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Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister is an English actor best known for playing con man Ash "Three Socks" Morgan in the BBC series Hustle and Nicholas Blake in Spooks.

Robert Goren

Robert 'Bobby' Goren is the fictional NYPD Major Case Squad detective in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-2011), played by Vincent D'Onofrio, created by René Balcer as a Sherlock Holmes-style, head-tilting genius partnered with Alexandra Eames.

Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett (born 1954) is an American actor known as Commander Russell Taylor on The Closer and Major Crimes and as Marshall Ashford on General Hospital.

Robert Goulet

Robert Goulet (1933–2007) was an American-born baritone singer and actor who became a Broadway star as Sir Lancelot in Camelot (1960), winning a Grammy and a Tony.

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams, 1927–2017) was an American actor and singer who played butler Benson DuBois on Soap and the spin-off Benson, won two Emmys, voiced Rafiki in The Lion King, and earned a 1977 Tony nomination for Guys and Dolls.

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy (1925–2017), English actor known as Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, Cornelius Fudge in four Harry Potter films, and BAFTA-winning portrayer of Winston Churchill.

Robert Hays

Robert Hays (born 1947, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American actor known as Ted Striker in Airplane! (1980) and its 1982 sequel, star of TV's Starman and Angie, and voice of Iron Man in the 1990s animated series.

Robert Hegyes

Robert Hegyes (1951-2012), American actor and teacher who played Juan Epstein on ABC's Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-79), later Detective Manny Esposito on Cagney & Lacey; not the financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Robert Hoffman (actor)

Robert Hoffman (Robert James Hoffman III, born 1980, Gainesville, Florida) is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer known for Step Up 2: The Streets, She's the Man, You Got Served, and his Urban Ninja viral videos.

Robert Horton (actor)

Robert Horton (Meade Howard Horton Jr., 1924–2016) was an American actor and singer, the Flint McCullough of TV's Wagon Train (1957–1962), Broadway's original Starbuck in 110 in the Shade, and star of A Man Called Shenandoah; distinct from the BP executive Sir Robert Horton.

Robert Iler

Robert Iler (born 1985, New York City) is an American actor who played A.J. Soprano on The Sopranos (1999-2007), later moved to Las Vegas as a poker player, and co-hosts the podcast Not Today, Pal with Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

Robert Irwin (television personality)

Robert Irwin (Robert Clarence Irwin), Australian TV personality, zookeeper, and wildlife photographer born 2003; son of Steve Irwin, brother of Bindi; stars in Crikey! It's the Irwins, won DWTS season 34, works at Australia Zoo.

Robert Ito

Robert Ito (ロバート・イトー), born 1931 in Vancouver, is a Nisei Canadian actor and former National Ballet of Canada dancer, best known as Sam Fujiyama on Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983) and for film and voice roles including Midway and the Mandarin.

Robert J. Flaherty

Robert J. Flaherty (1884–1951), American explorer-turned-filmmaker often called the first documentary filmmaker; creator of Nanook of the North, Moana, Man of Aran, and Louisiana Story.

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke (1914-1989), also credited as Bob Wilke, was an American character actor typecast as Western villains in High Noon, The Magnificent Seven, and 121 feature Westerns, finishing with Stripes (1981).

Robert James-Collier

Robert James-Collier (Rob James-Collier, born 1976) is an English actor from Stockport known for Liam Connor in Coronation Street and Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey and its three films, plus The Ritual, Ackley Bridge, and Cooper & Fry.

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke, also credited Robert Burke or Robert J. Burke, is an American actor and NY State firefighter captain, known for RoboCop 3, Thinner, Ed Tucker on Law & Order: SVU, and Bart Bass on Gossip Girl.

Robert Joy

Robert Joy, born 1951 in Montréal, Canadian actor and composer; CODCO member, Rhodes scholar, Broadway performer, and known for CSI: NY's Dr. Sid Hammerback and Henry in MGM+'s From.

Robert Kazinsky

Robert Kazinsky (born Robert John Appleby, 1983) is an English actor known for Sean Slater in EastEnders, Chuck Hansen in Pacific Rim, Orgrim Doomhammer in Warcraft, and Warlow in True Blood season 6.

Robert Keith (actor)

Robert Keith (Rolland Keith Richey, 1896 or 1898-1966), American character actor and Broadway playwright, father of Brian Keith; known for The Wild One, Guys and Dolls, Written on the Wind, and originating Doc in Mister Roberts.

Robert Kelker-Kelly

Robert Kelker-Kelly (1964–2026) was an American soap opera actor, also credited as Robert Kelker Kelly, known for Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives (1992–1995), Sam Fowler on Another World, and Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital; he later became a professional pilot in Missouri.

Robert Kerman

Robert Kerman (1947–2018), American actor also known as R. Bolla, star of Debbie Does Dallas and Professor Harold Monroe in Cannibal Holocaust; later small roles in No Way Out and Spider-Man.

Robert King (writer)

Robert King (born 1959) is an American television writer, producer, and director who, with his wife Michelle King, co-created The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Evil, and Elsbeth.

Robert Klein

Robert Klein (born 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and singer from the Bronx; Second City alumnus, first live comedy concert on HBO (1975), Grammy-nominated for Child of the Fifties, Tony nominee for They're Playing Our Song.

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper (born 1959, Fremont, Ohio) is an American actor famous as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell on Prison Break (2005–09), with villain roles in Heroes, iZombie, Arrow, The Flash, and films like Hitman and Transporter 3.

Robert L. Johnson

Robert L. Johnson (born 1946, Hickory, Mississippi) founded Black Entertainment Television (BET), the first Black-owned cable network, took it public in 1991, sold it to Viacom for about $3 billion in 2001, became America's first Black billionaire, and later built The RLJ Companies.

Robert Lansing (actor)

Robert Lansing (born Robert Howell Brown, 1928–1994) was an American stage, film, and television actor, remembered for Brig. Gen. Frank Savage in 12 O'Clock High, Steve Carella in 87th Precinct, and Control in The Equalizer.

Robert LaSardo

Robert LaSardo (born 1963, Brooklyn) is an American character actor known for Escobar Gallardo on Nip/Tuck, roles in Death Race, The Mule, and The Human Centipede III, and extensive full-body tattoos that define his tough-guy screen type.

Robert Lindsay (actor)

Robert Lindsay (Robert Lindsay Stevenson, born 1949, Ilkeston, Derbyshire) is a British actor known for Citizen Smith, G.B.H., My Family, Hornblower, and Me and My Girl, winner of a BAFTA, a Tony, and three Olivier Awards.

Robert Llewellyn

Robert Llewellyn (born 1956, Northampton) is an English actor, comedian, and author who has played Kryten in Red Dwarf since Series III (1989) and presented Scrapheap Challenge and Fully Charged.