List of African-American actors

This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor. The list is organized chronologically, grouping actors by the surnames.

Born in the 2010s

Ravi Cabot-Conyers, actor
Melody Hurd, actress, dancer, and model
Jaidyn Triplett, actress and singer

Born in the 2000s

Halle Bailey, actress and singer
Bailey Bass, actress
Marissa Bode, actress
Miles Brown, actor
Kyliegh Curran, actress
Priah Ferguson, actress
Skai Jackson, actress
Chandler Kinney, actress
Leah Sava Jeffries, actress
Marsai Martin, actress
Caleb McLaughlin, actor
Jaden Michael, actor
Maleah Joi Moon, actress
Dara Reneé, actress
Storm Reid, actress
Marcus Scribner, actor
Yara Shahidi, actress and Harvard graduate
Savannah Lee Smith, actress
Willow Smith, actress
Trinitee Stokes, actress
Lexi Underwood, actress
Quvenzhané Wallis, actress
Keith L. Williams, actor
Jahi Di'Allo Winston, actor
Shahadi Wright Joseph, actress
Sofia Wylie, actress

Born in the 1990s

Jordan Alexander, actress
Ajiona Alexus, actress
Chloe Bailey, actress and singer
Madison Bailey, actress
Jaylen Barron, actress
Zazie Beetz, actress
Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress
Sierra Capri, actress
Chance The Rapper, rapper
Kiersey Clemons, actress
Zendaya Coleman, actress
Dee Dee Davis, actress
Jude Demorest, actress
Teala Dunn, actress
Reign Edwards, actress
Jordan Fisher, actor
Tati Gabrielle, actress
Antonia Gentry, actress
Raven Goodwin, actress
Helena Howard, actress
Paige Hurd, actress
Paris Jackson, actress
Trevor Jackson, actor
Sarah Jeffery, actress
Nadji Jeter, actor
Malcolm David Kelley, actor
Jak Knight, actor, writer, and comedian
Jacob Latimore, actor
Kiana Ledé, actress and singer
Christopher Massey, actor
Kyle Massey, actor
China Anne Mcclain, actress and singer
Shane Paul McGhie, actor
Parker McKenna Posey, actress
Normani, singer
Brittany O'Grady, actress
Keke Palmer, actress
Sydney Park, actress
Madison Pettis, actress
Taylor Polidore, actress
Trevante Rhodes, actor
Tequan Richmond, actor
Lee Rodriguez, actress and singer
Kara Royster, actress
Kylee Russell, actress
Alyah Chanelle Scott, actress
Doc Shaw, actor
Alexandra Shipp, actress
Diggy Simmons, actor
Jaz Sinclair, actress
Amandla Stenberg, actress
Joy Sunday, actress
Chelsea Tavares, actress
Leon Thomas III, actor
Tyler The Creator, actor
Tyler James Williams, actor

