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David Janssen
David Janssen, born David Harold Meyer (1931–1980), American actor famous as Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive (1963–67); also starred in Richard Diamond, Harry O, and O'Hara, U.S. Treasury; died of a heart attack in Malibu in 1980.
David Jason
Sir David Jason (born David John White, 1940) is the English actor behind Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, Granville in Open All Hours, Pop Larkin, and Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost; BAFTA Fellowship 2003, knighted 2005.
David Jonsson
David Jonsson (born 1993), British actor known as Gus in Industry, Dom in Rye Lane, Andy in Alien: Romulus, BAFTA EE Rising Star 2025, and Marvel's new Black Panther in Black Panther 3.
David Keith (actor)
David Keith (David Lemuel Keith, born 1954, Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actor and director, not the scientist or Keith David. Known for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Firestarter, Daredevil, and directing The Curse.
David Kelly (actor)
David Kelly (1929–2012) was an Irish character actor known for Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City, Mr O'Reilly in Fawlty Towers, Waking Ned Devine, and Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005); distinct from David E. Kelley and Dr David Kelly.
David Koechner
David Koechner, also known as Dave Koechner, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer born 1962 in Tipton, Missouri, known for Todd Packer on The Office, Champ Kind in Anchorman, one SNL season, and over 200 screen credits.
David Kross
David Kross (born 1990, Bargteheide, Germany; originally spelled Kroß) is a German actor known for Knallhart (2006), Krabat (2008), and as young Michael Berg in The Reader (2008), which won him the Cannes Trophée Chopard; later roles include War Horse, Simpel (Bavarian Film Award 2018), and Kafka.
David Krumholtz
David Krumholtz, American character actor (born 1978, Queens), known as Charlie Eppes on Numb3rs, Bernard in The Santa Clause, and Isidor Isaac Rabi in Oppenheimer; briefly paused acting in 2026.
David Labrava
David M. Labrava, born 1962 in Miami, is an American actor, writer, tattoo artist, glass artist, and former Hells Angels member, known as Happy Lowman on Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C.
David Lambert (actor)
David Lambert (born 1993, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor known as Jason Landers on Disney XD's Aaron Stone and Brandon Foster on The Fosters (104 episodes, 2013-2018), with film credits including The Lifeguard and As Certain as Death.
David Lander
David Lander (David Leonard Landau, 1947–2020), American actor who played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley with Michael McKean; also a voice actor, baseball scout, and MS advocate.
David Leisure
David Russell Leisure (born 1950, San Diego), American actor; Joe Isuzu lying pitchman in Isuzu ads (1986-1990, 1999-2001) and Charley Dietz on NBC's Empty Nest; Airplane!, 10 Things I Hate About You.
David Leon
David Leon (born 1980, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actor, writer, and director, known as DS/DI Joe Ashworth in ITV's Vera, in RocknRolla and Cutting It, and for the Tribeca-winning short Man and Boy and feature Orthodox.
David Lyons (actor)
David Lyons (actor), born 1976 in Melbourne, is an Australian actor and NIDA graduate known as Dr. Simon Brenner on ER, Vince Faraday in The Cape, Bass Monroe in Revolution, and Brian Abbott in The Beast in Me; not the British actor David Lyon.
David Marciano
David Marciano (born 1960, Newark, NJ) is an American character actor known as Ray Vecchio in Due South, Steve Billings in The Shield, and Virgil in Homeland.
David Margulies
David Margulies (1937-2016) was an American character actor known as Mayor Lenny Clotch in Ghostbusters (1984, 1989), lawyer Neil Mink on The Sopranos, and Roy Cohn in Angels in America on Broadway.
David Mazouz
David Mazouz (David Albert Mazouz) is an American actor born 2001 in Los Angeles, known for playing young Bruce Wayne on Fox's Gotham (2014-2019, 100 episodes) and Jake Bohm on Touch; Stanford 2023 graduate.
David McCallum
David McCallum (1933-2023), Scottish-born American actor, played Illya Kuryakin on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-68) and Donald "Ducky" Mallard on NCIS (2003-23); also recorded 1960s instrumental albums and wrote a 2016 crime novel.
David Morrissey
David Morrissey (born 1964) is an English actor from Liverpool, trained at the Everyman Youth Theatre and RADA, known for The Deal, State of Play, Blackpool, and the Governor in The Walking Dead; also a director and producer, married to Esther Freud.
David Morse
David Morse (born 1953, Massachusetts) is an American character actor known for St. Elsewhere's Dr. Jack Morrison, The Green Mile, House (Emmy nomination), John Adams, and a Tony-nominated stage career.
David Moscow
David Moscow (David Raphael Moscow, born 1974, New York City) is an American actor, producer, and director known for Big (1988), Newsies (1992), Honey (2003), and the reality series From Scratch.
David Naughton
David Walsh Naughton (born 1951, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor and singer, star of An American Werewolf in London (1981), the 1979 hit "Makin' It", and the Be a Pepper Dr Pepper ads; brother of actor James Naughton.
David Nelson (actor)
David Oswald Nelson (1936–2011), American actor, director, and producer; elder son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, played himself on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966) and later directed and produced films and television.
David Niven
David Niven (1910–1983), British film actor, soldier and memoirist; also known for The Moon's a Balloon. Goldwyn contract 1935, Oscar for Separate Tables, Pink Panther, Casino Royale's Sir James Bond, died at Château-d'Oex.
David O'Hara
David Patrick O'Hara (born 1965, Glasgow) is a Scottish character actor known for Stephen in Braveheart, Fitzy in The Departed, Mr. X in Wanted, and Albert Runcorn in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; distinct from other people named David O'Hara.
David Oakes
David Oakes (Rowan David Oakes, born 1983) is an English actor trained at Bristol Old Vic, known for Juan Borgia in The Borgias, George Duke of Clarence in The White Queen, Prince Ernest in Victoria, and Earl Godwin in Vikings: Valhalla.
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers (1942-2018), American actor and conductor, Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H (1977-1983), voice of Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Jumba in Lilo & Stitch, and Resident Conductor of the Newport Symphony Orchestra.
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo (born 1976, Oxford) is a British Nigerian actor, director, and producer; RSC Henry VI, Danny Hunter in Spooks, Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Nightingale Emmy nominee, Yoruba Saxon founder.
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly (born 1951, Detroit) is an American character actor known as Luther in The Warriors (1979), Jerry Horne in Twin Peaks, T-Bird in The Crow, and an Obie-winning stage actor.
David Paul (actor)
David Paul (1957–2020) was an American actor and bodybuilder who starred with his identical twin Peter Paul as the Barbarian Brothers, in films such as The Barbarians.