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American actors: 1970s to 1990s, Surnames Be to Bo

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Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley (1927-2010), American character actor, Tony winner for Fiorello!, best known as Howard Cunningham in all 255 episodes of Happy Days (1974-84), later Sheriff Amos Tupper in Murder, She Wrote and Father Dowling.

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco (Anthony Lo Bianco, 1936-2024), American actor from Brooklyn known for Sal Boca in The French Connection, Ray Fernandez in The Honeymoon Killers, Obie and Emmy winner, Tony nominee.

Traci Bingham

Traci Bingham (born Julie Anne Smith, 1968) is an American actress and model, the first African-American female series regular on Baywatch, playing Jordan Tate 1996–1998, later a Playboy model and reality TV winner.

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli, American actress born 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware; Golden Globe winner as Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, Melanie Moretti on Hot in Cleveland, Emmy-winning Food Network host, ex-wife of Eddie Van Halen.

Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley (Wesley Cook Bentley), American actor born 1978 in Jonesboro, Arkansas; broke out as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), played Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games, and Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone.

Wolfgang Bodison

Wolfgang Bodison, American actor and Playhouse West acting teacher, made his debut as Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson in A Few Good Men (1992) with zero prior acting experience; Rob Reiner cast him while he worked as the film's location manager.

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley (Alexander Harper Berkeley, born 1955, Brooklyn) is an American character actor with 240+ credits, known as George Mason in 24, Percy in Nikita, Red John in The Mentalist, and Gregory in The Walking Dead.

Yasmine Bleeth

Yasmine Bleeth, full name Yasmine Amanda Bleeth, American actress and model born 1968 in New York City, known for Caroline Holden on Baywatch (1994–1997), Ryan Fenelli on Ryan's Hope, Caitlin Cross on Nash Bridges, and the film BASEketball.