Famous Actors and Actresses from St. Joseph Mo

 

1. Timothy Omundson

Actor | Mission: Impossible III

Timothy Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 29, 1969, the youngest of four children. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his family moved when he was one. His father is a former railroad man and his mother was a teacher. Tim started to study theatre at the young age of 12.

2. Jane Wyman

Actress | The Blue Veil

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Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). When she was only eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father prematurely.

3. Eminem

Soundtrack | 8 Mile

Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Deborah R. (Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr., who were in a band together, Daddy Warbucks. He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry.

4. Betty Garrett

Actress | On the Town

A sunny singer, dancer and comic actress, Betty Garrett starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt.

5. Ruth Warrick

Actress | Citizen Kane

Reedy and regal actress Ruth Warrick will be remembered for two names and two names alone. In films, she will indelibly be referred to as the castoff first “Mrs. Citizen Kane,” and on TV she will forever be synonymous with her character of Phoebe Tyler Wallingford.

6. Benny Baker

Actor | Paint Your Wagon

Benny Baker was born on May 5, 1907 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Paint Your Wagon (1969), Rose Bowl (1936) and Blonde Trouble (1937). He was previously married to Edith Turgell and Margery Chapin. He died on September 20, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

7. Nicole Taylor

Actress | The Insatiable

Nicole Taylor is a Los Angeles-based actress originally from Austin, TX. She began her career as a teenager and has appeared on many television shows (Friday Night Lights, Entourage, iCarly, CSI: NY & Miami), films (Just Go With It, Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and starred in over 40 national films.

8. Irving Bacon

Actor | Meet John Doe

A minor character actor who appeared in literally hundreds of films, actor Irving Bacon could always be counted on for expressing bug-eyed bewilderment or cautious frustration in small-town settings with his revolving door of friendly, servile parts – mailmen, milkmen, clerks, chauffeurs, cab , etc.

9. Walter Cronkite

Actor | Liberty’s Kids

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Helen Lena (Fritsche) and Walter Leland Cronkite, a doctor. Throughout his early career, Cronkite worked with newspapers. During World War II, he served as a news reporter. In 1950, Cronkite became a journalist.

10. Jeff Morris

Actor | The Blues Brothers

Laconic, “good ole boy” type Texan raised actor with appropriate drawl who has notched up several dozen film and TV appearances playing working class men from various backgrounds such as farmers, soldiers, bartenders etc. Best known as the country and western music fan, Bob….the owner of “Bob’s.

11. Brooke Mills

Actress | Blood Legacy

Brooke Mills was a very capable and beautiful redhead actress and dancer who popped up in a handful of movies and TV shows during her regrettably short-lived career. She was born as Dolores Ann Williams on January 17, 1949 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

12. Jacob Hays

Actor | Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

Jacob Hays was born on August 21, 1995 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2009), Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice (2011) and Futurestates (2010).

13. June Clyde

Actress | A Strange Adventure

Another vivacious blonde who made a tiny splash in Hollywood during the 30s was June Clyde. Her career was perhaps more substantial than that of many of her contemporaries. A talented songstress and dancer, June began on the vaudeville circuit in 1917 as an eight-year old, billed as ‘Baby Tetrazini.

14. Georgia Hale

Actress | The Gold Rush

Georgia Theodora Hale was born on June 27, 1900 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Her parents were George Washington Hale and Laura Imbrie, and her two older sisters were Eugenia and Helen. Soon, her family moved to Illinois. In 1922, she won a beauty contest in Chicago and despite strong disapproval.

15. Zon Murray

Actor | Rainbow Over the Rockies

Zon Murray was born on April 13, 1910 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947), Captain China (1950) and Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952). He was previously married to Dorothy J. Sands. He died on February 2, 1979 in Palm Springs.

16. Shelley Waggener

Actress | Winter’s Bone

Raised just outside of Branson, Missouri, Shelley grew up in small town fashion. “Everyone knows everyone there.” Although Branson was becoming a large part of the country music scene, there wasn’t much else in the way of other entertainment avenues.

17. Jason Stafford

Assistant Director | I Can Only Imagine

Jason Stafford is an assistant director best known for I Can Only Imagine (2018), I Still Believe (2020), Unplanned (2019) and The Christmas Candle (2013). His latest film, Reagan, is set to release in theaters in the fall of 2022.I Can Only Imagine (2018) was the highest grossing independent film of 2018.

18. Dorothea Kent

Actress | It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Actress. Leggy, platinum-haired supporting player. She came to Hollywood in 1934 after some modeling experience in St. Louis, and was successively under contract to Columbia Pictures, Universal, and 20th Century-Fox. A scene-stealing comedienne and, when given the opportunity, and a capable romantic.

