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This category consists of actors, actresses, comedians, contestants, dancers/choreographers, panelists, puppeteers, stuntpeople, vocalists, and voiceover talent.

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  • Edie Adams
  • Alan Alda
  • Steve Allen
  • James Arness
  • Beatrice Arthur
  • Edward Asner
  • B
  • Milton Berle
  • Barbara Billingsley
  • Lucille Bliss
  • Pat Boone
  • Ernest Borgnine
  • Tom Bosley
  • Peter Boyle
  • Eric Braeden
  • C
  • Sid Caesar
  • David Canary
  • Phil Carey
  • George Carlin
  • Diahann Carroll
  • Dan Castellaneta
  • Richard Chamberlain
  • Marge Champion
  • Cyd Charisse
  • Tony Charmoli
  • Kevin Clash
  • Tommy Cole
  • Tim Conway
  • Richard Crenna
  • Robert Culp
  • D
  • Bill Daily
  • Tyne Daly
  • Bill Dana
  • Ann B. Davis
  • Ossie Davis
  • Ruby Dee
  • Elinor Donahue
  • Phyllis Diller
  • E
  • Barbara Eden
  • F
  • Nanette Fabray
  • Barbara Feldon
  • Sally Field
  • June Foray
  • John Forsythe
  • Michael J. Fox
  • Genie Francis
  • Dennis Franz
  • Jonathan Frid
  • Eileen Fulton
  • G
  • James Garner
  • Betty Garrett
  • Anthony Geary
  • Anthony Geary and Genie Francis
  • Marla Gibbs
  • Melissa Gilbert
  • Sharon Gless
  • Lee Grant
  • Andy Griffith
  • Robert Guillaume
  • H
  • Larry Hagman
  • Valerie Harper
  • Jonathan Harris
  • Don Hastings
  • Patricia Heaton
  • Katherine Helmond
  • Sherman Hemsley
  • Florence Henderson
  • Leslie Hoffman
  • James Hong
  • Ron Howard
  • J
  • Russell Johnson
  • Lamont Johnson
  • Shirley Jones
  • K
  • Jack Klugman
  • Don Knotts
  • Harvey Korman
  • L
  • Angela Lansbury
  • Jack Larson
  • Gene LeBell
  • Jack Lemmon
  • Jerry Lewis
  • Norman Lloyd
  • Loretta Long
  • M
  • Gavin MacLeod
  • Sonia Manzano
  • Rose Marie
  • E. G. Marshall
  • Dick Martin
  • Jerry Mathers
  • Rue McClanahan
  • Bob McGrath
  • Jayne Meadows
  • Ricardo Montalban
  • Mary Tyler Moore
  • Rita Moreno
  • Harry Morgan
  • Pat Morita
  • Howard Morris
  • Diana Muldaur
  • N
  • David Newell
  • Bob Newhart
  • Nichelle Nichols
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • O
  • Hugh O’Brian
  • Carroll O'Connor
  • Roscoe Orman
  • P
  • Fess Parker
  • Estelle Parsons
  • Suzanne Pleshette
  • Tom Poston
  • R
  • Tony Randall
  • Joyce Randolph
  • Phylicia Rashad
  • Della Reese
  • Frances Reid
  • Rob Reiner
  • Maria Riva
  • Doris Roberts
  • Cliff Robertson
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Marion Ross
  • Stanley Ralph Ross
  • S
  • Isabel Sanford
  • William Shatner
  • Doris Singleton
  • Erika Slezak
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Carroll Spinney
  • Jean Stapleton
  • Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns
  • Herbert Stempel
  • Jerry Stiller
  • Gale Storm
  • Maxine Stuart
  • Soupy Sales
  • Loretta Swit
  • T
  • George Takei
  • June Taylor
  • Studs Terkel
  • Keith Thibodeaux
  • Marlo Thomas
  • Daniel J. Travanti
  • V
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Timothy Van Patten
  • Robert Vaughn
  • W
  • Helen Wagner
  • James Wall
  • Ruth Warrick
  • Dennis Weaver
  • Dawn Wells
  • Adam West
  • Betty White
  • Andy Williams
  • Henry Winkler
  • Jonathan Winters
  • Jane Wyatt
  • Y
  • Alan Young
  • Z
  • Kim Zimmer

Professions

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  • Executives
  • Film & Video Post-Production Professionals
  • Film & Video Production Professionals
  • Hosts
  • Journalists & News Producers
  • Music Professionals
  • On-Set / Location Personnels
  • Performers
  • Producers
  • Representatives
  • Sound Professionals
  • Stylists
  • Talent Professionals
  • Technology Innovators
  • Writers & Show Creators
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  • Highlights

Highlights

  • Sharon Gless on being more interested in the complicated character of "Christine Cagney" than being a "role model for the '80s" (03m 26s)Sharon Gless on being more interested in the complicated character of "Christine Cagney" than being a "role model for the '80s" (03m 26s)
  • Alan Alda on writing and acting in homemade movies at an early age (02m 40s)Alan Alda on writing and acting in homemade movies at an early age (02m 40s)
  • Henry Winkler reveals the origin of Fonzie’s character (01m 56s)Henry Winkler reveals the origin of Fonzie’s character (01m 56s)
  • Barbara Eden on the craft of acting (04m 28s)Barbara Eden on the craft of acting (04m 28s)
  • Beatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actors (02m 18s)Beatrice Arthur on her advice to aspiring actors (02m 18s)
  • Carroll O’Connor on learning how to play comedy from Micheál MacLiammóir, at the Gate Theatre, which he later used in his characterization of Archie Bunker (02m 29s)Carroll O’Connor on learning how to play comedy from Micheál MacLiammóir, at the Gate Theatre, which he later used in his characterization of Archie Bunker (02m 29s)
  • George Carlin on why he never gets tired of performing his routinesGeorge Carlin on why he never gets tired of performing his routines
  • Michael J. Fox on struggling to be an actor, how he needed a big break when he got an audition for <i>Family Ties</i> (01m 11s)Michael J. Fox on struggling to be an actor, how he needed a big break when he got an audition for Family Ties (01m 11s)
  • Mary Tyler Moore on her childhood talent (00m 35s)Mary Tyler Moore on her childhood talent (00m 35s)
  • Beatrice Arthur on how she would like to be remembered (00m 16s)Beatrice Arthur on how she would like to be remembered (00m 16s)
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    RICARDO MONTALBAN is best known for his starring role on Fantasy Island. Other stars considered to play "Mr. Roarke" were Orson Welles and John Huston.

  • Carroll O'Connor - Director

    CARROLL O’CONNOR not only starred in, but also wrote and directed episodes of Archie Bunker’s Place and In the Heat of the Night.

  • Lucille Ball remembered

    LUCILLE BALL passed away in 1989, many years before the Archive of American Television was established. See some of her friends and colleagues talk about working with this TV Legend.

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