1945 in television

Last updated July 29, 2025

The year 1945 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1945.

Events

until July - The final months of World War II continue to disrupt television operations in Europe.
October 1 – The U.S. War Production Board ends its wartime ban on the manufacture of radio and television equipment for consumer use.
October 10 – Reopening of French TV station RDF in 441-line standard.
December 1 – US Army-Navy football game is transmitted 145 kilometers (90 mi) by coaxial cable from Philadelphia to New York City.
December 15 – Moscow TV center reinstates regular TV broadcasting after World War II.
December 17 – First weather programme on French television.

Television shows

Series	Debut	Ended	Network
Dr. Death	1945	1945	NBC
On Stage, Everybody	1945	1945	Dumont
Serving Through Science	May 1945	May 27, 1947	Dumont
Teletruth	1945	194?	NBC
Television Quarterback	1945	1947	NBC

Programs ending

Date	Show	Debut
Unknown	The War As It Happens	February 21, 1944
Unknown	The Face of the War	July 18, 1941

Births

January 9
- John Doman, actor, The Wire , Gotham
- Michael Jaffe, American TV and film producer
January 22 – Steve Vinovich, actor
January 25
- Jill Townsend, actress, Cimarron Strip , Poldark
- Leigh Taylor-Young, actress, Peyton Place
January 26 – Jacqueline Ray, actress
January 29 – Tom Selleck, actor, Magnum, P.I. , Blue Bloods
February 6 – Michael Tucker, actor, L.A. Law
February 9 – Mia Farrow, actress, model, Peyton Place
February 20 – George Smoot, American astrophysicist
February 22 – Leslie Charleson, American soap actress, General Hospital
February 24 – Barry Bostwick, actor, Spin City , Phineas and Ferb
February 26 – Marta Kristen, Norwegian actress, Lost in Space
March 1 – Dirk Benedict, actor, Battlestar Galactica , The A-Team
March 3 - Hattie Winston, actress, The Electric Company , Becker
March 5 - George Crile III, American journalist (died 2006)
March 8 – Micky Dolenz, singer, actor, The Monkees
March 20 - Pat Riley, NBA basketball player and coach
March 31 - Gabe Kaplan, actor, comedian, Welcome Back, Kotter
April 1 - Heather Young, actress, Land of the Giants
April 2 - Linda Hunt, actress, NCIS: Los Angeles
April 13 – Tony Dow, actor, Leave It to Beaver (died 2022)
April 23 – François Clemmons, actor
May 7 - Robin Strasser, actress, One Life to Live
May 10 - Bill Geist, television journalist
May 12 - Linda Carlson, actress (died 2021)
May 21 – Richard Hatch, actor, Battlestar Galactica (died 2017)
May 22 - Victoria Wyndham, actress, Another World
May 23 - Lauren Chapin, actress, Father Knows Best
May 24 – Priscilla Presley, actress
June 1 – Kerry Vincent, Australian chef and author (died 2021)
June 2
- Joan Pringle, actress, General Hospital , The White Shadow
- Jon Peters, film producer
- Lord David Dundas, actor
June 6 – David Dukes, actor (died 2000)
June 11 – Adrienne Barbeau, actress, Maude
June 27 – Clive Clark, golfer
July 3 – Mickey Rooney Jr., actor (died 2022)
July 6 – Burt Ward, actor, Batman
July 10 – Ron Glass, actor, Barney Miller (died 2016)
July 13 – Penelope Windust, actress (died 2022)
July 23 – Edie McClurg, actress
July 24 – Lowell Bergman, producer
July 26 – Helen Mirren, actress
July 31 – Robin Green, producer
August 1 - Laila Morse, actress
August 2 - Joanna Cassidy, actress
August 5 - Loni Anderson, actress, WKRP in Cincinnati
August 14
- Steve Martin, actor, comedian
- Brenda Benet, actress (died 1982)
August 16 - Bob Balaban, actor
August 22
- Steve Kroft, American retired journalist
- David Chase, American producer
August 24 – Vince McMahon, businessman
September 1
- Valdy, musician
- Edd Kalehoff, musician
- Ed. Weinberger, producer
September 10 – Dennis Burkley, actor (died 2013)
September 12 – Maria Aitken, actress
September 17 – Phil Jackson, NBA basketball player and coach
September 19 – Randolph Mantooth, actor, Emergency!
September 23 – Paul Petersen, actor
September 24 – Lou Dobbs, TV host ( Lou Dobbs Tonight ) (died 2024)^[1]
September 25 – Catherine Burns, actress (died 2019)
October 4 – Clifton Davis, actor, That's My Mama , Amen
October 5 – Riaan Cruywagen, South African newsreader
October 11 – Dusty Rhodes, pro wrestler in NWA and WWE (died 2015)
October 13 – Susan Stafford, hostess
October 18 – Huell Howser, host of California's Gold (died 2013)
October 19 – John Lithgow, actor, Third Rock from the Sun
October 20 – George Wyner, actor
October 21 – Everett McGill, actor, Twin Peaks
October 26 – Jaclyn Smith, actress, Charlie's Angels
October 27 – Carrie Snodgress, actress (died 2004)
October 30 – Henry Winkler, actor, Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days
October 31 – Brian Doyle-Murray, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live , SpongeBob SquarePants , Teamo Supremo , The Buzz on Maggie , My Gym Partner's a Monkey , The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack , Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
November 9 - Charlie Robinson, actor, Night Court (died 2021)
November 15 - Bob Gunton, actor, Daredevil
November 21 – Goldie Hawn, actress, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
November 26 – Daniel Davis, actor, The Nanny
November 27
- Barbara Anderson, actress, Ironside
- James Avery, actor, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (died 2013)
- Alain de Cadenet, motor racing commentator, previously driver (died 2022)
December 1 – Bette Midler, actress, singer
December 9 – Michael Nouri, actor
December 13 - Kathy Garver, actress, Family Affair
December 15 - Thaao Penghlis, actor, General Hospital , Days of Our Lives , Santa Barbara
December 17 - Chris Matthews, talk show host
December 22 – Diane Sawyer, television broadcast journalist
December 25
- Gary Sandy, actor, WKRP in Cincinnati
- Paul Willson, actor
December 26 - John Walsh, television personality, America's Most Wanted , The Hunt with John Walsh
December 27 - Mark Johnson, television producer
December 30
- Davy Jones, singer, actor, The Monkees (died 2012)
- Concetta Tomei, actress, China Beach , Providence

References

↑ Barr, Jeremy; Argetsinger, Amy; Bernstein, Adam (2024-07-19). "Lou Dobbs, cable-news pioneer and Trump media booster, dies at 78". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-09-02.

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[1] Barr, Jeremy; Argetsinger, Amy; Bernstein, Adam (2024-07-19). "Lou Dobbs, cable-news pioneer and Trump media booster, dies at 78". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-09-02.

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