This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino American actors.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is an American of Hispanic and Latino origin and a notable actor.
The list is organized in chronological order of birth decades. The names are organised in alphabetical order.
List 1850s Fernando Michelena (1858–1921) Venezuelan born actor and tenor, migrated in United States was engaged with his wife the soprano Francis Lenord by the Emma Abbott Grand Opera Company a traveling theatre company that performed famous operas translated into English for American audience
1860s No notable actors were born in this period of time
1870s Bijou Fernandez (1877–1961) Broadway actress from New York City
1880s Teresa Luisa Michelena (1889–1941) American actress and screenwriter known as Donna Barrell. She was daughter of Venezuelan born tenor and actor Fernando Michelena (1858–1921) Leo Carrillo (1880–1961) Californio actor best known for playing Pancho in the popular television series The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) Steve Clemente (1885–1950) Mexican-understanding American actor known for his many villainous roles Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950) American actor of Cuban and French descent Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938) American actor of Mexican descent Vera Michelena (1885–1961) American actress and contralto prima donna. She was daughter of Venezuelan born tenor Fernando Michelena and half sister of Donna Barrell. Antonio Moreno (1887–1967) Spanish-born American actor
1890s William Gaxton (1893–1963) Californio actor and cousin of Leo Carrillo Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918) American actress of Californio and Irish descent Chris-Pin Martin (1893–1953) American actor of Mexican descent Beatriz Michelena (1890–1942) American actress and singer. She was sister of Vera Michelena Ramon Novarro (1899–1968) Mexican-born American actor Carlos De Valdez (1894–1939) - Peruvian-born American film actor.
1900s Don Alvarado (1904–1967) American actor of Mexican descent Rosa Castro Martínez, Venezuelan born silent movies actress Thomas Gomez (1905–1971) American actor of Spaniard descent Linda Loredo (1907–1931) American actress of Mexican descent Carlos Montalbán (1903–1991) Mexican-born American actor Ramon Novarro (1899–1968) Mexican-born American actor Dolores del Río (1904–1983) Mexican-born American actress Gilbert Roland (1905–1994) Mexican-born American actor Cesar Romero (1907–1994) American actor of Cuban and Spaniard descent Raquel Torres (1908–1987) Mexican-born American actress of Mexican and German descent Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) Mexican-born American actress Carmen Miranda (1909–1955) Luso-brazilian actress and singer
1910s Rico Alaniz (1919–2015) Mexican-born American actor in film and television (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) Desi Arnaz (1917–1986) Cuban-born American actor (I Love Lucy) He also co-founded and owned Desilu Productions with his then-wife Lucille Ball. Pedro Armendariz (1912–1963) Mexican-born American actor Gus Arriola (1917-2008) Was a Mexican-American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the award-winning comic strip, Gordo, and animating Tom and Jerry and Lonesome Stranger cartoons for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. He also directed training films for the United States Army during World War II. Alma Beltran (1919–2007) Mexican-born American film, stage and television actress. Ralph Camargo (1912–1992) American actor of Mexican descent Movita Castaneda (1916–2015) American actress of Mexican descent José Ferrer (1912–1992) Puerto Rican-born American actor Mel Ferrer (1917–2008) American actor of Cuban and Irish descent Rita Hayworth (1918–1987) American actress to a Spanish father Tom Hernández (1915–1984) Spanish-born American actor Fernando Lamas (1916–1982) Argentine-born American actor Bill Melendez (1916–2008) Mexican-born American voice actor, character animator, film director and producer (Peanuts animated specials) Maria Montez (1912–1951) Dominican-born American actress Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) Mexican-born American actor"Anthony: The Mighty Quinn", bbc.co.uk, June 3, 2001; accessed March 7, 2015. Mona Rico (1907–1994) Mexican-born American actress Andy Russell (1919–1992) American actor and singer to Mexican immigrant parents Ref Sanchez (1917–1986) American actor of Spaniard descent Renee Torres (1911–1998) Mexican American actress and the sister of Raquel Torres. Lupita Tovar (1910–2016) Mexican-born American actress Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) Mexican-born American actress who was one of the first successful Latin American actresses in the United States Natividad Vacío (1912–1996) American actor of Mexican descent
1920s Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974) American actor of Mexican descent Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) American actor, singer, dancer, vaudevillian, and comedian. He was son of the American dancer and stage performer Elvera Sanchez (1905–2000). His mother was of Cuban descent. Rebeca Iturbide (1924–2003) American actress of Mexican descent Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006) American actor of Mexican descent Pepe Hern (1927–2009) American actor of Spanish descent. He was brother of Tom Hernández Katy Jurado (1924–2002) Mexican-born American actress Tony Martinez (1920–2002) Puerto Rican-born American film, television and theatre actor. Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009) Mexican-born American actor Luis Oquendo (1925–1992) Cuban-born American actor Antonia Rey (1926–2019) Cuban-born American actress Lalo Ríos (1927–1973) Mexican-born American actor Marquita Rivera (1922–2002) Puerto Rican-born American actress, singer and dancer Olga San Juan (1927–2009) American actress of Puerto Rican descent Elena Verdugo (1925-2017) American actress of Californio-Mexican descent Carmen Zapata (1927–2014) American actress of Mexican and Argentine descent
