List of Jewish actors
This is a list of notable Jewish actors.
Born in the 1990s–2000s[]
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | References |
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Austin Abrams | 1996– | American | The Walking Dead, Paper Towns, Euphoria, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | [1] |
Asher Angel | 2002– | American | Andi Mack, Shazam! | [2] |
Iris Apatow | 2002– | American | This Is 40, Love | [3][4][5][6][7] |
Maude Apatow | 1997– | American | This Is 40, Other People, Assassination Nation, Euphoria | [3][4][5][6][7] |
Baby Ariel | 2000- | American | Zombies | |
Odessa A'zion | 2000- | American | [8] | |
Ariela Barer | 1998– | American | One Day at a Time, Runaways | [9] |
Madison Beer | 1999– | American | Louder Than Words | [10] |
Sofia Black D'Elia | 1991– | American | Skins | [11] |
Asher Blinkoff | 2008- | American | Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3 | [12][13] |
Jonah Bobo | 1997– | American | Zathura | [14][15] |
Cameron Boyce | 1999–2019 | American | Jessie, Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants | [16][17] |
Abigail Breslin | 1996– | American | Signs, Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland | [18][19] |
Spencer Breslin | 1992– | American | [18][19] | |
Max Burkholder | 1997– | American | Parenthood | [20] |
Carly Chaikin | 1990– | American | Suburgatory, Mr. Robot | |
Timothée Chalamet | 1995– | American | Homeland, Interstellar, Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird, Little Women | [21] |
Emory Cohen | 1990– | American | The Place Beyond the Pines, Brooklyn, The OA | [22] |
David Corenswet | 1993- | American | The Politician | [23] |
Flora Cross | 1993– | American | Bee Season | [24] |
Spencer Daniels | 1992– | American | [25] | |
Pete Davidson | 1993– | American | Saturday Night Live | [26] |
Zoey Deutch | 1994– | American | Vampire Academy | [27] |
Jason Drucker | 2005– | American | Bumblebee | [28] |
Ansel Elgort | 1994– | American | The Fault in Our Stars, Baby Driver | [29] |
Beanie Feldstein | 1993– | American | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Lady Bird, Booksmart | |
Brandon Flynn | 1993- | American | 13 Reasons Why | [30] |
Aidan Gallagher | 2003- | American | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, The Umbrella Academy | [31] |
Julia Garner | 1994– | American | Electrick Children, We Are What We Are, Grandma, Ozark | [32] |
Dylan Gelula | 1994– | American | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, First Girl I Loved, Support the Girls | [33] |
Kaia Gerber | 2001– | American | [34] | |
Esti Ginzburg | 1990– | Israeli | Twelve | [35] |
Molly Gordon | 1995– | American | Animal Kingdom, Booksmart, Good Boys | |
Zachary Gordon | 1998– | American | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | [36] |
Alexander Gould | 1994– | American | Finding Nemo, Weeds | [37] |
Jack Dylan Grazer | 2003– | American | It, Shazam! | [38] |
Shira Haas | 1995– | Israeli | Unorthodox, Princess, Foxtrot, Shtisel | |
Teo Halm | 1999– | American | Earth to Echo | [39] |
Jonah Hauer-King | 1995- | British | A Dog's Way Home | [40] |
Fred Hechinger | 1999- | American | News of the World, The Fear Street Trilogy | [41][42] |
Leo Howard | 1997– | American | Kickin' It | |
Madison Iseman | 1997– | American | Tales of Halloween, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | [43] |
Carter Jenkins | 1991– | American | [44] | |
Rachel Keller | 1993– | American | Legion, Fargo, The Society | [45] |
Hunter King | 1993– | American | A Girl Like Her | [46] |
Joey King | 1999– | American | The Conjuring, White House Down, Fargo | [46] |
Logan Lerman | 1992– | American | Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Hoot, The Perks of Being a Wallflower | [47][48] |
Julia Lester | 2000- | American | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | |
Chloe Levine | 1996– | American | The Transfiguration, The OA, Ask for Jane | |
Judah Lewis | 2001– | American | Demolition, The Babysitter, The Christmas Chronicles | [49] |
Jonathan Lipnicki | 1990– | American | Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little, Like Mike | [50] |
Billie Lourd | 1992– | American | American Horror Story, Booksmart, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | [51][52][53][54][55] |
Milo Manheim | 2001– | American | Zombies | [56][57] |
David Mazouz | 2001– | American | Gotham, Touch | [58] |
Blake Michael | 1996– | American | Lemonade Mouth, Dog with a Blog | |
Ezra Miller | 1992– | American | City Island, Beware the Gonzo, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Justice League | [59] |
Ian Nelson | 1995– | American | [60] | |
Wyatt Oleff | 2003– | American | It, Guardians of the Galaxy | [61][62] |
Nicola Peltz | 1995– | American | Bates Motel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon | [63] |
Ben Platt | 1993– | American | [64][65][66] | |
Ryan Potter | 1995– | American | Supah Ninjas, Big Hero 6 | [67] |
Bel Powley | 1992– | British | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | |
Emily Ratajkowski | 1991– | American | [68] | |
Nathalia Ramos | 1992– | Spanish | House of Anubis | [69] |
Sarah Ramos | 1991– | American | American Dreams, Parenthood | [70] |
Anna Rezan | 1992– | Greek | [71] | |
Ben Rosenfield | 1992– | American | [72] | |
Joshua Rush | 2001– | American | Andi Mack | [73] |
Odeya Rush | 1997– | Israeli-American | The Giver, Goosebumps, Lady Bird | [74] |
Daryl Sabara | 1992– | American | Spy Kids series, Generator Rex, Ben 10 | [75] |
Halston Sage | 1993– | American | How to Rock, Neighbors, Paper Towns | [76] |
Larry Saperstein | 1998- | American | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | |
Noah Schnapp | 2004– | American | Stranger Things | [77] |
Max Schneider | 1992– | American | How to Rock | [78] |
Diana Silvers | 1997- | American | Into the Dark, Booksmart, Ma | |
Troye Sivan | 1995– | Australian | Spud | [79] |
Sasha Spielberg | 1990– | American | In a Relationship | [80] |
Adiel Stein | 1991– | American | Stolen Summer | [81] |
Hailee Steinfeld | 1996– | American | True Grit, The Edge of Seventeen, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bumblebee | [82][83][84] |
Gregg Sulkin | 1992– | British | Avalon High, Faking It, Wizards of Waverly Place | [85] |
Aaron Taylor-Johnson | 1990– | British | Nowhere Boy, Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron | [86] |
Bex Taylor-Klaus | 1994– | American | The Killing, House of Lies, Arrow, Scream | |
Zoe Weizenbaum | 1991– | American | Memoirs of a Geisha | [87] |
Alex Wolff | 1997– | American | The Naked Brothers Band, Patriots Day, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Hereditary | [88] |
Nat Wolff | 1994– | American | The Naked Brothers Band, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns | [88] |
Hadas Yaron | 1990– | Israeli | Winner of the best actress award at Venice Film Festival for Fill the Void. | |
Lucas Jade Zumann | 2000- | American | 20th Century Women | [89][90] |
Born in the 1980s[]
Name | Years | Nationality | Notable roles | References |
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Dianna Agron | 1986– | American | Heroes, Glee, I Am Number Four, Shiva Baby | [91] |
Jonathan Ahdout | 1989– | American | House of Sand and Fog | [92] |
Rachel Bloom | 1987– | American | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | [93] |
Aviv Alush | 1982– | Israeli | False Flag, The Women's Balcony, The Shack | |
Nora Arnezeder | 1989– | French | [94] | |
Skylar Astin | 1987– | American | Pitch Perfect, Spring Awakening | [95] |
Moran Atias | 1981– | Israeli | The Resident | |
Justin Berfield | 1986– | American | Malcolm in the Middle | [96] |
Rachel Bilson | 1981– | American | The O.C., The Last Kiss, Hart of Dixie | [97][98] |
Josh Bowman | 1988– | British | Revenge | [99][100] |
Alison Brie | 1982– | American | Community, Mad Men | [101] |
Ania Bukstein | 1982– | Russian-born Israeli | False Flag, Game of Thrones | |
Amanda Bynes | 1986– | American | She's the Man, Hairspray, The Amanda Show | [102] |
Aya Cash | 1982- | American | The Boys, You’re the Worst | [103] |
Lizzy Caplan | 1982– | American | Mean Girls, Cloverfield, Party Down, True Blood | [104] |
Cristiana Capotondi | 1980– | Italian | [105] | |
Lauren Cohan | 1982– | British-American | The Walking Dead | |
Matt Cohen | 1982– | American | South of Nowhere | [106] |
Lauren Collins | 1986– | Canadian | Degrassi: The Next Generation | [107] |
Alexa Davalos | 1982– | American | [108] | |
Kat Dennings | 1986– | American | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 2 Broke Girls | [109] |
Zooey Deschanel | 1980– | American | ||
Daveed Diggs | 1982– | American | Hamilton, clipping. | [110] |
Drake | 1986– | Canadian | Degrassi: The Next Generation | [107] |
Lena Dunham | 1986– | American | Girls | [111] |
Zac Efron | 1987– | American | High School Musical, 17 Again, Neighbors | [112] |
Alden Ehrenreich | 1989– | American | Tetro, Solo: A Star Wars Story | [113] |
Jesse Eisenberg | 1983– | American | The Social Network, Now You See Me, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | [114] |
Jake Epstein | 1987– | Canadian | Degrassi: The Next Generation | [107][111] |
Stacey Farber | 1987– | Canadian | Degrassi: The Next Generation | [107] |
