1974 in television

Summary

The year 1974 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events of that year.

List of years in television (table)
In radio
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
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Events edit

Programmes edit

Debuts edit

Ending this year edit

Date Show Debut
January 2 Love Story 1973
January 11 Love, American Style 1969
Room 222
March 5 Hawkins 1973
March 8 The Brady Bunch 1969
March 11 The New Dick Van Dyke Show 1971
March 15 Lotsa Luck 1973
March 18 Here's Lucy 1968
March 23 The Partridge Family 1970
March 24 The Dean Martin Show 1965
April 1 Colditz (UK) 1972
April 5 Ultraman Taro (Japan) 1973
May 7 Bagpuss 1974
May 29 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 1971
June 27 Audubon Wildlife Theatre 1968
The Flip Wilson Show 1970
September 8 The F.B.I. 1965
October 4 The Texas Wheelers 1974
October 12 Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973
October 19 The New Land 1974
December 5 Monty Python's Flying Circus (UK) 1969
December 19 Paper Moon 1974
December 20 The Newlywed Game 1966

Births edit

Date Name Notability
January 14 Kevin Durand Canadian actor (Dark Angel, Lost, The Strain)
January 18 Devon Odessa Actress (My So-Called Life)
Maulik Pancholy Actor (30 Rock, Phineas and Ferb, Sanjay and Craig)
January 19 Frank Caliendo Comedian and impressionist (Mad TV, Fox NFL Sunday)
January 22 Erica Messer Writer
January 23 Tiffani Thiessen Actress (Saved by the Bell, Beverly Hills, 90210, White Collar)
Rebekah Elmaloglou Actress
Norah O'Donnell American television journalist
January 24 Ed Helms Actor and comedian (The Daily Show, The Office)
January 28 Ty Olsson Actor
January 31 Anna Silk Canadian actress (Lost Girl)
February 5 Rod Roddenberry Television producer
February 7 Steve Nash NBA basketball player
February 8 Seth Green Actor, comedian and director (Family Guy, Robot Chicken)
Joshua Morrow Actor (The Young and the Restless)
February 9 Amber Valletta Actress (Legends, Blood & Oil)
February 10 Elizabeth Banks Actress (Scrubs, 30 Rock, Moonbeam City)
February 11 Alex Jones Radio show host
February 12 Lisa Brenner Actress (All My Children)
February 16 Mahershala Ali Actor (The 4400, House of Cards, Luke Cage)
February 17 David Lipper Actor (Full House)
Jerry O'Connell Actor (Sliders, Crossing Jordan)
February 18 Nicole St. John Actress (Futurama)
Jillian Michaels American personal trainer
February 24 Bonnie Somerville Actress (Grosse Pointe, In-Laws, Code Black)
Jenna Wolfe Journalist
March 1 Mark-Paul Gosselaar Actor (Zack Morris on Saved by the Bell)
Cara Buono Actress (The Sopranos, Mad Men)
March 3 David Faustino Actor (Married... with Children)
March 5 Kevin Connolly Actor (Unhappily Ever After, Entourage)
Eva Mendes Actress
March 7 Jenna Fischer Actress (The Office You, Me and the Apocalypse)
March 10 Cristián de la Fuente Actor
March 12 Jama Williamson Actress (Parks and Recreation, Hollywood Heights, School of Rock, Just Add Magic)
March 14 Grace Park American-Canadian actress (Battlestar Galactica, Hawaii Five-0)
March 17 Marisa Coughlan Actress (Wasteland, Side Order of Life)
March 20 Paula Garcés Actress
March 21 Rhys Darby Actor
March 23 Randall Park Actor (Fresh Off the Boat)
March 24 Alyson Hannigan Actress (Free Spirit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How I Met Your Mother) and singer
March 25 Lark Voorhies Actress (Saved by the Bell)
March 31 Angela Dotchin Actress (Shortland Street)
April 8 Chris Kyle United States Navy SEAL sniper who appeared on the reality television show Stars Earn Stripes (died 2013)
April 10 Omar Metwally Actor
April 11 Tricia Helfer Canadian actress and model (Battlestar Galactica)
April 12 Marley Shelton Actress (Eleventh Hour, The Lottery)
