Famous Stars With 100 or More Film Credits!

by gattonero975 | created - 17 Jul 2013 | updated - 15 Feb 2015 | Public

This list is dedicated to these wonderful stars who have endured in the industry decade after decade with countless roles. (It will included deceased stars & stuntpersons also)

Plus, I will include their film & TV debuts...

1. Leon Russom

Actor | A Quiet Place

Best known as Prison Break (2005)'s General Jonathan Kranz (Padman) and the Malibu police chief in The Big Lebowski (1998), Russom was, for 22 years, a New York stage actor whose day job was soaps, with long tenures as Joe Taylor on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967), Willis Frame on Another ...

Actor (105 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1972 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine David Darst

TV Debuts: 1953 You Are There (TV Series) Dragoon Lieutenant

  • The Treason of Benedict Arnold (1953) ... Dragoon Lieutenant


1974 The Migrants (TV Movie) Doctor

2. Connie Sawyer

Actress | Dumb and Dumber

Connie Sawyer was born on November 27, 1912 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Dumb and Dumber (1994), Pineapple Express (2008) and Out of Sight (1998). She was married to Marshall Schacker. She died on January 21, 2018 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Actress (133 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1959 A Hole in the Head Miss Wexler

TV Debuts: 1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)

  • The Straight and Narrow (1953)


1965 McGhee (TV Movie) Hilda

3. Richard Thomas

Actor | The Waltons

Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award from two nominations and received two Golden Globe Award nominations. He also starred in the 1990 television ...

Actor (105 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1969 Last Summer Peter 1969 Winning Charley Capua

TV Debuts: 1956 As the World Turns (TV Series) Thomas Christopher 'Tommy / Tom' Hughes #4 (1966-1967) 1956 The Edge of Night (TV Series) Ben Schultz, Jr. (1961)

1959 A Doll's House (TV Movie) Ivor (as Richard E. Thomas)

1958 The Christmas Tree (TV Movie) Joey (as Richard Earl Thomas)

4. B.J. Ward

Actress | G.I. Joe

B.J. Ward was born on September 16, 1944 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. She is an actress, known for G.I. Joe (1985), Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) and The Pagemaster (1994). She was previously married to Gordon Hunt and Donn Trenner.

Actress (176 credits) and counting...

TV Voice Debuts: 1960 The Bugs Bunny Show (TV Series) Additional voices (voice)

1978 The New Maverick (TV Movie) B.J. Vinnie's Henchman

1984 G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (TV Mini-Series) Scarlett

TV Debuts: 1984 St. Elsewhere (TV Series) Mrs. Elway

  • The Children's Hour (1984) ... Mrs. Elway


1985 Malice in Wonderland (TV Movie) June

Film Debut: 1991 Whore Theatre Manager

5. Virginia Madsen

Actress | Sideways

One of the hottest stars of the mid-1980s, Virginia Madsen has since played a variety of roles that have cemented her reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any part.

Virginia was born in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to an acting family -- with her brother, Michael Madsen, also an ...

Actress (103 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1983 Class Lisa

TV Debuts: 1984 American Playhouse (TV Series) Lou Ellen Purdy

  • A Matter of Principle (1984) ... Lou Ellen Purdy


1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair (TV Movie) Marion Davies 1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV Mini-Series) Claretta Petacci

6. Jeffrey Nordling

Actor | Big Little Lies

Jeffrey Nordling was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. Jeffrey is an actor, known for Big Little Lies (2017), 24 (2001) and Flight 93 (2006). Jeffrey is married to Francia Dimase. They have three children.

Actor (100 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1988 Working Girl Tim Rourke

TV Debuts: 1988 Shooter (TV Movie) Matt Thompson / Grunwald

1988 Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) Tyler

  • The Alchemist (1988) ... Tyler

7. Ron Lea

Actor | The Recruit

Ron Lea was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is known for The Recruit (2003), Punisher: War Zone (2008) and Saw IV (2007).

Actor (161 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1981 Happy Birthday to Me Amelia's Date

TV Debuts: 1986 Spearfield's Daughter (TV Mini-Series) Rossano

1987 Shades of Love: Make Mine Chartreuse (TV Movie) Teitlebaum

1988 Night Heat (TV Series) Councilman

  • Silk (1988) ... Councilman

8. Hal Holbrook

Actor | Into the Wild

Hal Holbrook was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who was one of the great craftsmen of stage and screen. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on...

Actor (127 credits)

Film Debut: 1966 The Group Gus Leroy

TV Debuts: 1954 The Brighter Day (TV Series) Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959)

1967 Mark Twain Tonight! (TV Movie) Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1974-1976 Lincoln (TV Mini-Series) Abraham Lincoln (6 episodes)

9. Kenneth Welsh

Actor | The Day After Tomorrow

This latterly white-haired Canadian character actor had a natural predilection for portraying historical figures. Kenneth Welsh was born in Edmonton, Alberta. After college he studied drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. He then acted on the Shakespearean stage in Ontario for several ...

Actor (209 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1964 Selkirk of Red River (Short) Second Barrister (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1969 The Three Musketeers (TV Movie) D'Artagnan

1975 Great Performances (TV Series) Charles Surface

  • The School for Scandal (1975) ... Charles Surface


1985 Empire, Inc. (TV Mini-Series) James Munroe

10. Gordon Pinsent

Actor | Away from Her

Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to Florence (Cooper) and Stephen Arthur Pinsent. Gordon was known as "Porky" as a child, and dreamed of performing as early as he can remember. He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment from 1948-51....

Actor (125 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1964 Lydia Thomas

TV Debuts: 1960 Encounter (TV Series)

  • Substitute Soldier (1960)


1962 Cyrano De Bergerac (TV Movie) Vicomte de Valvert

Film Voice Debut: 1974 Ocean Heritage (Short) Narrator (voice)

11. Grace Zabriskie

Actress | Inland Empire

"Amazing Grace" Zabriskie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She wrote her own original poetry, then performed at coffee shops and various artist hangouts in Atlanta. She was also a wonderful silk-screen printmaker. She moved to Hollywood and made her acting debut in Norma Rae (1979). She went on ...

Actress (146 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Lem's Wife

TV Debuts: 1978 The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance (TV Movie) Widow Cummins 1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series) Widow Cummins

  • The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverence (1978) ... Widow Cummins


1981 East of Eden (TV Mini-Series) Mrs. Ames
  • Part Three (1981) ... Mrs. Ames (credit only)
  • Part Two (1981) ... Mrs. Ames (credit only)
  • Part One (1981) ... Mrs. Ames

12. Treat Williams

Actor | Deep Rising

Richard Treat Williams was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Marian (Andrew), who dealt in antiques, and Richard Norman Williams, a corporate executive. At the age of three, his family moved to Rowayton, Connecticut. Educated at prep-school, he first made a serious commitment to his craft during ...

