1927: Carl Switzer was born in Paris, Illinois. Best known for his role as the crooner Alfalfa in the Our Gang (a.k.a. The Little Rascals) comedy shorts, he also appeared as Bump Hudson in Reg’lar Fellers (1941) based on the eponymous comic strip by Gene Byrnes.
1941: Columbia Pictures released Tillie the Toiler, the second live-action adaptation of Russ Westover’s eponymous comic strip. Directed by Sidney Salkow, the film featured Kay Harris, Williams Tracy, and George Watts.
1944: John Glover was born in Kingston, New York. He portrayed Lionel Luthor, father of Superman’s archenemy Lex Luthor, on the television series Smallville (2001–2011).
1944: David Rasche was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played Agent X, head of the MIB in 1969, in the 2012 science fiction comedy Men in Black 3.
1963: Harold Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York. He appeared in the 2010 horror film 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, based on the comic book series created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith.
1975: Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, Transvaal Province, South Africa. The Academy Award-winning actress starred in the title role in director Karyn Kusama’s 2005 outing Æon Flux, based on animated series that aired on MTV from 1991 to 1995.
1979: Eric Johnson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He played Lana Lang’s boyfriend Whitney Fordman in 24 episodes of the series Smallville (2001–2011) and later starred in the lead role of the Sci Fi Channel series Flash Gordon (2007–2008).
(Image: lobby card for Tillie the Toiler, Columbia Pictures)
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