Historical clue formulations

• Oscar-nominated actor with nearly synonymous first and last names — 2020-02-20
• Player of Richard Nixon in "Blind Ambition" — 2009-01-17
• "Men in Black" actor — 2008-10-23
• Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name — 2007-05-05
• Actor married to Geraldine Page — 2000-08-05
• "Men in Black" actor — 1999-02-06