Top 20 Greatest Actors of All Time 

My 4 Favorite Actors Who Didn't Even Get Mentioned by WatchMojo: James Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston and Burgess Meredith (Mickey from the Rocky movies)

Robin Williams

Any way to redo the top 10 classic and modern actresses from way back?? You did the actors per decade but not the actresses...

@@music18021 there did actresses classic and modern then overall

@@jimbo9208 yeah I know they did it per era in other words they just jumbled all the classic actresses into one video and all the modern into another not best of the 1930s, best of the 1940s and so on which they did for the best actors videos

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I love James Stewart but didn’t he just play the same character every movie?

@@TyroneBurns dustin hoffman was “cancelled”

@@etiendre They also forgot Morgan Freeman one of the most respected and talented actors in Hollywood.

Dustin Hoffman-Midnight Cowboy!!! NYC Grimmy Street View!!!

already did

I thought the same thing!

I agree

Because of equality male or female are called actors.

Kathy bates. List over. Vera formica is great too. Actually yeah let's get a list.

ikr!

Who tf is Denzel next to Leo ? Are you kidding me

Denzel has 2 oscars leo has 1

@@abhinavchoudhury7000 still I feel like in this past decade the best performances came from Leo and most known work came from him too like inception, shutter island, Django unchained, the Great Gatsby, The Wolf of the Wall Street, The revenant and once upon a time….in Hollywood.

None of those actors can hold a candle to about 50 actors I could reel off just like that. The fact is that nobody could pull of such a captivating character like Clint Eastwood did with The Good, bad and Ugly. Steve McQueen had stunning on screen presence and he knew it. Nobody could have played Rocky better than Sly did. The same goes for Arnold in the Terminator and Conan. Bard Pit actually matured to be a fine actor and has been part of some of the best films. What about Matt Damon and Johnny Depp alongside Sean Pen.. All incredible actors and for me it's impossible to pick the greatest but those were some of the most captivating and 80% of the actors in this top 20 were not exactly masters of captivating the audience attention. Mel Gibson has had an amazing career but so has Christopher Lee another amazing actor. I can tell you straight that my favourite actors have always been leading men not actors like Robin Williams and Dustan Hoffman. There's so many amazing male actors who starred in amazing films but if someone tells me that AL Pacino and Dinero are the greatest of all time I'll puck into my jacket. The most captivating actors for me were Steve McQueen, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Sly Stalone, Matt Dillon, Matt Damon, Sean Pen, Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, James Dean, Humphry Bogart, Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Arnold Schawartzenegger., Brando, Liam Neelson, Jack Nicholson, Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Peter o'Toole Anthony Quinn, James Cagney, Richard Burton, Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas, Sean Connery, Tommy Lee Jones, Christopher Walken, Ian McKellen, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Kurt Russel, Mel Gibson, Martin Sheen, John Goodman, Robert Mitcham. And to be honest, I've most likely left out so many more brilliant male actors. But the key to acting, is to be able to captivate the audience and only men with character and presence can pull this off.

Viola David sucks testes.

He’s not underrated and it’s a joke he wasn’t an honorable mention at least.

Man you are right.What a underrated actor.Definitly top 10.

Oh, if they are not on the list, there's no point in me watching.

al pacino is my fav till now tbh

Katy Bates and Michael Kaine!!

FACTS

Christopher Walken

I absolutely agree

He was charming on Django unchained

Pacino plays the same role in every move though

Pacino is overrated.

@@perrosucio4467Yeah the guy who did the godfather and Scarface is overrated😂😂😂😂😂😂 That’s crazy

Jack Nicholson ❤️ Daniel day Lewis ❤️

Pacino and Day Lewis. 2 overacting yelling actor every role! 😅 OVERRATED!!!

that's worst list I ever seen leo jack and denzel deserved top 10 at least

Dicaprio has good filmography but he's far from being one of the GOAT. He's kinda one note actor

@@rics1883 DiCaprio is far from a one note actor when you look at films like Wolf, Departed, and Revenant, he plays complete opposite characters in all of them and they show his range of acting

@@cprgaming1358 You forgot to add Django Unchained.

@@cprgaming1358I don't know DiCaprio most of the time plays himself. When I saw the real Jordan Belfort I was like damn DiCaprio didn't play him at all instead it was DiCaprio playing as a drug addicted party animal DiCaprio.

