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American actors: 1970s to 1990s

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Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle (born 1964, Kansas City) is an American actor, producer, and director known for Devil in a Blue Dress, Hotel Rwanda (Oscar-nominated), the Ocean's trilogy, War Machine in the MCU, and Miles Ahead, plus UNEP climate activism.

Don Galloway

Don Galloway (Donald Poe Galloway) was an American actor best known for playing Detective Sergeant Ed Brown on the NBC crime drama Ironside from 1967 to 1975.

Don Johnson

Don Johnson (born 1949 in Flat Creek, Missouri) is an American actor known for Miami Vice (1984–1989) and starring in and executive producing Nash Bridges.

Don Most

Don Most (Donny Most, born 1953, Brooklyn) is an American actor, director, and singer best known as Ralph Malph on Happy Days (1974–1984), later directing indie films and performing swing music.

Don Novello

Don Novello (born 1943) is an American comedian and writer, creator of SNL's Father Guido Sarducci and author of The Lazlo Letters as alter ego Lazlo Toth, plus the Olympia Cafe sketch and Atlantis voice work.

Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis (Don Sinclair Davis, 1942-2008) was an American character actor, Army captain, and painter, known as General Hammond on Stargate SG-1 and Major Garland Briggs on Twin Peaks.

Don Stark

Don Stark (Donald Stark, born 1954, New York City) is an American character actor, best known as Bob Pinciotti on all eight seasons of That '70s Show (1998–2006), also Hit the Floor, Star Trek roles, and Green Book.

Don Stroud

Don Stroud (Donald Lee Stroud, born 1943, Honolulu) is an American character actor, surfer, and musician known for villain roles in over 100 films including Coogan's Bluff, Bloody Mama, The Buddy Holly Story, Licence to Kill, and Django Unchained.

Don Swayze

Don Swayze (Donald Carl Swayze, born 1958, Houston, Texas) is an American character actor, younger brother of Patrick Swayze, known for Carnivàle, True Blood, Criminal Minds, and the 2025 lead role in All Saints Day.

Donna Pescow

Donna Pescow (born 1954, Brooklyn; birth name Pescovitz) is an American actress who debuted as Annette in Saturday Night Fever (1977), won the New York Film Critics Circle supporting-actress award, and starred in Angie, Out of This World, and Even Stevens.

Donna Wilkes

Donna Wilkes (Donna Consuelos Wilkes) is an American actress known for Molly Stewart in Angel (1984) and Jackie Peters in Jaws 2 (1978); a cult scream queen with a 1991-2013 acting hiatus.

Donzaleigh Abernathy

Donzaleigh Abernathy (born 1957), daughter of civil rights leaders Ralph David and Juanita Abernathy and goddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., is an American actress, author of Partners to History, Tanne Foundation award-winning playwright, and civil rights speaker.

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood, American actor and singer from Ohio, played Simon Haley in Roots: The Next Generations and Jesse Owens in The Jesse Owens Story; also a voiceover artist and NBC announcer.

Dorien Wilson

Dorien Wilson (born 1963) is an American actor known as Professor Stanley Oglevee on UPN's The Parkers, Eddie Charles on HBO's Dream On, Terrence on Sister, Sister, and Jay Weaver on Bounce TV's In the Cut.

Doris Grau

Doris Grau (1924–1995), American script supervisor, actress, and voice actress. Voiced Lunchlady Doris on The Simpsons and Doris the makeup lady on The Critic; script supervisor on Point Blank, Clue, Seinfeld pilot, and The Tracey Ullman Show.

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts (Doris May Green, 1925-2016), American actress, played Marie Barone on CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005), winning four of her five Emmys, plus one for St. Elsewhere.

Doug E. Doug

Doug E. Doug (Douglas Bourne, born 1970, Brooklyn) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director known for Sanka Coffie in Cool Runnings (1993), Griffen Vesey on Cosby, and Where I Live.

Drake Hogestyn

Drake Hogestyn (Donald Drake Hogestyn, 1953-2024), American actor, played John Black on Days of Our Lives for 38 years, over 4,200 episodes, after a minor-league baseball career; died of pancreatic cancer.

Drea de Matteo

Drea de Matteo, American actress, played Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos, winning the 2004 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress; later Gina on Joey, Wendy on Sons of Anarchy, and OnlyFans creator and Ultrafree podcast host.

Drew Barrymore

Drew Blythe Barrymore (born 1975, Culver City, California) is an American actress, producer, and talk show host, also known for Flower Films, Charlie's Angels, Grey Gardens, and The Drew Barrymore Show.

Duane Martin

Duane Martin (born 1965, Brooklyn) is an American actor, producer, and writer known for All of Us, Above the Rim, Scream 2, L.A.'s Finest, and Bel-Air; distinct from the novelist Duane L. Martin and other namesakes.

Dustin Diamond

Dustin Diamond (1977-2021), American actor, played Samuel 'Screech' Powers across the Saved by the Bell franchise from Good Morning, Miss Bliss to The New Class; died of stage 4 small-cell carcinoma at 44.

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman (born August 8, 1937, Los Angeles) is an American actor and two-time Oscar winner whose star turn in The Graduate (1967) redefined the Hollywood leading man; known for Midnight Cowboy, Tootsie, and Rain Man.

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker (born 1959, Syracuse, New York) is an American actor and director known for Happiness, The Good Wife's Colin Sweeney, Spider-Man's Dr. Connors, and Broadway's La Bête.

Dylan Bruno

Dylan Bruno (born 1972, Milford, Connecticut) is an American actor, producer, and former Calvin Klein model, known as FBI Agent Colby Granger on Numb3rs (2005–2010), Saving Private Ryan, Taken 3, and as the voice of Chevrolet since 2011; MIT environmental engineering graduate.

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott, 1961) is an American actor, Golden Globe winner for The Practice, also known for American Horror Story, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and FBI: Most Wanted; frequently confused with Dermot Mulroney.

Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman (1942–2003), American character actor from Bisbee, Arizona, best known as Wilson W. Wilson Jr., the face-hidden advice-giving neighbor on Home Improvement (1991–1999); also Bob Reid on Ryan's Hope.

Ed Asner

Ed Asner (1929-2021), American actor and Screen Actors Guild president, played Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, won a record seven acting Emmys, and voiced Carl Fredricksen in Up.

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr. (born 1949, Los Angeles) is an American actor and environmental activist, known for Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere, Christopher Guest mockumentaries, Young Sheldon, and Living with Ed.

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders (Edward Paul Flanders) was an American actor best known for playing Dr. Donald Westphall on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988.