Actor (113 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1975 Deadly Hero Billings

1983 Dempsey (TV Movie) Jack Dempsey

1985 American Playhouse (TV Series) Hudley T. Singleton III

  • Some Men Need Help (1985) ... Hudley T. Singleton III


1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV Mini-Series) Ray Carson

Film & TV Voice Only Debuts: 1992 Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) Dr. Achilles Milo
  • Moon of the Wolf (1992) ... Dr. Achilles Milo (voice)
  • Cat Scratch Fever (1992) ... Dr. Achilles Milo (voice)

13. Terry O'Quinn

Actor | Lost

Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004), the title role in The Stepfather (1987) and Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989), and Peter Watts in Millennium (1996), which ran for three ...

Actor (106 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1963 The Doctors (TV Series) Dr. Jerry Dancy (1981)

1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year (TV Movie) James Roosevelt

1980 Heaven's Gate Capt. Minardi

1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) Cop

  • In the Bag (1982) ... Cop

14. Stephen E. Miller

Actor | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Stephen E. Miller is a Canadian and American screenwriter, novelist, and actor based in Vancouver, B.C. He was born in Durham, N.C. and attended Virginia Military Institute, graduating with a BA in History in 1968. He attended University of British Columbia in the graduate Creative Writing program ...

Actor (167 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1971 The Life and Times of Chester-Angus Ramsgood Man on Motorcycle

1978 Who'll Save Our Children? (TV Movie)

1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series) Security Man

  • Hero in the Family (1986) ... Security Man

15. Lance Henriksen

Actor | Aliens

An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he is psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide detectives, Lance Henriksen has starred in a variety of films that have allowed him to stretch...

Actor (198 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1961 The Outsider U.S. Marine (uncredited)

1976 Return to Earth (TV Movie)

1980 B.A.D. Cats (TV Series) Timothy

  • Pilot (1980) ... Timothy

16. Elizabeth Ashley

Actress | Windows

Award-winning actress Elizabeth Ashley can always be counted on to give her all. Grand in style, exotic in looks, divinely outgoing in personality and an engaging interpreter of Tennessee Williams' florid Southern-belles on stage, she was born Elizabeth Ann Cole on August 30, 1939, in Ocala, ...

Actress (102 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)

  • Heaven Can Wait (1960)


1964 The Carpetbaggers Monica Winthrop

1969 The File on Devlin (TV Movie) Sally Devlin

1969 The Skirts of Happy Chance (TV Movie) Laddie Turnbow

17. Frank Wilcox

Actor | The Ten Commandments

American character actor in scores of films after substantial stage experience. He was born in DeSoto, Missouri, but raised in Atchison, Kansas. The son of a railroad worker and law clerk (some publicity material states the father was a physician, but family and census records show otherwise), he ...

Actor (331 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1936 Postal Inspector Postmaster General

1951 Stars Over Hollywood (TV Series)

  • Hand on My Shoulder (1951)


1951 Family Theatre (TV Series) Abenadar, the Centurion - St. Ctésiphon
  • Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951) ... Abenadar, the Centurion - St. Ctésiphon

18. Bob Steele

Actor | The Big Sleep

American Western star and character actor whose career spanned six decades. The son of director Robert N. Bradbury, he appeared in vaudeville with his parents and with his twin brother Bill Bradbury appeared as a child in a series of 16 semi- documentary short films directed by their father, The ...

Actor (239 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1920 The Adventures of Bob and Bill Bob (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)

1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) Deputy Sheriff Dodd

  • Arroyo (1955) ... Deputy Sheriff Dodd


1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) Deputy Sam / Deputy Marshal Sam
  • The Buntline Special (1955) ... Deputy Sam
  • Rich Man's Son (1955) ... Deputy Sam (uncredited)
  • Trail's End for a Cowboy (1955) ... Deputy Marshal Sam
  • Frontier Journalism was Fearless (1955) ... Deputy Marshal Sam (uncredited)

19. Glenn Morshower

Actor | The Resident

Glenn Morshower was born on April 24, 1959 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Resident (2018), Bloodline (2015) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). He has been married to Carolyn Elizabeth Lindsley since December 30, 1978. They have two children.

Actor (192 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1976 Drive-In Orville Hennigson

1978 Dallas (TV Series) Campaign Aide

  • Black Market Baby (1978) ... Campaign Aide


1978 Police Woman (TV Series) Billy
  • Battered Teachers (1978) ... Billy


1981 A Few Days in Weasel Creek (TV Movie) Eugene

20. James Remar

Self | Sex and the City: A Farewell

James is a rugged, intense character player with leading man good looks. Having first gained recognition in 1979 as Ajax, in his second film, The Warriors (1979). That same year he garnered acclaim on Broadway with Richard Gere in the concentration camp drama "Bent".

In a career spanning nearly four...

Actor (145 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1978 On the Yard Larson

1981 Hill Street Blues (TV Series) Cooper

  • Rites of Spring (1981) ... Cooper


1984 The Mystic Warrior (TV Movie) Pesla

21. Wilfried Hochholdinger

Actor | X: First Class

Wilfried Hochholdinger was born on October 8, 1962 in Bamberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for X: First Class (2011), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Physician (2013).

Actor (122 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1992 Forsthaus Falkenau (TV Series) Tscheche

  • Der Schützenkönig (1992) ... Tscheche (as Wilfried Hocholdinger)


1993 Der große Bellheim (TV Mini-Series) Wertpapierhändler
  • Teil 4 (1993) ... Wertpapierhändler
  • Teil 3 (1993) ... Wertpapierhändler
  • Teil 2 (1993) ... Wertpapierhändler


1994 Affären Stefan

22. Rade Serbedzija

Actor | The Saint

Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and ...

Actor (167 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1967 Iluzija Mladic koji ubija Branka

1968 Maratonci (TV Series)

  • Episode #1.2 (1968)


1968 Seansa (TV Movie)

23. Ray Wise

Actor | Batman: The Killing Joke

Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990), henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop (1987), Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), the Devil in the CW television series Reaper (2007), Donald ...

Actor (198 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debut: 1969 Dare the Devil

1978 Tartuffe (TV Movie) Damis

1978 Barnaby Jones (TV Series) Malcolm Elliot

  • Stages of Fear (1978) ... Malcolm Elliot


1978 Charlie's Angels (TV Series) Evan Wilcox
  • Winning Is for Losers (1978) ... Evan Wilcox

24. James Faulkner

Actor | Paul, Apostle of Christ

James Faulkner is an English actor best known for his roles as Pope Sixtus IV in the historical fantasy series Da Vinci's Demons, and as Randyll Tarly in the HBO series, Game of Thrones.

When at school, Faulkner was never deemed as an academically minded student, however compensated by immersing ...

Actor (106 credits) and still counting...

Film & TV Debut: 1971 Boswell's Life of Johnson (TV Movie) Performer

1972 The Great Waltz Josef Strauss

1973 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV Series) Clive Hornsby-Hyatt

  • Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain (1973) ... Clive Hornsby-Hyatt


1973 The View from Daniel Pike (TV Series) Rollo
  • Away Match (1973) ... Rollo

25. Lee Van Cleef

Actor | Escape from New York

One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were of Dutch ancestry. Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and sub ...

