Category: Famous Actors of the 20th Century
Categories: Famous People of the 20th Century | Actors
This category is for actors who were famous during the 20th Century.
Person Profiles (793)
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Hildegarde (Lachmann) Olivette
08 Aug 1907 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 21 Feb 1971
Burton Lancaster
02 Nov 1913 parents' home at 209 East 106th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York - 20 Oct 1994
Martin Landau
20 Jun 1928 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, New York, United States - 15 Jul 2017
Diane Lane
1960s
Jacqueline Lane
10 Jul 1941 Manchester, Lancashire, England - 23 Jun 2021
Jessica Lange
1940s
Wallace Langham
1960s
Lucile (Langhanke) Astor
03 May 1906 Quincy, Illinois, United States - 25 Sep 1987
Angela Lansbury
16 Oct 1925 Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 11 Oct 2022
Linda Larkin
1970s
Zoltán (Latinovits) Latinovits de Borsód et Katymár
09 Sep 1931 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary - 05 Jun 1976
Charles Laughton
01 Jul 1899 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 15 Dec 1962
Cloris Leachman
30 Apr 1926 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States - 26 Jan 2021
Marie (Lebeau) Minnelli
abt 1871 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 17 Apr 1940
Marie Madeleine Lebeau
10 Jun 1923 Antony, Seine, France - 01 May 2016
Maïwenn Le Besco
1970s
Matt LeBlanc
1960s
Heathcliffe Ledger
04 Apr 1979 Perth, Western Australia - 22 Jan 2008
Christopher Lee
27 May 1922 Belgravia, London, England - 07 Jun 2015
Margaret (Leighton) Wilding
26 Feb 1922 Barnt Green, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England - 13 Jan 1976
John Lemmon
08 Feb 1925 Newton, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Jun 2001
Lucille (LeSueur) Crawford
abt 23 Mar 1904 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States - 10 May 1977
Jerome (Levitch) Lewis
16 Mar 1926 Newark, New Jersey, United States - 20 Aug 2017
Pauline (Levy) Goddard
03 Jun 1910 New York, United States - 23 Apr 1990
Richard Lewis
29 Jun 1947 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Feb 2024
Laura Linney
1960s
Louis Lipton
19 Sep 1926 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 02 Mar 2020
Margaret Lipton
30 Aug 1946 New York City, New York, United States - 11 May 2019
John Lithgow
1940s
Cleavon Little
01 Jun 1939 Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, United States - 22 Oct 1992
Desmond Llewelyn
12 Sep 1914 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales - 19 Dec 1999
Harold Lloyd
20 Apr 1893 Burchard, Nebraska, United States - 08 Mar 1971
June Lockhart
1920s
Daniel Lockin
13 Jul 1943 Lanai, Hawaii, USA - 21 Aug 1977
Salvatore Loggia
03 Jan 1930 Staten Island, New York, USA - 04 Dec 2015
Richard Long
17 Dec 1927 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 21 Dec 1974
Blandine (Löser) Hollaender
04 Nov 1899 - 25 Dec 1993
Hayden (Lucid) Hayden
12 Jun 1912 Chico, Butte, California, United States - 09 Jun 1981
Margaret (Lyndon) d'Abo
1930s
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Ali MacGraw
1930s
Elspet (Macgregor-Gray) Gray
12 Apr 1929 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland - 18 Feb 2013
Anna (Magnani) Alessandrini
07 Mar 1908 Rome, Italy - 26 Sep 1973
John Malkovich
1950s
Mary Dorothy Maloney
29 Jan 1924 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - 19 Jan 2018
Living Manville
Tom (Mapother) Cruise
1960s
Edythe (Marrenner) Hayward
30 Jun 1917 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - 14 Mar 1975
Mary (Martin) Halliday
01 Dec 1913 Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States - 03 Nov 1990
Lamont Marvin
19 Feb 1924 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA - 29 Aug 1987
Adolph Marx
23 Nov 1888 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 28 Sep 1964
Julius Marx
02 Oct 1890 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 19 Aug 1977
Jodi (Marzorati) Benson
1960s
James Mason
15 May 1909 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 27 Jul 1984
Anna (Massey) Andres
11 Aug 1937 Thakeham, Sussex, England - 03 Jul 2011
Daniel Massey
10 Oct 1933 London, England - 25 Mar 1998
Marcello Mastroianni
28 Sep 1924 Fontana Liri, Lazio, Italia - 19 Dec 1996
Walter (Matthow) Matthau
01 Oct 1920 New York City, New York, USA - 01 Jul 2000
Emma (Matzo) Scott
29 Sep 1922 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States - 31 Jan 2015
Charles Maxwell
17 Nov 1916 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 04 Aug 2004
Richard Mayall
07 Mar 1958 Harlow, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 09 Jun 2014
Sarah (Mayfield) Wyman
05 Jan 1917 St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 10 Sep 2007
James McAvoy
1970s
Carlotta (McCambridge) Markle
