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Gardner McKay

Gardner McKay (George Cadogan Gardner McKay, 1932–2001), American actor, playwright, and novelist; star of ABC's Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962) as Capt. Adam Troy, who quit acting for writing, winning the LA Drama Critics Circle award for Sea Marks.

Gareth Evans (filmmaker)

Gareth Huw Evans, Welsh director born 1980 in Hirwaun, known for the Indonesian silat action films Merantau, The Raid, and The Raid 2 with Iko Uwais, plus Apostle, Gangs of London, and the 2025 Netflix film Havoc with Tom Hardy.

Gareth Forwood

Gareth Forwood (1945–2007), British stage, film, and television actor, only child of Glynis Johns and Anthony Forwood; roles in Gandhi (1982), King Ralph (1991), The Bofors Gun.

Garret Dillahunt

Garret Lee Dillahunt (born 1964) is an American actor known for two roles on Deadwood, Burt Chance in Raising Hope, No Country for Old Men, Fear the Walking Dead's John Dorie, and William Macon in HBO's Lanterns.

Garrett Clayton

Garrett Clayton (Gary Michael Clayton, born 1991) is an American actor, singer, and dancer from Dearborn, Michigan, known for Disney's Teen Beach Movie, King Cobra, and Hairspray Live!.

Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund (Garrett John Hedlund, born 1984) is an American actor from Roseau, Minnesota, known for Troy, Friday Night Lights, Tron: Legacy, Mudbound, and Tulsa King, with a parallel music career.

Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris, also Garrett Gonzalez Morris, is the American actor and singer who was the first Black cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975–1980), creator of Chico Escuela, later seen on Martin and 2 Broke Girls.

Garrett Wang

Garrett Wang (born 1968) is an American actor best known as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001), later a Dragon Con Trek Track director, convention moderator, and Delta Flyers podcast co-host.

Garry Moore

Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit, 1915-1993) was an American radio and television host of The Garry Moore Show, I've Got a Secret, and To Tell the Truth, famous for his crew cut, bow tie, and Durante partnership.

Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling (1949-2016) was an American comedian, writer, and producer, creator and star of It's Garry Shandling's Show and HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, pioneering meta-sitcom and cringe comedy and influencing Apatow, Gervais, and Seinfeld.

Garth Jennings

Garth Jennings (born 1972, Epping, Essex) is an English director of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow, Sing, Sing 2, and the 2026 Pulp documentary, and co-founder of Hammer & Tongs music video company.

Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams (born 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and voice actor from Fayetteville, Georgia, known for Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks, Abe on Malcolm in the Middle, Clarence Bell on Boston Legal, Bebop in TMNT: Out of the Shadows, and Night Court's Flobert.

Gary Beadle

Gary Beadle (born 1965, Bermondsey, London) is a British actor, brother of Rikki Beadle-Blair, known for Paul Trueman in EastEnders (2001–2004), Anna Scher training, hip-hop past, and recent roles in The Wheel of Time and The Gentlemen; distinct from reality star Gaz Beadle.

Gary Bond

Gary James Bond (1940-1995), English actor and singer; originated Joseph in the 1972 London Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, played Che in Evita and John Grant in Wake in Fright (1971).

Gary Burghoff

Gary Burghoff (born 1943, Bristol, Connecticut) is the American actor who played Radar O'Reilly in the 1970 MASH film, the M*A*S*H series (181 episodes), AfterMASH, and W*A*L*T*E*R; seven Emmy nominations, one 1977 win.

Gary Busey

Gary Busey (William Gary Busey, born 1944, Goose Creek, Texas), American actor and musician, Oscar-nominated Best Actor for The Buddy Holly Story (1978), known for Lethal Weapon, Point Break, a 1988 brain injury, and his 2025 probation.

Gary Carr (actor)

English actor Gary Carr (born 1986, London), also a dancer, singer, and musician; known for Fidel Best in Death in Paradise, Jack Ross in Downton Abbey, C.C. in The Deuce, and Buddy Bolden in Bolden.

Gary Cole

Gary Michael Cole (born 1956, Park Ridge, Illinois) is an American film, TV, voice, and stage actor; Steppenwolf ensemble member known for Office Space's Bill Lumbergh, Mike Brady, Veep's Kent Davison, and NCIS's Alden Parker.

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman (1968–2010), American child actor who played Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) and coined "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"; lost his fortune to mismanagement, won a 1993 suit against his parents, and died in Utah of an intracranial hemorrhage.

Gary Collins (actor)

Gary Ennis Collins (1938–2012), American actor and television host from Venice, California; starred in The Wackiest Ship in the Army, The Sixth Sense, and Born Free, then hosted Hour Magazine, winning a Daytime Emmy, and emceed the Miss America Pageant.

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper (Frank James Cooper, 1901–1961), American film actor of Hollywood's Golden Age, star of The Virginian, Sergeant York, The Pride of the Yankees, and High Noon; two Best Actor Oscars, 1961 Honorary Award, AFI's 11th-ranked male legend.

Gary Crosby (actor)

Gary Evan Crosby (1933–1995), American singer and actor, eldest son of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee; half of the first double-sided gold record, Officer Ed Wells on Adam-12, author of Going My Own Way.

Gary Dourdan

Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin, 1966) is an American actor and musician, best known as Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, also known for A Different World, Alien: Resurrection, Redemption Day, and his 2026 Broadway debut in Hadestown.

Gary Farmer

Gary Dale Farmer (born 1953, Ohsweken, Ontario) is a Cayuga actor from Six Nations of the Grand River, known for Nobody in Dead Man, Smoke Signals, Powwow Highway, Uncle Brownie in Reservation Dogs, his blues band, and Indigenous media advocacy.

Gary Goddard

Gary Goddard (born 1954, Blythe, California), American producer, director, and theme park designer; founder of Landmark Entertainment Group and The Goddard Group; directed Masters of the Universe (1987); accused of sexual misconduct in 2017, which he denied.

Gary Graham

Gary Graham (Gary Rand Graham, 1950-2024), American actor known as Detective Matthew Sikes in Alien Nation and Vulcan Ambassador Soval on Star Trek: Enterprise, distinct from Graham Greene and other namesakes.

Gary Lewis (actor)

Gary Lewis (Gary Stevenson), Scottish actor born 1957 in Glasgow's Easterhouse, known for Billy Elliot, Gangs of New York, Outlander, Vigil, and The Marvels; distinct from the American singer Gary Lewis.

Gary Lockwood

Gary Lockwood (born 1937, born John Gary Yurosek) is an American actor known as Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell in Star Trek's second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and Dr. Frank Poole in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, after starting as a stuntman and Anthony Perkins stand-in.

Gary Merrill

Gary Fred Merrill (1915–1990) was an American film and television actor with more than 40 films, best known for All About Eve (1950) and his ten-year marriage to Bette Davis.

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman, English character actor known for Sid and Nancy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Darkest Hour (Oscar winner), and Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses; knighted, born in New Cross, London.