Born in the 1980s

Quinton Aaron, actor
Lloyd Banks, actor
Malcolm Barrett, actor
Fantasia Barrino, actress and singer
Jurnee Smollett-Bell, actress
Beyoncé, actress and singer
B.G., rapper
Ser'Darius Blain, film and television actor
Tiffany Boone, actress
Steelo Brim, actor and comedian
Danielle Brooks, actress
Mehcad Brooks, actor
Neil Brown Jr., actor
Rob Brown, actor
Logan Browning, actress
Hannibal Buress, actor and comedian
Trai Byers, actor
Nick Cannon, actor
Chingy, rapper
Monique Coleman, actress
Yaya DaCosta, actress
Charles Michael Davis, actor
Daveed Diggs, actor
Drake, actor
Edwina Findley, actress
Jennifer Freeman, actress
Darrell Britt-Gibson, actor
Donald Glover, actor
Elena Goode, actress
Kat Graham, actress and singer
Sonequa Martin-Green, actress
Lance Gross, actor (African-American mother)
Demetrius Grosse, actor
Ilfenesh Hadera, actress
William Jackson Harper, actor and comedian
Corey Hawkins, actor
Brian Tyree Henry, actor
Jillian Hervey, singer and dancer
Marques Houston, actor
Jennifer Hudson, actress
Amber Iman, actress
Brandon T. Jackson, actor
Bryton James, actor
Terrence Jenkins, actor
Michael B. Jordan, actor
Wiz Khalifa, actor
Christel Khalil, actress (African-American mother)
Aja Naomi King, actress
Zoe Kravitz, actress and filmmaker
Lil Scrappy, rapper
Lauren London, actress (African-American mother)
Jonathan Majors, actor
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor
Jason Mitchell, actor
Monica, actress
Victoria Monét, R&B singer (African-American mother)
Lamorne Morris, actor
Aaron Moten, actor
Ashleigh Murray, actress
Naturi Naughton, actress
Angel Parker, actress
Teyonah Parris, actress
Candice Patton, actress
Jay Pharoah, actor
Kyla Pratt, actress
Issa Rae, actress (African-American mother)
Rihanna, singer
Sam Richardson, actor and comedian
Amber Riley, actress and singer
Evan Ross, actor and musician (African-American mother)
Amanda Seales, actress (African-American father)
Brian Michael Smith, actor
Jussie Smollett, actor
Jordin Sparks, actress
Tika Sumpter, actress
Jessica Szohr, actress
Norman Towns, actor, comedian, and producer
T.I., actor
Tru Valentino, actor
Amanda Warren, actress
John David Washington, actor
Damon Wayans Jr., actor and comedian
Lil Wayne, actor
Erinn Westbrook, actress
Jessica Williams, actress
Nafessa Williams, actress
Lee Thompson Young, actor
Young Buck, rapper

