Swedish-American celebrities

1. Joni Adahl

Almost everyone who has spent time with Joni Adahl, professionally and personally, comments about her charismatic personality and her ability to make a person feel at ease. Joni grew up surrounded by golden wheat fields on a farm in North Dakota. Enjoying the adrenaline rush of sports Joni values ...

2. Andrea Anders

Actress | Spirited

1993 graduate of DeForest Area High School, in DeForest, Wisconsin. Attended the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, earning a bachelor degree of fine arts in 1997. From there, attended Rutgers University in New Jersey, earning a master of fine arts in 2001. After leaving Rutgers, headed to ...

3. Harry Anderson

Actor | Night Court

Harry Anderson was born on October 14, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Court (1984), It (1990) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). He was married to Elizabeth Morgan and Leslie Pollack. He died on April 16, 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

4. Kevin Anderson

Actor | Orphans

Kevin Anderson can be seen as ne'er do well hit man Lonnie in the upcoming "Justified City Primeval" on Netflix/FX this coming summer. Before that, he starred as Father Frollo in iconic Styx rock star Dennis DeYoung's brilliant musical production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Recently, Kevin ...

5. Loni Anderson

Actress | WKRP in Cincinnati

A bodacious, bedimpled, pert-nosed, well-endowed knockout, Loni Anderson earned an assured television sex symbol pedestal during the late 1970s and early 1980s. As sexy but smart Jennifer Marlowe on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), the ravishing star later became a soap-styled fixture in ...

6. Melissa Sue Anderson

Actress | Little House on the Prairie

Melissa Sue Anderson was very much like her most famous character role, of eldest child & sister, Mary Ingalls -- a quiet, slightly shy girl who would rather read a book than climb a tree. Her show business career got started, when a dance teacher urged her parents to find an agent for her. She ...

7. Richard Anderson

Actor | Paths of Glory

Richard Anderson appeared in high school plays, served a hitch in the Army and, upon his discharge, began doing summer stock, radio work, a movie bit part (a wounded soldier in Twelve O'Clock High (1949)) and all the other minor jobs required of your basic struggling actor. He did comedy scenes on a...

8. Robert Anderson

Actor | Coronado 9

Robert Anderson was born on July 12, 1920 in Casey Township, North Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Coronado 9 (1960), My Friend Flicka (1955) and Death Valley Days (1952). He died on January 4, 1996 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.

9. Wes Anderson

Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wesley Wales Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. His mother, Texas Ann (Burroughs), is an archaeologist turned real estate agent, and his father, Melver Leonard Anderson, worked in advertising and PR. He has two brothers, Eric and Mel. Anderson's parents divorced when he was a young child, an ...

10. Keith Andreen

Director | Mayfly

Keith Andreen was born on August 24, 1974 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Mayfly (2023), Reaper Tales (2015) and Death Valley (2015). He has been married to Katrina Law since January 5, 2013. They have one child.

11. Doug Benson

Actor | The Lego Batman Movie

Doug Benson was born on July 2, 1962 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Trover Saves the Universe (2019) and How I Met Your Mother (2005).

12. Julia Benson

Actress | Seasoned with Love

Canadian actress Julia Benson (born June 26, 1979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) finished her theatrical studies in 2001 before starting her professional acting career in 2003 around the age of twenty-four. Julia's screen credits include an impressive range of film shorts, feature-length films and ...

13. Ken Berry

Actor | Mama's Family

Dancing and the military were a large part of Ken Berry's life. When he was 13 he attended a carnival at his grade school; the dancers impressed him so much that he decided that's what he wanted to do with his life. His parents were supportive, and his dad even booked Ken into variety type shows. ...

14. Mary Boland

Actress | The Women

Lively, buxom character actress Mary Boland made a name for herself playing vacuous or pixilated motherly types during the 1930s. One of her most memorable performances was as the addle-brained Mrs. Rimplegar of Three Cornered Moon (1933), who gives away her family fortune to a swindler because he ...

15. Larry Bryggman

Actor | Die Hard with a Vengeance

Larry Bryggman was born on December 21, 1938 in Concord, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Spy Game (2001) and As the World Turns (1956). He has been married to Tracey Hanley Bryggman since 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

16. Gretchen Carlson

Producer | Gretchen Carlson: Breaking the Silence

Gretchen Carlson was born on June 21, 1966 in Anoka, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Gretchen Carlson: Breaking the Silence (2019), Mr. Robot (2015) and House of Cards (2013). She has been married to Casey Richard Close since October 4, 1997. They have two children.