April 15 Danny Pino Actor (Cold Case, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
April 16 Grizz Chapman Actor (30 Rock)
Valarie Rae Miller Actress
April 18 Edgar Wright Screenwriter
April 21 Kevin Hageman Screenwriter
April 23 Barry Watson Actor (7th Heaven)
April 26 Ivana Miličević Bosnian-American actress (Banshee)
April 27 Joseph Millson Actor
April 28 Penélope Cruz Spanish-American actress and model
Vernon Kay English television and radio presenter
May 7 Breckin Meyer Actor (Franklin & Bash)
May 15 Russell Hornsby Actor (Lincoln Heights, In Treatment, Grimm)
May 17 Sendhil Ramamurthy Actor (Heroes, Covert Affairs)
May 20 The White Buffalo Musician
May 21 Fairuza Balk Actress (Ray Donovan)
May 22 Sean Gunn Actor (Gilmore Girls)
A.J. Langer Actress (Drexell's Class, My So-Called Life, It's Like, You Know..., Three Sisters, Private Practice)
May 23 Ken Jennings Host
May 29 Aaron McGruder Writer
June 1 Melissa Sagemiller Actress (Sleeper Cell, Raising the Bar)
June 2 Leah Cairns Actress
June 3 Arianne Zucker Actress and model (Days of Our Lives)
June 5 Chad Allen Actor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
June 6 Danny Strong Actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gilmore Girls)
Sonya Walger English actress (The Mind of the Married Man, Lost, FlashForward, The Catch)
June 7 Bear Grylls English adventurer and TV host
June 12 Jason Mewes American actor
June 13 Steve-O American stunt performer and entertainer (Jackass)
Valeri Bure American former ice hockey right winger
June 17 Matthew Senreich American voice actor
June 19 Bumper Robinson Actor (Transformers: Animated, Avengers Assemble, Ben 10: Omniverse)
June 21 Maggie Siff Actress (Sons of Anarchy)
June 22 Donald Faison Actor (Scrubs)
Lecy Goranson Actress (Roseanne)
June 26 Derek Jeter MLB baseball player
June 28 Rob Dyrdek Actor
June 30 Tony Rock Actor and comedian (All of Us, Mann & Wife)
July 3 Corey Reynolds American actor
July 16 Chris Pontius American stunt performer (Jackass)
July 18 Michael Dante DiMartino American writer
July 19 Eric Price Actor and comedian (Mad TV)
Ramin Djawadi Composer
July 22 Franka Potente Actress (American Horror Story)
July 23 Stephanie March Actress (Conviction, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
July 24 Eugene Mirman Russian-born American actor (Delocated, Bob's Burgers)
Jay R. Ferguson American actor (Mad Men)
July 25 Lauren Faust Animator (The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Wander Over Yonder)
Adrienne Janic Host
July 26 Genevieve Gorder HGTV host
Gary Owen Comedian
July 27 Takehiro Hira Japanese actor (Giri/Haji)
July 28 Elizabeth Berkley Actress (Saved by the Bell)
July 29 Josh Radnor Actor (How I Met Your Mother)
July 30 Hilary Swank Actress (Camp Wilder, Beverly Hills, 90210, The One Percent) and singer
August 1 Matt Braunger Actor (Mad TV)
Ming Chen Actor
August 3 Mollie Hemingway American conservative author
August 6 Ever Carradine Actress (Once and Again, Commander in Chief, Goliath)
August 7 Chico Benymon Actor (Half & Half)
August 13 Karine Jean-Pierre White House Press Secretary and political analyst (NBC News, MSNBC)
August 14 Christopher Gorham Actor
Tomer Sisley Actor
August 15 Natasha Henstridge Canadian actress (She Spies)
August 16 Edwin E. Aguilar Animator (The Simpsons, The Oblongs)
August 20 Amy Adams Actress
Misha Collins Actor (Supernatural, Gotham Knights)
August 22 Jenna Leigh Green Actress and singer (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Kay Cannon Actress
August 24 Jennifer Lien Actress (Star Trek: Voyager)
August 25 Eric Millegan Actor (Bones)
August 26 Meredith Eaton Actress
August 28 Kristin Booth Canadian actress (Signed, Sealed, Delivered)
August 29 Jay Onrait Canadian television personality
September 1 Jhonen Vasquez Animator (Invader Zim)
Betty Nguyen News anchor
