Born on this day – Clive Revill:

Clive Revill

Actor

April 18, 1930 – March 11, 2025

Credits:

101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002); 13 Thirteenth Avenue (1983); A Deadly Game (1979); A Fine Madness (1966); A Man Called Sloane (1979); A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); A Severed Head (1971); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987); All Grown Up! (2004); Alvin & the Chipmunks (1984); Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973); Avanti! (1972); Avanti! Interview with Juliet Mills (2018); Avanti!: Clive Revill Remembers (2017); Babylon 5 (1994); Batman: The Animated Series (1992); BBC Play of the Month (1971–1979); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1955); Bellamira (1974); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Billy Wilder (1970); Brett (1971); Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965); Bunny Lake Is Missing: Clive Revill Remembers (2017); Bustin' Loose (1987); C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989); Centennial (1979); Chronicle (1963); Churchill's People (1975); Clueless (1999); Columbo (1978); Conquest: Frontier Wars (2001); Creative Reader: The Jungle Book (1995); Crime and Punishment (2002); Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (2002); Dear John (1989); Death Ray 2000 (1980); Delta of Venus (1995); Down in the Dumps (1990); Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995); Dragon's Lair (1984); DuckTales (1987); Dynasty (1984); Escape to the Sun (1972); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); Fathom (1967); Fortune Hunter (1994–1996); Freakazoid! (1995–1997); Galileo (1975); Gentlemen Broncos (2009); George Washington (1984); Get a Life (1990); Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974); Giggles (1999); Godzilla: The Series (1999); Gothic 3 (2006); Gypsy (1967); Hart to Hart (1982); Hound Town (1989); Hunter (1990); Intrepid (2000); Italian Secret Service (1968); It'll Be OK on the Day (1975); ITV Play of the Week (1958); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972–1973); J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth (2002); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Jason King (1972); Jeanne d'Arc (2006); Johnny Bravo (1997); Kaleidoscope (1966); Let Him Have It (1991); Little Mermaid's Island (1990–1991); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996); MacGyver (1987); Mack the Knife (1989); Magnum, P.I. (1986); Mama's Boy (1987); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Matilda (1978); Maude (1976); Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004); Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987); Modesty Blaise (1966); Moon Dreamers (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1988); Murphy Brown (1996); Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985); My Little Pony (1986–1987); Newhart (1986); Nobody's Perfect (1980); Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1999); Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977); Once Upon a Tractor (1965); One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975); Paddington Bear (1989–1990); Pepper Ann (2000); Pinky and the Brain (1998); Pinocchio (1976); Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007); Play for Today (1978); Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World (1998); Polar Opposites (2008); Possums (1998); Pound Puppies (1986); Probe (1988); Puss in Boots (1997); Reach for the Sky (1956); Remington Steele (1983); Return to Never Land (2002); Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993); Room 237 (2012); Royal Match (1985); Rum Runners (1971); Rumpelstiltskin (1987); Samson and Delilah (1984); Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2007–2012); Shades of LA (1991); She's Dressed to Kill (1979); Ski-Boy (1974); Sledge Hammer! (1987); Snorks (1984–1988); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011); Star Wars: X-Wing (1993); Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1996); Step by Step (1997); Strike (1955); T.J. Hooker (1984); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957); The Assassination Bureau (1969); The Bard's Tale (2004); The Best of Dr. Seuss (2000); The Best of Times (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); The Boy with Two Heads (1974); The Butter Battle Book (1989); The Buttercup Chain (1970); The Closer (2005); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Diary of Anne Frank (1980); The Double Man (1967); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Ed Sullivan Show (1948); The Emperor's New Clothes (1987); The Facts of Life (1984); The Fall Guy (1985); The Feast of All Saints (2001); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Ferret (1984); The Frog Prince (1986); The Great Houdini (1976); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977); The Headless Ghost (1959); The High Commissioner (1968); The Hobbit (2003); The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984); The Horse's Mouth (1958); The Inside Man (1969); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Legend of Hell House (1973); The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1993); The Little Mermaid (1993); The Little Prince (1974); The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974); The Love Boat (1986); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); The Merv Griffin Show (1978); The Mikado (1983); The Monkey Mission (1981); The New Avengers (1977); The New Gidget (1987); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The Preston Episodes (1995); The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970); The Queen of Spain (2016); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980); The Sea Wolf (1993); The Secret of the Hunchback (1996); The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968); The Smurfs (1989); The Sorcerer (1982); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Transformers (1984–1986); The Transformers: The Movie (1986); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Personal Demons (1986); The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995); The Wednesday Play (1968–1969); The Wizzard of Krudd (2007); Theatre 625 (1966); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1970–1972); Three's a Crowd (1985); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1991); Tiny Toon Adventures (1991); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1992); Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (2012); Touched by an Angel (1997); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots (2009); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009); Vega$ (1981); Volpone (1965); Winner Take All (1977); Wizards and Warriors (1983); Young Dan'l Boone (1977); Your Highness (2011); Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981).

