My Favorite Actors

1. Robert De Niro

One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...

Best Roles: Max Cady- Cape Fear Jake LaMotta- Raging Bull Travis Bickle- Taxi Driver Rupert Pupkin- The King of Comedy Louis Chypre- Angel Heart

2. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

Best Roles: Forrest Gump- Forrest Gump Andrew Beckett- Philadelphia Chuck Noland- Cast Away Paul Edgecomb- The Green Mile Captain Miller- Saving Private Ryan

3. Christian Bale

Actor | The Dark Knight

Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries ...

Best Roles: Patrick Bateman- American Psycho Dicky Ecklund- The Fighter Irving Rosenfeld- American Hustle Trevor Reznick- The Machinist Alfred Borden- The Prestige

4. Dustin Hoffman

Actor | Tootsie

Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, ...

Best Roles: Raymond Babbitt- Rain Man Ratso Rizzo- Midnight Cowboy Stanley Motss- Wag The Dog Louis Dega- Papillon Captain Hook- Hook

5. Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor | There Will Be Blood

Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and head of the famous Ealing ...

Best Roles: Daniel Plainview- There Will Be Blood Bill "The Butcher" Cutting- Gangs of New York Christy Brown- My Left Foot Gerry Conlon- In the Name of the Father Abraham Lincoln- Lincoln

6. Marlon Brando

Actor | Apocalypse Now

Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in ...

Best Roles: Terry Malloy- On the Waterfront Don Vito Corleone- The Godfather Walter E. Kurtz- Apocalypse Now Paul- Last Tango in Paris Stanley- A Streetcar Named Desire

7. Paul Newman

Actor | The Hustler

Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). His elder brother was Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for ...

Best Roles: Luke- Cool Hand Luke Henry Gondorff- The Sting Fast Eddie Felson- The Hustler Butch Cassidy- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Reggie "Reg" Dunlop- Slap Shot

8. Jack Nicholson

Actor | Chinatown

Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through ...

Best Roles: R.P. McMurphy- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Torrance- The Shining J.J. Gittes- Chinatown The Joker- Batman Warren Schmidt- About Schmidt

9. Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor | The Master

Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport to Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ancestry. After becoming involved in ...

Best Roles: Brandt- The Big Lebowski Lancaster Dodd- The Master Scotty J.- Boogie Nights Caden Cotard- Synecdoche, New York Phil Parma- Magnolia

10. Matthew McConaughey

Actor | Interstellar

American actor and producer Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas. His mother, Mary Kathleen (McCabe), is a substitute school teacher originally from New Jersey. His father, James Donald McConaughey, was a Mississippi-born gas station owner who ran an oil pipe supply business. He is ...

Best Roles: Killer Joe Cooper- Killer Joe David Wooderson- Dazed and Confused Ron Woodruff- Dallas Buyers Club Mud- Mud Danny Buck- Bernie

11. Edward Norton

Actor | Fight Club

American actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.

His mother, Lydia Robinson "Robin" (Rouse), was a foundation executive and teacher of English, and a daughter of famed real estate developer ...

Best Roles: Mike- Birdman Derek Vineyard- American History X Aaron- Primal Fear The Narrator- Fight Club

12. Tom Hardy

Actor | Inception

With his breakthrough performance as Eames in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (2010), English actor Tom Hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. However, the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut...

Best Roles: Charles Bronson- Bronson Ivan Locke- Locke Bob- The Drop Forrest Bondurant- Lawless Eames- Inception

13. Nicolas Cage

Actor | Face/Off

Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is of Italian (father) and Polish and German (mother) descent. Cage changed his...

Best Roles: H.I. McDunnough- Raising Arizona Ben Sanderson- Leaving Las Vegas Terance McDonagh- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Charlie/Donald Kauffman- Adaptation. Peter Loew- Vampire's Kiss

14. Michael Shannon

Actor | Take Shelter

Michael Corbett Shannon was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Geraldine Hine, a lawyer, and Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University. His grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.

Shannon began his professional stage career in Chicago. His ...

Best Roles: Peter Evans- Bug Curtis- Take Shelter Kim Fowley- The Runaways Richard Kuklinski- The Iceman Son Hayes- Shotgun Stories

15. Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor | Inception

Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s,...

Best Roles: Jordan Belfort- The Wolf of Wall Street Calvin Candie- Django Unchained Howard Hughes- The Aviator Arnie Grape- What's Eating Gilbert Grape Toby- This Boy's Life

16. Kevin Spacey

Actor | The Usual Suspects

Kevin Spacey Fowler, better known by his stage name Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of screen and stage, film director, producer, screenwriter and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in...

