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American actors: 1970s to 1990s

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Matt Ross (actor)

Matt Ross (Matthew Brandon Ross, born 1970, Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actor and director: Gavin Belson in Silicon Valley, Alby Grant in Big Love, and Cannes-winning writer-director of Captain Fantastic (2016).

Matt Salinger

Matt Salinger (born 1960, Windsor, Vermont) is an American actor and producer, son of J.D. Salinger; he played Captain America in the 1990 film and manages his father's literary estate and unpublished works.

Matthew Ashford

Matthew Ashford (born 1960, Davenport, Iowa) is an American actor, best known as Jack Deveraux on Days of Our Lives since 1987, with roles on One Life to Live, Search for Tomorrow, and The Bay; not the British actor Matthew Ashforde.

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick (born 1962) is an American actor, star of Ferris Bueller's Day Off and a two-time Tony winner for Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Matthew Fox

Matthew Chandler Fox (born 1966) is an American actor known as Charlie Salinger in Party of Five and Dr. Jack Shephard in Lost (2004–2010); after a 2015–2022 hiatus he returned in Last Light and stars in The Madison.

Matthew Glave

Matthew Glave (born 1963, Saginaw, Michigan) is an American actor, also credited as Matt Glave. Known for Glenn Guglia in The Wedding Singer (1998), Dr. Dale Edson on ER, and Oscar Hutchinson on The Rookie.

Matthew Labyorteaux

Matthew Labyorteaux, also credited as Matthew Laborteaux, is an American actor born 1966 in Los Angeles, known as Albert Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie (1978–1983) and as the voice of Jaden Yuki in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew William Lawrence (born 1980), American actor, middle Lawrence brother between Joey and Andrew; played Jack Hunter on Boy Meets World, Chris Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire, Matt Roman in Brotherly Love, and Billy in The Hot Chick.

Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard (born 1970, Lansing, Michigan) is an American actor known for Stu Macher in Scream, Shaggy Rogers in live-action and animated Scooby-Doo, William Afton in Five Nights at Freddy's, directing Fat Kid Rules the World, and co-founding Beadle & Grimm's.

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine (born 1959, Loma Linda, California) is an American actor known as Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Brenner in Stranger Things, and Vannevar Bush in Oppenheimer; Volpi Cup winner and environmental activist.

Matthew Perry

Matthew Langford Perry (1969–2023), Canadian-American actor, played Chandler Bing on Friends for ten seasons, earning up to $1 million per episode; later wrote a 2022 addiction memoir, advocated drug courts, and died in October 2023.

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney (born 1965, Boston) is an American actress known as Lisa Miller on NewsRadio, Abby Lockhart on ER, and Golden Globe-winning Helen Solloway on The Affair; now Lt. Jessica Brady on Law & Order.

Maureen McCormick

Maureen Denise McCormick (born 1956) is an American actress, singer, and author best known as Marcia Brady on ABC's The Brady Bunch (1969-74). Not the McCormick spice family. Later work: Grease on Broadway, Pen Pals Off-Broadway, 2008 memoir Here's the Story.

Maurice Benard

Maurice Benard (Mauricio José Morales, born 1963) is an American actor, Sonny Corinthos on General Hospital since 1993, three-time Daytime Emmy winner, bipolar disorder advocate, memoirist, and host of the State of Mind podcast.

Max Gail

Max Gail (Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr.), American actor born 1943 in Detroit; best known as Detective Wojo on Barney Miller (1975–82, 170 episodes, two Emmy nominations) and as Mike Corbin on General Hospital, winning 2019 and 2021 Daytime Emmys.

Max Perlich

Max Perlich, American character actor born 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio; won the 1990 Independent Spirit Award for Drugstore Cowboy, played J.H. Brodie on Homicide: Life on the Street, and appeared in Rush, Cliffhanger, and Beautiful Girls.

Max Wright

Max Wright (George Edward Maxwell Wright, 1943-2019), American actor, Tony-nominated for Ivanov, best known as Willie Tanner, the father on NBC's ALF (1986-1990); distinct from other people named Max Wright.

Mayte Garcia

Mayte Garcia (Mayte Jannell Garcia), born 1973 in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is an American belly dancer, actress, and author, Prince's first wife (1996-2000), NPG dancer 1992-1996, author of the memoir The Most Beautiful, and founder of Live 4 Love Charities and Mayte's Rescue.

McLean Stevenson

McLean Stevenson (Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr.), 1927–1996 American comedic actor and writer, played Lt. Col. Henry Blake on M*A*S*H's first three seasons, won a Golden Globe, earned four Emmy nominations, then starred in short-lived sitcoms.

Meg Foster

Meg Foster (born 1948, Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, also credited as Margaret Wilson Foster, known for Cagney & Lacey, Evil-Lyn in Masters of the Universe, They Live, and The Lords of Salem.

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan (Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, born 1961) is an American actress and director, star of When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail; later directed Ithaca and What Happens Later.

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly (born 1960, Margaret Elizabeth Chan) is a Canadian American actress and novelist, sister of Jennifer Tilly, known for The Big Chill, Agnes of God (Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee), Valmont, and her novels Singing Songs and Gemma.

Megan Cavanagh

Megan Cavanagh (born 1960) is a Chicago-born American actress best known as Marla Hooch in A League of Their Own and the voice of Judy Neutron; distinct from actress Megan Cavanagh (V) and Christine Cavanaugh.

Megan Gallagher

Megan Gallagher (born 1960, Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American stage and TV actress, a Juilliard graduate and Theatre World Award winner for Broadway's A Few Good Men, known for Hill Street Blues, China Beach, The Larry Sanders Show, and Millennium's Catherine Black; distinct from the Oslo-based TV writer of the same name.

Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally (born 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and singer; Karen Walker on Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), two-time Emmy winner, four SAG awards, Broadway performer, band Nancy and Beth, wife of Nick Offerman.

Megan Ward

Megan Ward (Megan Marie Ward, born 1969) is an American actress known for Encino Man, Joe's Apartment, and NBC's Dark Skies as Kimberly Sayers; she later played Kate Howard on General Hospital and modeled in Japan as a teen.

Mel Harris

Mel Harris (Mary Ellen Harris, born 1956, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American actress known for Hope Steadman on thirtysomething (1987–1991), a 1990 Golden Globe nomination, Something So Right, Stargate SG-1's Oma Desala, and films K-9 and Suture.

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith, American actress born 1957 in New York City, daughter of Tippi Hedren and mother of Dakota Johnson; Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee as Tess McGill in Working Girl (1988), later also an expressionist painter.

Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron, born 1952, American actress and director; Emmy-winning Melissa on thirtysomething, Bronze Leopard for Girlfriends, later director of Jane the Virgin, Julia, and The Hunting Wives.

Melanie Watson Bernhardt

Melanie Watson Bernhardt (1968-2025), American actress born with osteogenesis imperfecta, played Kathy Gordon in four Diff'rent Strokes episodes (1981-1984), then founded the service-dog nonprofit Train Rite; died in Colorado Springs.