Candidates for the 100 best film actors

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:23 GMT

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Dead_Head_Filmmaker — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 12:10 AM)

I am assuming male actors only, otherwise it would be a very different list.
1- Takashi Shimura
2- Montgomery Clift
3- Max von Sydow
4- Marlon Brando
5- Cary Grant
6- Toshiro Mifune
7- Leonardo DiCaprio
8- Humphrey Bogart
9- Tom Hardy
10- Edward G Robinson
11- Al Pacini
12- Spencer Tracy
13- James Dean
14- Marcello Mastroianni
15- Philip Seymour Hoffman
16- Heath Ledger
17- Henry Fonda
18- River Phoenix
19- Steven McQueen
20- Robert DeNiro
21- Jack Nicholson
22- Dustin Hoffman
23- Chishu Ryu
24- Buster Keaton
25- Daniel Day Lewis
26- Tom Wilkinson
27- Ray Milland
28- Paul Newman
29- Javier Bardem
30- Kevin Spacey
31- Erland Josephson
32- Peter Lorre
33- Christian Bale
34- Kirk Douglas
35- James Stewart
36- Burt Lancaster
37- Walter Huston
38- Masayuki Mori
39- Sam Neill
40- Michael Caine
41- Dennis Hopper
42- Peter O'Toole
43- Eli Wallach
44- Callum Keith Rennie
45- WilliamHolden
46- Charles Laughton
47- Oscar Isaac
48- Malcolm McDowell
49- Bryan Cranston
50- Anthony Hopkins
51- George C Scott
52- Francois Cluzet
53- Ian Tracey
54- Alec Guinness
55- Gunnar Bjornstrand
56- Jeremy Irons
57- Edward Nornton
58- Christopher Plummer
59- Gary Oldman
60- Domhall Gleeson
61- Christopher Walkin
62- Gael Garcia Bernal
63- Pablo Schreiber

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:22 GMT

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ralfsiegel — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 02:43 AM)

Harrison Ford
Michael Douglas
Sidney Poitier
Spock, the women on Vulcan are logical. it's the only planet in this galaxy that can make that claim

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:20 GMT

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ShaneUW — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 07:44 PM)

Robert DeNiro
Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Leo DiCaprio
James Stewart
Tom Hanks
Al Pacino
Marlon Brando
Christoph Waltz

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:19 GMT

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to-071322 — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 07:31 PM)

Off the top of my head:
Marlon Brando
Jack Nicholson
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
Gary Oldman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Daniel Day Lewis
Anthony Hopkins
Toshiro Mifune
Soumitra Chatterjee
Laurence Olivier
Morgan Freeman
Tony Leung
Denzel Washington
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Sean Penn
Choi Min Sik
Ben Kingsley
Russell Crowe
Ian McKellen
Heath Ledger
Christoph Waltz
Johnny Depp
And Im sure there are many others Im forgetting.

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:17 GMT

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bsramage — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 05:02 PM)

Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, The Marx Brothers (We need more comedy in these lists !)

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:16 GMT

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shepardjessica-1 — 9 years ago(January 09, 2017 07:30 AM)

Marlon Brando
Montgomery Clift
Robert Deniro
Dustin Hoffman
Daniel Day-Lewis
Paul Newman
Warren Beatty
Gene Hackman
Billy Bob Thornton
Peter Sellers

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:15 GMT

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Reminisce_PartOne — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 11:56 AM)

Easily deserve a place..
Marlon Brando
Bruce Dern
Jack Nicholson
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
Ben Mendelsohn
Gary Oldman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Candidates at least..
Warren Oates
John Cazale
Joaquin Phoenix
Benicio Del Toro

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:13 GMT

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Scooby52 — 9 years ago(January 09, 2017 07:42 AM)

Just my subtle way of pointing out how opinionated and random these lists can be. Everyone always picks their favourites.
I'm writing this signature in bold so people know it's a signature

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:12 GMT

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london777 — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 12:24 PM)

Pauly Shore
Christopher Hart
Weirdest IMDb post ever? Or are you their agent?

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:10 GMT

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Scooby52 — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 06:50 AM)

Pauly Shore
Adam Sandler
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Christopher Hart
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Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:09 GMT

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tim-xy — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 06:23 AM)

Cary Grant
James Stewart
Peter O'Toole
Alec Guinness
Marcello Mastroianni
Michael Caine
Albert Finney
Geoffrey Rush
Maximilian Schell
Alain Delon

Reply to Candidates for the 100 best film actors on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:59:07 GMT

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Peterlh — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 12:58 AM)

Spencer Tracy
Paul Newman
Paul Muni
Henry Fonda
Marlon Brando
Dustin Hoffman