Best Roles: Roger "Verbal" Kint- The Usual Suspects John Doe- Se7en Lester Burnham- American Beauty Jack Vincennes- L.A. Confidential Dave Harken- Horrible Bosses

17. Brad Pitt

Actor | Fight Club

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student ...

Best Roles: Jeffrey Goines- Twelve Monkeys Tyler Durden- Fight Club Billy Beane- Moneyball Floyd- True Romance Lt. Aldo Raine- Inglourious Basterds

18. Al Pacino

Actor | Serpico

Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.

He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi)...

Best Roles: Sonny- Dog Day Afternoon Frank Serpico- Serpico Lt. Vincent Hannah- Heat Michael Corleone- The Godfather Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero- Donnie Brasco

19. Steve McQueen

Actor | The Great Escape

He was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the world's most popular actor. Over 40 years after his untimely death from mesothelioma in 1980, Steve McQueen is still considered hip and cool, and he endures as an icon of popular ...

Best Roles: Hilts "The Cooler King"- The Great Escape Henri "Papillon" Charriere- Papillon Frank Bullitt- Bullitt

20. Willem Dafoe

Actor | Spider-Man

Having made over one hundred films in his legendary career, Willem Dafoe is internationally respected for bringing versatility, boldness, and daring to some of the most iconic films of our time. His artistic curiosity in exploring the human condition leads him to projects all over the world, large ...

Best Roles: Sgt. Elias- Platoon Det. Donald Kimball- American Psycho Paul Smecker- Boondock Saints Bobby Peru- Wild At Heart Max Schreck- Shadow of the Vampire

21. John Cazale

Actor | Dog Day Afternoon

John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. Cazale made only five feature films in his career, which fans and critics alike call classics. But before his film debut, in the short The American Way (1962),...

Best Role: Stan- The Conversation Fredo Corleone- The Godfather Sal- Dog Day Afternoon Stan- The Deer Hunter

22. Christoph Waltz

Actor | Django Unchained

Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor. He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). For each performance, he won...

Best Roles: Col. Hans Landa- Inglourious Basterds Dr. King Schultz- Django Unchained Walter Keane- Big Eyes

23. Jack Lemmon

Actor | The Apartment

Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Lankford Noel and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. His ancestry included Irish (from his paternal grandmother) and English. Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers ...

Best Roles: Jerry- Some Like it Hot Shelley Levene- Glengarry Glen Ross C.C. Baxter- The Apartment Felix Ungar- The Odd Couple John Gustafson- Grumpy Old Men

24. Woody Harrelson

Actor | True Detective

Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hanover College, he...

Best Roles: Mickey Knox- Natural Born Killers Sargeant William Schumann- Wag the Dog Harlan DeGroat- Out of the Furnace Tallahassee- Zombieland

25. Robert Redford

Actor | The Natural

Born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, and Martha Redford, Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was a scrappy kid who stole hubcaps in high school and lost his college baseball scholarship at the University of Colorado because of ...

Best Roles: Sundance Kid- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Our Man- All Is Lost Johnny Hooker- The Sting Bill McKay- The Candidate Bob Woodward- All the President's Men

26. Tom Cruise

Actor | Top Gun

In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. ...

Best Roles: Frank "T.J." Mackey- Magnolia Charlie Babbitt- Rain Man Les Grossman- Tropic Thunder Vincent- Collateral William Cage- Edge of Tomorrow

27. Steve Buscemi

Actor | Fargo

Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (Wilson), a restaurant hostess, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to...

Best Roles: Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene- Con Air Mr. Pink- Reservoir Dogs Seymour- Ghost World Donny- The Big Lebowski Homeless Guy- Big Daddy

28. George C. Scott

Actor | Patton

George C. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of the big screen, stage and television. He was born on October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, to Helena Agnes (Slemp) and George Dewey Scott. At the age of eight, his mother died, and his father, an executive at Buick, raised him. In 1945, he ...

Best Roles: Gen. Buck Turgidson- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb General George S. Patton- Patton Jack VanDorn- Hardcore Bert Gordon- The Hustler

29. Sam Rockwell

Actor | Moon

Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which ...

Best Roles: Sam Bell- Moon Wild Bill Wharton- The Green Mile Billy- Seven Psychopaths Chuck Barris- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

30. Peter Lorre

Actor | M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents. He learned both Hungarian and German languages from birth, and was educated in elementary and secondary schools in the Austria-Hungary capitol Vienna, but did ...

Best Roles: Hans Beckert- M Joel Cairo- The Maltese Falcon Ugarte- Casablanca

31. James Woods

Actor | Vampires

James Howard Woods was born on April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah, the son of Martha A. (Smith) and Gail Peyton Woods, a U.S. Army intelligence officer who died during Woods' childhood. James is of Irish, English, and German descent. He grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, with his mother and stepfather ...

