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American actors: 1970s to 1990s

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Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander (Jay Scott Greenspan, born 1959, Newark) is an American actor, Tony winner for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and Emmy-nominated star of George Costanza on Seinfeld (1989-1998), also a director.

Jason Behr

Jason Behr (Jason Nathaniel Behr, born 1973, Minneapolis) is an American actor who starred as alien Max Evans on Roswell (1999-2002), later appearing in The Grudge, Breakout Kings, Roswell New Mexico, and Supergirl.

Jason Bernard

Jason Bernard, born Ronald Carl Johnson (1938 to 1996), was an American character actor known for stern authority roles in WarGames, No Way Out, and Liar Liar.

Jason Biggs

Jason Matthew Biggs, American actor born 1978 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey; breakout as Jim Levenstein in American Pie (1999) and its sequels, Larry Bloom in Orange Is the New Black, voice of Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and 2025 directorial debut Untitled Home Invasion Romance.

Jason David Frank

Jason David Frank (1973–2022) was an American actor and martial artist best known for playing Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger and later White Ranger, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick (born Jason Michael Gedroic, 1965, Chicago) is an American actor known for Iron Eagle's Doug Masters, Murder One, Boomtown, Dexter, Luck, and Raynard Waits in Bosch.

Jason Gould

Jason Emanuel Gould (born 1966), American actor, filmmaker, and singer, son of Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould; known for Say Anything... and The Prince of Tides, later the albums Dangerous Man and Where We Fall.

Jason Lee

Jason Lee, born 1970, in Orange, California, is an American actor and photographer, formerly a professional skateboarder and Stereo Skateboards co-founder, known for Kevin Smith films, Almost Famous, and My Name Is Earl.

Jason London

Jason Paul London, American actor born 1972 in San Diego, identical twin of actor Jeremy London; known for Randall 'Pink' Floyd in Dazed and Confused (1993), The Man in the Moon (1991), The Rage: Carrie 2, and Jason and the Argonauts.

Jason Narvy

Jason Andrew Narvy (born 1974, Los Angeles) is an American actor known as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch in the Power Rangers franchise, later a Shakespeare-trained theater professor and Vox Rocket Studios co-founder.

Jason Patric

Jason Patric (born Jason Patric Miller, Jr., 1966, Queens, NY) is an American actor and producer, son of Jason Miller and grandson of Jackie Gleason, known for The Lost Boys, Rush, Sleepers, Narc, and The Alamo.

Jason Segel

Jason Segel (born 1980, Los Angeles) is an American actor and screenwriter, also credited as Jason Jordan Segel, known for Freaks and Geeks, How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets, The End of the Tour, and co-creating Shrinking.

Jason Weaver

Jason Michael Weaver (J-Weav), American actor and singer born 1979 in Chicago; young Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, singing voice of young Simba in The Lion King, Marcus Henderson on Smart Guy, and Shaad on The Chi.

Jason Wiles

Jason Wiles (Jason Austin Wiles, born 1970) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer from Lenexa, Kansas, best known as officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli on NBC's Third Watch (1999–2005) and for directing Lenexa, 1 Mile.

Jay Benedict

Jay Benedict (1951-2020), American-born actor based in the UK, known for Doug Hamilton in Emmerdale, John Kieffer in Foyle's War, Aliens, The Dark Knight Rises, anime dubs, and the ADR company Sync or Swim.

Jay Mohr

Jay Mohr (Jon Ferguson Mohr, born 1970, Verona, New Jersey) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio host; SNL cast member 1993-95, Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire, creator of Last Comic Standing, host of Jay Mohr Sports.

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders (Jay Olcutt Sanders), American actor and playwright born 1953 in Austin, Texas; SUNY Purchase's first acting student; known for JFK, Glory, The Day After Tomorrow, Public Theater work, and the Drama Desk-winning Uncle Vanya.

Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas (Jon Thomas Terrell, 1948–2017) was an American radio DJ and character actor: New York's 99X and WKTU, LA's Power 106, Eddie LeBec on Cheers, two-time Emmy winner as Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown, later Ray Donovan.

Jay Underwood

Jay Underwood (born 1968) is an American actor and pastor, known for The Boy Who Could Fly, the Disney Channel Not Quite Human trilogy, Uncle Buck, and the 1994 unreleased Fantastic Four.

Jayne Brook

Jayne Brook (Jane Anderson Terlesky, born 1960 or 1962, Northbrook, Illinois) is an American actress known for Dr. Diane Grad on Chicago Hope, Mary Ann Mitchell on The District, and Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell on Star Trek: Discovery.

Jean Kasem

Jean Kasem (born 1954, Jean Charlotte Thompson) is an American retired actress, Loretta Tortelli on Cheers and The Tortellis, and widow of radio host Casey Kasem, later central to disputes over his care, burial in Oslo, and estate.

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly (born 1972) is an American actress and singer from Worcester, Massachusetts, also known as Jean Pitaro. Known for Tia Russell in Uncle Buck, Rowena Morgan in Mr. Holland's Opus, Luisa in The Fantasticks, Kim Warner on Yes, Dear, and Sarah Kazansky in Top Gun: Maverick.

Jean Smart

Jean Smart (born 1951, Seattle) is an American actress, Emmy record holder as Deborah Vance on Hacks, formerly Charlene on Designing Women, with three Golden Globes and a Tony nomination.

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton (Jeanne Murray, 1923-2013), American character actress famous as Edith Bunker on All in the Family; three Emmys, two Golden Globes, Television Academy Hall of Fame 2002, stage career in Damn Yankees and Funny Girl.

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963, Tulsa) is an American actress, Juilliard-trained, known for Dr. Beth Garner in Basic Instinct (1992), Abby McDeere in The Firm, Barb Henrickson in HBO's Big Love, Alex Blake in Criminal Minds, and a 2009 Emmy nomination for Grey Gardens.

Jeannie Berlin

Jeannie Berlin, born Jeannie Brette May, is an American actress and screenwriter, daughter of Elaine May, best known for The Heartbreak Kid (1972), which earned her an Academy Award nomination.

Jed Allan

Jed Allan (Jed Allan Brown, 1935–2019), American soap opera actor; Don Craig on Days of Our Lives (1971–1985), C.C. Capwell on Santa Barbara (1986–1993), Rush Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210; also hosted Celebrity Bowling.

Jeff Anderson

Jeff Anderson (Jeffrey Allan Anderson, born 1970) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter, best known as Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's Clerks (1994), Clerks II, and Clerks III; Independent Spirit Award nominee; directed Now You Know (2002). Distinct from the Vikings executive and the NYPD-detector actor of the same name.

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges (born 1949, Los Angeles) is an American actor, musician, and photographer, son of Lloyd Bridges, The Dude in The Big Lebowski, Oscar winner for Crazy Heart, seven-time Oscar nominee.

Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway (1950–2011), American actor known as Kenickie in Grease (1978), Bobby Wheeler on Taxi, and Zack Allan on Babylon 5; died of pneumonia with sepsis at 60.