17. Karen Carlson

Producer | Climb Against the Odds

Karen Carlson was born on January 15, 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Climb Against the Odds (1999), The Octagon (1980) and Centennial (1978). She was previously married to Devin Payne and David Soul.

18. Tucker Carlson

Writer | Tucker Carlson Tonight

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American television host, conservative political commentator and author who has hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News since 2016. Carlson was born Tucker McNear Carlson in the Mission District of San Francisco, California, on ...

19. Jon Cedar

Actor | The Manitou

Jon Cedar was born on January 22, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Manitou (1978), The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) and Capricorn One (1977). He was married to Barbara Joan Shandell. He died on April 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

20. Elizabeth Daily

Actress | Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Elizabeth EG Daily is an American actress, singer, and one of the top talents in the world of voiceover. You might know her in the classics as Dottie from "Peewee's Big Adventure" to "Valley Girl," or the classic "Smelly Cat" episode of Friends. Maybe Candy from The Devil's Rejects.

EG is said to be...

21. Mark Deklin

Actor | Designated Survivor

A critically-acclaimed actor and fight director, Mark has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at regional theaters across the country in addition to his work in film and television. He holds an MFA from the University of Washington's PATP conservatory, as well as a BA from Penn State University (...

22. William Demarest

Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

A stocky, serious-looking character, Carl William Demarest started off in vaudeville in 1905 along with two older brothers. At one time he also performed in a stage act with his wife Estelle Collette (billed as 'Demarest and Collette') and then moved on to Broadway. He entered movies in 1926 and ...

23. Richard Edlund

Visual_effects | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Richard Edlund was born on December 6, 1940 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. He is a producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

24. Richard Edson

Actor | Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The great character actor Richard Edson's first feature film role came in Jim Jarmusch's 1983 cult hit, Stranger Than Paradise (1984), where he played "Eddie", one of the main characters. Edson then had small, but memorable, roles in other big hits such as Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), John ...

25. Michael Eklund

Actor | The Call

Michael Eklund was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is known for The Call (2013), Errors of the Human Body (2012) and Eadweard (2015). He was previously married to Megan Bennett.

26. Ron Eldard

Actor | Super 8

Former golden gloves boxer Ron Eldard has found success on stage, television and in feature films. Fans of the NBC medical drama ER (1994) will remember Eldard for playing a paramedic and love interest for nurse Julianna Margulies on the show's second season. The New York native graduated from the ...

27. Ruth Etting

Actress | Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Ruth Etting was born on November 23, 1896 in David City, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934), Road to Perdition (2002) and Water for Elephants (2011). She was married to Myrl Alderman and Martin Snyder. She died on September 24, 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colorado...

28. Deborah Foreman

Actress | Real Genius

Deborah Foreman won the prestigious "Most Promising New Star" award from Sho West in 1986, following her starring roles in the critically acclaimed Valley Girl (1983) and the award-winning My Chauffeur (1986). Subsequently, she had the lead (actually the two leads!) in April Fool's Day (1986) which...

29. Greta Garbo

Actress | Ninotchka

Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Anna Lovisa (Johansdotter), who worked at a jam factory, and Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a laborer. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Greta was forced to leave school and ...

30. Ava Gardner

Actress | The Night of the Iguana

Ava Lavina Gardner was born on December 24, 1922 in Grabtown, North Carolina, to Mary Elizabeth (née Baker) and Jonas Bailey Gardner. Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language and going barefoot, Ava grew up in the rural South. At age 18, her picture in the window ...

31. Becca Gardner

Actress | An Unfinished Life

Born in Bellevue Washington in 1990, Becca was raised in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where she moved with her family at age 2. She began acting at age four in musicals with the Missoula Childrens Theatre Group, which toured through Lake Tahoe. After experience in regional theatre productions ranging from "...

32. Bruce Glover

Actor | Diamonds Are Forever

An instinct for acting showed very early for Bruce. In 1935, aged 3, he distracted his mother from the worries of Depression Era Chicago by recreating stuff they'd seen at the movies like FDR struggling to walk, putting his little body thru it, to try to understand by experiencing it. A knack for ...

