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Actor Biographies
Every archived life recorded as actor, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Alvaro de Luna
April 10, 1935 – November 2, 2018
Actor (1935-2018)
Modern era
Girish Chandra Ghosh
February 28, 1844 – February 8, 1912
Bengali actor, director, and writer
Modern era
Himansu Rai
1892 – May 19, 1940
Indian filmmaker (1892–1940)
Modern era
Devika Rani
March 30, 1908 – March 9, 1994
Indian actress (1908-1994)
Modern era
Fatma Begum
1892 – 1983
Indian actress and director
Modern era
Ruby Myers
1907 – October 10, 1983
Indian actress (1907–1983)
Modern era
Kanan Devi
April 22, 1916 – July 17, 1992
Indian actress (1916–1992)
Modern era
Pramathesh Barua
October 24, 1903 – November 29, 1951
Indian actor (1903–1951)
Modern era
Bal Gandharva
June 26, 1888 – July 15, 1967
Indian Marathi singer and stage actor (1888–1967)
Modern era
A. R. Kardar
October 2, 1904 – November 22, 1989
Indian actor and director
Modern era
Swaran Lata
December 20, 1924 – February 8, 2008
Pakistani actress (1924–2008)
Modern era
Shamim Ara
March 22, 1938 – August 5, 2016
Pakistani actor and film director
Modern era
Sitara Devi
November 8, 1920 – November 25, 2014
Indian dancer (1920-2014)
Modern era
Begum Akhtar
October 7, 1914 – October 30, 1974
Indian musician
Zahida Parveen
Indian actress
Modern era
Noah
January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946
American actor (1882–1946)
Contemporary era
John Wesley
August 3, 1947 – September 7, 2019
American actor (1947-2019)
Modern era
Charles Bukowski
August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994
German-American writer (1920–1994)
Modern era
Fritz Lang
December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976
Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976)
Modern era
Sergio Leone
January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989
Italian filmmaker (1929–1989)
Modern era
Jean-Luc Godard
December 3, 1930 – September 13, 2022
French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)
Modern era
Francois Truffaut
February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984
French film director (1932–1984)
Modern era
Andrei Tarkovsky
April 4, 1932 – December 29, 1986
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director (1932–1986)
Modern era
Mel Brooks
b. June 28, 1926
American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
Contemporary era
Spike Lee
b. March 20, 1957
American filmmaker (born 1957)
Contemporary era
Zhang Yimou
b. April 2, 1950
Chinese filmmaker
Modern era
Johnny Carson
October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005
American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005)
Modern era
Oliver Hardy
January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957
American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892–1957)
Modern era
Bob Hope
May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003
American entertainer (1903–2003)
Modern era
Spencer Tracy
April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967
American actor (1900–1967)
Modern era
Joan Crawford
March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977
American actress (1908–1977)
Modern era
Steve McQueen
March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980
American actor (1930-1980)
Modern era
Omar Sharif
April 10, 1932 – July 10, 2015
Egyptian actor (1932–2015)
Modern era
Toshiro Mifune
April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997
Japanese actor (1920–1997)
Modern era
Marcello Mastroianni
September 28, 1924 – December 19, 1996
Italian actor (1924–1996)
Modern era
Peter Sellers
September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980
British actor and comedian (1925–1980)
Modern era
Richard Burton
November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
Modern era
Natalie Wood
July 20, 1938 – November 28, 1981
American actress (1938–1981)
Modern era
Bela Lugosi
October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956
Hungarian-American actor (1882–1956)
Modern era
Christopher Lee
May 27, 1922 – June 7, 2015
English actor and singer (1922–2015)
Modern era
James Earl Jones
January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024
American actor (1931–2024)
Modern era
Ian McKellen
b. May 25, 1939
British actor (born 1939)
Modern era
Gene Hackman
January 30, 1930 – February 18, 2025
American actor and novelist (1930–2025)
Modern era
George Carlin
May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
Contemporary era
Samuel L. Jackson
b. December 21, 1948
American actor (born 1948)
Modern era
Harrison Ford
b. July 13, 1942
American actor (born 1942)
Contemporary era
Arnold Schwarzenegger
b. July 30, 1947
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
Contemporary era
Michelle Yeoh
b. August 6, 1962
Malaysian actress (born 1962)
Contemporary era
Sridevi
August 13, 1963 – February 24, 2018
Indian actress (1963–2018)
Contemporary era
Rajinikanth
b. December 12, 1950
Indian actor (born 1950)
Contemporary era
Patrick Swayze
August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009
American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009)
Contemporary era
River Phoenix
August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993
American actor and musician (1970–2026
Contemporary era
Steve Irwin
February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
Modern era
Bing Crosby
May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
Contemporary era
Ariana Grande
b. June 26, 1993
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
Contemporary era
Ed Sheeran
b. February 17, 1991
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1991)
Modern era
Celia Cruz
October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003
Cuban singer (1925–2003)
Modern era
Fairuz
b. November 21, 1935
Lebanese singer and actress
Modern era
Asha Bhosle
September 8, 1933 – April 12, 2026
Indian playback singer (1933–2026)
Contemporary era
Teresa Teng
January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995
Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)