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The following is a list of notable character actors/actresses of all nationalities who have appeared in American motion pictures.
A[edit]
- Walter Abel 1898–1987[1]: 9
- Iris Adrian 1912–1994[2]: 29–42 [3]: 27
- John Agar 1921–2002[4]: 9–11
- Mimi Aguglia 1885–1970[5]: 33
- Claude Akins 1926–1994[3]: 27
- Frank Albertson 1909–1964[3]: 28
- Ben Alexander 1911–1969[5]: 33–34
- Sara Allgood 1879–1950[6]: 1–12 [7]: 9–12 [3]: 28
- John Anderson 1922–1992[5]: 34
- Judith Anderson 1897–1992[8]: 12–14 [7]: 13–16
- Morris Ankrum 1896–1964[3]: 29
- John Archer 1915–1999[3]: 29
- Eve Arden 1908–1990[8]: 15–17
- Pedro Armendariz 1912–1963[5]: 34
- Henry Armetta 1888–1945[3]: 30
- R. G. Armstrong 1917–2012[9]: 10–43 [10]: 19
- Sig Arno 1895–1975[3]: 30
- Edward Arnold 1890–1956[8]: 18–21 [3]: 31 [11]: 1–3
- Phil Arnold 1909–1968[3]: 32
- Charles Arnt 1906–1990[3]: 32
- Johnny Arthur 1883–1951[3]: 33
- Edward Asner 1929–2021[5]: 35
- Roscoe Ates 1895–1962[3]: 33
- Malcolm Atterbury 1907–1992[5]: 35–37
- Lionel Atwill 1885–1946[3]: 34
- Mischa Auer 1905–1967[3]: 35
- Felix Aylmer 1889–1979[5]: 37
B[edit]
- Jim Backus 1913–1989[5]: 37
- Irving Bacon 1893–1965[3]: 35
- Fay Bainter 1893–1968[8]: 22–25 [7]: 19–22
- Richard Bakalyan 1931–2015[9]: 44–67
- Art Baker 1898–1966[5]: 37–38
- George Bancroft 1882–1956[3]: 36
- John Banner 1910–1973[5]: 39–40
- George Barbier 1864–1945[3]: 36
- Roy Barcroft 1902–1969[3]: 37
- Trevor Bardette 1902–1977[3]: 37
- Lynn Bari 1913–1989[8]: 26–29
- Reginald Barlow 1866–1943[5]: 40–41
- Vince Barnett 1902–1977[3]: 38
- Don "Red" Barry 1912–1980[5]: 41–42
- Ethel Barrymore 1879–1959[7]: 23–28
- Lionel Barrymore 1878–1954[11]: 14–18
- James Baskett 1904–1948[5]: 42
- Florence Bates 1888–1954[8]: 30–32 [7]: 29–33 [3]: 39
- Louise Beavers 1902–1962[8]: 33–35 [7]: 33–38 [3]: 40
- Don Beddoe 1903–1991[3]: 40
- Alfonso Bedoya 1904–1957[3]: 41
- Janet Beecher 1884–1955[5]: 42
- Ed Begley 1901–1970[3]: 42
- Hank Bell 1892–1950[5]: 44
- Robert Benchley 1889–1945[5]: 44–45
- William "Billy" Benedict 1917–1999[3]: 43
- Richard Bennett 1870–1944[3]: 43
- Clem Bevans 1879–1963[3]: 44
- Abner Biberman 1909–1977[3]: 44
- Charles Bickford 1891–1967[8]: 36–39
- Herman Bing 1889–1947[3]: 45
- Maurice Black 1891–1938[5]: 45
- Sidney Blackmer 1895–1973[3]: 45
- Madge Blake 1899–1969[5]: 45
- Clara Blandick 1876–1962[8]: 40–43 [3]: 46
- Eric Blore 1887–1959[3]: 46
- Monte Blue 1887–1963[3]: 47
- Roman Bohnen 1901–1949[3]: 47
- Mary Boland 1882–1965[7]: 38–43 [3]: 48