33. Jake Gyllenhaal

Actor | Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, the son of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and ...

34. Maggie Gyllenhaal

Actress | Secretary

Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal, the daughter of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and ...

35. Sara Haden

Actress | The Shop Around the Corner

Sara Haden was the daughter of silent screen star Charlotte Walker who was also a celebrated beauty in her day. Alas, Sara did not inherit her mother's good looks. She was actually born Catherine Haden in Center Point, Texas, on November 17 1898. There was nothing particularly outstanding about her...

36. Larry Hagman

Actor | Dallas

The son of a legendary actress (Mary Martin) and a district attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles, California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his ...

37. Derek Hallquist

Cinematographer | The Opiate Effect

At 14 years old, he documented a teacher's strike that aired on Vermont news channels. While attending Lamoille Union High School, he shot his first short documentary about a youth group organization in Oaxaca, Mexico. His work in high school earned him a VSAC scholarship to attend Emerson College....

38. Holly Hallstrom

Actress | The Tomorrow Man

Holly Hallstrom was born on August 24, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for The Tomorrow Man (1996), Galaxy Beat (1994) and The Nutt House (1989).

39. Gary Halvorson

Director | Adventures in Wonderland

Gary Halvorson is known for Adventures in Wonderland (1992), Friends (1994) and Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).

40. Mark Hamill

Actor | Star Wars

Mark Hamill is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - a role he reprised in Star Wars: Episode VII - ...

41. Curtis Hanson

Director | L.A. Confidential

After small films like The Bedroom Window (1987) and Sweet Kill (1972), Curtis Hanson went on to direct major features including The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The River Wild (1994) and the Academy Award-winning L.A. Confidential (1997). Setting his sights on another city, Hanson was ...

42. Josh Hartnett

Actor | Lucky Number Slevin

Joshua Daniel Hartnett was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Wendy Anne (Kronstedt) and Daniel Thomas Hartnett, a building manager. His father is of Irish and German descent, and his mother is of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Hartnett graduated from South High School in Minneapolis in June of ...

43. Mitch Hedberg

Actor | Almost Famous

Mitch Hedberg was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 24, 1968. He began his stand-up career in Florida, and after a period of honing his skills there he moved to Seattle and began touring. He soon appeared on MTV's "Comikaze", then a 1996 appearance on [error] brought him his big break. He ...

44. Garrett Hedlund

Actor | Tron: Legacy

Born in Roseau, Minnesota, Garrett John Hedlund is the son of Kristi Anne (Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. He has two older siblings, Nathaniel and Amanda. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of German and Norwegian ancestry.

Garrett spent his early years growing up on a farm in a ...

45. Tippi Hedren

Actress | The Birds

From working for the exacting Alfred Hitchcock to a film written by Edward D. Wood Jr., Tippi Hedren, the Minnesota blonde, has had a distinctive career. She was born Nathalie Kay Hedren in New Ulm, MN, to Dorothea (née Eckhardt) and Bernard Hedren, who ran a general store, and is of Swedish, ...

46. Anders Holm

Actor | Workaholics

Anders Holm was born on May 29, 1981 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Workaholics (2011), Game Over, Man! (2018) and The Intern (2015). He has been married to Emma Nesper Holm since September 2011. They have one child.

47. Grant Holmquist

Actor | The Hangover Part III

Grant Holmquist is known for The Hangover Part III (2013).

48. Mark Stewart Iverson

Director | Dorm Life

Upon graduating cum laude from UCLA with a degree in Film, TV and Digital Media, Mark Stewart Iverson (MSI) co-created, co-wrote and co-directed all 46 episodes of Hulu's former #1 web series "Dorm Life". The hit show racked up three Webby Award honors (Best Writing & Individual Short or Episode ...

49. Roy Jenson

Actor | Chinatown

Roy Jenson was born on February 9, 1927 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Chinatown (1974), Soylent Green (1973) and Every Which Way But Loose (1978). He was married to Marina Petrova and Barbara Ann Dionysius. He died on April 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

50. Arte Johnson

Actor | Laugh-In

Arte Johnson was born on January 20, 1929 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Laugh-In (1967), Love at First Bite (1979) and Baggy Pants & the Nitwits (1977). He was married to Gisela Johnson and Texie Waterman. He died on July 3, 2019 in Los Angeles, ...

