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Jack Kilmer
Jack Kilmer (John Wallace Kilmer), American actor born 1995 in Los Angeles, son of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley; debuted as Teddy in Palo Alto (2013), played Dead in Lords of Chaos, narrated the documentary Val.
Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman (Jacob Joachim Klugman, 1922–2012), American actor known as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple (1970–75) and the title role of Quincy, M.E. (1976–83); three Primetime Emmys, Juror 5 in 12 Angry Men, 1960 Tony nomination for Gypsy.
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner, born Jack Leonard Warner, was a Canadian-born American studio executive who cofounded Warner Bros. with his brothers and ran its Hollywood production from the silent era through the 1960s.
Jack Larson
Jack Larson (1928-2015), American actor and playwright, played Jimmy Olsen on Adventures of Superman (1952-58), then became a librettist for Virgil Thomson's Lord Byron and partner-producer of James Bridges.
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon, born John Uhler Lemmon III, was an American actor known for Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, and the first actor to win Oscars in both acting categories.
Jack Lord
Jack Lord (John Joseph Patrick Ryan, 1920–1998), American actor, director, and painter; starred as Steve McGarrett on CBS's Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980), the first Felix Leiter in Dr. No, and a builder of Hawaii's film industry.
Jack Lowden
Jack Lowden (born 1990, Chelmsford; raised in Oxton, Scotland) is a Scottish actor known for River Cartwright in Slow Horses, Dunkirk, Calibre, Benediction, Olivier and Scottish BAFTA awards, and producing The Outrun.
Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran was an Irish actor, born in Dublin in 1918, best known as one of Samuel Beckett's foremost interpreters and for films including The Exorcist.
Jack Martin (American actor)
Jack Martin (born 1998) is an American actor and comedian from McLean, Virginia, known as Josh Harris on NBC's La Brea, as Josh Teitelbaum in Mindy Kaling's Hulu comedy Not Suitable for Work, and for viral TikTok finance-bro sketches.
Jack McBrayer
Jack McBrayer (born 1973, Macon, Georgia) is an American actor and comedian, Kenneth Parcell on 30 Rock (2006–2013), voice of Fix-It Felix in Wreck-It Ralph, and host of HGTV's Zillow Gone Wild.
Jack McCoy
Jack McCoy (John James McCoy) is the fictional Manhattan prosecutor on NBC's Law & Order, played by Sam Waterston 1994-2010 and 2022-2024; Executive ADA, later District Attorney, over 400 episodes, final episode February 22, 2024.
Jack McMullen
Jack McMullen (born 1991, Liverpool) is an English actor and writer, a former child soap actor (Brookside) known for Finn Sharkey in Waterloo Road, Daniel in Time, Ford v Ferrari, Hijack, and Jamie Phelan in This City Is Ours.
Jack Nance
Jack Nance (Marvin John Nance, 1943-1996), American character actor, star of David Lynch's Eraserhead as Henry Spencer and Pete Martell in Twin Peaks; also Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Lost Highway; died of subdural hematoma after a 1996 doughnut-shop fight.
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson (John Joseph Nicholson, born 1937) is a retired American actor, a three-time Academy Award winner known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Shining.
Jack Nicholson filmography
Jack Nicholson filmography: screen credits of the American actor (born 1937) from The Cry Baby Killer (1958) to How Do You Know (2010), 105 AFI-listed titles, 12 Oscar nominations, 3 wins, plus writing, producing, and directing credits.
Jack O'Connell (actor)
Jack O'Connell (born 1990, Derby) is a British actor known for This Is England, Skins, Starred Up, '71, Unbroken, Sinners, and 28 Years Later; BAFTA Rising Star 2015.
Jack O'Halloran
Jack O'Halloran (John O'Halloran), American heavyweight boxer 1966–1974 (34-21-2, 17 KOs, California State Heavyweight Title 1972) and actor, best known as the mute Kryptonian villain Non in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980).
Jack O'Neill
Jack O'Neill (1923-2017), American surfer and founder of O'Neill, Inc., popularized the neoprene wetsuit via nylon lamination and built the world's leading wetsuit brand; not the wetsuit's inventor, credit usually given to Hugh Bradner.
Jack of Spades (2027 film)
Jack of Spades is Joel Coen's upcoming 2027 gothic mystery set in 1880s Scotland, written with Eleanor Catton, starring Josh O'Connor, Damian Lewis, Lesley Manville, and Frances McDormand; shot in Glasgow and Culross in 2025, delayed from 2026.
Jack Osbourne
Jack Osbourne, youngest child of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, starred on MTV's The Osbournes (2002-2005), became a TV producer and documentarian, disclosed multiple sclerosis in 2012, and now manages his father's legacy.
Jack P. Shepherd
Jack P. Shepherd (born 1988, Pudsey) is an English actor who has played David Platt in ITV's Coronation Street since April 2000; British Soap Best Actor 2018 and Celebrity Big Brother 2025 winner.
Jack Paar
Jack Paar (1918–2004), American talk show host and comedian, hosted NBC's The Tonight Show 1957–62, renamed The Jack Paar Show; walked off in 1960 over a censored joke, hosted JFK in 1960, and was succeeded by Johnny Carson.
Jack Palance
Jack Palance (Volodymyr Palahniuk, 1919–2006) was an American actor of Ukrainian descent, a screen villain in Shane and Sudden Fear who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for City Slickers (1991) and did one-armed push-ups at the 1992 Oscars.
Jack Quaid
Jack Henry Quaid (born 1992), American actor, son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid; played Hughie in The Boys (2019-2026), Marvel in The Hunger Games, and voices Boimler and Superman.
Jack Reacher (film)
Jack Reacher (2012) is a Christopher McQuarrie action thriller adapting Lee Child's One Shot, starring Tom Cruise as the ex-military investigator; it earned $218.3 million worldwide and spawned a 2016 sequel.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, also known as Jack Reacher 2, is a 2016 American action thriller starring Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders, adapting Lee Child's novel.
Jack Reynor
Jack Reynor (born 1992) is an Irish-American actor from County Wicklow, known for What Richard Did, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Sing Street, Midsommar, and The Perfect Couple, with Seasons and Presumed Innocent season two upcoming.
Jack Riley (actor)
Jack Riley (John Albert Riley Jr., 1935-2016), American comic actor from Cleveland, played Elliot Carlin on The Bob Newhart Show and voiced Stu Pickles in Rugrats and All Grown Up!.
Jack Rosenthal
Jack Rosenthal (1931–2004), English television dramatist from Manchester; wrote Coronation Street, The Evacuees, Bar Mitzvah Boy, The Knowledge, Yentl; BAFTA, Emmy, Prix Italia winner.
Jack Ryan (franchise)
The Jack Ryan franchise is a series of American spy thriller films and television adaptations of Tom Clancy's CIA analyst, beginning with The Hunt for Red October (1990).