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Abraham Benrubi
Abraham Benrubi (Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi, Abe Benrubi), American character actor born 1969 in Indianapolis; played Larry Kubiac on Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Jerry Markovic on ER, and Mose in Open Range, with extensive voice work on Robot Chicken and video games.
Allyce Beasley
Allyce Beasley (Alice Tannenberg), American actress born 1954, Brooklyn; played rhyming receptionist Agnes DiPesto on Moonlighting (1985–89), voiced Miss Grotke on Recess and announced Playhouse Disney.
Amanda Bearse
Amanda Bearse, American actress and director born 1958 in Winter Park, Florida; played Marcy D'Arcy on Married... with Children (1987-1997) and Amy in Fright Night (1985), then directed over 30 sitcom episodes and came out in The Advocate in 1993.
Barry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick (Barry Knapp Bostwick), American actor and singer born 1945 in San Mateo, California; original Broadway Danny Zuko in Grease (1972), Tony winner for The Robber Bridegroom (1977), Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Golden Globe winner for War and Remembrance, and Mayor Randall Winston on Spin City.
Berry Berenson
Berry Berenson (Berinthia Berenson Perkins, 1948–2001), American photographer, model, and actress, wife of Anthony Perkins, sister of Marisa Berenson, granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli; died on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001.
Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch, born Bibiana Maria Köchert in Vienna in 1942, was an Austrian-American actress best remembered as Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
Billie Bird
Billie Bird (Billie Bird Sellen, 1908–2002), American vaudeville comedienne and character actress; Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, Dear John; distinct from the Swiss musician Billie Bird.
Brian Benben
Brian Benben (born 1956, Winchester, Virginia) is an American actor, star of HBO's Dream On as Martin Tupper, later Dr. Sheldon Wallace on Private Practice and Max on Imposters; married to Madeleine Stowe.
Brian Bloom
Brian Bloom (born 1970) is an American actor, voice actor, and screenwriter: young Patsy in Once Upon a Time in America, Dusty Donovan on As the World Turns, Brock Pike in The A-Team, voice of Captain America and B.J. Blazkowicz, and lead Call of Duty writer.
Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950, Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor known as Tron/Alan Bradley in Tron and Tron: Legacy, Lee Stetson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and Captain John Sheridan on Babylon 5; also a Western TV star and author of two science fiction novels.
Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen, born 1946 in Beverly Hills, is an American actress, daughter of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, Oscar-nominated for Starting Over, and five-time Emmy winner as Murphy Brown.
Carlos Bernard
Carlos Bernard (Carlos Bernard Papierski), born 1962 in Evanston, Illinois, is an American actor and director best known as Tony Almeida on 24 (115 episodes, plus 24: Legacy), later directing episodes of FBI, Law & Order, and Chicago Fire.
Christine Belford
Christine Belford, born Christina Riley, is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring roles as Carlie Kirkland on Banacek and Evelyn Stratton on Silver Spoons.
Connie Booth
Connie Booth (Constance Booth) is an American actress and writer, born in 1940, who co-wrote the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers with John Cleese, her husband from 1968 to 1978, and played Polly.
Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Bernsen (born 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer known as Arnie Becker on L.A. Law, Henry Spencer on Psych, and Roger Dorn in the Major League films; son of Jeanne Cooper, husband of Amanda Pays, founder of Home Theater Films.
Corinne Bohrer
Corinne Bohrer (Corinne Vilhelma Bohrer), American actress born 1958 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; known for Police Academy 4, Vice Versa, Prank in both Flash series, and Lianne Mars in Veronica Mars.
Craig Bierko
Craig Bierko (born 1964) is an American actor known for The Thirteenth Floor, Cinderella Man, Scary Movie 4, Boston Legal, UnREAL's Chet Wilton, and a Tony-nominated Harold Hill in the 2000 Music Man revival; he declined Friends' Chandler role.
Crystal Bernard
Crystal Bernard (Crystal Lynn Bernard), American actress and country singer-songwriter born in Garland, Texas; played Helen Chappel Hackett on NBC's Wings (1990–97), K.C. on Happy Days, Amy on It's a Living; albums The Girl Next Door (1996) and Don't Touch Me There (1999).
David Birney
David Birney (1939–2022), American stage and TV actor, starred with Meredith Baxter in Bridget Loves Bernie, played Serpico and St. Elsewhere's Dr. Ben Samuels, and won 1968 Theatre World and Clarence Derwent Awards for Summertree.
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz, American actor-director (born Buffalo, NY; birth year reported as 1969 or 1971), starred as Angel (Buffy/Angel), Seeley Booth (Bones), Jason Hayes (SEAL Team), and will lead NBC's Rockford Files reboot in 2027.
Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris (born 1952, Newark, New Jersey) is an American character actor and audiobook narrator, two-time Obie winner, known for Rich Schweikart on Better Call Saul, Bernie Siegel on Sugar, and over 100 audiobooks.
Dirk Benedict
Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner, 1945, Montana) is an American actor known as Lieutenant Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica (1978–79) and Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team (1983–87), also a stage actor, director, and author.
Dirk Blocker
Dirk Blocker (born 1957, Hollywood) is an American character actor, son of Bonanza star Dan Blocker, best known as Detective Michael Hitchcock on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021, 153 episodes), with film roles in Poltergeist, Starman, and Short Cuts.
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr. (born 1949, Los Angeles) is an American actor and environmental activist, known for Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere, Christopher Guest mockumentaries, Young Sheldon, and Living with Ed.
Elizabeth Berkley
Elizabeth Berkley (born 1972), American actress known as Jessie Spano in Saved by the Bell and Nomi Malone in Showgirls (1995); later The First Wives Club, Ask Elizabeth workshops, and the 2020 reboot.
Frank Bonner
Frank Bonner, born Frank Woodrow Boers Jr., was an American actor and television director known for playing Herb Tarlek on WKRP in Cincinnati from 1978 to 1982.
Fred Berry
Fred Berry (1951-2003), American actor and dancer nicknamed Rerun, played Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs on What's Happening!! (1976-79) and What's Happening Now!; earlier a Lockers member, later a Baptist minister.
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian-born American actress, producer, and former Ford model (born 1966, St. Marc, Haiti). Known as Fancy Monroe on The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue's Valerie Heywood, and the first Black cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2020–2025).
Gina Belafonte
Gina Belafonte (born 1961) is an American actress, producer, director, and activist, daughter of Harry Belafonte; lead producer of Sing Your Song and co-founder of Sankofa.org.
Irene Bedard
Irene Bedard, also known as the voice of Disney's Pocahontas, is an Alaska Native actress born 1967, in Anchorage, enrolled in the Native Village of Koyuk, Golden Globe-nominated for Lakota Woman and known for Smoke Signals, Into the West, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.