This is a list of notable Jewish actors.
Some of these may have had some Jewish ancestry, and are ethnically considered Jewish, but did not practice Judaism. (e.g. Douglas Fairbanks).
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | References |
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Reymond Amsalem | 1978– | Israeli | Hostages | |
Dave Annable | 1979– | American | ||
Shiri Appleby | 1978– | American | Roswell | |
David Arquette | 1971– | American | Scream, See Spot Run | |
Matt Austin | 1975- | Canadian | Power Rangers S.P.D. | |
Mili Avital | 1972– | Israeli | Stargate | |
Eric Balfour | 1977– | American | ||
Elizabeth Banks | 1974– | American | The Hunger Games, Spider-Man | |
Sendi Bar | 1976– | Israeli | ||
Sacha Baron Cohen | 1971– | British | Ali G, Borat, Brüno, The Dictator | |
Justin Bartha | 1978– | American | Gigli, National Treasure, The Hangover | |
Dani Behr | 1971– | British | ||
Amber Benson | 1977– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |
Elizabeth Berkley | 1972– | American | Saved By The Bell, Showgirls | |
Josh Bernstein | 1971– | American | Digging for the Truth | |
Jon Bernthal | 1976– | American | The Walking Dead, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Punisher | |
Mayim Bialik | 1975– | American | Blossom, The Big Bang Theory | |
Michael Ian Black | 1971– | American | ||
Selma Blair | 1972– | American | Cruel Intentions, Hellboy | |
Alex Borstein | 1973– | American | Family Guy | |
Caprice Bourret | 1971– | American/British | ||
Zach Braff | 1975– | American | Scrubs, Garden State, The Last Kiss | |
Tamara Braun | 1971– | American | ||
Adam Brody | 1979– | American | The O.C. | |
Adrien Brody | 1973– | American | Septembers of Shiraz, The Pianist | |
Sarah Brown | 1975– | American | ||
Brooke Burke | 1971– | American | ||
Scott Caan | 1976– | American | Hawaii 5-0 | |
James Callis | 1971– | British | Battlestar Galactica | |
Neve Campbell | 1973– | Canadian | Scream | |
Josh Charles | 1971– | American | The Good Wife, Sports Night, Dead Poets Society | |
David Charvet | 1972– | French-born American | Baywatch | |
Dmitry Chepovetsky | 1970– | Ukrainian | ReGenesis | |
Emmanuelle Chriqui | 1977– | Canadian | Entourage, You Don't Mess with the Zohan | |
Assaf Cohen | 1972– | American | ||
Jennifer Connelly | 1970– | American | ||
Eric Dane | 1972– | American | Grey's Anatomy, Marley & Me, Valentine's Day | |
Erin Daniels | 1973– | American | The L Word | |
Dustin Diamond | 1977–2021 | American | Saved by the Bell | |
Meital Dohan | 1976– | Israeli | Weeds | |
Vanja Ejdus | 1976– | Serbian | ||
Gad Elmaleh | 1971– | Moroccan-French | ||
Oded Fehr | 1970– | Israeli/American | The Mummy, Resident Evil | |
Corey Feldman | 1971– | American | The Goonies | |
Mark Feuerstein | 1971– | American | Royal Pains | |
Isla Fisher | 1976– | Omani-born Australian | Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Great Gatsby | |
James Franco | 1978– | American | James Dean, Spider-Man, 127 Hours | |
Soleil Moon Frye | 1976– | American | Punky Brewster | |
Sarah Michelle Gellar | 1977– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |
Sara Gilbert | 1975– | American | Roseanne | |
Jessalyn Gilsig | 1971– | Canadian | Nip/Tuck | |
Elon Gold | 1970– | American | ||
Iddo Goldberg | 1975– | Israeli | Defiance | |
Ginnifer Goodwin | 1978– | American | Once Upon a Time | |
Seth Green | 1974– | American | Robot Chicken, Austin Powers, Family Guy | |
Bryan Greenberg | 1978– | American | Prime | |
Max Greenfield | 1979– | American | New Girl | |
Becky Griffin | 1977– | American-Israeli | ||
Maggie Gyllenhaal | 1977– | American | The Dark Knight | |
Tiffany Haddish | 1979– | American-Eritrean | Girls Trip | |
Corey Haim | 1971–2010 | Canadian | Lucas, The Lost Boys | |
Tzachi Halevy | 1975– | Israeli | Bethlehem, Fauda, Mary Magdalene | |
Chelsea Handler | 1975– | American | Chelsea Lately | |
Alyson Hannigan | 1974– | American | ||
Samantha Harris | 1973– | American | ||
Cole Hauser | 1975– | American | ||
Daniel Hendler | 1976– | Uruguayan | Bottom of the Sea, Family Law | |
Kate Hudson | 1979– | American | Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | |
Oliver Hudson | 1976– | American | ||
Rashida Jones | 1976– | American | The Office (U.S.), Parks and Recreation | |
Chris Kattan | 1970– | American | ||
Omri Katz | 1976– | American | Dallas | |
Joel Kinnaman | 1979– | Swedish and American | Easy Money, RoboCop, Altered Carbon | |
Mia Kirshner | 1975– | Canadian | The L Word, 24 | |
Alla Korot | 1970– | Ukrainian-born American | ||
Nick Kroll | 1978– | American | The League, Big Mouth, Kroll Show, The House | |
Lisa Kushell | 1971– | American | MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie | |
David Krumholtz | 1978– | American | NUMB3RS | |
Juliet Landau | 1972– | American | ||
Aaron Lazar | 1976– | American | J. Edgar, The Notorious Bettie Page | |
Yehezkel Lazarov | 1974– | Israeli | ||
Adam Levine | 1979– | American | The Voice | |
Jonah Lotan | 1973– | Israeli-American | Hostages | |
Matt Lucas | 1974– | British | The Infidel | |
Michael Lucas | 1972– | Russian-born | ||
Jamie Luner | 1971– | American | Melrose Place | |
Natasha Lyonne | 1979– | American | American Pie, Orange is the New Black | |
Gabriel Macht | 1972– | American | ||
Idina Menzel | 1971– | American | Wicked, Frozen | |
Adir Miller | 1974– | Israeli | Ramzor | |
B. J. Novak | 1979– | American | The Office, Inglourious Basterds | |
Gwyneth Paltrow | 1972– | American | Shakespeare in Love | |
Pink | 1978– | American | ||
Adam Pascal | 1970– | American | Rent | |
Amanda Peet | 1972– | American | ||
Melanie Peres | 1971– | Israeli | ||
Joaquin Phoenix | 1974– | Puerto Rican-born American | Gladiator, Walk the Line, Joker | |
Rain Phoenix | 1973– | American | ||
River Phoenix | 1970–1993 | American | Stand by Me | |
Summer Phoenix | 1978– | American | ||
Eyal Podell | 1975– | Israeli-American | ||
Jennifer Podemski | 1973– | Canadian | Empire of Dirt, Reservation Dogs | |
Tamara Podemski | 1977– | Canadian | Outer Range, Reservation Dogs | |
Josh Radnor | 1974– | American | How I Met Your Mother | |
Michael Rapaport | 1970– | American | Boston Public, Atypical | |
Lior Raz | 1971– | Israeli | Fauda | |
Leah Remini | 1970– | American | The King of Queens | |
Simon Rex | 1974– | American | What I Like About You, National Lampoon's Pledge This, Red Rocket | |