51. Bryce Johnson

Actor | Darkness Rising

Actor, Producer, and Podcaster Bryce Johnson is always looking for his next adventure, whether acting in film and television, voicing characters, pod-casting or hunting down the elusive creature known as Bigfoot, Bryce Johnson is forging new paths in the entertainment industry.

Although born in Reno...

52. Jen Johnson

Actress | Night Club

Jen Johnson was born on April 25, 1984 in Orange County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Night Club (2011), The Last Man Standing (2010) and Hitting the Nuts (2010).

53. Rita Johnson

Actress | The Big Clock

Rita Johnson was born on 8/13/13 in Worcester Ma. She attended the New England Conservatory of Music, did summer stock, then moved on to Broadway in 1935. She was an extremely versatile actress, who played virtually every type of role. Unfortunately, her career came to a halt in 1948 when a hair ...

54. Shane Johnson

Actor | Behind Enemy Lines

While known mostly as an actor, Shane has also ventured into producing, writing and animation. Given his passion for one particular project, he taught himself how to animate and has since been developing multiple projects. He's also ventured into scripted and reality TV as a writer/creator, ...

55. Van Johnson

Actor | The Caine Mutiny

Van Johnson was the fresh-faced, well-mannered nice guy on screen you always wanted your daughter to marry! This fair, freckled and invariably friendly-looking MGM song-and-dance star of the 40s emerged a box office favorite (1944-1946) and second only to heartthrob Frank Sinatra during what gossip...

56. Rya Kihlstedt

Actress | Home Alone 3

Rya Kihlstedt was born on July 23, 1970 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Home Alone 3 (1997), Deep Impact (1998) and Dexter (2006). She has been married to Gil Bellows since October 3, 1994. They have two children.

57. Michael Patrick Larson

Actor | The Young and the Restless

Michael Patrick Larson was born on April 19, 1974 in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), The Scam Artist (2004) and Passions (1999).

58. Peggy Lee

Actress | Lady and the Tramp

Peggy Lee was Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, on May 26, 1920. At age four her mother died. Peggy's father, a railroad station agent, remarried but later left home, leaving Peggy's care entrusted to a stepmother who physically abused her. Peggy later memorialized this in the ...

59. Chad Lindberg

Actor | The Fast and the Furious

Chad Lindberg was born on November 1, 1976 in Mount Vernon, Washington, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Fast and the Furious (2001), Supernatural (2005) and October Sky (1999).

60. Paula Lindberg

Actress | American Mary

Paula Lindberg is known for American Mary (2012), Supernatural (2005) and Fringe (2008).

61. Larry Linville

Actor | M*A*S*H

Larry Linville was born on September 29, 1939 in Ojai, California, USA. He was an actor, known for M*A*S*H (1972), Paper Dolls (1984) and Mannix (1967). He was married to Deborah Guydon, Susan Hagan, Melissa Gallant, Vaughn Taylor and Kate Geer. He died on April 10, 2000 in New York City, New York,...

62. Matthew Linville

Actor | 7th Heaven

Matthew Linville was born on April 1, 1983 in Ventura County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for 7th Heaven (1996), Weird Science (1994) and ER (1994).

63. Lisa Loring

Actress | The Addams Family

Lisa Loring was an American actress and former child model. She is primarily known for having played Wednesday Addams in the comedy-horror sitcom "The Addams Family" (1964-1966). The sitcom was the first screen adaptation of the comic strip "The Addams Family" (1938-1988) by Charles Addams, which ...

64. Mike Love

Soundtrack | Cocktail

Mike Love was born on March 15, 1941 in Baldwin Hills, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Cocktail (1988), Love & Mercy (2014) and Vanilla Sky (2001). He has been married to Jacquelyne Piesen since April 24, 1994. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

65. Allen Ludden

Self | Password

Allen Ludden was born on October 5, 1917 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Password (1961), It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975) and Futureworld (1976). He was married to Betty White and Margaret Frances McGloin. He died on June 9, 1981 in Los...

66. Dolph Lundgren

Actor | Rocky IV

Dolph Lundgren was born as Hans Lundgren in Stockholm, Sweden, to Sigrid Birgitta (Tjerneld), a language teacher, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren, an engineer and economist for the Swedish government. He lived in Stockholm until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandparents in Nyland, ...

