List of male film actors (L-Z)

Actors Mark Wahlberg (left) and Eric West pose together at MTV Video Music Awards September, 2000

This is an alphabetical list of notable male movie actors.

A certain number of actors of this list are also well-known because of their roles in television films and series, and are therefore included in both, this list and the list of television actors.

See also:  Actors,   List of female movie actors,   List of male television actors  and  List of female television actors.

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L

La

*Sidney Laen (born 1979)
*Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)
*Martin Landau (born 1931)
*Michael Landon (1936-1991)
*Frank Langella (born 1940)
*Fritz Lang (1890-1976)
*James Lanphier (1920-1969)
*John Larroquette (born 1947)
*Lash La Rue (1917-1996)
*Charles Laughton (1899-1962)
*Harry Lauter (1914-1990)
*John Phillip Law (born 1937)
*Jude Law (born 1972)
*Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
*Andrew (Andy) Lawrence (born 1988)
*Joey Lawrence (born 1976)
*Martin Lawrence (born 1965)
*Matthew William Lawrence (born 1980)
*George Lazenby (born 1939)

Le-Ll

*Denis Leary (born 1957)
*Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
*Christopher Lee (born 1922)
*John Leguizamo (born 1964)
*Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
*Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957)
*Jerry Lewis (born 1926)
*Jet Li (born 1963)
*Larry Linville (1939-2000)
*Ray Liotta (born 1955)
*John Lithgow (born 1945)
*Christopher Lloyd (born 1938)
*Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)

Lo-Ly

*Harold Lockwood (1887-1918)
*Robert Loggia (born 1930)
*Herbert Lom (born 1917)
*Jack Lord (1920-1998)
*Peter Lorre (1904-1964)
*Chad Lowe (born 1968)
*Rob Lowe (born 1964)
*Robert Lowery (1913-1971)
*Josh Lucas (born 1971)
*Wilfred Lucas (1871-1940)
*Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
*Paul Lukas (1887-1971)
*Alfred Lunt (1892-1977)
*Jon Luvelli (born 1979)
*Paul Lynde (1926-1982)

M

Ma

Mac-Man

*Billy MacQueen
*Fred MacMurray (1908-1991)
*Sean Eamonn Eagan Mack (born 1985)
*Patrick Macnee (born 1922)
*Duncan MacRae (1905-1967)
*William H. Macy (born 1950)
*Michael Madsen (born 1958)
*Guy Madison (1922-1996)
*Garret Maggart (born 1969)
*Tobey Maguire (born 1975)
*George Maharis (born 1928)
*Bill Maher (born 1956)
*John Mahoney (born 1940)
*Lee Majors (born 1939)
*Romany Malco (date unknown)
*Karl Malden (born 1912)
*John Malkovich (born 1953)
*Nino Manfredi (1921-2004)
*Joe Mantegna (born 1947)

Mar-Mat

*Fredric March (1897-1975)
*Jason Marsden (born 1976)
*Garry Marshall (born 1934)
*Herbert Marshall (1890-1966)
*Olivier Martinez (born 1966)
*Steve Martin (born 1945)
*Lee Marvin (1924-1987)
*Chico Marx (1887-1961)
*Groucho Marx (1890-1977)
*Gummo Marx (Milton) (1892-1977)
*Harpo Marx (1888-1964)
*Zeppo Marx (1901â€"1979)
*James Mason (1909-1984)
*Daniel Massey (1933-1998)
*Raymond Massey (1896-1983)
*Tim Matheson (born 1947)
*Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996)
*Walter Matthau (1920-2000)
*Victor Mature (1915-1999)
*Ken Maynard (1895-1973)
*Marlon Wayans

