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Vinay Pathak (विनय पाठक)
Vinay Pathak (विनय पाठक), born 1968 in Bhojpur, Bihar, is an Indian film, television, and theater actor known for Bheja Fry (2007) as Bharat Bhushan, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Dasvidaniya, Chalo Dilli, and recent series Gram Chikitsalay and Operation Safed Sagar.
Vinay Rai (வினய் ராய்)
Vinay Rai (வினய் ராய்), also credited as Vinay, is an Indian actor in Tamil cinema who debuted with Unnale Unnale (2007) and later played villains in Thupparivaalan, Doctor, and Etharkkum Thunindhavan; birth year and place are reported differently by sources.
Vinaya Prasad (ವಿನಯಾ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್)
Vinaya Prasad, also known as Vinaya Prakash, is a South Indian actress who has worked in Kannada and Malayalam cinema. She won a Karnataka State Award for Aathanka (1993).
Vinayakan (വിനായകൻ)
Vinayakan (വിനായകൻ), born 1970 in Kochi, is a Malayalam film actor and former fire dancer. Debut Maanthrikam (1995); breakthrough as Ganga in Kammatipaadam (2016), winning the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor; national fame as Varman in Jailer (2023).
Vincent Price
Vincent Price (1911-1993), American stage and film actor known as a horror icon through House of Wax, the Corman Poe cycle, and Edward Scissorhands; also a major art collector, Sears fine-art partner, and gourmet cookbook author.
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli (1948-2005), American character actor of Brooklyn-born Sicilian descent, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Ghost, Batman Returns, and Miloš Forman films; also a James Beard-winning Sicilian cookbook author who died in Polizzi Generosa, Sicily.
Vindu Dara Singh (दारा सिंह)
Vindu Dara Singh (विंदू दारा सिंह), born Virender Singh Randhawa in 1964, is an Indian film and TV actor, son of wrestler-actor Dara Singh, winner of Bigg Boss 3 (2009), and a recurring portrayer of Hanuman on television.
Vineet Kumar (विनीत कुमार)
Vineet Kumar (विनीत कुमार) names several Indian actors: chiefly Vineet Kumar Singh (b. Varanasi, MD in Ayurveda, Mukkabaaz co-writer-lead, Chhaava's Kavi Kalash) and a veteran NSD-trained character actor (b. 1957, Patna, Drohkaal, Masaan).
Vineeth
Vineeth, also known as Vineeth Radhakrishnan, is an Indian actor and Bharatanatyam dancer in Malayalam cinema, born in 1969 in Kannur, Kerala; he is a nephew of the Travancore sisters.
Vinod Khanna (विनोद खन्ना)
Vinod Khanna (विनोद खन्ना), 1946-2017, Indian Hindi-film star, producer and BJP politician; debuted as villain in Man Ka Meet (1968), peaked with Qurbani (1980), joined Osho Rajneesh in 1982, served as Gurdaspur MP and union minister, and received the posthumous Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Vinod Mehra (विनोद मेहरा)
Vinod Mehra (विनोद मेहरा), 1945–1990, Indian Hindi-film actor, director, and producer; child artist from 1958, lead from Ek Thi Reeta (1971), three Filmfare supporting-actor nominations, directed Gurudev (1993) posthumously.
Vinod Raj (Tamil actor)
Vinod Raj (John Albert Victor, 1937–2017) was a Tamil supporting actor and father of star Vikram, known for Ghilli, Thirupaachi, and Kanthaswamy; distinct from the Kannada actor of the same name.
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan (வினோதினி வைத்தியநாதன்), Tamil theatre, film and web-series actor, playwright and director; Koothu-p-Pattarai-trained, known as Kalamma in Game Over (2019) and Vikatan Award winner for Aandavan Kattalai.
Vinu Chakravarthy
Vinu Chakravarthy (வினு சக்ரவர்த்தி, 1945-2017) was a Tamil actor, screenwriter, and director in over 1,000 South Indian films, villain and character roles, discoverer of Silk Smitha, and 1,000th film Muni (2007).
