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- Born: Billings, Montana (12/18/1953)
- Known for:
--- LT Cook in "Sully" (2016)
--- Joe in "The Walking Dead" (2014)
--- Jacob Hale, Jr. in "Sons of Anarchy" (2009-2013)

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But the vast majority of these celebrities were born and raised outside of Hollywood, finding their way to the bright lights and big money of superstardom from obscure beginnings in regular small towns or cities across the country.
Stacker compiled a list of actors that were born in Montana from IMDb's most popular list. For each actor, we included a movie poster image from a film he is known for (all movie poster images from OMDb). Keep reading to see which favorite actors are from your home state.
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- Born: Billings, Montana (12/18/1953)
- Known for:
--- LT Cook in "Sully" (2016)
--- Joe in "The Walking Dead" (2014)
--- Jacob Hale, Jr. in "Sons of Anarchy" (2009-2013)
- Born: Helena, Montana (5/7/1901)
- Died: 5/13/1961
- Known for:
--- Marshal Will Kane in "High Noon" (1952)
--- Alvin C. York in "Sergeant York" (1941)
--- Longfellow Deeds in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936)
- Born: Townsend, Montana (3/17/1949)
- Known for:
--- Bobby Ewing in "Dallas" (1978-1991)
--- Richie in "You Again" (2010)
--- Frank Lambert in "Step by Step" (1991-1998)
- Born: Helena, Montana (3/1/1945)
- Known for:
--- Pensacola Prisoner Milt in "The A-Team" (2010)
--- Templeton 'Faceman' Peck in "The A-Team" (1983-1987)
--- Lieutenant Starbuck in "Battlestar Galactica" (1978)
- Born: Montana (3/24/1981)
- Known for:
--- William Jensen in "Flyboys" (2006)
--- Scott Tracy in "Thunderbirds" (2004)
--- Jack Chase in "Alice" (2009)
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- Born: Missoula, Montana (10/22/1975)
- Known for:
--- Mitchell Pritchett in "Modern Family" (2009-2020)
--- Shangri Llama in "Ice Age: Collision Course" (2016)
--- Arthur James Elmer in "Untraceable" (2008)
- Born: Missoula, Montana (6/2/1955)
- Known for:
--- Garth Algar in "Wayne's World" (1992)
--- Garth Algar in "Wayne's World 2" (1993)
--- Pistachio Disguisey in "The Master of Disguise" (2002)
- Born: Missoula, Montana (8/14/1971)
- Known for:
--- Monroe in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005)
--- Brad in "Shameless" (2016-2021)
--- Liddle in "Flight of the Phoenix" (2004)
- Born: Missoula, Montana (2/16/1948)
- Known for:
--- Police Chief in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998)
--- Granger in "Under Siege" (1992)
--- Tough Cop in "Demolition Man" (1993)
- Born: Glasgow, Montana (1/21/1926)
- Died: 5/1/2000
- Known for:
--- Hercules in "Hercules" (1958)
--- Hercules in "Hercules Unchained" (1959)
--- Romulus in "Duel of the Titans" (1961)
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- Born: Fort Peck Reservation, Montana (8/8/1962)
- Known for:
--- Buffalo Man in "Hostiles" (2017)
--- Takoda in "Westworld" (2016-2018)
--- David Ridges in "Longmire" (2013-2014)
- Born: Browning, Montana (8/14/1962)
- Died: 12/7/2017
- Known for:
--- Shep Proudfoot in "Fargo" (1996)
--- Baby Face Bob in "The Longest Yard" (2005)
--- Two Stone in "The Missing" (2003)
- Born: Butte, Montana (10/31/1975)
- Known for:
--- Dyer Howe in "Godless" (2017)
--- Puck Beaverton in "Inherent Vice" (2014)
--- Reaver in "Logan" (2017)
- Born: Kalispell, Montana (10/13/1917)
- Died: 3/7/1983
- Known for:
--- Mike Hammer in "My Gun Is Quick" (1957)
--- Ranger McCormick in "Big House, U.S.A." (1955)
--- Simon Kane in "Stagecoach West" (1960-1961)
- Born: Brady, Montana (8/27/1916)
- Died: 12/12/2000
- Known for:
--- Dr. John David Saunders in "Samar" (1962)
--- Philip Marlowe in "The Brasher Doubloon" (1947)
--- Bill Abbot in "Orchestra Wives" (1942)
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- Born: Great Falls, Montana (6/28/1914)
- Died: 4/11/1978
- Known for:
--- Frank Miller in "High Noon" (1952)
--- Geronimo in "Taza, Son of Cochise" (1954)
--- Producer in "The Silver Star" (1955)
- Born: Billings, Montana (10/23/1939)
- Died: 6/24/2018
- Known for:
--- President in "Armageddon" (1998)
--- Zack in "RoboCop 3" (1993)
--- Henry Jankle in "Runaway Jury" (2003)
- Born: Billings, Montana (7/28/1934)
- Died: 2/24/2018
- Known for:
--- Animation Department in "The Incredibles" (2004)
--- Animation Department in "Winnie the Pooh" (2011)
--- Animation Department in "Toy Story 3" (2010)
- Born: Billings, Montana (7/31/1958)
- Known for:
--- Ned Ashton in "General Hospital" (1991-2021)
--- Tamasaburô in "Pom Poko" (1994)
