Become an Actor in Ohio!
Think major movies and TV shows are only filmed in Hollywood, CA or New York
city? Think again. Mainstream motion pictures and television shows are filmed
across the country and around the world. No matter where you live, your chance to appear in a movie or on
TV is closer than you might think.
Filmed in Ohio
The following films and/or television shows have been filmed in whole or in part in Ohio.
A Christmas Story (1983)
Air Force One (1997)
American Idol (2002 TV series)
American Splendor (2003)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Horrors of War (2006)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Major League (1989)
Rain Man (1988)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Tango & Cash (1989)
The Brady Bunch (1969 TV series)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Drew Carey Show (1995 TV series)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961 TV series)
The Rainmaker (1997)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Tommy Boy (1995)
Traffic (2000)
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Ohio Film Commissions / Film Offices
Ohio Film Office
cgrozik@odod.state.oh.us
www.discoverohiofilm.com
Greater Columbus Film Commission
P.O. Box 12735
Columbus, Ohio 43212-0735
Tel: 614-264-2324
info@columbusfilmcommission.com
www.filmcolumbus.com
Major Cities in Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Dayton
Parma
Youngstown
Canton
Lorain
Notable Citizens / Famous Celebrities
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The following is a list of famous people born in Ohio and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
Lola Albright (actor) (Akron)
Tom Aldredge (actor) (Dayton)
Louis Aldrich (actor) (unknown)
Corey Allen (actor) (Cleveland)
Catherine Bach (actor) (Warren)
Jim Backus (actor) (Cleveland)
Kaye Ballard (actor)
Lisa Banes (actor) (Chagrin Falls)
Theda Bara (actor) (Avondale)
Majel Barrett (actor) (Columbus)
Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton)
Halle Berry (actor, fashion model) (Cleveland)
Jonathan Bennet (actor) (Rossford)
David Birney (actor) (Cleveland)
John Bixler (actor) (Shaker Heights)
Nina Blackwood (veejay) (Cleveland)
J. Paul Boehmer (actor) (Dayton)
Mark Boone Jr. (actor) {Cincinnati)
John Bottoms (actor) (Dayton)
Bill Boyd (actor)
Bob Braun (talk show host)
Clancy Brown (actor) (Urbana)
Woody Brown (actor) (Dayton)
Michelle Burke (actor) (Defiance)
Tyreese Burnett (actor) (Dayton)
Ralph Byrd (actor) (Dayton)
Marion Byron (actor) (Dayton)
Drew Carey (actor, comedian) (Cleveland)
Nancy Cartwright (voice performer) (Kettering/Dayton)
George Chakiris (actor) (Norwood)
Damian Chapa (actor) (Dayton)
Dave Chappelle (comedian, actor) (Yellow Springs)
Marguerite Clark (actor) (Avondale)
Mystro Clark (actor) (Dayton)
Ray Combs (game show host) (Hamilton)
Tim Conway (actor, comedian) (Willoughby)
Christine Craft (broadcaster, radio talk show host)
Yvonne Craig (actor) (Columbus)
Beverly D'Angelo (actor) (Columbus)
Dorothy Dandridge (actor)
Frank Daniels (actor, Captain Jinks) (Dayton)
Doris Day (actor) (Cincinnati)
June Dayton (actor) (Dayton)
Ruby Dee (actor) (Cleveland)
Phyllis Diller (actor, comedian) (Lima)
Jim Dine (painter, sculptor) (Cincinnati)
Phil Donahue (talk show host) (Cleveland/Dayton)
Mike Douglas (actor) (Cleveland)
Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Akron)
Hugh Downs (broadcaster) (Lima)
Keir Dullea (actor) (Cleveland)
Micah Dyer (actor) (Dayton)
Edward (Ted) Endres (filmmaker, director, producer) (Dayton)
Joe Estevez (actor) (Dayton)
Angie Everhart (fashion model) (Akron)
Kim Faris (Radio personality and Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame member) (Dayton)
