Rank your top ten actors ever

[mdtulp]

1. Charlie Chaplin
2. Jack Lemmon
3. Robert Duvall
4. Richard Dryfuss
5. Robert De Niro
6. Al Pacino
7. Tom Hanks
8. James Stewart
9. Harrison Ford
10 Clint Eastwood

[Beta Man]

too much work

I like Clint, C-Walken, S. Buscemi, Jimmy Stewart, Bogey, Pacino, Deneiro, Samuel L, Connery, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase (for Fletch/Caddyshack/Funny Farm, etc) ummmm I'm not sure... there are plenty of older ones that "steal the scenes" but It's a tough list to come up with!

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

too much work

I like Clint, C-Walken, S. Buscemi, Jimmy Stewart, Bogey, Pacino, Deneiro, Samuel L, Connery, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase (for Fletch/Caddyshack/Funny Farm, etc) ummmm I'm not sure... there are plenty of older ones that "steal the scenes" but It's a tough list to come up with!

I would agree, top ten requieres too much thinking on our part. My top five:

Mel Gibson, Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, and Al Pacino.

[Secretagentnumber6]

Steve McQueen
Humphrey Bogart
Charles Bronson
Lee Marvin
Clint Eastwood
Tom Hanks
Harrison Ford
Paul Bettany
Paul Newman
Sean Connery


There really are too many to pick just 10 but I tried.

[TenEightyP]

I would require more thinking time, but some actors I like in no particular order:

Clint Eastwood
Sean Connery
Michael Caine
Jack Lemmon
Walter Mathau
Steve McQueen
Jack Nicholson

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[RIPSeanTaylor21]

10.Charlie Chaplin
9. Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca)
8. Burgess Merideth (Rocky, Batman {60's})
7. Johnny Depp (Donnie Brasco, Edward Scizzorhands, POTC)
6. Charlston Heston (Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes)
5. Al Pacino (Scarface, Godfather Triology, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico)
4. Denzel Washington (Missisippi Masala, Training Day, Remember the Titans, X, American Gangster)
3. Robert DeNiro (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Godfather)
2. Jack Nicholson(One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Batman, etc)
1. Marlon Brando (GODFATHER)

[Scripture]

1.) Robert De Niro
2.) Al Pacino
3.) Daniel Day-Lewis
4.) Humphrey Bogart
5.) Jack Nicholson
6.) Marlon Brando
7.) Denzel Washington
8.) Anthony Hopkins
9.) James Stewart
10.) Paul Newman

Extremely difficult to narrow it down to just ten.

[broganreynik]

Al Pacino
Clint Eastwood
Christian Bale
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Depp
Bruce Campbell

After that it's kinda moot as I don't have any others that just because they're in it I'll see the movie, but a few of my others that I do happen to like are:
Jason Statham
Brad Pitt
Nicolas Cage

And my favorite actress:
Evan Rachel Wood

[X-Ninja]

1. Hillary Duff
2. Chuck Norris
3. Uwe Boll
4. David Hasselhoff
5. Tom Cruise
6. Ben Affleck
7. Carrot Top
8. Paris Hilton
9. Steven Segal
10. Silverstre Stallone

Best Actors Ever!

[Slec]

No rank:
Denzel Washington
Gary Oldman
Will Smith
De Niro
Dryfuss
Samuel L Jackson
Dustin Hoffman
Brad Pitt
Harrison Ford

[Rob71]

1. Steve McQueen
2. Tom Hanks
3. Jimmy Stewart
4. Al Pacino
5. Robert DeNiro
6. Christian Bale
7. Jack Nicholson
8. Sean Connery
9. Robert Duvall
10. Christopher Walken

Now this is why I try not to do too many of these lists. I forgot Daniel Day-Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, and Gary Oldman.

[David Mamet]

Originally Posted by X-Ninja

1. Hillary Duff
2. Chuck Norris
3. Uwe Boll
4. David Hasselhoff
5. Tom Cruise
6. Ben Affleck
7. Carrot Top
8. Paris Hilton
9. Steven Segal
10. Silverstre Stallone

Best Actors Ever!

I was just about to do that same joke, except include Dustin Diamond and Steve Guttenberg.

Seriously though, I've always had respect for actors that can do comedy and drama. Anyone can play the same role over and over again.... Denzel Washington. Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, and Alec Baldwin are great actors.

[MPDIEHL]

Im just listing two that are new to the poll.

John Malkovich

Kevin Spacey

[Go Blue]

My old and new favorites are Johnny Depp (new) and James Stewart (old).

Oh, I almost forgot the best of them all...Keanu Reeves......just kidding!

[MrKenSebben]

All mine have been said except for Russell Crowe, Leonardo Dicaprio and Ed Norton.

[makaveli21]

Originally Posted by MPDIEHL

Im just listing two that are new to the poll.

John Malkovich

Kevin Spacey

Me too, since I'm surprised I haven't seen Edward Norton's name show up yet.

I also tend to like people that are/were normally supporting actors, like John C. Reilly and Phillip Seymour Hoffman (although they're starting to get their own starring roles over the last few years).

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by makaveli21

Me too, since I'm surprised I haven't seen Edward Norton's name show up yet.

I also tend to like people that are/were normally supporting actors, like John C. Reilly and Phillip Seymour Hoffman (although they're starting to get their own starring roles over the last few years).

George C. Scott deserves mention. Read the Patton review posted yesterday on the front page.

[cajmoyper]

10. Kevin Spacey
9. Val Kilmer (If not just for his Doc Holliday)
8. Patrick Stewart (Trekkie loyalty)
7. Sean Penn
6. Tom Cruise
5. Will Smith
4. Tom Hanks
3. Daniel Day Lewis
2. Dustin Hoffman
1. Denzel Washington, one reason. He could be co-starring with Marlon Brando and you know at some point in that movie, he is just going to absolutely take over.

[Hep]

1. Jonny Depp
2. Kevin Spacey
3. Martin Sheen
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman
5. Tom Hanks
6. Nicole Kidman
7. George Cooney
8. John Cusak
9. Marlon Brando
10. Jack Nicolson

[Herr Schmidt]

1. John Wayne
2.George C Scott
3.Ernest Borgnine
4.Lee Marvin
5.Phil Silvers
6.Robert Mitchum
7. Henry Fonda
8.The Marx Brothers
9.Eddie Albert
10.Steve McQueen