Born in the 1970s

Aaliyah, singer, actress (d. 2001)
Flex Alexander, actor
Mahershala Ali, actor
Anthony Anderson, actor
Essence Atkins, actress
Sharif Atkins, actor
Rochelle Aytes, actress
Tyra Banks, actress, model
Lamont Bentley, actor (d. 2005)
Big Gipp, rapper
Stephen Bishop, actor
De'Aundre Bonds, actor
Bone Crusher, Hip Hop rapper
Chadwick Boseman, actor (d. 2020)
Wayne Brady, actor, comedian
Golden Brooks, actress
Cocoa Brown, actress
Sterling K. Brown, actor
Yvette Nicole Brown, actress
Joy Bryant, actress
Busta Rhymes, actor
Wyatt Cenac, (African-American Father)
Dave Chappelle, actor and comedian
Chi-Ali, rapper
Deon Cole, actor
Mike Colter, actor
Common, actor
Laverne Cox, transgender actress
D-Nice, actor
Taye Diggs, actor
DMX, actor, rapper (d. 2021)
Snoop Dogg, actor
Omar Dorsey, actor
Ava DuVernay, film director
Michael Ealy, actor
Nelsan Ellis, actor (d. 2017)
Mike Epps, comedian and actor
Omar Epps, actor
Fat Joe, actor
Keith Ferguson, voice actor
Jaimee Foxworth, actress
Ghostface Killah, rapper
Tyrese Gibson, actor
Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor
Omar Gooding, actor
Tiffany Haddish, actress^[1]
Pooch Hall, actor
Regina Hall, actress
Cory Hardrict, actor
Omari Hardwick, actor
Kevin Hart, actor
Darrin Henson, actor
Taraji P. Henson, actress
Taral Hicks, actress, singer
Dulé Hill, actor and tap dancer
André Holland, actor
Russell Hornsby, actor
Inspectah Deck, rapper
Janelle James, comedian, actress, and writer
Ja Rule, rapper
Barry Jenkins, director, producer, screenwriter
Dwayne Johnson, actor
April Parker Jones, actress
Rashida Jones, actress
Tamala Jones, actress
Rhoda Jordan, actress
Germany Kent, print and broadcast journalist, television personality, former beauty queen, actress, businesswoman, producer, philanthropist, and author
Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian
Khujo, rapper
Killer Mike, rapper
Regina King, actress
Boris Kodjoe, actor
Sanaa Lathan, actress
Bianca Lawson, actress
Sharon Leal, actress (African-American father)
John Legend, singer, actor, producer
Lil Jon, rapper
Loni Love, comedienne
Ludacris, actor/rapper
Anthony Mackie, actor
Vincent Mason, disc jockey and actor
Darius McCrary, actor and singer
Method Man, actor
Windell Middlebrooks, actor (d. 2015)
Omar Benson Miller, actor
Wentworth Miller, actor
Shemar Moore, actor
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, actor/musician
Niecy Nash, actress
Tariq Nasheed, film producer
Nelly, rapper
Brandy Norwood, actress
Shaquille O'Neal, actor
Nicole Ari Parker, actress
Paula Patton (African-American father), actress^[2]
Khary Payton, actor
Pete Rock, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
Jordan Peele, actor, comedian
Mekhi Phifer, actor
Q-Tip, actor and Hip Hop producer
Questlove, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
Queen Latifah, rapper, actress
Raekwon, rapper
Corey Reynolds, actor
Lauren Ridloff, actress
Leonard Roberts, actor
Bumper Robinson, actor
Craig Robinson, actor, comedian
Anika Noni Rose, actress
Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, model, comedian^[3]
Zoe Saldana, actress
Tupac Shakur, actor, rapper (d. 1996)
Shanice, singer
Beanie Sigel, rapper
IronE Singleton, actor
Sisqo, rapper singer
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, singer-songwriter^[4]
Octavia Spencer, actress
Larenz Tate, actor
The Game, rapper
Charlize Theron, actress
Kenan Thompson, actor, comedian
T-Mo, rapper
Tony Yayo, actor
Treach, rapper
Chris Tucker, actor, comedian
Usher, actor, singer
Vin Rock, rapper
Vincent M. Ward, actor
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor
Kerry Washington, actress
Marlon Wayans, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
Shawn Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, producer
Rutina Wesley, actress
Jaleel White, actor, comedian
Charles Malik Whitfield, actor
Kellie Shanygne Williams, actress
Cedric Yarbrough, comedian
Yo-Yo, rapper

