List: American television actors

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•  Anthony Hopkins

  Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh film, stage and television actor. Considered to be one of film's greatest living actors, he is best known for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, its sequel, Hannibal, and its prequel, Red Dragon. Other prominent film credits include Magic, The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, Dracula, Legends of the Fall, The Remains of the Day, Amistad, Nixon and Fracture.

  

  28.0%
  

  29.3%
  

  42.7%
  
•  Britney Spears

  Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, author and entertainer. Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive, releasing her debut album ... Baby One More Time in 1999.

  

  25.6%
  

  27.5%
  

  46.9%
  
•  Blythe Danner

  Blythe Katharine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.

  

  25.9%
  

  30.1%
  

  44.0%
  
•  Billy Crystal

  William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. Additionally, he has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.

  

  30.1%
  

  37.6%
  

  32.3%
  
•  Bruce Campbell

  Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Bruce has had an extensive working relationship with director Sam Raimi, starring as Ash in Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy of horror-slapstick. He is currently starring as Sam Axe in Burn Notice on the USA Network.

  

  27.8%
  

  22.8%
  

  49.4%
  
•  Bill Macy

  Bill Macy (born May 18, 1922) is an American television and stage actor. Macy was born Wolf Marvin Garber in Revere, Massachusetts, to Mollie and Michael Garber, a manufacturer. He is best known for his portrayal of Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband of the title character on the 1970s television sitcom Maude. Macy was also an original cast member of the long-running theatrical revue Oh! Calcutta!.

  

  37.8%
  

  40.5%
  

  21.6%
  
•  Bill Mumy

  Charles William "Bill" Mumy, Jr. (born February 1, 1954), is an American actor, musician, pitchman, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and a figure in the science-fiction community. He is known primarily for his roles in movies and television, character-type roles, and his work in television production. The red-headed Mumy came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor, most notably as Will Robinson, the youngest of the three children of Prof. John and Dr.

  

  37.8%
  

  27.0%
  

  35.1%
  
•  Bill Bixby

  Bill Bixby (January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) was an American film and television actor, director, and frequent game show panelist. His career spanned over three decades; he appeared on stage, in motion pictures and five TV series, such as My Favorite Martian, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and The Incredible Hulk.

  

  29.8%
  

  29.8%
  

  40.4%
  
•  Caitlin Clarke

  Caitlin Clarke (May 3, 1952 – September 9, 2004) was an American theater and film actress best known for her role as "Valerian" in the 1981 fantasy film Dragonslayer and for her role as Charlotte Cardoza in the 1998-1999 Broadway musical Titanic.

  

  30.0%
  

  23.3%
  

  46.7%
  
•  Chris Sarandon

  Christopher Sarandon (born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He played Prince Humperdinck in the film The Princess Bride, the vampire Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night, Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the Child's Play series, and provided the speaking voice of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon in Dog Day Afternoon.

  

  25.8%
  

  47.0%
  

  27.3%
  
•  Christopher Guest

  Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), better known as Christopher Guest, is a British-American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor and comedian. He is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in several "mockumentary" films that feature a repertory-like ensemble cast.

  

  36.4%
  

  27.3%
  

  36.4%
  
•  Carol Kane

  Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress, known for her work on stage, screen and television.

  

  23.1%
  

  26.9%
  

  50.0%
  
•  Calista Flockhart

  Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress, primarily on television. She is best known for playing the title character of Ally McBeal (1997–2002). She currently stars as Sally Field’s character’s daughter, Kitty Walker, on the ABC drama, Brothers & Sisters.

  

  26.4%
  

  34.7%
  

  38.9%
  
•  David Janssen

  David Janssen (March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967).

  

  24.3%
  

  32.4%
  

  43.2%
  
•  Dwight Schultz

  William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action show The A-Team, Reginald Barclay in ', ', and the film ', and Mung Daal in the children's cartoon Chowder.

  

  36.9%
  

  23.1%
  

  40.0%
  
•  Dirk Benedict

  Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series. He was born in Helena, Montana, and grew up in White Sulphur Springs, Montana.

  

  26.7%
  

  26.7%
  

  46.7%
  
•  Desi Arnaz

  Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer. He gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. He is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the classic American TV series I Love Lucy, starring with Lucille Ball, to whom he was married at the time.

  

  21.1%
  

  50.0%
  

  28.9%
  
•  Dennis Hopper

  Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an American actor, filmmaker and artist. Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1955, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). Over the next ten years, Hopper appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films.

  

  31.5%
  

  16.7%
  

  51.9%
  
•  Denis Leary

  Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. He is known for his often biting comedic style and his chain smoking. Leary is the star and co-creator of the television show Rescue Me now in its fifth season.

  

  35.7%
  

  32.9%
  

  31.4%
  
•  Danny Kaye

  Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer and comedian.

  

  28.3%
  

  34.8%
  

  37.0%
  
•  Dana Plato

  Dana Michelle Plato (November 1, 1963 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress notable for playing the role of Kimberly Drummond in the U.S. television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. Plato's career declined after her departure from the show, with appearances in low-budget films, including softcore pornography. She had longstanding personal problems and died from an overdose of prescription medication on May 8, 1999.

  

  33.9%
  

  41.1%
  

  25.0%
  
•  Dolores Fuller

  Dolores Fuller (born 1923) is an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Edward D. Wood, Jr. She played the protagonist's girlfriend in Glen or Glenda, co-starred in Wood's Jail Bait, and had a minor role in Bride of the Monster. Later, Elvis Presley recorded a number of her songs written for his films.

  

  21.2%
  

  21.2%
  

  57.6%
  
•  Elizabeth Gracen

  Elizabeth Ward Gracen is an American actress known almost as much for her off-screen activities as for her movie and television roles. She was born Elizabeth Grace Ward but should not be confused with another Elizabeth Ward who worked as a television actress during the first half of the 1980s.

  

  31.9%
  

  27.7%
  

  40.4%
  
•  Eve Arden

  Eve Arden (April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American actress. Her almost 60-year career crossed most media frontiers with supporting and leading roles, but she is perhaps best remembered for playing the sardonic but engaging high school teacher in the classic Our Miss Brooks, and as the Rydell High School principal in the films Grease and Grease 2.

  

  24.4%
  

  34.1%
  

  41.5%
  
•  Elyssa Davalos

  Elyssa Davalos (born May 30, 1959) is an American television and movie actress. She is the daughter of actor Richard Davalos and the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Jeff Dunas.

  

  41.4%
  

  27.6%
  

  31.0%