16 Mar 1916 Joliet, Illinois, United States - 02 Mar 2004
Eddi Rue McClanahan
21 Feb 1934 Healdton, Carter, Oklahoma, United States - 03 Jun 2010
Douglas McClure
11 May 1935 Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States - 05 Feb 1995
Matthew McConaughey
1960s
Hattie McDaniel
10 Jun 1895 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States - 26 Oct 1952
Gates McFadden
1940s
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Ian McKellen
1930s
Victor McLaglen
10 Dec 1886 Stepney, East London, England - 07 Nov 1959
Virginia McMath
16 Jul 1911 Independence, Jackson Co, Missouri, USA - 25 Apr 1995
Mariana (McNulty) Singleton
15 Sep 1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Nov 2003
Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail
abt 15 Jul 1905 White Plains, Kentucky - 14 Apr 2003
Terrence McQueen
24 Mar 1930 Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States - 07 Nov 1980
Oliver Meredith
16 Nov 1907 Cleveland, Ohio, United States - 09 Sep 1997
Margaret (Middleton) De Carlo
01 Sep 1922 West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 08 Jan 2007
William (Millar) Boyd
04 Jul 1931 Glengormley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - 02 Jun 1977
Joan (Miller) Copeland
01 Jun 1922 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York - 04 Jan 2022
Rebecca Miller
1960s
Hayley Mills
1940s
Martin Milner
28 Dec 1931 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan - 06 Sep 2015
Liza Minnelli
1940s
Helen (Mironoff) Mirren
1940s
Norval Mitchell
06 Nov 1904 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 28 Apr 1972
Thomas Mitchell
11 Jul 1892 Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States - 17 Dec 1962
Robert Mitchum
06 Aug 1917 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1997
Donald Moffat
26 Dec 1930 Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom - 20 Dec 2018
Alfred Molina
1950s
Gladys Moncrieff
13 Apr 1892 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - 08 Feb 1976
Ricardo (Montalbán y Merino) Montalbán
25 Nov 1920 Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, México - 14 Jan 2009
Felicia (Montealegre) Bernstein
06 Feb 1922 Barrio Amon, San Jose, Costa Rica - 16 Jun 1978
Elizabeth Montgomery
15 Apr 1933 Los Angeles, California, United States - 18 May 1995
Dudley Moore
19 Apr 1935 Charing Cross, London, England, United Kingdom - 27 Mar 2002
Mary (Moore) Wyndham
03 Jul 1861 Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - Apr 1931
Mary Moore
29 Dec 1936 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 25 Jan 2017
Thomas Moore
01 May 1883 Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland - 12 Feb 1955
Living Mordente
Barbara (Morehead) Eden
1930s
Marion (Morrison) Wayne
26 May 1907 Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, United States - 11 Jun 1979
Norma (Mortensen) Monroe
01 Jun 1926 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 05 Aug 1962
Viggo Mortensen
1950s
Elisabeth Moss
1980s
Ludwig Mpessa
15 Feb 1896 Douala, Kamerun - 11 Feb 1951
Kate Mulgrew
1950s
Edward Mulhare
08 Apr 1923 Cork, County Cork, Ireland - 24 May 1997
Pál (Munkácsi) Lukas, Lukács
26 May 1894 Budapest, Austria-Hungary - 15 Aug 1971
Jules Auguste (Muraire) Raimu
18 Dec 1883 Toulon, Var, France - 20 Sep 1946
Bill Murray
1950s
Mike Myers
1960s
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Satoshi Nakamura
19 Sep 1908 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 03 Aug 1992
Gordon (Nance) Elliott
16 Oct 1904 Pattonsburg, Daviess, Missouri, United States - 26 Nov 1965
Patricia Neal
20 Jan 1926 Packard, Whitley, Kentucky, United States - 08 Aug 2010
Liam Neeson
1950s
Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno
30 Nov 1911 Guanajuato, México - 05 Dec 1953
Oswald Nelson
20 Mar 1906 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 03 Jun 1975
Paul Newman
26 Jan 1925 Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 26 Sep 2008
Grace Nichols
18 Dec 1932 Robbins, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 30 Jul 2022
Jack Nicholson
1930s
Leonard Nimoy
26 Mar 1931 Boston, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Feb 2015
James David Niven
01 Mar 1910 Belgrave Mansions, London, England - 29 Jul 1983
Alessandro Nivola
1970s
Jeanette (Nolan) McIntire
30 Dec 1911 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 05 Jun 1998
Mabel Normand
09 Nov 1892 New Brighton, Staten Island, NY, USA - 23 Feb 1930
Dean Norris
1960s
Edward Norton
1960s
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Eamon O'Brien
10 Sep 1915 New York City, New York, United States - 09 May 1985
Claudine (Oger) Auger
26 Apr 1941 Paris V, Seine, France - 18 Dec 2019
Gary Oldman
1950s
Laurence Olivier
22 May 1907 Dorking, Surrey, England - 11 Jul 1989
Patricia (Olson) Crane
21 Sep 1935 Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States - 14 Oct 2007
