Actors, GER-HAW
Acting is a performing art that involves much more than just being able to cry on command. Actors exercise supreme control over their voice, body, and facial movements so as to effectively and believably convey the emotional experience of the characters they represent. Although theatrical productions, television, and movies each carry unique technical demands for the actor, skilled actors can move from one medium to another without a diminution of talent, as is borne out by celebrated actors such as Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Viola Davis.
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Gere, Richard
Richard Gere is an American actor and humanitarian, perhaps best known for his portrayal of genteel characters......
Gervais, Ricky
Ricky Gervais is an English comedian best known for his work on the BBC comedy series The Office (2001–03). After......
Gerwig, Greta
Greta Gerwig is an American actress, writer, and director who became known for the radiant artlessness of her performances......
Giamatti, Paul
Paul Giamatti is an American actor who excels at portraying likable idiosyncratic everyman characters. Giamatti......
Gibson, Mel
Mel Gibson is an American-born Australian actor who became an international star with a series of action-adventure......
Gielgud, John
John Gielgud was an English actor, producer, and director, who is considered one of the greatest performers of......
Gilbert, Anne Jane Hartley
Anne Jane Hartley Gilbert was an American dancer and actress, popular on the 19th-century stage for her character......
Gilbert, John
John Gilbert was a romantic leading man of the silent era of film, known as the “Great Lover.” In retrospect, his......
Gillette, William Hooker
William Hooker Gillette was an American playwright and actor noted for his portrayal of the title role in Sherlock......
Gilliam, Terry
Terry Gilliam is an American-born director, writer, comedian, and actor who first achieved fame as a member of......
Gish, Dorothy
Dorothy Gish was an American actress who, like her sister Lillian, was a major figure in silent films, particularly......
Gish, Lillian
Lillian Gish was an American actress who, like her sister Dorothy, was a major figure in the early motion picture......
Gladstone, Lily
Lily Gladstone is an actress who rose to fame portraying Osage woman Mollie Burkhart in director Martin Scorsese’s......
Gleason, Jackie
Jackie Gleason was an American comedian best known for his portrayal of Ralph Kramden in the television series......
Glover, Danny
Danny Glover is an American actor, producer, and social activist who played a diverse range of characters but was......
Glover, Donald
Donald Glover is an American writer, comedian, actor, and musician who has won acclaim in all his disparate arts.......
Glover, Savion
Savion Glover is an American dancer and choreographer who became known for his unique pounding style of tap dancing,......
Goddard, Paulette
Paulette Goddard was an American actress known for her spirited persona and for her association with Charlie Chaplin.......
Godunov, Alexander
Alexander Godunov was a Russian ballet dancer and actor who had a successful career with Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet......
Goggins, Walton
Walton Goggins is an American actor known for his work in westerns and neo-westerns including television dramas......
Goldberg, Whoopi
Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, and producer who was an accomplished performer with a repertoire......
Gomez, Selena
Selena Gomez is an American actress and singer who first won legions of young fans as the winsome star of the Disney......
Gong Li
Gong Li is a popular Chinese actress, widely associated with movies by Chinese director Zhang Yimou but perhaps......
Gonne, Maud
Maud Gonne was an Irish patriot, actress, and feminist. She was one of the founders of Sinn Féin (“We Ourselves”),......
Gooding, Cuba, Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. is an American actor who was perhaps best known for his scene-stealing performance as a professional......
Goodman, John
John Goodman is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his long-running role as Dan Conner in the television......
Gordon, Dexter
Dexter Gordon was an American bop tenor saxophonist. As a youth Gordon played the clarinet and alto saxophone,......
Gordon, Lucy
Lucy Gordon was a British model and actress best known as a “face” of CoverGirl cosmetics and for her appearance......
Gordon, Ruth
Ruth Gordon was an American writer and actress who achieved award-winning acclaim in both pursuits. Much of her......
Gosling, Ryan
Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor who went from appearing on television shows as a child to being one of the biggest......
Gossett, Louis, Jr.
Louis Gossett, Jr. was an actor who made history as the first African American man to win an Academy Award for......
