~ The Greater Cleveland Film Commission Casting Call, Cleveland Ohio
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Los Angeles has the sets. Manhattan the skyline. San Francisco the hills.Cleveland? Well, it ain't glitzy, but it's cinematic in its own way. Yes, the city gets typecast, but it has received its share of screen time. It's the gritty, scruffy and tough character actor you've seen in all sorts of flicks. Then come the inevitable questions about "A Christmas Story." Then the trivia game: "Name the films made in Cleveland." It's an easy game to play, because the city has such a strong presence, said Hollywood screenwriting star Joe Eszterhas. "Cleveland has a cinematic beauty that you spot right away," said Eszterhas, the Clevelander who penned scripts for "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls." "You still see echoes from the past." Those echoes inspired Eszterhas to demand that the 1997 film "Telling Lies in America" be made in Cleveland.
"It's autobiographical, so I wanted it shot here," said Eszterhas. "You can actually do something like that with Cleveland, because you see the West Side Market or Lorain Avenue, and there's something untouched about it all. It's rare." So rare that the Greater Cleveland Film Commission makes it part of its pitch to get films made here. "Other cities like Los Angeles tear down an old block and build something new," said Ivan Schwartz, film commission executive director. "Here, you have old, interesting architecture that's still functioning, so you can make a film that looks like 2008 or 1922."
Jim Jarmusch was looking for more than time or place when he set his groundbreaking 1984 film, "Stranger Than Paradise," in Cleveland. "I grew up in Akron, so I have a fondness for post-industrial landscapes," Jarmusch said via phone from New York. "But I can't say that I was trying to capture one thing, like 'desperation' or 'beauty.' " The film focuses on three misfits who drive through the Flats while listening to Cleveland blues legend Screamin' Jay Hawkins. They end up at the East Ninth Street pier, staring out at the lake, like deadpan existentialists.
"There's a personal reason I set 'Stranger Than Paradise' there -- because the characters were immigrants, and it fit with Cleveland," said Jarmusch. "But there's something about Cleveland that you can't explain: The ghosts are very different than anywhere else." If you love to chase those ghosts, here are some of the films that capture them on the screen:
"Against the Ropes": Meg Ryan can boast that she got to see Public Square while shooting this 2004 boxing flick. Other scenes were shot on East 105th Street and in front of the Third Precinct police station on Payne Avenue.
"Antwone Fisher": Yes, that's Glenville in Denzel Washington's 2002 directorial debut about the Clevelander.
"One Trick Pony": Did they just rent an Agora sign, or is that the actual club in Paul Simon's 1980 flick? Yup, it's the club, 5001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
"Stranger Than Paradise": The 1984 indie classic chronicles a drive through the Flats that ends up at the East Ninth Street pier.
"The Light of Day": Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett play working-class rockers who wind up playing the Euclid Tavern, 11629 Euclid Ave., in this 1987 movie. Check out that old-school sign.
"Telling Lies in America": The 1997 flick "made Cleveland look like Prague," according one critic, because it focused on the West Side Market and Cleveland's near West Side.
"Welcome to Collinwood": The 2002 flick made the case that Collinwood still looks like some place from another time. It included scenes filmed in a vacant lot atEast 131st Street and Taft Avenue.
Shawshank Redemption - 1994, filmed in Mansfield Ohio
~ Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - 1987 Comedy
~ Proximity - 2001
Greater Cleveland Film Commission
1301 E. 9th St., Ste. 120, Cleveland 44114 -- (216) 623-3910 www.clevelandfilm.com
Cleveland's interesting ethnic neighborhoods and sports arenas have been the backdrop for numerous major movies. Below is a list of our favorite movies filmed in Northeast Ohio.
http://clevelandfilm.com/blog2/?cat=3
Los Angeles has the sets. Manhattan the skyline. San Francisco the hills.Cleveland? Well, it ain't glitzy, but it's cinematic in its own way. Yes, the city gets typecast, but it has received its share of screen time. It's the gritty, scruffy and tough character actor you've seen in all sorts of flicks. Then come the inevitable questions about "A Christmas Story." Then the trivia game: "Name the films made in Cleveland." It's an easy game to play, because the city has such a strong presence, said Hollywood screenwriting star Joe Eszterhas. "Cleveland has a cinematic beauty that you spot right away," said Eszterhas, the Clevelander who penned scripts for "Basic Instinct" and "Showgirls." "You still see echoes from the past." Those echoes inspired Eszterhas to demand that the 1997 film "Telling Lies in America" be made in Cleveland.
"It's autobiographical, so I wanted it shot here," said Eszterhas. "You can actually do something like that with Cleveland, because you see the West Side Market or Lorain Avenue, and there's something untouched about it all. It's rare." So rare that the Greater Cleveland Film Commission makes it part of its pitch to get films made here. "Other cities like Los Angeles tear down an old block and build something new," said Ivan Schwartz, film commission executive director. "Here, you have old, interesting architecture that's still functioning, so you can make a film that looks like 2008 or 1922."
