List of Michigan Actors - S–Z

S–Z

  • Ellen Sandweiss, actress (born in Detroit)
  • George C. Scott, actor, director and producer (born in Wise, Virginia; raised in Detroit)
  • Steven Seagal, actor (born in Lansing)
  • Tom Selleck, TV and film actor (born in Detroit)
  • Grant Show, actor (born in Detroit)
  • Douglas Sills. stage actor (born in Detroit; raised in Franklin)
  • J. K. Simmons, actor, Dr. Emil Skoda on the Law & Order franchise, J. Jonah Jameson on the Spider-Man movies, Vernon Schillinger on Oz, and Assistant Chief Will Pope on The Closer (born in Detroit)
  • Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter and producer (born in Detroit)
  • Sinbad (David Adkins), actor / comedian (born in Benton Harbor)
  • Tom Sizemore, film and television actor (born in Detroit)
  • Nancy Skinner, radio personality and talk show host (born in Royal Oak)
  • Michael Bailey Smith, actor known as Belthazor on Charmed and Creepy in Men in Black II (born in Alpena)
  • David Spade, actor known as a Saturday Night Live cast member (born in Birmingham)
  • Michael Spellman, film and television actor (born in Detroit)
  • Elaine Stritch, actress with four Tony Award nominations (born in Detroit)
  • Geoff Stults, known as Ben Kinkirk in 7th Heaven (born in Detroit)
  • George Stults, known for his role as Kevin Kinkirk in 7th Heaven (born in Detroit)
  • William Talman, actor known for his role as D.A. Hamilton Burger on the television series Perry Mason (born in Detroit)
  • Barbara Tarbuck, actress known as Lady Jane Jacks on General Hospital (born in Detroit)
  • Leigh Taylor-Young, actress known as Elaine Stevens on Sunset Beach, Rachel Welles on Peyton Place, and Kimberly Cryder on Dallas (born in Washington, D.C., raised in Oakland County)
  • Ray Teal, actor known as the sheriff on Bonanza; appeared in 250 movies and 90 television shows (born in Grand Rapids)
  • Danny Thomas, actor (born in Deerfield and moved to Detroit)
  • Marlo Thomas, actress (born in Detroit)
  • Michael Tolan, actor (born in Detroit)
  • James Tolkan, actor (born in Calumet)
  • Lily Tomlin, actress and comedian, Tony Award winner for the play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominee for the film Nashville (born in Detroit)
  • Daniel Travis, actor (born in Clarkston)
  • Verne Troyer, actor known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series (born in Sturgis, raised in Centreville)
  • Courtney B. Vance, actor known as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver on NBC's Law & Order (born in Detroit)
  • Harvey Vernon, known for his role as Jasper DeWitt in the television series Carter Country (born in Flint)
  • Robert Wagner, film actor (born in Detroit)
  • Don Was, music producer and musician known for his work with Bob Dylan and a host of other veteran artists
  • Cynthia Watros, actress known as Libby Smith on Lost, Kellie Newmark on The Drew Carey Show, Erin Fitzpatrick on Titus, and Annie Dutton on Guiding Light (born in Lake Orion)
  • David Wayne, actor known for his roles in the films Adam's Rib, The Andromeda Strain and as the "Mad Hatter" on the 1960s television series Batman (born in Traverse City, raised in Bloomingdale)
  • Veronica Webb, model, actress and television personality (born in Detroit)
  • Tom Welling, actor known as Clark Kent on the television series Smallville (born in Putnam Valley, New York; raised in Okemos)
  • Billy West, cartoon voice-over actor, known as Stimpy in Ren and Stimpy (born in Detroit)
  • Grace Lee Whitney, actress known as Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek: The Original Series (born in Ann Arbor)
  • Robin Williams, actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor winner for the film Good Will Hunting (1997) (born in Chicago, Illinois; raised in Bloomfield Hills)
  • Blair Wingo, model, actress, and Christian spoken word artist (born in Grand Rapids)
  • John Witherspoon, actor known as Pops on The Wayans Bros. and the voice of Granddad on The Boondocks (born in Detroit)
  • James Wolk, actor (born in Farmington Hills)
  • Max Wright, actor known as the father on ALF (born in Detroit)
  • Steven Yeun, actor known as Glenn on The Walking Dead (raised in Troy)
  • Dick York, actor known as the original Darrin Stephens in television series Bewitched (lived in Rockford)
  • Dey Young, actress known as Dr. Irene Shulman on Melrose Place (born in Bloomfield Hills)
  • Harrison Young, actor known as the elderly Private James Ryan in Saving Private Ryan (born in Port Huron)
  • Karen Ziemba, Tony Award-winning stage actress, singer, and dancer (born in St. Joseph)

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