- Ward Bond 1903–1960[5]: 45–47 [8]: 44–46
- Beulah Bondi 1889–1981[2]: 57–70 [8]: 47–49 [7]: 43–49 [3]: 48
- Veda Ann Borg 1915–1973[3]: 49
- Hobart Bosworth 1867–1943[5]: 47–48
- Alice Brady 1892–1939[7]: 49–53 [3]: 49
- Pat Brady 1914–1972[5]: 48–49
- Egon Brecher 1880–1946[5]: 49–50
- El Brendel 1890–1964[3]: 50
- Walter Brennan 1894–1974[8]: 50–53 [3]: 50
- Felix Bressart 1892–1949[3]: 51
- Harlan Briggs 1879–1952[3]: 51
- Helen Broderick 1891–1959[3]: 52
- J. Edward Bromberg 1903–1951[3]: 52
- Lillian Bronson 1902-1995[3]: 53
- Edward Brophy 1895–1960[3]: 53
- Nigel Bruce 1895–1953[8]: 54–56 [3]: 54
- Nana Bryant 1888–1955[3]: 54
- Edgar Buchanan 1903–1979[6]: 13–37
- Billie Burke 1884–1970[8]: 57–60 [7]: 54–61
- Smiley Burnette 1911–1967[3]: 55
- Bob Burns 1890–1956[5]: 50–51
- Charles Butterworth 1896–1946[3]: 55
- Spring Byington 1886–1971[7]: 61–66 [3]: 56
- Arthur Byron 1872–1943[5]: 51
C[edit]
- Frank Cady 1915–2012[5]: 51–52
- Louis Calhern 1895–1956[3]: 56
- Joseph Calleia 1897–1975[3]: 57
- Harry Carey 1878–1947[3]: 58
- Richard Carle 1871–1941[3]: 58
- Alan Carney 1909–1973[3]: 59
- John Carradine 1906–1988[2]: 133–152 [8]: 61–64 [3]: 59
- Leo G. Carroll 1886–1972[3]: 60
- Jack Carson 1910–1963[8]: 65–67
- Ben Carter 1910–1946[3]: 60
- Anthony Caruso 1916–2003[3]: 61
- Don Castle 1917–1966[5]: 52
- Walter Catlett 1889–1960[3]: 61
- Paul Cavanagh 1888–1964[3]: 62
- Hobart Cavanaugh 1886–1950[3]: 62
- Joseph Cawthorn 1868–1949[5]: 52–53
- William Challee 1904–1989[3]: 63
- George Chandler 1898–1985[2]: 179–198 [3]: 64
- Lane Chandler 1899–1972[5]: 53–54
- Lon Chaney Jr. 1906–1973[3]: 63
- Mady Christians 1892–1951[5]: 54–55
- Virginia Christine 1920–1996[5]: 55
- Berton Churchill 1876–1940[3]: 65
- Eduardo Ciannelli 1888–1969[3]: 65
- Fred Clark 1914–1968[3]: 66
- George Cleveland 1885–1957[3]: 66
- E. E. Clive 1879–1940[3]: 67
- Andy Clyde 1892–1967[3]: 67
- Edmund Cobb 1892–1974[3]: 68
- Charles Coburn 1877–1961[8]: 68–71 [3]: 68
- Charles Coleman 1885–1951[3]: 69
- Don Pedro Colley 1938–2017[9]: 68–89
- Constance Collier 1878–1955[3]: 69
- William Collier Sr. 1866–1944[5]: 55–56
- Ray Collins 1889–1965[3]: 70
- Russell Collins 1897–1965[5]: 56
- Joyce Compton 1907–1997[6]: 38–56 [8]: 72–75
- Jimmy Conlin 1884–1962[3]: 71
- Walter Connolly 1887–1940[3]: 72
- William Conrad 1920–1994[5]: 56–57
- Hans Conried 1917–1982[6]: 57–80
- Frank Conroy 1890–1964[3]: 73
- Elisha Cook Jr. 1903–1995[2]: 13–27
- Philip Coolidge 1908–1967[5]: 57
- Gladys Cooper 1888–1971[8]: 76–78 [7]: 66–72 [3]: 73
