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John Kirby (actor)
John Kirby (1950/1951 – July 15, 2026) was an American acting coach and bit-part actor, son of Bruce Kirby and brother of Bruno Kirby, Caviezel's longtime coach, nicknamed Actor's Guardian Angel.
John Larroquette
John Larroquette (born 1947, New Orleans) is an American actor, five-time Emmy winner as Dan Fielding on Night Court, also a Tony winner for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo, Colombian-American actor, comedian, and playwright born in Bogotá, known for one-man shows (Mambo Mouth, Freak, Latin History for Morons), an Emmy, a Special Tony, Ice Age's Sid, and Latino representation advocacy.
John Lithgow
John Lithgow (born 1945) is an American actor of stage, film, and TV, known for 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, The Crown, and Giant. Three Tonys, six Emmys as of 2019, two Oscar nominations; cast as Dumbledore in HBO's Harry Potter.
John Lone
John Lone (尊龍), born 1952 in Hong Kong, is a Chinese-American actor trained in Peking Opera, known for The Last Emperor (1987), M. Butterfly, and two Golden Globe nominations; distinct from John Lennon subjects.
John M. Jackson
John M. Jackson (John Murice Jackson, born 1950) is an American actor, best known as Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden on CBS's JAG (1996-2004), later on Bones, NCIS, and NCIS: Los Angeles; distinct from the Dallas litigator and other namesakes.
John Malkovich
John Malkovich (born 1953), American actor and Steppenwolf Theatre founding member, two-time Oscar nominee known for Dangerous Liaisons, In the Line of Fire, and starring as himself in Being John Malkovich (1999).
John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins (born 1963) is an American actor and game show host known for Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Pitch Perfect, The Late Shift as David Letterman, Great News, America Says, and Split Second.
John O'Hurley
John O'Hurley (born 1954, Kittery, Maine) is an American actor and host, aka J. Peterman on Seinfeld, sixth host of Family Feud (2006–2010), and longtime host of NBC's National Dog Show.
John Pankow
John Pankow is an American actor born in St. Louis, known as Ira Buchman on Mad About You (1993-1999) and Merc Lapidus on Episodes (2011-2017), with extensive Broadway and Shakespeare in the Park credits.
John Putch
John Putch (born 1961, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), son of Jean Stapleton, is an American actor turned director known for One Day at a Time, the Route 30 indie trilogy, and Hallmark's Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.
John Ratzenberger
John Ratzenberger (born 1947, Bridgeport, Connecticut) is the American actor who created and played Cliff Clavin on Cheers (1982-1993) and voiced a character in every Pixar feature from Toy Story (1995) through Onward (2020), including Hamm, Mack, and P.T. Flea.
John Ritter
John Ritter (Jonathan Southworth Ritter, 1948–2003), American actor and comedian, Emmy and Golden Globe winner as Jack Tripper on Three's Company (1977–84), later star of 8 Simple Rules; died of aortic dissection in 2003.
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein (born 1946, Los Angeles), American actor, composer, and director, son of pianist Arthur Rubinstein. Created the title role in Pippin (1972), won the 1980 Tony for Children of a Lesser God; TV roles include Family and Crazy Like a Fox.
John Savage (actor)
John Savage (born John Youngs, 1949), American actor of The Deer Hunter, Hair, The Onion Field, Salvador, Dark Angel, and SEAL Team, born in Old Bethpage, New York.
John Schneider (screen actor)
John Richard Schneider (born 1960, Mount Kisco, New York), American actor known as Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard (128 episodes, 1979-1985) and Jonathan Kent on Smallville (114 episodes), with four #1 Billboard Country singles and over 20 albums.
John Schuck
John Schuck (Conrad John Schuck Jr., b. Feb 4, 1940, Boston) is an American actor: Sgt. Enright on McMillan & Wife, Herman Munster on The Munsters Today, Klingon ambassador Kamarag in Star Trek IV and VI, and Broadway's most-cast Daddy Warbucks.
John Shea
John Shea is an American actor, director, and screenwriter who won a Primetime Emmy for Baby M (1988) and played Lex Luthor on Lois & Clark (1993–1997).
John Spencer (actor)
John Spencer (born John Speshock, 1946-2005), American character actor; not the snooker champion or the Princess Diana biopic. Emmy-winning Leo McGarry on The West Wing, Tommy Mullaney on L.A. Law, Obie for Still Life.
John Stamos
John Stamos (born 1963, Cypress, California) is an American actor and musician, full name John Phillip Stamos, known for Uncle Jesse on Full House (1987–1995), Fuller House, ER, Grandfathered, Big Shot, and touring with the Beach Boys.
John Stockwell (actor)
John Stockwell (John Stockwell Samuels IV, born 1961, Galveston, Texas) is an American actor turned director-writer, known for Christine, Losin' It, and Top Gun (Cougar), and for directing Blue Crush, Into the Blue, and Turistas; distinct from the CIA officer of the same name.
John Terry (actor)
John Terry, American actor born 1950 in Vero Beach, Florida; known as Lt. Lockhart in Full Metal Jacket, Felix Leiter in The Living Daylights, and Christian Shephard on Lost, distinct from the Chelsea footballer of the same name.
John Travolta
John Travolta (born 1954) is an American actor known for Welcome Back Kotter, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, and Get Shorty; two-time Oscar nominee, Golden Globe winner, pilot, and 2026 directorial debut Propeller One-Way Night Coach.
John Turturro
John Turturro (John Michael Turturro, born 1957, Brooklyn) is an American actor and director, a Spike Lee and Coen brothers collaborator, Cannes Best Actor for Barton Fink, Caméra d'Or winner for Mac, Emmy winner for Monk, and Irving in Severance.
John Ventimiglia
John Ventimiglia (born 1963) is an American actor, best known as Artie Bucco on The Sopranos and Dino Arbogast on Blue Bloods; unrelated to Milo Ventimiglia, born in Ridgewood, Queens.
John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp (born 1955, Norfolk, Virginia) is an American actor known as Barry Allen in The Flash (1990), Mitch Leery on Dawson's Creek, two-time Daytime Emmy winner, and Henry Allen/Jay Garrick on The Flash (2014–2023).
John Witherspoon (actor)
John Witherspoon (John Weatherspoon, 1942-2019), Detroit-born American comedian and actor, Willie Jones in the Friday films, Pops on The Wayans Bros., voice of Granddad on The Boondocks.
Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech (born 1969, Edgewood, Maryland) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for That Thing You Do!, How to Make an American Quilt, Prom Night, Jonah Hex, and starring in Blue Ridge as Sheriff Justin Wise.
Johnny Brown (actor)
Johnny Brown (1937–2022) was an American actor, comedian, and singer, famed as Nathan Bookman on Good Times and as a Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In regular; distinct from actors John Brown and Johnny Mack Brown.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (John Christopher Depp II, born 1963) is an American actor and musician, star of Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack Sparrow, with three Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe and SAG Award, known for Tim Burton collaborations and the 2022 Depp v. Heard verdict.