--- Justin Kiriakis in "Days of Our Lives" (1987-2021)
- Born: Great Falls, Montana (1/31/1909)
- Died: 12/11/1974
- Known for:
--- Aaron Edwards in "The Searchers" (1956)
--- Buster Burgess in "The Lusty Men" (1952)
--- Supplemental Narration in "South Seas Adventure" (1958)
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- Born: Butte, Montana (11/24/1911)
- Died: 10/30/1985
- Known for:
--- Jack Douglas in "Gunman's Code" (1946)
--- Ted Cameron in "Bad Men of the Border" (1945)
--- Mountie Corporal Rod Webb in "Yukon Gold" (1952)
- Born: Butte, Montana (3/10/1921)
- Died: 10/21/2019
- Known for:
--- Bancini in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)
--- Joe, the Bartender in "Black Rain" (1989)
--- Violinist in "The Producers" (1967)
- Born: Butte, Montana (10/17/1938)
- Died: 11/30/2007
- Known for:
--- Evel Knievel in "The Bionic Woman" (1977)
--- Evel Knievel in "Viva Knievel!" (1977)
--- Self in "The Last of the Gladiators" (1988)
- Born: Billings, Montana (5/26/1939)
- Known for:
--- Brent Musburger in "The Waterboy" (1998)
--- Brent Mustangburger in "Planes" (2013)
--- Reporter in "Rocky II" (1979)
- Born: Butte, Montana (11/25/1899)
- Died: 5/25/1963
- Known for:
--- O'Brien in "Is That Nice?" (1926)
--- Red Riley in "Crack o' Dawn" (1925)
--- Chick in "The Big Diamond Robbery" (1929)
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- Born: Montana (5/1/1980)
- Known for:
--- Bryan Hartnell in "Zodiac" (2007)
--- Actor in "Country Pirates" (2011)
--- Sam in "Bear" (2010)
- Born: Whitefish, Montana (12/17/1924)
- Died: 4/6/1991
- Known for:
--- Arnold Lutz in "Mission: Impossible" (1971-1972)
--- Cmdr. Arthur Richards in "The Blue Angels" (1960-1961)
--- Bishop in "Mrs. Pollifax-Spy" (1971)
- Born: Montana (10/15/1892)
- Died: 7/6/1968
- Known for:
--- Bartender in "Gunsmoke" (1955-1959)
--- Actor in "The Girl in Lovers Lane" (1960)
--- Bert the Bartender in "The Threat" (1960)
- Born: Great Falls, Montana (1/28/1969)
- Known for:
--- Conroy in "A River Runs Through It" (1992)
--- Mick in "The Tinderbox"
--- Location Management in "Please Baby Please"
- Born: Helena, Montana (2/14/1938)
- Died: 3/4/1977
- Known for:
--- Tommy Djilas in "The Music Man" (1962)
--- Willie Morrison in "Ben Casey" (1963)
--- Doug in "Playhouse 90" (1959)
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- Born: Great Falls, Montana (12/15/1970)
- Known for:
--- ADA Donoghue in "Bull" (2020)
--- Pat in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (2019)
--- Kent Altman in "The Good Wife" (2012-2015)
- Born: Lewistown, Montana (5/17/1943)
- Known for:
--- Burlington Cranston in "Footloose" (1984)
--- Leroy Bracken in "Gator Bait" (1973)
--- Davey in "King of the Mountain" (1981)
- Born: Great Falls, Montana (7/29/1964)
- Known for:
--- Narblik in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017)
--- Crew Chief in "The Suicide Squad" (2021)
--- Detective in "True Detective" (2014)
- Born: Montana (not available)
- Known for:
--- Pawnee #1 in "Dances with Wolves" (1990)
--- Dave the Cook in "Northern Exposure" (1990)
--- Andre Lebret in "North of 60" (1993)
- Born: Cardwell, Montana (12/10/1911)
- Died: 3/20/1974
- Known for:
--- Chet Huntley in "I Cheated the Law" (1949)
--- Newscaster in "Vanished" (1971)
--- Announcer in "Medic" (1955)
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- Born: Glendive, Montana (11/21/1884)
- Died: 3/14/1957
- Known for:
--- Bob Speed in "Jus' Travlin'" (1925)
--- Actor in "Melting Millions" (1927)
--- Sheriff Parker in "Sagebrush Trail" (1933)
- Born: Missoula, Montana (4/4/1920)
- Died: 1/15/2011
- Known for:
--- Police Officer in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962)
--- Duane 'Duke' Miller in "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959)
--- Carl Freeman in "Dragnet 1967" (1967-1970)
- Born: Bozeman, Montana (2/8/1983)
- Known for:
--- Cameron in "Blowback" (2022)
--- Buck in "Dear White People" (2021)
--- Quinn Carter in "Dynasty" (2021)
- Born: Great Falls, Montana (9/8/1953)
- Known for:
--- William Sanderland in "L.A. Law" (1989-1990)
--- Scott in "Lisa" (1989)
--- Stockton (1992) in "General Hospital" (1963)
- Born: Helena, Montana (9/24/1924)
- Died: 12/24/1984
- Known for:
--- Bart Thompson in "Dinosaurus!" (1960)
--- Officer Brown in "Cape Fear" (1962)
--- Fogarty in "Seven Ways from Sundown" (1960)
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- Born: Pony, Montana (2/27/1906)
- Died: 4/1/1996
- Known for:
--- Ned Tyler in "Lure of the Wilderness" (1952)
--- Sol Fikes in "Hound-Dog Man" (1959)
--- Bus Driver in "How to Be Very, Very Popular" (1955)