19. Mary Cooper

Actress | Dark Shadows

Mary Cooper was born on December 4, 1914 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Dark Shadows (1966), The Edge of Night (1956) and Bright Victory (1951). She was previously married to Payne-Jennings, Victor. She died on October 22, 2008 in New York City, New York, USA.

20. Michael K. Anderson

Writer | Earthfall

Michael K. Anderson was born on May 15, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Earthfall, The Wonder Show (2013) and Polka Trip (1999).

21. Mona Malden

Mona Malden was born on May 9, 1917 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Mona was previously married to Karl Malden. Mona died on July 13, 2019 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

22. Frank M. Thomas

Actor | Behind the Headlines

Frank M. Thomas was born on July 13, 1889 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Behind the Headlines (1937), Criminal Lawyer (1937) and The Philco Television Playhouse (1948). He was previously married to Mona Bruns. He died on November 25, 1989 in Tujunga, California, USA.

23. Beulah Poynter

Actress | Lena Rivers

Beulah Poynter was born on June 6, 1886 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Lena Rivers (1914), The Little Girl That He Forgot (1915) and The Miracle of Money (1920). She was previously married to George Leffler (producer), John Bowers and Burton S. Nixon.

24. LeRoy Prinz

Director | All-American Co-Ed

LeRoy Prinz started his career after running away from a boarding school. He came to France prior to WWI, where he earned his money dancing in nightclubs. After the outbreak of the war he became a pilot. He was shot down 15 times. After the war he fought as a mercenary in a civil war in Nicaragua.

25. Norbert Brodine

Cinematographer | Letter to Loretta

Norbert Brodine was born on December 16, 1896 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Loretta Young Show (1953), Merrily We Live (1938) and The Frogmen (1951). He was previously married to Catherine Ferguson. He died on February 28, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

26. Steve Walsh

Soundtrack | The Suicide Squad

Steve Walsh was born on June 15, 1951 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for The Suicide Squad (2021), James at 16 (1977) and I Go Pogo (1980).

27. Jack Clark

Self | The Gong Show

One of the 1970s most-loved and respected TV personalities, Jack Clark was best known as host of the highly successful syndicated game shows “Dealer’s Choice” (1973-75) and “Cross Wits” (1975-80). Born in St. Joseph, Missouri around 1925, he moved to California after the service.

28. Brian McDonald

Writer | White Face

McDonald is the author of Invisible Ink — A Practical Guide To Building Stories That Resonate and The Golden Theme – How To Make Your Writing Appeal To The Highest Common Denominator.In comic books he has written for such titles that include Tarzan, Predator and Lost In Space and the first Hellboy.

29. Paul Crouch

Producer | The Omega Code

Flamboyant televangelist Paul Crouch first gained notoriety as the founder of the “Trinity Broadcasting Network” (TBN), an evangelical/charismatic Christian television network, on which he and his wife, Jan Crouch, had their own religious (but very controversial among conservative evangelicals) talk show.

30. Rocky Rockwell

Self | Top Tunes and New Talent

Rocky Rockwell was born on March 2, 1923 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was previously married to Pauline. He died on December 14, 2013 in Sun City, Arizona, USA.

31. Goodee Montgomery

Actress | Stolen Harmony

Goodee Montgomery was born on March 28, 1906 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Stolen Harmony (1935), Beware of Ladies (1936) and Lightnin’ (1930). She was previously married to Frank McDonald. She died on June 5, 1978 in Hollywood, California, USA.

32. Ryan McEnaney

Actor | General Hospital

Ryan McEnaney is an American actor known for playing morally ambiguous characters, anti-heroes and anti-villains.Born on September 30, 1985 in St. Joseph, Missouri. McEnaney took an interest in acting from an early age, appearing in school plays as well as performing in his own short films and …

33. Debbie Mathers

Self | Primetime Live

Debbie Mathers was born on January 6, 1955 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.

34. Joel Moss

Sound Department | The Lost Weekend

Joel Moss was born on October 26, 1904 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is known for The Lost Weekend (1945), Mannix (1967) and Captain Scarface (1953). He died on November 13, 1989 in Orange, California, USA.

35. Edward Wiskoski

Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling

Edward Wiskoski was born on January 10, 1945 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1990) and AWA All-Star Wrestling (1972).

36. Coleman Hawkins

Soundtrack | On the Road

Coleman Hawkins was called “The father of the tenor sax”. He was a pioneer in this instrument, starting his career with the blues singer Mamie Smith in 1921. In 1923 he played with Fletcher Henderson until 1934. In this orchestra he was a partner of Louis Armstrong in 1924.

