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Ray Wise
Ray Wise (Raymond Herbert Wise, born 1947, Akron, Ohio) is an American character actor known as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks and Fire Walk With Me, Leon Nash in RoboCop, and the Devil in Reaper.
Raymond J. Barry
Raymond J. Barry (born March 14, 1939, Hempstead, NY) is an American character actor of over 100 screen titles, known for Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Man Walking, and Arlo Givens on Justified, with Obie Awards and a 2007 Independent Spirit nomination for Steel City.
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Reagan Gomez-Preston (also Reagan Gomez), born 1980 in Detroit, is an American actress, writer, and voice actress known for Zaria Peterson on The Parent 'Hood and voicing Roberta Tubbs on The Cleveland Show.
Rebecca Budig
Rebecca Budig is an American actress known for playing Greenlee Smythe on All My Children and Dr. Taylor Hayes on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch, 1959), American actress of Risky Business (1983) and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992); also a TV producer-director with later roles in Jessica Jones and 2024 films.
Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart (born 1971, Hazard, Kentucky) is an American actress and model, the 1990s Noxzema girl, known for Urban Legend, Jawbreaker, Beverly Hills 90210, marriage to Eric Dane, and her 2026 Jawbreaker musical return.
Rebecca Pidgeon
Rebecca Pidgeon is a British-American actress and singer-songwriter known for the films The Spanish Prisoner, The Winslow Boy, State and Main, and RED, and for a dozen albums.
Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress and model, played Patti Russell on My Sister Sam. Murdered in 1989 by stalker Robert Bardo, who got her address via DMV records; her death spurred anti-stalking and privacy laws.
Rebecca Schull
Rebecca Schull (Rebecca Anna Wattenberg, born 1929) is an American actress known for Fay Cochran on NBC's Wings (1990-97), Broadway's Golda and 45 Seconds From Broadway, and films including United 93 and Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Reed Birney
Reed Birney (born 1954, Alexandria, Virginia) is an American stage and screen actor, Tony winner for The Humans (2016), known for Playwrights Horizons, House of Cards, and Mass.
Reed Diamond
Reed Edward Diamond, American actor (born 1967, New York City), Juilliard-trained; known as Det. Mike Kellerman on Homicide: Life on the Street, Terry Crowley on The Shield, Damien Karp on Franklin & Bash, and Daniel Whitehall on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson, born 1952 in Queens, New York, is an American actor famous as Sgt. Al Powell in Die Hard (1988, 1990) and Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters (1989-1998), which was created as a vehicle for him after Die Hard; he is known for repeatedly playing police officers.
Rei Hance
Rei Hance, born Heather Donahue (1974), is the American actress who starred in The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Taken (2002). She retired in 2008, became a medical marijuana grower, wrote Growgirl (2012), legally changed her name in 2020, settled with Artisan in 2004, and refused the 2026 Blair Witch reboot over AI identity-rights concerns.
Rena Sofer
Rena Sofer (Rena Sherel Sofer, born 1968) is an American actress, Emmy winner as Lois Cerullo on General Hospital and Quinn Fuller on The Bold and the Beautiful, also known for Melrose Place, Ed, and Keeping the Faith.
René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois (1940–2019), American stage, film, TV, and voice actor; Tony winner for Coco; known as Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Clayton Endicott III in Benson, Paul Lewiston in Boston Legal, and Father Mulcahy in Altman's M*A*S*H.
Rene Russo
Rene Russo, American actress and former top fashion model born 1954 in Burbank, California; discovered at a 1972 Rolling Stones concert, starred in Lethal Weapon 3, The Thomas Crown Affair, and the Thor films as Frigga.
Renee O'Connor
Renee O'Connor (born 1971, Houston) is an American actress, producer, and director, best known as Gabrielle in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001, 134 episodes) and for later House of Bards directing work.
Renée Taylor
Renée Taylor (born Renee Adoree Wexler, 1933) is an American actress and writer, Sylvia Fine on The Nanny, and Oscar-nominated co-writer of Lovers and Other Strangers with husband Joseph Bologna; distinct from researcher Renée R. Taylor.
Reni Santoni
Reni Santoni (Reinaldo Santoni, 1938 or 1939 – August 1, 2020) was an American character actor, Chico Gonzalez in Dirty Harry and Poppie on Seinfeld, active from off-Broadway theater to a final 2012 role.
Renoly Santiago
Renoly Santiago (born 1974, Lajas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, and writer known for Dangerous Minds, Hackers, Con Air, and Broadway's The Capeman, a Drama Desk-recognized role.
Rex Smith
Rex Smith, born 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida (some sources say 1956), is an American actor and singer: teen idol behind "You Take My Breath Away," Jesse Mach in Street Hawk, first live-action Daredevil, and Broadway star of Pirates of Penzance and Sunset Boulevard.
Rhashan Stone
Rhashan Stone, born 1969 in New Jersey, is an American-born British actor, comedian, singer, and writer known for Desmond's, Mutual Friends, Strike Back, RSC and National Theatre stage work, and Headlong writer residency.
Rhea Perlman
Rhea Perlman (born 1948, Brooklyn) is an American actress, four-time Emmy winner as Carla Tortelli on Cheers (1982–1993), wife of Danny DeVito, later in Matilda, Barbie, Poker Face, and Too Much.
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson (1926–2017), American actor, played Oscar Goldman on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman simultaneously (1976–78); MGM contract player, Paths of Glory, Perry Mason, three daughters.
Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer (1944-2023), American stand-up comedian and actor, best known as Detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU, a role he played across 10 or 11 series from 1993 to 2016; also SNL warm-up comic, author of conspiracy books.
Richard Brooks (actor)
Richard Brooks (Richard Lee Brooks, born 1962) is an American actor, singer, and director from Cleveland, Ohio, known as ADA Paul Robinette on Law & Order, Jubal Early on Firefly, and Chief Simpson on 9-1-1, distinct from the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the same name.
Richard Burgi
Richard Burgi (Richard William Burgi, born 1958, Montclair, New Jersey) is an American actor known as Det. Jim Ellison on The Sentinel and Karl Mayer on Desperate Housewives, with soap roles on Another World, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless.
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950, Minneapolis) is an American actor, star of MacGyver (ABC, 1985–1992) and Colonel Jack O'Neill on Stargate SG-1 (from 1997, also executive producer), founder of Gekko Film Corp, later a fan-convention regular.
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss, American actor born 1947 in Brooklyn, star of Jaws, Close Encounters, American Graffiti; won the 1978 Best Actor Oscar for The Goodbye Girl as its youngest male recipient.
Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart (1929–2015), American character actor; Emmy-winning Leland McKenzie on L.A. Law (1986–94, 171 episodes), Drama Desk-winning Coach in That Championship Season, founding member of American Conservatory Theater.