- Melville Cooper 1896–1973[3]: 74
- Ellen Corby 1911–1999[3]: 74
- Pedro de Cordoba 1881–1950[3]: 75
- Ernest Cossart 1876–1951[5]: 58
- George Coulouris 1903–1989[3]: 75
- Jerome Cowan 1897–1972[3]: 76
- Alec Craig 1884–1945[3]: 76
- Frank Craven 1875–1945[3]: 77
- Laird Cregar 1913–1944[5]: 59 [8]: 79–83
- Joseph Crehan 1883–1966[3]: 77
- Laura Hope Crews 1879–1942[7]: 72–76 [3]: 78
- Donald Crisp 1882–1974[3]: 78
- Hume Cronyn 1911–2003[5]: 59–60
- Cecil Cunningham 1888–1959[5]: 60
- Finlay Currie 1878–1968[3]: 79
D[edit]
- Esther Dale 1885–1961[3]: 79
- Cass Daley 1915–1975[5]: 60–61
- Henry Daniell 1894–1963[3]: 80
- Royal Dano 1922–1994[9]: 90–111
- Steve Darrell 1904–1970[5]: 61
- Jane Darwell 1879–1967[8]: 84–87 [7]: 76–79 [3]: 80
- Harry Davenport 1866–1949[8]: 88–90 [3]: 81
- Rufe Davis 1908–1974[3]: 81
- Richard Deacon 1921–1984[5]: 62–63
- William Demarest 1892–1983[3]: 82
- Reginald Denny 1891–1967[3]: 82
- Vernon Dent 1895–1963[5]: 63–64
- Joe De Santis 1909–1989[3]: 83
- John Dierkes 1905–1975[5]: 64
- Dudley Digges 1880–1947[5]: 65
- John Dilson 1891–1944[5]: 66
- Charles Dingle 1887–1956[3]: 83
- Jimmie Dodd 1910–1964[5]: 66
- George Dolenz 1908–1963[5]: 66–68
- Ludwig Donath 1900–1967[3]: 84
- Brian Donlevy 1901–1972[8]: 91–93
- Ruth Donnelly 1896–1982[3]: 84
- Ann Doran 1911–2000[5]: 68–69
- Don Douglas 1905–1945[5]: 69–70
- Robert Douglas 1909–1999[3]: 85
- Louise Dresser 1878–1965[5]: 70–71
- Douglass Dumbrille 1889–1974[3]: 85
- Ralph Dumke 1899–1964[5]: 71
- Margaret Dumont 1882–1965[3]: 86
- Emma Dunn 1875–1966[3]: 86
- Mildred Dunnock 1901–1991[7]: 76–79 [3]: 87
- Dan Duryea 1907–1968[8]: 94–96
E[edit]
- Robert Easton 1930–2011[3]: 87
- Maude Eburne 1875–1960[5]: 71
- James Edwards 1918–1970[5]: 71–73
- Jack Elam 1920–1923[5]: 73
- John Eldredge 1904–1961[3]: 88
- Dick Elliott 1886–1961[3]: 88
- Edward Ellis 1870–1952[3]: 89
- Isobel Elsom 1893–1981[3]: 89
- Robert Emhardt 1914–1994[5]: 73–74
- Hope Emerson 1897–1960[3]: 90
- John Emery 1905–1964[3]: 90
- Carl Esmond 1902–2004[3]: 91
F[edit]
- Tom Fadden 1895–1980[3]: 93
- Julia Faye 1892–1966[5]: 74
- Frank Faylen 1905–1985[3]: 94
- Louise Fazenda 1865–1962[5]: 74–76
- Fritz Feld 1900–1993[2]: 71–86 [3]: 95
- Norman Fell 1924–1998[5]: 76
- Parker Fennelly 1891–1988[5]: 76–77
- Frank Fenton 1906–1957[3]: 95
- John Fiedler 1925–2005[5]: 77–78
- Edward Fielding 1875–1945[5]: 78
- Stanley Fields 1883–1941[5]: 79
- James Finlayson 1887–1953[5]: 80
- Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961[8]: 97–100