Ben Feldman | 1980– | American | The Perfect Man, Mad Men, Superstore | [115] |
Donna Feldman | 1982– | American | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | [116] |
Jeremy Ferdman | 1986– | Canadian | [117] | |
Ben Foster | 1980– | American | X-Men: The Last Stand | [118] |
Jon Foster | 1984– | American | Stay Alive | [119] |
Shayna Fox | 1984– | American | [120] | |
Dave Franco | 1985– | American | Superbad, Now You See Me, Scrubs | [121] |
Jason Fuchs | 1986– | American | Holy Rollers | [122] |
Seth Gabel | 1981– | American | [123] | |
Josh Gad | 1981– | American | The Rocker, 21, Love & Other Drugs, Frozen, Frozen II | [124][125] |
Gal Gadot | 1985– | Israeli | Fast & Furious, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | [126] |
Andrew Garfield | 1983– | American-born British | Lions for Lambs, The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man | [127] |
Romola Garai | 1982– | Hong Kong-born British | [128] | |
Rafi Gavron | 1989– | British-American | Inkheart | [129] |
Gideon Glick | 1988– | American | Spring Awakening | [130] |
Ilana Glazer | 1987– | American | Broad City, The Night Before | |
Jake Goldsbie | 1988– | Canadian | [107] | |
Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 1981– | American | 10 Things I Hate About You, Inception, Looper, (500) Days of Summer, The Dark Knight Rises, Premium Rush | [131] |
Katerina Graham | 1989– | Swiss-born American | The Vampire Diaries | [132] |
Ari Graynor | 1983– | American | Holy Rollers, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Whip It | [133] |
Eva Green | 1980– | French | The Dreamers, Casino Royale | [134] |
Max Greenfield | 1980– | American | New Girl | [135] |
Yael Grobglas | 1984– | French-born Israeli | Reign, Jane the Virgin, JeruZalem | |
Jake Gyllenhaal | 1980– | American | Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, The Day After Tomorrow | [136][137] |
Erin Heatherton | 1989– | American | [138] | |
Simon Helberg | 1980– | American | The Big Bang Theory, A Serious Man | [139] |
Jonah Hill | 1983– | American | Superbad, Moneyball, 21 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street | [140] |
Aaron Himelstein | 1986– | American | Austin Powers in Goldmember | [141] |
Michiel Huisman | 1981- | Dutch | Game of Thrones, The Haunting of Hill House, The Age of Adaline | [142][143] |
Oliver Jackson-Cohen | 1986– | British | The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor | [144] |
Dana Ivgy | 1982– | Israeli | Or (My Treasure), Jaffa, Zero Motivation | |
Abbi Jacobson | 1984– | American | Broad City, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | |
Will Janowitz | 1980– | American | The Sopranos | [145] |
Scarlett Johansson | 1984– | American | Lost in Translation, Match Point, The Avengers | [146][147] |
Jeremy Jordan | 1984– | American | Smash, The Last Five Years | [148] |
Tomer Kapon | 1985- | Israeli | The Boys | |
Robert Kazinsky | 1983– | British | EastEnders | [149] |
Jonathan Keltz | 1988– | American | Entourage, Prom, 21 & Over | [150][151][152] |
Shane Kippel | 1986– | Canadian | Degrassi: The Next Generation | [107] |
Mila Kunis | 1983– | Ukrainian-born American | That '70s Show, Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Black Swan, Ted | [153][154] |
Shia LaBeouf | 1986– | American | Transformers, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | [155][156] |
Melanie Laurent | 1983– | French | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, Inglourious Basterds | [157] |
Inbar Lavi | 1986– | Israeli | Imposters, Prison Break, Lucifer | [158] |
Margarita Levieva | 1980– | Russian | The Invisible, Revenge | [159][160] |
Jane Levy | 1989– | American | Evil Dead | [161] |
Sivan Levy | 1987– | Israeli | Six Acts, Inch'Allah | |
Alex D. Linz | 1989– | American | Home Alone 3, Max Keeble's Big Move | [162][163] |
John Magaro | 1983– | American | The Life Before Her Eyes, Assassination of a High School President | [164][165] |
Shiri Maimon | 1981– | Israeli | [166] | |
Zosia Mamet | 1988– | American | Girls | [167] |
Eli Marienthal | 1986– | American | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, The Iron Giant | [168] |
Thomas McDonell | 1986– | American | The 100 | [169] |
Scott Mechlowicz | 1981– | American | EuroTrip, Mean Creek | [170] |
Christopher Mintz-Plasse | 1989– | American | Superbad, Role Models, | [171][172] |
Julian Morris | 1983– | British | Pretty Little Liars, ER, Cry Wolf | [173] |
Bar Paly | 1985– | Russian-born Israeli-American | [174] | |
Sara Paxton | 1988– | American | Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine | [175][176][177] |
Josh Peck | 1986– | American | Drake & Josh, Max Keeble's Big Move | [178] |
Ashley Peldon | 1984– | American | [179] | |
Courtney Peldon | 1981– | American | [180] | |
Alisan Porter | 1981– | American | Curly Sue, The Voice | [181] |
Natalie Portman | 1981– | Israeli-born American | Star Wars: Episodes I, II, III, V for Vendetta, Black Swan | [182] |
Laura Prepon | 1980– | American | That '70s Show. Orange is the New Black | [183][184] |
Ester Rada | 1985– | Israeli | ||
Daniel Radcliffe | 1989– | British | Harry Potter | [185] |
Ben Rappaport | 1986– | American | Outsourced | [186] |
Melissa Rauch | 1980– | American | The Big Bang Theory, The Bronze | [187] |
Monica Raymund | 1986– | American | ||
Nikki Reed | 1988– | American | Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, The Twilight Saga | [188][189] |
Bar Refaeli | 1985– | Israeli | Session | [190] |
Max Rhyser | 1982– | American | A Four Letter Word, Homeland, Violet Tendencies | [191] |
Seth Rogen | 1982– | Canadian | Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Neighbors | [192][193] |
Agam Rodberg | 1986– | Israel | ||
Emmy Rossum | 1986– | American | The Phantom of the Opera, Poseidon, Shameless | [194][195] |
Jessica Rothe | 1987– | American | Happy Death Day | |
Daniela Ruah | 1983– | Portuguese-American | NCIS: Los Angeles | |
Lara Sacher | 1986– | Australian | Neighbours | [196] |
Amy Schumer | 1981– | American | Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck | |
Ben Schwartz | 1981– | American | Peep World, Undercovers, House of Lies | [197] |
Jason Schwartzman | 1980- | American | Musician, Actor | |
Robert Schwartzman | 1982- | American | Princess Diaries, Musician | |
Jason Segel | 1980– | American | How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall | [198] |
David Serero | 1981– | French | [199] | |
Jamie-Lynn Sigler | 1981– | American | The Sopranos, Entourage | [200] |
Nick Simmons | 1989– | American | [201] | |
Ed Skrein | 1983– | British | Game of Thrones, The Transporter Refueled, Deadpool | |
Jenny Slate | 1982– | American | Saturday Night Live, Despicable Me 3 | [202] |
Leelee Sobieski | 1983– | American | [203] | |
Marla Sokoloff | 1980– | American | Big Day | [204] |
Emilia Spivak | 1981– | Russian | [205] | |
Shoshannah Stern | 1980– | American | Jericho, The Hammer, Supernatural | |
Yael Stone | 1985– | Australian | Orange Is The New Black | [206] |
Lauren Storm | 1987– | American | Flight 29 Down | [207] |
Alona Tal | 1983– | Israeli | Supernatural, Hostages | |
Ninet Tayeb | 1983– | Israeli | [208] | |
Khleo Thomas | 1989– | American | Holes | [209] |
Itay Tiran | 1980– | Israeli | Beaufort, Lebanon, Hostages | |
Ashley Tisdale | 1985– | American | High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | [210] |
Michelle Trachtenberg | 1985– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, 17 Again | [211] |
Jonathan Tucker | 1982– | American | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Ruins | [212] |
Raviv (Ricky) Ullman | 1986– | Israeli-born American | Phil of the Future | [213] |
Milana Vayntrub | 1987- | Uzbek-American | AT&T television commercials, This Is Us | |
Hannah Ware | 1982– | English | Boss | [214] |
Michael Welch | 1987– | American | Joan of Arcadia | [215] |
Mara Wilson | 1987– | American | Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street | |
Sophie Winkleman | 1980– | British | Two and a Half Men | |
James Wolk | 1985– | American | Lone Star, Shameless | [216][217] |
Evan Rachel Wood | 1987– | American | Thirteen, The Upside of Anger, Across the Universe | [188][189][218] |
Alex Wyse | 1987– | American | Spring Awakening, Lysistrata Jones, Wicked | |
Anton Yelchin | 1989–2016 | Russian-born American | Alpha Dog, Terminator Salvation, Star Trek | [219][220] |
Ashley Zukerman | 1983- | American | The Fear Street Trilogy | [221] |
Born in the 1970s[]
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reymond Amsalem | 1978– | Israeli | Hostages | |
Dave Annable | 1979– | American | [222][223] | |
Shiri Appleby | 1978– | American | Roswell | [224] |
David Arquette | 1971– | American | Scream, See Spot Run | [225][226] |
Mili Avital | 1972– | Israeli | Stargate | [227][228] |
Eric Balfour | 1977- | American | [229] | |
Elizabeth Banks | 1974– | American | The Hunger Games | [230] |
Sendi Bar | 1976– | Israeli | [231] | |
Sacha Baron Cohen | 1971– | British | Ali G, Borat, Brüno, The Dictator | [232] |
Justin Bartha | 1978– | American | Gigli, National Treasure, The Hangover | [233] |
Dani Behr | 1971– | British | [234] | |
Amber Benson | 1977– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | [235] |