Sasha Roiz | 1973– | Israeli-born Canadian | Grimm | |
Michael Rosenbaum | 1972– | American | Smallville | |
Tracee Ellis Ross | 1972– | American | Black-ish | |
Eli Roth | 1972– | American | ||
Maya Rudolph | 1972– | American | Saturday Night Live | |
Winona Ryder | 1971– | American | Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Stranger Things, Beetlejuice, Mermaids, A Scanner Darkly | |
Antonio Sabàto Jr | 1972– | Italian-American | ||
John Safran | 1972– | Australian | ||
Sarah Saltzberg | 1976– | American | ||
Andy Samberg | 1978– | American | Saturday Night Live | |
Fred Savage | 1976– | American | The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride | |
Yuval Segal | 1971– | Israeli | Fauda | |
Michael Showalter | 1970– | American | ||
Maggie Siff | 1974– | American | Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, Push | |
Sarah Silverman | 1970– | American | The Sarah Silverman Program | |
Alicia Silverstone | 1976– | American | Clueless, Batman and Robin | |
Estelle Skornik | 1971– | French | Papa and Nicole | |
Ione Skye | 1971– | British-born American | Say Anything... | |
Troy Slaten | 1975– | American | Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Cagney & Lacey | |
Lindsay Sloane | 1977– | American | ||
Bahar Soomekh | 1975– | Iranian-born American | Crash, Saw | |
Tori Spelling | 1973– | American | Beverly Hills 90210 | |
Jordana Spiro | 1977– | American | My Boys | |
Rachel Stevens | 1978– | British | S Club 7 | |
Corey Stoll | 1976– | American | North Country, Lucky Number Slevin, House of Cards | |
Matt Stone | 1971– | American | South Park | |
Danny Strong | 1974– | American | ||
Tara Strong | 1973– | Canadian | Drawn Together, Ben 10, The Fairly Oddparents, Hamtaro, The Powerpuff Girls, My Little Pony | |
Kevin Sussman | 1970– | American | Ugly Betty, Burn After Reading | |
Noa Tishby | 1975– | Israeli | The Island | |
Mageina Tovah | 1979– | American | ||
Hilla Vidor | 1975– | Israeli | Hostages | |
Taika Waititi | 1975– | New Zealander | ||
Scott Weinger | 1975– | American | Full House, Aladdin | |
Kevin Weisman | 1970– | American | ||
Rachel Weisz | 1971– | British | ||
Jennifer Westfeldt | 1970– | American | Kissing Jessica Stein | |
Marissa Jaret Winokur | 1973– | American | Hairspray (stage version) | |
Noah Wyle | 1971– | American | ER, Falling Skies | |
Michal Yannai | 1972– | Israeli-American | Avenue Q | |
Michael Zegen | 1979– | American | Rescue Me, Boardwalk Empire | |
Nikki Ziering | 1971– | American | ||
Naor Zion | 1973– | Israeli | Naor's Friends |
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Paula Abdul | 1962– | American | American Idol | ||
Paul Adelstein | 1969– | American | Prison Break, Private Practice | ||
Ronni Ancona | 1968– | British (Scottish) | |||
Mathieu Amalric | 1965– | French | Munich, Quantum of Solace, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch | ||
Patricia Arquette | 1968– | American | True Romance, Boyhood | ||
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, Uprising | ||
David Baddiel | 1964– | British | |||
David Alan Basche | 1968– | American | |||
Randall Batinkoff | 1968– | American | For Keeps? | ||
H. Jon Benjamin | 1966– | American | Archer, Bob's Burgers | ||
Abraham Benrubi | 1969– | American | ER | ||
Bob Bergen | 1964– | American | Jep!, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Space Jam | ||
Mary Kay Bergman | 1961–1999 | American | South Park | ||
Troy Beyer | 1964– | American | |||
Craig Bierko | 1964– | American | Cinderella Man | ||
Jack Black | 1969– | American | School of Rock, Kung Fu Panda | ||
Maddie Blaustein | 1960–2008 | American | Pokémon | ||
Yasmine Bleeth | 1968– | American | Baywatch | ||
Kim Bodnia | 1965– | Danish | Pusher, The Bridge, Killing Eve | ||
Lisa Bonet | 1967– | American | Angel Heart, The Cosby Show | ||
Helena Bonham Carter | 1966– | British | Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter film series, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||
Bussunda | 1962–2006 | Brazilian | Casseta & Planeta | ||
Gabrielle Carteris | 1961– | American | Beverly Hills 90210 | ||
Louis C.K. | 1967– | American | |||
Scott Cohen | 1964– | American | The 10th Kingdom, Gilmore Girls, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | ||
Mindy Cohn | 1966– | American | The Facts of Life, Scooby-Doo | ||
David Cross | 1964– | American | Arrested Development | ||
Dean Devlin | 1962– | American | |||
Don Diamont | 1961– | American | The Young and the Restless | ||
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 | |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 1961– | American | Seinfeld, Veep | Father | |
Lisa Edelstein | 1966– | American | House | ||
Ronit Elkabetz | 1964–2016 | Israeli | |||
Jon Favreau | 1966– | American | Chef, Iron Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming | ||
Vanessa Feltz | 1962– | British | |||
Dan Futterman | 1967– | American | |||
Jeff Garlin | 1962– | American | Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
Brad Garrett | 1960– | American | Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
Gina Gershon | 1962– | American | |||
Jami Gertz | 1965– | American | |||
Melissa Gilbert | 1964– | American | |||
Judy Gold | 1962– | American | |||
Bill Goldberg | 1966– | American | WCW | ||
Jennifer Grey | 1960– | American | Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off | ||
Arye Gross | 1960– | American | |||
Annabelle Gurwitch | 1961– | American | Hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie | ||
Evan Handler | 1961– | American | Sex and the City, Californication | ||
Jessica Hecht | 1965– | American | |||
Monica Horan | 1963– | American | Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
Helen Hunt | 1963– | American | Mad About You, What Women Want | ||
Jason Isaacs | 1963– | British | Harry Potter, The Patriot, Brotherhood, Star Trek: Discovery | ||
Peter Jacobson | 1965– | American | House | ||
Lesli Kay | 1965– | American | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
Paul Kaye | 1964– | British | |||
Heather Paige Kent | 1969– | American | |||
Marc Kudisch | 1966– | American | |||
Lisa Kudrow | 1963– | American | Friends | ||
John Lehr | 1967– | American | 10 Items or Less | Converted to Judaism | |