Mc-Me

*David McCallum (born 1933)
*Bill McClean
*Doug McClure (1935-1995)
*Matthew McConaughey
*Tim McCoy (1891-1978)
*Dylan McDermott (born 1962)
*Roddy McDowall (1928-1998)
*George McFarland (1928-1993)
*Paul McGann (born 1959)
*Bruce McGill (born 1950)
*Ewan McGregor (born 1971)
*Michael McKean (born 1947)
*Ian McKellen (born 1939)
*Leo McKern (1920-2002)
*Victor McLaglen (1883-1959)
*John McLoughlin (1784-1857)
*Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
*Mehmood (1932-2004)
*Christopher Meloni (born 1961)
*Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963)
*Burgess Meredith (1908-1997)
*Charles Meredith (1894-1964)
*Gary Merrill (1915-1990)
*Jason Mewes (born 1974)
*Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 1977)
*Julian McMahon (born 1968)

Mi

*Dash Mihok (born 1974)
*Ray Milland (1907-1986)
*Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972)
*John Mills (born 1908) (Sir)
*Sal Mineo (1939-1976)
*Millard Mitchell (1903-1953)
*Robert Mitchum (1917-1997)

Mk

*Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930-1993)

Mo

*Alfred Molina (born 1953)
*Richard Moll (born 1942)
*Yves Montand (1921-1991)
*George Montgomery (1916-2000)
*Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
*Ron Moody (born 1924)
*Dudley Moore (1935-2002)
*Matthew Moore (1888-1960)
*Owen Moore (1886-1939)
*Roger Moore (born 1927)
*Thomas J. Moore (1883-1955)
*Tobias Moretti (1959)
*Frank Morgan (1890-1949)
*Harry Morgan (born 1915)
*Robert Morley (1908-1992)
*Chester Morris (1901-1970)
*Gary Morris (born 1948)
*Robert Morse (born 1931)
*Viggo Mortensen (born 1958)

Mu-My

*Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930)
*Edward Mulhare (1923-1997)
*Martin Mull (born 1943)
*Bill Mumy (born 1954)
*Paul Muni (1895-1967)
*Audie Murphy (1924-1971)
*Eddie Murphy (born 1961)
*George Murphy (1902-1992)
*Chad Michael Murray (born 1981)
*Mike Myers (born 1963)

N

*Conrad Nagel (1897- 1970)
*Takashi Naito (born 1955)
*James Nardini
*Amedeo Nazzari (1907-1979)
*Liam Neeson (born 1952)
*Sam Neill (born 1947)
*Craig T. Nelson (born 1944)
*Franco Nero (born 1941)
*Paul Newman (born 1925)
*Jack Nicholson (born 1937)
*David Niven (1909-1983)
*Philippe Noiret (born 1930)
*Nick Nolte (born 1941)
*Chuck Norris (born 1940)
*Edward Norton (born 1969)
*Willie "Ray-J" Norwood, Jr. (born 1981)
*Ivor Novello (1893-1951)

O

*Edmond O'Brien (1915-1985)
*George O'Brien (1899-1985)
*Uwe Ochsenknecht (born 1956)
*Charlie O'Connell (born 1975)
*Jerry O'Connell (born 1974)
*Carroll O'Connor (1925-2001)
*Donald O'Connor (1925-2003)
*George O'Hara (1899-1966)
*Warner Oland (1879-1938)
*Gary Oldman (born 1958)
*Branden Oliver (born 1985)
*Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
*Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972)
*Haley Joel Osment (born 1987)
*Peter O'Toole (born 1932)
*Natalino Otto (1912-1969)
*David Owen (born 1975)

P

Pa

*Al Pacino (born 1940)
*Bartolomeo Pagano (1878-1947)
*Jack Palance (born 1920)
*Chazz Palmentieri (born 1952)
*Peter Palmer (born 1931)
*Joe Pantoliano (born 1951)
*Larry Parks (1914-1975)
*Mandy Patinkin (born 1952)
*Jason Patric (born 1966)
*Will Patton (born 1954)
*Adrian Paul (born 1959)
*Bill Paxton (born 1955)
*John Payne (1912-1989)
*Edward Pawley (b. 3/16/1901, d. 1/27/1988)