Actor (171 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1952 High Noon Jack Colby

1952 Untamed Frontier Dave Chittun

1952 Sky King (TV Series) Mark

  • Formula for Fear (1952) ... Mark


1960 The Slowest Gun in the West (TV Movie) Sam Bass

26. Michael Ironside

Actor | Starship Troopers

Michael Ironside has made a strong and indelible impression with his often incredibly intense and explosive portrayals of fearsome villains throughout the years. He was born as Frederick Reginald Ironside on February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ironside was a successful arm wrestler in ...

Film & TV Debuts: 1977 Outrageous! Drunk (as Mike Ironside)

1978 For the Record (TV Series) Policeman

  • A Matter of Choice (1978) ... Policeman


1979 A Paid Vacation (TV Movie) Haggart

1979 The Family Man (TV Movie) Bartender

27. Fulvio Cecere

Actor | Valentine

Fulvio Cecere was born on March 11, 1960 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Valentine (2001), The Age of Adaline (2015) and Double Jeopardy (1999).

Actor (158 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1993 Judgment Day: The John List Story (TV Movie) Willie

1993 Street Justice (TV Series) Anthony

  • Black or Blue (1993) ... Anthony


1995 Dangerous Intentions Officer Tuggles

28. Garvin Cross

Stunts | Inception

Garvin Cross is known for his work on Deadpool 2 (2018), The Revenant (2015), Inception (2010), and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) He has won a Leo Award for Stunt Coordinating, and his large body of work includes gigs as a stunt driver, stunt man, stunt coordinator, and earlier, an ...

Stunts (144 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Stunts Debut: 1988 Empire of Ash (stunt performer)

29. Martin Balsam

Actor | All the President's Men

Martin Henry Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, New York City, to Lillian (Weinstein) and Albert Balsam, a manufacturer of women's sportswear. He was the first-born child. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and his mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. ...

Actor (174 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1949 Suspense (TV Series) Abramson

  • The Third One (1949) ... Abramson


1951 The Living Christ Series (TV Mini-Series) Innkeeper

1954 On the Waterfront Gillette (uncredited)

30. Peter Mark Richman

Actor | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

This durable, granite-faced actor with the matching steel-edged voice was one of the most interesting and recognisable leads in 1950s and 1960s television. He was born Marvin Jack Richman in South Philadelphia to paper and roofing contractor Benjamin Richman and his wife Yetta Dora (née Peck), the ...

Actor (156 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1953 Suspense (TV Series) Young Officer

  • The Duel (1953) ... Young Officer (as Mark Richman)


1956 Friendly Persuasion Gard Jordan (as Mark Richman)

31. Marshall Bell

Actor | Starship Troopers

A tall, imposing character actor with a penetrating stare, Marshall Bell has provided excellent support in a variety of roles and genres. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 28, 1942, and had been working as a consultant, teaching senior executives how to improve their speaking skills, ...

Actor (120 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1984 Birdy Ronsky

1987 Hill Street Blues (TV Series) Mike Cataldo

  • The Runner Falls on His Kisser (1987) ... Mike Cataldo

32. John Hawkes

Actor | The Sessions

John Hawkes is an award-winning actor known for crafting memorable performances across a wide range of styles and genres. He will next be seen in the upcoming fourth season of HBO's "True Detective" with Jodie Foster. Previous projects include the indie film "Roving Woman," "The Peanut Butter ...

Actor (120 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1985 Future-Kill The Light Man (as John Perkins)

1991 The Rape of Doctor Willis (TV Movie) Mateson 1991 Sweet Poison (TV Movie) Jimmy

1992 Mann & Machine (TV Series) Tommy Chartraw

  • The Dating Game (1992) ... Tommy Chartraw

33. Brian Markinson

Actor | Painkiller

Brian Markinson was born on September 1, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Painkiller (2023), Mad Men (2007) and Tribal (2020). He is married to Nancy Lynn Kerr . They have two children.

Actor (133 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debut: 1990 China Beach (TV Series) Del

  • The Call (1990) ... Del


1991 The Doctor Michael

1992 A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (TV Movie) Colleague

34. CCH Pounder

Actress | The Shield

The CCH stands for Carol Christine Hilaria, her birth name. Most of her characters are enriched with positive attributes -- strength, confidence, integrity, strong-mindedness -- and it is a testament to the abilities of this four-time Emmy nominated actress that she continues on such a high plane ...

Actress (129 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1979 All That Jazz Nurse Blake (as C.C.H. Pounder)

1979 Coriolanus (Video) Valeria

1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV Mini-Series) Venus Taylor

1985 American Playhouse (TV Series) Deborah

  • Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) ... Deborah

35. A.C. Peterson

Actor | Narc

A.C. Peterson is known for Narc (2002), Shanghai Noon (2000) and Shooter (2007).

Actor (153 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1984 Mrs. Soffel Guard (uncredited)

1985 Beer Thief (as Alar Aedma)

1985 Murder in Space (TV Movie) Vasilev (as Alar Aedma)

36. Casey Kasem

Actor | Ghostbusters

Born an entertainer, Casey reigns from Michigan, the same birthplace for fellow Shaggy voice actor Matthew Lillard (whom both Casey and Matthew do a very fine, smashing job voicing the iconic character). Debuted as a radio operator and legendary disc jockey in his early days, he was the greatest ...

Actor (112 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1964 The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (TV Series) (voice)

1967 The Glory Stompers Mouth

1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) Provost Marshall

  • The Death Sentence (1968) ... Provost Marshall

37. Richard Fitzpatrick

Actor | Good Will Hunting

An American citizen, native of Boston, Mass., member of ACTRA and SAG, Richard has worked professionally for more than forty years. In major feature films, movies for television, mini-series and episodic television he has appeared in a variety of leading and supporting roles that showcase his ...

Actor (173 credits) and still counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1977 Starship Invasions Joe 1977 Brethren (TV Movie) Lucas

38. L.Q. Jones

Actor | The Edge

This tall, sandy-haired, mustachioed actor from Texas, born Justus McQueen, adopted the name of the character he portrayed in his first film, Battle Cry (1955). Jones, with his craggy, gaunt looks, first appeared in minor character roles in plenty of WWII films including The Young Lions (1958), The...

Actor (161 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1955 Battle Cry Pvt. L.Q. Jones (as Justus E. McQueen)

1955 Target Zero Pvt. Felix O'Hara

1955 An Annapolis Story Watson

1955 Cheyenne (TV Series) Smitty / Smitty Smith

  • Border Showdown (1955) ... Smitty
  • Julesburg (1955) ... Smitty
  • Mountain Fortress (1955) ... Smitty Smith

39. R.G. Armstrong

Actor | Predator

A golden career was reflected in his name. Robert Golden Armstrong ("Bob" to his friends) was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 7, 1917. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the Carolina Playmakers. After graduating,...