- Pat Flaherty 1897–1970[5]: 81
- Bess Flowers 1898–1984[6]: 81–87
- Joe Flynn 1924–1974[5]: 83
- Mary Forbes 1883–1974[3]: 96
- Wallace Ford 1898–1966[5]: 83
- Byron Foulger 1899–1970[3]: 96
- Douglas Fowley 1911–1998[3]: 97
- William Frawley 1887–1966[5]: 83–84
- Bert Freed 1919–1994[5]: 84–85
- Dwight Frye 1899–1943[5]: 85
G[edit]
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher 1891–1955[5]: 86
- John Gallaudet 1903–1983[3]: 97
- Reginald Gardiner 1903–1980[3]: 98
- Edward Gargan 1902–1964[3]: 98
- Anita Garvin 1906–1994[2]: 119–132
- Gladys George 1904–1954[6]: 88–102 [8]: 101–103 [7]: 84–88 [3]: 99
- Edward Gargan 1902–1964[3]: 98
- Billy Gilbert 1894–1971[6]: 103–121 [3]: 100
- Connie Gilchrist 1901–1985[3]: 101
- Claude Gillingwater 1870–1939[5]: 86
- James Gleason 1882–1959[3]: 101
- Lucile Gleason 1888–1947[5]: 86–87
- Thomas Gomez 1905–1971[3]: 102
- Bill Goodwin 1910–1958[5]: 88
- Leo Gorcey 1917–1969[5]: 88–90
- C. Henry Gordon 1883–1940[3]: 102
- William Gould 1886–1969[5]: 90
- Alexander Granach 1890–1945[5]: 91
- Dorothy Granger 1911–1995[6]: 122–144
- Bonita Granville 1923–1988[8]: 104–106
- Charley Grapewin 1869–1956[3]: 103
- Harrison Greene 1884–1945[5]: 91
- Sydney Greenstreet 1879–1954[8]: 107–110 [3]: 103
- Charlotte Greenwood 1890–1977[3]: 104
- Dabbs Greer 1917–2007[5]: 91
- Virginia Grey 1917–2004[8]: 111–114
- Eddie Gribbon 1890–1965[3]: 104
- James Griffith 1916–1993[3]: 105
- Paul Guilfoyle 1902–1961[3]: 105
- Edmund Gwenn 1877–1959[8]: 115–118 [3]: 106
H[edit]
- Sara Haden 1898–1981[3]: 107
- Alan Hale Sr. 1892–1950[8]: 119–121 [3]: 106
- Huntz Hall 1920–1999[5]: 91–93
- Thurston Hall 1882–1958[3]: 107
- John Halliday 1880–1947[5]: 93–94
- Charles Halton 1876–1959[3]: 108
- Margaret Hamilton 1902–1985[8]: 122–124 [3]: 109
- Kenneth Harlan 1895–1967[5]: 94–95
- Otis Harlan 1865–1940[5]: 95
- Paul Hartmann 1889–1977[5]: 95
- Rondo Hatton 1894–1946[5]: 95–96
- Sessue Hayakawa 1886–1973[5]: 96–98
- Vinton Hayworth 1906–1970[5]: 99
- Jonathan Haze born April 1, 1929[9]: 112–132
- Myron Healey 1923–2005[5]: 99
- Ted Healy 1896–1937[5]: 99–101
- Eileen Heckart 1919–2001[5]: 101
- O. P. Heggie 1877–1936[5]: 101
- Percy Helton 1894–1971[3]: 110
- William Henry 1914–1982[3]: 110
- Hugh Herbert 1885–1952[3]: 111
- Juano Hernandez 1896–1970[3]: 111
- Louis Jean Heydt 1903–1960[3]: 112
- Herbert Heyes 1889–1958[3]: 112
- Russell Hicks 1895–1957[3]: 113
- Howard Hickman 1880–1949[5]: 101
- Samuel S. Hinds 1875–1948[3]: 113
- Halliwell Hobbes 1877–1962[3]: 114
