Early production history

== 1940s ==
=== 1940 ===
* {{d|January|15}} – [[Dick Ziker]] is born.
* {{d|January|27}} – [[James Cromwell]] is born.
* {{d|July|22}} – [[Kenny Endoso]] is born.
* {{d|August|9}} – [[Winrich Kolbe]] is born.

=== 1941 ===
* {{d|June|10}} – [[Juergen Prochnow]] is born.
* {{d|July|10}} – [[Robert Pine]] is born.

=== 1942 ===
* {{d|April|22}} – [[Denis Lill]] is born.
* {{d|May|30}} – [[Buddy Joe Hooker]] is born.
* {{d|June|19}} – [[Ned Schmidtke]] is born.
* {{d|August|7}} – [[Tobin Bell]] is born.
* {{d|August|22}} – [[Mark Bramhall]] is born.
* {{d|October|14}} – [[Cyrus Yavneh]] is born.
* {{d|November|11}} – [[Nancy Linehan Charles]] is born.
* {{d|November|21}} – [[Michael Cavanaugh]] is born.
* {{d|December|16}} – [[Eugene Robert Glazer]] is born.
* Unknown date – [[Tony Perez]] is born.

=== 1943 ===
* {{d|July|3}} – [[Kurtwood Smith]] is born.
* {{d|July|12}} – [[Ernie Anastos]] is born.
* {{d|October|27}} – [[Carmen Argenziano]] is born.
* {{d|December|2}} – [[Henry Kingi, Sr.]] is born.
=== 1944 ===
* {{d|September|2}} – [[Joseph Hacker]] is born.

=== 1945 ===
* {{d|September|19}} - [[Richard Marcus]] is born.
* {{d|November|15}} – [[Bob Gunton]] is born.

=== 1946 ===
* {{d|May|18}} – [[Andreas Katsulas]] is born.
* {{d|May|22}} – [[Jack Kehler]] is born.
* {{d|June|28}} – [[Brenda Wehle]] is born.
* {{d|July|27}} – [[Rade Šerbedžija]] is born.
* {{d|August|15}} – [[Bob Morrisey]] is born.
* {{d|November|19}} – [[Dick Kyker]] is born.
* {{d|December|8}} – [[John Rubinstein]] is born.
* Unknown date – [[Chuck Tamburro]] is born.

=== 1947 ===
* {{d|January|10}} – [[Ivar Brogger]] is born.
* {{d|May|6}} – [[Alan Dale]] is born.
* {{d|May|16}} – [[Bill Smitrovich]] is born.
* {{d|May|24}} – [[Christine Avila]] is born.
* {{d|May|29}} – [[Michael O'Neill]] is born.
* {{d|June|24}} – [[Peter Weller]] is born.
* {{d|July|8}} – [[Sharon Madden]] is born.
* {{d|August|19}} – [[Gerald McRaney]] is born.
* {{d|August|20}} – [[Ray Wise]] is born.
* {{d|August|31}} – [[Mona Marshall]] is born.
* {{d|October|31}} – [[John Cothran Jr.]] is born.
* {{d|November|30}} – [[Jude Ciccolella]] is born.

=== 1948 ===
* {{d|April|20}} – [[Gregory Itzin]] is born.
* {{d|April|25}} – [[Freda Foh Shen]] is born.
* {{d|May|3}} – [[Chris Mulkey]] is born.
* {{d|June|1}} – [[Powers Boothe]] is born.
* {{d|August|20}} – [[John Noble]] is born.
* {{d|August|23}} – [[Steve Edwards]] is born.
* {{d|August|24}} – [[John Beard]] is born.
* {{d|September|13}} – [[Clyde Kusatsu]] is born.
* {{d|October|12}} – [[Eli Danker]] is born.
* {{d|October|21}} – [[Tom Everett]] is born.
* {{d|October|24}} – [[James Whitmore, Jr.]] is born.
* {{d|November|15}} – [[Robert G. Beckel]] is born.
* {{d|November|25}} – [[Rodney Charters]] is born.
* {{d|December|5}} - [[Jimmy Halty]] is born.
* {{d|December|6}} – [[JoBeth Williams]] is born.
* Unknown date – [[Richard Gross]] is born.

=== 1949 ===
* {{d|January|4}} – [[Iain Smith]] is born.
* {{d|February|10}} – [[Joe D'Angerio]] is born.
* {{d|April|20}} – [[Veronica Cartwright]] is born.
* {{d|April|20}} – [[Lew Dauber]] is born.
* {{d|June|16}} – [[Geoff Pierson]] is born.
* {{d|July|29}} – [[Ryan Cutrona]] is born.
* {{d|August|20}} – [[Patrick Kilpatrick]] is born.
* {{d|August|24}} – [[Ray Laska]] is born.
* {{d|September|27}} – [[Robb Weller]] is born.