List of male film actors (L-Z)

This is an alphabetical list of notable male movie actors.

A certain number of actors of this list are also well-known because of their roles in television films and series, and are therefore included in both, this list and the list of television actors.

See also:  Actors,   List of female movie actors,   List of male television actors  and  List of female television actors.

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L

La

• Adam Lake (born 1984)
• Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)
• Martin Landau (born 1931)
• Michael Landon (1936-1991)
• Colin Lane
• Frank Langella (born 1940)
• Fritz Lang (1890-1976)
• James Lanphier (1920-1969)
• John Larroquette (born 1947)
• Lash La Rue (1917-1996)
• Charles Laughton (1899-1962)
• Harry Lauter (1914-1990)
• John Phillip Law (born 1937)
• Jude Law (born 1972)
• Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
• Andrew (Andy) Lawrence (born 1988)
• Joey Lawrence (born 1976)
• Martin Lawrence (born 1965)
• Matthew William Lawrence (born 1980)
• George Lazenby (born 1939)

Le-Ll

• Denis Leary (born 1957)
• Brandon Lee (1965-1993)
• Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
• Christopher Lee (born 1922)
• Jason Lee (born 1970)
• Michael Legge (born 1953)
• John Leguizamo (born 1964)
• Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)
• Jared Leto (born 1971)
• Damian Lewis (born 1971)
• Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957)
• Jerry Lewis (born 1926)
• Jet Li (born 1963)
• Larry Linville (1939-2000)
• Ray Liotta (born 1955)
• John Lithgow (born 1945)
• Christopher Lloyd (born 1938)
• Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
• Joseph Gordon Levitt(as Gordon-Levitt) (born 1981)

Lo-Ly

• Harold Lockwood (1887-1918)
• Robert Loggia (born 1930)
• Herbert Lom (born 1917)
• Michael Lombard (born 1934)
• Jack Lord (1920-1998)
• Steve Lorenz (born 1959)
• Peter Lorre (1904-1964)
• Chad Lowe (born 1968)
• Rob Lowe (born 1964)
• Robert Lowery (1913-1971)
• Josh Lucas (born 1971)
• Wilfred Lucas (1871-1940)
• Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
• Paul Lukas (1887-1971)
• Alfred Lunt (1892-1977)
• Paul Lynde (1926-1982)

M

Ma

Mac-Man

• Billy MacQueen
• Fred MacMurray (1908-1991)
• Sean Eamonn Eagan Mack (born 1985)
• Patrick Macnee (born 1922)
• Duncan MacRae (1905-1967)
• William H. Macy (born 1950)
• Michael Madsen (born 1958)
• Guy Madison (1922-1996)
• Garett Maggart (born 1969)
• Tobey Maguire (born 1975)
• George Maharis (born 1928)
• Bill Maher (born 1956)
• John Mahoney (born 1940)
• Lee Majors (born 1939)
• Romany Malco (date unknown)
• Karl Malden (born 1912)
• John Malkovich (born 1953)
• Mammootty (born 1953)
• Nino Manfredi (1921-2004)
• Marshall Manesh(born 1950)
• Gabriel Mann (born 1972)
• Vartan Mansuryan (born 1981)
• Joe Mantegna (born 1947)

