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Map of Kansans Oakley Lakin Hugoton Dodge City Pratt Hoisington Hays Cawker City Bellville Rice Miltonvale Salina Hutchinson Sylvia Goessel Burrton Wichita El Dorado Andover Winfield Centre Emporia Fort Riley Manhattan Soldier Atchison Fort Leavenworth Leavenworth Kansas City Overland Park Olathe Lawrence Topeka Piqua Fort Scott Altoona Cherryvale Independence Jefferson Coffeyville Girard Pittsburg Columbus Paola Lenexa Lyndon Smith Center Altoona
Andover
Atchison
Bellville
Burrton
Cawker City
Centre
Cherryvale
Coffeyville
Columbus
Dodge City
El Dorado
Emporia
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Fort Scott
Girard
Goessel
Hays
Hoisington
Hugoton
Hutchinson
Independence
Jefferson
Kansas City
Lakin
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Leawood
Lenexa
Lyndon
Manhattan
Miltonvale
Oakley
Olathe
Oskaloosa
Overland Park
Paola
Parsons
Piqua
Pittsburg
Pratt
Rice
Salina
Smith Center
Soldier
Sylvia
Topeka
Wichita
Winfield

Altoona

Ida Moore
           Ida Moore can be seen in movies such as "Rock-a-Bye Baby" as Miss Bessie Polk and "Desk Set" as Old Lady.


Andover

Kevin G. Schmidt
      Kevin G. Schmidt's film credits include "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" as Ryan, as well as, "Cheaper by the Dozen" as Henry Baker.


Atchison

 Bob Cunningham
      Bob Cunningham has appeared in films such as "Brass Target" as General Stackwood and "Fedora" as Assistant Director.
Robert Cunningham
      Robert Cunningham has appeared in movies such as "It Started With a Kiss" as The Major and "Shark River" as Curtis Parker.


Bellville

Robert Gordon
      Robert Gordon appeared in the 1918 film "Huck and Tom" as Huck Finn.


Burrton

Milburn Stone
      Milburn Stone appeared in movies such as "The Private War of Major Benson" as Major General Wilton J. Ramsey and "Seige at Red River" as Sgt. Benjamin 'Benjy' Guderman.


Cawker City

Claire Windsor
      Claire Windsor has appeared in films such as "Barefoot Boy" as Valerie Hale and "Cross Streets" as Anne Clement.


Centre

Johnny Duncan
      Johnny Duncan's film credits include "Batman and Robin" (1949) in which he appears as Robin and "Jive Junction" in which he appears as Frank.


Cherryvale

Louise Brooks
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      Louis Brooks has appeared in movies such as "Overland Stage Raiders" as Beth Hoyt and "Empty Saddles" as 'Boots' Boone.
Vivian Vance
      Vivian Vance appeared in the movie "I Love Lucy" as Ethel Mertz as well as "The Great Race" as Hester Goodbody.


Coffeyville

Adrian Roberts
      Adrian Roberts has appeared in films such as "Tom and Huck" (1995) as Welshman as well as "Short Track" as Dill Crotti.
Cynthia Sikes
      Cynthia Sikes has appeared in movies such as "Going Shopping" as Lisa and "Possums" as Elizabeth Clark.


Columbus

Baxter Harris
      Baxter Harris can be seen in movies such as "Home Alone 3" as Police Captain and "The Associate" as Disgruntled Investor.


Dodge City

Dennis Hopper
      Dennis Hopper's film credits include "Alpha and Omega" in which he appears as Tony and "Swing Vote" in which he appears as Donald Greenleaf.
David A.R. White
      David A.R. White appears in movies such as "The Moment After 2: The Awakening" as Adam Riley and "Bells of Innocence" as Conrad Champlain.


El Dorado

Steve Brodie
      Steve Brodie has been in films such as "Sea of Lost Ships" as Lt. Rogers and "The Admiral Was a Lady" as Mike O'Halloran - Boxer.


Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont


Emporia

R. Lee Ermey
    
  R. Lee Ermey has appeared in films such as the "Toy Story" trilogy in which he plays Sarge or Army Sarge.
Fort Levenworth

Fred Meyers
      Fred Meyers has appeared in movies such as "The Even Stevens Movies" as Tom Gribalski and "Raise Your Voice" as Matthew.


Fort Riley

Barbara Babcock
      Barbara Babcock's film credits include "Home Alone 4" in which she appears as Molly and "Space Cowboys" in which she appears as Barbara Corvin.
Tom Reilly
      Tom Reilly has appeared in the movie such as "Uptown Girls" as Executive.


