1937: Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tenn. Nominated six times for an Academy Award (he won for best supporting actor in Million Dollar Baby), the prolific actor took on the role of Joe in RED (2010) and that of Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
1940: René Auberjonois was born in New York City. Best known for his television roles in Benson and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he resume also includes the films Batman Forever (1995) and Inspector Gadget (1999).
1946: Brian Cox was born in Dundee, Scotland. He portrayed anti-mutant crusader William Stryker in X2: X-Men United (2003) and Russian agent Ivan Simanov in RED (2010).
1948: Powers Booth was born in Snyder, Texas. The Emmy Award-winning actor appeared as Senator Roark in Sin City (2005) and the leader of the World Security Council in The Avengers (2012).
1977: Sarah Wayne Callies was born in La Grange, Ill. She stars as Lori Grimes in the post-apocalypse television series The Walking Dead.
2001: Dennis the Menace creator Hank Ketchum died in Pebble Beach, Calif.
(Image: Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich in RED, DC Entertainment)
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