Elizabeth Berkley | 1972– | American | Saved By The Bell, Showgirls | [236] |
Josh Bernstein | 1971– | American | Digging for the Truth | [237] |
Jon Bernthal | 1976– | American | The Walking Dead | |
Mayim Bialik | 1975– | American | Blossom, The Big Bang Theory | [238] |
Michael Ian Black | 1971– | American | [239] | |
Selma Blair | 1972– | American | Cruel Intentions, Hellboy | [240] |
Alex Borstein | 1973– | American | Family Guy | [241] |
Caprice Bourret | 1971– | American/British | [242] | |
Zach Braff | 1975– | American | Scrubs, Garden State, The Last Kiss | [243] |
Tamara Braun | 1971– | American | [244] | |
Adam Brody | 1979– | American | The O.C. | [245] |
Adrien Brody | 1973– | American | Septembers of Shiraz, The Pianist | [246][247] |
Sarah Brown | 1975– | American | [248] | |
Brooke Burke | 1971– | American | [249][250] | |
Scott Caan | 1976– | American | Hawaii 5-0 | |
James Callis | 1971– | British | Battlestar Galactica | [251] |
Neve Campbell | 1973- | Canadian | Scream | |
Josh Charles | 1971– | American | The Good Wife, Sports Night, Dead Poets Society | [252] |
David Charvet | 1972– | French-born American | Baywatch | [253][254] |
Dmitry Chepovetsky | 1970– | Ukrainian | ReGenesis | [255] |
Emmanuelle Chriqui | 1977– | Canadian | Entourage, You Don't Mess with the Zohan | [256] |
Assaf Cohen | 1972– | American | ||
Jennifer Connelly | 1970- | American | [257] | |
Eric Dane | 1972– | American | Grey's Anatomy, Marley & Me, Valentine's Day | [258][259] |
Erin Daniels | 1973– | American | The L Word | [260][261] |
Dustin Diamond | 1977–2021 | American | Saved by the Bell | |
Meital Dohan | 1976– | Israeli | Weeds | [262] |
Vanja Ejdus | 1976– | Serbian | ||
Gad Elmaleh | 1971- | Moroccan-French | ||
Oded Fehr | 1970– | Israeli/American | The Mummy, Resident Evil | [263] |
Corey Feldman | 1971– | American | The Goonies | [264] |
Mark Feuerstein | 1971– | American | Royal Pains | [265] |
Isla Fisher | 1976– | Omani-born Australian | Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Great Gatsby | [266] |
James Franco | 1978– | American | James Dean, Spider-Man, 127 Hours | [267][268] |
Soleil Moon Frye | 1976– | American | Punky Brewster | [269] |
Sarah Michelle Gellar | 1977– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | [270][271] |
Sara Gilbert | 1975– | American | Roseanne | [272] |
Jessalyn Gilsig | 1971– | Canadian | Nip/Tuck | [273] |
Elon Gold | 1970– | American | [274] | |
Iddo Goldberg | 1975– | Israeli | Defiance | |
Ginnifer Goodwin | 1978– | American | Once Upon a Time | [275] |
Seth Green | 1974– | American | Robot Chicken, Austin Powers, Family Guy | [276][277] |
Bryan Greenberg | 1978– | American | Prime | [278] |
Becky Griffin | 1977– | American-Israeli | [279] | |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | 1977– | American | The Dark Knight | [261][280] |
Tiffany Haddish | 1979- | American-Eritrean | Girls Trip | [281][282] |
Corey Haim | 1971–2010 | Canadian | Lucas, The Lost Boys | [283] |
Tzachi Halevy | 1975– | Israeli | Bethlehem, Fauda, Mary Magdalene | |
Chelsea Handler | 1975– | American | Chelsea Lately | [284] |
Alyson Hannigan | 1974– | American | ||
Samantha Harris | 1973– | American | [285] | |
Cole Hauser | 1975– | American | [286][287] | |
Daniel Hendler | 1976– | Uruguayan | Bottom of the Sea, Family Law | [288] |
Kate Hudson | 1979– | American | Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | [289] |
Oliver Hudson | 1976– | American | [119] | |
Rashida Jones | 1976– | American | The Office (U.S.), Parks and Recreation | [290] |
Chris Kattan | 1970– | American | ||
Omri Katz | 1976– | American | Dallas | [291] |
Joel Kinnaman | 1979– | Swedish and American | Easy Money, RoboCop | [292] |
Mia Kirshner | 1975– | Canadian | The L Word, 24 | [261] |
Alla Korot | 1970– | Ukrainian-born American | [293] | |
Nick Kroll | 1978- | American | The League, Big Mouth, Kroll Show, The House | [294] |
Lisa Kushell | 1971– | American | MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie | [295] |
David Krumholtz | 1978– | American | NUMB3RS | [296] |
Juliet Landau | 1972– | American | [297][298] | |
Aaron Lazar | 1976– | American | J. Edgar, The Notorious Bettie Page | [299][300] |
Yehezkel Lazarov | 1974– | Israeli | ||
Adam Levine | 1979– | American | The Voice | [301] |
Jonah Lotan | 1973– | Israeli-American | Hostages | |
Matt Lucas | 1974– | British | The Infidel | [302] |
Michael Lucas | 1972– | Russian-born | [303] | |
Jamie Luner | 1971– | American | Melrose Place | [304] |
Natasha Lyonne | 1979– | American | American Pie, Orange is the New Black | [305] |
Gabriel Macht | 1972– | American | [306] | |
Idina Menzel | 1971– | American | Wicked, Frozen | [307] |
Adir Miller | 1974– | Israeli | Ramzor | |
B. J. Novak | 1979– | American | The Office, Inglourious Basterds | [308] |
Gwyneth Paltrow | 1972– | American | Shakespeare in Love | [309][310] |
Pink (singer) | 1978- | American | [311] | |
Adam Pascal | 1970– | American | Rent | [312] |
Amanda Peet | 1972– | American | [313][314] | |
Melanie Peres | 1971– | Israeli | ||
Joaquin Phoenix | 1974– | Puerto Rican-born American | Gladiator, Walk the Line, Joker | [315][316][317][318] |
Rain Phoenix | 1973– | American | [315][316] | |
River Phoenix | 1970–1993 | American | Stand by Me | [315][316] |
Summer Phoenix | 1978– | American | [315][316] | |
Eyal Podell | 1975– | Israeli-American | ||
Josh Radnor | 1974– | American | How I Met Your Mother | [224] |
Michael Rapaport | 1970– | American | Boston Public, Atypical | [319] |
Lior Raz | 1971- | Israeli | Fauda | |
Leah Remini | 1970– | American | The King of Queens | [320] |
Simon Rex | 1974– | American | [321] | |
Sasha Roiz | 1973- | Israeli-born Canadian | Grimm | |
Michael Rosenbaum | 1972– | American | Smallville | [322] |
Tracee Ellis Ross | 1972– | American | Black-ish | |
Eli Roth | 1972– | American | [323] | |
Maya Rudolph | 1972– | American | Saturday Night Live | [324] |
Winona Ryder | 1971– | American | Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Stranger Things, Beetlejuice, Mermaids, A Scanner Darkly | [317][325][326] |
Antonio Sabàto Jr | 1972– | Italian-American | ||
John Safran | 1972– | Australian | [327] | |
Sarah Saltzberg | 1976– | American | [328] | |
Andy Samberg | 1978– | American | Saturday Night Live | [329] |
Fred Savage | 1976– | American | The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride | [330][331] |
Yuval Segal | 1971- | Israeli | Fauda | |
Michael Showalter | 1970– | American | [332] | |
Maggie Siff | 1974– | American | Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, Push | [333] |
Sarah Silverman | 1970– | American | The Sarah Silverman Program | [334] |
Alicia Silverstone | 1976– | American | Clueless, Batman and Robin | [335][336] |
Estelle Skornik | 1971– | French | Papa and Nicole | [337] |
Ione Skye | 1971– | British-born American | Say Anything... | [338] |
Troy Slaten | 1975– | American | Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Cagney & Lacey | [339] |
Lindsay Sloane | 1977– | American | [340][341] | |
Bahar Soomekh | 1975– | Iranian-born American | Crash, Saw | [342][343] |
Tori Spelling | 1973– | American | Beverly Hills 90210 | [344][345] |
Jordana Spiro | 1977– | American | My Boys | [346] |
Rachel Stevens | 1978– | British | S Club 7 | [347] |
Corey Stoll | 1976– | American | North Country, Lucky Number Slevin, House of Cards | [348] |
Matt Stone | 1971– | American | South Park | [349][350] |
Danny Strong | 1974– | American | [351] | |
Tara Strong | 1973– | Canadian | Drawn Together, Ben 10, The Fairly Oddparents, Hamtaro, The Powerpuff Girls, My Little Pony | [352] |
Kevin Sussman | 1970– | American | Ugly Betty, Burn After Reading | [353] |
Noa Tishby | 1975– | Israeli | The Island | |
Mageina Tovah | 1979– | American | [354] | |
Hilla Vidor | 1975- | Israeli | Hostages | |
Taika Waititi | 1975- | New Zealander | ||
Scott Weinger | 1975– | American | Full House, Aladdin | [355] |
Kevin Weisman | 1970– | American | [356] | |
Rachel Weisz | 1971– | British | [357][358][359] | |
Jennifer Westfeldt | 1971– | American | Kissing Jessica Stein | [360] |
Marissa Jaret Winokur | 1973– | American | Hairspray (stage version) | [361] |
Noah Wyle | 1971– | American | ER, Falling Skies | [362] |
Michal Yannai | 1972– | Israeli-American | Avenue Q | [363] |
Michael Zegen | 1979– | American | Rescue Me, Boardwalk Empire | [364] |
Nikki Ziering | 1971– | American | [365] | |
Naor Zion | 1973- | Israeli | Naor's Friends |
Born in the 1960s[]
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paula Abdul | 1962– | American | American Idol | [366] | |
Paul Adelstein | 1969– | American | Prison Break, Private Practice | [367] | |
Ronni Ancona | 1968– | British (Scottish) | [234][368] | ||
Mathieu Amalric | 1965– | French | Munich, Quantum of Solace | [369] | |
Patricia Arquette | 1968– | American | True Romance, Boyhood | [370] | |
Lior Ashkenazi | 1969- | Israeli | Late Marriage, Footnote, Big Bad Wolves, Foxtrot, 7 Days in Entebbe | ||
Yvan Attal | 1965– | Israeli-French | Munich, Rush Hour 3 | ||
Hank Azaria | 1964– | American | The Simpsons | [371] | |
David Baddiel | 1964– | British | [372] | ||
David Alan Basche | 1968– | American | [373] | ||
Randall Batinkoff | 1968– | American | For Keeps? | [374] | |
H. Jon Benjamin | 1966– | American | Archer, Bob's Burgers | [375] | |