Fort Scott

Gordon Parks
     Gordon Parks appeared in the film "Lincoln" as the voice of Harry H. Garnet.


Girard

Dennis Hayden
      Dennis Hayden appeared in movies such as "Race to Witch Mountain" as Ray and "Trucker" as Trucker.


Goessel

Shirley Knight
      Shirley Knight's film credits include "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" as Mom as well as "Love and Debate" as Lea.


Hays

Marj Dusay
     Marj Dusay has appeared in movies such as "MacArthur" as Mrs. Jean MacArthur and "Pride and Loyalty" as Aunt Jeane.
Rebecca Staab
     Rebecca Staab's film credits include "All Ages Night" in which she appears as Dennie Murphy as well as "The Fantastic Four" as Susan Storm.


Hoisington

Kari Wahlgren
     Kari Wahlgren's voice has appeared in recent movies such as "Tangled" as additional voices and "Bolt" as Mindy.


Hugoton

Billy Drago
     Billy Drago has appeared in films such as "Mysterious Skin" in which he portrays Zeke as well as "Moving McAllister" in which he protrays The Lady.


Hutchinson

Aneta Corsaut
     Aneta Corsaut has appeared in films such as "The Blob" as Jane Martin and "Return to Mayberry" as Helen Crump Taylor.
Lucinda Dickey
     Lucinda Dickey can be seen in movies such as "Grease 2" as Girl Greaser as wel as "Breakin'" as Kelly/ Special K.
Delos V. Smith Jr.
     Delos V. Smith Jr. appears in films such as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as Scanlon as well as "The Silver Streak" as Burt.
Richard Thorpe
     Richard Thorpe can be seen in the films "Burn 'Em Up Barnes" as Stephen Thompson and "Rough Ridin'" as Dick Ross.

Independence

Gerry Bamman
     Gerry Bamman has been in films such as "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" and "The Secret of My Succe$s" portraying Uncle Frank McAllister and Art Thomas respectivley.
Benny Bartlett
     Benny Bartlett's film credits include "The Family Next Door" in which he protrays Rufus as well as "No Holds Barred" in which he portrays Butch.
Mary Howard
     Mary Howard has appeared in movies such as "Billy the Kid" as Edith Keating and "Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Ann Rutledge.


Jefferson

Emily Gerdes
     Emily Gerdes has appeard in films such as "Ella Cinders" as Prissy Pill and "Heros of the Wild" as Myra.


Kansas City

Edward Asner
     Edward Asner portrays Carl Fredrickson in "Up" as well as Santa in "Elf".
Al Christy
     Al Christy has appeared in "In Cold Blood" as Sheriff and "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" as Judge.
Sarah Lancaster
     Sarah Lancaster's film credits include "Smother" as Holly as well as "Catch Me If You Can" as Riverbend Woman.
Marcy McGuire
     Marcy McGuire has appeared in films such as "Jumping Jacks" in which she portrays Julia Loring and "You Gotta Stay Happy" in which she portrays Georgia Goodrich.
John Quade
     John Quade has been in movies such as "The Sting" as Riley and "Bad Company" as Nolan.
Shanna Reed
     Shanna Reed appeared in movies such as "Rattled" as Krista Donahue as well as "Remember Me" as Elaine Archer.
Eric Stonestreet
     Eric Stonestreet has been in movies such as "Almost Famous" as Sheldon the Desk Clerk as well as "Girls Will Be Girls" as Dr. Benson.
Dee Wallace
     Dee Wallace's film credits include "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" in which she portrays Mary and "Critters" in which she portrays Helen Brown.
Tuc Watkins
     Tuc Watkins has appeard in "The Mummy" as Mr. Burns as well as "Can't Stop Dancing" as Reuben Clairmont.
Terri Treas
     Terri Treas has appeared in the film "Headin' for Broadway" as Carrie Richards.


Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye

Lakin

Gordon Thorpe
     Gordon Thorpe has appeard in the film "Along Came Youth" as Neetsfoot Boy.


