Thursday, February 26, 2026

Born on this day – Tony Randall:

 

Tony Randall


Actor

February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004

Born on this day – Michael Pate:


Michael Pate


Actor

Writer

Director

Producer

February 26, 1920 – September 1, 2008
Credits:
3-D Rarities (2015); 40,000 Horsemen (1940); 5 Fingers (1952); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); 7th Cavalry (1956); A Dangerous Life (1988); A Lawless Street (1955); A Night of Stars (1969); Acapulco (1961); Advance to the Rear (1964); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Age of Consent (1969); Alcoa Theatre (1957–1958); All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953); Armageddon (1982); Batman (1966); Beauty and the Beast (1962); Bitter Springs (1950); Black Saddle (1959); Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations (1966); Body Business (1986); Bold Venture (1959); Brainstorm (1965); Branded (1966); Broken Arrow (1956); Burke's Law (1965); California (1963); Cash and Company (1975); Celebrity Squares (1975); Century of Cinema (1996); Cheyenne (1957–1962); Climax! (1954–1958); Conflict (1956); Congo Crossing (1956); Curse of the Undead (1959); Daktari (1966); Daniel Boone (1964–1966); Death of a Soldier (1986); Death Valley Days (1962–1966); Delta (1970); Desert Hell (1958); Division 4 (1970); Down Rusty Down (1997); Drums of Africa (1963); Duet for Four (1982); Duet for Four: David Williamson Interview (2008); Duet for Four: Wendy Hughes Interview (2008); El Alaméin (1953); Escape from Fort Bravo (1953); Everybody's Talking (1968–1969); Face to Face (1952); Follow the Sun (1961); Four Star Playhouse (1955); Frontier Circus (1961); Frontier Justice (1958–1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Get Smart (1965); Girl Talk (1969); Glynis (1963); Goodyear Theatre (1957); Grand Jury (1959); Green Mansions (1959); Gunsmoke (1957–1964); Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1962); Hawaiian Eye (1960); Hidden India (1990); Homicide (1970); Homicide Squad (1981); Hondo (1953 / 1967); Hondo and the Apaches (1967); Honey West (1966); Hong Kong Confidential (1958); Houdini (1953); Howling III (1987); Indian Agent (1955); Islands of Australia (1973); John Laws' World (1983); Julius Caesar (1953); King Richard and the Crusaders (1954); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Laramie (1960–1962); Lassie (1965); Law of the Plainsman (1960); Lawman (1961); Little Jungle Boy (1969); Loop (1973); Mad Country: Revisiting the Locations of 'Mad Dog Morgan' (2019); Mad Dog Morgan (1976); Major Dundee (1965); Markham (1959); Mary & Tim (1996); Matlock Police (1971–1975); Maverick (1961); Maya (1968); McLintock! (1963); Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (2002); Men Into Space (1960); Michael Shayne (1960); Mission: Impossible (1967 / 1989); Mosby's Marauders (1967); Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961); Mrs Finnegan (1970–1971); My Island Family (1965); News Revue (1969); Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted and Extended Scenes (2008); Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008); Official Denial (1993); Passport to Danger (1956); Perry Mason (1963–1964); Peter Gunn (1961); Power Without Glory (1976); Profiles in Courage (1965); PT 109 (1963); Rango (1967); Rawhide (1959–1964); Reprisal! (1956); Return of the Gunfighter (1966); Ripcord (1962); Riptide (1969); Rogue's March (1953); Route 66 (1962); Sammy Awards 1979 (1979); Sands of the Bedouin (1988); Scandal at Scourie (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1954–1955); Secret of the Incas (1954); Sergeants 3 (1962); Shell Presents (1959); Showcase (1970); Soldiers of Fortune (1956); Something of Value (1957); Sounds Incorporated (1969); Sugarfoot (1958); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960–1961); Target Hong Kong (1953); Tarzan (1967); Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971); Tasmania (1975); Taurus Rising (1982); TCM Remembers 2008 (2008); Temple Houston (1964); Ten Seconds to Hell (1959); Ten Tall Men (1951); The 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards (1981); The Acid Test (1970); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1957); The Adventures of McGraw (1957); The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1959); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1986); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964–1965); The Ballets Russes in Australia 1936-1940: An Avalanche of Dancing (1998); The Battle of Broken Hill (1981); The Beachcomber (1962); The Big Picture: Featurette on Charles Chauvel (2014); The Black Castle (1952); The Box (1974); The Californians (1958); The Camel Boy (1984); The Canadians (1961); The Celluloid Heroes (1995); The Court Jester (1955); The Dakotas (1963); The Desert Rats (1953); The Detectives (1960); The Devil in Evening Dress (1975); The Existentialist Cowboy's Last Stand (1995); The Frank Sinatra Show (1958); The Great Sioux Massacre (1965); The Islanders (1960); The James Bond Collector's Classic / Segment: Casino Royale (1990); The Killer Is Loose (1956); The Killer Lust (1955); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Long Arm (1970); The Madigan Line (1982); The Magical World of Disney (1967); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Mango Tree (1977); The Maze (1953); The Mike Walsh Show (1978–1982); The Millionaire (1957); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Oklahoman (1957); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Return of Captain Invincible (1983); The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956); The Rifleman (1958–1962); The Road West (1967); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Royal African Rifles (1953); The Rugged O'Riordans (1949); The Silent Service (1958); The Silver Chalice (1954); The Singing Nun (1966); The Strange Door (1951); The Tall Man (1961); The Tall Stranger (1957); The Texan (1958–1960); The Third Man (1959); The Time Tunnel (1966–1967); The Virginian (1963–1970); The Wild Duck (1983); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Year of Living Locked Up (2020); They Rode Into History: The Story of the 1839 Mount Bryan Expedition (2010); This Is Your Life (1978); Thriller (1961); Thunder on the Hill (1951); Tim (1979); Tower of London (1962); Trout Fishing in Tasmania (1975); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968); Wagon Train (1958–1965); Walk Like a Dragon (1960); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1959); Westbound (1958); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Wichita Town (1960); Wire Service (1957); Woodcraftsman: Stephen Hogbin (1976); You Are There (1953–1955); Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1960); Zorro (1958); Zorro, the Avenger (1959).

