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American actors: 1970s to 1990s, Surnames H to Ha

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Gregory Harrison

Gregory Neale Harrison (born 1950, Avalon, Catalina Island) is an American actor, known as Dr. Gonzo Gates on Trapper John, M.D. and Logan in Logan's Run; later Falcon Crest, Hallmark films, General Hospital.

Harriet Sansom Harris

Harriet Sansom Harris (born 1955, Fort Worth, Texas) is an American character actress and 2002 Tony winner as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, also known as Bebe Glazer on Frasier, Felicia Tilman on Desperate Housewives, and a 2022 Emmy nominee for Hacks.

Harry Hamlin

Harry Hamlin (Harry Robinson Hamlin, born 1951) is an American actor known as Perseus in Clash of the Titans, Michael Kuzak on L.A. Law, and Jim Cutler on Mad Men, also a stage actor, memoirist, and fusion-energy entrepreneur.

Jackée Harry

Jackée Harry (born 1956), American actress known as Sandra Clark on 227 and Lisa Landry on Sister, Sister; first African-American woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1987), now Paulina Price on Days of Our Lives.

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley (born 1961) is an American actor and director, the child star of The Bad News Bears who left acting, then returned in 2006 to an Oscar-nominated turn in Little Children and Rorschach in Watchmen.

James Hampton (actor)

James Wade Hampton (July 9, 1936 – April 7, 2021), American character actor; not the visionary artist James Hampton. Known as bugler Hannibal Dobbs on F Troop, Caretaker in The Longest Yard (Golden Globe nomination), and Harold Howard in Teen Wolf; also directed sitcom episodes including Evening Shade and Sister, Sister.

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin (born November 20, 1929, Dallas, Texas) is an American character actor best known as Deep Throat on The X-Files; also known for L.A. Law, Filthy Rich, and Star Trek roles; father of actress Melora Hardin.

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper (Jessica Randolph Harper), American actress born 1949 in Chicago, star of Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977) and De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise; later a children's author, musician, and 2018 Suspiria remake cast member.

Jim Hanks

Jim Hanks (born 1961), American actor and younger brother of Tom Hanks; voice double for Woody in Toy Story toys, games, and shorts, and Tom's running double in Forrest Gump.

Julie Hagerty

Julie Hagerty (Julie Beth Hagerty, born 1955) is an American actress and former Ford model from Cincinnati, Ohio, best known as Elaine Dickinson in Airplane! (1980). Distinct from Hagerty the classic-car insurer.

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison is an American actor, born in New York, best known for playing Dwayne Wayne on the NBC sitcom A Different World from 1987 to 1993.

Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold (Kathryn Hunter Harrold), American former actress born 1950 in Tazewell, Virginia; known for Modern Romance (1981), The Hunter, Raw Deal, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show; later a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles.

Kevin Hagen

Kevin Hagen (1928–2005), American character actor, Doc Baker on Little House on the Prairie (113 episodes, 1974–1983); earlier a Western villain in Yancy Derringer, Shenandoah, and over 130 TV shows.

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman (1931–2012), American actor, son of Mary Martin; played Major Tony Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie and J.R. Ewing on Dallas (1978–1991), the "Who shot J.R.?" phenomenon, Emmy-nominated, later TNT revival.

LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton (Lisa Gay Hamilton), American actress and director born 1964 in Los Angeles; Rebecca Washington on The Practice, Obie winner for Valley Song, director of Peabody-winning Beah: A Black Woman Speaks.

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas (Lukas Daniel Haas), American actor and musician born 1976 in West Hollywood; child breakout as Samuel in Witness (1985), Emmy-nominated for The Ryan White Story, later Inception, First Man, Babylon, and Spider-Noir.

Lynn Hamilton (actress)

Lynn Hamilton (Alzenia Lynn Hamilton-Jenkins), 1930–2025, American character actress of Yazoo City, Mississippi, known as Donna Harris on Sanford and Son, Verdie Grant Foster on The Waltons, and Vivian Potter on Generations.

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden (born 1959, La Jolla, California) is an American actress who won the 2001 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Lee Krasner in Pollock, earned a second nomination for Mystic River, and won a Tony for God of Carnage.

Mariette Hartley

Mariette Hartley (Mary Loretta Hartley, born June 21, 1940) is an American actress of film, TV, and stage, granddaughter of psychologist John B. Watson, known for Ride the High Country (1962), the Polaroid ads with James Garner, her 1979 Emmy for The Incredible Hulk, and co-founding the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill (born 1951, Oakland, California) is the American actor who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars trilogy films and voiced the Joker from Batman: The Animated Series, also known for Fire Lord Ozai, Broadway roles, and the 2025 films The Life of Chuck and The Long Walk.

Mark Harelik

Mark Harelik (Marcus Frank Harelik, born 1951) is an American actor-playwright from Hamilton, Texas, author of The Immigrant, The Legacy, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway.

Mel Harris

Mel Harris (Mary Ellen Harris, born 1956, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American actress known for Hope Steadman on thirtysomething (1987–1991), a 1990 Golden Globe nomination, Something So Right, Stargate SG-1's Oma Desala, and films K-9 and Suture.

Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976) is an American actress, director, and producer, star of Clarissa Explains It All, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Melissa & Joey; co-owner of Hartbreak Films and later a sitcom director.

Mike Hagerty

Mike Hagerty (Michael Gerard Hagerty, 1954–2022), American character actor and Second City alum; Mr. Treeger on Friends, Ed Miller on Somebody Somewhere; films Overboard, Wayne's World, Inspector Gadget; died April 29, 2022, Los Angeles.

Moira Harris

Moira Harris, also known as Moira Jane Sinise, is an American actress, an original ensemble member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company who appeared in Terminator 3 (2003).

Molly Hagan

Molly Hagan (Molly Joan Hagan, born 1961) is an American actress known for Angel on Herman's Head, the first on-screen Vorta in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Abeline Walker on Walker.

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond (b. 1950, Washington, D.C.), American-Australian actor: Friedrich von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965), Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–79), later Sydney-based actor, screenwriter, and stage director.

Noah Hathaway

Noah Hathaway (Noah Leslie Hathaway, born 1971, Los Angeles) is an American actor and tattoo artist, famous as Atreyu in The NeverEnding Story (1984) and as Boxey on Battlestar Galactica, who left acting for martial arts and tattooing before returning in Sushi Girl (2012).

Pat Harrington Jr.

Pat Harrington Jr. (Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr., 1929–2016), American actor and comedian, played superintendent Dwayne Schneider on One Day at a Time (1975–84), winning a 1984 Emmy and 1981 Golden Globe; earlier created Guido Panzini and voiced the Pink Panther's Inspector.

Patti Hansen

Patti Hansen (Patty Hansen), American model and actress born 1956, 1970s Vogue and Glamour icon, Calvin Klein Jeans face, wife of Keith Richards since 1983, bladder cancer survivor.