Sean Faris (actor, model) (Parma)
Jamie Farr (actor) (Toledo)
Suzanne Farrell (dancer) (Cincinnati)
Alan Freed (radio show host, namer of "Rock 'n Roll") (Cleveland)
Clark Gable (actor) (Cadiz)
Teri Garr (actor) (Lakewood)
Dorothy Gish (actor)
Lillian Gish (actor) (Springfield)
Carlin Glynn (actor) (Cleveland)
Maggie Grace (actor) (Columbus)
David Graf (actor) (Lancaster)
Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer) (Cleveland)
Julie Hagerty (actor) (Cincinnati)
Arsenio Hall (comedian, talk show host, actor) (Cleveland)
Margaret Hamilton (actor)
Scott Hamilton (ice skater) (Bowling Green)
Dorian Harewood (actor) (Dayton)
Woody Harrelson (actor) (Lebanon)
Rachael Harris (actress/comedienne) (Worthington)
Steve Harvey (comedian/actor) (Cleveland)
Patricia Heaton (actor) (Bay Village)
Anne Heche (actor) (Aurora)
Eileen Heckart (actor) (Columbia)
John Hockenberry (broadcaster) (Dayton)
Hal Holbrook (actor) (Cleveland)
Katie Holmes (actor) (Toledo)
Bob Hope (comedian, actor) (Cleveland)
Kevin Lee Hughes (Magician) (Cincinnati)
Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
Rule Janice (actor) (Cincinnati)
Elsie Janis (actor) (Columbus)
Allison Janney (actor) (Dayton)
Ken Jenkins (actor) (Dayton)
Gordon Jump (actor) (Dayton)
Carol Kane (actor) (Cleveland)
Melina Kanakaredes (actor) (Akron)
Michael Kent (comedian/magician) (Urbana)
Perry King (actor) (Alliance)
A. J. Langer (actor) (Columbus)
Walter Law (actor) (Dayton)
Hudson Leick (actor) (Cincinnati)
Ted Levine (actor) (Parma)
RuDee Lipscomb (actor) (Dayton)
John Lithgow (actor) (Yellow Springs)
Chad Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
Rob Lowe (actor) (Dayton)
Paul Lynde (actor)
Diane McBain (actor) (Cleveland)
Gates McFadden (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
Mark Metcalf (actor) (Findlay)
W. Chrystie Miller (actor) (Dayton)
Walter Miller (actor) (Dayton)
Ryan Mitchell (actor)
Bill Moor (actor) (Toledo)
Greg Morris (actor) (Columbus)
Martin Mull (comedian, actor) (North Ridgeville)
Rick Nasal (actor) (Cuyahoga Falls)
John Newland (actor) (Cincinnati)
Paul Newman (actor) (Cleveland)
Stephen Nichols (actor) (Cincinnati)
Don Novello (comedian, actor) (Ashtabula)
Ed O'Neill (actor) (Youngstown)
Annie Oakley (markswoman) (Greenville)
Jack Paar (talk show host) (Canton)
Lawanda Page (actor) (Cleveland)
Suzee Pai (actor) (Toledo)
Eleanor Parker (actor) (Cedarville)
Sarah Jessica Parker (actor) (Cincinnati/Nelsonville)
Dan Patrick (sportscaster, talk show host) (Mason)
Robert Patrick (actor) (Cleveland)
Austin Pendleton (actor) (Warren)
Luke Perry (actor) (Fredericktown)
Tom Poston (actor) (Columbus)
Monica Potter (actor) (Cleveland
Jess Robbins (actor) (Dayton)
Roy Rogers (actor) (Cincinnati/Lucasville)
Ted Ross (actor) (Dayton)
Alan Ruck (actor) (Cleveland)
Tyrone Power (actor) (Cincinnati)
Gary Sandy (actor) (Dayton)
Sherri Saum (actor) (Dayton)
Fred Scott (broadcaster, "Uncle Fred") (Dayton)
William H. Self (actor) (Dayton)
Molly Shannon (comedian) (Shaker Heights/Cleveland)
Martin Sheen (actor) (Dayton)
Lew Short (actor) (Dayton)
Mamie Smith (singer) (Cincinnati)
Hal Sparks (actor) (Cincinnati)
Dina Spybey (actor) (Columbus)
Mark Stevens (actor) (Cleveland)
Shannon Niquette Stewart (model) (Franklin)
Alyson Stoner (actress/dancer) (Toledo)
Philip Michael Thomas (actor) (Columbus)
Andrea Thompson (model, broadcaster)
Lucille Ward (actor) (Dayton)
Tom Wesselman (painter) (Cincinnati)
Jack Weston (actor) (Cleveland)
Fred Willard (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
Debra Winger (actor) (Cleveland Heights)
Jonathan Winters (comedian, actor) (Dayton)
Amy Yasbeck (actor) (Cincinnati)
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