Johan Wärner (Ölund) Oland
03 Oct 1879 Nyby, Bjurholm, Västerbotten, Sweden - 06 Aug 1938
Anna Ondráková
15 May 1902 Tarnów, Galizien, Österreich - 28 Feb 1987
Tatum O'Neal
1960s
Peter Onyulo
1955 Kajulu, Nyanza, Kenya - Apr 2008
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Jill (Oppenheim) Wagner
1940s
Eugene (Orowitz) Landon
31 Oct 1936 Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Jul 1991
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Al Pacino
1940s
Geraldine Page
22 Nov 1924 Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA - 13 Jun 1987
Volodymyr (Palahniuk) Palance
18 Feb 1919 Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 Nov 2006
Anne Parillaud
1960s
Dawn (Paris) Shirley
17 Apr 1918 New York City, New York, USA - 04 Jul 1993
Mary-Louise Parker
1960s
Tura (Pascual) Jurman
07 Jul 1938 Illinois, United States - 04 Feb 2011
Sarah Paulson
1970s
William Paxton
17 May 1955 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States - 25 Feb 2017
John Payne
23 May 1912 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - 06 Dec 1989
Guy Pearce
1960s
Eldred Peck
05 Apr 1916 San Diego, San Diego, California, United States - 12 Jun 2003
Nancy (Peck) London
26 Sep 1926 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States - 18 Oct 2000
William (Pendergast) Crawford
09 Dec 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Apr 1986
Sean Penn
1960s
John (Perkins) Hawkes
1950s
Matthew Perry
19 Aug 1969 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Oct 2023
Betty (Perske) Bacall
16 Sep 1924 New York, United States - 12 Aug 2014
Mikhail (Peschkowsky) Nichols
06 Nov 1931 Berlin, Germany - 19 Nov 2014
Jane (Peters) Lombard
06 Oct 1908 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States - 16 Jan 1942
Robert Pine
1940s
Brad Pitt
1960s
Eve Plumb
1950s
Arthur Plummer
13 Dec 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 05 Feb 2021
Sidney Poitier
20 Feb 1927 Miami, Dade, Florida, USA - 06 Jan 2022
Parker Posey
1960s
Eleanor (Powell) Ford
21 Nov 1912 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Feb 1982
Tyrone Power
05 May 1914 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 15 Nov 1958
William Pratt
23 Nov 1887 London, England - 02 Feb 1969
Vincent Price
27 May 1911 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 25 Oct 1993
Dorothy (Provine) Day
20 Jan 1935 Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States - 25 Apr 2010
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Pat (Quinn) Stephens
1940s
Antonio (Quinn Oaxaca) Quinn
21 Apr 1915 Chihuahua, Chihuahua Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico - 03 Jun 2001
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Gilda Radner
28 Jun 1946 Detroit, Michigan, United States - 20 May 1989
Luise (Rainer) Knittel
12 Jan 1910 Dusseldorf, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - 30 Dec 2014
Charlotte Rampling
1940s
Ronald Reagan
06 Feb 1911 Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2004
Barbara (Redfield) Payton
16 Nov 1927 Cloquet, Carlton, Minnesota, United States - 08 May 1967
Robert Redford
1930s
Vanessa Redgrave
1930s
Margaret (Reed) Raye
27 Aug 1916 Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States - 19 Oct 1994
Robert Reed
13 Feb 1938 Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 02 May 1999
Christopher Reeve
25 Sep 1952 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Oct 2004
Keanu Reeves
1960s
Yorgios (Regaskos) Regas
09 Nov 1890 Goranoi, Greece - 13 Dec 1940
William Reid
15 Apr 1891 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 18 Jan 1923
Lee Remick
14 Dec 1935 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Jul 1991
Jeremy Renner
1970s
James Rennie
18 Apr 1889 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 31 Jul 1965
Anne (Revere) Rosen
25 Jun 1903 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 18 Dec 1990
Burton Reynolds
11 Feb 1936 Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States - 06 Sep 2018
Mary Reynolds
01 Apr 1932 El Paso, Texas, United States - 28 Dec 2016
Ryan Reynolds
1970s
Natasha Richardson
11 May 1963 Marylebone, London, England - 18 Mar 2009
Ralph Richardson
19 Dec 1902 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom - 10 Oct 1983
Alan Rickman
21 Feb 1946 Hammersmith, London, England - 14 Jan 2016
Margaret (Riddick) Newmark
12 May 1903 Camberwell, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom - 14 Mar 1969
Mary (Riggs) Fox
20 Oct 1895 Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States - 04 Jun 1975
Brian Rix
27 Jan 1924 Cottingham, Yorkshire, England - 20 Aug 2016
Jason Robards
26 Jul 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 26 Dec 2000
Julia Roberts
1960s
Dayle Robertson
14 Jul 1923 Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Feb 2013
Chris Rock
1960s
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