Mar-Mat

• Fredric March (1897-1975)
• Rocky Marquette (born 1980)
• James Marsden (born 1973)
• Jason Marsden (born 1976)
• Garry Marshall (born 1934)
• Herbert Marshall (1890-1966)
• Olivier Martinez (born 1966)
• Steve Martin (born 1945)
• Warren Matthews (born 1947)
• Lee Marvin (1924-1987)
• Chico Marx (1887-1961)
• Groucho Marx (1890-1977)
• Gummo Marx (Milton) (1892-1977)
• Harpo Marx (1888-1964)
• Zeppo Marx (1901 – 1979)
• James Mason (1909-1984)
• Daniel Massey (1933-1998)
• Raymond Massey (1896-1983)
• Tim Matheson (born 1947)
• Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996)
• Walter Matthau (1920-2000)
• Victor Mature (1915-1999)
• Ken Maynard (1895-1973)
• Marlon Wayans (born 1972)
• Robert McRay (born 1962)
• David McCallum (born 1933)
• Bill McClean
• Shatoya McClintock (born 1980)
• Doug McClure (1935-1995)
• Matthew McConaughey (born 1969)
• Tim McCoy (1891-1978)
• Dylan McDermott (born 1962)
• Roddy McDowall (1928-1998)
• George McFarland (1928-1993)
• Paul McGann (born 1959)
• Bruce McGill (born 1950)
• Ewan McGregor (born 1971)
• Michael McKean (born 1947)
• Ian McKellen (born 1939)
• Benjamin McKenzie (born 1978)
• Peter McKenzie
• Leo McKern (1920-2002)
• Victor McLaglen (1883-1959)
• John McLoughlin (1784-1857)
• Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
• Mehmood (1932-2004)
• Christopher Meloni (born 1961)
• Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963)
• Burgess Meredith (1908-1997)
• Charles Meredith (actor) (1894-1964)
• Gary Merrill (1915-1990)
• Jason Mewes (born 1974)
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 1977)
• Julian McMahon (born 1968)

Mi

• Dash Mihok (born 1974)
• Mikk Mikiver (1937-2006)
• Predrag Miletić (born 1952)
• Ray Milland (1907-1986)
• Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972)
• Wentworth Miller (born 1972)
• John Mills (1908-2005) (Sir)
• Sal Mineo (1939-1976)
• Millard Mitchell (1903-1953)
• Robert Mitchum (1917-1997)

Mk

• Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930-1993)

Mo

• Alfred Molina (born 1953)
• Richard Moll (born 1942)
• Yves Montand (1921-1991)
• George Montgomery (1916-2000)
• Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
• Ron Moody (born 1924)
• Dudley Moore (1935-2002)
• Matthew Moore (1888-1960)
• Owen Moore (1886-1939)
• Roger Moore (born 1927)
• Thomas J. Moore (1883-1955)
• Tobias Moretti (1959)
• Frank Morgan (1890-1949)
• Harry Morgan (born 1915)
• Robert Morley (1908-1992)
• Chester Morris (1901-1970)
• Gary Morris (born 1948)
• David Morse (born 1953)
• Robert Morse (born 1931)
• Viggo Mortensen (born 1958)

Mu-My

• Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930)
• Edward Mulhare (1923-1997)
• Martin Mull (born 1943)
• Bill Mumy (born 1954)
• Paul Muni (1895-1967)
• Audie Murphy (1924-1971)
• Eddie Murphy (born 1961)
• George Murphy (1902-1992)
• Bill Murray (born 1950)
• Chad Michael Murray (born 1981)
• Mike Myers (born 1963)

N

• Conrad Nagel (1897- 1970)
• Takashi Naito (born 1955)
• James Nardini
• Amedeo Nazzari (1907-1979)
• Liam Neeson (born 1952)
• Sam Neill (born 1947)
• Craig T. Nelson (born 1944)
• Franco Nero (born 1941)
• Paul Newman (born 1925)
• Ian Newsome (born 1990)
• Jack Nicholson (born 1937)
• David Niven (1909-1983)
• Philippe Noiret (born 1930)
• Nick Nolte (born 1941)
• Chuck Norris (born 1940)
• Edward Norton (born 1969)
• Eille Norwood (1861-1948)
• Willie "Ray-J" Norwood, Jr. (born 1981)
• Ivor Novello (1893-1951)
• Ron Nummi
• Bill Nunn (born 1953)