Jim Jarmusch was looking for more than time or place when he set his groundbreaking 1984 film, "Stranger Than Paradise," in Cleveland. "I grew up in Akron, so I have a fondness for post-industrial landscapes," Jarmusch said via phone from New York. "But I can't say that I was trying to capture one thing, like 'desperation' or 'beauty.' " The film focuses on three misfits who drive through the Flats while listening to Cleveland blues legend Screamin' Jay Hawkins. They end up at the East Ninth Street pier, staring out at the lake, like deadpan existentialists.
"There's a personal reason I set 'Stranger Than Paradise' there -- because the characters were immigrants, and it fit with Cleveland," said Jarmusch. "But there's something about Cleveland that you can't explain: The ghosts are very different than anywhere else." If you love to chase those ghosts, here are some of the films that capture them on the screen:
"Against the Ropes": Meg Ryan can boast that she got to see Public Square while shooting this 2004 boxing flick. Other scenes were shot on East 105th Street and in front of the Third Precinct police station on Payne Avenue.
"Antwone Fisher": Yes, that's Glenville in Denzel Washington's 2002 directorial debut about the Clevelander.
"One Trick Pony": Did they just rent an Agora sign, or is that the actual club in Paul Simon's 1980 flick? Yup, it's the club, 5001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
"Stranger Than Paradise": The 1984 indie classic chronicles a drive through the Flats that ends up at the East Ninth Street pier.
"The Light of Day": Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett play working-class rockers who wind up playing the Euclid Tavern, 11629 Euclid Ave., in this 1987 movie. Check out that old-school sign.
"Telling Lies in America": The 1997 flick "made Cleveland look like Prague," according one critic, because it focused on the West Side Market and Cleveland's near West Side.
"Welcome to Collinwood": The 2002 flick made the case that Collinwood still looks like some place from another time. It included scenes filmed in a vacant lot atEast 131st Street and Taft Avenue.
Shawshank Redemption - 1994, filmed in Mansfield Ohio
~ Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - 1987 Comedy
~ Proximity - 2001
Greater Cleveland Film Commission
1301 E. 9th St., Ste. 120, Cleveland 44114 -- (216) 623-3910 www.clevelandfilm.com
Cleveland's interesting ethnic neighborhoods and sports arenas have been the backdrop for numerous major movies. Below is a list of our favorite movies filmed in Northeast Ohio.
38th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF). March 19 - March 30, 2014. Tower City Cinemas at Tower City Center in Downtown Cleveland, Ohiohttp://www.clevelandfilm.org/
Air Force One (1997)
This thriller starring Harrison Ford opens with shots of Cleveland's City Hall building and scenes fromCase Western Reserve University. The movie purports to be in Moscow, but it's actually right here in Cleveland. "Air Force One": Yes, it's a 1997 story of a president who gets hijacked by terrorists. But it looks like the filmmakers hijacked Severance Hall and took it to Moscow. Or shot the home of the Cleveland Orchestraand other area buildings as a proxy for Moscow. |
Light of Day (1987)
This, somewhat forgettable, film starring Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett is still fun for Clevelanders because of its local settings and references. The movie, about a brother-sister rock and roll duo, features scenes filmed in Cleveland Heights and Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood. There's even a glimpse of Akron native, Trent Reznor, right before he burst to fame with "Nine Inch Nails." |
American Splendor (2003)
This movie, starring Paul Giamatti as the Cleveland comic book writer, Harvey Pekar, was filmed entirely in the greater Cleveland area. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Sundance Jury Award. "American Splendor": The 2003 story of Harvey Pekar's life boasts vintage scenes of the Tremont area, Madison Avenue in Lakewood and Kamm's Corners in Cleveland that make the city as much a character as a backdrop. Carol and John's Comics, 17448 Lorain Ave., serves as the backdrop for the first meeting of Pekar and his future wife, Joyce Brabner. |
Major League (1989)
The film was shot at various locations in Baltimore, Maryland, Chicago, Illinois, Cleveland, Ohio, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Various sports stadiums were also used in filming, including Memorial Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards and U.S. Cellular Field (then called Comiskey Park) in Chicago. Because the film was made between the Indians last season at Cleveland Stadium and before the opening of Progressive Field, (originally Jacobs Field) Oriole Park at Camden Yards was used. The producers felt that the Orioles' new stadium could stand in as a close likeness for the Indians' new home. |
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Based on a true story, Antwone Fisher tells about the life of a Cleveland boy, raised in foster care, who later, as a Navy seaman, explores and overcomes his troubled childhood. Portions of the film were shot in Cleveland. |
Spider-man 3 (2007)
A more recent addition to the list of movies filmed in Cleveland is Spider-man 3 (2007), with portions filmed along Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland. Spiderman 3 - on Euclid Ave., around East 9th St. and the Colonial Arcade, featured during the battle between Spider-Man and Sandman in the 2007 flick. |
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
This film starring George Clooney and William H. Macy traces the antics of five Cleveland small-time thieves. It was shot in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood, in downtown, and in Slavic Village, at Broadway and E 55th St. |
The Soloist (2009) The Soloist stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in a story about a Cleveland man, Nathaniel Ayers (Downey), from the Hough neighborhood who learned to play the string bass at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, earning a scholarship to New York's Julliard School. Before he could fulfill his promise, however, he suffers a mental collapse and falls to the depths of schizophrenia. The screenwriter, Steve Lopez (Foxx) meets Ayers living in a tunnel in Los Angeles and tries to help him with mixed results. Portions of the film, were filmed in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, along the Detroit-Carnegie Bridge, and in the Flats. "The Soloist": Has Belvidere Avenue in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood really changed that little since the 1960s? Capturing the vintage look is why scenes for the film, were shot there. New "old" facades were built, period cars were brought in, and retro clothes were donned by extras to complete the old-school vibe. Capturing the past is what made Joe Wright shoot scenes for the "The Soloist" in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood. The film, about a homeless violin virtuoso, is partly set in Cleveland in the 1960s.
