1942 (people)

1942 in

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the DWU • vital statistics

In 1942, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born. Sometime this year, actors Robert Luckham and Jo Rowbottom were born. People with known 1942 birthdays included:

• 23 January - Actor Brian Croucher was born.
• 24 January - Actor Robert Sidaway was born.
• 25 January - Actor John Owens was born.
• 7 February - Actor Gareth Hunt was born.
• 14 February - Director Michael E. Briant was born.
• 15 February - Actor Paul Greenhalgh was born.
• 16 February - Actor Patricia Maynard was born.
• 6 March - Actor David Wolliscroft was born.
• 20 March - Actor Michael Mundell was born.
• 24 March - Actor Stephen Yardley was born.
• 8 April - Director Lovett Bickford was born.
• 17 April - Actor David Bradley was born.
• 22 April - Actor Denis Lill was born.
• 28 April - Actor Ilona Rodgers was born.
• 12 May - Actor Pam St. Clement was born.
• 12 May - Actor Royce Mills was born.
• 14 May - Actor Prentis Hancock was born.
• 15 May - Actor Paul Shelley was born.
• 22 May - Actor Cavan Kendall was born.
• 8 June - Writer and director Peter Grimwade was born.
• 11 June - Actor David Quilter was born.
• 18 June - Musician Paul McCartney was born.
• 23 June - Actor James Marcus was born.
• 3 July - Actor Richard Kerley was born.
• 5 August - Actor Derek Keller was born.
• 7 August - Actor Chloe Ashcroft was born.
• 16 August - Actor John Challis was born.
• 23 August - Actor Michael Elwyn was born.
• 15 September - Actor Max Harvey was born.
• 29 November - Actor Michael Craze was born.
• 2 December - Actor John D. Collins was born.
• 13 December - Actor Hamish Wilson was born.
• 19 December - Actor Ian Talbot was born.
• 23 December - Actor Chubby Oates was born.