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Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara (born 1960, Long Island, New York) is an American character actor known for Billionaire Boys Club (1987, Golden Globe nomination), Arachnophobia, Short Circuit, and as Gen. Michael Holden on Army Wives; not to be confused with actor Brian Dewar McNamara.
Brian O'Halloran
Brian O'Halloran (born 1969) is an American actor, producer, and podcaster best known as Dante Hicks in Kevin Smith's Clerks (1994), Clerks II, and Clerks III, and for roles in Vulgar and Brutal Massacre.
Brian Peck
Brian Richard Peck (born 1960) is an American former actor and dialogue coach, Scuz in The Return of the Living Dead, convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing Drake Bell and a registered California sex offender.
Brian Tochi
Brian Tochi (Brian Keith Tochihara), American actor born in Los Angeles; played Takashi in Revenge of the Nerds, Cadet Nogata in Police Academy 3 and 4, and voiced Leonardo in the first three live-action TMNT films.
Bridget Fonda
Bridget Fonda (Bridget Jane Fonda, born 1964) is a retired American actress of the Fonda acting family, known for Single White Female, Jackie Brown, and A Simple Plan; she retired after Snow Queen in 2002 and declined a return in 2023.
Brigid Brannagh
Brigid Brannagh (born 1972), also credited as Brigid Walsh, is an American actress from San Francisco known for Pamela Moran in Army Wives and Stacey Yorkes in Marvel's Runaways.
Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot (born 1959) is an American actor, Balki Bartokomous on Perfect Strangers (1986–93) and Serge in Beverly Hills Cop; Emmy-nominated in 1987, also a 400-plus audiobook narrator and star of Netflix's The Residence (2025).
Brooke Adams (actress)
Brooke Adams is an American actress born 1949 in New York City, star of Days of Heaven, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Dead Zone; not the wrestler Brooke Adams or Brooke Lee Adams. Married to Tony Shalhoub.
Brooke Bundy
Brooke Bundy names two American actresses: a veteran screen actress (born 1943 or 1944, NYC) who played Elaine Parker in Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4, and Bruce Bundy, Octavia in The Hunger Games.
Brooke Burns
Brooke Burns (Brooke Elizabeth Burns, born 1978, Dallas) is an American actress, model, and game show host, known as Jessie Owens on Baywatch (1998–2001), host of Dog Eat Dog, The Chase, Master Minds, and the 2025 Tic Tac Dough revival, Emmy-nominated, married to Gavin O'Connor.
Brooke Langton
Brooke Langton, born 1970, is an American actress known for Samantha Reilly on Melrose Place, Nikki in Swingers, and The Replacements, with 2025 film Thieves Highway.
Brooke McCarter
Brooke McCarter (1963–2015), American actor and model, played the vampire Paul in The Lost Boys (1987); Ford agency model, Thrashin' and Wired actor, left acting in 1998, returned in The Uh-Oh Show (2009); died of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
Brooke Mueller
Brooke Jaye Mueller, American media personality and former actress born 1977 in Palm Beach, Florida; ex-wife of Charlie Sheen (2008-2011), mother of twins Bob and Max, known for Witchouse, Strictly Sexual, The World According to Paris, and her public addiction recovery.
Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields (Brooke Christa Shields, born 1965) is an American actor and model famous for Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon, Calvin Klein ads, Suddenly Susan, memoirs, and Actors' Equity presidency.
Brooke Smith (actress)
Brooke Smith (born 1967, New York City) is the American actress who played Catherine Martin in The Silence of the Lambs and Dr. Erica Hahn on Grey's Anatomy, distinct from Brooke Anne Smith and Rachele Brooke Smith.
Bruce Abbott
Bruce Paul Abbott (born 1954, Portland, Oregon) is an American actor, distinct from the software designer and businessman of the same name. Known for Dan Cain in Re-Animator (1985) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990) and as Judge Nicholas Marshall in Dark Justice.
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.
Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison (born 1946, Philadelphia) is an American character actor with over 300 credits, known for Willard (1971), his Oscar-nominated Longtime Companion role, and Senator Kelly in X-Men.
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936, Chicago) is an American character actor of over 80 films, known for villains in Marnie, The Cowboys, and Coming Home, with two Oscar nominations and Cannes Best Actor wins for Coming Home and Nebraska.
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill (born 1950, San Antonio, Texas) is an American character actor; also known as Bruce Travis McGill. Known for D-Day in Animal House, Jack Dalton in MacGyver, Det. Vince Korsak in Rizzoli & Isles, Ron Motley in The Insider, and Edwin Stanton in Lincoln.
Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz (born 1943, Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American actor, also credited as Bruce Peter Weitz, who won a 1984 Emmy for playing Sgt. Mick Belker on Hill Street Blues (1981–1987) and later played Anthony Zacchara on General Hospital.
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis (born 1955) is the American actor known as David Addison on Moonlighting and John McClane in Die Hard; over $5 billion box office; retired in 2022 with aphasia, later diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Bruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Jr., 1949–2006) was an American character actor, son of actor Bruce Kirby, known for The Godfather Part II, Good Morning, Vietnam, When Harry Met Sally..., and City Slickers.
Bud Cort
Bud Cort (Walter Edward Cox, 1948-2026), American actor best known as Harold in Hal Ashby's 1971 cult classic Harold and Maude and the title role in Robert Altman's Brewster McCloud; also appeared in M*A*S*H, Heat, Dogma, and The Life Aquatic.
Bunny Levine
Bunny Levine (Bernice Utal, 1928–2026), American character actress, retired school librarian who began acting at 60; credits include Gilmore Girls, La La Land, Thelma, Shameless, and over 100 total screen credits.
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds (Burton Leon Reynolds Jr., 1936-2018), American actor and director, star of Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandit, and Boogie Nights; top box-office draw 1978-82, Emmy winner for Evening Shade.
C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell (born 1966, Los Angeles) is an American actor and director, famous as Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders (1983), with over 90 film credits, TV roles on Southland and Criminal Minds, and directing credits including Hourglass (1995).
Cady McClain
Cady McClain (born 1969, born Katie McClain) is an American actress, director, and writer; the first woman to win Daytime Emmys for three characters on three soaps (All My Children, As the World Turns, Days of Our Lives), now on Beyond the Gates.
Caitlin Clarke
Caitlin Clarke (1952–2004), American actress born Katherine Ann Clarke in Pittsburgh; film debut as Valerian in Dragonslayer (1981), Broadway roles in 1985 and Titanic, later taught acting at the University of Pittsburgh.
Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart (born 1964, Freeport, Illinois) is an American actress, Golden Globe winner as TV lawyer Ally McBeal (1997-2002), later Kitty Walker in Brothers & Sisters, Cat Grant in Supergirl, and Lee Radziwill in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans; married to Harrison Ford.