Lawrence

Hugh Beaumont
     Hugh Beaumont appeared in movies such as "The Mole People" as Dr. Jud Bellamin and "Lost Continent" as Robert Phillips.
Marguerite Marsh
     Marguerite Marsh has appeard in films such as "The Lion's Mouse" in which she portrays Olga Beverly and "Face to Face" in which she portrays Helen Marsley.
Paige Peterson
     Paige Peterson has appeared in "The Hot Chick" as Jessica Cheer Girl and "The Comebacks" as Trotter Dancer.
William Shockley
     William Shockley has appeared in movies such as "Stolen Women, Captured Hearts" as General George Armstrong Custer and "Treasure Raiders" as Beekeeper.


Leavenworth

Eugene Burr
     Eugene Burr has appeared in films such as "The Pretender" as Othelo Actwell as well as "Irish Eyes" as Guy Ormsby.
Melissa Etheridge
     Melissa Etheridge has appeard in "1 a Minute" and "The Sissy Duckling".
George Turner
     George Turner appeared in "Sally Bishop" as Arthur.


Leawood

Holley Fain
     Holley Fain is known for her appearances in "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" as Angela Caldera and Stacey.


Lenexa

Kathleen LaGue
     Kathleen Lague has appeared in the film "Full Grown Men" as Operator.


Lyndon

Barry McDaniel
     Barry McDaniel has appeared in films such as Der junge Lord as Secretary and Der Opernball as Paul Aubier.


Manhattan

Del Close
      Del Close can be seen in "The Blob" as Reverend Meeker as well as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" as English Teacher.
Cassandra Peterson
     Cassandra Peterson is best known for her portrayal of Elvira.


Miltonvale

Patrice Wymore
     Patrice Wymore can be seen in the film "I'll See You in My Dreams" as Gloria Knight as well as "Ocean's Eleven" as Adele Ekstrom.


Oakley

Darin Cooper
     Darin Cooper can be seen in "The Social Network" as Facebook Lawyer.


Olathe

Larry Parks
     Larry Parks can be seen in "Harmon of Michigan" as Harvey as well as "Hey, Rookie" as Jim Leighter.
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
     Charles 'Buddy' Rogers can be seen in flims such as "My Best Girl" as Larry Brooks as well as "Wings" as Jack Powell.


Oskaloosa

James Reynolds
     James Reynolds has appeared in movies such as "C.H.O.M.P.S" as Reporter as well as "The Magic of Lassie" as Officer Wilson.


Overland Park

Tom Kane
     Tom Kane's voice can be heard in movies such as "9" as Dictator as well as "Rugrats Go Wild" as Darwin.
John Lehr
     John Lehr is appeared in movies such as "Since You've Been Gone" as Ron Dorfman as well as "The Sweetest Thing" as Ralph.
Josh Meyer
     Josh Meyer has appeared in "No Country for Old Men" as Border Bridge Youth.
Tipper Newton
     Tipper Newton has appeared in "The Mountain, the River, and the Road" as Cat.


Paola

Reb Russell
     Reb Russell has appeared in "The Cheyenne Tornado" as Cheyenne Kid.


Parsons

Jamie Anne Allman
     Jamie Anne Allman can be seen in "The Notebook" as Martha Shaw.
Zasu Pitts
     Zasu Pitts can be see in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" as Gertie - Switchboard Operator as well as "This Could Be the Night" as Mrs. Katie Shea.

Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren


Piqua

Buster Keaton
     Buster Keaton can be seen in "Around the World in Eighty Days" as Train Conductor and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" as Erronius.


Pittsburg

Roy Glenn
      Roy Glenn can be seen in "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" as Lawyer as well as "A Raisin in the Sun" as Willie Harris.


Pratt

Bill Farmer
     Bill Farmer's voice has been used in many Disney films as Goofy.


Rice

Arlen Dean Snyder
     Arlen Dean Snyder can be seen in movies such as "Kansas" in which he portrays George Bayles as well as "No Man's Land" as Lieutenant Curtis Loos.


Salina

Dwight Frye
     Dwight Frye can be seen in "Dracula" as Renfield and "Frankenstein" as Fritz.
George Murdock
     George Murdock can be seen in "The X- Files" as Second Elder and "Orange County" as Bob Beugler.


Smith Center

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
     Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle has appeared in movies such as "The Dollar-a-Year Man" as Franklin Pinney and "Brewster's Millions" as Monte Brewster.


Soldier

John Judd
     John Judd can be seen in movies such as "Out of Luck" in which he plays 'Pig' Hurley and "The Texas Kid" in which he plays Roy.


Sylvia

Jack Walters
     Jack Walters has appeared in movies such as "Wild West Romance" as Sheriff as well as "Frontiers of '49" as Auctioneer Pete Martin.