Goth, Mia
Mia Goth is an English actress best known for her roles in dark and disturbing auteur-directed films such as Lars......
Gough, Michael
Michael Gough was a British character actor who was known for his roles in horror films as well as for his portrayal......
Goulet, Robert
Robert Goulet was an American singer and actor who possessed a rich baritone voice and matinee-idol good looks,......
Gowariker, Ashutosh
Ashutosh Gowariker is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who is best known for the Bollywood films Lagaan......
Grable, Betty
Betty Grable was an American film actress and dancer who was one of the leading box office draws of the 1940s.......
Grammer, Kelsey
Kelsey Grammer is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the pompous, acerbic, but somehow......
Grande, Ariana
Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress who burst onto the pop music scene in the early 2010s and became......
Grant, Cary
Cary Grant was a British-born American film actor whose good looks, debonair style, and flair for romantic comedy......
Grant, Hugh
Hugh Grant is a British actor best known for his leading roles as the endearing and funny love interest in romantic......
Gregory, Dick
Dick Gregory was an American comedian, civil rights activist, and spokesman for health issues, who became nationally......
Grey, Joel
Joel Grey is an American actor, singer, and dancer who was best known for his riveting performance as the depraved......
Grier, Pam
Pam Grier is an American actress who came to fame in the 1970s starring in blaxploitation movies such as Coffy......
Griffin, Kathy
Kathy Griffin is an American comedian and actress known for her lacerating observations about celebrity culture.......
Griffith, Andy
Andy Griffith was an American actor who was perhaps best known for his portrayal of homespun characters, notably......
Griffith, Hugh Emrys
Hugh Emrys Griffith was a British actor who won an Oscar from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for......
Griffith, Melanie
Melanie Griffith is an American actress whose best-known characters were noted for their strength and sex appeal.......
Grillo, Beppe
Beppe Grillo is an Italian comedian and social critic who cofounded the Five Star Movement, a political party in......
Grimaldi, Joseph
Joseph Grimaldi was an English clown and pantomimist. Grimaldi came from a family of dancers and entertainers and......
Gringore, Pierre
Pierre Gringore was a French actor-manager and playwright, best known as a writer of soties (satirical farces)......
Groban, Josh
Josh Groban is an American popular singer and actor recognized for his novel blending of contemporary and classical......
Grock
Grock was a Swiss clown whose blunders with the piano and the violin became proverbial. He was the son of a watchmaker......
Grossmith, George
George Grossmith was an English comedian and singer who created many of the chief characters in the original productions......
Guest, Christopher
Christopher Guest is a multitalented American-British actor, writer, producer, director, and musician best known......
Guilbert, Yvette
Yvette Guilbert was a French singer, reciter, and stage and film actress, who had an immense vogue as a singer......
Guinan, Texas
Texas Guinan was an American actress of the early 20th century who is remembered most vividly as a highly popular......
Guinness, Alec
Alec Guinness was a British actor famous for the variety and excellence of his stage and screen characterizations.......
Guitry, Lucien
Lucien Guitry was a French actor noted for his combination of broad range and economy of effect. Immediately after......
Guitry, Sacha
Sacha Guitry was a prodigious French playwright, director, and screenwriter who often acted in his own productions......
Gurira, Danai
Danai Gurira is a Zimbabwean American stage and screen actress and playwright. Although Gurira is perhaps best......
Gwyn, Nell
Nell Gwyn was an English actress and mistress of Charles II. Her frank recklessness, generosity, invariable good......
Gwynne, Fred
Fred Gwynne was an American actor and writer who possessed a lanky and towering physique, which, coupled with his......
Gyllenhaal, Jake
Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor known for the intensity and commitment he brings to his portrayals of a diverse......
Haasan, Kamal
Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, writer, filmmaker, and politician, admired for his varied accomplishments in South......
Hackett, James Henry
James Henry Hackett was an American actor important chiefly for his encouragement of drama in the United States.......
Hackman, Gene
Gene Hackman was an American motion-picture actor known for his rugged appearance and his emotionally honest and......