September 6 Chad Coleman Actor (The Wire, The Walking Dead, The Expanse)
September 10 Ben Wallace NBA basketball player
September 17 Rasheed Wallace NBA basketball player
September 18 Travis Schuldt Actor (Scrubs, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Community)
Xzibit Rapper and actor (Pimp My Ride, Empire)
Emily Rutherfurd Actress
September 19 Jimmy Fallon Comedian and talk show host (Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show)
Edi Patterson Actress
September 24 Jackie Sandler Actress and wife of Adam Sandler
Michelle Ray Smith Actress (Guiding Light)
September 27 Carrie Brownstein Actress
September 29 Brian Ash Screenwriter
October 2 Courtney Hansen Actress
October 4 Douglas Emerson Actor (Beverly Hills, 90210)
October 6 Jeremy Sisto Actor (Law & Order, Six Feet Under)
October 7 Allison Munn Actress (What I Like About You, One Tree Hill, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Alexander Polinsky Actor (Charles in Charge, Legion of Super Heroes, Teen Titans)
October 8 Martin Henderson New Zealand actor (Grey's Anatomy)
October 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Analyst for NASCAR on NBC
October 11 Greg Poehler Actor
October 16 Björn Yttling Songwriter
October 18 Joy Bryant Actress (Parenthood)
October 21 Jeff Richards Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Mad TV)
November 4 Melissa Lee News anchor
November 6 Zoe McLellan Actress (JAG, Dirty Sexy Money, NCIS: New Orleans)
November 8 Matthew Rhys Welsh actor (Brothers & Sisters, The Americans, The Owl House)
November 11 Leonardo DiCaprio Actor (Growing Pains)
November 12 Tamala Jones Actress (For Your Love, Castle)
November 17 Leslie Bibb Actress (Popular, Crossing Jordan)
November 18 Chloë Sevigny Actress (Big Love, American Horror Story) and singer
November 20 Marisa Ryan Actress (Major Dad)
November 24 Stephen Merchant Actor
November 28 apl.de.ap Rapper
December 1 Prentice Penny Writer
December 11 Lisa Ortiz Voice actress (Sonic X, Slayers, Pokémon)
Ben Shephard Television presenter
December 13 Debbie Matenopoulos TV host
December 15 P. J. Byrne Actor (The Legend of Korra, Justice League Action, The Game)
December 17 Sarah Paulson Actress (American Horror Story)
Giovanni Ribisi Actor (Dads)
Marissa Ribisi Actress (Grown Ups)
December 18 Kari Byron Actress and TV host (Head Rush, MythBusters)
December 20 Rachel Ramras Actress
December 24 Ryan Seacrest TV host
December 25 Patrick Brennan Actor
December 26 Tiffany Brissette Actress (Small Wonder)
December 27 Kylee Cochran Actress
Masi Oka Japanese-American actor (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0)
December 29 Maria Dizzia Actress (Orange is the New Black)
Mekhi Phifer Actor (ER)
Asheru Hip hop artist

Deaths edit

Date Name Age Notability
March 19 Edward Platt 58 Actor (Get Smart)
March 20 Chet Huntley 62 Co-anchor of the NBC evening newscast
April 7 Bobby Buntrock 21 Actor (Harold "Sport" Baxter on Hazel)
April 17 Frank McGee 52 Journalist, NBC news
April 24 Bud Abbott 76 Actor and comedian (The Abbott and Costello Show)
April 30 Agnes Moorehead 73 Actress (Endora on Bewitched)
June 28 Frank Sutton 50 Actor (Sergeant Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
July 15 Christine Chubbuck 29 News reporter on WXLT in Sarasota, Florida (on-air suicide)
July 19 Joe Flynn 49 Actor (Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy)
October 13 Ed Sullivan 73 Host (The Ed Sullivan Show)
November 5 Stafford Repp 56 Actor (Chief O'Hara on Batman)
December 11 Reed Hadley 63 Actor (Rocket Squad, The Public Defender)
December 21 Richard Long 47 Actor (The Big Valley, Nanny and the Professor)
December 26 Jack Benny 80 American comedian (The Jack Benny Program)

Television debuts edit

See also edit

References edit

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