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Ranjana Deshmukh
Ranjana Deshmukh (रंजना देशमुख), Marathi film actress known on screen as Ranjana; born 1955, Mumbai; starred in Chaani, Zunj, Are Sansar Sansar; paired with Ashok Saraf; career ended by a 1987 car accident; died 3 March 2000.
Ranjeet
Ranjeet (Gopal Bedi, गोपाल बेदी), Hindi film villain of the 1970s–80s, born near Amritsar; screen name from Sunil Dutt; over 200 Hindi villain films, Sharmeelee breakthrough.
Ranjeeta Kaur
Ranjeeta Kaur, also known as Robby, Indian actress born 1956 in Punjab; FTII-trained lead of Laila Majnu (1976) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978); distinct from the later crew member of the same name.
Ranjit Mallick (রঞ্জিত মল্লিক)
Ranjit Mallick (রঞ্জিত মল্লিক, also Ranjit Mullick), Bengali film actor born 1944 in Kolkata; debuted in Mrinal Sen's Interview, won Karlovy Vary best actor 1972, starred in Mouchak, Shatru, Shakha Proshakha.
Ranjith (actor)
Ranjith (ரஞ்சித்), Tamil actor-director born 1972 in Coimbatore; debut Pon Vilangu (1993), Best Villain award for Maru Malarchi, acclaimed in Pandavar Bhoomi; distinct from singer Ranjith, Pa. Ranjith, and the Malayalam director.
Ranjitha (ஸ்ரீ வள்ளி)
Ranjitha, born Sri Valli, is an Indian former film and television actress who worked mainly in Tamil cinema from Nadodi Thendral (1992) until her retirement in 2010.
Ranveer Singh (रणवीर सिंह)
Ranveer Singh (रणवीर सिंह), born Ranveer Bhavnani in 1985 in Mumbai, is a Hindi-film actor. His 2010 debut Band Baaja Baaraat won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut; later leads include Bajirao Mastani, Gully Boy, 83, and the Dhurandhar films.
Rao Gopal Rao
Rao Gopal Rao (రావు గోపాలరావు), 1937–1994, Telugu cinema villain and character actor famed for Godavari-dialect dialogue delivery, star of Mutyala Muggu, Rajya Sabha TDP member, producer, father of actor Rao Ramesh.
Rao Ramesh (రావు రమేష్)
Rao Ramesh (రావు రమేష్), Telugu character actor born 1968 in Srikakulam, son of Rao Gopal Rao; known for Magadheera, Pushpa films, K.G.F: Chapter 2, Gamyam, Jai Bhim.
Raqesh Bapat (राकेश बापट)
Raqesh Bapat (राकेश बापट), also known as Rakesh Bapat and Raqesh Vashisth, is an Indian actor born in 1978 who works in Hindi and Marathi films and television.
Rashmika Mandanna (ರಶ್ಮಿಕಾ ಮಂದಣ್ಣ)
Rashmika Mandanna (ರಶ್ಮಿಕಾ ಮಂದಣ್ಣ), born 1996, Indian actress working across Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema; debut Kirik Party (2016), known for Pushpa, Animal, Chhaava; nicknamed "national crush".
Rat Pack
The Rat Pack: informal American entertainment group led by Frank Sinatra with Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop; named from Bogart's Holmby Hills circle, famous at the Sands, Las Vegas, and Ocean's Eleven (1960).
Rati Agnihotri (रति अग्निहोत्री)
Rati Agnihotri (रति अग्निहोत्री), born 1960 in Mumbai, is an Indian actress of Tamil debut (Puthiya Vaarpugal, 1979) and 1980s Hindi fame (Ek Duuje Ke Liye), who left films in 1985 and returned in 2001.
Rati Pandey
Rati Pandey (born 1982, Assam) is an Indian television actress known as Nupur in Miley Jab Hum Tum and Indira Sharma in Zee TV's Hitler Didi (2011–2013, 448 episodes); later roles include Begusarai, Porus, and Devi Adi Parashakti.
