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Robert Z'Dar
Robert Z'Dar (Robert James Zdarsky, 1950-2015), American cult B-movie actor of Lithuanian origin, played Matt Cordell in the Maniac Cop trilogy and Face in Tango & Cash; 121 films, distinctive jaw from cherubism.
Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom (1924-2011), American character actor and poet, played Old Man Marley in Home Alone and Ezra Cobb in Deranged, won Obie Awards for off-Broadway theater, and guested on Moonlighting and Northern Exposure.
Robin Byrd
Robin Byrd (Robin Cohen) is a former adult film star and host of The Robin Byrd Show, the New York public access program on Channel J from 1977 to 1998, known for her black crochet bikini, Time Warner free-speech lawsuit, and the 2026 HBO documentary Bang My Box.
Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Siffredi is an Italian adult film performer, director, and producer whose career includes arthouse films and television. Netflix’s Supersex dramatized his life in 2024.
Rockets Redglare
Rockets Redglare, born Michael Morra, was an American character actor in Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, and Trees Lounge who also worked as a bodyguard to Sid Vicious and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Rockline Venkatesh (ರಾಕ್ಲೈನ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್)
Rockline Venkatesh (ರಾಕ್ಲೈನ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್), born Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh in 1963, is an Indian film producer, distributor, and actor; founder of Rockline Entertainments and co-producer of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Lingaa.
Rohini (actress)
Rohini Molleti, known as Rohini, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, lyricist, dubbing artist and director in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, active since 1974, a National Award Special Mention winner for Stri (1995), voice of Aishwarya Rai and Manisha Koirala, and Sanga in Baahubali.
Rohini Hattangadi
Rohini Hattangadi (रोहिणी हट्टंगडी), Indian actress and NSD alumna; played Kasturba Gandhi in Gandhi (1982), winning the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, plus two Filmfare and one National Film Award.
Rohit Saraf
Rohit Saraf (Rohit Suresh Saraf, born 1996, Kathmandu, Nepal) is an Indian actor who debuted in Dear Zindagi (2016), starred in The Sky Is Pink, Ludo, and Netflix's Mismatched as Rishi Singh Shekhawat, and plays Sachindra Nath Sanyal in The Revolutionaries (2026).
Roja Ramani (రోజా రమాణి)
Roja Ramani (రోజా రమాణి), also Chemparathy Shobana, Indian actress and dubbing artist; child star of Bhakta Prahlada (1967, National Award for Best Child Artist), lead in Chemparathi (1972), later voice of 400-500+ Telugu films.
Roja Selvamani
Roja Selvamani (Sri Latha Reddy, born 1972) is a South Indian film actress turned Andhra Pradesh politician; YSRCP MLA from Nagari in 2014 and 2019, Tourism Minister 2022-2024, wife of director R.K. Selvamani.
Ron Carey (actor)
Ron Carey (Ronald Joseph Cicenia, 1935-2007), American comic actor known as Officer Carl Levitt on ABC's Barney Miller (1976-1982) and as a Mel Brooks stock-company regular in Silent Movie, High Anxiety, and History of the World: Part I; distinct from other actors named Ron Carey.
Ron Jeremy
Ron Jeremy (Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, born 1953), also called the Hedgehog, American adult film actor, Guinness record holder with over 2,000 films; indicted on 34 sexual assault counts in 2021; case ended after 2023 dementia incompetency ruling.
Rondo Hatton
Rondo Hatton (1894-1946), American actor and former Tampa Tribune reporter whose acromegaly, attributed to World War I poison gas exposure, led Universal to cast him as the Creeper in The Pearl of Death, House of Horrors, and The Brute Man.
Ronit Roy
Ronit Roy (Ronit Bose Roy), born 1965 in Nagpur, is an Indian actor and producer in Hindi films, television, and web series, known for Rishabh Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, KD Pathak in Adaalat, his Filmfare-winning role in Udaan, and a celebrity security firm.
Roopa Ganguly
Roopa Ganguly, also known as Rupa Ganguly, is an Indian actress, playback singer, and politician from West Bengal, best known for playing Draupadi in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat.
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell (1907-1976) was an American actress of fast-talking career women, famed as Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday and Mame in Auntie Mame; four Oscar nominations, one Tony, five Golden Globes.
Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle, known as Fatty Arbuckle, was an American silent-film comedian and director who was second only to Chaplin in popularity until a 1921 scandal, despite acquittal.
Rosemarie Bowe
Rosemarie Bowe (Rose Marie Bowe, later Rosemarie Bowe Stack; 1932–2019), American model and 1950s actress from Butte, Montana; films include The Golden Mistress, The Adventures of Hajji Baba, The Big Bluff; wife of actor Robert Stack; not the actress Rose Marie.
Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp (November 14, 1910 – February 20, 2001) was an American radio, film, and television actress from Prescott, Arizona, known for mother roles in Yankee Doodle Dandy, On Moonlight Bay, The Bob Cummings Show, and That Girl.
Roshan Mathew (റോഷൻ മാത്യു)
Roshan Mathew (റോഷൻ മാത്യു), born 1992 in Kottayam, Kerala, is an Indian theatre-trained actor in Malayalam cinema, known for Moothon, C U Soon, Darlings, Paradise, and the 2025 series Kankhajura.
Royal Dano
Royal Dano (Royal Edward Dano Sr., 1922–1994), American character actor of some 300 film and TV roles, known for westerns, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Right Stuff, and voicing Disney's animatronic Abraham Lincoln.
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace, 1922-2014), American actress, playwright, and civil rights activist; originated Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun, won Emmy, Grammy, and SAG awards, Oscar-nominated for American Gangster, and partnered with Ossie Davis.
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino (Rodolfo Guglielmi), Italian-born 1895-1926 silent film star, Hollywood's leading male sex symbol, the "Latin Lover" of The Sheik and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; died aged 31 in August 1926.
Rudy Ray Moore
Rudy Ray Moore (Rudolph Frank Moore, 1927-2008), American comedian, singer, and filmmaker called the "king of the party records" and Godfather of Rap, creator of the Dolemite character in profane 1970s comedy albums and self-financed blaxploitation films.
Rukhsar Rehman (रुखसार रहमान)
Rukhsar Rehman (रुखसार रहमान) is an Indian actor born in 1975 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, known for PK, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and The Gone Game.
Ruma Guha Thakurta (রুমা গুহ ঠাকুরতা)
Ruma Guha Thakurta (রুমা গুহ ঠাকুরতা, 1934–2019), Bengali actress and singer, niece of Satyajit Ray, first wife of Kishore Kumar, mother of Amit Kumar, and founder of the Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958.
Rutger Hauer filmography
Rutger Hauer filmography: Dutch actor's screen credits from Floris (1969) and Verhoeven films including Turkish Delight to Nighthawks, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, The Hitcher, and late roles such as Hobo with a Shotgun.
Ryan Reynolds filmography
Ryan Reynolds filmography: screen credits of the Canadian actor (born 1976, Vancouver), from Fifteen and Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place through Van Wilder, The Proposal, Buried, and the Deadpool films he also produced and wrote.
S. A. Ashokan
S. A. Ashokan (எஸ். ஏ. அசோகன்), born Antony (1931–1982), was a Tamil cinema actor famous for villain roles, notably Duryodhana in Karnan (1964) and Ash Durai in Kappalottiya Thamizhan; father of actor Vincent Asokan.