Abraham Benrubi | 1969– | American | ER | ||
Mary Kay Bergman | 1961–1999 | American | South Park | [376] | |
Troy Beyer | 1964– | American | [257] | ||
Craig Bierko | 1964– | American | Cinderella Man | [377] | |
Jack Black | 1969– | American | School of Rock, Kung Fu Panda | [378] | |
Yasmine Bleeth | 1968– | American | Baywatch | [379] | |
Kim Bodnia | 1965- | Danish | Pusher, The Bridge, Killing Eve | [380] | |
Lisa Bonet | 1967– | American | Angel Heart, The Cosby Show | [381] | |
Helena Bonham Carter | 1966– | British | Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter film series, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | [382][383] | |
Bussunda | 1962–2006 | Brazilian | Casseta & Planeta | ||
Gabrielle Carteris | 1961– | American | Beverly Hills 90210 | [384] | |
Louis C.K. | 1967– | American | [385] | ||
Scott Cohen | 1964– | American | [386] | ||
Mindy Cohn | 1966– | American | The Facts of Life, Scooby-Doo | [341] | |
David Cross | 1964– | American | Arrested Development | [387] | |
Dean Devlin | 1962– | American | [388] | ||
Don Diamont | 1961– | American | The Young and the Restless | [389] | |
Robert Downey, Jr. | 1965- | American | Pound, Weird Science, Less Than Zero, Chaplin, |The Singing Detective, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Gothika | Father | [390] |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 1961- | American | Seinfeld, Veep | Father | |
Lisa Edelstein | 1966– | American | House | [391] | |
Ronit Elkabetz | 1964-2016 | Israeli | |||
Jon Favreau | 1966– | American | [392][393] | ||
Vanessa Feltz | 1962– | British | [394] | ||
Dan Futterman | 1967– | American | [395] | ||
Jeff Garlin | 1962– | American | Curb Your Enthusiasm | [396] | |
Brad Garrett | 1960– | American | Everybody Loves Raymond | [397] | |
Gina Gershon | 1962– | American | [398] | ||
Jami Gertz | 1965– | American | [399] | ||
Melissa Gilbert | 1964– | American | [400] | ||
Judy Gold | 1962– | American | [401] | ||
Bill Goldberg | 1966– | American | WCW | [402] | |
Jennifer Grey | 1960– | American | Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off | [403] | |
Arye Gross | 1960– | American | [404] | ||
Annabelle Gurwitch | 1961– | American | Hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie | [405] | |
Evan Handler | 1961– | American | Sex and the City, Californication | [406][407] | |
Jessica Hecht | 1965– | American | [408] | ||
Monica Horan | 1963– | American | Everybody Loves Raymond | [355][409] | |
Helen Hunt | 1963– | American | Mad About You, What Women Want | [410] | |
Jason Isaacs | 1963– | British | Harry Potter, The Patriot, Brotherhood, Star Trek: Discovery | [194][411] | |
Peter Jacobson | 1965– | American | House | [412] | |
Lesli Kay | 1965- | American | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
Paul Kaye | 1964– | British | [413] | ||
Heather Paige Kent | 1969– | American | [414] | ||
Marc Kudisch | 1966– | American | [415] | ||
Lisa Kudrow | 1963– | American | Friends | [416] | |
John Lehr | 1967– | American | 10 Items or Less | Converted to Judaism | [346] |
Jennifer Jason Leigh | 1962– | American | [50][417] | ||
Paul Lieberstein | 1967– | American | [418] | ||
Joshua Malina | 1966– | American | [419] | ||
Camryn Manheim | 1961– | American | The Practice | [420] | |
Cindy Margolis | 1965– | American | [373] | ||
Julianna Margulies | 1966– | American | ER | [421] | |
Marc Maron | 1963– | American | GLOW, Joker | [422][423] | |
Brett Marx | 1964– | American | The Bad News Bears | ||
Marlee Matlin | 1965– | American | Children of a Lesser God | [424] | |
Mathilda May | 1965– | French | Lifeforce | ||
Debra Messing | 1968– | American | Will & Grace | [425] | |
Dina Meyer | 1968– | American | Saw films | [426] | |
Ari Meyers | 1969– | American | Kate & Allie | [427] | |
Sasha Mitchell | 1967– | American | Step by Step | [428] | |
Maia Morgenstern | 1962– | Romanian | The Passion of the Christ | [429] | |
Rob Morrow | 1962– | American | Northern Exposure, Numb3rs | [430] | |
Erin Murphy | 1964– | American | |||
Andy Nyman | 1966– | British | Dead Set, Death at a Funeral, Ghost Stories | [431] | |
Sophie Okonedo | 1969– | British | Hotel Rwanda | [432] | |
Sarah Jessica Parker | 1965– | American | *** and the City, New Year's Eve, Footloose | [433][434] | |
Sean Penn | 1960– | American | Milk, Mystic River, Carlito's Way | [317][435] | |
Tracy Pollan | 1960– | American | Family Ties | ||
Jeremy Piven | 1965– | American | Entourage | [436] | |
Rain Pryor | 1969– | American | [437] | ||
Ted Raimi | 1965– | American | [438] | ||
Adam Rich | 1968– | American | Eight is Enough | ||
Paul Rudd | 1969– | American | Antman, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-man and the Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This is 40, Mute, Ideal Home | [439][440] | |
Adam Sandler | 1966– | American | Billy Madison, Click, Grown Ups, Happy Gilmore, You Don't Mess with the Zohan | ||
Rebecca Schaeffer | 1967–1989 | American | |||
Rob Schneider | 1963– | American | Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo | [441] | |
Bitty Schram | 1968– | American | [442] | ||
Liev Schreiber | 1967– | American | Ray Donovan | [443] | |
Scott Schwartz | 1968– | American | A Christmas Story, The Toy | ||
David Schwimmer | 1966– | American | Friends, Madagascar | [444] | |
Sam Seder | 1966– | American | [445] | ||
Kyra Sedgwick | 1965– | American | [432] | ||
Ally Sheedy | 1962– | American | The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire | [446] | |
Ben Shenkman | 1968– | American | Angels in America, Then She Found Me | [447] | |
Pauly Shore | 1968– | American | Encino Man, Son in Law, Bio-Dome | [448] | |
Jonathan Silverman | 1966– | American | [449] | ||
Laura Silverman | 1966– | American | The Sarah Silverman Program, The Comeback | ||
Meskie Shibru-Sivan | 1967- | Ethiopian-born Israeli | |||
Helen Slater | 1963– | American | [450] | ||
Georgia Slowe | 1966– | British | [451] | ||
Rena Sofer | 1968– | American | [452] | ||
Israel Sonnenschein | 1962– | German | Finale | [453] | |
Jon Stewart | 1962– | American | The Daily Show | [454] | |
Ben Stiller | 1965– | American | Keeping the Faith, Zoolander, Tower Heist, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Night At The Museum, Meet The Parents, Black and White , Madagascar (film series) | [455] | |
Michael Stuhlbarg | 1968– | American | A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire | [456] | |
Rachel True | 1966– | American | CB4, Half Baked | [457] | |
Michael Vartan | 1968– | French-American actor | Alias | [458] | |
Jean-Claude Van Damme | 1960– | Belgian | Paternal Grandmother | ||
Alex Winter | 1965– | British-born American actor | Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Lost Boys | [459] | |
Scott Wolf | 1968– | American | Party of Five | [460] | |
Ian Ziering | 1964– | American | Beverly Hills 90210, Sharknado | [285][461] | |
Ayelet Zurer | 1969– | Israeli | Ben Hur, Munich, Vantage Point |
Born in the 1950s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caroline Aaron | 1952– | American actress and producer | Wings | [462] | |
Jason Alexander | 1959– | American actor | Seinfeld | [463] | |
Adam Arkin | 1956– | American television, film, and stage actor | Chicago Hope | [464] | |
Tom Arnold | 1959– | American actor and comedian | Converted to Judaism | [465] | |
Rosanna Arquette | 1959– | American actress, film director, and film producer | [466] | ||
Ellen Barkin | 1954– | American actress | [467] | ||
Roseanne Barr | 1952– | American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedian | Roseanne | [468] | |
Steven Bauer | 1956– | Cuban-born American actor | Ray Donovan, Scarface | ||
Robby Benson | 1956– | American actor, former teen idol | Beauty and the Beast | [469] | |
1959– | American/European Musical Theatre actor best known for Phantom of the Opera on the west End and the very first actor to play The Beast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast in Europe. | ||||
Sandra Bernhard | 1955– | American actress and comedian | [470] | ||
Mark Blum | 1950-2020 | American actor | Desperately Seeking Susan, Crocodile Dundee | [471] | |
Leslie Hoffman | 1955– | American stuntwoman and actress | Nightmare on Elm Street, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, First Stuntwoman elected to the SAG Board of Directors | ||
Mike Binder | 1958– | American screenwriter, film director and actor | [472] | ||
Kate Capshaw | 1953– | American actress | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Converted to Judaism | [473] |
Allan Corduner | 1950– | British television, film, and stage actor | Topsy Turvy, Defiance | ||
Katie Couric | 1957– | American media personality | Shark Tale | Jewish mother | [474] |
Jamie Lee Curtis | 1958– | American film actress, successful writer | Halloween | [475] | |
Daniel Day-Lewis | 1957– | British-born Academy Award–winning actor | Lincoln | Mother (Jill Balcon) | [476] |
Ted Levine | 1957- | American actor | The Silence of the Lambs | [477] | |
Fran Drescher | 1957– | American film and television actress | The Nanny, Saturday Night Fever, Cadillac Man | [478] | |
Susie Essman | 1955– | American stand-up comedian, television and film actress | Curb Your Enthusiasm | [479] | |
