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Christopher Judge
Christopher Judge (Douglas Christopher Judge) is an American actor from Los Angeles, known as Teal'c in Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007, ~211 episodes) and as the voice and motion-capture Kratos in God of War (2018) and Ragnarök (2022), winning a 2023 BAFTA Games Award; birth year 1964 or 1967 depending on source.
Christopher Knight (actor)
Christopher Knight (born 1957), American actor, played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch (1969-1974); distinct from other actors named Christopher Knight. Later left acting for the computer industry, returned via reality TV, and runs Christopher Knight Home furniture.
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd (born October 22, 1938, Stamford, Connecticut) is the American character actor, not the Modern Family writer or the Film Yap critic, known as Doc Brown in Back to the Future, Reverend Jim on Taxi, and a three-time Emmy winner.
Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald (born 1955) is the American character actor known as Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore and Happy Gilmore 2, Darryl in Thelma & Louise, and Emmy-nominated Marty Ghilain in Hacks; distinct from the TV producer of the same name.
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Meloni (born 1961, Washington, D.C.) is an American actor known as Detective Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: SVU and Organized Crime and as Chris Keller on HBO's Oz, with an Emmy-nominated, comedy-spanning career.
Christopher Mitchum
Christopher Mitchum (born 1943), also known as Chris Mitchum, American actor, screenwriter, and Republican politician; second son of Robert Mitchum, star of Rio Lobo and Big Jake, SAG first vice president 1987-1989, and unsuccessful California Assembly and congressional candidate.
Christopher Pettiet
Christopher Lee Pettiet (1976-2000), American TV and film actor; played Jesse James in The Young Riders and Zach Crandell in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991); also in Point Break; died of accidental overdose at 24.
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve (1952–2004) was an American actor best known as Superman in the 1978 film, later a spinal cord research advocate after a 1995 accident paralyzed him.
Christopher Rich (actor)
Christopher Rich Wilson (born 1953, Dallas) is an American actor known as Miller Redfield on Murphy Brown, Brock Hart on Reba, and Melvin Palmer on Boston Legal; he returned to TV on Happy's Place after a 2018 stroke.
Christopher Stone (actor)
Christopher Stone (Thomas Edward Bourassa, 1940-1995) was an American actor known for Dr. Pooch Hardin on The Interns, Dallas, Days of our Lives, The Howling, and Cujo with wife Dee Wallace.
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken, born Ronald Walken in 1943 in Queens, New York, is an American actor with 100+ screen credits, an Oscar for The Deer Hunter (1979), the Weapon of Choice dance video, and recent roles in Severance and Dune.
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris (Carlos Ray Norris, 1940-2026), American karate champion and action star of Missing in Action and Delta Force; starred as Cordell Walker in CBS's Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001) and later inspired the Chuck Norris Facts meme.
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson was an American actress and model born in 1924. She was known for portraying resilient African American women, notably in Sounder and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan (Cynthia Ann Cichorski, 1954-2023), American actress known as Lacey Underall in Caddyshack (1980) and Lora/Yori in Tron (1982); former Chicago radio DJ and Irish Spring commercial model; distinct from the Nashville singer-songwriter of the same name.
Cindy Pickett
Cindy Pickett (born 1947, Sand Springs, Oklahoma) is an American actress, also Cindy Lou Pickett, known as Katie Bueller in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jackie Marler-Spaulding on Guiding Light, and Dr. Carol Novino on St. Elsewhere.
Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams (Cynthia Jane Williams, 1947-2023), American actress known as Shirley Feeney on Laverne & Shirley and Laurie Henderson in American Graffiti; died January 25, 2023, aged 75.
Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown (Clarence John Brown III, born 1959, Urbana, Ohio) is an American actor and voice actor known for the Kurgan in Highlander, Captain Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, Lex Luthor, and 25 years as Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants.
Clarence Gilyard
Clarence Gilyard Jr. (1955–2022), American actor and UNLV professor, played Sundown in Top Gun, Theo in Die Hard, Conrad McMasters on Matlock, and Jimmy Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger.
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III (1939-2021), American actor, played Linc Hayes on ABC's The Mod Squad (1968-73) and Prince's father in Purple Rain; Broadway Tony nominee for Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, later character actor in Deep Cover, Sugar Hill, and The Butler.
Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson is an American actor and director, born in 1954, known for playing Detective Meldrick Lewis on Homicide: Life on the Street and directing The Wire.
Clark Middleton
Clark Middleton (Clark Tinsley Middleton, 1957-2020), American character actor with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, known as Glen 'Jelly Bean' Carter on The Blacklist, Charlie in Twin Peaks 2017, and in Kill Bill: Vol. 2.
Claudia Christian
Claudia Christian (born 1965, Glendale, California) is an American actress best known as Commander Susan Ivanova on Babylon 5, also a video game voice actor, memoirist, and advocate for naltrexone-based addiction treatment.
Claudia Haro
Claudia Martha Haro, born 1967, is an American former actress known for Casino (1995), New Nightmare (1994), and Gone Fishin' (1997), and ex-wife of Joe Pesci; she was sentenced in 2012 for the attempted murder of Garrett Warren.
Claudia Wells
Claudia Wells is an American actress who played Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future (1985), replacing Melora Hardin and later replaced by Elisabeth Shue; she left acting for her ill mother, runs Armani Wells, and returned via Still Waters Burn.
Clifton Davis
Clifton Davis (Clifton Duncan Davis), born 1945 in Chicago, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and minister. Known for Amen's Reverend Reuben Gregory, That's My Mama, the Jackson 5 song Never Can Say Goodbye, Broadway's Aladdin, and Vernon Dupree on Beyond the Gates.
Clifton Powell
Clifton Powell, American character actor born 1956 in Washington, D.C., Emerson College graduate, known as Chauncey in Menace II Society, Cutty in Dead Presidents, Pinky in the Friday films, Jeff Brown in Ray, and MLK in Selma, Lord, Selma.
Clint Howard
Clint Howard (born 1959, Burbank) is an American character actor, younger brother of Ron Howard, child star of Gentle Ben and Star Trek's Balok, and co-author of the 2021 memoir The Boys.
Clint Ritchie
Clint Ritchie (1938–2009) was an American actor best known for playing Clint Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from 1979 to 1998.
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (1926-2021), American actress and comedian, Oscar winner for The Last Picture Show and eight-time Primetime Emmy winner, known as Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein.
Colleen Zenk
Colleen Zenk (born 1953) is an American actress, not to be confused with any namesake, known for 32 years as Barbara Ryan on As the World Turns (1978-2010), three Daytime Emmy nominations, the villain Jordan on The Young and the Restless from 2023, and oral cancer advocacy.