The Greatest Film Actors Ever.. Dead or Alive

Michael Keaton

Ian McKellen

Sally Hawkins

Robert Shaw

Michael Caine

Roy Schneider

.............no contest for a living actor...Al Pacino without doubt!

leonardo di capro

robert di niro

mark wahlberg

noel coward

Alive:

Gary Oldman

Al Pachino

Robert DeNero

Natalie Portman

Meryl Streep

Ian McKellen

Dead

Christopher Lee

Walter Mattau

I've returned to comment on this thread having just read that John Wayne is included - twice. Dear me! He could only act badly. A really terrible choice.

The acknowledged best of all time is Brando. No one mentions the great British actor Charles Laughton. Few women are included and yet do you get any better than Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon or Geena Davies?

Richard Burton had a film career, John Hurt is truly masterful as is Ian Holm in anything they do. Ian MaKellan transferred across from stage to screen seemlessly. Alec Guiness and Ian Bannen.

These actors had great depth and could play any role convincingly. Too many listed on here were in good films and were not good actors. Eastwood's early career before he got personal control was trash. Robert Duval doesn't get a mention nor does Alan Rickman.

Bette Davies was absolutely smouldering on screen, again, no mention.

Ask me what I know about Pre-revolution China and I'd have to say absolutely nothing.

David Bradley in Kes.

Bruce Lee in all his movies.

There'll never be another one like him  

On 12/03/2021 at 04:46, pattricia said:

David Bradley in Kes.

Aww he was brilliant in that role.

Michael Hordern was an outstanding actor.

Ellen Burstyn and Glenda Jackson are also brilliant in most roles.

Richard Harris, played Professor Dumbledore in the first 2 Harry Potter films, sadly I don't think he's with us any more

Ronald Coleman, Robert Donat , Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn, Charles Laughton, Burt Lancaster.