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Kellie Martin
Kellie Martin (Kellie Noelle Martin, born 1975) is an American actress known for Becca Thatcher on Life Goes On, Lucy Knight on ER, and Hallmark's Mystery Woman and Hailey Dean Mysteries film series; Emmy-nominated, Yale art history graduate.
Ken Marino
Ken Marino (Kenneth Joseph Marino, born 1968) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director from The State and MTV, known for Ron Donald in Party Down, Streeter in The Other Two, Wet Hot American Summer, Burning Love, and Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars (1935-2011), American character actor and comedian; Franz Liebkind in The Producers and Inspector Kemp in Young Frankenstein; voice of King Triton and Grandpa Longneck.
Kiel Martin
Kiel Martin (Kiel Urban Mueller, 1944–1990), American actor known as Detective J.D. LaRue on Hill Street Blues (1981–1987, 144 episodes), The Panic in Needle Park, and Trick Baby; died of lung cancer at 46.
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959, Yakima, Washington) is an American actor, David Lynch's frequent lead in Dune, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks as Agent Dale Cooper; also known for Desperate Housewives, Portlandia, Fallout, and his wine label Pursued by Bear.
Larry Manetti
Larry Manetti (Lawrence Francis Manetti, born 1947, Chicago) is an American actor known as Orville "Rick" Wright on Magnum, P.I. (1980-88), Bobby Boyle on Black Sheep Squadron, and Nicky DeMarco in the Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum reboots.
Lee Majors
Lee Majors (Harvey Lee Yeary, born 1939) is an American TV actor known for Heath Barkley in The Big Valley, Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man (1974-78), and Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy (1981-86).
Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason, born 1942 in St. Louis, is an American actress who earned four Best Actress Oscar nominations in the 1970s and won two Golden Globe Awards.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born 1958, Lombard, Illinois) is an American actress and singer: Oscar-nominated for The Color of Money, star of Scarface, The Abyss, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and a Broadway/West End stage veteran.
Mary Mara
Mary Mara (1960–2022), American TV and film actress from Syracuse, New York; played Loretta Sweet on ER and Inspector Bryn Carson on Nash Bridges; over 80 screen credits; died June 26, 2022, by accidental drowning in the St. Lawrence River near Cape Vincent.
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson (born 1966) is an American actress, director, and producer known for Some Kind of Wonderful, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Benny & Joon, a Tony-nominated Nine Broadway star, and founder of Stockade Works.
Melanie Mayron
Melanie Mayron, born 1952, American actress and director; Emmy-winning Melissa on thirtysomething, Bronze Leopard for Girlfriends, later director of Jane the Virgin, Julia, and The Hunting Wives.
Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen (1957-2025) was an American actor with 300+ credits, famous as Mr Blonde in Reservoir Dogs and Budd in Kill Bill, a Tarantino regular also known for Free Willy and Donnie Brasco.
Michael Massee
Michael Massee (1952–2016) was an American character actor who accidentally shot Brandon Lee on The Crow set in 1993, then played villains in Se7en, Lost Highway, 24, and The Amazing Spider-Man.
Michelle Triola Marvin
Michelle Triola Marvin (1932 or 1933-2009), American actress and singer, plaintiff in Marvin v. Marvin (1976), the California case establishing "palimony" rights for unmarried partners; she won $104,000 at trial, later overturned, and received nothing.
Monte Markham
Monte Markham (born June 21, 1935, Manatee, Florida) is an American actor, director, and filmmaker. He led TV series The Second Hundred Years, The New Perry Mason, and Baywatch, won a 1973 Theatre World Award for Broadway's Irene, and co-founded Perpetual Motion Films in 1992, producing over 200 broadcast hours including The Great Ships.
Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000), American actress; four Emmys as Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant, Golden Globe and Emmy nominations as Livia Soprano on The Sopranos; Tony-nominated stage veteran who died of lung cancer.
Nathaniel Marston
Nathaniel Marston (1975–2015), American actor known for Eddie Silva on As the World Turns and the dual roles Al Holden and Dr. Michael McBain on One Life to Live, plus The Craft (1996); died at 40 after a Nevada car crash.
Pamela Sue Martin
Pamela Sue Martin (born 1953, Westport, Connecticut) is an American actress who played Nancy Drew in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1978) and Fallon Carrington on Dynasty (1981-1984), winning a 1984 Bambi Award.
Patrice Martinez
Patrice Martinez (Patricia Martínez, 1963–2018) was a Mexican-American actress from Albuquerque, New Mexico, known as Carmen in ¡Three Amigos! (1986) and Victoria Escalante in the Zorro series (1990–1993).
Paul Le Mat
Paul Le Mat, American actor (born Rahway, New Jersey; year disputed, 1945/1946 or 1952), played John Milner in American Graffiti (1973) and Melvin Dummar in Melvin and Howard (1980); two Golden Globe Awards.
Paula Marshall
Paula Marshall (born 1964, Rockville, Maryland) is an American actress known for Cupid, Gary Unmarried, Californication, Euphoria, and 9-1-1; distinct from the 1926–1956 British actress Paula Marshall and novelist Paule Marshall.
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall (Carole Penny Marshall, 1943-2018), American actress and director; starred as Laverne DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley and directed Big, the first film by a woman to gross over $100 million.
Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol (born 1954, Dallas) is an American actor who won the 2001 Emmy as John Cage on Ally McBeal, played Stingo in Sophie's Choice and Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II, and voiced Doctor Octopus and the Mad Hatter.
Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio (Ralph George Macchio Jr., born 1961) is the American actor known as Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid (1984) and Cobra Kai (2018– ), also The Outsiders and My Cousin Vinny.
Randolph Mantooth
Randolph (Randy) Mantooth (1945–2026), American actor known as Johnny Gage on NBC's Emergency! (1972), later Loving and As the World Turns; lifelong EMS advocate who died July 9, 2026, in Ventura, California, age 80.
Robert Mandan
Robert Mandan (born Robert Frederic Little, 1932-2018) was an American character actor, best known as Chester Tate on the ABC sitcom Soap (1977-1981) and as James Bradford on Three's a Crowd.
Roma Maffia
Roma Maffia is an American actress in theater, film, and television, known as NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland and for her guest role as Hazel Diaz on Bull.
Ron Masak
Ron Masak (1936–2022), American character actor, played Sheriff Mort Metzger in 41 episodes of Murder, She Wrote from 1988, and was nicknamed the King of Commercials for his advertising work, including 15 years as the Vlasic Pickle stork voice.
Ross Malinger
Ross Malinger (born 1984, Redwood City, California) is an American former child actor, Jonah Baldwin in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and the voice of T.J. Detweiler in Recess; his last screen role was Without a Trace in 2006, after which he worked in car restoration and dealership finance.