Pe-Ph

*Guy Pearce (born 1967)
*Gregory Peck (1916-2003)
*Joe Penner (1904-1941)
*Sean Penn (born 1960)
*George Peppard (1928-1994)
*Barry Pepper (born 1970)
*Richard Perello
*Anthony Perkins (1932-1992)
*Ron Perlman (born 1950)
*Harold Perrineau Jr. (born 1968)
*Matthew Perry (born 1969)
*Jon Pertwee (1919-1996)
*Joe Pesci (born 1943)
*Paul Petersen (born 1945)
*William Petersen (born 1953)
*Gérard Philipe (1922-1959)
*Leslie Phillips (born 1924)
*Lou Diamond Phillips (born 1962)
*Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974)
*River Phoenix (1970-1993)

Pi-Pu

*Dieter Pfaff (born 1947)
*Michel Piccoli (born 1925)
*Jack Pickford (1896-1933)
*Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
*David Hyde Pierce (born 1959)
*Danny Pintauro (born 1976)
*Brad Pitt (born 1963)
*Michele Placido
*Oliver Platt (born 1960)
*Donald Pleasence (1919-1995)
*Christopher Plummer (born 1927)
*Larry Poindexter (born 1959)
*Sidney Poitier (born 1927)
*Michael J. Pollard (born 1939)
*Eddy Polo (1875-1961)
*Jorge Porcel (born 1936)
*Dick Powell (1904-1963)
*Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
*Jürgen Prochnow (born 1941)
*Bill Pullman (born 1953)
*Noel Purcell (1900-1985)
*Om Puri (born 1950)

Q

*Dennis Quaid (born 1954)
*Randy Quaid (born 1950)
*Anthony Quayle (1913-1989)
*Richard Quine (born 1920)
*Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
*Glenn Quinn (1970-2002)

R

Ra

*Kurt Raab (1941-1988)
*Alberto Rabagliati (1906-1974)
*Chips Rafferty (1909-1971)
*Ted Raimi (born 1965)
*Claude Rains (1889-1967)
*John Raitt (born 1917)
*Harold Ramis (born 1944)
*Basil Rathbone (1892-1967)
*Daniel Radcliffe

Re-Rh

*Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
*Stephen Rea (born 1949)
*Robert Redford (born 1937)
*Michael Redgrave (1908-1985)
*Oliver Reed (1938-1999)
*Robert Reed (1932-1992)
*Christopher Reeve (1952-2004)
*George Reeves (1914-1959)
*Keanu Reeves (born 1964)
*Steve Reeves (1926-2000)
*Wallace Reid (1891-1923)
*John C. Reilly (born 1965)
*Rob Reiner (born 1947)
*Max Reinhardt (1873-1943)
*Paul Reiser (born 1957)
*Jeremy Renner (born 1971)
*Michael Rennie (1909-1971)
*Jean Reno (born 1948)
*Zeev Revach (born 1940)
*Paul Reubens (born 1952)
*Fernando Rey (1917-1994)
*Burt Reynolds (born 1936)
*Ryan Reynolds (born 1976)
*Ving Rhames (born 1959)
*Erik Rhodes (1906â€"1990)
*John Rhys-Davies (born 1944)

Ri-Ru

*Ralph Richardson (1902-1983)
*Alan Rickman (born 1946)
*John Ritter (1948-2003)
*Jason Robards (1922-2000)
*Tim Robbins (born 1958)
*Cliff Robertson (born 1925)
*Paul Robeson (1898-1976)
*Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973)
*Seth Rogen (born 1972)
*Charles 'Buddy' Rogers (1904-1999)
*Howard Rollins (1950-1996)
*Ray Romano (born 1957)
*Mickey Rooney (born 1920)
*Maxie "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, (1904-1976)
*Tim Roth (born 1961)
*Richard Roundtree (born 1942)
*John Rubinstein (born 1946)
*Paul Rudd (born 1969)
*Charles Ruggles (1886-1970)
*Geoffrey Rush (born 1951)
*Harold Russel (1914-2002)
*Clive Russell (born 1945)
*John Russell (1921-1991)
*Kurt Russell (born 1951)