- Leyland Hodgson 1892–1949[3]: 114
- Fay Holden 1893–1973[3]: 115
- Taylor Holmes 1878–1959[3]: 115
- Oscar Homolka 1898–1978[3]: 116
- Bo Hopkins born February 2, 1942[9]: 133–143
- William Hopper 1915–1970[5]: 104
- Edward Everett Horton 1886–1970[8]: 125–128 [3]: 116
- Billy House 1889–1961[3]: 117
- Arthur Housman 1889–1942[5]: 104
- Shemp Howard 1895–1955[5]: 104–106
- John Hoyt 1905–1991[3]: 117
- Harold Huber 1909–1959[3]: 118
- Henry Hull 1890–1977[3]: 119
- Arthur Hunnicutt 1910–1979[3]: 120
- Martita Hunt 1900–1969[3]: 120
- Paul Hurst 1888–1953[3]: 121
- Walter Huston 1883–1950[5]: 106 [8]: 129–133
- Warren Hymer 1906–1948[3]: 121
I[edit]
- Jack Ingram 1902–1969[5]: 106–107
- Rex Ingram 1895–1969[6]: 145–157 [3]: 122
- George Irving 1874–1961[3]: 122
- Rosalind Ivan 1880–1959[5]: 107 [6]: 158–165
J[edit]
- Thomas E. Jackson 1886–1967[3]: 123
- Richard Jaeckel 1926–1997[3]: 123
- Sam Jaffe 1891–1984[2]: 43–56
- Bud Jamison 1894–1944[5]: 107–108
- Allen Jenkins 1900–1974[3]: 124
- Frank Jenks 1902–1962[3]: 124
- Isabel Jewell 1907–1972[3]: 125
- I. Stanford Jolley 1900–1978[3]: 126
- Gordon Jones 1912–1963[3]: 126
- Henry Jones 1912–1999[5]: 109
- L. Q. Jones born August 19, 1927[9]: 144–171
- Victor Jory 1902–1982[3]: 127
- Allyn Joslyn 1901–1981[3]: 127
- Charles Judels 1882–1969[5]: 110–111
K[edit]
- Marvin Kaplan 1927–2016[3]: 128
- Buck Kartalian 1922–2016[9]: 172–191
- Kurt Katch 1893–1958[3]: 128
- Larry Keating 1899–1963[3]: 129
- Ian Keith 1899–1960[5]: 111–112
- Robert Keith 1898–1966[3]: 129
- Cecil Kellaway 1890–1973[3]: 130
- DeForest Kelley 1920–1999[5]: 112–113
- John Kellogg 1916–2000[3]: 130
- Lew Kelly 1879–1944[5]: 113
- Patsy Kelly 1910–1981[6]: 166–186
- Pert Kelton 1907–1968[5]: 113–114
- Charles Kemper 1900–1950[5]: 115
- Cy Kendall 1898–1953[3]: 131
- Edgar Kennedy 1890–1948[3]: 131
- Tom Kennedy 1885–1965[3]: 132
- Guy Kibbee 1882–1956[3]: 132
- Percy Kilbride 1888–1964[8]: 134–136 [3]: 133
- Victor Kilian 1891–1979[3]: 134
- Claude King 1875–1941[5]: 115
- Walter Kingsford 1882–1958[3]: 134
- Leonid Kinskey 1903–1998[3]: 135
- Werner Klemperer 1920–2000[5]: 115–116
- Fuzzy Knight 1901–1976[3]: 136
- Patric Knowles 1911–1995[8]: 137–139
- Fred Kohler 1888–1938[5]: 116–117
- Clarence Kolb 1874–1964[3]: 136
- Paul Koslo 1944–2019[9]: 192–217
- Alma Kruger 1871–1960[5]: 117
- Otto Kruger 1885–1974[3]: 137
- Henry Kulky 1911–1965[5]: 118
L[edit]
- Jack Lambert 1920–2002[3]: 138
- Elsa Lanchester 1902–1986[8]: 140–145 [7]: 88–95 [3]: 138
- Carole Landis 1919–1948[8]: 146–150