Born on this day – Betty Hutton:

 

Betty Hutton


Actress

Comedian

Dancer

Singer

February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007

Credits:
Baretta (1977); Gunsmoke (1965); Burke's Law (1964–1965); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); The Betty Hutton Show (1959–1960); Spring Reunion (1956); Satins and Spurs (1954); Somebody Loves Me (1952); Sailor Beware (1952); The Greatest Show on Earth (1952); Let's Dance (1950); Annie Get Your Gun (1950); Red, Hot and Blue (1949); Dream Girl (1948); The Perils of Pauline (1947); Cross My Heart (1946); The Stork Club (1945); Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945); Duffy's Tavern (1945); Incendiary Blonde (1945); Here Come the Waves (1944); Skirmish on the Home Front (1944); And the Angels Sing (1944); The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943); Let's Face It (1943); Happy Go Lucky (1943); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); The Fleet's In (1942); One for the Book (1940); Public Jitterbug No. 1 (1939); Three Kings and a Queen (1939); Queens of the Air (1938).

Born on this day – Johnny Cash:

 

Johnny Cash


Singer

Musician

Songwriter

Actor

February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003

Credits:

Albums:

Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! (1957); The Fabulous Johnny Cash (1958); Hymns by Johnny Cash (1959); Songs of Our Soil (1959); Now, There Was a Song! (1960); Ride This Train (1960); Hymns from the Heart (1962); The Sound of Johnny Cash (1962); Blood, Sweat and Tears (1963); The Christmas Spirit (1963); Keep on the Sunny Side (1964); I Walk the Line (1964); Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian (1964); Orange Blossom Special (1965); Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965); Everybody Loves a Nut (1966); Happiness Is You (1966); Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter (1967); From Sea to Shining Sea (1968); The Holy Land (1969); Hello, I'm Johnny Cash (1970); Man in Black (1971); A Thing Called Love (1972); America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song (1972); The Johnny Cash Family Christmas (1972); Any Old Wind That Blows (1973); Johnny Cash and His Woman (1973); Ragged Old Flag (1974); The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me (1974); The Johnny Cash Children's Album (1975); Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories (1975); John R. Cash (1975); Look at Them Beans (1975); One Piece at a Time (1976); The Last Gunfighter Ballad (1977); The Rambler (1977); I Would Like to See You Again (1978); Gone Girl (1978); Silver (1979); A Believer Sings the Truth (1979); Johnny Cash Sings with the BC Goodpasture Christian School (1979); Rockabilly Blues (1980); Classic Christmas (1980); The Baron (1981); The Adventures of Johnny Cash (1982); Johnny 99 (1983); Highwayman (1985); Rainbow (1985); Heroes (1986); Class of '55 (1986); Believe in Him (1986); Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town (1987); Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (1988); Water from the Wells of Home (1988); Boom Chicka Boom (1990); Highwayman 2 (1990); The Mystery of Life (1991); Country Christmas (1991); American Recordings (1994); The Road Goes on Forever (1995); American II: Unchained (1996); American III: Solitary Man (2000); American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002); My Mother's Hymn Book (2004); American V: A Hundred Highways (2006); American VI: Ain't No Grave (2010); Out Among the Stars (2014).