Jennifer Jason Leigh | 1962– | American | Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Single White Female, The Hateful Eight | ||
Paul Lieberstein | 1967– | American | |||
Joshua Malina | 1966– | American | |||
Camryn Manheim | 1961– | American | The Practice | ||
Cindy Margolis | 1965– | American | |||
Julianna Margulies | 1966– | American | ER | ||
Marc Maron | 1963– | American | GLOW, Joker | ||
Brett Marx | 1964– | American | The Bad News Bears | ||
Marlee Matlin | 1965– | American | Children of a Lesser God | ||
Mathilda May | 1965– | French | Lifeforce | ||
Debra Messing | 1968– | American | Will & Grace | ||
Dina Meyer | 1968– | American | Saw films | ||
Ari Meyers | 1969– | American | Kate & Allie | ||
Sasha Mitchell | 1967– | American | Step by Step | ||
Maia Morgenstern | 1962– | Romanian | The Passion of the Christ | ||
Rob Morrow | 1962– | American | Northern Exposure, Numb3rs | ||
Erin Murphy | 1964– | American | |||
Andy Nyman | 1966– | British | Dead Set, Death at a Funeral, Ghost Stories | ||
Sophie Okonedo | 1969– | British | Hotel Rwanda | ||
Sarah Jessica Parker | 1965– | American | Sex and the City, New Year's Eve, Footloose | ||
Sean Penn | 1960– | American | Milk, Mystic River, Carlito's Way | ||
Tracy Pollan | 1960– | American | Family Ties | ||
Jeremy Piven | 1965– | American | Entourage | ||
Rain Pryor | 1969– | American | |||
Ted Raimi | 1965– | American | |||
Adam Rich | 1968– | American | Eight is Enough | ||
Paul Rudd | 1969– | American | Ant-Man, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This is 40, Mute, Ideal Home | ||
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 | ||
Bitty Schram | 1968– | American | |||
Liev Schreiber | 1967– | American | Ray Donovan | ||
Scott Schwartz | 1968– | American | A Christmas Story, The Toy | ||
David Schwimmer | 1966– | American | Friends, Madagascar | ||
Sam Seder | 1966– | American | |||
Kyra Sedgwick | 1965– | American | |||
Ally Sheedy | 1962– | American | The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire | ||
Ben Shenkman | 1968– | American | Angels in America, Then She Found Me | ||
Pauly Shore | 1968– | American | Encino Man, Son in Law, Bio-Dome | ||
Jonathan Silverman | 1966– | American | |||
Laura Silverman | 1966– | American | The Sarah Silverman Program, The Comeback | ||
Meskie Shibru-Sivan | 1967– | Ethiopian-born Israeli | |||
Helen Slater | 1963– | American | |||
Georgia Slowe | 1966– | British | Emmerdale | ||
Rena Sofer | 1968– | American | |||
Israel Sonnenschein | 1962– | German | Finale | ||
Jon Stewart | 1962– | American | The Daily Show | ||
Ben Stiller | 1965– | American | Keeping the Faith, Zoolander, Tower Heist, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, | ||
Michael Stuhlbarg | 1968– | American | A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire | ||
Matilda Thorpe | 1960– | British | Desmond's, Porkpie, Sick Note | Mother (Gillian Freeman) | |
Rachel True | 1966– | American | CB4, Half Baked | ||
Michael Vartan | 1968– | French-American actor | Alias | ||
Jean-Claude Van Damme | 1960– | Belgian | Paternal Grandmother | ||
Alex Winter | 1965– | British-born American actor | Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Lost Boys | ||
Maggie Wheeler | 1961– | American actor | Ellen, Friends | ||
Scott Wolf | 1968– | American | Party of Five | ||
Ian Ziering | 1964– | American | Beverly Hills 90210, Sharknado | ||
Ayelet Zurer | 1969– | Israeli | Ben Hur, Munich, Vantage Point |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Caroline Aaron | 1952– | American actress and producer | Wings | ||
Jason Alexander | 1959– | American actor | Seinfeld | ||
Adam Arkin | 1956– | American television, film, and stage actor | Chicago Hope | ||
Tom Arnold | 1959– | American actor and comedian | Converted to Judaism | ||
Rosanna Arquette | 1959– | American actress, film director, and film producer | |||
Ellen Barkin | 1954– | American actress | |||
Roseanne Barr | 1952– | American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedian | Roseanne | ||
Steven Bauer | 1956– | Cuban-born American actor | Ray Donovan, Scarface | ||
Robby Benson | 1956– | American actor, former teen idol | Beauty and the Beast | ||
Sandra Bernhard | 1955– | American actress and comedian | |||
Mark Blum | 1950–2020 | American actor | Desperately Seeking Susan, Crocodile Dundee | ||
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 | |||
Kate Capshaw | 1953– | American actress | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Converted to Judaism | |
Allan Corduner | 1950– | British television, film, and stage actor | Topsy Turvy, Defiance | ||
Katie Couric | 1957– | American media personality | Shark Tale | Jewish mother | |
Jamie Lee Curtis | 1958– | American film actress, successful writer | Halloween | ||
Daniel Day-Lewis | 1957– | British-born Academy Award–winning actor | Lincoln | Mother (Jill Balcon) | |
Ted Levine | 1957– | American actor | The Silence of the Lambs | ||
Fran Drescher | 1957– | American film and television actress | The Nanny, Saturday Night Fever, Cadillac Man | ||
Susie Essman | 1955– | American stand-up comedian, television and film actress | Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
Tovah Feldshuh | 1952– | American actress, singer, and playwright | |||
Harvey Fierstein | 1954– | American actor, author, and singer | |||
David Fleeshman | 1952– | British actor, broadcaster, lecturer and theatre director | Boys from the Blackstuff, Edge of Darkness, Silent Witness, Trial & Retribution | ||
Al Franken | 1951– | American comedian, actor, author, politician | Saturday Night Live | ||
Ethan Freeman | 1959– | American musical theatre actor | Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera | ||
Stephen Fry | 1957– | British comedian, author, actor and filmmaker | Mother | ||
Mira Furlan | 1955–2021 | Croatian actress/singer | |||
Uri Gavriel | 1955– | Israeli actor | House of Saddam, The Syrian Bride, The Dark Knight Rises, Fauda | ||
Brian George | 1952– | Canadian, British-Israeli actor | |||
Joanna Gleason | 1950– | Canadian-born actress | |||
Jeff Goldblum | 1952– | American Academy Award–nominated film actor | The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Thor: Ragnarok | ||
Henry Goodman | 1950– | British theatre actor | |||
Steve Guttenberg | 1958– | American actor | |||
