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James Saito
James Saito (James Tomio Saito, born 1955, Los Angeles) is an American actor of Japanese descent, the original Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Dr. Chen in Eli Stone, and a 2007 Obie winner for Durango.
James Spader
James Spader (born 1960, Boston) is an American actor known for sex, lies, and videotape, Alan Shore on Boston Legal (3 Emmys), Reddington on The Blacklist, and Ultron in Age of Ultron and VisionQuest.
James Tolkan
James Stewart Tolkan (June 20, 1931 – March 26, 2026) was an American character actor, Vice Principal Gerald Strickland in Back to the Future and Commander 'Stinger' Jardian in Top Gun, also in Serpico and the original Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross.
James Urbaniak
James Urbaniak (born 1963, Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American character actor known as Simon Grim in Henry Fool, Robert Crumb in American Splendor, and the voice of Dr. Rusty Venture in The Venture Bros., with an Obie Award and a Drama Desk nomination for Thom Pain.
James Van Der Beek
James David Van Der Beek (1977–2026) was an American actor, teen idol as Dawson Leery on Dawson's Creek (The WB, 1998–2003), also of Varsity Blues, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and CSI: Cyber; died at 48 of colorectal cancer.
James Waterston
James Waterston (born 1969, New York City) is an American actor, son of Sam Waterston, known for Dead Poets Society, Little Sweetheart, Live from Baghdad, Red Oaks, the BBC's Oppenheimer, and extensive Off-Broadway and regional stage work.
James Whitmore Jr.
James Whitmore Jr. (James Allen Whitmore III, born 1948) is an American TV actor and director, son of actor James Whitmore. Known for Black Sheep Squadron and Hunter, he later directed NCIS, Quantum Leap, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes.
James Woods
James Woods (born 1947, Vernal, Utah) is an American actor known for intense roles in The Onion Field, Salvador (Oscar-nominated), and Ghosts of Mississippi, plus the voice of Hades in Hercules and Kingdom Hearts; distinct from other people named James Woods.
Jameson Parker
Jameson Parker (Francis Jameson Parker Jr., born 1947, Baltimore) is the American actor who played A.J. Simon on CBS's Simon & Simon (1981–1988); later an outdoor writer, author of An Accidental Cowboy.
Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan (James Patrick Sheridan, born 1951, Pasadena) is an American actor known for Captain James Deakins on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Randall Flagg in The Stand, Homeland's William Walden, and a 1987 Tony nomination for All My Sons.
Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz, American actress born 1965 in Chicago, star of Sixteen Candles, The Lost Boys, Less Than Zero, and Twister; married investor Tony Ressler in 1989 and is a principal owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
Jamie Donnelly
Jamie Donnelly (born 1947, Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American actress who played Jan in Broadway's Grease and the 1978 film, and originated Magenta/Usherette in the US Rocky Horror stage productions.
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr (Jameel Joseph Farah, born July 1, 1934) is a Lebanese American actor from Toledo, Ohio, best known as cross-dressing Corporal Klinger on M*A*S*H (1972-83), after a 1955 film debut in Blackboard Jungle.
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (Eric Marlon Bishop, born 1967, Terrell, Texas) is an American actor, singer, and comedian; Oscar winner for Ray (2004), In Living Color alumnus, Grammy winner for "Blame It," and survivor of a 2023 stroke.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958, Santa Monica) is an American actress, daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, debut as Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978), Scream Queen, BAFTA and two Golden Globe winner, Oscar and Emmy winner.
Jamie Luner
Jamie Luner (Jamie Michelle Luner, born 1971, Palo Alto, California) is an American actress known for Cindy Lubbock on Just the Ten of Us, Peyton Richards on Savannah, Lexi Sterling on Melrose Place, Rachel Burke on Profiler, and Liza Colby on All My Children.
Jamie Walters
Jamie Walters, born James Leland Walters Jr. in 1969, is an American actor and singer known for Ray Pruit on Beverly Hills, 90210 and the 1992 number one hit "How Do You Talk to an Angel".
Jamison Newlander
Jamison Newlander (born 1970) is an American actor, writer, and director best known as Alan Frog, one of the vampire-hunting Frog Brothers, in The Lost Boys (1987), later reprising the role in Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010).
Jan Hooks
Jan Hooks (Janet Vivian Hooks, 1957–2014), American comedian and actress, SNL cast member 1986–1991 known for Nancy Reagan, Tammy Faye Bakker, and the Sweeney Sisters; later Designing Women, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and 30 Rock.
Jan-Michael Vincent
Jan-Michael Vincent was an American film and television actor who rose to leading roles in 1970s films and starred as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on the 1980s series Airwolf.
Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)
Jane Adams, born 1965, is an American actress who won a Tony Award for An Inspector Calls and starred in Happiness and HBO's Hung and Hacks.
Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander (born Jane Quigley, 1939) is an American actress, author, and conservationist, Tony winner for The Great White Hope, four-time Oscar nominee, and the first artist to chair the National Endowment for the Arts (1993-97).
Jane Badler
Jane Badler (born 1953) is an American and Australian actress and singer, best known as the villainous alien leader Diana in NBC's 1983 miniseries V and its sequels.
Jane Curtin
Jane Curtin (born 1947, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actress and comedian, an original Saturday Night Live cast member (1975–1980), first female Weekend Update anchor, two-time Emmy winner for Kate & Allie, and star of 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Jane Elliot
Jane Elliot (born 1947) is an American actress, not the diversity educator Jane Elliott, best known as Tracy Quartermaine on General Hospital since 1978, with a 1981 Daytime Emmy and roles on Guiding Light, Days of Our Lives, and Knots Landing.
Jane Sibbett
Jane Sibbett (Jane Moore Sibbett, born 1962) is an American actress known as Carol Willick on Friends (1994–2001) and Heddy on Herman's Head; later an energy healer, Jane's Dancing Hands.
Janet Hubert
Janet Hubert, also Janet Hubert-Whitten, is an American Juilliard-trained actress and dancer, the original Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-93), a Broadway Cats original cast member, later reconciled with Will Smith in 2020.
Janet Jones
Janet Jones (Janet Marie Jones), American actress born 1961 in Bridgeton, Missouri; films include The Beastmaster, A Chorus Line, Police Academy 5; married Wayne Gretzky in 1988 in Canada's 'Royal Wedding'; five children.
Janine Turner
Janine Turner (Janine Loraine Gauntt), American actress born 1962 in Lincoln, Nebraska; starred as Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure (1990-95), earning three Golden Globe and one Emmy nomination; also founder of Constituting America.
Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy (born 1964, Boston) is an American actress, dancer, and director, best known as Whitley Gilbert on A Different World (1987–1993), a six-time NAACP Image Award winner, Alvin Ailey-trained dancer, R&B recording artist, and author of Evolution of a Revolutionary.