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Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest (1936-2023), American character actor from Waxahachie, Texas; Oscar-nominated for The Rose (1979) and known as Chef in Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and Lonesome Dove.
Frederick Koehler
Frederick Koehler (Fred Koehler), American actor born 1975 in Queens, New York; child star as Chip on Kate & Allie, later Andrew Schillinger on Oz and Lists in the Death Race films.
French Stewart
French Stewart, born Milton French Stewart in 1964, is an American actor best known for playing Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) and Chef Rudy on Mom.
Fritz Weaver
Fritz Weaver (1926-2016), American character actor; Tony winner 1970 for Child's Play, singing Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street, Emmy-nominated for Holocaust; 21 Broadway productions.
G. D. Spradlin
G. D. Spradlin, also known as Gervase Spradlin, was an American character actor known for playing authority figures, notably in The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now.
G. W. Bailey
G.W. Bailey (George William Bailey), American character actor born 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas; played Sgt. Rizzo on M*A*S*H, Capt. Thaddeus Harris in Police Academy (1984–1994), and Lt. Provenza on The Closer and Major Crimes; executive director of the Sunshine Kids Foundation.
Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kaplan (Gabriel Kaplan, born 1945, Brooklyn) is an American comedian, actor, and poker player: co-creator and star of Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–79) and longtime High Stakes Poker commentator who won the 1980 Superbowl of Poker Main Event.
Gabrielle Carteris
Gabrielle Carteris (born 1961, Scottsdale, Arizona), also Gabrielle Anne Carteris, is an American actress and labor leader: Andrea Zuckerman on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-1995), SAG-AFTRA president 2016-2021, and FIA president from May 2021.
Gail Edwards
Gail Edwards, also Gail June Edwards, born 1952, American retired actress known as Dot Higgins on It's a Living, Sharon LeMeure on Blossom, and Vicky Larson on Full House and Fuller House; retired to Sedona, Arizona in 1994.
Gail O'Grady
Gail Ann O'Grady (born 1963, Detroit) is an American actress and producer known for Donna Abandando on NYPD Blue (three Emmy nominations) and Helen Pryor on American Dreams, plus many TV movie leads and a 2025 role in Duster.
Gail Strickland
Gail Strickland, also Katherine Gail Strickland, American retired character actress of The Drowning Pool, Norma Rae, and The American President; HeartBeat (1988) lesbian-nurse role, Broadway Status Quo Vadis, Drama Desk Award 1973.
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain (1943–2025) was a Tulsa-born character actor, comedian, and illustrator, a Hee Haw regular (1972–1990) as Maynard and Orville, the Big Bopper in The Buddy Holly Story, and Chuck in three Ernest films.
Galina Jovovich
Galina Jovovich (Galina Loginova, born 1950) is a Soviet-born Russian-American actress, VGIK graduate and Dovzhenko studio player, known for Much Ado About Nothing (1973) and as the mother and former manager of actress Milla Jovovich.
Galyn Görg
Galyn Görg (1964–2020), American actress and dancer; Nancy O'Reilly in Twin Peaks, Lt. Leora Maxwell on M.A.N.T.I.S., RoboCop 2 and Point Break; died of cancer in Hawaii.
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian-born American actress, producer, and former Ford model (born 1966, St. Marc, Haiti). Known as Fancy Monroe on The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue's Valerie Heywood, and the first Black cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2020–2025).
Garrett Morris
Garrett Morris, also Garrett Gonzalez Morris, is the American actor and singer who was the first Black cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975–1980), creator of Chico Escuela, later seen on Martin and 2 Broke Girls.
Garrett Wang
Garrett Wang (born 1968) is an American actor best known as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001), later a Dragon Con Trek Track director, convention moderator, and Delta Flyers podcast co-host.
Garry Shandling
Garry Shandling (1949-2016) was an American comedian, writer, and producer, creator and star of It's Garry Shandling's Show and HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, pioneering meta-sitcom and cringe comedy and influencing Apatow, Gervais, and Seinfeld.
Gary Burghoff
Gary Burghoff (born 1943, Bristol, Connecticut) is the American actor who played Radar O'Reilly in the 1970 MASH film, the M*A*S*H series (181 episodes), AfterMASH, and W*A*L*T*E*R; seven Emmy nominations, one 1977 win.
Gary Busey
Gary Busey (William Gary Busey, born 1944, Goose Creek, Texas), American actor and musician, Oscar-nominated Best Actor for The Buddy Holly Story (1978), known for Lethal Weapon, Point Break, a 1988 brain injury, and his 2025 probation.
Gary Cole
Gary Michael Cole (born 1956, Park Ridge, Illinois) is an American film, TV, voice, and stage actor; Steppenwolf ensemble member known for Office Space's Bill Lumbergh, Mike Brady, Veep's Kent Davison, and NCIS's Alden Parker.
Gary Graham
Gary Graham (Gary Rand Graham, 1950-2024), American actor known as Detective Matthew Sikes in Alien Nation and Vulcan Ambassador Soval on Star Trek: Enterprise, distinct from Graham Greene and other namesakes.
Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise, American actor and philanthropist, co-founder of Steppenwolf Theatre, Oscar-nominated as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, Emmy winner for George Wallace, CSI: NY lead, and founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation for veterans.
Gary Valentine
Gary Valentine is the stage name of two American entertainers: Gary Joseph Knipfing, Kevin James's brother who played Danny Heffernan on The King of Queens, and Gary Lachman, Blondie's bassist from 1975 to 1977.
Gates McFadden
Gates McFadden (Cheryl Gates McFadden, born 1949) is an American actress and choreographer, best known as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation (154 episodes), four films, and Picard, plus choreography on Labyrinth.
Geena Davis
Geena Davis (born 1956, Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actor, Oscar winner for The Accidental Tourist, star of Thelma & Louise and A League of Their Own, and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (2004).
Gene Anthony Ray
Gene Anthony Ray (1962–2003), Harlem-born actor and dancer, played Leroy Johnson in Fame (1980) and its 1982–1987 TV series; untrained, he won the role at an open audition and died of stroke complications in Manhattan.
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman (Eugene Alden Hackman, 1930-2025), American actor, two-time Oscar winner for The French Connection and Unforgiven; also known for The Conversation, Superman, Hoosiers; died in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman, 1933-2016), American comic actor of Willy Wonka, The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein; Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor collaborator, two-time Oscar nominee, later memoirist and novelist.
Genie Francis
Genie Francis (born 1962) is an American actress, Laura of Luke and Laura on ABC's General Hospital since 1977; her 1981 soap wedding drew 30 million viewers, and she won a 2007 Daytime Emmy.