O

• Edmond O'Brien (1915-1985)
• George O'Brien (1899-1985)
• Uwe Ochsenknecht (born 1956)
• Charlie O'Connell (born 1975)
• Jerry O'Connell (born 1974)
• Carroll O'Connor (1925-2001)
• Donald O'Connor (1925-2003)
• George O'Hara (1899-1966)
• Warner Oland (1879-1938)
• Gary Oldman (born 1958)
• Branden Oliver (born 1985)
• Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
• Ron O'Neal (1937 - 2004)
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972)
• Haley Joel Osment (born 1987)
• Peter O'Toole (born 1932)
• Natalino Otto (1912-1969)

P

Pa

• Al Pacino (born 1940)
• Bartolomeo Pagano (1878-1947)
• Vincent Pagano (born 1967)
• Jack Palance (1920-2006)
• Chazz Palminteri (born 1952)
• Peter Palmer (born 1931)
• Joe Pantoliano (born 1951)
• Valentín Parera (1895-1986)
• Larry Parks (1914-1975)
• Mandy Patinkin (born 1952)
• Jason Patric (born 1966)
• Will Patton (born 1954)
• Adrian Paul (born 1959)
• Bill Paxton (born 1955)
• John Payne (1912-1989)
• Edward Pawley (1901-1988)

Pe-Ph

• Guy Pearce (born 1967)
• Gregory Peck (1916-2003)
• Joe Penner (1904-1941)
• Sean Penn (born 1960)
• Chris Penn (1965-2006)
• George Peppard (1928-1994)
• Barry Pepper (born 1970)
• George Periolat (1874-1940)
• Anthony Perkins (1932-1992)
• Ron Perlman (born 1950)
• Léonce Perret (1880-1935)
• Jack Perrin (1896-1967)
• Harold Perrineau Jr. (born 1968)
• Matthew Perry (born 1969)
• Jon Pertwee (1919-1996)
• Joe Pesci (born 1943)
• Paul Petersen (born 1945)
• William Petersen (born 1953)
• Alex Pettyfer (born 1990)
• James Phelps (born 1986)
• Oliver Phelps (born 1986)
• Gérard Philipe (1922-1959)
• Leslie Phillips (born 1924)
• Lou Diamond Phillips (born 1962)
• Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974)
• River Phoenix (1970-1993)

Pi-Pu

• Dieter Pfaff (born 1947)
• Michel Piccoli (born 1925)
• Jack Pickford (1896-1933)
• Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
• David Hyde Pierce (born 1959)
• Danny Pintauro (born 1976)
• Brad Pitt (born 1963)
• Michele Placido
• Conrad Pla (born 1966)
• Oliver Platt (born 1960)
• Donald Pleasence (1919-1995)
• Christopher Plummer (born 1927)
• Larry Poindexter (born 1959)
• Sidney Poitier (born 1927)
• Michael J. Pollard (born 1939)
• Eddy Polo (1875-1961)
• Jorge Porcel (born 1936)
• Samuel Gamboa Potter (born 1970)
• [...] Powell (1904-1963)
• Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
• Jürgen Prochnow (born 1941)
• Bill Pullman (born 1953)
• Noel Purcell (1900-1985)
• Om Puri (born 1950)

Q

• Dennis Quaid (born 1954)
• Randy Quaid (born 1950)
• John Qualen (1899-1987)
• Anthony Quayle (1913-1989)
• Eddie Quillan (1907-1990)
• Richard Quine (born 1920)
• Aidan Quinn (born 1959)
• Anthony Quinn (1915-2001)
• Glenn Quinn (1970-2002)

R

Ra

• Kurt Raab (1941-1988)
• Alberto Rabagliati (1906-1974)
• Chips Rafferty (1909-1971)
• Ted Raimi (born 1965)
• Claude Rains (1889-1967)
• John Raitt (born 1917)
• Harold Ramis (born 1944)
• Basil Rathbone (1892-1967)
• Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989)