Actor (182 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1954 Garden of Eden J. Randolph Latimore

1956 West Point (TV Series) Football Coach

  • His Highness and the Halfback (1956) ... Football Coach

40. Martin Milner

Actor | Sweet Smell of Success

Martin Sam Milner was born December 28, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. His mother, Jerre Martin, originally from Oregon, was a dancer with the Paramount Theater circuit. His father, Sam Gordon Milner, a Polish Jewish immigrant, was a film distributor. The Milners moved to Seattle when Martin was a baby...

Actor (111 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1947 Life with Father John

1950 The Lone Ranger (TV Series) Dick McHenry

  • Pay Dirt (1950) ... Dick McHenry

41. William Schallert

Actor | Innerspace

The son of Edwin Schallert, drama editor of the "Los Angeles Times" and the dean of West Coast critics, William Schallert became interested in an acting career while at UCLA in 1942. After graduation, he became involved with the Circle Theater (eventually becoming one of its owners) and made his ...

Actor (367 credits) and still counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1947 Doctor Jim George Brant

1947 The Foxes of Harrow Philadelphia Banker (uncredited)

1951 Family Theatre (TV Series) Pvt. Wheeler

  • Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951) ... Pvt. Wheeler (as Bill Schallert)

42. Lurene Tuttle

Actress | Psycho

Quite a familiar lady and notorious busybody on 1950s and '60s TV and film, petite, red-headed character actress Lurene Tuttle was born in Pleasant Lake, Indiana and raised on a ranch close to the Arizona border. Her father, O.V. Tuttle, started out as a performer in minstrels, but found a job as a...

Actress (178 credits) R.I.P

Film & TV Debuts: 1934 Stand Up and Cheer! Stenographer (uncredited)

1950 Stars Over Hollywood (TV Series)

  • Showdown (1950)


1950 NBC Comics (TV Series) (voice)

43. Paul Fix

Actor | El Dorado

Paul Fix, the well-known movie and TV character actor who played "Marshal Micah Torrance" on the TV series The Rifleman (1958), was born Peter Paul Fix on March 13, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry, New York to brew-master Wilhelm Fix and his wife, the former Louise C. Walz. His mother and father were German ...

Actor (335 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1925 The Perfect Clown Bellhop (uncredited)

1950 The Lone Ranger (TV Series) Silk, Gang Leader

  • Million Dollar Wallpaper (1950) ... Silk, Gang Leader

44. Ed Bishop

Actor | 2001: A Space Odyssey

Born as George Victor Bishop in 1932. He changed his name to Edward when he became a professional actor, as there was already an actor named George Bishop. Raised in Peekskill, New York through high school. Served in the US Army 1952-1954, worked as a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio at St Johns' ...

Actor (118 credits) R.I.P

Film & TV Debuts: 1962 The War Lover Vogt (as Edward Bishop)

1962 Lolita Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

1964 Paul Starr (TV Movie) Paul Starr (voice, as Edward Bishop)

45. Henry Winkler

Actor | The Waterboy

Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945, in Manhattan, New York. His parents, Ilse Anna Maria (Hadra) and Harry Irving Winkler, were German Jewish immigrants who escaped the Holocaust by moving to the US in 1939. His father was the president of an international lumber company while his ...

Actor (102 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1973 Mary Tyler Moore (TV Series) Steve Waldman

  • The Dinner Party (1973) ... Steve Waldman


1974 Nightmare (TV Movie) Auditioning Actor (uncredited)

1974 The Lord's of Flatbush Butchey Weinstein

1974 Crazy Joe Mannie

46. W. Earl Brown

Actor | Deadwood

As a rule, W. Earl Brown does not usually speak of himself in the third-person, however the Internet Movie Database will not accept biographical information written in the first person, therefore:

W Earl Brown was born and raised in western Kentucky. Realizing early in life that he had an aversion ...

Actor (106 credits) and counting... Film & TV Debuts: 1991 Backdraft Paramedic

1992 Angel Street (TV Movie) Patrolman

1993 The Untouchables (TV Series) Jack Zuta

  • Murder Ink: Part 2 (1993) ... Jack Zuta
  • Murder Ink: Part 1 (1993) ... Jack Zuta

47. Roger Jackson

Actor | Scream

Roger is a theater-trained actor who specializes in characters, vocal sound effects, dialects, and impressions. He is best known for his work as Ghostface in Wes Craven's Scream films, Mojo Jojo in The Powerpuff Girls, and the original Mr. Mucus for Mucinex. Roger has voiced roles in many films, ...

Actor (191 credits) and counting...

Film & TV & VideoGame Debuts: 1990 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Video Game) Bridge Troll / Freddy - Man of Low Moral Fiber / Jojo the Monkey / ... (voice, as Roger L. Jackson)

1993 Jojo no kimyô na bôken (Video) Hol Horse (English version, voice)

1996 Scream Phone Voice (voice)

1996 Mars Attacks! Translator Device (voice, uncredited)

48. Lionel Barrymore

Actor | You Can't Take It with You

Famed actor, composer, artist, author and director. His talents extended to the authoring of the novel "Mr. Cartonwine: A Moral Tale" as well as his autobiography. In 1944, he joined ASCAP, and composed "Russian Dances", "Partita", "Ballet Viennois", "The Woodman and the Elves", "Behind the Horizon...

Actor (219 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts:

1908 The Paris Hat (Short)

1956 Our Mr. Sun (TV Movie) Father Time (voice)

49. Roger Cross

Actor | Coroner

Roger Cross is known for Coroner (2019), Continuum (2012) and Dark Matter (2015).

Actor (117 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1989 21 Jump Street (TV Series) Student

  • Old Haunts in a New Age (1989) ... Student (uncredited)


1993 Look Who's Talking Now Pilot (as Roger Cross)

1993 Born to Run (TV Movie) Roscoe

1993 Woman on the Ledge (TV Movie) Fire Rescue Leader

1993 Judgment Day: The John List Story (TV Movie) Dennis

1993 Miracle on Interstate 880 (TV Movie) Calvin

50. Karin Konoval

Actress | War for the Planet of the Apes

Karin Konoval has appeared in guest starring roles in numerous TV series and supporting lead roles in many feature films, including the role of "Maurice" (the orangutan) in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). She ...

Actress (104 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1986 Firefighter (TV Movie) Fire Department Secretary

1989 Wiseguy (TV Series) Gloria

  • Where's the Money? (1989) ... Gloria


1996 Maternal Instincts Hospital Receptionist

51. Eli Wallach

Actor | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

One of Hollywood's finest character / "Method" actors, Eli Wallach was in demand for over 60 years (first film/TV role was 1949) on stage and screen, and has worked alongside the world's biggest stars, including Clark Gable, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, Peter O'Toole,...

Actor (167 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1951 Lights Out (TV Series)

  • Rappaccini's Daughter (1951)


1956 Baby Doll Silva Vacarro

1957 The Lark (TV Movie) Dauphin

52. James Eckhouse

Actor | Junior

James Eckhouse has had a varied and distinguished career as an actor and director in film, television, and theater for over 35 years.