Verdade! Its true

Meryl, Ingrid and Jack too. (I know what's coming next: "But not in lead catego.....").

Oh, and I forgot Kate Hep and DDL (I guess because they both also won 3 or more Oscars for lead performances).

Fargo, three billboards........what's the third?

@@thenoble39 Nomadland. Actually, for Nomadland she won 2 oscars, 1 for best performance by an actress in a leading role and 1 for best motion picture of the year, which made her a 4 times oscar winner.

Exactly. How on earth do you leave Paul Newman off?

EXACTLY! he's my pick! Great actor and even finer human being. ONLY blemish would be leaving his pregnant wife and kid for Joan Woodward

Each of his performances is one of the greatest ever and his performance in There Will Be Blood being the best ever.

@@villainousappetite8841 agree 100%. I first watched DDL in My Left Foot and loved it, but There Will Be Blood is a masterpiece!

There will be blood was his best performance ever!

That's why he was no.1 for me.

Last Tango in Paris is the greatest performance ever put on film. Mr Lewis will tell you the same. Because he said so in an interview.

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Absolutely!!

Yes! Good point.

She's been nominated so many times but not one win. Scandalous.

True! Serious oversight.

Million Dollar Baby :(

And Director .

I disagree. He almost always play the same tough, machismo type character. He have better chances in top directors list though.

*Gran Torino

Better director than actor but still

Probably top 25 at least

Gotta say who you'd delete.

Umm no.

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He is obviously better than Tom Hanks

I found him utterly unforgettable in “The Master .” What a tour de force. Even my dad, who loves Daniel Day Lewis and his Oscar winning performance in “Lincoln,” said “The young man should have won” after viewing Phoenix’s performance in “The Master.”

Check out The Deer Hunter. DeNiro, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, and John Cazale. It won 5 Oscars. Brilliant film.

U shld watch The Master, that’s Joaquin’s Magnum Opus

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If by “quite a list” you mean invalid then I agree lol. Him barely even making this list is crazy.

@@TheMCJ2011 agreed. The list is crap. DiCaprio should be number one.

@@stewartkee6115 DiCaprio is nothing more than an honorable mention.

@@stewartkee6115 I don’t agree with him being number 1, but yeah he deserves Top 5 at the minimum, and even if I don’t agree with it him at number 1 isn’t something I’d really complain about. This list was… underwhelming to say the least.

You know the list is wrong when Di Caprio is number 20

Following it up with robin Williams is wild, these rankings gotta be trolling

Lmao same ! I hate when they do that

I’m glad at least he’s on it. If they didn’t mention him at all I would’ve been so mad at this channel. He’s been one of my favorite actors since I was little.

Yeah this list is very suspect. Even DiCaprio BARELY made it on the list lol

@@TheMCJ2011 thats insane. DiCaprio should be number one.

Nah it's not. He's @ where he belongs

@@stewartkee6115 you 12 year old kid I bet? 😭 Dicaprio ain't even better than Christoph Waltz let alone the Brando's & Pacino's & Deniro's

clint eastwood and heston for sure

clint eastwood and charlton heston, plus scott eastwood and the lovely audrey hupburn for me

Absolutely Charlton Heston for the 10 Commandments Omg wow Clint Eastwood

Burgess Meredith was a great Penguin 🐧

I would have been very surprised if Mickey from Rockey was on this list! Haha

He made the list....Is that not good enough?😜🤔

Please stop saying “underrated.” 😣 That word is literally useless now, because people overuse it and misuse it so much. The word “underrated” doesn’t mean anything anymore

Unlike most actors on this list leo can pull off any role for any genre.

so do a lot of actors does not mean they should be on this list

Whoopi Goldberg is an EGOT recipient.

She might also get a Grammy in a couple of weeks🤞

@@jimbo9208 “so do a lot of actors”, only 24 people so far have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting including Viola Davis, and might just be only the 18th person to achieve the EGOT if she gets a Grammy. I do agree though, that getting the Triple Crown (or even the EGOT at that) doesn’t mean being on the list of All-Time Greatest Actors. Just pointing out that there’s not really “a lot of actors” with all those major awards under their belt.