1930s Victor Argo (1934–2004) American actor of Puerto Rican descent Rafael Campos (1936 - 1985) Dominican-born American actor Míriam Colón (1936–2017) Puerto Rican-born American actress Linda Cristal (1931 - 2020) Argentinian-born American actress Henry Darrow (born Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez; 1933–2021) American actor of Puerto Rican descent Raúl Dávila (1931–2006) Puerto Rican-born American actor (All My Children) Héctor Elizondo (1936–) New Yorker actor of Puerto Rican descent Hampton Fancher (1938–) American actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker to a Mexican-Danish mother (Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049) Abel Fernandez (1930–2016) American actor of Native Mexican descent John Gavin (1931–2018) American actor of Chilean and Mexican descent (Spartacus, Psycho) Susan Kohner (1936–) American actress to Mexican actress Lupita Tovar and American Jewish film producer Paul Kohner Joaquin Martinez (1930–2012) Mexican-born American actor Tomas Milian (1933–2017) Cuban-born actor with American and Italian citizenship Louisa Moritz (1936–2019) Cuban-born American actress and lawyer Rita Moreno (1931–) Puerto Rican-born American actress Alejandro Rey (1930–1987) Argentine-born American actor Chita Rivera (1933–2024) American actress to a Puerto Rican father. Paul Sand (1932–) American actor of Mexican and Russian descent Gregory Sierra (1937–2021) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent James Victor (1939-2016) was a Dominican born, American Actor
1940s Robert Alvarez (1948–) is a retired American animator, storyboard artist, television director and writer. Tina Aumont (1946–2006) American actress. She was the daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress Maria Montez Barbara Carrera (1945–) Nicaraguan-born American film and television actress Enrique Castillo (1949–) Emilio Delgado (1940–2022) American actor of Mexican descent Moctesuma Esparza (1949–) American actor of Mexican descent Erik Estrada (1949–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent (CHiPs) Lola Falana (1942–) American actress and singer to an Afro-Cuban father. Antonio Fargas (1946–) American actor of Puerto Rican and Trinidadian descent Raul Julia (1940–1994) Puerto Rican-born American actor Priscilla Lopez (1948–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent Cheech Marin (1946–) American actor of Mexican descent (part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong) Angélica María (1944–) American actress of Mexican descent and raised in Mexico A Martinez (1948–) American actor to a father of Mexican and Apache descent Yvette Mimieux (1942–) American retired television and film actress of French and Mexican descent Belita Moreno (1949) American actress of Mexican descent (George Lopez, Perfect Strangers) José Pérez (actor) (1940-) Puerto Rican-born American actor Miguel Piñero (1946–1988) Puerto Rican-born American playwright, actor Tina Romero (1949–) American actress of Mexican descent Mercedes Ruehl (1948–) American actress to a mother of Cuban and Irish ancestry Juana Samayoa (1948–) Guatemalan-American actress and television presenter. Martin Sheen (1940–) American actor of Spanish and Irish descent. Edward James Olmos (1947–) American actor of Mexican descent (Miami Vice, Battlestar Galactica). Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) American actress of Mexican descentMireya Navarro, "Trying to get beyond the role of maid", The New York Times, 16 May 2002. Liz Torres (1947–) American actress of Puerto Rican descent Danny Trejo (1944–) American actor of Mexican descent Raquel Welch (1940–2023) American actress of Bolivian descent Holly Woodlawn (1946–2015) transgender Puerto Rican-born actress and Warhol superstar Victoria Wyndham (born Victoria Camargo; 1945–) American actress. She is the daughter of Mexican-American stage and screen actor Ralph Camargo (Another World) Richard Yniguez (1946-) American actor of Mexican descent
1950s Paul Calderón (1959–) Puerto Rican actor, writer, director, and producer (King of New York, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction) Juan Fernández de Alarcon (1956–) Dominican-born American actor Ana Alicia (1956–) Mexican-born American actress (Falcon Crest) María Conchita Alonso (1957–) Cuban-born Venezuelan-raised actress, singer and songwriter. She is naturalised in the US. Rick Aviles (1952–1995) American actor of Puerto Rican descent Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953–) American actor and musician. He is the son of Cuban actor Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball Lucie Arnaz (1951–) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and producer. She is daughter of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball Steven Bauer (1956–) Cuban-born American actor Robert Beltran (1953–) American actor of Mexican descent (Star Trek: Voyager) Irene Cara (1959–2022) American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent Lynda Carter (1951–) American actress to a Mexican mother (Wonder Woman) Roxann Dawson (1958–) American actress, producer, director, and writer (Star Trek: Voyager) Michael DeLorenzo (1959–) American actor, director, writer, producer, dancer, and musician of Puerto Rican and Italian descent Rosanna DeSoto (1950–) American actress of Mexican descent Emiliano Díez (1953–) Cuban-born American actor Shabba Doo (1955–2020) American actor, dancer, and choreographer of African American and Puerto Rican descent. Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017) American actor. He was son of Puerto Rican actor Jose Ferrer. Andy García (1956–) Cuban-born American actor Luis Guzmán (1956–) Puerto Rican-born Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956–) American actor, playwright, and director of Puerto Rican and African American descent (Castle) Vincent Irizarry (1959–) American actor of Puerto Rican descent Apollonia Kotero (1959–) American singer, actress, former model and talent manager of Mexican descent Lorenzo Lamas (1958) American actor. He is son of Argentine actor Fernando Lamas (Falcon Crest) Sebastián Ligarde (1954–) American actor of Tejano and Mexican descent