Recent film credits: ' The Happy Camper' coming out this winter, 'Saving Paradise', and 'A Simple Wedding' Other notable film credits include: The Avengers, S.W.A.T.,...

Actor (102 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1982 Another World (TV Series) Costume Clerk

  • Episode dated 30 July 1982 (1982) ... Costume Clerk


1983 Trading Places Guard

1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? (TV Movie) Harold Clurman

53. Bruce Campbell

Actor | Bubba Ho-Tep

In 1979 with his Detroit friends, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell raised $350,000 for a low-budget film, The Evil Dead (1981), in which he starred and co-executive produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling ...

Actor (109 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1972 Oedipus Rex (Short) Kreon

1977 It's Murder! Police Officer on Bicycle

1987 Knots Landing (TV Series) Joel Benson

  • Say Uncle (1987) ... Joel Benson

54. Dick Gautier

Actor | Transformers

Dick Gautier was born on October 30, 1931 in Culver City, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Transformers (1984), G.I. Joe (1985) and Get Smart (1965). He was married to Tess Hightower, Barbara Stuart and Beverly J. Gerber. He died on January 13, 2017 in Arcadia, California,...

Actor (103 credits)

Film & TV Debuts: 1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) Ollie Merrill

  • I Feel Like a Rutabaga (1963) ... Ollie Merrill (as Dick Gautier)


1964 Ensign Pulver Stefanowski

55. Harold J. Stone

Actor | The Wrong Man

Never a big name but always a reliable staple on TV crime shows during the 1960s and 1970s, Harold J. Stone usually was seen in a strong, unsympathetic vein -- an unyielding father or husband, corrupt businessman, menacing crime figure, etc. A sober-looking gent with a block jaw, Romanesque-styled ...

Actor (168 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1949 The Hartmans (TV Series) The Handyman

1956 The Wrong Man Det. Lt. Bowers

1956 Back from Eternity Dealer (uncredited)

1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me Nick Barbella

1956 The Harder They Fall Art Leavitt

56. Sam Anderson

Actor | Forrest Gump

Sam Anderson was born on April 2, 1947 in South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) and Water for Elephants (2011). He has been married to Barbara Ann Hancock since August 17, 1985. They have two children.

Actor (154 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1978 Police Story (TV Series) Jacques

  • The Broken Badge (1978) ... Jacques


1979 The Swap Paul (new scenes)

57. William MacDonald

Actor | Riverdale

Besides his work in film and television , William has also appeared in over 80 theatrical productions as of 2018. He has played the title roles in "MacBeth" and "Coriolanus", King Henry in "The Lion in Winter", as well as Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew", Enobarbus in "Antony and Cleopatra", Ned ...

Actor (114 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1989 Violent Zone Chopper Pilot #2 (as William McDonald)

1989 Quantum Leap (TV Series) Conductor

  • Honeymoon Express - April 27, 1960 (1989) ... Conductor (as William McDonald)

58. Robbie Coltrane

Actor | Cracker

Robbie Coltrane, one of Britain's most popular comedians who was head of debating society at school and won prizes for his art, is now a film star who played in two James Bond films and in the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan on March 30, 1950, in Rutherglen, a ...

Actor (104 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1979 Play for Today (TV Series) Jimmie

  • Waterloo Sunset (1979) ... Jimmie


1980 The Lost Tribe (TV Mini-Series) Border Post Guard
  • Keep Us Alive (1980) ... Border Post Guard (uncredited)


1980 Flash Gordon Man at Airfield

1980 Death Watch Limosine driver

59. Graham Greene

Actor | The Green Mile

Graham Greene was born on June 22, 1952 in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for The Green Mile (1999), Wind River (2017) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He has been married to Hilary Blackmore since December 20, 1990. They have two children.

Actor (133 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1976 Bei Shao lin Roar

1979 The Great Detective (TV Series)

  • The Black Curse (1979)

60. Paul Brooke

Actor | The Phantom of the Opera

Paul Brooke was born on November 22, 1944 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Alfie (2004).

Actor (120 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1969 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) Farquhar

  • The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel (1969) ... Farquhar


1970 Daniel Deronda (TV Mini-Series) Mr. Mackworth
  • Pursuit (1970) ... Mr. Mackworth
  • Temptations (1970) ... Mr. Mackworth


1972 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (TV Movie) Brother

1972 Straight on Till Morning Uneasy man (uncredited)

61. Steven Berkoff

Actor | Octopussy

Highly acclaimed English actor, playwright, author and director continues to set the benchmark in stunning, intense performances on both stage and screen. Berkoff was born in Stepney, London in August 1937 and received dramatic arts training in both Paris and London and then moved on to performing ...

Actor (118 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw Teenage Extra (uncredited)

1958 Hell, Heaven or Hoboken Minor Role (uncredited)

1959 The Third Man (TV Series) Toni Da Costa

  • Toys of the Dead (1959) ... Toni Da Costa


1964 Hamlet at Elsinore (TV Movie) Lucianus

62. Donald Sutherland

Actor | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The towering presence of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary contributions to cinema. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland, among others.

Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Saint ...

Actor (176 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1962 Man of the World (TV Series) Unhelpful neighbour

  • Portrait of a Girl (1962) ... Unhelpful neighbour (uncredited)


1962 Studio 4 (TV Series) Switchboard Operator
  • Flight Into Danger (1962) ... Switchboard Operator


1963 The World Ten Times Over Tall Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

1963 Terry-Thomas (TV Movie)

63. Victor Jory

Actor | Gone with the Wind

Victor Jory was born in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. His burly physique made him a wrestling and boxing champion during his military service in the United States Coast Guard. After a few appearances on Broadway, he made his way into Hollywood in the early 1930s. His acting career spanned exactly 50 ...

Actor (192 credits) R.I.P.

Film & TV Debuts: 1930 Renegades Officer Belonge (uncredited)

1950 Sure As Fate (TV Series)

  • Child's Play (1950)


1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
  • The First Formal (1950)


1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series)
  • The Second Oldest Profession (1950)


1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) Publisher
  • Oropalo (1950) ... Publisher

64. Freddie Jones

Actor | Dune

British character actor Freddie Jones came to the acting profession after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant and acting in amateur theater on the side. To kick off his mid-life career change, Jones attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent, England, on a scholarship. He ...

Actor (200 credits) and counting...

Film & TV Debuts: 1963 Maupassant (TV Series) Boissel

  • The Inheritance (1963) ... Boissel


1963 Z Cars (TV Series) Craig
  • Pay by Results (1963) ... Craig


1963 It Happened Like This (TV Series) Bill Hardy
  • The Black Monk (1963) ... Bill Hardy


1967 Marat/Sade Cucurucu

1967 Accident Man in Bell's Office

65. H.M. Wynant

Actor | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

H.M. Wynant's many-faceted career began at age 19 when he left his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, after having attended Wayne State University for just two years. He arrived in New York City with only $125 in his pocket and a lot of ambition. Jerome Robbins hired him on the spot at Wynant's first ...