Born in the 1960s

Tichina Arnold, actress
Michael Beach, actor
Jennifer Beals (African-American father), actress
Darryl M. Bell, actor
Halle Berry, actress
Richard Biggs, actor (d. 2004)
Big Daddy Kane, rapper
Birdman, rapper
Sean Blakemore, actor
Michael Boatman, actor and sitcom comedian
Lisa Bonet (African-American father), actress
Andre Braugher, actor (d. 2023)
Toni Braxton, singer
Todd Bridges, actor
Richard Brooks, actor
Frances Callier, actress
Mariah Carey, (African-American father) actress
Rocky Carroll, actor
Cedric the Entertainer, actor and comedian
Don Cheadle, actor
Morris Chestnut, actor
CL Smooth, rapper
Chad L. Coleman, actor
Gary Coleman, actor, comedian (d. 2010)
Kim Coles, actress
Sean Combs, actor
Lavell Crawford, actor and comedian
Rusty Cundieff, actor
Mark Curry, actor
Danny Boy, rapper
Stacey Dash (African-American father), actress
Tommy Davidson, actor
Cassi Davis, actress
LaVan Davis, actor
Viola Davis, actress
Deezer D, actor, rapper (d. 2021)
DJ Kay Gee, rapper
DJ Yella, disc jockey and rapper
Natalie Desselle-Reid, actress (d. 2020)
Nate Dogg, actor (d. 2011)
Colman Domingo (African-American mother), actor
Doug E. Fresh (Brazilian-African-American sister), beatboxer and rapper
Gary Dourdan, actor
Dr. Dre, actor
Dres, rapper
E-40, actor
Eric B., actor
Sonya Eddy, actress (d. 2022)
Kim Fields, actress
Laurence Fishburne, actor
Freddie Foxxx, actor
Thomas Mikal Ford, actor, comedian (d. 2016)
Vivica A. Fox, actress
Jamie Foxx, actor
Johnny Gill, singer
Seth Gilliam, actor
Robin Givens, actress
Cuba Gooding Jr., actor
Grand Puba, rapper
Eddie Griffin, actor
Jasmine Guy, actress
GZA, rapper
Kadeem Hardison, actor, director
Hill Harper, actor
D'atra Hicks, actress, singer
Whitney Houston, actress (d. 2012)
Terrance Howard, actor
D.L. Hughley, comedian, actor
Ice Cube, actor
Janet Jackson, actress and singer
Jay-Z, rapper
Kristoff St. John, actor (d. 2019)
A.J. Johnson (d. 2021)
Anne-Marie Johnson, actress
David Jude Jolicoeur, actor (d. 2023)
Orlando Jones, actor
Roy Jones Jr., actor
R. Kelly, former singer and actor
Kidd Creole, rapper
Kool G Rap, rapper
Lenny Kravitz, actor
KRS-One, actor
Phil LaMarr, actor, comedian
Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian
Scott Lawrence, actor
Harry Lennix (African-American mother), actor
Dawnn Lewis (with Caribbean blood), actress
Kecia Lewis, singer and actress
Phill Lewis, actor, comedian
Tina Lifford, actress
LL Cool J, actor
Lord Jamar, actor
Ed Lover, rapper and actor
David Mann, actor
Tamela Mann, actress
Mannie Fresh, Hip Hop producer
Jesse L. Martin, actor
Tisha Campbell-Martin, actress
Masta Killa, rapper
Chi McBride, actor
Darryl McDaniels, actor
Brian McKnight, singer
Tim Meadows, actor
Melle Mel, actor and rapper
Kelvin Mercer, rapper and actor
Daryl Mitchell, actor
Tracy Morgan, actor
Phil Moore, actor and TV host
Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian
Patrice O'Neal, actor and comedian (d. 2011)
John Paris, singer
Carl Anthony Payne II, actor
Allen Payne, actor
Holly Robinson Peete, actress
Tyler Perry, actor, comedian, filmmaker^[5]
Wendell Pierce, actor
Glenn Plummer, actor
Gina Ravera (part African-American descent) actress
Gene Anthony Ray, actor (d. 2003)
Lance Reddick, actor (d. 2023)
Rakim, rapper
Kevin Michael Richardson, actor
Leon Robinson, actor
Chris Rock, actor and comedian
Andre Royo, actor
RuPaul, actor
RZA, actor
Sadat X, rapper
Sherri Shepherd, actress and comedian
Joseph Simmons, actor
John Singleton, director, producer, screenwriter (d. 2019)
Isaac C. Singleton Jr., actor
Slick Rick, rapper, actor and beatboxer
Will Smith, actor and rapper
J. B. Smoove, actor and comedian
Wesley Snipes, actor
Sonja Sohn (African-American father), actress and director
Danielle Spencer, actress
Wanda Sykes, actress and comedian
Michelle Thomas, actress, comedian
Tone-Loc, rapper, actor
Blair Underwood, actor
Sheryl Underwood, actress, comedian
Courtney B. Vance, actor
Isaiah Washington, actor
Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer and producer
Forest Whitaker, actor
Eugene Wilde, singer
Gary Anthony Williams, actor
Michael K. Williams, actor (d. 2021)
Chris Williams, actor
Vanessa Williams, actress
Larry Wilmore, actor and comedian
Debra Wilson, actress and comedian
Reno Wilson, actor and comedian
Yvette Wilson, actress and comedian (d. 2012)
Jeffrey Wright, actor
Malik Yoba, actor