Re-Rh

• Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
• Stephen Rea (born 1949)
• Robert Redford (born 1937)
• Michael Redgrave (1908-1985)
• Oliver Reed (1938-1999)
• Robert Reed (1932-1992)
• Norman Reedus (born 1969)
• Christopher Reeve (1952-2004)
• George Reeves (1914-1959)
• Keanu Reeves (born 1964)
• Steve Reeves (1926-2000)
• Wallace Reid (1891-1923)
• John C. Reilly (born 1965)
• Rob Reiner (born 1947)
• Max Reinhardt (1873-1943)
• Paul Reiser (born 1957)
• Jeremy Renner (born 1971)
• Michael Rennie (1909-1971)
• Jean Reno (born 1948)
• Zeev Revach (born 1940)
• Paul Reubens (born 1952)
• Fernando Rey (1917-1994)
• Burt Reynolds (born 1936)
• Ryan Reynolds (born 1976)
• Ving Rhames (born 1959)
• Erik Rhodes (1906 – 1990)
• John Rhys-Davies (born 1944)

Ri-Ru

• Ralph Richardson (1902-1983)
• Alan Rickman (born 1946)
• John Ritter (1948-2003)
• Jason Robards (1922-2000)
• Tim Robbins (born 1958)
• Eric Roberts (born 1956)
• Cliff Robertson (born 1925)
• Paul Robeson (1898-1976)
• Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973)
• Chris Rock (born 1966)
• Seth Rogen (born 1972)
• Charles 'Buddy' Rogers (1904-1999)
• Howard Rollins (1950-1996)
• Ray Romano (born 1957)
• Mickey Rooney (born 1920)
• Maxie "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, (1904-1976)
• Tim Roth (born 1961)
• Richard Roundtree (born 1942)
• John Rubinstein (born 1946)
• Paul Rudd (born 1969)
• Charles Ruggles (1886-1970)
• Geoffrey Rush (born 1951)
• Harold Russel (1914-2002)
• Clive Russell (born 1945)
• John Russell (1921-1991)
• Kurt Russell (born 1951)

S

Sa

• Kenji Sahara (born 1932)
• Antonio Sanchez (c. 1956)
• George Sanders (1906-1972)
• Paul Sanderson (born 1954)
• Tommy Sands (born 1937)
• Adam Sandler (born 1966)
• Gary Sandy (born 1945)
• Chris Sarandon (born 1942)
• Sam Sarpong (born 1975)
• Stephen Saux (born 1972)
• Ben Savage (born 1980)
• Fred Savage (born 1976)
• Telly Savalas (1924-1994)
• Tom Savini (born 1946)
• Devon Sawa (born 1978)
• John Saxon (born 1935)
• John Savage (born 1949)

Sc-Se

• Roy Scheider (born 1932)
• Maximilian Schell (born 1930)
• Otto Schenk (born 1930)
• Richard Schiff (born 1955)
• Max Schreck (1879-1936)
• Dwight Schultz (born 1947)
• Jason Schwartzman (born 1980)
• Todd Michael Schwartzman (born 1986)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947)
• Til Schweiger (born 1963)
• David Schwimmer (born 1966)
• Paul Scofield (born 1922)
• Peter Scolari (born 1954)
• George C. Scott (1927-1999)
• Steven Seagal (born 1951)
• Bob Seagren (born 1946)
• George Segal (born 1924)
• Tom Selleck (born 1945)
• Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
• Heronimo Sehmi (born 1947)
• Andrzej Seweryn (born 1946)