Actor (152 credits)

Film Debut: 1957 Oregon Passage Black Eagle

1957 Decision at Sundown Spanish

1957 Run of the Arrow Crazy Wolf (as H. M. Wynant)

1957 Sweet Smell of Success Patron at Toots Shor's (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1955 Studio 57 (TV Series) Vincent Marsh

  • Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? (1955) ... Vincent Marsh


1956 Massacre at Sand Creek (TV Movie) Soldier (uncredited)

66. Jay Acovone

Actor | Lethal Weapon

Jay Acovone is a versatile actor who is best known for his ability to play authoritative characters such as Mafia bosses, villains, police/military, and lawyers. He was born in NYC; his parents later moved to Mahopac, NY, where he graduated from Mahopac High School. While he was always an avid ...

Actor (106 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1980 Times Square Plainclothes Cop

1980 Cruising Skip Lee

TV Debuts: 1956 As the World Turns (TV Series) Del Brakett (2003)

1982 Parole (TV Movie) Leo

67. Julie Adams

Actress | Creature from the Black Lagoon

Betty May Adams was the daughter of a travelling Iowa cotton buyer with a penchant for alcohol. Growing up in Arkansas, Betty expressed an early interest in acting and made her performing debut in a third grade play of "Hansel and Gretel." Beautiful, talented and determined, the freshly minted '...

Actress (146 credits)

Film Debut: 1949 The Dalton Gang Polly Medford (as Betty Adams)

1949 Red, Hot and Blue Starlet (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1949 Your Show Time (TV Series)

  • The Tenor (1949) ... (as Betty Adams)


1967 Valley of Mystery (TV Movie) Joan Simon

68. James Avery

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Although known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery was a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon...

Actor (173 credits) R.I.P.

Film Debuts: 1980 The Blues Brothers Man dancing outside Ray's shop (uncredited)

1980 The Stunt Man (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1983 Antony and Cleopatra (TV Movie) Mardian

1983 The Jeffersons (TV Series) Coleman

  • Father Christmas (1983) ... Coleman


1983 Newhart (TV Series) Construction Worker
  • Heaven Knows Mr. Utley (1983) ... Construction Worker


1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series) Gabriel
  • God Save the Queen (1983) ... Gabriel


TV Voice Debut: 1984 Hokuto no Ken (TV Series) Fang
  • God or Demon!? The Strongest Man Appeared in Hell (1984) ... Fang (English version, voice)


Film Voice Debut: 1986 Fist of the North Star Fang (English version, voice)

69. Gregory J. Barnett

Stunts | 24

Gregory J. Barnett was born on April 17, 1949 in Costa Mesa, Orange, California, USA. He is an assistant director and actor, known for 24 (2001), Predator (1987) and Armageddon (1998). He is married to Barbara Barnett. They have two children.

Stunts (398 credits) and counting...

Film Debut as a Stuntman: 1971 The Tender Warrior (stunts - uncredited)

TV Debuts as a Stuntman: 1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV Mini-Series) (stunts)

1973 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Movie) (stunts - uncredited)

1965 Days of Our Lives (TV Series) (stunts)

70. Tom Butler

Actor | Freddy vs. Jason

Tom Butler was born in 1951 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Freddy vs. Jason (2003), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001).

Actor (130 credits)

Film Debut: 1978 Drying Up the Streets Younger Cop

TV Debuts: 1978 For the Record (TV Series) Bear

  • Cementhead (1978) ... Bear


1981 The July Group (TV Movie) David

71. Graham Beckel

Actor | L.A. Confidential

Graham Beckel was born on December 22, 1949 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and director, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Leaving Las Vegas (1995) and Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018). He has been married to Elizabeth Briggs Bailey since December 1, 1984.

Actor (110 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1973 The Paper Chase Franklin Ford III

1973 Happy as the Grass Was Green Eric Mills

TV Debuts: 1964 Another World (TV Series) Officer Jenkins (1984)

1973 Class of '63 (TV Movie) Dan, the Bartender

72. Ernest Borgnine

Actor | Marty

Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents were Anna (Boselli), who had emigrated from Carpi (MO), Italy, and Camillo Borgnino, who had emigrated from Ottiglio (AL), Italy. As an only child, Ernest enjoyed most sports, especially boxing, ...

Actor (204 credits)

Film Debuts: 1951 The Mob Joe Castro

1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls Bill Street

1951 China Corsair Hu Chang

TV Debuts: 1951 Shadow of the Cloak (TV Series)

  • The Outsider (1951)


1951 Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series) Sgt. Lenahan
  • The Copper (1951) ... Sgt. Lenahan


1951 Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV Series) Nargola
  • The Space Hawk (1951) ... Nargola
  • The Power of Leonis (1951) ... Nargola


1971 The Trackers (TV Movie) Sam Paxton

1971 Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (TV Movie) Deputy Sam Hill

73. Bruce Boxleitner

Actor | Babylon 5

As one of Hollywood's leading men, Bruce Boxleitner has starred in a major motion picture franchise, numerous feature films, and several popular television series, produced a major network film and TV series, performed on Broadway, and authored two science fiction novels.

Boxleitner received his ...

Actor (118 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1975 Sixpack Annie Bobby Joe

TV Debuts: 1974 The Chadwick Family (TV Movie) Danny

1973 Mary Tyler Moore (TV Series) Rick Welch

  • I Gave at the Office (1973) ... Rick Welch

74. Jay Brazeau

Actor | Watchmen

Jay Brazeau was born on December 22, 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Watchmen (2009), Horns (2013) and Insomnia (2002).

Actor (230 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1975 The Melting Pot

TV Debuts: 1985 Brotherly Love (TV Movie) Dr. Hollis

1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series) Zoo Guard

  • Hero in the Family (1986) ... Zoo Guard

75. Seymour Cassel

Actor | Rushmore

Seymour Cassel, the veteran character actor who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the hippie swinger Chet in John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and at the Actors Studio. He made his movie debut in Cassavetes' first film, Shadows ...

(213 titles) and counting...

Film Debut: 1959 Shadows (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1962-1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series) Lawyer / Richard – A Personal Matter (1963) … Lawyer – A Pair of Boots (1962) … Richard

1964 The Hanged Man (TV movie) Bellboy

76. Gary Carlos Cervantes

Actor | Commando

Gary Carlos Cervantes was born on January 24, 1953 in Maywood, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Commando (1985), Colors (1988) and The Astronaut's Wife (1999).

(159 titles) and counting...

Film Debut: 1979 Boulevard Nights Big Happy (as Gary Cervantes) TV Debuts: 1974 Chico and the Man (TV series) Driver – The Manuel Who Came to Dinner (1974) … Driver (as Gary Cervantes)

1979 Survival of Dana (TV movie) Big (as Gary Cervantes)

77. Garry Chalk

Actor | Cold Squad

Garry Chalk was born on February 17, 1952 in Southampton, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Cold Squad (1998), Beast Wars: Transformers (1996) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003). He has been married to Colleen Nystedt since August 2013.