67. Wink Martindale

Producer | Second Honeymoon

Wink Martindale was born on December 4, 1933 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Second Honeymoon (1987), Bumper Stumpers (1987) and The Lively Set (1964). He has been married to Sandy Ferra since August 2, 1975. They have four children. He was previously married to ...

68. Jeff Maxwell

Actor | M*A*S*H

Jeff's show business career began in high school when he and a pal formed a comedy team, Garrett & Maxwell. Their comedic skills developed rapidly, and the boys went on to perform with such classic entertainers as The Smothers Brothers, Redd Foxx, Flip Wilson, Kenny Loggins and Robin Williams. ...

69. Seth Meyers

Writer | Documentary Now!

Seth Meyers was born on December 28, 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Documentary Now! (2015), Saturday Night Live (1975) and New Year's Eve (2011). He has been married to Alexi Ashe Meyers since September 1, 2013. They have three children.

70. David Nelson

Actor | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

David Nelson was born on October 24, 1936 in New York City to Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson. He attended Hollywood High School. He later was a film producer (The Nelson Co.) and director, who directed several episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952).

Nelson had two sons with his ...

71. Ed Nelson

Actor | Police Academy 3: Back in Training

Ed Nelson was aiming for a career in the legal profession until he caught the acting bug during his second year of college. In 1952, he headed off to New York City, where he studied direction and production at the School of Radio Technique. He returned to his native New Orleans where he worked as ...

72. Ozzie Nelson

Actor | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

This preeminent sitcom dad of the 50s had already started things off studying law when he decided to put together a dance band in the 20s on the sly. The band was so successful that he never looked back -- his love for entertaining completely took over. The New Jersey-born performer made a living ...

73. Ricky Nelson

Actor | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Ricky Nelson was born on May 8, 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA as Eric Hilliard Nelson. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952) and Rio Bravo (1959). He was married to Kristin Harmon. He died on December 31, 1985 in De Kalb, Texas, USA.

74. Tim Blake Nelson

Actor | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Tim Blake Nelson was born on May 11, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Leaves of Grass (2009). He has been married to Lisa Benavides-Nelson since June 12, 1994. They have three children.

75. Harry Nilsson

Soundtrack | Magnolia

Harry Nilsson was born on June 15, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Contact (1997). He was married to Una Mary O'Keeffe, Diane Clatworthy and Sandra Lee McTaggart. He died on January 15, 1994 in ...

76. Kaitlin Olson

Actress | Finding Dory

Born in Portland, Oregon, Kaitlin cultivated her passion for acting at the University of Oregon, where she got her Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts. After her stint on stage, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally. She began at The Groundlings Theatre in Hollywood, training ...

77. Sally Olson

Music_department | Down in the Valley

Sally Olson is an American actress and singer. She was born Sally Ann Olson in Rutland, Vermont to Bonnie Mae (Brown) Olson, a dental hygienist and life coach, and Earl Arthur Olson, a dentist. She is the older sister of Leah Mae (Olson) Matteson, a dental hygienist and yoga instructor. Sally is a ...

78. Ann-Margret

Actress | Carnal Knowledge

Actress and singer Ann-Margret is one of the most famous sex symbols and actresses of the 1960s and beyond. She continued her career through the following decades and into the 21st century.

Ann-Margret was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden, to Anna Regina (Aronsson) and ...

79. Timothy Omundson

Actor | Mission: Impossible III

Timothy Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 29, 1969, the youngest of four children. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his family moved when he was one. His father is a former railroad man and his mother was a teacher. Tim started to study theatre at the age of 12 at the ...

80. Peter Ostrum

Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Peter Ostrum was born on November 1, 1957 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Sicko (2007) and Remembering Gene Wilder (2023). He has been married to Loretta Lepkowski since 1987. They have two children.

81. William Rehnquist

Self | Supreme Court Oral Arguments

William Rehnquist was born on October 1, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Natalie Cornell. He died on September 3, 2005 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.

82. Marc Samuelson

Producer | Arlington Road

Marc Samuelson is an Executive Producer and director of Route24, an independent television production company founded with Robert Cheek and Josie Law. ITV Studios Global Entertainment own a minority stake in the company. Route24 has a number of original series and adaptations in development with ...

83. William Sanderson

Actor | Blade Runner

Prolific and versatile character actor William Sanderson was born on January 10, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee. His mother was an elementary school teacher and his father was a landscape designer. William served two years in the US Army. Following his military service he attended Southern Methodist ...

