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Richard Burton
Richard Burton (Richard Walter Jenkins, 1925–1984), Welsh stage and film actor from Pontrhydyfen, mentored by Philip Burton; seven Oscar nominations without a win, famous for Hamlet, Cleopatra, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Richard Cant
Richard Cant (born 1964, Dartford, Kent) is a British actor, son of presenter Brian Cant, known for Midsomer Murders' Dennis Rainbird, Doctor Who's "Blink", Mary Queen of Scots, Stan & Ollie, and RSC and National Theatre stage work.
Richard Carlson (actor)
Richard Carlson (Richard Dutoit Carlson, 1912-1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, star of It Came from Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the TV series I Led 3 Lives.
Richard Castle
Richard Castle (Richard Edgar Castle, born Richard Alexander Rodgers) is the fictional mystery novelist played by Nathan Fillion on ABC's Castle (2009-2016), NYPD consultant partnered with Detective Kate Beckett, and a real-world bestselling author via Hyperion's Nikki Heat novels written by Tom Straw.
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain (George Richard Chamberlain, 1934–2025), American actor and singer, teen idol as Dr. Kildare (1961–66) and "king of the miniseries" in Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983); three Golden Globes, came out in his 2003 memoir Shattered Love.
Richard Chaves
Richard John Chaves (born 1951) is an American character actor, Vietnam veteran, and Tracers ensemble playwright known as Poncho in Predator (1987) and Colonel Paul Ironhorse in War of the Worlds (1988–89).
Richard Conte
Richard Conte was an American actor whose career spanned the late 1930s to the mid-1970s. He is best known for his roles in film noir and The Godfather.
Richard Coyle
Richard Coyle (born 1972, Sheffield) is an English actor trained at Bristol Old Vic, known for Jeff in Coupling, Father Blackwood in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Aberforth Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts, and West End stage roles.
Richard Crenna
Richard Donald Crenna (1926-2003), American radio, TV, and film actor; Walter Denton on Our Miss Brooks, Luke McCoy on The Real McCoys, Colonel Trautman in the first three Rambo films; Emmy winner for The Rape of Richard Beck.
Richard Cromwell (actor)
Richard Cromwell (LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh, 1910-1960) was an American film actor, star of Tol'able David (1930) and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), and the first husband of Angela Lansbury; not to be confused with Oliver Cromwell's son.
Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis (born 1956, Wellington, New Zealand) is a British screenwriter and director of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Love Actually, co-creator of Blackadder and Mr. Bean, and co-founder of Comic Relief.
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck (1934-2012), American film producer and 20th Century Fox production chief; with David Brown produced Jaws, The Sting; won best picture Oscar for Driving Miss Daisy; produced six Tim Burton films.
Richard Davalos
Richard Davalos (1930–2016), American actor also billed as Dick Davalos, played Aron Trask opposite James Dean in East of Eden (1955), Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke, and appeared on Smiths album covers.
Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson (Colin Lionel Emm, 1932–2012), English-born actor and game show host; Corporal Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes and original host of Family Feud (1976–85, 1994–95), Emmy winner 1978, famous for kissing contestants.
Richard Deacon (actor)
Richard Lewis Deacon (1922–1984), American character actor known as Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Fred Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver; over 100 films, Broadway Hello Dolly, gourmet chef.
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 Denning
Richard Denning, born Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., was an American actor who played Hawaii's governor on "Hawaii Five-0" and starred with Lucille Ball on radio.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (aka Call Mr. D) was a Four Star half-hour American private-eye series starring David Janssen, developed by Dick Powell from Blake Edwards' 1949 radio character, airing on CBS and NBC 1957–1960 in 77 episodes.
Richard Donner
Richard Donner (Richard Donald Schwartzberg, 1930–2021), American director of The Omen, Superman (1978), The Goonies, and the four Lethal Weapon films; fired from Superman II, later honored by the 2006 Donner Cut.
Richard Dormer
Richard Dormer (born 1969, Portadown, Northern Ireland) is an RADA-trained actor and playwright known for Beric Dondarrion in Game of Thrones, Sheriff Dan Anderssen in Fortitude, Terri Hooley in Good Vibrations, and IFTA-winning Gerry Cliff in Blue Lights.
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.
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant (Richard Grant Esterhuysen, born 1957, Mbabane, Eswatini) is a Swazi-born British actor, writer, and director known for Withnail and I, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Gosford Park, and his Oscar-nominated role in Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
Richard Edson
Richard Edson (born 1954, New Rochelle, New York) is an American actor and musician, Sonic Youth's original drummer 1981-82 and a Konk trumpet player, best known as Eddie in Stranger Than Paradise and Vito in Do the Right Thing.
Richard Egan (actor)
Richard Egan (1921-1987), sometimes credited Richard Eagan, American film and television leading man; starred in A Summer Place, Pollyanna, The 300 Spartans, Love Me Tender with Elvis Presley, and the TV Western Empire; died of cancer in 1987.
Richard Elfman
Richard Elfman (born 1949, Los Angeles) is an American filmmaker and musician, older brother of composer Danny Elfman; founder of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo and director of the 1980 cult musical Forbidden Zone and later films including Shrunken Heads, Modern Vampires, and Bloody Bridget.
Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar (born 1955) is an American voice actor and ADR director known as Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Raiden in Mortal Kombat, the Joker in Injustice, and Ansem in Kingdom Hearts.
Richard Erdman
Richard Erdman (born John Richard Erdmann, 1925-2019), American character actor of more than 175 productions; barracks chief Hoffy in Stalag 17, Patrick McNulty in The Twilight Zone's "A Kind of a Stopwatch," and Leonard on Community. Not the sculptor or other namesakes.
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth (1920-2000), American actor and stuntman from Los Angeles; over 300 films as a stunt double, then Oscar-nominated for Comes a Horseman (1978) and The Straight Story (1999), the oldest Best Actor nominee at the time.
Richard Fleeshman
Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (born 1989, Manchester) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. Known for Craig Harris in Coronation Street, Sam Wheat in Ghost the Musical, Andy in Company (Olivier nominee), and Lt. James Brice in Syfy's The Ark.