Virginia Cherrill
Virginia Cherrill (1908–1996), American actress and Countess of Jersey, played the blind flower girl in Chaplin's City Lights (1931), her debut; also Cary Grant's first wife (1934–1935).
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler was an American child film actress who appeared in roughly 40 motion pictures between 1933 and 1945. She is best known for her role in The Philadelphia Story.
Vishakha Singh
Vishakha Singh (born 1986) is an Indian actress turned film producer and entrepreneur, known for Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and Fukrey, founder of Lokaa Entertainment, and producer of Peddlers, Haraamkhor, and Real Kashmir Football Club.
Vishal (actor)
Vishal (விஷால்), full name Vishal Krishna Reddy, born 1977, is a Tamil cinema actor, producer, and director known as Puratchi Thalapathy; debut Chellamae (2004), over 40 lead films, Vishal Film Factory founder, and directorial debut Magudam (2026). Not the TV actor Vishal Vashishtha.
Vishnu Manchu (మంచు విష్ణు వర్ధన్ బాబు)
Vishnu Manchu (మంచు విష్ణు వర్ధన్ బాబు), full name Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu, Telugu actor-producer, son of Mohan Babu, born 1982 Madras; 2003 lead debut Vishnu, MAA president since 2021, starred in and wrote Kannappa (2025).
Vishnu Vishal
Vishnu Vishal, born Vishal Kudawla in 1984 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, is an Indian actor and producer known for Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Neerparavai, and Ratsasan.
Vishnuvardhan (ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್) (actor)
Vishnuvardhan (ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್), born Sampath Kumar, was an Indian film actor who appeared in 219 films, mostly Kannada, from 1972 until his death in 2009, winning seven Karnataka state best-actor awards.
Vishwajeet Pradhan (विश्वजीत प्रधान)
Vishwajeet Pradhan (विश्वजीत प्रधान), born 1965 in Uttar Pradesh, is an Indian character and villain actor who debuted on TV's Fauji (1989) with Shah Rukh Khan, entered films with Yalgaar (1992), and later played Sampat in Aarya.
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti (born Vito Giusto Scozzari) was an American character actor known as "a man of a thousand faces" who made more than 200 screen appearances.
Vivek Oberoi (विवेक आनंद ओबेरॉय)
Vivek Anand Oberoi (विवेक आनंद ओबेरॉय), born 1976 in Hyderabad, is an Indian actor, son of Suresh Oberoi, who debuted in Company (2002), won two Filmfare Awards, and works in Hindi and South Indian cinema.
Vivica A. Fox
Vivica A. Fox (Vivica Anjanetta Fox), American actress and producer born 1964 in Indiana; broke through in 1996 with Independence Day and Set It Off, later played Vernita Green in Kill Bill Vol. 1, and works as producer, director, and Lifetime franchise star.
Vrajesh Hirjee
Vrajesh Hirjee (born 1971) is an Indian actor, writer, and radio host known for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, the Golmaal franchise as Pandu, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, Big FM Mumbai, and Pro Kabaddi hosting.
VTV Ganesh
VTV Ganesh (விடிவி கணேஷ்), born 1961 in Villupuram, is a Tamil film actor, comedian, and producer named after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010); runs VTV Productions, works in Telugu films, and dubs for Tamil releases.
Vyjayanthimala (வைஜெயந்திமாலா)
Vyjayanthimala (வைஜெயந்திமாலா), born 13 August 1933, is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and former MP; Hindi cinema's first female superstar, three-time Filmfare Best Actress (Sadhna, Gunga Jumna, Sangam), who refused the Devdas supporting-actress award, and received the Padma Vibhushan in 2024.
W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields (William Claude Dukenfield, 1880), American juggler, Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway comedian, and Hollywood sound-era film star of The Dentist, It's a Gift, and The Bank Dick.
Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford, also known as Wally Ford, was an American character actor who moved from wise-cracking 1930s B pictures to supporting roles in film noir and Westerns.