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The Deer Hunter (1978)
This classic film, starring Robert DeNiro and a young Meryl Streep, pretends to take place in the Pittsburgh area. The wedding reception scene, however, was shot at St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Chruch on Starkweather, in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood. |
Captian America 2 filmed in Cleveland 2013, and released April 2014 "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Release Date: April 4, 2014 Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo The Scoop: Steve Rogers gets the "Bourne" treatment as the star of his very own contemporary political thriller in which the First Avenger faces modern-day corruption in the government he once thought so infallible, soon discovering that his red, white and blue get-up really stands out in a world awash in shades of grey. Back for more Marvel action is Johansson as Black Widow, whilst Mackie is set to steal some scenes (and rule the skies) as Sam Wilson/Falcon. Also, Robert Redford is in it, which is all sorts of awesome. |
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
"The Fortune Cookie": You might need to do a seance to summon the ghosts in this 1966 Billy Wilder flick. It was shot in the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which was torn down to make room for Cleveland Browns Stadium. Other scenes were shot at St. Vincent Charity Hospital (in the older section on East 24th Street) and the Terminal Tower. |
August 2013 - "Miss Meadows", Katie Holmes, Release date 2014. A proper elementary teacher moonlights as a vigilante.
The Avengers: 2012, A team of superheroes save the planet from Lodi and his army. 30% of movie filmed in Cleveland. The Exurbs: filmed October 2013 |
Happy Gilmore (1996)
This light comedy, starring Adam Sandler, tells the story of an out-of-work hockey player who tries to make it as a PGA golfer. Much of the movie is shot in and around Cleveland. 
Upcoming Movies: 2014
March Muscles flex (in slow motion) in "300: Rise of an Empire" (March 7); video gamers have a "Need For Speed" (March 14); a master sleuth returns in "Veronica Mars" (March 14); things get started in "Muppets Most Wanted" (March 21); people get busy in "Nymphomaniac: Part One"(March 21). |
Draft Day: Release April 11, 2014, filmed April 2013, starring Kevin Costner, The premise revolves around the manager of a major football team desperately attempting to acquire the number one draft pick for his club. Filming began on May 8, 2013.
Bad Grandpa: 2013, 86-year-old Irving Zisman takes a trip from Nebraska to North Carolina to take his 8 year-old grandson, Billy, back to his real father. Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Release 2014, Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier. The Kings of Summer: 2013, Three teenage friends, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Fun Size: 2012, which filmed in Beachwood, Cleveland Heights and downtown Cleveland last summer, stars Victoria Justice as a teen who loses her little brother after she must take him trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Plus, "Dallas," Ann Curry, Russell Crowe and more in Monday's The Morning After Alex Cross: 2012, A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled serial killer who specializes in torture and pain. |
Ohio born actors:
* 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)
* Imogene Bliss (actor) 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)
* Cullen Chambers (actor, author) (Lima)
* 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)
* Josh Costell (actor) (Toledo)
* 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)
* Jonathan Eldell (actor) (Warren)
* 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)
* Joe Flynn (actor) (Youngstown)
* 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)
* Billy Hufsey (actor) (Brook Park)
* 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)
* Robert Knepper (actor in Prison Break)
* 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)
* Adrianne Palicki (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 Wesselmann (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)
Encylcopedia of Cleveland Film history
http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=MFIC
Famous Clevelanders:
http://cleveland.about.com/od/famousclevelanders/Famous_and_Infamous_Clevelanders.htm
A partial list of films shot in Greater Cleveland - older movies
http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2008/03/a_partial_list_of_films_shot_i.html
* 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)
* Imogene Bliss (actor) 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)
* Cullen Chambers (actor, author) (Lima)
* 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)
* Josh Costell (actor) (Toledo)
* 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)
* Jonathan Eldell (actor) (Warren)
* 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)
* Joe Flynn (actor) (Youngstown)
* 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)
* Billy Hufsey (actor) (Brook Park)
* 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)
* Robert Knepper (actor in Prison Break)
* 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)
* Adrianne Palicki (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 Wesselmann (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)
Encylcopedia of Cleveland Film history
http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=MFIC
Famous Clevelanders:
http://cleveland.about.com/od/famousclevelanders/Famous_and_Infamous_Clevelanders.htm
A partial list of films shot in Greater Cleveland - older movies
http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2008/03/a_partial_list_of_films_shot_i.html