Best Roles: Mel- Another Day in Paradise Lester Diamond- Casino Max Bercovicz- Once Upon a Time in America Ronald Lisbon- The Virgin Suicides

32. William H. Macy

Actor | Fargo

William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, while his performance in Fargo earned a nomination for the ...

Best Roles: Jerry Lundegaard- Fargo Little Bill- Boogie Nights Quiz Kid Donnie- Magnolia *Frank Gallagher- Shameless*

33. Gary Oldman

Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), ...

Best Roles: Stansfield- Leon: The Professional Drexl Spivey- True Romance Jim Gordon- The Dark Knight Floyd Banner- Lawless Sid Vicious- Sid and Nancy

34. Peter Sellers

Actor | Being There

Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers to a well-off acting family in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth. He was the son of Agnes Doreen "Peg" (Marks) and William "Bill" Sellers. His parents worked in an acting company run by his ...

Best Roles: Dr. Strangelove/President Merkin Muffley/Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Chance- Being There Inspector Jacques Clouseau- The Pink Panther Clare Quilty- Lolita

35. Jeff Bridges

Actor | The Big Lebowski

Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (née Simpson). He grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. Both boys popped up, without ...

Best Roles: The Dude- The Big Lebowski Duane Jackson- The Last Picture Show Bad Blake- Crazy Heart Rooster Cogburn- True Grit

36. Gene Hackman

Actor | The French Connection

Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, the son of Anna Lyda Elizabeth (Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman, who operated a newspaper printing press. He is of Pennsylvania Dutch (German), English, and Scottish ancestry, partly by way of Canada, where his mother was born. After ...

Best Roles: Harry "Popeye" Doyle- The French Connection Agent Rupert Anderson- Mississippi Burning Little Bill Daggett- Unforgiven Harry Caul- The Conversation Coach Norman Dale- Hoosiers

37. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Actor | Inception

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Jane Gordon and Dennis Levitt. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. His parents worked for the Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM and ...

Best Roles: Hesher- Hesher Jon- Don Jon Joe- Looper Adam- 50/50 Arthur- Inception

38. Lee J. Cobb

Actor | 12 Angry Men

Lee J. Cobb, one of the premier character actors in American film for three decades in the post-World War II period, was born Leo Jacoby in New York City's Lower East Side on December 8, 1911. The son of a Jewish newspaper editor, young Leo was a child prodigy in music, mastering the violin and the...

Best Roles: Juror #3- 12 Angry Men Johnny Friendly- On the Waterfront Lt. William Kinderman- The Exorcist

39. Michael Keaton

Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny...

Best Roles: Betelgeuse- Beetlejuice Riggan Thompson- Birdman Batman/Bruce Wayne- Batman Doug Kinney- Multiplicity Hunt Stevenson- Gung Ho

40. Clint Eastwood

Actor | Million Dollar Baby

Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, to Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (née Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. He grew up in nearby Piedmont. At school Clint took interest in ...

Best Roles: Joe/Monco/Blondie- Dollars Trilogy Walt Kowalski- Gran Torino Harry Callahan- Dirty Harry Bill Munny- Unforgiven Dave- Play Misty For Me

41. Paul Dano

Actor | There Will Be Blood

An actor for all seasons and all kinds of roles (from dark, difficult characters to more loving ones) Paul Dano has an extensive body work that includes working with directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Steve McQueen, Dayton & Ferris, Ang Lee, Denis Villenueve and Paolo Sorrentino; acting with ...

Best Roles: Paul Sunday/Eli Sunday- There Will Be Blood Brian Wilson- Love & Mercy Alex Jones- Prisoners Tibeats- 12 Years a Slave Howie Blitzer- L.I.E.

42. Robin Williams

Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...

Best Roles: Daniel Hilliard/Mrs. Doubtfire- Mrs. Doubtfire Lance- World's Greatest Dad Seymour Parrish- One Hour Photo Peter Banning- Hook Sean Maguire- Good Will Hunting

43. Michael Douglas

Actor | Wall Street

A legendary actor with 50 celebrated years of film, television and producing experience, Michael Douglas is known for his era-defining roles and enduring cultural impact.

In addition to his career accomplishments, Douglas has remained a steadfast public servant, activist and philanthropist dedicated...

Best Roles: William "D-Fens" Foster- Falling Down Liberace- Behind the Candelabra Gordon Gekko- Wall Street

44. Sidney Poitier

Actor | In the Heat of the Night

Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal ...