S

Sa

*Kenji Sahara (born 1932)
*Antonio Sanchez (c. 1956)
*George Sanders (1906-1972)
*Paul Sanderson
*Tommy Sands (born 1937)
*Gary Sandy (born 1945)
*Chris Sarandon (born 1942)
*Sam Sarpong
*Stephen Saux (born 1972)
*Ben Savage (born 1980)
*Fred Savage (born 1976)
*Telly Savalas (1924-1994)
*Tom Savini (born 1946)
*Devon Sawa (born 1978)
*John Saxon (born 1935)
*John Savage (actor)

Sc-Se

*Roy Scheider (born 1932)
*Maximilian Schell (born 1930)
*Otto Schenk (born 1930)
*Richard Schiff (born 1955)
*Max Schreck (1879-1936)
*Dwight Schultz (born 1947)
*Jason Schwartzman (born 1980)
*Todd Michael Schwartzman (born 1986)
*Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947)
*Til Schweiger (born 1963)
*David Schwimmer (born 1966)
*Paul Scofield (born 1922)
*Peter Scolari (born 1954)
*George C. Scott (1927-1999)
*Steven Seagal (born 1951)
*Bob Seagren (born 1946)
*George Segal (born 1924)
*Tom Selleck (born 1945)
*Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
*Heronimo Sehmi (born 1947)
*Andrzej Seweryn (born 1946)

Sh-Sl

*Naseeruddin Shah (born 1950)
*Tupac Shakur (born 1971 and died 1996)
*Tony Shalhoub (born 1953)
*Omar Sharif (born 1932)
*William Shatner (born 1931)
*Wallace Shawn (born 1943)
*Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
*Charlie Sheen (born 1965)
*Martin Sheen (born 1940)
*Sam Shepard (born 1943)
*Martin Short (born 1950)
*Sonny Shroyer (born 1935)
*Milton Sills (1882-1930)
*Trinidad Silva (1950-1988)
*Ron Silver (born 1946)
*Jay Silverheels (1912-1980)
*Alastair Sim (1900-1976)
*Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
*Gary Sinise (born 1955)
*Tom Sizemore (born 1964)
*Victor Sjöström (1879-1960)
*Tom Skerritt (born 1933)
*Christian Slater (born 1969)
*John Slater (1916-1975)
*Shawn Wayans

Sm-Sp

*Kevin Smith (actor) (1963-2002)
*Alberto Sordi (1920-2003)
*James Smith (born 1968)
*Mel Smith (born 1952)
*Will Smith (born 1968)
*Jimmy Smits (born 1955)
*Wesley Snipes (born 1962)
*Jack Soo (1916-1979)
*Kevin Sorbo (born 1958)
*Paul Sorvino (born 1939)
*Kevin Spacey (born 1959)
*James Spader (born 1960)
*George Spelvin
*Bud Spencer (born 1929)
*John Spencer (born 1946)

St

*Robert Stack (1919-2003)
*Brent Stait (born 1959)
*Sylvester Stallone (born 1946)
*John Stamos (born 1963)
*Terence Stamp (born 1939)
*Harry Dean Stanton (born 1926)
*Michael Stanton (born 1988)
*Rod Steiger (1925-2002)
*Ben Stein (born 1944)
*Daniel Stern (born 1957)
*Craig Stevens (1918-2000)
*McLean Stevenson (1929-1996)
*James Stewart (1908-1997)
*Patrick Stewart (born 1940)
*Ben Stiller (born 1965)
*Jerry Stiller (born 1927)
*Dean Stockwell (born 1936)
*Eric Stoltz (born 1961)
*Harold Stone (born 1913)
*Lewis Stone (1879-1953)
*Paolo Stoppa (1906-1988)
*Peter Strauss (born 1947)
*Bradley Stryker (born 1977)

Su-Sw

*Donald Sutherland (born 1934)
*Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966)
*Patrick Swayze (born 1952)
*Arnold Schwarzenegger

