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actor

Noun

A theatrical performer (synset 109784701)
is a type of: performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
subtypes:
- actress - a female actor
- barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouper - an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
- character actor - an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles
- comedian - an actor in a comedy
- ham, ham actor - an unskilled actor who overacts
- heavy - an actor who plays villainous roles
- ingenue - an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
- leading man - actor who plays the leading male role
- mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist - an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
- plant - an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- reenactor - a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier
- scene-stealer - an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene
- movie actor, screen actor - an actor who plays a role in a film
- lead, principal, star - an actor who plays a principal role
- extra, spear carrier, supernumerary - a minor actor in crowd scenes
- tragedian - an actor who specializes in tragic roles
- standby, understudy - an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
- upstager - a selfish actor who upstages the other actors
- walk-on - plays a small part in a dramatic production
specific instances:
- allen, allen stewart konigsberg, woody allen - United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
- astaire, fred astaire - United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
- barrymore, herbert blythe, maurice barrymore - United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
- barrymore, lionel barrymore - United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)
- barrymore, john barrymore - United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
- bogart, humphrey bogart, humphrey deforest bogart - United States film actor (1899-1957)
- booth, john wilkes booth - United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
- burbage, richard burbage - English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
- burton, richard burton - Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
- cagney, james cagney, jimmy cagney - United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
- chevalier, maurice chevalier - French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
- cooper, frank cooper, gary cooper - United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
- coward, noel coward, sir noel pierce coward - English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
- cronyn, hume blake cronyn, hume cronyn - Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
- bing crosby, crosby, harry lillis crosby - United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
- dean, james byron dean, james dean - United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
- de niro, robert de niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)
- depardieu, gerard depardieu - French film actor (born in 1948)
- drew, john drew - United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
- douglas elton fairbanks, douglas fairbanks, fairbanks, julius ullman - United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
- douglas fairbanks jr., fairbanks - United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
- fonda, henry fonda - United States film actor (1905-1982)
- clark gable, gable, william clark gable - United States film actor (1901-1960)
- david garrick, garrick - English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
- gibson, mel columcille gerard gibson, mel gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
- arthur john gielgud, gielgud, sir john gielgud - English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
- cary grant, grant - United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
- granville-barker, harley granville-barker - English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
- alec guinness, guinness, sir alec guinness - English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
- hanks, thomas j. hanks, tom hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956)
- harrison, reginald carey harrison, rex harrison, sir rex harrison - English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
- heming, hemminge, john heming, john hemminge - English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
- dustin hoffman, hoffman - versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
- anthony hopkins, hopkins, sir anthony hopkins, sir anthony philip hopkins - Welsh film actor (born in 1937)
- howard, leslie howard, leslie howard stainer - English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
- al jolson, asa yoelson, jolson - United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
- boris karloff, karloff, william henry pratt - United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
- edmund kean, kean - English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
- buster keaton, joseph francis keaton, keaton - United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
- eugene curran kelly, gene kelly, kelly - United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
- charles laughton, laughton - United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)
- bruce lee, lee, lee yuen kam - United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
- jack lemmon, john uhler, lemmon - United States film actor (1925-2001)
- harold clayton lloyd, harold lloyd, lloyd - United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
- laszlo lowestein, lorre, peter lorre - United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
- bela ferenc blasko, bela lugosi, lugosi - United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
- alfred lunt, lunt - United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
- e. g. marshall, marshall - United States actor (1914-1998)
- martin, steve martin - United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)
- james mason, james neville mason, mason - English film actor (1909-1984)
- mitchum, robert mitchum - United States film actor (1917-1997)
- dudley moore, dudley stuart john moore, moore - English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
- newman, paul leonard newman, paul newman - United States film actor (born in 1925)
- baron olivier of birghton, laurence olivier, olivier, sir laurence kerr olivier - English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
- o'toole, peter o'toole, peter seamus o'toole - British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
- poitier, sidney poitier - United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
- charles robert redford, redford, robert redford - United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
- ralph richardson, richardson, sir ralph david richardson - British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)
- edward g. robinson, edward goldenberg robinson, robinson - United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)
- george c. scott, scott - award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
- peter sellers, sellers - English comic actor (1925-1980)
- francis albert sinatra, frank sinatra, sinatra - United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)
- otis skinner, skinner - United States actor (1858-1942)
- konstantin sergeevich alekseev, konstantin sergeyevich stanislavsky, konstantin stanislavsky, stanislavsky - Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
- james maitland stewart, jimmy stewart, stewart - United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
- israel strassberg, lee strasberg, strasberg - United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
- erich von stroheim, stroheim - United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957)
- spencer tracy, tracy - United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
- sir herbert beerbohm tree, tree - English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
- peter alexander ustinov, sir peter ustinov, ustinov - British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
- duke wayne, john wayne, wayne - United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
- george orson welles, orson welles, welles - United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
same as: histrion, player, role player, thespian
A person who acts and gets things done (synset 109786620)
"he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
subtypes:
- demon - someone extremely diligent or skillful
- busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie, sharpy - an alert and energetic person
- animator, energiser, energizer, vitaliser, vitalizer - someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
- ball of fire, go-getter, whiz-kid, whizz-kid - someone whose career progresses rapidly
- man of action, man of deeds - someone inclined to act first and think later
- ball of fire, fireball, human dynamo, powerhouse - a highly energetic and indefatigable person
same as: doer, worker

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