Mary Hart | 1950– | American former actress and television personality | Entertainment Tonight | ||
Nina Hartley | 1959– | American adult film actress | |||
Ofra Haza | 1957–2000 | Israeli actress, singer-songwriter | The Prince of Egypt | ||
Dominique Horwitz | 1957– | French actor | Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Shooting Dogs | ||
Amy Irving | 1953– | American actress | |||
Moshe Ivgy | 1953– | Moroccan-born Israeli actor | Haborer, Zaguri Imperia | ||
Ron Jeremy | 1953– | American adult film actor | |||
Toni Kalem | 1956– | American film, television actress, screenwriter and director | |||
Carol Kane | 1952– | American Academy Award–nominated actress | |||
Julie Kavner | 1950– | American film/television actress | Voice of Marge on The Simpsons | ||
Richard Kind | 1956– | American actor | |||
Stepfanie Kramer | 1956– | American actress | Hunter | ||
John Landis | 1950– | American actor, director, writer, and producer | |||
Hana Laszlo | 1953– | Israeli actress | |||
Carol Leifer | 1956– | American comedian and actress | |||
Dani Levy | 1957– | Swiss/German filmmaker, theatrical director, actor | |||
Jon Lovitz | 1957– | American actor and comedian | |||
Joan Lunden | 1950– | American broadcaster, who also acted | Good Morning America | ||
Howie Mandel | 1955– | Canadian comedian and actor | |||
Dinah Manoff | 1958– | American actress | Grease, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Empty Nest | ||
Melanie Mayron | 1952– | American actress and director | Thirtysomething | ||
Fred Melamed | 1956– | American actor and writer | A Serious Man | ||
Kay Mellor | 1950– | British actress, scriptwriter and director | |||
Juliano Mer-Khamis | 1958–2011 | Israeli-Palestinian | |||
Larry Miller | 1953– | American stand-up comedian, actor | |||
Rick Moranis | 1953– | Canadian comic actor | Ghostbusters, Parenthood, Spaceballs, Strange Brew | ||
Moni Moshonov | 1951– | Bulgarian-Israeli actor | |||
Don Most | 1953– | American actor | Happy Days | ||
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 | Cheers, Jumanji | ||
Laraine Newman | 1952– | American comedian and actress | |||
Ken Olin | 1954– | American actor, director and producer | |||
Mandy Patinkin | 1952– | American actor of stage and screen | |||
Lorna Patterson | 1956– | American film, stage and television actress | Converted to Judaism | ||
David Paymer | 1954– | American character actor | |||
Ron Perlman | 1950– | American film/television actor | Hellboy | ||
Kevin Pollak | 1957– | American actor, impressionist and comedian | |||
Paul Reiser | 1957– | American actor, author and stand-up comedian | Mad About You | ||
Paul Reubens | 1952–2023 | American actor and comedian | Pee-Wee Herman | ||
Tanya Roberts | 1955–2021 | American actress | Charlie's Angels, A View to a Kill | ||
Alan Rosenberg | 1950– | American stage and screen actor | |||
Cecilia Roth | 1956– | Argentine actress | What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Antigua, My Life | ||
Katey Sagal | 1954– | American actress, singer, and writer | Married... with Children, Futurama, Sons of Anarchy | ||
Bob Saget | 1956–2022 | American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host | Full House, How I Met Your Mother | ||
Nitza Saul | 1950– | Israeli actress | Kessler | ||
Herschel Savage | 1955– | American adult film actor and director | |||
Alexei Sayle | 1952– | British actor | The Young Ones | ||
Richard Schiff | 1955– | American actor | The Good Doctor (TV series), The West Wing | ||
Jerry Seinfeld | 1954– | American comedian, actor, and writer | Seinfeld | ||
Jane Seymour | 1951– | British-born film/television actress | Father | ||
Wendie Jo Sperber | 1958–2005 | American television/movie actress | |||
Daniel Stern | 1957– | American actor | Home Alone, City Slickers | ||
Howard Stern | 1954– | American radio and TV personality | |||
Harriet Thorpe | 1957– | British actress | Absolutely Fabulous, The Brittas Empire, EastEnders | Mother (Gillian Freeman) | |
Stephen Tobolowsky | 1951– | American actor | Groundhog Day | ||
Robert Trebor | 1953– | American actor | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess | ||
Debra Winger | 1955– | American Academy Award–nominated actress | |||
Mare Winningham | 1959– | American film and television actress | Converted to Judaism |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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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 | ||
Richard Belzer | 1944–2023 | American stand-up comedian, writer and actor | Homicide: Life on the Street, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | ||
Jeannie Berlin | 1949– | Actress | The Heartbreak Kid | ||
Albert Brooks | 1947– | American comedian, actor, writer, and director | Finding Nemo, Broadcast News | ||
James Caan | 1940–2022 | American film, stage and television actor | The Godfather, Thief, Misery | ||
Nell Carter | 1948–2003 | American singer and actress | Gimme a Break! | Converted to Judaism | |
Peter Coyote | 1941– | American actor and author | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jagged Edge, Erin Brockovich | ||
Billy Crystal | 1948– | American actor, comedian, writer and director | When Harry Met Sally, Monsters, Inc. | ||
Larry David | 1947– | American actor, writer, comedian, and producer | Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
Michael Douglas | 1944– | American actor and producer | Wall Street, Fatal Attraction | Father | |
Richard Dreyfuss | 1947– | American actor | Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr. Holland's Opus | ||
Bob Einstein | 1942–2019 | American comedian, known as Super Dave Osborne | Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
Predrag Ejdus | 1947–2018 | Serbian actor | Father | ||
Richard Elfman | 1949– | American film director, writer and actor | |||
Harrison Ford | 1942– | American actor | Star Wars and Indiana Jones series | Mother | |
Bonnie Franklin | 1944–2013 | American actress and singer | One Day at a Time | ||
Victor Garber | 1949– | Canadian actor | Sleepless in Seattle, Alias | ||
Paul Michael Glaser | 1943– | American actor | Starsky & Hutch | ||
Scott Glenn | 1941– | American actor | The Right Stuff, The Silence of the Lambs | Converted to Judaism | |
Susan Gordon | 1949–2011 | American child actress | The Twilight Zone, The Five Pennies | ||