Tovah Feldshuh | 1952– | American actress, singer, and playwright | [480] | ||
Harvey Fierstein | 1954– | American actor, author, and singer | [481] | ||
Al Franken | 1951– | American comedian, actor, author, politician | Saturday Night Live | [482] | |
Stephen Fry | 1957– | British comedian, author, actor and filmmaker | Mother | [483] | |
Mira Furlan | 1955–2021 | Croatian actress/singer | [484] | ||
Uri Gavriel | 1955– | Israeli actor | House of Saddam, The Syrian Bride, The Dark Knight Rises, Fauda | ||
Brian George | 1952– | Canadian, British-Israeli actor | [485] | ||
Joanna Gleason | 1950– | Canadian-born actress | [415] | ||
Jeff Goldblum | 1952– | American Academy Award–nominated film actor | [486] | ||
Henry Goodman | 1950– | British theatre actor | [487] | ||
Steve Guttenberg | 1958– | American actor | [488] | ||
Mary Hart | 1950– | American former actress and television personality | Entertainment Tonight | [489] | |
Nina Hartley | 1959– | American adult film actress | [490] | ||
Ofra Haza | 1957–2000 | Israeli actress, singer-songwriter | The Prince of Egypt | ||
Dominique Horwitz | 1957– | French actor | Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Shooting Dogs | [491][492] | |
Amy Irving | 1953– | American actress | [493] | ||
Moshe Ivgy | 1953– | Moroccan-born Israeli actor | Haborer, Zaguri Imperia | ||
Ron Jeremy | 1953– | American adult film actor | [494] | ||
Toni Kalem | 1956– | American film, television actress, screenwriter and director | [495] | ||
Carol Kane | 1952– | American Academy Award–nominated actress | [496] | ||
Julie Kavner | 1950– | American film/television actress | Voice of Marge on The Simpsons | [497] | |
Richard Kind | 1956– | American actor | |||
Stepfanie Kramer | 1956– | American actress | Hunter | [498] | |
John Landis | 1950– | American actor, director, writer, and producer | [499] | ||
Hana Laszlo | 1953– | Israeli actress | |||
Carol Leifer | 1956– | American comedian and actress | [500] | ||
Dani Levy | 1957– | Swiss/German filmmaker, theatrical director, actor | [501] | ||
Jon Lovitz | 1957– | American actor and comedian | [502] | ||
Joan Lunden | 1950– | American broadcaster, who also acted | Good Morning America | [503] | |
Howie Mandel | 1955– | Canadian comedian and actor | [504] | ||
Dinah Manoff | 1958– | American actress | Grease, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Empty Nest | ||
Melanie Mayron | 1952– | American actress and director | Thirtysomething | [505] | |
Fred Melamed | 1956– | American actor and writer | A Serious Man | [506] | |
Kay Mellor | 1950– | British actress, scriptwriter and director | [507] | ||
Juliano Mer-Khamis | 1958-2011 | Israeli-Palestinian | |||
Larry Miller | 1953– | American stand-up comedian, actor | [508] | ||
Rick Moranis | 1953– | Canadian comic actor | [509] | ||
Moni Moshonov | 1951– | Bulgarian-Israeli actor | |||
Don Most | 1953– | American actor | Happy Days | [355][510] | |
Yigal Naor | 1958- | Israeli actor | Munich, Rendition, House of Saddam, Green Zone | ||
Judd Nelson | 1959– | American actor | The Breakfast Club | ||
Bebe Neuwirth | 1958– | American Tony Award–winning theater, television, and film | [511] | ||
Laraine Newman | 1952– | American comedian and actress | [512] | ||
Ken Olin | 1954– | American actor, director and producer | [513] | ||
Mandy Patinkin | 1952– | American actor of stage and screen | [514] | ||
Lorna Patterson | 1956– | American film, stage and television actress | Convert | [515] | |
David Paymer | 1954– | American character actor | [516] | ||
Ron Perlman | 1950– | American film/television actor | Hellboy | [517] | |
Kevin Pollak | 1957– | American actor, impressionist and comedian | [518] | ||
Paul Reiser | 1957– | American actor, author and stand-up comedian | Mad About You | [519] | |
Paul Reubens | 1952– | American actor and comedian | Pee-Wee Herman | ||
Tanya Roberts | 1955–2021 | American actress | Charlie's Angels, A View to a Kill | [184] | |
Alan Rosenberg | 1950– | American actor of stage and screen | [520] | ||
Cecilia Roth | 1956– | Argentine actress | What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Antigua, My Life | [521][522] | |
Katey Sagal | 1954– | American actress, singer, and writer | Married... with Children, Futurama, Sons of Anarchy | [273] | |
Bob Saget | 1956– | American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host | Full House, How I Met Your Mother | [523] | |
Nitza Saul | 1950– | Israeli actress | Kessler | ||
Herschel Savage | 1955– | American adult film actor and director | [524] | ||
Alexei Sayle | 1952– | British actor | The Young Ones | ||
Richard Schiff | 1955– | American actor | The Good Doctor (TV series), The West Wing | [525] | |
Jerry Seinfeld | 1954– | American comedian, actor, and writer | Seinfeld | [444] | |
Jane Seymour | 1951– | British-born film/television actress | Father | [526] | |
Wendie Jo Sperber | 1958–2005 | American television/movie actress | [527] | ||
Daniel Stern | 1957– | American actor | Home Alone, City Slickers | [194] | |
Howard Stern | 1954– | American radio and TV personality | [194] | ||
Stephen Tobolowsky | 1951– | American actor | Groundhog Day | [528] | |
Robert Trebor | 1953– | American actor | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess | [529] | |
Debra Winger | 1955– | American Academy Award–nominated actress | [530] | ||
Mare Winningham | 1959– | American film and television actress | Converted to Judaism | [531] |
Born in the 1940s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harvey Atkin | 1942–2017 | Canadian actor | Cagney & Lacey, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | ||
Bob Balaban | 1945– | American actor and director | Gosford Park, Waiting for Guffman | [532] | |
Richard Belzer | 1944– | American stand-up comedian, writer and actor | Homicide: Life on the Street, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | [444] | |
Jeannie Berlin | 1949- | Actress | The Heartbreak Kid | ||
Albert Brooks | 1947– | American comedian, actor, writer, and director | Finding Nemo, Broadcast News | [533] | |
James Caan | 1940– | American film, stage and television actor | The Godfather, Thief, Misery | [534] | |
Nell Carter | 1948–2003 | American singer and actress | Gimme a Break! | Converted to Judaism | [355][535] |
Peter Coyote | 1941– | American actor and author | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jagged Edge, Erin Brockovich | [536] | |
Billy Crystal | 1948– | American actor, comedian, writer and director | When Harry Met Sally, Monsters, Inc. | [537][538] | |
Larry David | 1947– | American actor, writer, comedian, and producer | Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm | [539] | |
Michael Douglas | 1944– | American actor and producer | Wall Street, Fatal Attraction | Father | [317][540] |
Richard Dreyfuss | 1947– | American actor | Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr. Holland's Opus | [541] | |
Bob Einstein | 1942–2019 | American comedian, known as Super Dave Osborne | Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
Predrag Ejdus | 1947–2018 | Serbian actor | |||
Richard Elfman | 1949– | American film director, writer and actor | [542] | ||
Harrison Ford | 1942– | American actor | Star Wars and Indiana Jones series | Mother | [304][317] |
Bonnie Franklin | 1944–2013 | American actress and singer | One Day at a Time | [355][543] | |
Victor Garber | 1949– | Canadian actor | Sleepless in Seattle, Alias | [544] | |
Paul Michael Glaser | 1943– | American actor | Starsky & Hutch | [545] | |
Scott Glenn | 1941– | American actor | The Right Stuff, The Silence of the Lambs | Converted to Judaism | [546] |
Susan Gordon | 1949–2011 | American child actress | The Twilight Zone, The Five Pennies | [547] | |
Christopher Guest | 1948– | American comedian, actor, and director | This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman | [548] | |
Larry Hankin | 1940– | American actor/comedian | [549] | ||
Goldie Hawn | 1945– | American actress and producer | Private Benjamin, The First Wives Club | Mother | [550] |
Anthony Heald | 1944– | American television and stage actor | The Silence of the Lambs, Boston Public | Converted to Judaism | [551] |
Dan Hedaya | 1940– | American character actor | Commando, Clueless, Dick | [552] | |
Barbara Hershey | 1948– | American film actress | Hannah and Her Sisters, Beaches | Father | [119] |
Ricky Jay | 1948–2018 | American magician, actor, and author | House of Games, Boogie Nights | [553][554] | |
Madeline Kahn | 1942–1999 | American film, television, and theater actress | Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein | [555] | |
Gabe Kaplan | 1945– | American actor, comedian, and poker player | Welcome Back, Kotter | [556] | |
Andy Kaufman | 1949–1984 | American entertainer | Taxi | [557] | |
Judy Kaye | 1948– | American singer and stage actress | The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia! | [558] | |
Lainie Kazan | 1940– | American actress and singer | My Favorite Year, My Big Fat Greek Wedding | [559] | |
Robert Klein | 1942– | American comedian and actor | The Owl and the Pussycat, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | [560] | |
Richard Kline | 1944– | American actor and television director | [561] | ||
Jeroen Krabbé | 1944– | Dutch actor | The Living Daylights, The Fugitive | [562] | |
