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List Rules Only TV actors who were born or grew up in Ohio.

List of famous television actors/actresses who were born in Ohio, with photos when available. These renowned Ohio actors and actresses are listed by popularity, so the names at the top of the list will be the most recognizable. A few of these actors may not have technically been born in Ohio, but everyone on this list grew up in Ohio and considers it to be their home. This list includes Ohio TV actors from every type of show, including cartoons where they might have done voice over work. If you grew up in Ohio then you should be proud of these television actors whose birthplace is Ohio. Various bits of information are available for these Ohio celebrities as well, such as what year they were born and what shows they are known for.

Examples include LeBron James and Halle Berry.

This list answers the questions, "Which TV actors are from Ohio?" and "Who are the most famous Ohio actors?"

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Jim Cummings is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Jim Cummings Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Darkwing Duck James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor and singer, who has appeared in almost 400 roles. He is known for voicing Darkwing Duck, Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog, and ...more

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Martin Sheen is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Martin Sheen The Simpsons, The West Wing, Captain Planet and the Planeteers Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez, better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American actor who first achieved fame with roles in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now. Other ...more

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Nancy Cartwright is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Nancy Cartwright The Simpsons, Rugrats, Animaniacs Nancy Jean Cartwright is an American voice artist, film and television actress, and comedian. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The ...more

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Daws Butler is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Daws Butler The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was an American actor who specialized in voicing animated films and television series. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company ...more

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Clancy Brown is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Clancy Brown SpongeBob SquarePants, Carnivàle, Superman: The Animated Series Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown III is an American film, television and voice actor. He is known for his live-action roles as Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption; The Kurgan in ...more

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Jonathan Winters is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Jonathan Winters Mork & Mindy, The Smurfs, Hollywood Squares Jonathan Harshman Winters III was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist. Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums for the Verve Records label. He also had records ...more

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Dorian Harewood is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Dorian Harewood Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Sonic the Hedgehog Dorian Harewood is an American actor.

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Fred Willard is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Fred Willard Roseanne, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Frederic Willard is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer, best known for his improvisational comedy. He is known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal ...more

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Adrianne Palicki is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Adrianne Palicki Friday Night Lights, About a Boy, Titan Maximum Adrianne Palicki is an American actress best known for her roles as Tyra Collette in the television series Friday Night Lights and supporting roles in the films Legion, Red Dawn, G.I. Joe: ...more

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Steven Spielberg is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Steven Spielberg Tiny Toon Adventures Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. Spielberg is consistently considered as one of the leading pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular ...more

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Luke Perry is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Luke Perry Beverly Hills, 90210, Pepper Ann Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III is an American actor. He starred as Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000.

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Maggie Grace is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Maggie Grace Lost, Californication, The Following Margaret Grace Denig, known professionally as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after ...more

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R. L. Stine is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
R. L. Stine The Nightmare Room, Bobo's in the bush, Top Chef VIPS Robert Lawrence Stine, known as R. L. Stine, and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer and producer. Stine, who is called the "Stephen King of children's literature," is the author ...more

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Paul Newman is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Paul Newman Empire Falls, The Aldrich Family, Producers' Showcase Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, environmentalist, social activist and philanthropist. He won numerous ...more

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Ed O'Neill is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Ed O'Neill Modern Family, Married... with Children, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Edward Leonard "Ed" O'Neill is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the main character, Al Bundy, on the Fox Network sitcom Married... with Children, for which he was ...more

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Anne Heche is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Anne Heche Hung, Another World, Everwood Anne Celeste Heche is an American actress. Her film credits include Six Days Seven Nights, Return to Paradise, I Know What You Did Last Summer, John Q and Volcano. She also starred in the ...more

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Halle Berry is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Halle Berry Extant, Living Dolls, Alex Haley's Queen Halle Maria Berry is an American actress and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball, becoming the first ...more

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Teri Garr is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Teri Garr Batman Beyond, Good Advice, The Dean Martin Show Terry Ann "Teri" Garr is an American actress and dancer best known for her film roles in Young Frankenstein; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Oh, God!; Mr. Mom; After Hours; The ...more

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Sherry Alberoni is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Sherry Alberoni Super Friends, Josie and the Pussycats, Family Affair Sherry Alberoni is an American actress and voice artist. Alberoni got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday ABC television program The Mickey Mouse Club. As an adult, she became a voice ...more

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Jason Dohring is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Jason Dohring Veronica Mars, Moonlight, Ringer Jason William Dohring is an American actor who is best known for his role as Logan Echolls on the 2004–2007 television show Veronica Mars and the subsequent film continuation, and for his roles ...more

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Dean Martin is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Dean Martin The Dean Martin Show, The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, The Colgate Comedy Hour Dean Martin was an American singer, actor, comedian, and film producer. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed the "King of ...more

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Hal Holbrook is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Hal Holbrook The Event, North and South, Evening Shade Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr. is an American film and stage actor. Holbrook initially gained notoriety for a one-man stage show he developed while in college in 1954, performing as ...more

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Robert Urich is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Robert Urich Soap, Lonesome Dove, S.W.A.T. Robert Michael Urich was an American film, television and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, Urich starred in a record 15 television series. Urich began ...more

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Townsend Coleman is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Townsend Coleman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Inspector Gadget, The Tick Townsend Coleman is an American voice actor who performed in many animated series and TV commercials beginning in the early 1980s. Among his most notable roles are Michaelangelo from Teenage ...more

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Carmen Electra is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Carmen Electra Baywatch, Singled Out, Tripping the Rift Tara Leigh Patrick, better known by her stage name Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. She gained fame for her appearances in ...more

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Rachael Harris is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Rachael Harris Suits, The Daily Show, Frisky Dingo Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.