Movies, television and video:

Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot (2014); When the Man Comes Around (2013); Johnny Cash: Ain't No Grave (2010); Walk the Line (2005); Johnny Cash: Hurt (2003); The Hunted (2003); All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998); Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1997); The Simpsons (1997); Renegade (1996); Johnny Cash: Delia's Gone (1994); The Highwaymen: Silver Stallion (1990); The Magical World of Disney (1988); The Highwaymen: Highwayman (1986); Stagecoach (1986); The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986); North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985); The Baron and the Kid (1984); aylon Jennings: America (1984); Adrift at Sea (1983); Murder in Coweta County (1983); The Baron (1981); The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981); Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978); Little House on the Prairie (1976); Columbo (1974); The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1972); A Gunfight (1971); Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970); The Partridge Family (1970); NET Playhouse (1970); The Night Rider (1962); Five Minutes to Live (1961); The Deputy (1961); The Rebel (1960); Shotgun Slade (1959); Wagon Train (1959).


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Born on this day – Michele Carey:


Michele Carey


Actress

February 26, 1942 – November 21, 2018

#ElDorado

On this day in movie history - Visiting Hours (1982)


Visiting Hours


directed by Jean-Claude Lord,

written by Brian Taggert,

was released in the United States on February 26, 1982.

Music by Jonathan Goldsmith.


Cast:
Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner, Lenore Zann, Harvey Atkin, Helen Hughes, Michael J. Reynolds, Kirsten Bishop, Deborah Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Leigh-Milne, Maureen McRae, Dustin Waln, Neil Affleck, Damir Andrei, Dorothy Barker, Steve Bettcher, Walker Boone, Richard Rebiere, Terrance P. Coady, Richard Comar, Dora Dainton, Sylvie Desbois, Yvan Ducharme, Sarita Elman, Kathleen Fee, Domenico Fiore, Tali Fischer, Richer Francoeur, Lorena Gale, Angela Gallagher, Judith Gay, Isadore Goldberg, Dean Hagopian, Victor Knight, Sheena Larkin, Sylvia Lennick, Frances March, Steve Michaels, Kimberly McKeever, Bob McKeowan, Malcolm Nelthorpe, Roland Nincheri, Mary Rathbone, Ron Robbins, Robby Robinson, Danielle Schneider, Lisa Schwartz, Danny Silverman, Marty Starr, Jérôme Tiberghien, Katherine Trowell, Len Watt, George E. Zeeman, Charles Dennis, Randy Vancourt.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Voyager, Enterprise

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1996 & 1997)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Eye of the Beholder.

Released February 26, 1994.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by René Echevarria, Brannon Braga, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Mark Rolston, Nancy Harewood, Tim Lounibos, Johanna McCloy, Dugan Savoye, Majel Barrett, Lena Banks, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Robert Cox, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Holiday Freeman, Bill Hagy, Fumiko Hamada, Kerry Hoyt, Ellyn Dawn Humphreys, Gary Hunter, Nora Leonhardt, Marianne Lewis, Christina Wegler Miles, Keith Rayve, Richard Sarstedt, John Alex Tampoya, Oliver Theess, Guy Vardaman.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Lifesigns.

Released February 26, 1996.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Kenneth Biller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Susan Diol, Raphael Sbarge, Martha Hackett, Michael Spound, Rick Gianasi, Johnetta Anderson, Tarik Ergin, Holiday Freeman, Kerry Hoyt, Susan Lewis, Bob Mascagno, Karole Nellis, John Alex Tampoya.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Rise.

Released February 26, 1997.

Directed by Robert Scheerer.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Jimmy Diggs, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Alan Oppenheimer, Lisa Kaminir, Kelly Connell, Tom Towles, Geof Prysirr, Gary Bullock, Tarik Ergin, Shepard Ross.

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 2. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Canamar.

Released February 26, 2003.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by André Bormanis, John Shiban.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Brian Tyler.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Mark Rolston, Holmes Osborne, Michael McGrady, Sean Whalen, Brian Morri, John C. Hansen, Alexandrea Ortiz, Joseph Billingiere, Steve Blalock, Al Burke, Mark Correy, Dieter Horneman, Louis Ortiz, Chester E. Tripp III.