series)" title="24 (TV series)">24</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mentalist" title="The Mentalist">The Mentalist</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nikita_(TV_series)" title="Nikita (TV series)">Nikita</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Surnow" title="Joel Surnow">Joel Surnow</a> </td> <td>American television writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Kaczmarek" title="Jane Kaczmarek">Jane Kaczmarek</a> </td> <td>Actress (<i><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_in_the_Middle" title="Malcolm in the Middle">Malcolm in the Middle</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stefan_Arngrim" title="Stefan Arngrim">Stefan Arngrim</a> </td> <td>Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Gilyard" title="Clarence Gilyard">Clarence Gilyard</a> </td> <td>Actor (died 2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Olson" title="Barbara Olson">Barbara Olson</a> </td> <td>Television commentator (died 2001) </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=1955_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/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Center" title="Front Row Center">Front Row Center</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Burnham" title="Terry Burnham">Terry Burnham</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Climax!" title="Climax!">Climax!</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Doyle_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Doyle (actor)">David Doyle</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philco_Television_Playhouse" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Before_1925_in_television" title="Before 1925 in television">Before 1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_television" title="1925 in television">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_television" title="1926 in television">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_television" title="1927 in television">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_television" title="1928 in television">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_television" title="1929 in television">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_television" title="1930 in television">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_television" title="1931 in television">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_television" title="1932 in television">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_television" title="1933 in television">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_television" title="1934 in television">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_television" title="1935 in television">1935</a></li> <li><a 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title="1948 in television">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_television" title="1949 in television">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_television" title="1950 in television">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_television" 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/1958_in_television" title="1958 in television">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 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></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_television" title="1969 in television">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_television" title="1970 in television">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_television" title="1971 in television">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_television" title="1972 in television">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_television" title="1973 in television">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_television" title="1974 in television">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_television" title="1975 in television">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_television" 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> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_television" title="1989 in television">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_television" title="1990 in television">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_television" title="1991 in television">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_television" title="1992 in television">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_television" title="1993 in television">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_television" title="1994 in television">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_television" title="1995 in television">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_television" title="1996 in television">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_television" title="1997 in television">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_television" title="1998 in television">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_television" title="1999 in television">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_television" title="2000 in television">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_television" 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> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_television" title="2014 in television">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_television" title="2015 in television">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_television" title="2016 in television">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_television" title="2017 in television">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_television" title="2018 in television">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_television" title="2019 in television">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_television" title="2020 in television">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_television" title="2021 in television">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_television" title="2022 in television">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_television" title="2023 in television">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_television" title="2024 in television">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_in_television" title="2025 in television">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> </p> <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=1955_in_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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