@@heubertkhanmichael5239 exactly!! She’s in the same league as Meryl Streep

So did Alfred hitchcock

Five movies and each one a masterpiece. As was his acting!

Yes, I knew there was gonna be someone on this video saying someone is underrated… since so many people on RU-vid are infatuated with the word “underrated” and constantly label so many things as that. It gets old and annoying honestly

Facts

Shameful! I should have remembered him. From Clouseau to Chance. Range. Of course, Strangelove.

pete was awesome. Hysterical in LOLITA!

He made it as the best jkr

He should be number 1

Titanic & The Revanant Great Movies

@@NebraskaPoliceDepartment He wasn't great in Titanic.

Sisters?

@@rufaisarki9318 No, they’re not related. Katharine is American and Audrey is British

I would add Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn. Their on screen chemistry was literally like a real couple and they brought out each others talents

already do

Gary Oldman, Christoph Waltz, Frances McDormand, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, and Ian McKellen.

Yes this list was very very Wrong they left out the best Actors for HM give me a break I got very upset They made those actors/Actresses 😟😳🤬🤯

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston is not an honourable mention he is one of the greatest actors

Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Charlize Theron, Whoopy Goldberg, Viola Davis, Gene Hackman, William Dafoe, Jeff Bridges, Hillary Swank, Heath Ledger, Peter O'Toole

Charlie Chaplin is undeniably the greatest, he pretty much single-handedly imagined what a comedian is and is easilythe biggest comedian movie star, the dude wrote, directed and acted. He was absolutely clutch

He's in the honorable mentions

@@samkresil6011 not good enough he definitely should be on the list.

@@jaydonwil1604 Truth is, there are just too many great actors to make a Top 20 list. If you put JP in, then you gotta kick someone else off. And then there will be others complaining that that person isn't included. Which is why these lists are kinda silly. But still fun to discuss and debate (when civilized).

no, he only deserves honorable mention in that list

Keanu Reeves? Seriously?

@@You-sw7tm lol blud said reeves

Brendan Fraser 🤣🤣

I love Keanu as a person but as an actor.....LOL.

Love Keanu to death but he hardly is one of the best

As well as Frances McDormand, Glenn Close, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson, and Ian McKellen

@@ajpat9620 Gary Oldman they at least gave an honorable mention.

Bale,yes. DiCaprio no.

No Brad Pitt is The best

@@jpmtlhead39 bad take

@@byyor7919 Bale shits on DiCaprio. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix are miles better than DiCaprio.

​​@@jpmtlhead39 because you havent watched his all performances

The greatest actor of all time, and his roles are numerous: • My Left Foot • The Age of Innocence • In The Name of the Father • Gangs of New York • There Will Be Blood • Lincoln • Phantom Thread

Method acting doesnt make you the best actor of the world. But I agree that he is one of the bests

Brando

​@@marcosburgos321I wouldn't even care about his acting strategy.. All I care about is the result.. And DDL is definitely the GOAT..

​@@ajpat9620 mostly mid movies tho

Not really he should be out of it.

Agreed. Leo has the best filmography of any actor of all time and he's one of the main reasons for that.

@@petersonofleo11 right?

He shouldn't even be on this list.

@@avidfather1864 DiCaprio should be number one. He is the greatest actor of his generation and everyone knows it. Even trolls like you.

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Absolutely

Agreed.

but is he the best not really

@@jimbo9208 Yes, maybe not the best, but probably the single most important person in the history of cinema, so he deserves a mention.

​@@jimbo9208 imo, he is.

Nothing can beat his performance in Ukraine! Definitely number one on the best propaganda shill list! Haha

You never go full retard.

@@BayleyBlake keep politics out of the discussion

I definitely agree

His portrayal as the father in Mystic River, especially when he comes across the car (don’t want to spoil anything) is stunning.

Iconic doesn't mean best actor. Some actors are bigger stars than others. Doesn't make them better actors. Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts and Will Smith are big stars, good actors, not the greatest.

Assuming that the names you mentioned are included in the list, which actors will be eliminated from the existing list?