37. Fred Lau

Sound Department | West Side Story

Fred Lau was born on July 29, 1897 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Fred is known for West Side Story (1961), Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Some Like It Hot (1959). Fred died on January 18, 1971 in Orange, California, USA.

38. Paul Jerome

Actor | The Greatest Show on Earth

Paul Jerome was born on September 30, 1889 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), The Unwilling (2007) and The Greatest Challenge (2004). He died on November 14, 1960 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

39. Jay Sarno

Self | Toast of the Town

Jay Sarno was born on July 2, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He died on July 21, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

40. Katherine K. Davis

Soundtrack | Reindeer Games

Composer (“Carol of the Drum” [“Little Drummer Boy”]), author and teacher, educated at Wellesley College and a student of Stuart Mason and Nadia Boulanger. She taught at Wellesley and in private schools in Philadelphia and Concord, and was a freelance editor and arranger from 1910.

41. Tyson Minnick

Actor | Polish Bar

Tyson Minnick was born on November 18, 1975 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Polish Bar (2010), State of Romance (2009) and Apartment 101 (2017).

42. Porter Strong

Actor | Way Down East

Porter Strong was born on December 27, 1878 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Way Down East (1920), Dream Street (1921) and The White Rose (1923). He died on June 11, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA.

43. Marston Fay

Editor | Roughshod

Marston Fay was born on October 5, 1914 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an editor, known for Roughshod (1949), Wagon Train (1957) and Desperate (1947). He died on January 16, 1998 in San Diego, California, USA.

44. Brandon Galvan

Suicide Squad

Brandon Galvan was born on June 6, 1977 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Brandon is an editor, known for Suicide Squad (2016), Bright (2017) and Inherent Vice (2014).

45. Fred Ahern

Production Manager | Rope

Fred Ahern was born on December 31, 1907 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Fred was a production manager, known for Rope (1948), The Paradine Case (1947) and Stage Fright (1950). Fred died on September 28, 1982 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

46. John Pringle

Actor | Black Lightning

John Pringle was born on July 13, 1865 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and art director, known for Black Lightning (1924), Clothes Make the Pirate (1925) and Travelin’ Fast (1924). He was previously married to Ada Adair Apperly. He died on August 12, 1929 in San Diego, California, USA.

47. Sid Rogell

Producer | Design for Death

Sid Rogell was born on January 16, 1900 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Design for Death (1947), You May Be Next! (1936) and Murder, My Sweet (1944). He was previously married to June Clayworth. He died on November 15, 1973 in Los Angeles.

48. Kay Noble

Self | AWA All-Star Wrestling

Kay Noble was born on October 15, 1940 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. She died on April 27, 2006 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.

49. Rob Fredrickson

Self | The NFL on CBS

Rob Fredrickson was born on May 13, 1971 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.

50. Fred Harman

Writer | Sheriff of Las Vegas

Fred Harman was born on February 9, 1902 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Fred was a writer, known for Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944), Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) and The Fighting Redhead (1949). Fred was previously married to Lola May Andrews. Fred died on January 2, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

 

51. Jody Hamilton

Writer | Deep South Wrestling

Jody Hamilton was born on August 28, 1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Deep South Wrestling (2006), WCW Worldwide (1975) and WCW Saturday Night (1985). He died on August 3, 2021 in Georgia, USA.

52. Paul Armstrong

Writer | The Heir to the Hoorah

Paul Armstrong was born on April 25, 1869 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Heir to the Hoorah (1916), The Escape (1914) and Paths to Paradise (1925). He was previously married to Catherine Calvert and Bella Abell. He died on August 30, 1915 in New York City, New York.

53. Derek Ferguson

When a Stranger Calls

Derek Ferguson was born on June 20, 1980 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is known for When a Stranger Calls (2006), The Family Stone (2005) and Draft Day (2014).

54. Olive Young

Actress | Resia Boroboedoer

Olive Young was born on June 21, 1907 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Resia Boroboedoer (1928), Kule Yuanyang (1926) and Langnu Qiongtu (1927). She was previously married to Dr. Alfred Lum. She died on October 4, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA.

55. John Brown

Self | Beauty 24

John Brown worked as host of the Daily Buzz from 2004 – 2006. John also worked in TV news in Missouri, and as a radio talk show personality in Miami and St. Louis.John is also a public speaker and author of the books “Famous Faces, Missouri Places,” “Using the Media to Grow Your Business,” etc.

56. Jeff Chitty

Director | Survive!

Jeff Chitty was born September 11th, 1976 in the small city of St. Joseph, Missouri. At a young age, his parents moved to the much smaller rural community of Weston Missouri, about an hour north of Kansas City.

