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Walter Emanuel Jones

Walter Emanuel Jones (born 1970, Detroit) is an American actor, martial artist, dancer, and singer who played Zack Taylor, the original Black Ranger, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1994) and reprised the role in the 2023 Netflix special Once & Always.

Wamiqa Gabbi

Wamiqa Gabbi (born 1993, Chandigarh) is an Indian actress in Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films; debuted in Jab We Met (2007), known for Godha, Jubilee, Khufiya, and a dense 2026 slate including DC.

Wanda Hendrix

Wanda Hendrix (Dixie Wanda Hendrix, 1928–1981), American actress of Confidential Agent and Ride the Pink Horse, first wife of Audie Murphy, later married James L. Stack Jr. and Steve La Monte.

Ward Bond

Born Wardell Edwin Bond, Ward Bond was an American character actor known for his more than 200 roles in over 30 years, collaborating with directors John Ford and Frank Capra.

Warhol superstars

Warhol superstars: Andy Warhol's named circle of non-professional performers at his Factory, including Edie Sedgwick, Viva, Nico, and Joe Dallesandro, filmed in Screen Tests and films from 1963.

Warren Oates

Warren Mercer Oates (1928–1982), American character actor born in Depoy, Kentucky; known for Sam Peckinpah roles (The Wild Bunch, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), G.T.O. in Two-Lane Blacktop, Dillinger, and Sgt. Hulka in Stripes.

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell (Whitner Nutting Bissell), American character actor (1909-1996) of film and television, known for 1950s sci-fi mad-scientist roles in I Was a Teenage Werewolf and Creature from the Black Lagoon, and as Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk in The Time Tunnel.

Will Ryan

Will Ryan (William Frank Ryan, 1949–2021), American voice actor and musician; not the British YouTuber DAGames. Voiced Petrie in The Land Before Time, Willie the Giant and Peg-Leg Pete for Disney, and Eugene Meltsner on Adventures in Odyssey; former ASIFA-Hollywood president.

Will Smith filmography

The Will Smith filmography covers the American actor's films, from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to King Richard, which won him a 2022 Academy Award.

Will Wright (actor)

Will Wright (William Henry Wright, 1894–1962), American character actor of over 100 films and 4,000 radio shows; voice of Friend Owl in Bambi, Dolph Pillsbury in All the King's Men, and Ben Weaver on The Andy Griffith Show. Not the game designer Will Wright.

Willem Dafoe filmography

Willem Dafoe filmography: screen career of the American actor (born 1955, Appleton, Wisconsin), from Heaven's Gate and Platoon through Spider-Man, Poor Things, Nosferatu, and the 2026 films Werwulf and Tenzing.

William Conrad

William Conrad (John William Cann, 1920–1994), American actor, director, and producer; radio's original Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke (1952–61), narrator of Bullwinkle and The Fugitive, and star of TV's Cannon and Jake and the Fatman.

William Forsythe (actor)

William Forsythe (born 1955, Brooklyn) is an American character actor known for tough-guy roles in Once Upon a Time in America, Raising Arizona, Dick Tracy, The Rock, and The Devil's Rejects, and TV's Boardwalk Empire. Distinct from choreographer William Forsythe and director Bill Forsyth.

William Smith (actor)

William Smith (1933–2021), American character actor, played Falconetti in Rich Man, Poor Man, Joe Riley in Laredo, and villains in Any Which Way You Can, Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn; former Air Force NSA recruit.

Woody Harrelson filmography

Woody Harrelson filmography: screen roles of the American actor (born 1961), from Woody Boyd on Cheers (1985-1993) to White Men Can't Jump, The People vs. Larry Flynt, True Detective, The Hunger Games, and Brothers (2026).

Y. G. Mahendran

Y. G. Mahendran, full name Yecha Gunja Mahendran, is an Indian Tamil actor, playwright, and comedian active in theater and cinema since the early 1970s.