Topeka

Brandon Quintin Adams
     Brandon Quintin Adams appeared in the film "The Sandlot" as Kenny DeNunez and "The Mighty Ducks" as Jesse Hall.
Annette Bening
     Annette Bening has appeared in movies such as "Open Range" as Sue Barlow and "Mars Attacks!" as Barbara Land.
Gregg Binkley
     Gregg Binkley can be seen in movies such as "State of Play" in which he portrays Ferris as well as "Galaxy Quest" in which he portrays Fan #3.
George Dickerson
     George Dickerson has appeared in "Space Raiders" as Traction as well as "No Mercy" as Reblue.
Bob Duncan
     Bob Duncan can be seen in the movies "The Parson and the Outlaw" as Marshal Pat Garrett as well as "The Marshal's Daughter" as 'Trigger Gans.
Eric Edwards
     Eric Edwards has appeard in the film "Dead in Love" in which he portrays Danny.
Carson Elrod
     Carson Elrod has appeared in the films "Kissing Jessica Stein" as Sebastian as well as "Wedding Crashers" as Flip.
Dennis McMullen
     Dennis McMullen has appeared in the film "The Money" as Howard.
Ted North
     Ted North has appeared in "The Ox-Bow Incident" as Joyce and "Thunder Birds [Soldiers of the Air]" as Cadet Hackzell.
Sheila Ryan
     Sheila Ryan can be seen in the film "On Top of Old Smoky" as Lila.
Travis Schuldt
     Travis Schuldt appeared in the film "Major Movie Star" as SFC Harrison. He is to appear in the movie "The Giant Mechanical Man" as Hal Baker in 2012.
Lois Smith
     Lois Smith has appeared in "Truman" as Maggie Wallace Gates and "Twister" as Meg Greene.


Wichita

Ryil Adamson
     Ryil Adamson has appeared in the movie "Believe in Me" in which he plays Myerson.
Bill Allen
     Bill Allen has appeared in the movie "Rad" as Cru.
Kirstie Alley
     Kirstie Alley has appeared in movies such as "It Takes Two" as Diane Barrows and "Toothless" as Dr. Katherine Lewis.
Bevan Bell
     Bevan Bell can be seen in "A Cowboy's Silver Lining" as Billy as well as "Divine Manipulation of the Threads" as Abraham Ashley.
Al Corley
     Al Corley can be seen in "Cowby Up" as Dr. Fremont as well as "Bigger than the Sky" as Guy in Line.
Ruby Dandrige
     Ruby Dandrige has been in the movies "A Hole in the Head" in which she portrays Sally and "My Wild Irish Rose" in which she portrays Della.
Tamara Feldman
     Tamara Feldman can be seen in "Echelon Conspiracy" as Kamila.
Alan Fudge
     Alan Fudge has been in movies such as "Bug" as Prof. Mark Ross and "Edward Scissorhands" as Loan Officer.
Neal Jones
     Neal Jones can be seen in "Dirty Dancing" as Billy Kostecki and "Glengarry Glen Ross" as Man in Donut Shop.
Etta McDaniel
     Etta McDaniel has appeared in "The Lawless Nineties" as Mandy Lou Schaefer as well as "Living on Love" as Lizbeth.
Hattie McDaniel
     Hattie McDaniel has appeared in "Gone With the Wind" as Mammy - House Servant and "Since You Went Away" as Fidelia.
Sam McDaniel
     Sam McDaniel can be seen in "All Through the Night" as Deacon and "Love Letters of a Star" as Garage Attendant.
Kendall Schmidt
     Kendall Schmidt can be seen in the movie "Big Time Christmas" as Kendall Knight.
Kenneth Schmidt
     Kenneth Schmidt has been in the movie "Big Brother Trouble" as Peter.
Vivian Schilling
     Vivian Schilling can be seen in the movies "Future Shock" in which she portrays Jenny Porter as well as "Savage Land" in which she portrays Clara.
David Rees Snell
     David Rees Snell can be seen in the movies "Truman" as Reporter #2 as well as "Monday After the Miracle" as William Alexander".


Winfield

Darren E. Burrows
     Darren E. Burrows has appeared in the movie "The Siege at Ruby Ridge" as Kevin Harris.
Eugene Pallette
     Eugene Pallette can be seen in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" as Friar Tuck as well as "The Mark of Zorro" as Fray Felipe.

*All information reguarding the movies each actor/ actress has appeared in was found on www.imdb.com.
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