57. D.J. Peterson

Actor | World Class Championship Wrestling

D.J. Peterson was born on July 17, 1959 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for World Class Championship Wrestling (1972), WWF Superstars (1986) and Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup (1986). He died on May 25, 1993 in the USA.

58. Waldo Twitchell

The Howards of Virginia

Waldo Twitchell was born on January 20, 1887 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Howards of Virginia (1940). He died on October 19, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

59. Richard Lockridge

Writer | Mr. & Mrs. North

American mystery writer Richard Lockridge was born in St. Joseph, MO, in 1898. He attended the University of Missouri, but his studies were interrupted by a one-year stint in the US Navy in 1918. In 1921 he got a job as a reporter for the Kansas City (MO) “Kansan” newspaper, then a year later went …

60. Rob Kunkel

Actor | Full Ride

Rob Kunkel was born on May 21, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Full Ride (2002). He has been married to Andrea Kunkel since October 20, 2000. They have one child.

61. Paul Bristow

Stingaree

Paul Bristow was born on February 25, 1893 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is known for Stingaree (1934), Ace of Aces (1933) and Kentucky Kernels (1934). He died on August 13, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

62. Frederick C. Davis

Writer | Double Alibi

Frederick C. Davis was born on June 2, 1902 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Double Alibi (1940), Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) and Lady in the Death House (1944). He died on November 28, 1977 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

63. Ray Chambers

Art Department | The Lost Boys

Ray Chambers was born on June 14, 1940 in St Joseph, Missouri, USA. Ray is known for The Lost Boys (1987) and Legal Eagles (1986). Ray died on December 18, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

64. Rex Maupin

Self | Tin Pan Alley

Rex Maupin was born on November 25, 1896 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Tin Pan Alley (1950), Music in Velvet (1949) and The Benny Rubin Show (1949). He died on July 28, 1966 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA.

65. Warren Neff

Actor | Seven Mummies

Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, site of outlaw Jesse James’ murder, Warren became fascinated with all things old west at an early age. A huge John Wayne and westerns movie fan, it wasn’t until his mid 50s that Warren had a chance to live out those gunfighter showdowns by joining the Old West Society.

66. Justin Bergonzoni

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Justin Bergonzoni was born on December 28, 1983 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is a director, known for 21 (2008), A Second Door (2010) and Red Road (2009).

67. Paul F. Barnard

Director | Valley of the Brunn

Paul F. Barnard was born on November 18, 1990 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Valley of the Brunn (2013), The Rookie Plague (2012) and Village on the Canal (2011).

68. Speck Noblitt

Actor | Home Town Story

Speck Noblitt was born on August 15, 1918 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Home Town Story (1951). He died on December 1, 2010 in Simi Valley, California, USA.

69. Timothy Carney

Self | Aristide and the Endless Revolution

Timothy Carney was born on July 12, 1944 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.

70. Spider Matlock

The Crowd Roars

Spider Matlock was born on June 30, 1901 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Crowd Roars (1932). He died on January 25, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

71. Ted Cain

Music Department | Hellzapoppin’

Ted Cain was born on August 9, 1902 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is known for Hellzapoppin’ (1941), Behind the Eight Ball (1942) and Never a Dull Moment (1943). He died on May 30, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

72. Don Carney

Actor | Korn Plastered in Africa

Don Carney was born on August 19, 1889 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Korn Plastered in Africa (1931) and Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #6 (1933). He died on January 14, 1954 in Miami, Florida, USA.

73. Lucile Brokaw

Self | Hearst-Pathé News, No. 9

Lucile Brokaw was born on December 31, 1877 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. She died on September 11, 1937 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

74. Reid A. Woodbury Jr.

Sound Department | Bride of Chucky

Reid A. Woodbury Jr. was born on December 23, 1958 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is known for Bride of Chucky (1998), The Sender (1998) and Fist of the North Star (1995).

75. Mark Shimer

Visual Effects | Serenity

Mark Shimer was born on March 11, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He is known for Serenity (2005), To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) and Terra Nova (2011).

76. Benjamin F. Peery

Self | The Astronomers

Benjamin F. Peery was born on March 4, 1922 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He died on November 30, 2010 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

77. George Hall

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

George Hall was born on August 14, 1893 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916). He died on September 15, 1954 in Oakland, California, USA.

78. Kay Waldo Barnes

Self | WDAF News at 5 PM

Kay Waldo Barnes was born on March 30, 1958 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.

79. David Craig Montgomery

Self | Dancing Boxing Match, Montgomery and Stone

David Craig Montgomery was born on April 21, 1870 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He died on April 20, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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