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Deadpan comedian Charles Sydney Grodin (originally Grodinsky) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Russian/Polish ancestry and raised in a Jewish orthodox home. He attended the University of Miami but dropped out, opting instead for the life of a struggling actor. The movie A Place in the Sun (1951) was said to have steered him towards his chosen profession. In his own words: "It was two things. One is I think I developed an overwhelming crush on Elizabeth Taylor. And two, Montgomery Clift made acting look like 'Gee, well that looks pretty easy - just a guy talking.'".
After a spell with Uta Hagen (1956-59), he attended Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio before making his stage debut on Broadway in 1962. Though he appeared on screen from as early as 1954, Grodin did not make a great deal of headway in this medium until he attracted critical notice playing the small but crucial role of obstetrician Dr. C.C. Hill in Rosemary's Baby (1968). More substantial roles soon followed. His first major starring turn was in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), a black comedy written by Neil Simon and directed by Elaine May. Grodin managed to inject charm and humanity in what was essentially an egotistical central character. Film reviewer Roger Ebert praised his performance, describing the actor as a "kind of Dustin Hoffman-as-overachiever", an opinion which was echoed by Vincent Canby of the New York Times. Ironically, Grodin had earlier turned down the pivotal role in The Graduate (1967) which propelled Hoffman to stardom (he also -- probably unwisely -- spurned the role of oceanographer Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975) which instead went to Richard Dreyfuss).
Grodin's ultimate breakthrough came on the Broadway stage in "Same Time Next Year" (1975) (opposite Ellen Burstyn), a hugely successful romantic comedy about two people, each married to someone else, who conduct an extramarital affair for a single day over the course of 24 years in the same room of a northern Californian inn. Though the two leads left the show after seven months, Grodin was now much sought-after in Hollywood as a droll comic actor and cast in a string of hit comedies: Heaven Can Wait (1978), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Lonely Guy (1984) and Midnight Run (1988). He also appeared to sterling effect in the underrated farce The Couch Trip (1988), in which he co-starred with Walter Matthau and Dan Aykroyd as the brittle psychiatrist and radio host Dr. George Maitlin. Arguably his most popular box office success was opposite the titular Saint Bernard canine in the family-oriented comedy Beethoven (1992). Despite less than enthusiastic critical reviews, the film was a hit with audiences, grossed $147.2 million worldwide and spawned a sequel.
In the mid-1990s, Grodin reinvented himself as a television host (The Charles Grodin Show (1995)) and political commentator. He made frequent guest appearances on talk shows with Carson or Letterman, typically adopting the persona of a belligerent tongue-in-cheek character to facilitate "comically uncomfortable situations on the set". Grodin was also a prolific author, both of fiction and non-fiction. An autobiography was entitled "It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here: My Journey Through Show Business" (1989). Charles Grodin died at age 86 of bone marrow cancer on May 18, 2021 at his home in Wilton, Connecticut.- Actor
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Greg Lewis was born on 21 April 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Running Man (1987), Logan's Run (1976) and The Princess Diaries (2001). He died on 18 September 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
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Born in the Staffordshire mining village of Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire on April 21st 1935 Anthony Read studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama and following National Service he worked in Fleet Street. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s he was in great demand as a television writer and script editor, working on many popular series. He continued to write for television into the 1990s, although by this time he was better known as a historian and author, with numerous books published, including several co-written with David Fisher, a former television colleague. Anthony died on 21st November 2015.- Actress
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Wandisa Guida was born on 21 April 1935 in Trani, Apulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Revolt of the Slaves (1960), Gladiator of Rome (1962) and Jane Eyre (1957).- Director
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Aleksandr Muratov was born on 21 April 1935 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He is a director and writer, known for Avdotya Pavlovna (1967), Zolotaya tsep (1988) and Utro vechera mudreneye (1981).- Dolores 'Pickles' Dries was born on 21 April 1935. She was an actress, known for A League of Their Own (1992) and What's My Line? (1950). She died on 14 May 2014.
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Claude Duneton was born on 21 April 1935 in Lagleygeolle, Corrèze, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Three Colors: Blue (1993), The Double Life of Véronique (1991) and Betty Blue (1986). He died on 21 March 2012 in Lille, Nord, France.- Director
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Pascal Abikanlou was born on 21 April 1935 in Pobè, French Dahomey [now Benin]. Pascal was a director and writer, known for Sous le signe du vaudou (1974), Ganvié, My Village (1967) and Escale au Dahomey (1968). Pascal died on 5 October 2009 in Benin.- Pavel Bartl was born on 21 April 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Romeo, Julie a tma (1960), The Stress of Youth (1962) and Handlíri (1964). He died on 21 August 1964 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
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Pat Rebillot was born on 21 April 1935 in Louisville, Ohio, USA. Pat is known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Wiz (1983) and Ruben (2000).- Actress
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Lola Novakovic was born on 21 April 1935 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Love and Fashion (1960), Beogradske letnje noci (1962) and Seki snima, pazi se (1962). She was married to Mila Jovanovic and Dragan Antic. She died on 3 April 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Actress
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Vera Nerusilová was born on 21 April 1935 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Kdyby tisíc klarinetu (1965), Smrt cerného krále (1972) and Blues pro EFB (1980).- Bent Thalmay was born on 21 April 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Jetpiloter (1961), Sorte Shara (1961) and Den kloge mand (1956). He died on 12 December 1987.
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Billy Wilson was born on 21 April 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Sammy Stops the World (1979), Say Brother (1970) and Zoom (1972). He died on 14 August 1994 in New York, New York, USA.- Actor
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Anton Kothuis was born on 21 April 1935 in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for Going (1981), She's Like a Rainbow (1969) and She (1976). He died on 5 June 2007 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Editor
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Ivan Matous was born on 21 April 1935 in Lukov, Zlín, Czech Republic. He is an editor and actor, known for Kopretiny pro zámeckou paní (1981), Spadla z oblakov (1978) and Do zubu a do srdícka (1986).- Brendan Malone was born on 21 April 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 10 October 2023 in the USA.
- Weldon Carpenter was born on 21 April 1935 in Ashland, Ohio, USA. He was married to Veronica Crowe. He died on 10 November 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Thomas Kean was born on 21 April 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer, known for The Path to 9/11 (2006), Olympia (2018) and Are We Safer Today? (2021). He is married to Deborah Kean. They have three children.
- Vladimír Hulpach was born on 21 April 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Vladimír is a writer, known for O dvou sestrách a Nocní kvetine (1993), O tech Martinových dudách (1990) and O kumburské Meluzíne (1995).