Stephen Greif | 1944–2022 | British actor | Blake's 7, The Crown | ||
Christopher Guest | 1948– | American comedian, actor, and director | This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman | ||
Larry Hankin | 1940– | American actor/comedian | |||
Goldie Hawn | 1945– | American actress and producer | Private Benjamin, The First Wives Club | Mother | |
Anthony Heald | 1944– | American television and stage actor | The Silence of the Lambs, Boston Public | Converted to Judaism | |
Dan Hedaya | 1940– | American character actor | Commando, Clueless, Dick | ||
Barbara Hershey | 1948– | American film actress | Hannah and Her Sisters, Beaches | Father | |
Ricky Jay | 1948–2018 | American magician, actor, and author | House of Games, Boogie Nights | ||
Madeline Kahn | 1942–1999 | American film, television, and theater actress | Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein | ||
Gabe Kaplan | 1945– | American actor, comedian, and poker player | Welcome Back, Kotter | ||
Andy Kaufman | 1949–1984 | American entertainer | Taxi | ||
Judy Kaye | 1948– | American singer and stage actress | The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia! | ||
Lainie Kazan | 1940– | American actress and singer | My Favorite Year, My Big Fat Greek Wedding | ||
Robert Klein | 1942– | American comedian and actor | The Owl and the Pussycat, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | ||
Richard Kline | 1944– | American actor and television director | |||
Jeroen Krabbé | 1944– | Dutch actor | The Living Daylights, The Fugitive | ||
Michael Lembeck | 1948– | American actor and director | |||
Michael Lerner | 1941–2023 | American actor | Barton Fink | ||
Eugene Levy | 1946– | Canadian actor, director, producer and writer | American Pie, Schitt's Creek | ||
Richard Lewis | 1947–2024 | American comedian and actor | Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
Judith Light | 1949– | American actress | Who's the Boss?, Transparent | ||
Maureen Lipman | 1946– | British film, television & theatre actress | |||
Peggy Lipton | 1947–2019 | American television actress | The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks | ||
Stephen Macht | 1942– | American actor | Raid on Entebbe, Suits | ||
Miriam Margolyes | 1941– | British-Australian character actress | |||
Richard Masur | 1948– | American actor | Risky Business, Transparent | ||
Bette Midler | 1945– | American singer and actress | The Rose, Ruthless People, For the Boys | ||
Frank Oz | 1944– | American film director, actor and puppeteer | Yoda in the Star Wars films, The Muppets | ||
Rhea Perlman | 1948– | American actress | Cheers | ||
David Proval | 1942– | American actor | The Sopranos | ||
Gilda Radner | 1946–1989 | American comedian and actress | Saturday Night Live | ||
Harold Ramis | 1944–2014 | American actor, director, and writer | Ghostbusters | ||
Harry Reems | 1947–2013 | American theater and adult film actor | |||
Rob Reiner | 1947– | American actor, producer, and director | All in the Family, Bullets Over Broadway | ||
Peter Riegert | 1947– | American actor | Local Hero, The Mask | ||
Saul Rubinek | 1948– | Canadian actor | Wall Street, Unforgiven | ||
Seka Sablić | 1942– | Serbian actress | |||
Garry Shandling | 1949–2016 | American comedian and actor | The Larry Sanders Show, Iron Man 2 | ||
Wallace Shawn | 1943– | American actor and writer | The Princess Bride, Toy Story | ||
Harry Shearer | 1943– | American comedic actor and writer | This Is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons | ||
Antony Sher | 1949– | South African-born British actor | The Wind in the Willows, Shakespeare in Love | ||
Ron Silver | 1946–2009 | American film/television actor | The West Wing, Reversal of Fortune | ||
Brent Spiner | 1949– | American actor | Star Trek: The Next Generation | ||
Sylvester Stallone | 1946- | American actor | |||
Ben Stein | 1944– | American actor, lawyer, economist, and former White House speechwriter | Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Mask | ||
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 | ||
Barbra Streisand | 1942– | American singer, actress, producer and director | Funny Girl, The Way We Were, The Prince of Tides | ||
Jeffrey Tambor | 1944– | American actor | Arrested Development, Transparent | ||
Teller | 1948– | American actor | Miami Vice, Penn & Teller: Fool Us | ||
Jessica Walter | 1941–2021 | American actress | Play Misty for Me, Arrested Development | ||
Zoë Wanamaker | 1949– | American-born British actress | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, My Week with Marilyn | ||
Lesley Ann Warren | 1946– | American actress | Victor/Victoria, Secretary | ||
Bruce Weitz | 1943– | American actor | Hill Street Blues, General Hospital | [citation needed] | |
Anson Williams | 1949– | American actor | Happy Days | ||
Henry Winkler | 1945– | American actor, director, producer and author | Happy Days, Barry |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent Roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Anouk Aimée | 1932– | French film actress | Converted to Judaism | ||
Woody Allen | 1935– | American Academy Award–winning film director, writer, actor, and comedian | |||
Gila Almagor | 1939– | Israeli film actress | Munich | [citation needed] | |
Alan Arkin | 1934–2023 | American Academy Award–winning film actor, director | |||
Barbara Bain | 1931– | American actress | |||
Barbara Barrie | 1931– | American actress and author | |||
Richard Benjamin | 1938– | American actor and film director | |||
Steven Berkoff | 1937– | British actor, writer and director | |||
Peter Birrel | 1935–2004 | British actor | Alexander the Greatest | ||
Claire Bloom | 1931– | British film and stage actress | [citation needed] | ||
Bernard Bresslaw | 1934–1993 | British comedian and actor | |||
May Britt | 1934– | Swedish film actress | Converted to Judaism | [citation needed] | |
Eleanor Bron | 1938– | British actress | |||
Dyan Cannon | 1937– | American three-time Academy Award–nominated film and television actress, editor, producer and director | Mother | ||
Eddie Carmel | 1936–1972 | American entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant" | |||
Joan Collins | 1933– | British actress and author | Father | ||
Jerry Douglas | 1932–2021 | American television actress | The Young and the Restless | ||