Michael Lembeck | 1948– | American actor and director | [515] | ||
Michael Lerner | 1941– | American actor | Barton Fink | [563] | |
Eugene Levy | 1946– | Canadian actor, director, producer and writer | American Pie, Schitt's Creek | [548] | |
Richard Lewis | 1947– | American comedian and actor | Curb Your Enthusiasm | [564] | |
Judith Light | 1949– | American actress | Who's the Boss?, Transparent | ||
Maureen Lipman | 1946– | British film, television & theatre actress | [565] | ||
Peggy Lipton | 1947–2019 | American television actress | The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks | [566] | |
Stephen Macht | 1942– | American actor | Raid on Entebbe, Suits | [567] | |
Miriam Margolyes | 1941– | British-Australian character actress | [568] | ||
Richard Masur | 1948– | American actor | Risky Business, Transparent | [543] | |
Bette Midler | 1945– | American singer and actress | The Rose, Ruthless People, For the Boys | [569] | |
Frank Oz | 1944– | American film director, actor and puppeteer | Yoda in the Star Wars films, The Muppets | [570] | |
Rhea Perlman | 1948– | American actress | Cheers | [355] | |
David Proval | 1942– | American actor | The Sopranos | [571] | |
Gilda Radner | 1946–1989 | American comedian and actress | Saturday Night Live | [572] | |
Harold Ramis | 1944–2014 | American actor, director, and writer | Ghostbusters | [573] | |
Harry Reems | 1947–2013 | American theater and adult film actor | [574] | ||
Rob Reiner | 1947– | American actor, producer, and director | All in the Family, Bullets Over Broadway | [575] | |
Peter Riegert | 1947– | American actor | Local Hero, The Mask | [576] | |
Saul Rubinek | 1948– | Canadian actor | Wall Street, Unforgiven | [577] | |
Seka Sablić | 1942- | Serbian actress | |||
Garry Shandling | 1949–2016 | American comedian and actor | The Larry Sanders Show, Iron Man 2 | [578] | |
Wallace Shawn | 1943– | American actor and writer | The Princess Bride, Toy Story | [579] | |
Harry Shearer | 1943– | American comedic actor and writer | This Is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons | [580][581] | |
Antony Sher | 1949– | South African-born British actor | The Wind in the Willows, Shakespeare in Love | [582] | |
Ron Silver | 1946–2009 | American film/television actor | The West Wing, Reversal of Fortune | ||
Brent Spiner | 1949– | American actor | Star Trek: The Next Generation | [583] | |
Ben Stein | 1944– | American actor, lawyer, economist, and former White House speechwriter | Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Mask | [584] | |
David Steinberg | 1942– | Canadian comedian, writer, director and actor | The End, Something Short of Paradise | ||
Jill St. John | 1940– | American actress | Diamonds Are Forever, Come Blow Your Horn | ||
Marcia Strassman | 1948–2014 | American actress | Welcome Back, Kotter | [586] | |
Barbra Streisand | 1942– | American singer, actress, producer and director | Funny Girl, The Way We Were, The Prince of Tides | [587] | |
Jeffrey Tambor | 1944– | American actor | Arrested Development, Transparent | [588] | |
Jessica Walter | 1941–2021 | American actress | Play Misty for Me, Arrested Development | [589] | |
Zoë Wanamaker | 1949– | American-born British actress | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, My Week with Marilyn | [590][591] | |
Lesley Ann Warren | 1946– | American actress | Victor/Victoria, Secretary | [592] | |
Bruce Weitz | 1943- | American actor | Hill Street Blues, General Hospital | [citation needed] | |
Anson Williams | 1949– | American actor | Happy Days | [355][510] | |
Henry Winkler | 1945– | American actor, director, producer and author | Happy Days, Barry | [355][510] |
Born in the 1930s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anouk Aimée | 1932– | French film actress | Converted to Judaism | [538] | |
Woody Allen | 1935– | American Academy Award–winning film director, writer, actor, and comedian | [593] | ||
Gila Almagor | 1939– | Israeli film actress | Munich | [citation needed] | |
Alan Arkin | 1934– | American Academy Award–winning film actor, director | [594] | ||
Barbara Bain | 1931– | American actress | [355] | ||
Barbara Barrie | 1931– | American actress and author | [497] | ||
Richard Benjamin | 1938– | American actor and film director | [538] | ||
Steven Berkoff | 1937– | British actor, writer and director | [595] | ||
Peter Birrel | 1935–2004 | British actor | Alexander the Greatest | [596] | |
Claire Bloom | 1931– | British film and stage actress | [citation needed] | ||
Bernard Bresslaw | 1934–1993 | British comedian and actor | [234] | ||
May Britt | 1933– | Swedish film actress | Converted to Judaism | [citation needed] | |
Eleanor Bron | 1938– | British actress | [234] | ||
Dyan Cannon | 1937– | American three-time Academy Award–nominated film and television actress, editor, producer and director | Mother | [597] | |
Eddie Carmel | 1936–1972 | American entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant" | [598] | ||
Joan Collins | 1933– | British actress and author | Father | [599] | |
Jerry Douglas | 1932– | American television actress | The Young and the Restless | [600] | |
Herb Edelman | 1933-1996 | American stage, film, and television actor | The Golden Girls | [citation needed] | |
Marty Feldman | 1934–1982 | British writer, comedian and film and television actor | [234] | ||
Sami Frey | 1937– | French actor and director | [citation needed] | ||
Yehoram Gaon | 1939– | Israeli actor and musician | |||
Elliott Gould | 1938– | American actor | [601] | ||
Charles Grodin | 1935– | American actor and former cable talk show host | Rosemary's Baby, Beethoven | [602] | |
Judd Hirsch | 1935– | American actor | Taxi, NUMB3RS | [503] | |
Dustin Hoffman | 1937– | American two-time Oscar-winning actor | [603] | ||
Neville Jason | 1934–2015 | British actor | Maigret, From Russia with Love | ||
Tony Jay | 1933–2006 | British-born American actor | Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame | [604] | |
Jerome Charles Kattan | 1937–2010 | American | |||
Harvey Keitel | 1939– | Academy Award–nominated American actor | Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, U-571 | [605] | |
Walter Koenig | 1936– | American actor, writer, teacher and director | Star Trek | [355][606] | |
Susan Kohner | 1936– | American Academy Award–nominated, Golden Globe–winning American actress | Father | [607] | |
Yaphet Kotto | 1939–2021 | American actor | Live and Let Die, Alien | [608] | |
Michael Landon | 1936–1991 | American actor, producer and director | Father | [609] | |
Louise Lasser | 1939– | American stage/film/television actress | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | [610] | |
Piper Laurie | 1932– | American actress | Carrie (1976) | [611] | |
Linda Lavin | 1937– | American Tony Award and Golden Globe Award–winning stage, film and television actress and singer | [612] | ||
Steve Lawrence | 1935– | American singer and actor | The Carol Burnett Show | [citation needed] | |
Shari Lewis | 1933–1998 | American ventriloquist, puppeteer, singer, actress, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960s | [613] | ||
Hal Linden | 1931– | American actor and television director | [614] | ||
Tina Louise | 1934– | American model, singer, and film and television actress | [355][615] | ||
Jackie Mason | 1931– | American stand-up comedian/actor | [616] | ||
Elaine May | 1932– | American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian | A New Leaf (film) | Mother, Father | |
Paul Mazursky | 1930–2014 | American film director and actor | [617] | ||
Shelley Morrison | 1936–2019 | American actress | [618] | ||
Nadira | 1932–2006 | Indian Bollywood actress | [619] | ||
Derren Nesbitt | 1935– | English actor | |||
Anthony Newley | 1931–1999 | British actor, singer & songwriter | [234] | ||
Barry Newman | 1938– | American actor | [620] | ||
Leonard Nimoy | 1931–2015 | American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer | [621] | ||
Alan Oppenheimer | 1930– | American actor | [citation needed] | ||
Noam Pitlik | 1932–1999 | Emmy-winning American actor and television director | [citation needed] | ||
Ron Rifkin | 1939– | American actor, director | [513] | ||
Joan Rivers | 1933–2014 | American comedian, actress, talk show host, and celebrity | [622] | ||
Andrew Sachs | 1930–2016 | German-born British actor | [234] | ||
George Segal | 1934–2021 | American film and stage actor | [538] | ||
William Shatner | 1931– | Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor | [623] | ||
Susan Strasberg | 1938–1999 | American actress | In Praise of Older Women | [citation needed] | |
Janet Suzman | 1939– | South African actress and director | [624] | ||
Dame Elizabeth Taylor | 1932–2011 | British-American Academy Award–winner, film actress & humanitarian | Converted to Judaism | [625][626][627] | |
Renée Taylor | 1933- | American-Born actress | The Nanny | [citation needed] | |
Chaim Topol | 1935– | Israeli theatrical and film performer | [538] | ||
Al Waxman | 1935–2001 | Canadian actor | King of Kensington | ||
Gene Wilder | 1933–2016 | American actor and comedian | [citation needed] | ||
Mike & Bernie Winters | 1926-2013 1930–1991 |
British double act of comedians (brothers) | [234] | ||
