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

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Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman (Philip Edward Hartmann, 1948-1998), Canadian-American comedian and graphic artist; SNL cast member 1986-1994 known as "The Glue," voice of Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz on The Simpsons, Bill McNeal on NewsRadio; killed in 1998 murder-suicide.

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022), American character actor born in Toledo, Ohio; played Lt. Bookman on Seinfeld, Richard Nixon in Secret Honor, and leads in Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia.

Rei Hance

Rei Hance, born Heather Donahue (1974), is the American actress who starred in The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Taken (2002). She retired in 2008, became a medical marijuana grower, wrote Growgirl (2012), legally changed her name in 2020, settled with Artisan in 2004, and refused the 2026 Blair Witch reboot over AI identity-rights concerns.

Richard Hatch (actor)

Richard Hatch (1945-2017), American actor; Captain Apollo in original Battlestar Galactica (1978-79) and Tom Zarek in the Syfy reboot (2004-2009); also All My Children and The Streets of San Francisco.

Robert Hays

Robert Hays (born 1947, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American actor known as Ted Striker in Airplane! (1980) and its 1982 sequel, star of TV's Starman and Angie, and voice of Iron Man in the 1990s animated series.

Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Wayne Hatosy (born 1975, Frederick, Maryland) is an American actor and director known for Pope in Animal Kingdom, Sammy Bryant in Southland, and Emmy-winning Dr. Jack Abbot in The Pitt.

Shelley Hack

Shelley Hack (Shelley Marie Hack, born 1947) is an American model, actress and producer, the Revlon Charlie perfume girl who played Tiffany Welles in Charlie's Angels season four (1979–80) before leading Cutter to Houston and Jack and Mike.

Sid Haig

Sid Haig, born Sidney Eddie Mosesian (1939–2019), was an American character actor who played villains in 1960s and 1970s exploitation films and Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's horror films.

Steve Harris (actor)

Steve Harris (born 1965, Chicago) is the American actor who played attorney Eugene Young on The Practice (1997–2004), earning two Emmy nominations and a 2004 NAACP Image Award; later roles include Awake, BMF, and Winning Time. Distinct from Steve Richard Harris and the Iron Maiden bassist.

Susan Seaforth Hayes

Susan Seaforth Hayes, born Susan Seabold in 1943, is an American actress who has played Julie Olson Williams on the NBC soap Days of Our Lives since 1968.

Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher (born 1964, Palo Alto) is an American actress known as Lois Lane in Lois & Clark (1993–97) and Susan Mayer in Desperate Housewives (2004–12), winning a 2005 Golden Globe, three SAG Awards, and now starring as Miranda Priestly in London.

Tess Harper

Tess Harper (Tessie Jean Washam, born 1950) is an American actress from Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, whose film debut as Rosa Lee in Tender Mercies (1983) earned a Golden Globe nomination and whose Chick Boyle in Crimes of the Heart (1986) earned an Academy Award nomination.

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks (born 1956, Concord, California) is an American actor and filmmaker, star of Splash, Big, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and the Toy Story franchise, and winner of back-to-back Best Actor Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper (1939-2019), American actress, played Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda, winning four Emmys; later fired from Valerie, won $1.4M lawsuit, Tony-nominated for Looped, died of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel (born 1943) is an American actress and former Eileen Ford model, best known as public defender Joyce Davenport on Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), earning five Emmy nominations, and for the last US cigarette TV ad.

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser (Gerald Dwight Hauser, 1947–2025), American character actor and musician; father of Cole Hauser; famous as Ramrod in Vice Squad, Greg Foster on The Young and the Restless, and Independent Spirit nominee for Tough Guys Don't Dance.

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson (born 1961) is an American actor, Emmy winner for Cheers (Woody Boyd) and True Detective star; three Oscar nominations (The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Messenger, Three Billboards), Hunger Games' Haymitch, activist and Maui resident.