- Jessie Royce Landis 1896–1972[7]: 95–99
- Charles Lane 1905–2007[2]: 101–118 [3]: 139
- Richard Lane 1899–1982[3]: 139
- Angela Lansbury October 16, 1925[8]: 151–156
- John Larkin 1912–1965[5]: 118
- Jack La Rue 1902–1984[5]: 118–120
- Lucille La Verne 1872–1945[5]: 120–121
- Marc Lawrence 1910–2005[9]: 218–242 [3]: 141
- Ivan Lebedeff 1894–1953[5]: 121–122
- Canada Lee 1907–1952[3]: 142
- Fritz Leiber 1882–1949[3]: 142
- Sheldon Leonard 1907–1997[3]: 143
- George J. Lewis 1903–1995[5]: 122
- Mitchell Lewis 1880–1956[3]: 143
- John Litel 1892–1972[3]: 144
- Lucien Littlefield 1895–1960[3]: 145
- Doris Lloyd 1896–1968[5]: 122
- Norman Lloyd born November 8, 1914[3]: 145
- Gene Lockhart 1891–1957[3]: 146
- Tom London 1889–1963[3]: 146
- Richard Loo 1903–1983[3]: 147
- Peter Lorre 1904–1964[8]: 157–160 [3]: 147
- Montagu Love 1877–1943[3]: 148
- Keye Luke 1904–1991[3]: 148
- Dayton Lummis 1903–1988[3]: 149
- Jimmy Lydon born May 30, 1923[5]: 122–123
M[edit]
- Donald MacBride 1893–1957[3]: 150
- Kenneth MacDonald 1901–1972[5]: 126
- Wilbur Mack 1873–1964[5]: 126–127
- Barton MacLane 1902–1969[3]: 150
- Aline MacMahon 1899–1991[3]: 151
- George Macready 1899–1973[3]: 152
- Marjorie Main 1890–1975[8]: 161–164 [7]: 110–117 [3]: 152
- Ray Mala 1906–1952[5]: 127–128
- Miles Mander 1888–1946[3]: 153
- Hank Mann 1888–1971[5]: 128–129
- George F. Marion 1860–1945[5]: 129
- John Marley 1907–1984[5]: 131
- Tully Marshall 1864–1943[5]: 131–132
- Chris-Pin Martin 1893–1953[3]: 153
- Marion Martin 1909–1985[5]: 132–133
- Strother Martin 1919–1980[5]: 133–134
- LeRoy Mason 1903–1947[3]: 154
- Aubrey Mather 1885–1958[3]: 154
- Paul Maxey 1907–1963[5]: 134
- Mike Mazurki 1907–1990[8]: 165–167 [3]: 155
- Mercedes McCambridge 1916–2004[5]: 124–126
- Myron McCormick 1908–1962[5]: 135
- Hattie McDaniel 1895–1952[8]: 168–171 [7]: 100–106 [3]: 156
- Frank McGlynn Sr. 1866–1951[3]: 156
- Frank McHugh 1898–1981[3]: 157
- George McKay 1884–1945[5]: 135
- Edward McNamara 1884–1944[5]: 135–136
- Howard McNear 1905–1969[5]: 136–139
- Butterfly McQueen 1911–1995[5]: 139 [7]: 106–110
- Patrick McVey 1910–1973[5]: 139
- Edward McWade 1865–1943[5]: 139–140
- Robert McWade 1872–1938[5]: 140–141
- Donald Meek 1878–1946[3]: 157
- Sid Melton 1917–2011[3]: 158
- Adolphe Menjou 1890–1963[5]: 142
- Beryl Mercer 1883–1939[5]: 143
- Charles Meredith 1894–1964[5]: 144
- Philip Merivale 1886–1946[5]: 145
- Una Merkel 1903–1986[6]: 187–217 [8]: 172–175 [3]: 158
- Robert Middlemass 1883–1949[5]: 146
- Charles Middleton 1874–1949[3]: 159