Actor (325 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1980 Mr. Patman Policeman (as Gary Chalk)

TV Debut: 1982 The Legend of the Silver Raven (TV Movie) (as Gary Chalk)

1985-1986 Deadly Nightmares (TV Series) Hubert / Chef

  • O.D. Feelin' (1986) ... Hubert (as Gary Chalk)
  • Out of the Night (1985) ... Chef (as Gary Chaulk)

78. Erik Cord

Stunts | Fast & Furious 7

Erik Cord is known for Furious 7 (2015), The Gift (2000) and The Running Man (1987).

Stunts (125 credits) and counting...

Film Debut as a Stuntman: 1969 Five the Hard Way (stunt coordinator)

TV Debut as a Stuntman: 1978 A Woman Called Moses (TV Movie) (stunts - as Eric Cord)

79. Tim Curry

Actor | Congo

Timothy James Curry was born on April 19, 1946 in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England. His mother, Maura Patricia (Langmead), was a school secretary, and his father, James Curry, was a Methodist Royal Navy chaplain. Curry studied Drama and English at Birmingham University, from which he graduated with ...

Actor (221 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist

TV Debuts: 1968 Sinking Fish Move Sideways (TV Movie) Waiter on Train

1970 ITV Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) Crosscapel

  • The Policeman and the Cook (1970) ... Crosscapel
1970 Ace of Wands (TV Series) Cashier
  • Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 1 (1970) ... Cashier


Voice Debuts: 1988 Abel's Island (Video short) Abelard 'Abel' Hassan de Chirico Flint (voice) 1988 The Creation (Video short) The Serpent (voice)

1989 The Little Mermaid (voice, uncredited) 1989 Paddington Bear (TV Series) Mr. Curry (voice)

1993 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (Video Game) Gabriel Knight / Gedde Butler (voice)

80. William B. Davis

Actor | The X Files

William B. Davis was born on January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for The X-Files (1993), The X Files (1998) and Stargate SG-1 (1997). He has been married to Emmanuelle Herpin since 2011.

Actor (120 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1983 The Dead Zone Ambulance Driver (as William Davis)

TV Debuts: 1984 SCTV Channel (TV Series) Man On The Phone

  • Half Wits/Save the World Parade (1984) ... Man On The Phone


1985 The Cuckoo Bird (TV Movie) Ted

81. Tim DeZarn

Actor | The Cabin in the Woods

Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Cabin in the Woods (2011), Fight Club (1999) and Spider-Man (2002). He has been married to Janine Venable since 1996. They have one child. He was previously married to Gail Marie Lucas.

Actor (110 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1989 Three Fugitives First Officer (as Tim de Zarn)

TV Debuts: 1986 The Equalizer (TV Series) Stoller

  • Prelude (1986) ... Stoller (as Tim deZarn)


1989 Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (TV Movie)

82. Jeff Doucette

Actor | Doctor Dolittle

Jeff Doucette was born on November 25, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Doctor Dolittle (1998), Splash (1983) and Bedazzled (2000). He has been married to Saba Moor-Doucette since July 2003. He was previously married to Kathleen Kelley.

Actor (139 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1978 Fairy Tales Jack (as Jeff Douchette)

TV Debuts: 1977 Eight Is Enough (TV Series)

  • Dark Horse (1977)


1978 The Comedy Company (TV Movie) Red

83. Robert Duvall

Actor | The Apostle

Veteran actor and director Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, CA, to Mildred Virginia (Hart), an amateur actress, and William Howard Duvall, a career military officer who later became an admiral. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), then served a ...

(141 titles) and counting...

Film debuts: 1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me MP (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

1962 To Kill a Mockingbird (official debut) Boo Radley

TV Debuts: 1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series) – John Brown's Raid (1960)

1966 Fame Is the Name of the Game (TV movie) Eddie Franchot

84. Alan Fudge

Actor | The Natural

Wichita, Kansas-born Alan Fudge was an American actor with scores of television credits, including, notably Man from Atlantis (1977), Eischied (1979), Paper Dolls (1984), and Bodies of Evidence (1992). He made guest appearances on such shows as Banacek, Kojak, Marcus Welby, M.D., Little House on ...

Actor (160 credits)

Film Debut: 1973 Two People Fitzgerald

TV Debuts: 1973 The Blue Knight (TV Movie)

1973 Sunshine (TV Movie) David

1973 Linda (TV Movie) Officer Carr

1972 Circle of Fear (TV Series) Dr. Parker

  • House of Evil (1972) ... Dr. Parker


1972 Gunsmoke (TV Series) Bailiff
  • No Tomorrow (1972) ... Bailiff


Video Game Voice Debut: 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic (Video Game) Additional Voices (voice)

85. John Getz

Actor | The Social Network

A graduate of the University of Iowa, Getz is one of four siblings raised in Iowa and in the Mississippi River Valley of Northern Illinois. After doing a number of plays at the University of Iowa he was encouraged to try acting as a profession. A children's theater production in Napa led to New ...

Actor (104 credits) and still counting...

Film Debut: 1975 The Happy Hooker Trout Fisherman

TV Debuts: 1978 A Woman Called Moses (TV Movie) Stewart

1978 Loose Change (TV Mini-Series) John Campbell

1974 Killer Bees (TV Movie) Attendant

1964 Another World (TV Series) Neil Johnson (1974-1975)

86. Jeff Goldblum

Actor | Jurassic Park

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.

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Actor (100 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1974 California Split Lloyd Harris 1974 Death Wish Freak #1

TV Debuts: 1975 Columbo (TV Series) Protester

  • A Case of Immunity (1975) ... Protester (uncredited)


1980 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (TV Movie) Ichabod Crane

87. Seth Green

Actor | Robot Chicken

Seth Green has starred in numerous films and television series including the Austin Powers trilogy, The Italian Job (2003), Without a Paddle (2004), Party Monster (2003), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Old Dogs (2009) and dozens more, including starring roles in Sexy Evil Genius (2013), The Story of Luke...

Actor (142 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1984 The Hotel New Hampshire 'Egg' Berry 1984 Billions for Boris Benjamin 'Ape-Face' Andrews

TV Debuts: 1984 Young People's Specials (TV Series) Charlie

  • Charlie's Christmas Secret (1984) ... Charlie


1986 Action Family (TV Movie) Danny Elliot

Voice Actor Debut: 1987 The Comic Strip (TV Series) Voice (voice)

88. Noel Gugliemi

Actor | Training Day

Actor, Producer and Founder of independent film company Entangled Entertainment, Noel Guglielmi was raised in Los Angeles and first cast -- without a formal audition -- in a Taco Bell commercial at the age of 15.

Discovered during an acting class as a boy, today he is one of Hollywood's most ...