Born in the 1950s

Khandi Alexander, actress
Debbie Allen, actress
Patti Austin, singer
BabyFace, singer
Philip Bailey, singer
Anita Baker, singer
Leslie David Baker, actor
Angela Bassett, actress
Fred Berry, actor (d. 2003)
Billy Blanks, actor
Sharon Bryant, R&B singer
Peabo Bryson, singer
LeVar Burton, actor
L. Scott Caldwell, actress
Vanessa Bell Calloway, actress
Reg E. Cathey, actor (d. 2018)
Judy Cheeks, singer
Natalie Cole, actress (d. 2015)
Tony Cox, actor
Keith David, actor, comedian
Michael Dorn, actor
Suzzanne Douglas, actress (d. 2021)
Denise Dowse, actress and director (d. 2022)
Michael Clarke Duncan, actor (d. 2012)
Charles S. Dutton, actor
Dave Fennoy, actor
Clarence Gilyard, actor (d. 2022)
Whoopi Goldberg, actress
Robert Gossett, actor
Grandmaster Flash, rapper and disc jockey
David Alan Grier, actor
Arsenio Hall, actor
Vondie Curtis-Hall, actor
Kevin Peter Hall, actor (d. 1991)
Dorian Harewood, actor
Jackee Harry (African-American father), actress
Steve Harvey, comedian, actor
Dennis Haysbert, actor
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor, playwright, and director
Jermaine Jackson, actor
La Toya Jackson, actress
Michael Jackson, King of pop and actor (d. 2009)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, actor
Larry "Flash" Jenkins, actor, director, producer, screenwriter (d. 2019)
Ralph Johnson, singer
Ron Cephas Jones, actor (d. 2023)
Chaka Khan, singer
Spike Lee, film director, producer, writer, actor
Jenifer Lewis, actress
Tommy Lister Jr., actor (d. 2020)
Bernie Mac, actor, comedian (d. 2008)
Debbi Morgan, actress
Mr. T, actor
Charlie Murphy, actor and comedian (d. 2017)
Bill Nunn, actor (d. 2016)
Jo Marie Payton, actress
Paul Pena, singer-songwriter, guitarist (d. 2005)
CCH Pounder (with Caribbean blood), actress
Clifton Powell, actor
Prince, actor (d. 2016)
Dianne Reeves, singer
Ving Rhames, actor
Howard Rollins, actor (d. 1996)
Victoria Rowell (African-American father), actress
Sinbad, actor and comedian
Bern Nadette Stanis, actress
Ron Taylor, actor (d. 2002)
Tony Todd, actor (d. 2024)
Reginald VelJohnson, actor
Denzel Washington, actor, director and producer; winner of three Golden Globe Awards
Verdine White, singer, bassist
Lynn Whitfield, actress
Deniece Williams, singer
Mykelti Williamson, actor
Oprah Winfrey, actress, media executive^[6]
Stevie Wonder, singer
Alfre Woodard, actress

