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Film actor Biographies
Every archived life recorded as film actor, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Ali Zafar
b. May 18, 1980
Pakistani singer and film actor
Contemporary era
Alamgir
b. April 3, 1950
Bangladeshi actor
Modern era
Noor Jehan
September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000
Pakistani singer and actress (1920–2000)
Modern era
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
January 12, 1923 – May 31, 1999
Pakistani actor and singer
Contemporary era
Zakir Hussain (tabla maestro)
March 9, 1951 – December 15, 2024
Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024)
Modern era
M. S. Subbulakshmi
September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004
Indian Carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004)
Modern era
Mukesh (singer)
July 22, 1923 – August 27, 1976
Indian playback singer (1923-1976)
Modern era
Manna Dey
May 1, 1919 – October 24, 2013
Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013)
Modern era
Geeta Dutt
November 23, 1930 – July 20, 1972
Indian playback singer (1930–1972)
Modern era
K. L. Saigal
April 4, 1904 – January 18, 1947
Indian singer and actor (1904–1947)
Modern era
Nadeem Baig
b. July 19, 1941
Pakistani actor
Modern era
Zia Mohyeddin
June 20, 1931 – February 13, 2023
Pakistani actor (1931–2023)
Modern era
Qavi Khan
November 15, 1942 – 2023
Pakistani film and television actor (1942-2023)
Contemporary era
Abid Ali (actor)
March 17, 1952 – September 5, 2019
Pakistani television actor
Modern era
Madhubala
February 14, 1933 – February 23, 1969
Indian actress (1933–1969)
Modern era
Nargis
June 1, 1929 – May 3, 1981
Indian actress (1929–1981)
Modern era
Waheeda Rehman
b. May 14, 1938
Indian actress
Contemporary era
Smita Patil
October 17, 1955 – December 13, 1986
Indian actress (1955–1986)
Modern era
Shashi Kapoor
March 18, 1938 – December 4, 2017
Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017)
Modern era
Shammi Kapoor
October 21, 1930 – August 14, 2011
Indian actor (1930-2011)
Modern era
Rajesh Khanna
December 29, 1942 – July 18, 2012
Indian actor and film producer (1942–2012)
Contemporary era
Irrfan Khan
January 7, 1967 – April 29, 2020
Indian actor (1967–2020)
Contemporary era
Om Puri
October 18, 1949 – January 6, 2017
Indian actor (1949–2017)
Contemporary era
Naseeruddin Shah
b. July 20, 1950
Indian actor and director
Contemporary era
Sushant Singh Rajput
January 21, 1986 – June 14, 2020
Indian actor (1986-2020)
Modern era
Ritwik Ghatak
November 4, 1925 – February 6, 1976
Indian Bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976)
Modern era
Mehboob Khan
1906 – May 28, 1964
Film director (1906–1964)
Modern era
Carmen Miranda
February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955
Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
Modern era
Alvaro de Luna
April 10, 1935 – November 2, 2018
Actor (1935-2018)
Modern era
Nehemiah
August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022
American actor and painter (1919–2022)
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
Pramathesh Barua
October 24, 1903 – November 29, 1951
Indian actor (1903–1951)
Modern era
Sohrab Modi
November 2, 1897 – January 28, 1984
Indian film actor, director, producer (1897-1984)
Modern era
V. Shantaram
November 18, 1901 – October 30, 1990
Indian film director and actor (1901–1990)
Modern era
Prithviraj Kapoor
November 3, 1906 – May 29, 1972
Indian actor (1906-1972)
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
Margaret Hamilton
December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985
American film character actress (1902–1985)
Modern era
Lucille Ball
August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989
American actress (1911–1989)
Modern era
Stan Laurel
June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965
English actor (1890–1965)
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
Groucho Marx
October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977
American comedian (1890–1977)
Modern era
Jimmy Stewart
May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
Modern era
Gregory Peck
April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003
American actor (1916–2003)
Modern era
Spencer Tracy
April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967
American actor (1900–1967)
Modern era
Henry Fonda
May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982
American actor (1905–1982)
Modern era
Bette Davis
April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989
American actress (1908–1989)
Modern era
Joan Crawford
March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977
American actress (1908–1977)
Modern era
Rita Hayworth
October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987
American actress (1918–1987)
Modern era
Lauren Bacall
September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014
American actress (1924–2014)
Modern era
Doris Day
April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019
American actress and singer (1922–2019)
Modern era
Kirk Douglas
December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020
American actor (1916–2020)
Modern era
Steve McQueen
March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980
American actor (1930-1980)
Modern era
Yul Brynner
July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985
Russian-born American actor (1920–1985)
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
Alain Delon
November 8, 1935 – August 18, 2024
French actor (1935–2024)