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 | |||
Sami Frey | 1937– | French actor and director | [citation needed] | ||
Yehoram Gaon | 1939– | Israeli actor and musician | |||
Elliott Gould | 1938– | American actor | |||
Charles Grodin | 1935–2021 | American actor and former cable talk show host | Rosemary's Baby, Beethoven | ||
Judd Hirsch | 1935– | American actor | Taxi, NUMB3RS | ||
Dustin Hoffman | 1937– | American two-time Oscar-winning actor | |||
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 | ||
Jerome Charles Kattan | 1937–2010 | American | |||
Harvey Keitel | 1939– | Academy Award–nominated American actor | Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, U-571 | ||
Walter Koenig | 1936– | American actor, writer, teacher and director | Star Trek | ||
Susan Kohner | 1936– | American Academy Award–nominated, Golden Globe–winning American actress | Father | ||
Yaphet Kotto | 1939–2021 | American actor | Live and Let Die, Alien | ||
Steve Landesberg | 1936-2010 | American comic actor | ’’Barney Miller’’ | ||
Michael Landon | 1936–1991 | American actor, producer and director | Father | ||
Louise Lasser | 1939– | American stage/film/television actress | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | ||
Piper Laurie | 1932– | American actress | Carrie (1976) | ||
Linda Lavin | 1937– | American Tony Award and Golden Globe Award–winning stage, film and television actress and singer | |||
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 | |||
Hal Linden | 1931– | American actor and television director | |||
Tina Louise | 1934– | American model, singer, and film and television actress | |||
Jackie Mason | 1931–2021 | American stand-up comedian/actor | |||
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 | |||
Shelley Morrison | 1936–2019 | American actress | |||
Nadira | 1932–2006 | Indian Bollywood actress | |||
Derren Nesbitt | 1935– | English actor | |||
Anthony Newley | 1931–1999 | British actor, singer-songwriter | |||
Barry Newman | 1938– | American actor | |||
Leonard Nimoy | 1931–2015 | American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer | |||
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 | |||
Joan Rivers | 1933–2014 | American comedian, actress, talk show host, and celebrity | |||
Andrew Sachs | 1930–2016 | German-born British actor | |||
Neil Sedaka | 1939– | American musician and actor | |||
George Segal | 1934–2021 | American film and stage actor | |||
William Shatner | 1931– | Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor | |||
Susan Strasberg | 1938–1999 | American actress | In Praise of Older Women | [citation needed] | |
Janet Suzman | 1939– | South African actress and director | |||
Dame Elizabeth Taylor | 1932–2011 | British-American Academy Award–winner, film actress & humanitarian | Converted to Judaism | ||
Renée Taylor | 1933– | American-born actress | The Nanny | [citation needed] | |
Chaim Topol | 1935–2023 | Israeli theatrical and film performer | |||
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) | |||
Henry Woolf | 1930–2021 | British actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Superman III | [citation needed] |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Jerry Adler | 1929– | American actor | The Sopranos, Rescue Me, Prime | ||
Ed Ames | 1927–2023 | American singer and actor | |||
Beatrice Arthur | 1922–2009 | American actress | |||
Ed Asner | 1929–2021 | American actor | |||
Lauren Bacall | 1924–2014 | American Golden Globe and Tony Award–winning, and Academy Award–nominated, film and stage actress | |||
Gábor Baraker | 1926–1983 | Hungarian actor | Thunderball, Inspector Clouseau | ||
John Barrard | 1924–2013 | English actor | Santa Claus: The Movie | ||
Alfie Bass | 1921–1987 | British character actor | |||
Julian Beck | 1925–1985 | American actor, director, poet, and painter | |||
John Bennett | 1928–2005 | English actor | The House That Dripped Blood | ||
Shelley Berman | 1926–2017 | American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor | |||
Herschel Bernardi | 1923–1986 | American film, Broadway and television actor | |||
Turhan Bey | 1922–2012 | Austrian-American actor | |||
Theodore Bikel | 1924–2015 | Austrian-born British character actor, folk singer and musician | |||
Larry Blyden | 1925–1975 | American actor | |||
Lloyd Bochner | 1924–2005 | Canadian film and television actor | |||
Tom Bosley | 1927–2010 | American film/television actor | Happy Days | ||
Mel Brooks | 1926– | American EGOT–winning actor, writer, director and producer | |||
June Brown | 1927–2022 | British actress, converted to Christianity | EastEnders | ||
Lenny Bruce | 1925–1966 | American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist | |||
Susan Cabot | 1927–1986 | American actress | |||
Sid Caesar | 1922–2014 | American comic actor and writer | |||
Robert Clary | 1926–2022 | French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer | |||
Tony Curtis | 1925–2010 | American actor | Spartacus, The Persuaders! | ||
Rodney Dangerfield | 1921–2004 | American comedian and actor | |||
Sammy Davis Jr. | 1925–1990 | American entertainer | Member of the "Rat Pack" | Converted to Judaism in 1961 | |
Peter Falk | 1927–2011 | American actor | Columbo | ||
Leonard Fenton | 1926–2022 | British actor | EastEnders | ||
Fenella Fielding | 1927–2018 | British actress | Carry On Screaming! | ||
Fyvush Finkel | 1923–2016 | American actor | Picket Fences, Boston Public | ||
Eddie Fisher | 1928–2010 | American singer | Father of Carrie Fisher | ||
Paul Frees | 1920–1986 | American actor | |||
Estelle Getty | 1923–2008 | American actress | The Golden Girls | ||
David Graham | 1925– | British actor | Stingray, Thunderbirds | ||
Lee Grant | 1925– | American Academy Award–winning theater, film and television actress, and film director | |||
Buddy Hackett | 1924–2003 | American comedian and actor | |||
Monty Hall | 1921–2017 | Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster | Let's Make a Deal | ||
Estelle Harris | 1928–2022 | American-born actress, daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants | Seinfeld | ||
Laurence Harvey | 1928–1973 | Lithuanian-born actor, achieved fame in British and American films | |||
Steven Hill | 1922–2016 | American film and television actor | |||
Judy Holliday | 1921–1965 | American Academy Award–winning actress and singer | |||