- Robert Middleton 1911–1977[3]: 159
- James Millican 1911–1955[3]: 160
- George Mitchell 1905–1972[5]: 148
- Grant Mitchell 1874–1957[3]: 161
- Millard Mitchell 1872–1938[5]: 148–149
- Thomas Mitchell 1892–1962[8]: 176–179 [3]: 161
- Gerald Mohr 1914–1968[3]: 162
- Juanita Moore 1914–2014[3]: 162
- Victor Moore 1876–1962[3]: 163
- Agnes Moorehead 1900–1974[8]: 185–187 [7]: 117–128 [3]: 163
- Polly Moran 1883–1952[3]: 164
- Mantan Moreland 1902–1973[5]: 149
- Frank Morgan 1890–1949[5]: 149 [8]: 180–184
- Ralph Morgan 1883–1956[3]: 164
- Robert Morley 1908–1992[3]: 165
- Adrian Morris 1907–1941[5]: 150
- Maurice Moscovich 1871–1940[5]: 151
- Arnold Moss 1910–1989[3]: 166
- Alan Mowbray 1896–1969[3]: 166
- Leonard Mudie 1883–1965[3]: 167
- Herbert Mundin 1898–1939[3]: 167
- Ona Munson 1903–1955[3]: 168
- Charlie Murray 1872–1941{[5]: 152
- Clarence Muse 1889–1979[3]: 168
- Burt Mustin 1884–1977[5]: 153 [2]: 167–178
N[edit]
- J. Carrol Naish 1896–1973[3]: 169
- Alan Napier 1903–1988[3]: 170
- Mildred Natwick 1905–1994[7]: 128–132 [7]: 128–132 [3]: 171
- Paul Newlan 1903–1973[3]: 171
- Robert Newton 1905–1956[3]: 172
- Jack Norton 1882–1958[3]: 172
O[edit]
- Philip Ober 1902–1982[3]: 173
- Virginia O'Brien 1919–2001[8]: 188–191
- Carroll O'Connor 1924–2001[5]: 155
- Una O'Connor 1880–1959[8]: 192–195 [7]: 132–137 [3]: 173
- Warner Oland 1879–1938[8]: 196–199
- Edna May Oliver 1883–1942[8]: 200–203 [7]: 137–140 [3]: 174
- Moroni Olsen 1889–1954[3]: 174
- J. Pat O'Malley 1904–1985[3]: 175
- Henry O'Neill 1891–1961[3]: 175
- Frank Orth 1880–1962[3]: 176
- Bud Osborne 1884–1964[5]: 155
- Frank Orth 1880–1962[3]: 176
- Michael O'Shea 1906–1973[5]: 157
- Maria Ouspenskaya 1876–1949[7]: 141–146 [3]: 177
- Garry Owen 1902–1951[3]: 178
- Reginald Owen 1887–1972[8]: 204–207 [3]: 178
P[edit]
- Mabel Paige 1880–1954[6]: 218–229
- Eugene Pallette 1889–1954[8]: 208–211
- Franklin Pangborn 1889–1958[8]: 212–214
- Cecil Parker 1897–1971[5]: 158
- Lee Patrick 1901–1982[7]: 146–152
- Elizabeth Patterson 1874–1966[7]: 152–156
- Alice Pearce 1917–1966[5]: 159 [7]: 156–163
- Joe Penner 1904–1941[5]: 160
- Osgood Perkins 1892–1937[5]: 160
- Nehemiah Persoff born August 2, 1919[5]: 162
- Howard Petrie 1906–1968[5]: 163
- John Philliber 1873–1944[5]: 164
- Irving Pichel 1891–1954[5]: 165
- Francis Pierlot 1875–1955[5]: 166
- Dick Purcell 1905–1944[5]: 167
Q[edit]
- John Qualen 1899–1987[2]: 87–100
R[edit]
- Chips Rafferty 1909–1971[5]: 167–168
- Ford Rainey 1908–1905[5]: 168–170
- Claude Rains 1889–1967[8]: 215–217
- Isabel Randolph 1889–1973[5]: 170–171