Best Roles: Virgil Tibbs- In the Heat of the Night John Prentice- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Walter Lee Younger- A Raisin in the Sun Mack Thackery- To Sir, With Love

45. Sean Penn

Actor | Mystic River

Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.

Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the ...

Best Roles: Harvey Milk- Milk Jeff Spicoli- Fast Times at Ridgemont High Sam Dawson- I Am Sam Kleinfeld- Carlito's Way

46. Henry Fonda

Actor | 12 Angry Men

This remarkable, soft-spoken American began in films as a diffident juvenile. With passing years, he matured into a star character actor who exemplified not only integrity and strength, but an ideal of the common man fighting against social injustice and oppression. He was born in Grand Island, ...

Best Roles: Juror #8- 12 Angry Men Frank- Once Upon a Time in the West Tom Joad- The Grapes of Wrath

47. Robert Duvall

Actor | The Apostle

Veteran actor and director Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, CA, to Mildred Virginia (Hart), an amateur actress, and William Howard Duvall, a career military officer who later became an admiral. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), then served a ...

Best Roles: Lt. Colonel Bill Kilgore- Apocalypse Now Frank Hackett- Network Tom Hagen- The Godfather Prendergast- Falling Down

48. Anthony Hopkins

Actor | The Silence of the Lambs

Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, ...

Best Roles: Hannibal Lecter- The Silence of the Lambs Frederick Treves- The Elephant Man Alfred Hitchcock- Hitchcock

49. Dennis Hopper

Actor | Easy Rider

Multi-talented and unconventional actor/director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades, Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. The young Hopper expressed interest in acting from a ...

Best Roles: Frank Booth- Blue Velvet Photojournalist- Apocalypse Now Clifford Worley- True Romance Billy- Easy Rider

50. River Phoenix

Actor | My Own Private Idaho

River Phoenix was born River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon. His mother, Arlyn (Dunetz), a Bronx-born secretary, and his father, John Bottom, a carpenter, met in California in 1968. They worked as itinerant fruit pickers, and later joined the Children of God religious group (John was originally ...

Best Roles: Chris Chambers- Stand By Me Mike Waters- My Own Private Idaho

51. Heath Ledger

Actor | Brokeback Mountain

When hunky, twenty-year-old heart-throb Heath Ledger first came to the attention of the public in 1999, it was all too easy to tag him as a "pretty boy" and an actor of little depth. He spent several years trying desperately to sway this image, but this was a double-edged sword. His work comprised ...

Best Roles: Joker- The Dark Knight Ennis Del Mar- Brokeback Mountain Patrick Verona- 10 Things I hate About You

52. Jake Gyllenhaal

Actor | Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, the son of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and ...

Best Roles: Louis Bloom- Nightcrawler Detective Loki- Prisoners Donnie Darko- Donnie Darko Sam Hall- The Day After Tomorrow

53. Joaquin Phoenix

Actor | Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries. His mother is from a Jewish family from New ...

Best Roles: Freddie Quell- The Master Theodore Twombly- Her Merrill Hess- Signs Larry "Doc" Sportello- Inherent Vice Johnny Cash- Walk the Line

54. Michael Fassbender

Actor | Shame

Michael Fassbender is an Irish actor who was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to a German father, Josef, and an Irish mother, Adele (originally from Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland). Michael was raised in the town of Killarney, Co. Kerry, in south-west Ireland, where his family moved to when ...

Best Roles: Frank- Frank Edwin Epps- 12 Years a Slave Brandon- Shame Counselor- The Counselor

55. John C. Reilly

Actor | Chicago

Character actor, dramatic leading man, or hilarious comic foil? With an astonishing range of roles already under his belt, John C. Reilly has played an eclectic host of rich characters to great effect over the years, from seedy ne'er-do-wells, to lovable, good-natured schlepps.

The fifth of six ...

Best Roles: Reed Rothchild- Boogie Nights Officer Jim Kurring- Magnolia John- Cyrus Dale Doback- Step Brothers Dewey Cox- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

56. Bradley Cooper

Actor | A Star Is Born

Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the ...

Best Roles: Chris Kyle- American Sniper Richie DiMaso- American Hustle Pat- Silver Linings Playbook Phil- The Hangover

57. Mickey Rourke

Actor | Sin City

Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr. on September 16, 1952, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Annette Elizabeth (Cameron) and Philip Andre Rourke. His father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother was of mostly English and French-Canadian ancestry. When he was six years old,...

