Actors & Filmmakers

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Joey Lauren Adams (1968–)
Joey Lauren Adams, a North Little Rock (Pulaski County) native, is an actress, writer, and director. Adams has...
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Julie Adams (1926–2019)
aka: Betty May Adams
Betty May “Julie” Adams was an actress who made more than fifty...
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"Broncho Billy" Anderson (1880–1971)
aka: Gilbert Maxwell Aronson
“Broncho Billy” Anderson was the stage name of Gilbert Maxwell ...
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Lloyd Andrews (1906–1992)
aka: Arkansas Slim
aka: Slim Andrews
Lloyd “Arkansas Slim” Andrews was best known for film roles as ...
Ashlie Atkinson (1977–)
Ashlie Atkinson is a character actress who has worked extensively in film, television, and theater, including ...
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Luenell Batson (1959–)
aka: Luenell
aka: Luenell Campbell
Luenell, who goes by only her first name professionally, is a comed...
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Lisa Suzanne Blount (1957–2010)
Lisa Blount was an actress who appeared in numerous films and television shows, most notably as Lynette Pomero...
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Frank Bonner (1942–2021)
aka: Frank Woodrow Boers Jr.
Best known for his role of sales manager Herb Tarlek on the televis...
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James Bridges (1936–1993)
James Bridges was an Arkansan who became a movie producer, director, and screenwriter. He was known for some o...
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John Doyle Brooks (1923–1986)
John Doyle Brooks was a stuntman and actor whose career included appearances in some of the most renowned tele...
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Rodger Bumpass (1951–)
Rodger Bumpass is an actor and voice performer who was born in Little Rock (Pulaski County) and attended Arkan...
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Bob Burns (1890–1956)
aka: Robin Burn
Bob Burns was a well-known national radio and film personality duri...
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Glen Campbell (1936–2017)
aka: Glen Travis Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell was a commercially successful and critically a...
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Jeanne Laverne Carmen (1930–2007)
During the 1950s and 1960s, Jeanne Carmen was a pin-up model, a trick shot golfer, and a B-movie actress. Jean...
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Irene Castle (1893–1969)
Irene Castle was a famous ballroom dancer in the 1910s to the 1930s who appeared in several silent movies and ...
William “The Great John L.” Clark (1925–2005)
William “The Great John L.” Clark was a stuntman, wrestler, and actor. He appeared in Breaker, Breaker!, T...
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Carolina Cotton (1925–1997)
aka: Helen Hagstrom
Helen Hagstrom is best known for her country and western swing musi...
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Daniel Davis (1945–)
Actor Daniel Davis is best known for portraying the character of Niles the butler on the television comedy ser...
Maury Dexter (1927–2017)
aka: Morris Gene Poindexter
Maury Dexter was a film and television director and producer perhap...
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Rick Dial (1955–2011)
Rick Dial was a character actor, musician, and businessman from Malvern (Hot Spring County). Dial acted in fou...
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Ben Dickey (1977–)
Ben Dickey is an Arkansas-born musician, actor, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his music, he is known ...
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Melinda Ruth Dillon (1939–2023)
Melinda Dillon was an American actress who appeared in dozens of movies, plays, and television shows. She was ...
Clark Duke (1985–)
Actor, director, writer, and producer Clark Duke was raised in Glenwood (Pike and Montgomery counties). After ...
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Tom Epperson (1951–)
Tom Epperson is a producer, screenwriter, and novelist from Malvern (Hot Spring County). He is known for his c...
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Jay C. Flippen (1899–1971)
Jay C. Flippen was a versatile entertainer whose career spanned more than six decades and multiple show busine...
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Lela Rochon Fuqua (1964–)
Lela Rochon Fuqua, whose professional name is Lela Rochon, has appeared in nearly fifty movies and television ...
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Gil Gerard (1943–2025)
Actor/producer Gil Gerard was best known for his role as Buck Rogers in the 1979 movie Buck Rogers in the 25th...
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Jennifer Sue (Jen) Gerber (1979–)
Jennifer Sue (Jen) Gerber is a noted filmmaker and teacher from Hot Springs (Garland County) who served as exe...
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Alice Margaret Ghostley (1923–2007)
Alice Ghostley was a film, stage, and television actress who was often described as looking “sweetly befuddl...
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Ann Gillis (1927–2018)
aka: Alma Mabel Conner
Ann Gillis was a child actress and ingénue in thirty-nine Hollywoo...
Joe Glass (1942–)
Joe Glass was instrumental in the development of the motion picture industry in Arkansas. He produced independ...
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David Gordon Green (1975–)
Director, writer, and producer David Gordon Green is a native Arkansan whose films have received many awards. ...