Born in the 1940s

James Avery, actor (d. 2013)
Margaret Avery, actress
Taurean Blacque, actor (d. 2022)
John Beasley, actor (d. 2023)
George Benson, singer
Avery Brooks, actor
Roger Aaron Brown, actor
Ron Canada, actor and producer
Nell Carter, actress (d. 2003)
Olivia Cole, actress (d. 2018)
Hugh Dane, actor (d. 2018)
Loretta Devine, actress
Art Evans, actor (d. 2024)
Damon Evans, actor
Mike Evans, actor (d. 2006)
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, actor (d. 2019)
Ken Foree, actor
Aretha Franklin, actress (d. 2018)
Sheila Frazier, actress
Ron Glass, actor (d. 2016)
Danny Glover, actor
Cuba Gooding Sr., actor (d. 2017)
Larry Graham, singer
Teresa Graves, actress (d. 2002)
Pam Grier, actress
Alaina Reed Hall, actress (d. 2009)
Isaac Hayes, actor (d. 2008)
Gregory Hines, actor (d. 2003)
Mike Hodge, actor (d. 2017)
Kene Holliday, actor
Telma Hopkins, actress and singer
Anna Maria Horsford, actress
Ernie Hudson, actor
Samuel L. Jackson, actor
Jim Kelly, actor (d. 2013)
Gladys Knight, actress
Patti LaBelle, actress
Ted Lange, actor
Darlene Love, actress
Al Matthews, actor (d. 2018)
Vonetta McGee, actress (d. 2010)
Frank McRae, actor (d. 2021)
Paul Mooney, actor and comedian (d. 2021)
Joe Morton, actor
Jeffrey Osborne, singer
Billy Preston, actor (d. 2006)
Joan Pringle, actress
Richard Pryor, actor and comedian (d. 2005)
Marion Ramsey, actress (d. 2021)
Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress and comedian
Tim Reid, actor
James Reynolds, actor
LaTanya Richardson, actress
Lionel Richie, actor, composer, and singer
Charlie Robinson, actor (d. 2021)
Roger Robinson, actor (d. 2018)
Smokey Robinson, singer
Diana Ross, actress and singer
Richard Roundtree, actor (d. 2023)
O. J. Simpson, actor (d. 2024)
Carly Simon, singer
Bubba Smith, actor (d. 2011)
Meshach Taylor, actor (d. 2014)
Lynne Thigpen, actress (d. 2003)
Ernest Lee Thomas, actor
Berlinda Tolbert, actress
Glynn Turman, actor
Ben Vereen, actor, dancer, and singer
Jimmie Walker, actor
Dionne Warwick, actress and singer
Carl Weathers, actor (d. 2024)
Demond Wilson, actor
Theodore Wilson, actor (d. 1991)
John Witherspoon, actor and comedian (d. 2019)
Samuel E. Wright, actor (d. 2021)

Born in the 1930s

Mary Alice, actress (d. 2022)
John Amos, actor (d. 2024)
Paul Benjamin, actor (d. 2019)
Johnny Brown, actor (d. 2022)
Jim Brown, actor (d. 2023)
Tony Burton, actor (d. 2016)
Godfrey Cambridge, comedian and actor (d. 1976)
Diahann Carroll, actress (d. 2019)
Bernie Casey, actor (d. 2017)
Rosalind Cash, actress and singer (d. 1995)
Ray Charles, actor (d. 2004)
Bill Cobbs, actor (d. 2024)
Bill Cosby, actor and comedian
Ivan Dixon, actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
Robert DoQui, actor (d. 2008)
Ja'Net DuBois, actress (d. 2020)
Roberta Flack, singer
Gloria Foster, actress (d. 2001)
Al Freeman Jr., actor and director (d. 2012)
Morgan Freeman, actor
Marla Gibbs, actress
Carl Gordon, actor (d. 2010)
Louis Gossett Jr., actor (d. 2024)
Dick Gregory, actor and comedian (d. 2017)
Rosey Grier, actor
Bill Gunn, actor and director (d. 1989)
Lloyd Haynes, actor (d. 1986)
Sherman Hemsley, actor (d. 2012)
Ellen Holly, actress (d. 2023)
Robert Hooks, actor
Raymond St. Jacques, actor (d. 1990)
Rafer Johnson, actor (d. 2020)
Duane Jones, actor (d. 1988)
James Earl Jones, actor (d. 2024)
Lincoln Kilpatrick, actor (d. 2004)
Yaphet Kotto, actor (d. 2021)
Cleavon Little, actor (d. 1992)
Janet MacLachlan, actress (d. 2010)
Don Marshall, actor (d. 2016)
Whitman Mayo, actor (d. 2001)
Barbara McNair, actress and singer (d. 2007)
Garrett Morris, actor and comedian
Greg Morris, actor (d. 1996)
Roger E. Mosley, actor (d. 2022)
Lou Myers, actor (d. 2013)
Nichelle Nichols, actress (d. 2022)
Ron O'Neal, actor (d. 2004)
Melvin Van Peebles, actor and filmmaker (d. 2021)
J. A. Preston, actor
Thalmus Rasulala, actor (d. 1991)
Lou Rawls, actor (d. 2006)
Della Reese, actress, singer (d. 2017)
Little Richard, actor (d. 2020)
Matt Robinson, actor and producer (d. 2002)
Madge Sinclair, actress (d. 1995)
Nathaniel Taylor, actor (d. 2019)
Tina Turner, actress and singer (d. 2023)
Billy Dee Williams, actor
Clarence Williams III, actor (d. 2021)
Hal Williams, actor
Fred Williamson, actor
Flip Wilson, actor and comedian (d. 1998)
Nancy Wilson, actress (d. 2018)
Paul Winfield, actor (d. 2004)