Sh-Sl

• Naseeruddin Shah (born 1950)
• Tupac Shakur (born 1971 and died 1996)
• Tony Shalhoub (born 1953)
• Omar Sharif (born 1932)
• William Shatner (born 1931)
• Wallace Shawn (born 1943)
• Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
• Charlie Sheen (born 1965)
• Martin Sheen (born 1940)
• Sam Shepard (born 1943)
• Eugene Shin (born 1919)
• Martin Short (born 1950)
• Sonny Shroyer (born 1935)
• Milton Sills (1882-1930)
• Trinidad Silva (1950-1988)
• Henry Silva )born 1928)
• Ron Silver (born 1946)
• Jay Silverheels (1912-1980)
• Alastair Sim (1900-1976)
• Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
• Shatrughan Sinha (born 1946)
• Gary Sinise (born 1955)
• Tom Sizemore (born 1964)
• Victor Sjöström (1879-1960)
• Tom Skerritt (born 1933)
• Christian Slater (born 1969)
• John Slater (1916-1975)

Sm-Sp

• Kevin Smith (actor) (1963-2002)
• Alberto Sordi (1920-2003)
• James Smith (born 1968)
• Mel Smith (born 1952)
• Will Smith (born 1968)
• Jimmy Smits (born 1955)
• Wesley Snipes (born 1962)
• Jack Soo (1916-1979)
• Kevin Sorbo (born 1958)
• Paul Sorvino (born 1939)
• Kevin Spacey (born 1959)
• James Spader (born 1960)
• Edward Speleers (born 1987)
• George Spelvin
• Bud Spencer (born 1929)
• John Spencer (born 1946-2005)

St

• Robert Stack (1919-2003)
• Brent Stait (born 1959)
• Sylvester Stallone (born 1946)
• John Stamos (born 1963)
• Terence Stamp (born 1939)
• Jason Statham (born 1972)
• Harry Dean Stanton (born 1926)
• Michael Stanton (born 1988)
• Rod Steiger (1925-2002)
• Ben Stein (born 1944)
• Daniel Stern (born 1957)
• Craig Stevens (1918-2000)
• McLean Stevenson (1929-1996)
• Guy Stewart (born 1968)
• James Stewart (1908-1997)
• Patrick Stewart (born 1940)
• Ben Stiller (born 1965)
• Jerry Stiller (born 1927)
• Dean Stockwell (born 1936)
• Eric Stoltz (born 1961)
• Harold Stone (born 1913)
• Lewis Stone (1879-1953)
• Paolo Stoppa (1906-1988)
• George Strait
• David Strathairn
• Peter Strauss (born 1947)
• Bradley Stryker (born 1977)
• Wes Studi (born 1947)

Su-Sz

• Donald Sutherland (born 1934)
• Kiefer Sutherland (born 1966)
• Patrick Swayze (born 1952)
• (Carl Switzer) (1927-1959)
• Eric Szmanda (born 1975)
• Jeremy Sumpter (born 1989)

T

Ta-To

• Jimmy Tagnipez (born 1980)
• Chief Tahachee (1904-1978)
• Chris Tashima (born 1960)
• Channing Tatum (born 1980)
• Robert Taylor (1911-1969)
• Rod Taylor (born 1930)
• Rock Tell(born 1959)
• John Thaw (1942-2002)
• Danny Thomas (1914-1991)
• Henry Thomas (born 1971)
• Richard Thomas (born 1951)
• Jake Thomas (born 1990)
• Brian Thompson (born 1959)
• Fred Dalton Thompson (born 1942)
• Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955)
• Chief Thundercloud (1899-1955)
• Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960)
• Richard Todd (born 1919)
• Michael Tolan (born 1925)
• Branko Tomovic (born 1977)
• Franchot Tone (1905-1968)
• Topol (born 1935)
• Peter Tork (born 1942)
• Rip Torn (born 1931)
• Robert Towne (born 1934)

Tr-Tu

• Spencer Tracy (1900-1967)
• Steve Tracy (1952-1986)
• Tony Travis (born 1959)
• John Travolta (born 1954)
• Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917)
• Danny Trejo (born 1944)
• Jean-Louis Trintignant (born 1930)
• Timothy Tricker (born 1991)
• Verne Troyer (born 1969)
• John Turturro (born 1957)
• Stuart Townsend (born 1972)
• Chris Tucker (born 1972)
• Jonathan Tucker (born 1982)
• Kett Turton (born 1982)