Henry Woolf | 1930– | British actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Superman III | [citation needed] |
Born in the 1920s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerry Adler | 1929– | American actor | The Sopranos, Rescue Me, Prime | [628] | |
Ed Ames | 1927– | American singer and actor | [629] | ||
Beatrice Arthur | 1922–2009 | American actress | [355][630] | ||
Ed Asner | 1929–2021 | American actor | [631] | ||
Lauren Bacall | 1924–2014 | American Golden Globe and Tony Award–winning, and Academy Award–nominated, film and stage actress | [632] | ||
Gábor Baraker | 1926–1983 | Hungarian actor | Thunderball, Inspector Clouseau | [633] | |
John Barrard | 1924–2013 | English actor | Santa Claus: The Movie | ||
Alfie Bass | 1921–1987 | British character actor | [634] | ||
Julian Beck | 1925–1985 | American actor, director, poet, and painter | [635] | ||
John Bennett | 1928–2005 | English actor | The House That Dripped Blood | [596] | |
Shelley Berman | 1926–2017 | American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor | [636] | ||
Herschel Bernardi | 1923–1986 | American film, Broadway and television actor | [637] | ||
Turhan Bey | 1922–2012 | Austrian-American actor | |||
Theodore Bikel | 1924–2015 | Austrian-born British character actor, folk singer and musician | [638] | ||
Larry Blyden | 1925–1975 | American actor | [639] | ||
Lloyd Bochner | 1924–2005 | Canadian film and television actor | [640] | ||
Tom Bosley | 1927–2010 | American film/television actor | Happy Days | [641] | |
Mel Brooks | 1926– | American EGOT–winning actor, writer, director and producer | [642] | ||
June Brown | 1927– | British actress | EastEnders | ||
Lenny Bruce | 1925–1966 | American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist | [643] | ||
Susan Cabot | 1927–1986 | American actress | [644] | ||
Sid Caesar | 1922–2014 | American comic actor and writer | [645] | ||
Robert Clary | 1926– | French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer | [355][646] | ||
Tony Curtis | 1925–2010 | American actor | Spartacus, The Persuaders! | [647] | |
Rodney Dangerfield | 1921–2004 | American comedian and actor | [648] | ||
Sammy Davis Jr. | 1925–1990 | American entertainer | Member of the "Rat Pack" | Converted to Judaism | [626][649] |
Peter Falk | 1927–2011 | American actor | Columbo | [650] | |
Leonard Fenton | 1926– | British actor | EastEnders | [651] | |
Fenella Fielding | 1927–2018 | British actress | Carry On Screaming! | [234] | |
Fyvush Finkel | 1923–2016 | American actor | Picket Fences, Boston Public | [652] | |
Eddie Fisher | 1928–2010 | American singer | Father of Carrie Fisher | ||
Estelle Getty | 1923–2008 | American actress | The Golden Girls | [355] | |
David Graham | 1925– | British actor | Stingray, Thunderbirds | ||
Lee Grant | 1925– | American Academy Award–winning theater, film and television actress, and film director | [538] | ||
Buddy Hackett | 1924–2003 | American comedian and actor | [653] | ||
Monty Hall | 1921–2017 | Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster | Let's Make a Deal | [654] | |
Estelle Harris | 1928- | American-born actress, daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants | Seinfeld | ||
Laurence Harvey | 1928–1973 | Lithuanian-born actor, achieved fame in British and American films | [234] | ||
Steven Hill | 1922–2016 | American film and television actor | [655] | ||
Judy Holliday | 1921–1965 | American Academy Award–winning actress and singer | [656][657] | ||
Miriam Karlin | 1925–2011 | British actress | The Rag Trade | [234] | |
Alan King | 1927–2004 | American comedian and actor | [658] | ||
Werner Klemperer | 1920–2000 | German-born American Emmy Award–winning comedic actor | [355][659] | ||
Jack Klugman | 1922–2012 | American actor | [660] | ||
Harvey Korman | 1927–2008 | American actor | [661] | ||
Martin Landau | 1928-2017 | American Academy Award–winning American film and television actor | [662] | ||
Stan Lee | 1922-2018 | American comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, actor, and publisher. | Marvel, Himself | Romanian Jewish | |
Al Lewis | 1920–2006 | American actor | Best known as Grandpa Munster | [355] | |
Jerry Lewis | 1926–2017 | American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons | [649] | ||
Bill Macy | 1922–2019 | American actor | Maude | [355][663] | |
Ross Martin | 1920–1981 | Polish-born American TV and film actor | Wild Wild West | ||
Walter Matthau | 1920–2000 | American Academy Award–winning actor | [664] | ||
Anne Meara | 1929–2015 | American comedian and actress; partner and wife of Jerry Stiller | Converted to Judaism | [665] | |
Sylvia Miles | 1924–2019 | American actress | |||
Laurie Mitchell | 1928-2018 | American actress | |||
Warren Mitchell | 1926–2015 | British-Australian actor | [666] | ||
Yvonne Mitchell | 1925–1979 | British stage, television and film actress | [538] | ||
Marilyn Monroe | 1926–1962 | American actress, singer and model | Converted to Judaism | [626] | |
Ron Moody | 1924–2015 | British film actor | Oliver! | [234] | |
Chesty Morgan | 1928– | Polish-born American actress/ exotic entertainer | [667] | ||
Aubrey Morris | 1926–2015 | British actor | |||
Wolfe Morris | 1925–1996 | British actor | |||
Vic Morrow | 1929–1982 | American actor | [417][668] | ||
Paul Newman | 1925–2008 | American Academy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor, director | Father was Jewish | [669] | |
Jerry Paris | 1925-1986 | Emmy Award-winning actor and director | The Dick Van Dyke Show, Happy Days | ||
Charlotte Rae | 1926–2018 | American actress and singer | The Facts of Life | ||
Tony Randall | 1920–2004 | American actor | [670] | ||
Carl Reiner | 1922–2020 | American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian | [671] | ||
Regina Resnik | 1922–2013 | American opera singer and actress | [672] | ||
Don Rickles | 1926–2017 | American comedian, film actor, and voice actor | [673] | ||
Doris Roberts | 1925–2016 | American Emmy Award–winning actress | Everybody Loves Raymond | [674] | |
Fred Sadoff | 1926–1994 | American actor | South Pacific | ||
Marian Seldes | 1928-2014 | American radio, stage, television, and film actress | Home Alone 3 | Daughter of George Seldes; she self-identified as Jewish | |
Peter Sellers | 1925–1980 | British comedian, actor, and performer | Mother | [675] | |
Rod Serling | 1924–1975 | American screenwriter and actor | The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery | [676] | |
Cyril Shaps | 1923��2003 | English actor | Doctor Who, The Liver Birds | ||
Simone Signoret | 1921–1985 | French Academy Award–winning actress | Father | [538] | |
Beverly Sills | 1929-2007 | American operatic soprano | |||
Jerry Stiller | 1927–2020 | American comedian and actor | Seinfeld | [665] | |
Mel Tormé | 1925–1999 | American actor and singer | Known as one of the great male jazz singers | [677][678] | |
Harry Towb | 1925–2009 | Northern Irish actor | |||
Abe Vigoda | 1921–2016 | American film/television actor | The Godfather, Barney Miller | [355] | |
Shelley Winters | 1920–2006 | American two-time Academy Award–winning actress | [679][680] |
Born in the 1910s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Adams | 1919–2005 | American character actor | [681] | ||
Jean-Pierre Aumont | 1911–2001 | French-born actor | [682] | ||
Martin Balsam | 1919–1996 | American actor, Academy award winner | A Thousand Clowns | ||
John Banner | 1910–1973 | Austrian/American actor | Hogan's Heroes | [355][683] | |
Red Buttons | 1919–2006 | American Academy Award–winning comedian and actor | [684] | ||
Kitty Carlisle Hart | 1910–2007 | American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts | [685] | ||
William Castle | 1914-1977 | American actor and filmmaker | |||
Jeff Chandler | 1918-1961 | American film actor | |||
Lee J. Cobb | 1911–1976 | American film actor, Academy Award–nominated | [538] | ||
Arnold Diamond | 1915–1992 | English actor | In Sickness and in Health | ||
Anton Diffring | 1916–1989 | German actor | |||
Kirk Douglas | 1916–2020 | American film star | Spartacus | [686] | |
Rahela Ferari | 1911–1994 | Serbian actor | |||
Eva Gabor | 1919–1995 | Hungarian-American socialite, film star | Aristocats, Gigi, Star Spangled Rhythm, etc. | [687] | |
Zsa Zsa Gabor | 1917–2016 | Hungarian-American socialite, film star, former beauty queen | (Moulin Rouge 1952) | [687] | |
John Garfield | 1913–1952 | American actor, 1940s film star | [688] | ||
Henry Gilbert | 1913–1973 | English-Australian actor | Long John Silver | [689] | |
Paulette Goddard | 1910–1990 | American Oscar-nominated film and theatre actress | Father | [690] | |
Lorne Greene | 1915–1987 | Canadian actor known for roles on American television | [691] | ||
Sid James | 1913–1976 | British film and television actor and comedian | Carry On films, Hancock's Half Hour | [692] | |
Danny Kaye | 1911–1987 | American film actor, singer and comedian | [693] | ||
David Kossoff | 1919–2005 | British actor | The Larkins, A Kid for Two Farthings, The Bespoke Overcoat, Freud: The Secret Passion, The Mouse that Roared, The Mouse on the Moon | [694] | |
Hedy Lamarr | 1913–2000 | Austrian born actress | |||
Marc Lawrence | 1910–2005 | American character actor | [695] | ||
Tutte Lemkow | 1918–1991 | Norwegian actor | Fiddler on the Roof | ||