T

Ta-To

*Chief Tahachee (1904-1978)
*Robert Taylor (1911-1969)
*Rod Taylor (born 1930)
*John Thaw (1942-2002)
*Danny Thomas (1914-1991)
*Henry Thomas (born 1971)
*Richard Thomas (born 1951)
*Brian Thompson (born 1959)
*Fred Dalton Thompson (born 1942)
*Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955)
*Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960)
*Richard Todd (born 1919)
*Michael Tolan (born 1925)
*Branko Tomovic (born 1977)
*Franchot Tone (1905-1968)
*Topol (born 1935)
*Peter Tork (born 1942)
*Rip Torn (born 1931)
*Robert Towne (born 1934)

Tr-Tu

*Spencer Tracy (1900-1967)
*Steve Tracy (1952-1986)
*Tony Travis
*John Travolta (born 1954)
*Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917)
*Danny Trejo (born 1944)
*Jean-Louis Trintignant (born 1930)
*Verne Troyer (born 1969)
*John Turturro (born 1957)
*Stuart Townsend

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V

*Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926)
*Bobby Van (1928-1980)
*Jean-Claude Van Damme (born 1960)
*James Van Der Beek (born 1977)
*Michael Vartan (born 1968)
*Robert Vaughn (born 1932)
*Herman van Veen (born 1945)
*Lino Ventura (1919-1987)
*Ben Vereen (born 1946)
*Richard Vernon (1925-1997)
*Herve Villechaize (1943-1993)
*Jon Voight (born 1938)
*Gian Maria Volonte (1933-1994)
*Arnold Vosloo (born 1962)
*Behrouz Vossoughi (born 1974)
*Dimitris Voyatzis

W

Wa

*Robert Wagner (born 1930)
*Christopher Walken (born 1943)
*Clint Walker (born 1927)
*Paul Walker (born 1973)
*Sydney Walker (1921-1994)
*Greg Walloch (born 1970)
*J. T. Walsh (1943-1998)
*Ray Walston (1914-2001)
*Sam Wanamaker (1919-1993)
*Jack Warden (born 1920)
*Fred Ward (born 1942)
*Tom Ward (born 1985)
*David Warner (born 1941)
*Marc Warren (born 1967)
*Denzel Washington (born 1954)
*Sam Waterston (born 1940)
*John Wayne (1907-1979)

We-Wh

*Blayne Weaver (born 1976)
*Clifton Webb (1889-1966)
*Jack Webb (1920-1982)
*Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)
*Orson Welles (1915-1985)
*George Wendt (born 1948)
*Oskar Werner (1922-1984)
*Jack Weston (1924-1996)
*Adam West (born 1928)
*Eric West (born 1982)
*Samuel West (born 1966)
*Timothy West (born 1934)
*Floyd Red Crow Westerman (born 1936)
*Wil Wheaton (born 1972)
*Dan White (actor) (1908-1980)
*Bradley Whitford (born 1959)
*Stuart Whitman (born 1926)
*Steve Whitmire (born 1959)
*James Whitmore, Sr. (born 1921)

Wi-Wo

*Richard Widmark (born 1914)
*Cornel Wilde (1915-1989)
*Gene Wilder (born 1933)
*Tom Wilkinson (born 1948)
*Fred Willard (born 1939)
*Barry Williams (born 1954)
*Emlyn Williams (1905-1987)
*Michael Williams (1935-2001)
*Robin Williams (born 1952)
*Mykelti Williamson (born 1960)
*Bruce Willis (born 1955)
*Dooley Wilson (1886-1953)
*Luke Wilson (born 1971)
*Owen Wilson (born 1968)
*Rainn Wilson (born 1968)
*Paul Winfield (born 1941)
*Henry Winkler (born 1945)
*Norman Wisdom (born 1915)
*Donald Wolfit (1902-1968)
*Victor Wong (1927-2001)
*Elijah Wood (born 1981)
*James Woods (born 1947)
*Gordon Michael Woolvett (born 1970)

X

Y

*Bruce Yarnell (1935-1973)
*Malik Yoba (born 1967)
*Michael York (born 1942)
*Richard Yñiguez (born 1946)

Z

*Billy Zane (born 1966)
*Kevin Zegers (born 1984)