U

• Blair Underwood (born 1964)
• Robert Urich (1946-2002)

V

• Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926)
• Bobby Van (1928-1980)
• Jean-Claude Van Damme (born 1960)
• James Van Der Beek (born 1977)
• Victor Varconi (1891-1976)
• Michael Vartan (born 1968)
• Robert Vaughn (born 1932)
• Vince Vaughn (born 1970)
• Herman van Veen (born 1945)
• Lino Ventura (1919-1987)
• Ben Vereen (born 1946)
• Richard Vernon (1925-1997)
• Herve Villechaize (1943-1993)
• Remo Vinzens (born 1975)
• Frank Vincent (born 1939)
• Jon Voight (born 1938)
• Gian Maria Volonte (1933-1994)
• Arnold Vosloo (born 1962)
• Behrouz Vossoughi (born 1974)
• Dimitris Voyatzis

W

Wa

• Robert Wagner (born 1930)
• Mark Wahlberg (born 1971)
• Christopher Walken (born 1943)
• Clint Walker (born 1927)
• Paul Walker (born 1973)
• Sydney Walker (1921-1994)
• Greg Walloch (born 1970)
• J. T. Walsh (1943-1998)
• Ray Walston (1914-2001)
• Sam Wanamaker (1919-1993)
• Jack Warden (born 1920)
• Fred Ward (born 1942)
• Tom Ward (born 1985)
• David Warner (born 1941)
• Marc Warren (born 1967)
• Denzel Washington (born 1954)
• Sam Waterston (born 1940)
• Marlon Wayans (born 1972)
• Shawn Wayans (born 1971)
• John Wayne (1907-1979)

We-Wh

• Blayne Weaver (born 1976)
• Clifton Webb (1889-1966)
• Jack Webb (1920-1982)
• Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)
• Orson Welles (1915-1985)
• Tom Welling (born 1977)
• George Wendt (born 1948)
• Oskar Werner (1922-1984)
• Jack Weston (1924-1996)
• Adam West (born 1928)
• Eric West (born 1982)
• Samuel West (born 1966)
• Timothy West (born 1934)
• Floyd Red Crow Westerman (born 1936)
• (Kevin Whately) (1951)
• Wil Wheaton (born 1972)
• Dan White (actor) (1908-1980)
• Bradley Whitford (born 1959)
• Stuart Whitman (born 1926)
• Steve Whitmire (born 1959)
• James Whitmore, Sr. (born 1921)

Wi-Wo

• Richard Widmark (born 1914)
• Cornel Wilde (1915-1989)
• Gene Wilder (born 1933)
• Tom Wilkinson (born 1948)
• Fred Willard (born 1939)
• Barry Williams (born 1954)
• Emlyn Williams (1905-1987)
• Michael Williams (1935-2001)
• Robin Williams (born 1952)
• Mykelti Williamson (born 1960)
• Bruce Willis (born 1955)
• Dooley Wilson (1886-1953)
• Luke Wilson (born 1971)
• Owen Wilson (born 1968)
• Rainn Wilson (born 1968)
• Paul Winfield (1939-2004)
• Henry Winkler (born 1945)
• Norman Wisdom (born 1915)
• Donald Wolfit (1902-1968)
• Victor Wong (1927-2001)
• Elijah Wood (born 1981)
• James Woods (born 1947)
• Gordon Michael Woolvett (born 1970)
• Jeffrey Wright (born 1965)
• Ed Wynn
• Victor von Wright (born 1953)

Y

• Bruce Yarnell (1935-1973)
• Malik Yoba (born 1967)
• Michael York (born 1942)
• Richard Yñiguez (born 1946)

Z

• Billy Zane (born 1966)
• Kevin Zegers (born 1984)

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