Actor (112 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 2000/I Brother Mexican Mafia Soldier (uncredited) 2000 Price of Glory Angel 2000 Road Dogz (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1999 Get Real (TV Series) Frank Ortez

  • Pilot (1999) ... Frank Ortez (as Noel Guglielmi)


2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV Movie) Was a street thug (uncredited)

89. Howard Hesseman

Actor | WKRP in Cincinnati

Howard Hesseman was a leading counter-culture figure since the late 1960s. He was a member of the improv group, "The Committee", for a decade in the 1960s/1970s. A character actor for many years on different television shows since the 1960s, he took small parts in The Andy Griffith Show (1960), ...

Actor (142 titles) and counting...

Film Debut: 1968 Petulia Hippie (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1971 The Feminist and the Fuzz (TV movie) Hippie

1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series) Counterboy / Harry – Sam for Town Council (1968) … Harry (as Don Sturdy) – Goober Goes to an Auto Show (1968) … Counterboy (as Don Sturdy)

90. Kanin Howell

Actor | Death Sentence

Kanin Howell is the son of Norman Howell, a two time Emmy winning Stunt Coordinator and multiple award winning Stuntman. Having a father in the business, Kanin was exposed to movie-making at an early age. Naturally he followed in his father Norman's footsteps, and debuted as a Stuntman at the age ...

Stunts (136 credits) and counting...

Stuntman Film Debut: 1988 Vice Versa (stunts)

Stuntman TV Debuts: 1988-1989 Guns of Paradise (TV Series) (stunts - 8 episodes)

  • Treasure (1989) ... (stunts)
  • A Matter of Honor (1989) ... (stunts)
  • Vengeance (1989) ... (stunts)
  • The Last Warrior (1989) ... (stunts)
  • A House Divided (1989) ... (stunts)


1998 The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV Movie) (stunts)

91. Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Stunts | Ip Man

Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He made his feature film debut as an actor at the age ...

Actor (162 titles) and counting...

Film Debut: 1961 Ai de jiao yu Shao Tu-tzu (as Chu Yuan Lung)

92. Allison Janney

Actress | The Help

Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).

Entertainment Weekly magazine ...

Actress (100 credits)

Film Debut: 1989 Who Shot Patakango? Miss Penny

TV Debuts: 1991 Morton & Hayes (TV Series) Mrs. Morton / Beatrice Caldicott

  • Home Buddies (1991) ... Mrs. Morton
  • Society Saps (1991) ... Beatrice Caldicott


1993 Blind Spot (TV Movie) Doreen

93. Ron Jeremy

Actor | The Boondock Saints

Since the demise of the legendary John Holmes in March 1988, the short, mustachioed, heavyset Ron Jeremy has assumed the mantle as the number one U.S. male star of adult cinema. However, don't confuse Ron with the similar looking mustachioed 1970/'80s adult film star, Harry Reems, who has long since...

(1345 titles) and counting...

Film Debuts: 1977 Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses? Promoter

1977 This Is America (documentary) Himself (uncredited)

1990 The Godfather: Part III Man chewing toothpick in crowd - at 1:16:34 (uncredited)

TV Debut: 1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie) Lieutenant Periainkle (as Ron Jeremy Hyatt)

1995 Talking Blue (TV Talk Show series) 1996 Bone Chillers (TV series) Blisterface

94. Richard Kind

Actor | Argo

Richard Kind, a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife, is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Kind is starring as Sam Meyers in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks (2014). He appeared in the ...

Actor (151 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1986 Nothing in Common Ad Exec in Bar (uncredited)

TV Debuts: 1985 Two Fathers' Justice (TV Movie) District Attorney Turpin

1987 Hooperman (TV Series) Reindeer

  • Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly (1987) ... Reindeer

95. Jeff Kober

Actor | Sully

Jeff Kober was born in Billings, Montana on December 18, 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become an actor. His first appearance on the small screen was a non-billed role in the 1980s series V (1984). Kober went on to ...

Actor (103 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1986 Out of Bounds Roy Gaddis

TV Debuts: 1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) Younger Cop (segment "Night of the Meek")

  • Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985) ... Younger Cop (segment "Night of the Meek")


1985 Highway to Heaven (TV Series) Julian Bradley
  • The Monster: Part 2 (1985) ... Julian Bradley
  • The Monster: Part 1 (1985) ... Julian Bradley


1985 V (TV Series) Visitor Officer
  • The Hero (1985) ... Visitor Officer


1987 Laguna Heat (TV Movie) Vic Harmon

96. Melissa Leo

Actress | The Fighter

Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg. The role ...

Actress (111 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1984 I'm Only There... (Short) Maggie

TV Debuts: 1984-1985 All My Children (TV Series) Linda Warner

1985 Silent Witness (TV Movie) Patti Mullen

97. Aaron Lustig

Actor | Edward Scissorhands

Aaron Lustig was born on September 17, 1956 in Rochester, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Darkman (1990).

Actor (126 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1984 Lily in Love Chauffeur

TV Debuts: 1988 Leap of Faith (TV Movie) Doctor Kent

1988 China Beach (TV Series) Dr. Darrow

  • Chao Ong (1988) ... Dr. Darrow


1988 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV Series) Customer in Bookstore
  • Here's Who Ordered the Pizza (1988) ... Customer in Bookstore


1988 A Year in the Life (TV Series) Rick
  • Love Mother (1988) ... Rick

98. Richard Masur

Actor | The Thing

Masur has been active in the theatre with increasing frequency. His Broadway debut was in The Changing Room by David Storey (1973). More recently, Masur returned to Broadway in Michael Frayn's Democracy (2004-05), and, among his many off-Broadway and regional theatre appearances, are recent major ...

Actor (126 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1975 Whiffs Lockyer's Aide

TV Debuts: 1974 The Waltons (TV Series) Tom Povich

  • The System (1974) ... Tom Povich
1974 Mary Tyler Moore (TV Series) Bob Larson
  • The Outsider (1974) ... Bob Larson
1974 All in the Family (TV Series) George Bushmill
  • Gloria's Boyfriend (1974) ... George Bushmill


1976 Having Babies (TV Movie) Max Duggin

99. Jack McGee

Actor | The Fighter

Jack McGee was born on February 2, 1949 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Fighter (2010), Gangster Squad (2013) and Moneyball (2011). He has been married to Stephanie since August 19, 1996.

Actor (178 credits) and counting...

Film Debut: 1985 Turk 182! Patron at Hooly's

TV Debuts: 1987 Student Exchange (TV Movie) Student Cabbie 1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) McQuade

  • The Beast Within (1987) ... McQuade

100. John Ritter

Actor | Sling Blade

Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born in Burbank, California, on September 17, 1948. He was the son of legendary country singer/actor Tex Ritter (born Woodward Maurice Ritter) and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay (née Dorothy Fay Southworth). The couple married in 1941 and had their first child, Tom ...

Actor (131 credits) R.I.P

Film Debut: 1971 Scandalous John Wendell 1971 The Barefoot Executive Roger

TV Debuts: 1968 Crazy World, Crazy People (TV Movie) Various Characters

1970 Dan August (TV Series)

  • Quadrangle for Death (1970)



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