- Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin (born Alexander Rae Baldwin III on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. He is the eldest of the Baldwin brothers, and has starred in many movies and TV shows such as "30 Rock" and is also noted for hosting "Saturday Night Live" 13 times. - Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966) is an American actress. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards, and was awarded the Academy Award in 2002 for her performance in "Monster's Ball". She is the only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. - John Pleshette
John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942 in New York City) is an American actor, best known for being an original cast member of the long-running primetime television drama "Knots Landing" playing Richard Avery. He is the cousin of actress Suzanne Pleshette. - Joan van Ark
Joan Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) is an American actress. She is known for playing Larry Hagman's sister-in-law Valene Clements Ewing beginning on "Dallas" and then on the spin-off series, "Knots Landing", as Michele Lee's best friend and neighbor. - Donna Mills
Donna Mills (born Donna Jean Miller on December 11 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress who began her career onstage in the late 1950s, but who first gained prominence as ex-nun Laura Donnelly on the soap opera "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" in the 1960s, before playing Michele Lee's conniving sister-in-law Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner on "Knots Landing" for almost a decade in the 1980s. - Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin, born to a Jewish family October 31, 1939, is a prolific American actor and director who is featured in countless television shows. In 2001, his association with Touchstone Television began when he played ex-director, Arvin Sloane, in "Alias", opposite Jennifer Garner. Currently, he plays second-in-command businessman, Saul Holden, on "Brothers & Sisters", opposite Sally Field. - Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman (born on September 21, 1931) is a popular American film and television actor, producer and director, primarily in soap operas and television, who is best known for playing John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr. in the 1980s television soap opera "Dallas" and as Barbara Eden's master (later husband) Major Anthony Nelson in the 1960s sitcom, "I Dream of Jeannie". - Don Murray
Don Murray (born Donald Patrick Murray on July 31, 1929, in Hollywood, California) is an American actor. Before breaking into television and movies, he attended East Rockaway High School in Long Island, New York. He had a long and varied career in TV and films, but is best known for his role as Sid Fairgate in the long-running prime time soap opera "Knots Landing" from 1979 to 1981, for which he also scripted two episodes ("Hitchhike" parts 1 & 2). - Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois. His family later moved to Highland Park, where he attended high school. He was something of a rebel, playing in bands but paying little attention to school. Gary and some friends tried out for "West Side Story" as a lark, but Gary was hooked on acting for life by closing night. Gary credits his love for theatre to his drama teacher, Barbara Patterson . - William Devane
William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television actor. Devane was born in Albany, New York to Joe Devane, who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when he was Governor of New York. Devane graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Devane is perhaps most widely recognized for his ten years as the villainous Greg Sumner on the drama series "Knots Landing", … - Conchata Ferrell
Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Berta the housekeeper in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men", for which she received a 2005 Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series. She was previously nominated in 1992 for Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for her role as Susan Bloom on "L.A. Law". - Marcia Anne Cross
Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. She graduated from Juilliard and earned a master's degree in psychology at Antioch University in Los Angeles. In 2005, she was nominated for her first Emmy for her work as Bree Hodge, the "Perfect" Housewife on "Desperate Housewives". - Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette Sheridan (born Colette Sheridan on November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe nominated British actress, primarily on soap operas, movies and television. She is best known for her roles as Paige Matheson on "Knots Landing" and as Edie Britt on "Desperate Housewives". - David James Elliott
David James Elliott (born David William Smith on September 21, 1960 in Milton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series "JAG" from 1995 to 2005, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr.. During his teenage years he was part of a band, quitting Milton District High School in his final year to pursue his dream of becoming a rock star. At 19 however he realized this wouldn't happen and returned to finish high school. - Michele Lee
Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy-nominated American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game show panelist of the 1970s. She is best-known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera, "Knots Landing". She also co-starred with Dean Jones in the 1968 Disney cult classic movie, "The Love Bug". - Bruce Greenwood
Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor. - Red Buttons
Red Buttons (February 5 1919 - July 13 2006) was the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. He won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Airman Joe Kelly in "Sayonara" (1957), a rare dramatic role. - Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress, perhaps most widely known for her role in the television sitcom "Mad About You". Hunt began her career in the 1970s as a child actress. Her early roles included an appearance as Murray Slaughter's daughter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and a regular role in the television series "The Swiss Family Robinson". - Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California and grew up partly in Mexico City where her father was attending college on the GI Bill. She gained fame as a member of the popular 1960s singing group The Mamas & the Papas. She is the last surviving member of the group. - Hunt Block
Hunt Block (born February 16, 1953 in Glen Burnie, Maryland) is an American actor. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His first big break was in the television drama "Knots Landing", in which he played Peter Hollister from 1985 to 1987. Subsequently, he became a familiar face in the world of daytime soap operas, having appeared as the character Ben Warren on "Guiding Light" (1997-1999), … - Ted Shackelford
Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American actor. Shackelford is best known for his role as Gary Ewing on the TV Series "Knots Landing", which he starred in from 1979 until 1993. He also appeared as Gary Ewing on several episodes of TV's "Dallas"; this role had originally been played by actor David Ackroyd who was unable to return for future appearances. - Dan Shor
Daniel Shor is a veteran actor, director, writer and teacher with a career spanning 28 years. Shor was born and raised in New York City on November 16, 1956. He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School in June 1974, and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois before returning to New York where his attentions were aimed towards the theater. He landed the lead role of Alan Strang in the first national company of "Equus". His acting career had begun. - Pam Grier
Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an iconic American actress. She came to fame in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women-in-prison and blaxploitation films, and has generally remained in the public eye, starring in B-movies such as 1974's "Foxy Brown", and in mainstream films such as Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film, "Jackie Brown". - Kathleen Noone
Kathleen Noone (born January 8, 1945 in Hillsdale, New Jersey) is a well-known American soap opera actress. She is known for her fiery red hair. She is most known for her role as Ellen Shepherd Dalton on "All My Children", a role she played from 1977 to 1989. Immediately after leaving "All My Children", she was asked to play the new role of Claudia Whittaker, sister to Greg Sumner (William Devane) on "Knots Landing". - Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer (b. May 18, 1924 in New York City) is an American stage, film and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television. She is the mother of actress Amy Irving. Her first starring TV role was on the television series "Where the Heart Is" as Adrienne Harris Rainey from 1972-1973. - Maree Cheatham
Maree Cheatham (born 2 June 1942 in Oklahoma) is an American actress, best known for her television appearances. She was credited for much of her career as Marie Cheatham. She was a regular cast member of the daytime serials "Days of our Lives", where she originated the role of the youngest Horton daughter, Marie, later known as "Sister Marie", and "General Hospital", which she played Lucy Coe's wacky and fun-loving Aunt Charlene Simpson. - Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Andrew Schiavelli was an Italian-American character actor noted for his work in film, stage and television. He was often described as "the man with the sad eyes". - Beau Billingslea
Beau M. Billingslea (born September 1, 1953) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Jet Black from the very popular anime Cowboy Bebop. In addition to voice acting, Billingslea has appeared in many popular television series as a prolific guest actor. Before he got into acting, he played football at the University of Connecticut. - Robert Desiderio
Robert Desiderio is an American actor best known for his television roles. He first came to prominence in soap opera, with parts in daytime dramas such as "Search for Tomorrow", "Ryan's Hope" and "One Life to Live". Other TV credits include: "The A-Team", "Scarecrow and Mrs. King", "Remington Steele", "The Fall Guy", "Family Ties", "Knots Landing", "Cheers", "Murder She Wrote", … - Kevin Dobson
Kevin James Dobson is a U.S. actor, primarily on soap operas and television. He was born on March 18, 1943 and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. He is best known for his roles as Telly Savalas's young trusted partner, Sgt. Bobby Crocker, in the popular 1970s crime drama, "Kojak", and for playing Michele Lee's second husband, charming and strict lawyer, M. Patrick "Mack" McKenzie, in the popular 1980s soap opera, … - Michael Warren
Michael Warren (born March 5, 1946 in South Bend, Indiana) is an American TV actor and former college basketball player, best known for playing Officer Bobby Hill on the NBC television series "Hill Street Blues". As a college basketball player, Warren was an All-American at UCLA, … - Larry Riley
Larry Riley (June 20, 1952 - June 6, 1992) is an American actor, best known to screen viewers for his role as C.J. Memphis in the movie "A Soldier's Story" and as Frank Williams in the prime-time soap opera "Knots Landing". He died of AIDS in 1992. He had been forced to give up his role in "Knots Landing" because of his declining health due to the illness. - Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber (September 15, 1958 - November 29 ,2005) was an American actress, best known for her performances in the films "Back to the Future" and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and the television sitcom "Bosom Buddies". - Stacy Galina
Stacy Galina is an American actress, best known for her role in the television drama "Knots Landing". She first appeared in the series in a guest role, playing Mary Frances Sumner in 1990, before joining the regular cast as Kate Whittaker for the last three seasons of the show. She reprised the role of Kate for "Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac" in 1997. In the seventh consecutive season of The WB TV Series: Friends, … - Brian Austin Green
Brian Austin Green, (born Brian Green on July 15, 1973 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California), is an American actor, best known for his role as David Silver on the television series "Beverly Hills 90210", a character he portrayed from 1990 until 2000. Brian, of Scottish, Cherokee Indian, Hungarian and Irish descent, grew up in North Hollywood, California, and attended North Hollywood High School. - Richard Herd
Richard Herd (born September 26,1932 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor in television and film. He is well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC mini-series "V" and the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle", as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander. Other major genre roles include recurring parts on the NBC series "SeaQuest DSV" as Admiral Noyce, … - Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is a two-time Tony Award-winning American actor who has appeared in movies, on television, and performed in live theater. - Claudia Lonow
Claudia Lonow (b. New York, January 26, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her role on "Knots Landing" where she appeared from 1979 to 1984 as "Diana Fairgate," the daughter of "Karen Fairgate," (played by series star Michele Lee). She is also known for creating the TV series Rude Awakening. She is currently working as a Hollywood TV producer. - Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey (August 10, 1914 - August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. After a Shakespearean stint in New York in the late 1930s, Corey made the move to Hollywood in 1940, where he became a highly respected character actor. One of his early TV appearances was in the pilot for "Adventures of Superman", … - Teri Austin
Teresa "Teri" Austin is a Canadian-born actress. She has worked extensively in American television, but is probably best remembered in the United States for her performance as Jill Bennett on "Knots Landing" (which she played from 1985 to 1989).
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