Miriam Karlin | 1925–2011 | British actress | The Rag Trade | ||
Alan King | 1927–2004 | American comedian and actor | |||
Werner Klemperer | 1920–2000 | German-born American Emmy Award–winning comedic actor | |||
Jack Klugman | 1922–2012 | American actor | |||
Harvey Korman | 1927–2008 | American actor | |||
Martin Landau | 1928–2017 | American Academy Award–winning American film and television actor | |||
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 | ||
Jerry Lewis | 1926–2017 | American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons | |||
Bill Macy | 1922–2019 | American actor | Maude | ||
Ross Martin | 1920–1981 | Polish-born American TV and film actor | The Wild Wild West | ||
Walter Matthau | 1920–2000 | American Academy Award–winning actor | |||
Anne Meara | 1929–2015 | American comedian and actress; partner and wife of Jerry Stiller | Converted to Judaism | ||
Sylvia Miles | 1924–2019 | American actress | |||
Laurie Mitchell | 1928–2018 | American actress | |||
Warren Mitchell | 1926–2015 | British-Australian actor | |||
Yvonne Mitchell | 1925–1979 | British stage, television and film actress | |||
Marilyn Monroe | 1926–1962 | American actress, singer and model | Converted to Judaism | ||
Ron Moody | 1924–2015 | British film actor | Oliver! | ||
Chesty Morgan | 1928– | Polish-born American actress/ exotic entertainer | |||
Aubrey Morris | 1926–2015 | British actor | |||
Wolfe Morris | 1925–1996 | British actor | |||
Vic Morrow | 1929–1982 | American actor | |||
Paul Newman | 1925–2008 | American Academy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor, director | Father was Jewish | ||
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 | |||
Carl Reiner | 1922–2020 | American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian | |||
Regina Resnik | 1922–2013 | American opera singer and actress | |||
Don Rickles | 1926–2017 | American comedian, film actor, and voice actor | |||
Doris Roberts | 1925–2016 | American Emmy Award–winning actress | Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
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 | ||
Rod Serling | 1924–1975 | American screenwriter and actor | The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery | ||
Cyril Shaps | 1923–2003 | English actor | Doctor Who, The Liver Birds | ||
Simone Signoret | 1921–1985 | French Academy Award–winning actress | Father | ||
Beverly Sills | 1929–2007 | American operatic soprano | |||
Jerry Stiller | 1927–2020 | American comedian and actor | Seinfeld | ||
Mel Tormé | 1925–1999 | American actor and singer | Known as one of the great male jazz singers | ||
Harry Towb | 1925–2009 | Northern Irish actor | |||
Abe Vigoda | 1921–2016 | American film/television actor | The Godfather, Barney Miller | ||
Shelley Winters | 1920–2006 | American two-time Academy Award–winning actress |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Mason Adams | 1919–2005 | American character actor | |||
Jean-Pierre Aumont | 1911–2001 | French-born actor | |||
Martin Balsam | 1919–1996 | American actor, Academy award winner | A Thousand Clowns | ||
John Banner | 1910–1973 | Austrian/American actor | Hogan's Heroes | ||
Red Buttons | 1919–2006 | American Academy Award–winning comedian and actor | |||
Kitty Carlisle Hart | 1910–2007 | American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts | |||
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 | |||
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 | ||
Rahela Ferari | 1911–1994 | Serbian actor | |||
June Foray | 1917–2017 | American voice actress | |||
Eva Gabor | 1919–1995 | Hungarian-American socialite, film star | Aristocats, Gigi, Star Spangled Rhythm, etc. | ||
Zsa Zsa Gabor | 1917–2016 | Hungarian-American socialite, film star, former beauty queen | (Moulin Rouge 1952) | ||
John Garfield | 1913–1952 | American actor, 1940s film star | |||
Henry Gilbert | 1913–1973 | English-Australian actor | Long John Silver | ||
Paulette Goddard | 1910–1990 | American Oscar-nominated film and theatre actress | Father | ||
Lorne Greene | 1915–1987 | Canadian actor known for roles on American television | |||
Sid James | 1913–1976 | British film and television actor and comedian | Carry On films, Hancock's Half Hour | ||
Danny Kaye | 1911–1987 | American film actor, singer and comedian | |||
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 | ||
Hedy Lamarr | 1914–2000 | Austrian born actress | |||
Marc Lawrence | 1910–2005 | American character actor | |||
Tutte Lemkow | 1918–1991 | Norwegian actor | Fiddler on the Roof | ||
Herbert Lom | 1917–2012 | British actor | |||
Zero Mostel | 1915–1977 | American stage and film actor | |||
Leila Mourad | 1891–1951 | Egyptian actress and singer | |||
Jan Murray | 1916–2006 | American stand-up comedian, actor | |||
Hana Maria Pravda | 1916–2008 | Czechoslovakian actress | |||
Luise Rainer | 1910–2014 | German-born British-based American two-time Academy Award–winning film actress | |||
Lillian Roth | 1910–1980 | American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway | |||
Dinah Shore | 1916–1994 | American singer and actress | |||
Sylvia Sidney | 1910–1999 | American stage, film, and television actress | |||
Phil Silvers | 1911–1985 | American entertainer and comedy actor | |||
Zypora Spaisman | 1916–2002 | Polish-American Yiddish theater actress and empresaria | |||
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 | |||
Alan Tilvern | 1918–2003 | British actor | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | ||
Mike Wallace | 1918–2012 | American journalist, who briefly acted during the 1940s | |||
Eli Wallach | 1915–2014 | American film, TV and stage actor | The Magnificent Seven, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Godfather III | ||
Sam Wanamaker | 1919–1993 | American actor and director | |||
Cornel Wilde | 1912–1989 | American actor | |||
Joseph Wiseman | 1918–2009 | Canadian actor | Dr. No |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Stella Adler | 1901–1992 | American actress | For decades regarded as America's foremost acting teacher | ||
Jack Albertson | 1907–1981 | American actor | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | ||
Morey Amsterdam | 1908–1996 | American actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | ||
Leon Askin | 1907–2005 | Austrian actor | |||