Born in the 1920s

Maya Angelou, actress (d. 2014)
Harry Belafonte, actor and singer (d. 2023)
Roscoe Lee Browne, actor (d. 2007)
Virginia Capers, actor (d. 2004)
Rupert Crosse, actor (d. 1973)
Sammy Davis Jr., actor (d. 1990)
Ruby Dee, actress (d. 2014)^[7]
Redd Foxx, comedian, actor (d. 1991)
Susie Garrett, actress (d. 2002)
Robert Guillaume, actor (d. 2017)
Moses Gunn, actor (d. 1993)
Bernie Hamilton, actor (d. 2008)
Julius Harris, actor (d. 2004)
Eartha Kitt, actress (d. 2008)
William Marshall, actor and director (d. 2003)
LaWanda Page, actress (d. 2002)
Brock Peters, actor (d. 2005)
Sidney Poitier, actor (d. 2022)
Roxie Roker, actress (d. 1995)
Esther Rolle, actress (d. 2004)
Mel Stewart, actor (d. 2002)
Cicely Tyson, actress (d. 2021)
William Warfield, actor (d. 2002)

Born in the 1910s

Nat King Cole, actor (d. 1965)
Scatman Crothers, actor (d. 1986)
Ossie Davis, actor (d. 2005)
Tina Dixon, R&B singer, actress and comedian (d. 2004)
Roy Glenn, actor (d. 1971)
Robert Earl Jones, actor and professional boxer (d. 2007)
Sybil Lewis, actress (d. 1988)
Juanita Moore, actress (d. 2014)
Maidie Norman, actress (d. 1998)
Jimmy Robinson, actor (d. 1967)
Timmie Rogers, comedian, actor (d. 2006)
Nipsey Russell, comedian (d. 2005)
Isabel Sanford, actress, comedian (d. 2004)
Joe Seneca, actor, singer, and songwriter (d. 1996)
Woody Strode, actor (d. 1994)
Clarice Taylor, actress (d. 2011)

Born in the 1900s

Eddie Anderson, actor (d. 1977)
James Baskett, actor (d. 1948)
Louise Beavers, actress (d. 1962)
Everett Brown, actor (d. 1953)
Cab Calloway, actor (d. 1994)
Alvin Childress, actor (d. 1986)
Gee Gee James, radio and theater actress and singer (d. 1971)
Canada Lee, professional athlete, musician, and actor (d. 1952)
Alice Whitman, actress (d. 1968)

Born in the 1890s

Ismay Andrews, actor (d. ?)
Rex Ingram, actor (d. 1969)
John Marriott, actor (d. 1977)
Charles Olden, actor (d. 1943)
Paul Robeson, actor (d. 1976)
Bill Walker, actor (d. 1992)
Blue Washington, actor (d. 1970)

Born in the 1880s

Spencer Bell, actor
Whitman Sisters, actresses
Oscar Smith, actor

Born in the 19th century

Ira Aldridge, actor (d. 1867)
Amanda and Samuel Chambers, early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah (d. 1929)
David Fagen, buffalo soldier, anti-imperialist (d. ?)
Irving Jones, comedian and songwriter (d. 1932)
Cora Ann Pair Thomas, missionary (d. 1952)

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