Yami Gautam

Yami Gautam (Yami Gautam Dhar), Indian actress born 1988 in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh; Hindi debut Vicky Donor (2012), turnaround with Uri and Bala (2019), National Award for Article 370, married to Aditya Dhar since 2021.

Yash (ಯಶ್) (actor)

Yash (ಯಶ್), born Naveen Kumar Gowda in 1986, is a Kannada-film actor turned pan-India star via K.G.F Chapters 1 and 2; also producer-writer of Toxic (2026) and Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana.

Yashika Aannand

Yashika Aannand (Yaashika Aanand; யாஷிகா ஆனந்த்), born 1999 in New Delhi, is a Tamil film actress and model known for Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016), Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu (2018), and 5th place on Bigg Boss Tamil Season 2.

Yuen Woo-ping

Yuen Woo-ping (袁和平, born 1945, Guangzhou) is a Hong Kong action choreographer and director, called 天下第一武指. He choreographed The Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Kill Bill, directed Drunken Master, and won five Hong Kong Film Awards.

Yuma Asami (麻美ゆま)

Yuma Asami (麻美ゆま, born 1987, Takasaki, Gunma) is a Japanese entertainer, former AV actress, and second leader of Ebisu Muscats who survived ovarian cancer in 2013 and rebuilt her career as a singer and cancer advocate.

Yurizan Beltran

Yurizan Beltran (Yurizan Beltrán Lebanue, Yuri Luv, Sweet Yurizan), 1986–2017, American adult film actress and model of Mexican descent from Long Beach; multi-nominated AVN performer who also acted in two mainstream films and died accidentally of hydrocodone overdose in December 2017.

Yuvika Chaudhary (युविका चौधरी)

Yuvika Chaudhary (युविका चौधरी), Indian actress born 1983 in Baraut, Uttar Pradesh; known as Dolly in Om Shanti Om (2007), Bigg Boss 9 contestant, wife of Prince Narula, Nach Baliye 9 winner, and The 50 (2026) participant.

Yvette Vickers

Yvette Vickers (Yvette Vedder, 1928-2010), American actress and July 1959 Playboy Playmate, played Honey Parker in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Liz Walker in Attack of the Giant Leeches; her mummified body was found in 2011.

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott (Zachary Thomson Scott Jr., 1914–1965), Austin-born American film actor known for suave villains in The Mask of Dimitrios, Mildred Pierce, and The Southerner; distinct from the modern actor Zachary T. Scott and Austin's Zach Theatre namesake.

Zachery Ty Bryan

Zachery Ty Bryan (born 1981, Aurora, Colorado) is an American actor and producer, known as Brad Taylor on ABC's Home Improvement (1991-1999, 203 episodes), later a film producer (The Kindergarten Teacher), now notable for repeated domestic violence and DUI arrests and prison sentences.

Zack Ward

Zack Ward (Zacharias Ward), Canadian actor born 1970 in Toronto, played bully Scut Farkus in A Christmas Story (1983) and its 2022 sequel, Dave Scouvel on Titus, and the Postal Dude in Postal (2007); directed The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms (2024).

Zahan Kapoor (ज़ाहन पृथ्वीराज कपूर)

Zahan Kapoor (ज़ाहन पृथ्वीराज कपूर) is an Indian actor, grandson of Shashi Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy's grandson, who debuted with Hansal Mehta's Faraaz and broke out as Sunil Gupta in Netflix's Black Warrant (2025), while serving as a Prithvi Theatre trustee.

Zakir Hussain (ज़ाकिर हुसैन) (actor)

Zakir Hussain (ज़ाकिर हुसैन), Hindi film, TV and streaming character actor, NSD-trained, distinct from the tabla maestro; known for Sarkar, Johnny Gaddaar, Andhadhun and Farzi (2023).

Zareen Khan

Zareen Khan (Zarine Khan, जरीन खान) is an Indian actress born 1987 in Mumbai, debut Veer (2010) opposite Salman Khan, known for Housefull 2, Hate Story 3, Aksar 2; distinct from producer Zarine Khan.