Mischa Auer | 1905–1967 | Russian-American actor | |||
Bea Benaderet | 1906–1968 | American actress | |||
Milton Berle | 1908–2002 | American comedian and actor | |||
Joe Besser | 1907–1988 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team from 1955 to 1958 | ||
Mel Blanc | 1908–1989 | American voice actor | Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck | ||
Victor Borge | 1909–2000 | Danish-American comedian and pianist | Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 | ||
Ricardo Cortez | 1900–1977 | American silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type | < | ||
Howard Da Silva | 1909–1986 | American film actor | |||
Melvyn Douglas | 1901–1981 | American actor, won all three of the entertainment industries' highest awards, two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy | Father | ||
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 1909–2000 | American actor | Gunga Din (1939) | ||
Larry Fine | 1902–1975 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team | ||
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 | ||
Sam Levene | 1905–1980 | Russian/American stage and film actor | |||
Peter Lorre | 1904–1964 | Hungarian-born stage and screen actor | Casablanca (1942) | ||
Zeppo Marx | 1901–1979 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | ||
Sanford Meisner | 1905–1997 | American actor | |||
Otto Preminger | 1905–1986 | Austrian director and actor | Stalag 17 (1953) | ||
Lee Strasberg | 1901–1982 | American actor | |||
Chaim Towber | 1901–1972 | American actor, playwright, musician | |||
Herman Yablokoff | 1903–1981 | American stage actor, singer, composer, poet, director and producer of Yiddish theatre | Papirossen (1935) |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Jack Benny | 1894–1974 | American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor | |||
Gertrude Berg | 1899–1966 | American radio and television actress | 1951 Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Television Series as Molly Goldberg in "The Goldbergs", which she also wrote. | ||
Elisabeth Bergner | 1897–1986 | Austrian film actress | |||
Fanny Brice | 1891–1951 | American comedian, singer, and entertainer | |||
George Burns | 1896–1996 | American comedian and actor | |||
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 | ||
Michael Chekov | 1891–1955 | Russian-American Academy Award–nominated actor, director | Nephew of Anton Chekhov, protege of Constantin Stanislavki | ||
Hermione Gingold | 1897–1987 | British actress | |||
Harold Goldblatt | 1899–1982 | (Northern) Irish actor | A Night to Remember | ||
Jetta Goudal | 1891–1985 | Dutch-American actress | |||
Leslie Howard | 1893–1943 | British film actor | Gone with the Wind | ||
Moe Howard | 1897–1975 | American comedian and actor | The "leader" of the Three Stooges comedy team, brother of Curly and Shemp Howard | ||
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 | ||
Sam Jaffe | 1891–1984 | American film and stage actor | Academy Award–nominated | ||
Ida Kaminska | 1899–1980 | Polish Academy Award–nominated actress | |||
Francis Lederer | 1899–2000 | Czech-born actor | |||
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 | ||
Gummo Marx | 1893–1977 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | ||
Solomon Mikhoels | 1890–1948 | Soviet actor and director in Yiddish theater | Chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee | ||
Martin Miller | 1899–1969 | Czech actor | The Pink Panther | ||
Paul Muni | 1895–1967 | American Academy Award– and Tony Award–winning actor | |||
Carmel Myers | 1899–1980 | American silent film actress | |||
Julius Nathanson | 1890–1957 | American actor and comedian | |||
Irving Pichel | 1891–1954 | American actor and director | Dracula's Daughter | ||
Molly Picon | 1898–1992 | American star of stage, screen and television | |||
Gregory Ratoff | 1893–1960 | Russian-American actor, director and producer | All About Eve | ||
Edward G. Robinson | 1893–1973 | American stage and film actor | |||
Joseph Schildkraut | 1896–1964 | Austrian-born stage and film actor | |||
Meier Tzelniker | 1894–1980 | British actor | Appeared in Yiddish theatre |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Broncho Billy Anderson | 1880–1971 | American actor, writer, director, and producer | Perhaps best known as the first star of the Western film genre | ||
Theda Bara | 1885–1955 | American silent film actress | Known as the first screen "Vamp" | ||
Cecil B. DeMille | 1881–1959 | American director and filmmaker | Mother | ||
Douglas Fairbanks | 1883–1939 | American actor | Father | ||
Menahem Gnessin | 1882–1952 | Jewish actor and Hebrew language instructor | |||
Al Jolson | 1886–1950 | American singer and actor | |||
Chico Marx | 1887–1961 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | ||
Harpo Marx | 1888–1964 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | ||
Ida Rubinstein | 1885–1960 | Famous Russian Belle Époque beauty | |||
Vladimir Sokoloff | 1889–1962 | Russian actor in German and French silents and American talkies | |||
Ludwig Stössel | 1883–1973 | Austrian actor | |||
Sophie Tucker | 1884–1966 | American actress, singer and comedian | |||
Erich von Stroheim | 1885–1957 | Austrian-born filmmaker and actor | |||
Ed Wynn | 1886–1966 | American comedian and actor | |||
S. Z. Sakall | 1883–1955 | Hungarian-American character actor | Casablanca |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Jacob Pavlovitch Adler | 1855–1926 | Russian-born (later American) actor, a star of the Yiddish theatre | |||
Oscar Beregi Sr. | 1876–1965 | Hungarian stage and film actor | Father of Oscar Beregi | ||
Sarah Bernhardt | 1844–1923 | French stage actress | |||
Anna Held | 1872–1918 | Polish-born stage performer | Most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband | ||
Adah Isaacs Menken | 1835–1868 | American actress and poet | |||
Alla Nazimova | 1879–1945 | American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer | |||
Henriette Nissen-Saloman | 1819–1879 | Swedish singer and actress | |||
Rachel | 1820–1858 | French stage actress | |||
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 | ||
Rudolph Marks | circa 1867–1930 | Ukrainian-born (later American) actor, comedian and playwright |
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