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Sarah Jessica Parker is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and the City, Square Pegs, 3-2-1 Contact Sarah Jessica Parker is known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City. She was also an executive producer on the show, and won two Emmy Awards, for ...more

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Tim Conway is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Tim Conway The Carol Burnett Show, McHale's Navy, DreamWorks Dragons Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway is an American comedian and actor, who is best known for his role as the inept Ensign Charles Parker in the 1960s World War II-set situation comedy, McHale's ...more

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Sam Milby is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Sam Milby Maging Sino Ka Man, Love Spell, May Bukas Pa Samuel Lloyd "Sam" Lacia Milby, is a Filipino-American former reality TV contestant, actor, commercial model, and recording artist, of dual American and Filipino citizenship.

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Yuri Lowenthal is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Yuri Lowenthal Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Yuri Lowenthal is an actor, voice actor, screenwriter and television producer.

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Burgess Meredith is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Burgess Meredith Search, Gloria, Mr. Novak Oliver Burgess Meredith, known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor and director in theater, film, and television. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called ...more

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Michael McConnohie is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Michael McConnohie Robotech, The Big O, Gungrave Michael D. McConnohie is a voice actor and President of Nevada-based Voxworks voice-acting corporation who is known for his recognizable deep booming voice as charismatic characters, appearing ...more

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LeBron James is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
LeBron James The LeBrons LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Standing at 6 ft 8 in and weighing 250 lbs., he has started ...more

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Ted Wass is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Ted Wass Soap, Blossom Theodore "Ted" Wass, is an American actor and television director. He is best known for his roles as Danny Dallas on the series Soap and as Nick Russo on the NBC sitcom Blossom. Since ...more

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Alana de la Garza is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Alana de la Garza Law & Order, Forever, Do No Harm Alana de la Garza is an American actress. She is best known for her role as ADA Connie Rubirosa on the NBC television series Law & Order. In 2014, she began starring as Det. Jo Martinez in ...more

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Will Ryan is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Will Ryan Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Disney's House of Mouse, Dumbo's Circus Will Ryan is an American voice actor, singer and comedian.

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Drew Carey is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Drew Carey The Drew Carey Show, The Price Is Right, Power of 10 Drew Allison Carey is an American actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually ...more

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Molly Shannon is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Molly Shannon Saturday Night Live, Web Therapy, Cracking Up Molly Helen Shannon is an American comic actress best known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001 and for starring in the films Superstar and Year of the Dog. ...more

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Henry Mancini is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Henry Mancini Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers ...more

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Miriam Flynn is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Miriam Flynn ChalkZone, The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper, Malcolm & Eddie Miriam Flynn is an American voice actress and character actress. She is best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise. She has acted in other films and in several ...more

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Gene Reynolds is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Gene Reynolds Gene Reynolds is a former American actor turned award-winning television writer, director, and producer. He was one of the producers of the popular TV series M*A*S*H.

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Bumper Robinson is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Bumper Robinson Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Rocket Power Bumper Robinson is an African-American actor and voice artist. Robinson got his nickname because he repeatedly bumped into things while running through his home as a young child.

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Quinton Flynn is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Quinton Flynn The Spectacular Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, My Life as a Teenage Robot Quinton Joseph Flynn is an American voice actor, actor and writer. He is most notable for providing the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the Metal Gear series, Croix in ...more

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Paul Lynde is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Paul Lynde Bewitched, Hollywood Squares, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Paul Edward Lynde was an American comedian and actor. A noted character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his barely in-the-closet homosexuality, Lynde ...more

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Carol Kane is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Carol Kane Taxi, Beggars and Choosers, All is Forgiven Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane is an American stage, screen and television actress. She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street and Annie Hall. She appeared on the ...more

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Hal Sparks is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Hal Sparks Queer as Folk, Lab Rats, Tak and the Power of Juju Hal Harry Magee Sparks III, known as Hal Sparks, is an American actor, comedian, musician and television personality. He is known for his contributions to VH1, hosting E!'s Talk Soup, and the ...more

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Jim Backus is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Jim Backus Gilligan's Island, Mr. Magoo, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo James Gilmore "Jim" Backus was an American radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich ...more

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Melina Kanakaredes is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Melina Kanakaredes CSI: NY, Providence, Guiding Light Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides is an American actress. She is widely known for her roles in U.S. prime-time television dramas as Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence and as Detective Stella ...more

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John Newland is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
John Newland Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, Lights Out, One Man's Family John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter.

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Phyllis Diller is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list TV Actors from Ohio
Phyllis Diller The Gong Show, The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, The Pruitts of Southampton Phyllis Ada Driver, better known as Phyllis Diller, was an American stand-up comedian, actress, singer, dancer, and voice artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, her self-deprecating ...more