Because the list is a joke

about to watch this, I reckon Hoffman not the only great actor not to make the list. Yes Dustin is top shelf 👍🏻🇦🇺

@@aussieswatching3135 He top shelf above many actors that’s on this list. His two Academy award wins goes to show the incredible range Dustin Hoffman possessed. Playing two complete opposite characters.

sorry mate, when Robin Williams is #16 Dustin Hoffman would be lucky to make top 25.

@@aussieswatching3135 You clearly haven’t seen Dustin Hoffman movies if you think Robin Williams is a better actor than him. Hoffman is a master at losing himself in his roles. Whereas you can always tell it’s Robin Williams in every role he plays.

Robin Williams is a great actor because of his versatility. He can make you laugh and cry in the same movie. He also could creep you out in films like One Hour Photo and Insomnia

Yes!!

No. All fall short of the greats.

@@dudenotsoperfect9366 Wrong. Angela Bassett has played many different characters in her time, and she has a depth that can match many of the actors on this list. Viola Davis, as well. I'm surprised that not one non-white female couldn't even get an honorable mention, let alone be on the list.

@@sheubahii know thats why you named them. I just dont see their quality as much as with other and thus better actors.

Goldberg lmao😂please

Agreed

the same

It's up to the director and writer to guide the character, the actor only acts what's given to him so regardless of who play him if the same writer and director were involved it would've been the and hulk.

Exactly the same except with Edward Norton

Not the Hull but did several movies acting within the movie.

They’re the greatest in my book!

Yes!! It’s blasphemous!!

Came here to say Viola Davis

Yeah they both should’ve been at least honorable mentions. Morgan Freeman too.

They always forget some of the other actors in our culture

No Cagney or Stewart just floors me.

Kevin we forget at the picnic

Legendary actress already, and she has much more in the tank for sure.

Her and Angela Bassett

@@MzPrettyDimplez Yeah i hated that they didn't make the list. Both are Oscar nominated actresses and they add alot of their acting chops in Marvel and DC.

Technically Katherine Hepburn has won the most Oscars… she’s won 4. But yes, Nicholson is the male actor who’s won the most. Daniel Day Lewis broke his record win he won for Lincoln in 2013

Daniel Day Lewis won 3 best actor awards. Nicholson 2 plus 1 supporting so Lewis wins.

I think Jack has won the most critics awards.

Yeah except this is the best actor list... Clarke Gable was just being Clarke Gable in every movie he ever did, which is super cool but hardly stretching his acting chops! 😊

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His body of work is too small.

Gary Oldman hands down on diversity and range

@@jerrynewberry433 And Daniel Day Lewis he can change his voice and accent in every role.

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthou were two great comediens and great Oscar winning actors to boot.

@@jerrynewberry433 Oldman and Fiennes way better than Hanks. This list is so biased toward Americans. So many great Asian actors left off the list.

like who

What is this Oscar obsession all the time? Who the hell cares about that politically driven Hollywood drivel.

Glenn Close immediately comes to mind

Agreed, however winning an Oscar isn’t everything. It is cool to win an Oscar(s) but some actors don’t even need one. Brad Pitt won one in 2020, but he didn’t need it in my opinion. He’s one of the biggest stars ever. Once an actor becomes an A lister and is legendary, they don’t need an Oscar. Some of the biggest movie stars have never won an Oscar. And even if you do win an Oscar, that doesn’t guarantee a long career. Some actors who’s won Oscars, they disappear after while

Totally agree. It would have been an awesome list.

Grant's just a comedy actor. I like him but what's he ever done to be held so high up as say?

@@1977Suspiria Are you thinking of Hugh Grant?

@@TheLizcass Why the hell would I be thinking of Hugh Grant? I'm thinking of exactly what I said, Cary Grant, who's filmography is overwhelmingly comedy based films.

@@1977Suspiria So you've never seen Penny Serenade, Notorious, Suspicion, or None But the Lonely Heart? Pleb detected.

Henry fonda performance in once upon a time in the west was awesome.

There's not even 10.

duh

Nope

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I can only see him as Jor-el in Superman

On The Waterfront

He thought he was bigger than the godfather and didn’t learn his lines if you watch the movie again hardly any eye contact as he was reading the lines written on his costars body. I do think he is a phenomenal actor but the audacity to think you’re bigger than a motion picture seems to be bit if a wanker.

He's an even bigger movie star. But he is overrated. He almost single-handedly ruined the movie Elvis.