# 1945 in television

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

## Events

* July - The final months of World War II continued to disrupt television operations in Europe until July.
* October 1 – The U.S. War Production Board ends its wartime ban of 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 reinstated 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
* 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)
* 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