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As a frequent collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro, he has had roles in the del Toro films Cronos (1992), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013), Nightmare Alley (2021), and del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
Famous Birthdays on April 13
1950 — Ron Perlman
American actor
April 13 has 209 recorded notable births across history, from 1229 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on April 13
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- 1960 The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system. Source
- 1849 Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly. Source
- 1943 World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility. Source
- 1953 CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra. Source
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Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles.
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As a child actor billed as Ricky Schroder he debuted in the film The Champ (1979), for which he became the youngest Golden Globe award recipient, and went on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons (1982–87).
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Davis holds the NBA's career playoff record for steals per game with an average of 2.
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Beckett is widely regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century, credited with transforming modern theatre.
More major people born on April 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1976
Jonathan Brandis
American actor (died 2003)
Jonathan Gregory Brandis was an American actor. Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles.
1970
Ricky Schroder
American actor
Richard Bartlett Schroder is an American actor and filmmaker. As a child actor billed as Ricky Schroder he debuted in the film The Champ (1979), for which he became the youngest Golden Globe award recipient, and went on…
1979
Baron Davis
American basketball player
Baron Walter Louis Davis is an American former professional basketball player who is a television host and sports analyst.
1906
Samuel Beckett
Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet.
1942
Bill Conti
American composer and conductor
William Conti is an American composer and conductor. He is best known for his film scores, including Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky V (1990), Rocky Balboa (2006), The Karate Kid (1984), The…
1939
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Seamus Justin Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist (1966), his first major published volume.
1771
Richard Trevithick
Cornish-English engineer and explorer (died 1833)
Richard Trevithick was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age.
1825
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Irish-Canadian journalist and politician (died 1868)
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish-Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, poet, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.
1872
John Cameron
Scottish international footballer and manager (died 1935)
John Cameron was a Scottish footballer and manager. He played as a forward for Queen's Park, Everton and Scotland and was noted as an effective goal-maker and goalscorer.
1879
Edward Bruce
American lawyer and painter (died 1943)
Edward Bright Bruce was the administrator of the New Deal art projects of the United States Department of the Treasury: the Public Works of Art Project (1933–1934), the Section of Painting and Sculpture (1934–1943), and…
1832
Juan Montalvo
Ecuadorian author and diplomat (died 1889)
Juan María Montalvo Fiallos was an Ecuadorian essayist and novelist. His writing was strongly marked by anti-clericalism and opposition to presidents Gabriel García Moreno and Ignacio de Veintemilla.
1636
Hendrik van Rheede
Dutch botanist (died 1691)
Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company.
1948
Drago Jančar
Slovenian author and playwright
Drago Jančar is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the best-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also known for his political commentaries and civic engagement.
1950
William Sadler
American actor
William Thomas Sadler is an American actor. He began his career in various Broadway productions including Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1985).
1932
Orlando Letelier
Chilean-American economist and politician, Chilean Minister of National Defense (died 1976)
Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar was a Chilean Marxist and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende.
1907
Harold Stassen
American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (died 2001)
Harold Edward Stassen was an American Republican Party politician, military officer, and attorney who was the 25th governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943.
1951
Peabo Bryson
American singer (died 2026)
Robert Lee "Peabo" Bryson was an American singer and songwriter.
1593
Thomas Wentworth
1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1641)
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman who played a major role in the period leading up to the outbreak of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
1973
Bokeem Woodbine
American actor
Bokeem Woodbine is an American actor. In 1994, he portrayed Joshua, the main character's troubled brother, in Jason's Lyric.