Become an Actor in Oklahoma!
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 Oklahoma
The following films and/or television shows have been filmed in whole or in part in Oklahoma.
A Simple Wish (1997)
Another Day in Paradise (1997)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Christmas on Mars (2005)
Cowboys for Christ (2006)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Fandango (1985)
Far and Away (1992)
Fingerprints (2007)
In the Army Now (1994)
Near Dark (1987)
Phenomenon (1996)
Rain Man (1988)
Return to Sender (2004)
Rumble Fish (1983)
The Frighteners (1996)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Outsiders (1983)
Twister (1996)
UHF (1989)
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Oklahoma Film Commission / Film Office
Oklahoma Film & Music Office
120 N. Robinson, 6th Floor
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Tel: 405-230-8440
Tel: 800-766-3456
Fax: 405-230-8641
jill@oklahomafilm.org
www.oklahomafilm.org
Major Cities in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Norman
Lawton
Broken Arrow
Edmond
Midwest City
Enid
Moore
Stillwater
Notable Citizens / Famous Celebrities
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The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a
significant period of time in Oklahoma.
Suzy Amis (1962– ), actress
Gene Autry (1907–1998), actor, musician
William Boyd (1895-1972), actor (Hopalong Cassidy)
Gary Busey (1944-), actor
Lon Chaney Jr (1906–1973), actor
Joan Crawford (1906-1977), Academy Award winning actress
Blake Edwards (1922-), director, writer, producer
James Garner (1928-), actor
Van Heflin (1908-1971), Academy Award winning actor
Clint Howard (1959– ), actor (and Ron's brother)
Ron Howard (1954-), director, producer, actor
Jesse Jane , adult film star
Ben Johnson (1918-1996), Academy Award winning actor
Jennifer Jones (1919-), actress
Rue McClanahan (1934-), actress
Vera Miles (1929-), actress
Megan Mullally, actress
Clarence Nash (1904-1985), voice of Donald Duck
Chuck Norris (1940-), actor, martial artist
Cindy Pickett (1947-), actress
Brad Pitt, actor
Mary Kay Place (1947-), actress
Bianca Pureheart (1983-), adult film star
Tony Randall (1920-2004), actor
Dale Robertson (1920-), actor
Maria Tallchief (1925-), ballerina
Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963-), actress
Alfre Woodard (1952-), actress
Larry Clark (1943-), filmmaker ("Kids", "Ken Park"), photographer
James Marsden (1973-), actor
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