Ratna Pathak Shah (रत्ना पाठक शाह)
Ratna Pathak Shah (रत्ना पाठक शाह), Indian film, TV, and theatre actor; Maya Sarabhai in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Buaji in Lipstick Under My Burkha; Motley member, NSD-trained, daughter of Dina Pathak, wife of Naseeruddin Shah.
Raven Riley
Raven Riley (Sarah Pate, born 1986) was an American amateur internet adult model whose Third Pentacle paysite grossed $1 million in eight months before a 2008 retirement dispute and the 2023 documentary Skin in the Game.
Ravi Behl
Ravi Behl, born in 1970 in Mumbai, is an Indian actor, television producer, and host known for the 1991 film Narsimha and for co-creating the dance reality show Boogie Woogie.
Ravi Kishan (रवि किशन शुक्ला)
Ravi Kishan (Ravindra Shukla, रवि किशन शुक्ला), born 1969 in Mumbai, is a Bhojpuri and Hindi film actor and BJP MP from Gorakhpur since 2019, re-elected 2024; known for Saiyaan Hamar, Laapataa Ladies, and a 2022 population-control bill.
Ravi Teja (రవి తేజ)
Ravi Teja (Telugu: రవి తేజ), born Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju, is an Indian Telugu-film actor and producer, born 1968 in Jaggampeta, Andhra Pradesh. Nicknamed Mass Maharaja, he rose from assistant director to stardom with Idiot (2002), won Nandi and Filmfare awards, and his films include Vikramarkudu, Kick, Dhamaka, and Irumudi (2026).
Ravichandran (Kannada actor)
Veeraswamy Ravichandran (ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್), the "Crazy Star" of Kannada cinema, is an actor-director-music director born 1961 (some sources say 1960, Tirunelveli). Debut Khadeema Kallaru (1982); directorial debut Premaloka (1987); known for Shanti Kranti's pan-Indian gamble and the AI film I Am God – The Crazy.
Ravichandran (Tamil actor)
Ravichandran, born B. S. Raman and credited as Kalaingnar Thilagham, was a Tamil actor who debuted in the 1964 hit Kadhalikka Neramillai and starred in over 105 films.
Ravindra Mahajani (रवींद्र महाजनी)
Ravindra Mahajani (रवींद्र महाजनी, 1949–2023), Marathi actor-director born in Belgaum, debuted in Zhunj (1975), starred in Mumbaicha Fauzdar and Lakshmi, nicknamed the Vinod Khanna of Marathi films, father of Gashmeer Mahajani.
Ray Collins (actor)
Ray Collins (1889–1965), American character actor of stage, radio, film, and television; Mercury Theatre regular, Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane, Lt. Tragg on Perry Mason (271 episodes).
Ray Park
Ray Park (born 1974, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor, stuntman, and wushu martial artist, the physical portrayer of Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace and Solo, also Toad in X-Men and Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe.
Ray Teal
Ray Teal (Ray Elgin Teal, 1902–1976), American character actor and former UCLA bandleader, best known as Sheriff Roy Coffee on Bonanza (1960–1972) and for Judgment at Nuremberg, Ace in the Hole, and Inherit the Wind.
Raylene
Raylene, born Stacey Briana Bernstein in 1977, is the stage name of an American adult film actress (1996-2014, Vivid Entertainment, AVN Best Actress 2001, AVN Hall of Fame 2008); the name is also used by singer Raylene Rankin and other performers.
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Thomas Bailey (1904–1980), American character actor; played banker Milburn Drysdale in 248 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); earlier Broadway and film bit parts.
Rayveness
Rayveness, also known as Gina-Raye Carter, is an American adult film actress born in 1972 who is in both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.
Raza Murad (रज़ा मुराद)
Raza Murad (रज़ा मुराद) is a veteran Indian character actor of Hindi cinema, son of actor Murad, with 250-plus films, known for Jodhaa Akbar, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat villain roles.
Red West
Red West (Robert Gene West, 1936–2017) was an American actor, stuntman, and songwriter, Elvis Presley's high school friend, Memphis Mafia bodyguard, co-author of Elvis: What Happened?, and Road House and Goodbye Solo actor.