- Basil Rathbone 1892–1967[8]: 218–220
- Herbert Rawlinson 1885–1953[5]: 171
- George Regas 1890–1940[5]: 171
- Anne Revere 1903–1990[7]: 163–167
- Craig Reynolds 1907–1949[5]: 171–172
- Elisabeth Risdon 1887–1958[7]: 167–170
- Thelma Ritter 1902–1969[8]: 221–223 [7]: 170–178
- Jason Robards Sr. 1892–1963[5]: 173
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 1878–1949[5]: 175
- Flora Robson 1902–1984[7]: 178–184
- May Robson 1858–1942[7]: 184–189
- Hayden Rorke 1910–1987[5]: 175
- Anthony Ross 1909–1955[5]: 176
- Ann Rutherford 1917–2012[8]: 224–228
- Margaret Rutherford 1892–1972[8]: 229–233 [5]: 177–178
- Basil Ruysdael 1878–1960[5]: 178
- Irene Ryan 1902–1973[5]: 179
S[edit]
- Howard St. John 1905–1974[5]: 180
- S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall 1883–1955[8]: 234–236
- George Sanders 1906–1972[8]: 237–239
- Natalie Schafer 1900–1991[5]: 180
- William Schallert 1922–2016[5]: 180–182
- Rolfe Sedan 1896–1982[2]: 153–166
- Victor Sen Yung 1915–1980[5]: 183
- Gustav von Seyffertitz 1862–1943[5]: 184
- Alison Skipworth 1863–1952[7]: 189–196
- Art Smith 1899–1973[5]: 186
- Kent Smith 1907–1985[5]: 187
- Gale Sondergaard 1899–1985[6]: 230–246 [8]: 240–243 [7]: 196–202
- Olan Soule 1909–1994[5]: 188–189
- Arthur Space 1908–1983[5]: 189–190
- Hope Summers 1902–1979[5]: 190 [6]: 247–255
- Grady Sutton 1906–1995[6]: 256–277
- Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer 1927–1959[5]: 190–192
T[edit]
- William Talman 1915–1968[5]: 192
- Ernest Torrence 1878–1933[5]: 192–195
- Joe Turkel born July 15, 1927[5]: 194–195
U[edit]
- Minerva Urecal 1894–1966[1]: 350–351
V[edit]
- Lee Van Cleef 1925–1989[5]: 195
- Conrad Veidt 1893–1943[8]: 244–248
- Harold Vermilyea 1889–1958[5]: 196
W[edit]
- Charles Wagenheim 1896–1979[5]: 197
- Ray Walston 1914–2001[5]: 198–199
- Bryant Washburn 1889–1963[5]: 199
- Bobby Watson 1888–1965[5]: 200
- Lucile Watson 1879–1962[8]: 249–251 [7]: 202–208
- Leon (Abner) Weaver 1882–1950[5]: 200–201
- James Westerfield 1913–1971[5]: 202–203
- Nydia Westman 1902–1970[5]: 203–204
- Bert Wheeler 1896–1979[5]: 204–205
- May Whitty 1865–1948[8]: 252–254 [7]: 208–212
- Cora Witherspoon 1890–1957[7]: 212–216
- Donald Wolfit 1902–1968[5]: 205
- Louis Wolheim 1880–1931[5]: 206–207
- Monty Woolley 1888–1963[5]: 208
Y[edit]
- Joe Yule 1894–1950[5]: 209
- Blanche Yurka 1887–1974[3]: 246 [6]: 278–287
Z[edit]
- George Zucco 1886–1960[12]: 539
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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