84. Alexander Skarsgård

Actor | The Legend of Tarzan

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...

85. Stellan Skarsgård

Actor | Good Will Hunting

Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where...

86. Kurtwood Smith

Actor | RoboCop

Kurtwood Smith was born on July 3, 1943 in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for RoboCop (1987), Broken Arrow (1996) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). He has been married to Joan Pirkle since November 5, 1988. He was previously married to Cecilia Souza.

87. Pamela Stephenson

Actress | Superman III

Pamela Stephenson was born on December 4, 1949 in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. She is an actress and writer, known for Superman III (1983), History of the World: Part I (1981) and Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979). She has been married to Billy Connolly since December 20, 1989. They have three ...

88. Clinton Sundberg

Actor | The Toast of New Orleans

Soft-spoken small-part actor Clinton Sundberg was a minor player on the MGM payroll during the late 1940s and '50s. A one-time teacher who turned his focus to character acting, his rather meek countenance and light, raspy tenor tones befitted a comfortable niche playing courteous servile types in ...

89. Bo Svenson

Actor | Inglourious Basterds

A multi-award-winning writer and actor, Bo Svenson was born in Sweden - the only child of a Jewish, Russian-born big band leader mother and a father who was the Swedish King's personal driver and bodyguard. At 17, he emigrated by himself to the US. After serving six years as a US Marine, he was ...

90. Erica Swanson

Iron Man

Erica Swanson was born on October 31, 1979 in La Cañada, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Iron Man (2008), Deadwood (2004) and Yard Sale (2010).

91. Gloria Swanson

Actress | Sunset Blvd.

Gloria Swanson was born Gloria May Josephine Svensson in Chicago, Illinois. She was destined to be perhaps one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era. Her personality and antics in private definitely made her a favorite with America's movie-going public. Gloria certainly didn't intend on ...

92. Jackie Swanson

Actress | Cheers

Jackie Swanson was born on June 25, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Cheers (1982) and Lethal Weapon (1987).

93. Kristy Swanson

Actress | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Kristy Swanson is an American actress from California. She has had an active acting career since the 1980s. Her most memorable role was playing the original version of Buffy Summers in the horror comedy "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992).

Swanson was born in Mission Viejo, California, a planned ...

94. Maureen Swanson

Actress | Knights of the Round Table

Maureen Swanson was born on November 25, 1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Knights of the Round Table (1953), Robbery Under Arms (1957) and Moulin Rouge (1952). She was married to William Humble David Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley. She died on November 16, 2011 in the UK.

95. Sam Swanson

Actor | One Piece: Wan pîsu

Sam Swanson is an award winning actor-improviser-musician-multi-hyphenate-Texan-human living in New York. Sam studied drama at the University of Arkansas and long-form improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade NY, and has appeared in a variety of stage productions at FringeNYC, The PIT, Theater Three,...

96. Inga Swenson

Actress | Benson

An accomplished and seasoned actress of stage and screen, Inga Swenson became best known for her portrayals of formidable, often acidulous women on TV. Arguably her most popular role was that of snarky Gretchen Wilomena Kraus, the German-born head housekeeper and later administrative assistant in ...

97. Karl Swenson

Actor | The Sword in the Stone

Of Swedish descent, burly, light-haired character actor Karl Swenson was born in Brooklyn and started his four-decade career on radio. Throughout the late 30s and 40s, his voice could be heard all over the airwaves, appearing in scores of daytime serials ("Lorenzo Jones") and mystery dramas ("Inner...

98. Will Swenson

Actor | Sons of Provo

Will Swenson was born on October 26, 1972 in Provo, Utah, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Sons of Provo (2004), The Switch (2010) and This Is Where I Leave You (2014). He has been married to Audra McDonald since October 6, 2012. They have one child. He was previously married to Amy ...

99. Scott Thomson

Actor | Twister

Scott Thomson was born on October 29, 1957. He is an actor, known for Twister (1996), Police Academy (1984) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).

100. Heather Wahlquist

Actress | John Q

Heather Wahlquist is an actress and writer. A native Oklahoman, Wahlquist aspired to be an actress at an early age and came to Hollywood after studying drama at the University of Oklahoma.

Her most recent project is "Yellow," in which she not only stars, but also co-wrote in collaboration with the ...