Born on this day – Richard A. Colla:

 

Richard A. Colla

Actor

Director

Producer

April 18, 1936 – December 24, 2021

Credits:

Battlestar Galactica (1978); Blind Witness (1989); Blue Valley Songbird (1999); By the Wayside (1962); CHiPs (1982); Cover Up (1984); Days of Our Lives (1965–1966); Dazzle (1995); Deadly Medicine (1991); Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (1993); Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981); Fuzz (1972); Getting Up and Going Home (1992); Growing Up Brady (2000); Gunsmoke (1966); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985); Her Last Chance (1996); Hidden in Silence (1996); Houston Knights (1987); Hunter (1985); Ironside (1968–1971); Jake's Way (1980); Judd for the Defense (1968); Kay O'Brien (1986); Like Father, Like Son (1961); Live Again, Die Again (1974); Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder (1997); MacGyver (1985); McCloud (1970); Miami Vice (1984); Murder, She Wrote (1984); Naked Lie (1989); Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978); Reforestation (1987); Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); Roseanne & Tom: Behind the Scenes (1994); Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer (1989); Sarge (1971); Shannon (1981–1982); Something Is Out There (1988–1989); Sparks: The Price of Passion (1990); Spenser: For Hire (1985–1987); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987); Stingray (1985); Storm and Sorrow (1990); Tenafly (1973); That Secret Sunday (1986); The Cylons of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); The Equalizer (1985); The Legend of Jesse James (1966); The Name of the Game (1968); The Other Man (1970); The Questor Tapes (1974); The Shaft of Love (1983); The Soldier (1962); The Tribe (1974); The UFO Incident (1975); The Virginian (1968); The Whole World Is Watching (1969); Trapper John, M.D. (1981); Ultimate Deception (1999); Web of Deception (1994); Werewolf (1988); When Husbands Cheat (1998); Wizards and Warriors (1983); Working with the Daggit of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); Zig Zag (1970); Zoya (1995).

On this day in movie history - The High Sign (1921)

The High Sign

21-minute short movie

directed and written by Edward F. Cline & Buster Keaton,

released in the United States on April 18, 1921.

Cast:

Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Charles Dorety, Ingram B. Pickett, Joe Roberts, Al St. John.

On this day in movie history - The Secret Six (1931)

The Secret Six

a.k.a. The Secret 6,

directed by George W. Hill,

written by Frances Marion,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1931.

Cast:

Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Marjorie Rambeau, Paul Hurst, Clark Gable, Ralph Bellamy, John Miljan, DeWitt Jennings, Murray Kinnell, Fletcher Norton, Louis Natheaux, Frank McGlynn Sr., Theodore von Eltz, Lynton Brent, Mary Carlisle, Charles Giblyn, Joseph W. Girard, Betty Lawson, Tom London, George Magrill, Lee Phelps, Buddy Roosevelt, Oscar Rudolph, Hector V. Sarno, Carol Tevis, Arthur Thalasso, Walter Walker, S.D. Wilcox.

On this day in movie history - The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia

directed by George Marshall,

written by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1946.

Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Walter Sande, Mae Busch, Anthony Caruso, Noel Neill.

On this day in movie history - The Scarlet Hour (1956)

The Scarlet Hour

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Alford Van Ronkel, Frank Tashlin and John Meredyth Lucas,

based on a story by Alford Van Ronkel and Frank Tashlin,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1956.

Music by Leith Stevens.

Cast:

Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrence, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch, E. G. Marshall, Edward Binns, David Lewis, Billy Gray, Jacques Aubuchon, Scott Marlowe, Johnstone White, James Stone, Maureen Hurley, James Todd, Nat 'King' Cole, Benson Fong.

On this day in movie history - Murphy's Law (1986)

Murphy's Law

directed by J. Lee Thompson,

written by Gail Morgan Hickman,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1986.

Music by Marc Donahue and Valentine McCallum.

Cast:

Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons, Richard Romanus, Angel Tompkins, Bill Henderson, James Luisi, Clifford A. Pellow, Janet MacLachlan, Lawrence Tierney, Jerome Thor, Mischa Hausserman, Cal Haynes, Hans Howes, Joseph Roman, Chris DeRose, Frank Annese, Paul McCallum, Dennis Hayden, Tony Montero, David Hayman, Lisa Vice, Janet Rotblatt, Greg Finley, Jerry Lazarus, Robert Axelrod, John Hawker, Bert Williams, Daniel D. Halleck, Randall Carver, Gerald Berns, Don Brodie, Graham Timbes, David K. Johnston, Paul McCauley, Brooks Wachtel, Richard Hochberg, John F. McCarthy, Leigh Lombardi, Charlie Brewer, Charles A. Nero, Wheeler Henderson, Frank Bove, Christopher Stanley, Linda Harwood, Nancie Clark, Michael Cooper, Dallas Hinton, C. Courtney Joyner, Shawn McBurney, Denise Schriedel.