Top 10 American actors of all time

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

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Time to see if the lounge knows its movie history. Today we rate top 10 American actors of all time!

Here's what I got:

1. Marlon Brando (Most Notable: Apocalypse Now)
2. Charlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator)
3. Al Pacino (The Godfather)
4. James Dean (Rebel Without a Course)
5. Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones/Star Wars)
6. Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver/Goodfellas)
7. Jack Nicholson (The SHining)
8. Morgan Freeman (Shawshank Redemption/Seven)
9. Denzel Washington (Malcolm X/Training Day)
10. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator/The Departed)

Based on:
-Performances
-Influence
-Box Office
-Legacy

How would your top 10 American actors of all time look?

Notable mentions:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis
2. Bill Murray
3. Johnny Depp
4. Tom Hanks
5. Paul Newman

not trying to flame here but that is just an utterly atrocious list grandchamp. the fact that you have harrison freaking ford at #5 and completely did not even include Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, or James Stewart shows that you dont know much about american movie history. Plus brando's best film is not apocalypse now. That was one of his worst acting performances. Great film but brando was way past prime and that was during a time where brando totally neglected his professionalism. Came in grossly overweight and never remembered his lines.

[El Fenomeno]

1) De Niro

Taxi Driver
Godfather 2
Raging Bull
Goodfellas
Casino
Heat
Jackie Brown
Deer Hunter
King of Comedy
Brazil
Once upon a time in America

2) Al Pacino

Godfather
Serpico
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface
Scent of a Woman
Carlito's Way
Heat
Donnie Brasco
Devil's Advocate



Then a mile after that, come the rest...

[TBear]

For all you tired, lazy ****s feel free to use my list as a starter and switch/change as you see fit.

Ok then

In no particular order

1. Marlon Brando (Most Notable: On the Waterfront)
2. Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca)
3. Charlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator)
4. Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man, Midnight Cowboy)
5. Jimmy Stewart (Harvey, Wonderful Life)
6. Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver/Goodfellas)
7. Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown)
8. Al Pacino (Godfather)
9. Gene Hackman(The French Connection )
10. Gary Cooper (Sgt York, Pride of the Yankees)

[Grand Champ]

not trying to flame here but that is just an utterly atrocious list grandchamp. the fact that you have harrison freaking ford at #5 and completely did not even include Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, or James Stewart shows that you dont know much about american movie history. Plus brando's best film is not apocalypse now. That was one of his worst acting performances. Great film but brando was way past prime and that was during a time where brando totally neglected his professionalism. Came in grossly overweight and never remembered his lines.

That's perfectly fine. But I do find it odd that you guys are incredibly good at disregarding my list without making one of your own!!

I enjoyed Apocalypse a great deal, and didn't feel like putting Godfather twice.. Could've put in A Streetcar Named Desire but no-one here would know it.

Also - What's wrong with Harrison Ford?

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

not trying to flame here but that is just an utterly atrocious list grandchamp. the fact that you have harrison freaking ford at #5 and completely did not even include Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, or James Stewart shows that you dont know much about american movie history. Plus brando's best film is not apocalypse now. That was one of his worst acting performances. Great film but brando was way past prime and that was during a time where brando totally neglected his professionalism. Came in grossly overweight and never remembered his lines.

not to mention you have morgan freeman and denzel washington but no sidney poitier. smh..... that's a travesty.

Ok then

In no particular order

1. Marlon Brando (Most Notable: On the Waterfront)
2. Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca)
3. Charlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator)
4. Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man, Midnight Cowboy)
5. Jimmy Stewart (Harvey, Wonderful Life)
6. Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver/Goodfellas)
7. Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown)
8. Al Pacino (Godfather)
9. Gene Hackman(The French Connection )
10. Gary Cooper (Sgt York, Pride of the Yankees)

Gary Cooper is another one that deserves honorable mention along with fred astaire, spencer tracy and james cagney.

[TBear]

not to mention you have morgan freeman and denzel washington but no sidney poitier. smh..... that's a travesty.



Gary Cooper is another one that deserves honorable mention along with fred astaire, spencer tracy and james cagney.

I stand corrected, how did I forget James Cagney. Tracy and Sidney Poitier deserve mention as does Edward G. Robinson. There's just not enough room in the list for all the greats.

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

I stand corrected, how did I forget James Cagney. Tracy and Sidney Poitier deserve mention as does Edward G. Robinson. There's just not enough room in the list for all the greats.

i stand corrected myself with mentioning them as honorable mentions when they belong in the top 10.

[ƒallenloki]

A list without Humphrey Bogart, lmao.

[chiguy91]

humphrey bogart (casablanca, the petrified forest, and the maltese falcon)
james stewart (vertigo, it's a wonderful life, and rear window)
marlon brando (the godfather, viva zapata and my fav on the waterfront)
sidney poitier (in the heat of the night and the defiant ones)
orsen welles (citizen kane and the stranger)
gregory peck (to kill a mockingbird and gentlemen's agreement)
tom hanks (forrest gump, philadelphia, and cast away)
jack nicholson (one flew over the cuckoo's nest, chinatown, and the shining)
robert deniro (taxi driver, raging bull, and goodfellas)
denzel washington (malcolm x, glory, and training day)

honorable mentions:
gene kelly
clint eastwood
al pacino
paul newman
morgan freeman
dustin hoffman
samuel jackson
and countless others, haha.

[J-Smooth]

robert downey jr