Zero Mostel | 1915–1977 | American stage and film actor | [696] | ||
Leila Mourad | 1891–1951 | Egyptian actress and singer | [697] | ||
Jan Murray | 1916–2006 | American stand-up comedian, actor | [698] | ||
Hana Maria Pravda | 1916–2008 | Czechoslovakian actress | |||
Luise Rainer | 1910–2014 | German-born British-based American two-time Academy Award–winning film actress | [699][700] | ||
Lillian Roth | 1910–1980 | American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway | [701] | ||
Dinah Shore | 1916–1994 | American singer and actress | [702][703] | ||
Sylvia Sidney | 1910–1999 | American stage, film, and television actress | [704][705] | ||
Phil Silvers | 1911–1985 | American entertainer and comedy actor | [706] | ||
Zypora Spaisman | 1916–2002 | Polish-American Yiddish theater actress and empresaria | [707] | ||
Bernard Spear | 1919–2003 | British actor | Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Wombling Free | ||
Milo Sperber | 1911–1992 | Polish actor | The Spy Who Loved Me, Are You Being Served? | ||
Harold J. Stone | 1913–2005 | American film and television character actor | [708] | ||
Alan Tilvern | 1918–2003 | British actor | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | ||
Mike Wallace | 1918–2012 | American journalist, who briefly acted during the 1940s | [709] | ||
Eli Wallach | 1915–2014 | American film, TV and stage actor | The Magnificent Seven, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Godfather III | [710] | |
Sam Wanamaker | 1919–1993 | American actor and director | [711] | ||
Cornel Wilde | 1912-1989 | American actor | |||
Joseph Wiseman | 1918–2009 | Canadian actor | Dr. No |
Born in the 1900s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stella Adler | 1901–1992 | American actress | For decades regarded as America's foremost acting teacher | [712] | |
Jack Albertson | 1907–1981 | American actor | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | [355] | |
Morey Amsterdam | 1908–1996 | American actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | [713] | |
Leon Askin | 1907–2005 | Austrian actor | [355][714] | ||
Mischa Auer | 1905–1967 | Russian-American actor | |||
Bea Benaderet | 1906-1968 | American actress | |||
Milton Berle | 1908–2002 | American comedian and actor | [715] | ||
Joe Besser | 1907–1988 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team from 1955 to 1958 | [379] | |
Mel Blanc | 1908–1989 | American voice actor | Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck | [716] | |
Ricardo Cortez | 1900–1977 | American silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type | [717][718] | ||
Howard Da Silva | 1909–1986 | American film actor | [538] | ||
Melvyn Douglas | 1901–1981 | American actor, won all three of the entertainment industries' highest awards, two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy | Father | [719][720] | |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 1909–2000 | Gunga Din (1939) | |||
Larry Fine | 1902–1975 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team | [379] | |
Leo Genn | 1905–1978 | British actor | |||
John Houseman | 1902–1988 | American actor. Academy Award winner | The Paper Chase (1973) | Father | |
Curly Howard | 1903–1952 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team from 1932 to 1946, brother of Moe and Shemp Howard | [379] | |
Sam Levene | 1905–1980 | Russian/American stage and film actor | [721] | ||
Peter Lorre | 1904–1964 | Hungarian-born stage and screen actor | Casablanca (1942) | [722] | |
Zeppo Marx | 1901–1979 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | [723] | |
Sanford Meisner | 1905–1997 | American actor | |||
Otto Preminger | 1905–1986 | Austrian director and actor | Stalag 17 (1953) | ||
Lee Strasberg | 1901–1982 | American actor | |||
Herman Yablokoff | 1903–1981 | American stage actor, singer, composer, poet, director and producer of Yiddish theatre | Papirossen (1935) | [724] |
Born in the 1890s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Benny | 1894–1974 | American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor | [725] | ||
Gertrude Berg | 1899–1966 | American radio and television actress | [726] | ||
Elisabeth Bergner | 1897–1986 | Austrian film actress | [727] | ||
Fanny Brice | 1891–1951 | American comedian, singer, and entertainer | [728] | ||
George Burns | 1896–1996 | American comedian and actor | [729] | ||
Eddie Cantor | 1892–1964 | American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter | One of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th century | [730] | |
Michael Chekov | 1891–1955 | Russian-American Academy Award–nominated actor, director | Nephew of Anton Chekhov, protege of | ||
Hermione Gingold | 1897–1987 | British actress | [731] | ||
Harold Goldblatt | 1899–1982 | (Northern) Irish actor | A Night to Remember | [732] | |
Jetta Goudal | 1891–1985 | Dutch-American actress | [733] | ||
Leslie Howard | 1893–1943 | British film actor | Gone with the Wind | [234][734] | |
Moe Howard | 1897–1975 | American comedian and actor | The "leader" of the Three Stooges comedy team, brother of Curly and Shemp Howard | [379] | |
Shemp Howard | 1895–1955 | American comedian and actor | Part of the Three Stooges comedy team until 1932 and from 1946 to 1955, brother of Curly and Moe Howard | [379] | |
Sam Jaffe | 1891–1984 | American film and stage actor | Academy Award–nominated | [538] | |
Ida Kaminska | 1899–1980 | Polish Academy Award–nominated actress | [538] | ||
Francis Lederer | 1899–2000 | Czech-born actor | [735][736] | ||
Ernst Lubitsch | 1892-1947 | German-American filmmaker and actor | |||
Lilyan Tashman | 1896–1934 | American actor | |||
Groucho Marx | 1890–1977 | American comedian and actor | Worked both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own | [723] | |
Gummo Marx | 1893–1977 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | [723] | |
Solomon Mikhoels | 1890–1948 | Soviet actor and director in Yiddish theater | Chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee | [737] | |
Martin Miller | 1899–1969 | Czech actor | The Pink Panther | ||
Paul Muni | 1895–1967 | American Academy Award– and Tony Award–winning actor | [738] | ||
Carmel Myers | 1899–1980 | American silent film actress | [739] | ||
Irving Pichel | 1891–1954 | American actor and director | Dracula's Daughter | ||
Molly Picon | 1898–1992 | American star of stage, screen and television | [740] | ||
Gregory Ratoff | 1893–1960 | Russian-American actor, director and producer | All About Eve | ||
Edward G. Robinson | 1893–1973 | American stage and film actor | [741] | ||
Joseph Schildkraut | 1896–1964 | Austrian-born stage and film actor | [742] | ||
Meier Tzelniker | 1894–1980 | British actor | Appeared in Yiddish theatre | [743] |
Born in the 1880s[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncho Billy Anderson | 1880–1971 | American actor, writer, director, and producer | Perhaps best known as the first star of the Western film genre | [744] | |
Theda Bara | 1885–1955 | American silent film actress | Known as the first screen "Vamp" | [745] | |
Cecil B. DeMille | 1881–1959 | American director and filmmaker | Mother | ||
Douglas Fairbanks | 1883–1939 | American actor | Father | [723] | |
Menahem Gnessin | 1882–1952 | Jewish actor and Hebrew language instructor | [746] | ||
Al Jolson | 1886–1950 | American singer and actor | [747] | ||
Chico Marx | 1887–1961 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | [723] | |
Harpo Marx | 1888–1964 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | [723] | |
Ida Rubinstein | 1885–1960 | Famous Russian Belle Époque beauty | [748] | ||
Ludwig Stössel | 1883-1973 | Austrian actor | |||
Sophie Tucker | 1884–1966 | American actress, singer and comedian | [749] | ||
Erich von Stroheim | 1885–1957 | Austrian-born filmmaker and actor | [750] | ||
Ed Wynn | 1886–1966 | American comedian and actor | [538] | ||
S. Z. Sakall | 1883-1955 | Hungarian-American character actor | Casablanca |
Born in the mid-19th century[]
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler | 1855–1926 | Russian-born (later American) actor, a star of the Yiddish theatre | [751] | ||
Oscar Beregi Sr. | 1876-1965 | Hungarian stage and film actor | Father of Oscar Beregi | ||
Sarah Bernhardt | 1844–1923 | French stage actress | [752] | ||
Anna Held | 1872–1918 | Polish-born stage performer | Most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband | [753] | |
Adah Isaacs Menken | 1835–1868 | American actress and poet | [754] | ||
Alla Nazimova | 1879–1945 | American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer | [755] | ||
Henriette Nissen-Saloman | 1819–1879 | Swedish singer and actress | |||
Rachel | 1820–1858 | French stage actress | [756] | ||
Rudolph Schildkraut | 1862–1930 | Austrian-American theater and film actor | Father of Joseph Schildkraut | ||
Al Shean | 1868–1949 | German-American actor and comedian | Uncle of the Marx Brothers | ||
Boris Thomashefsky | 1868–1939 | Ukrainian-born (later American) singer and actor | Grandfather of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas | [757] | |
Rudolph Marks | circa 1867–1930 | Ukrainian-born (later American) actor, comedian and playwright | [758][759] |
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