Robert Altman (Kansas City) - (2/20/1925-
) - director of numerous films.
Burt Bacharach (Kansas City) - (5/12/1928-
) - musician and actor of several films.
Scott Bakula (St. Louis) - (10/9/1954-
) - actor in numerous films.
Noah Beery (Kansas City) - (1/17/1882-4/1/1946)
- actor in numerous films.
Wallace Beery (Kansas City) - (4/1/1885-4/15/1949)
- actor in numerous films.
Joe Besser (St. Louis) - (8/12/1907-3/1/1988)
- actor in numerous films - best known as one of the later 3 Stooges.
Linda Blair (St. Louis) - (1/22/1959-
) - actress in several films.
Don Cheadle (Kansas City) - (11/29/1964-
) - actor in several films.
Don S. Davis (Ozark Mountains) - (8/4/1942-
) - actor in numerous films.
Harrison Ford (Kansas City) - (3/16/1884-12/2/1957)
- actor in numerous films.
Redd Foxx (St. Louis) - born. John Elroy
Sanford (12/9/1922-10/11/1991) - comedian and actor in several films.
Fritz Freleng (Kansas City) - born. Isadore
Freleng (8/21/1905-5/26/1995) - director and producer of numerous animated
films.
John Goodman (St. Louis) - (6/20/1952-
) - actor in numerous films.
Betty Grable (St. Louis) - born. Ruth
Elizabeth Grable (12/18/1916-7/2/1973) - actress in numerous films.
Michael Granger (Kansas City) - (?/?/1923-10/22/1981)
- actor in numerous films.
Eddie Griffin (Kansas City) - (7/15/1968-
) - actor in several films.
Robert Guillaume (St. Louis) - (11/30/1927-
) - actor in numerous films.
Moses Gunn (St. Louis) - (10/2/1929-12/16/1993)
- actor in numerous films.
Jean Harlow (Kansas City) - born. Harlean
Harlow Carpenter (3/3/1911-6/7/1937) - actress of several films.
Al Hirschfeld (St. Louis) - (6/21/1903-1/20/2003)
- artist
Ub Iwerks (Kansas City) - born. Ubbe
Ert Iwwerks (3/24/1901-7/7/1971) - animator and actual creator of Mickey Mouse.
Kevin Kline (St. Louis) - (10/24/1947-
) - actor in numerous films.
Robert Lowery (Kansas City) - born. Robert
Larkin Hanks (10/17/1913-12/26/1971) - actor in numerous films - was the second
to play Batman in the serial.
William Lowery (St. Louis) - (7/22/1885-11/15/1941)
- actor in numerous films.
Marsha Mason (St. Louis) - (4/3/1942-
) - actress in numerous films.
Virginia Mayo (St. Louis) - born. Virginia
Clara Jones (11/30/1920-1/17/2005) - actress in numerous films.
Geraldine Page (Kirksville) - (11/22/1924-6/13/1987)
- actress in numerous films.
Vincent Price (St. Louis) - (5/27/1911-12/25/1993)
- actor in numerous films.
Ginger Rogers (Independence) - born.
Virginia Katherine McMath (7/16/1911-4/25/1995) - actress in numerous films.
Dee Wallace Stone (Kansas City) - (12/14/1949-
) - actress in numerous films.
Kathleen Turner (Springfield) - (6/19/1954-
) - actress in numerous films.
Dick Van Dyke (West Plains) - 12/13/1925-
) - actor in numerous films and TV shows.
Porter Wagoner (West Plains) - (8/12/1927-
) - singer and actor in a few films.
Diane Wiest (Kansas City) - (3/28/1948-
) - actress in several films.
Jane Wyman (St. Joseph) - born. Sarah
Jane Mayfield (1/4/1914- ) - actress in numerous films.