When I was a kid - back in the black and white TV days of the 1950's - one of my favorite TV shows was Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson. Check out this clip. His character was one of those good guys who always did the honorable thing... and he did much of it under water.

Two of his boys, Beau and Jeff, followed him into acting, developing careers of their own.

Lloyd died in 1998 of natural causes after 60 years of marriage to the same woman, Dorothy.

His birthday is today, a day he shares with Martin Luther King Junior. I'm pretty sure his legacy as Mike Nelson will not be remembered in the same way MLK is remembered, but to a young boy in the 50's, he was someone you could count on. Sooo... Happy Birthday, Mike... er... Lloyd.