Haddish, Tiffany
Tiffany Haddish is an American comedian known for her unflinching candour and disarming authenticity. She shot......
Hagen, Uta
Uta Hagen was a German-born American actor and teacher who thrilled theatre audiences with her talent and versatility......
Hale, Louise Closser
Louise Closser Hale was a successful American character actress who was also the author of popular novels. Louise......
Hall, Arsenio
Arsenio Hall is an American actor, comedian, and producer who has appeared in several television shows and movies......
Hallam, Lewis, the Younger
Lewis Hallam the Younger was the son of Lewis Hallam and part of a family that pioneered professional theatre in......
Hallyday, Johnny
Johnny Hallyday was a French rock singer and actor whose powerful vocals and prolific career spanning more than......
Hamm, Jon
Jon Hamm is an American actor who is best known for his work as the mercurial and brilliant adman Don Draper on......
Hampden, Walter
Walter Hampden was an American actor, theatre manager, and repertory producer. Hampden attended Harvard briefly......
Handler, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler is an American comedian and author known for her earthy, bawdy style and her late-night talk show,......
Hanks, Tom
Tom Hanks is an American actor whose cheerful everyman persona made him a natural for starring roles in many popular......
Harbour, David
David Harbour is an American actor best known for portraying police chief Jim Hopper in the acclaimed science-fiction–horror......
Harden, Marcia Gay
Marcia Gay Harden is an American actress who is known for her ability to play a wide variety of characters in movies,......
Hardy, Oliver
Oliver Hardy was an American comedic film actor best known as half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy duo. Teamed with......
Hardy, Tom
Tom Hardy is a British actor who is known for his idiosyncratic personality and cerebral performances in both cult......
Hare, Sir John
Sir John Hare was an English actor-manager of London’s Garrick Theatre from 1889 to 1895, excelling in old men’s......
Harlow, Jean
Jean Harlow was an American actress who was the original “Blonde Bombshell.” Known initially for her striking beauty......
Harrelson, Woody
Woody Harrelson is an American actor who gained fame for his role as a dim-witted bartender on the classic sitcom......
Harrigan, Edward
Edward Harrigan was an American actor, producer, and playwright, half of the comedy team of Harrigan and Hart.......
Harris, E. Lynn
E. Lynn Harris was an American author, who in a series of novels drew on his personal familiarity with the gay......
Harris, Ed
Ed Harris is an American actor acclaimed for the intensity of his performances, most notably his portrayal of American......
Harris, Julie
Julie Harris was an American actress who was perhaps best known for her stage work, receiving six Tony Awards,......
Harris, Neil Patrick
Neil Patrick Harris is an American comic actor known for his portrayals of both likably average and flamboyantly......
Harris, Richard
Richard Harris was an Irish actor of stage and screen who became known as much for his offstage indulgences as......
Harrison, George
George Harrison was a British musician, singer, and songwriter, who gained fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles,......
Harrison, Rex
Rex Harrison was an English stage and film actor best known for his portrayals of urbane, eccentric English gentlemen......
Hart, Charles
Charles Hart was an English actor, probably the son of the actor William Hart, nephew of William Shakespeare. Hart......
Hart, William S.
William S. Hart was an American stage and silent film actor who was the leading hero of the early westerns. (Read......
Harvey, Sir John Martin
Sir John Martin Harvey was an English actor, producer, and theatre manager. The son of a yacht builder, Harvey......
Harvey, Steve
Steve Harvey is an American comedian, actor, author, and television and radio personality who first gained fame......
Hatch, Richard
Richard Hatch was an American actor who starred as the handsome and stalwart Captain Apollo in the science fiction......
Hathaway, Anne
Anne Hathaway is an American actress known for her versatility, appearing in films that ranged from fairy tales......
Hawke, Ethan
Ethan Hawke is an American actor, director, and novelist best known for his portrayals of cerebral sensitive men.......
Hawn, Goldie
Goldie Hawn is an American actress and producer who had a long career playing winsome, slightly ditzy women in......