Best Roles: Randy "The Ram" Robinson- The Wrestler Robert "Boogie" Sheftell- Diner Harry Angel- Angel Heart The Bookie- Buffalo '66 Marv- Sin City

58. Jon Voight

Actor | Midnight Cowboy

Jon Voight is an American actor of German and Slovak descent. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). He has also been nominated for the same award other two times. He was first ...

Best Roles: Joe Buck- Midnight Cowboy Nate- Heat Oscar "Manny" Manhein- Runaway Train Ed- Deliverance

59. James Caan

Actor | Thief

A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.

He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) ...

Best Roles: Santino "Sonny" Corleone- The Godfather Paul Sheldon- Misery Brian Piccolo- Brian's Song Father McNally- That's My Boy

60. Joe Pesci

Actor | Goodfellas

Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids"....

Best Roles: Tommy DeVito- Goodfellas Nicky Santoro- Casino Joey- Raging Bull Harry Lime- Home Alone Vinny Gambini- My Cousin Vinny

61. Tom Sizemore

Actor | Saving Private Ryan

Tom Sizemore rose in prominence throughout the 1990s, establishing himself as a memorable tough-guy actor, sought by the most respected directors in the business.

Thomas Edward Sizemore, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Judith (Schannault), an ombudsman staff member, and Thomas Edward Sizemore, ...

Best Roles: Sergeant Horvath- Saving Private Ryan Det. Jack Scagnetti- Natural Born Killers Cody Nicholson- True Romance Michael Cheritto- Heat

62. Adrien Brody

Actor | The Pianist

Adrien Nicholas Brody was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York, the only child of retired history professor Elliot Brody and Hungarian-born photographer Sylvia Plachy. He accompanied his mother on assignments for the Village Voice, and credits her with making him feel comfortable in front of the ...

Best Roles: Wladyslaw Szpilman- the Pianist Leonard Chess- Cadillac Records Richie- Son of Sam Dmitri- The Grand Budapest Hotel

63. John Ritter

Actor | Sling Blade

Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born in Burbank, California, on September 17, 1948. He was the son of legendary country singer/actor Tex Ritter (born Woodward Maurice Ritter) and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay (née Dorothy Fay Southworth). The couple married in 1941 and had their first child, Tom ...

Best Roles: Vaughan Cunningham- Sling Blade Bob Chipeska- Bad Santa Ben Healy- Problem Child *Jack Tripper- Three's Company*

64. James Franco

Actor | Spring Breakers

Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...

Best Roles: Alien- Spring Breakers Saul Silver- Pineapple Express Aaron Ralston- 127 Hours Dave Skylark- The Interview Scott Smith- Milk

65. Robert Downey Jr.

Actor | Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business.

Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and ...

Best Roles: Kirk Lazarus- Tropic Thunder Wayne Gale- Natural Born Killers Harry Lockhart- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Peter Highman- Due Date Tony Stark/Iron Man- Iron Man

66. Hugh Jackman

Actor | Les Misérables

Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film ...

Best Roles: Dover Keller- Prisoners Robert Angier- The Prestige Logan- X-Men Stanley Jacobson- Swordfish

67. John Goodman

Actor | 10 Cloverfield Lane

John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as ...

Best Roles: Walter Sobchak- The Big Lebowski Gale Snoats- Raising Arizona Charlie Meadows- Barton Fink Roland Turner- Inside Llewyn Davis

68. Jim Carrey

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...

Best Roles: Andy Kaufman- Man on the Moon Ace Ventura- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Lloyd Christmas- Dumb and Dumber Fletcher Reede- Liar Liar Joel Barish- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

69. Billy Bob Thornton

Actor | Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton was born on August 4, 1955 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Virginia Roberta (Faulkner), a psychic, and William Raymond (Billy Ray) Thornton, an educator, high school history teacher, and basketball coach (now deceased). He is the older brother of James Donald (Jimmy Don) (born in ...

Best Roles: Karl Childers- Sling Blade Willie- Bad Santa Jacob- A Simple Plan Coach Gary Gaines- Friday Night Lights

70. Paul Rudd

Actor | Ant-Man

Paul Stephen Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. Paul traveled with his family during his early years, because of his father's airline job at ...

Best Roles: Ned- Our Idiot Brother Brian Fantana- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy David- The 40-Year-Old Virgin Alvin- Prince Avalanche Pete- Knocked Up

71. Jack Black

Actor | School of Rock

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los ...

Best Roles: Bernie Tiede- Bernie Dewey Finn- The School of Rock Jeff Portnoy- Tropic Thunder Barry- High Fidelity Lance Brumder- Orange County

72. Johnny Depp

Actor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one ...

Best Roles: Captain Jack Sparrow- Pirates of the Caribbean James "Whitey" Bulger- Black Mass Edward Scissorhands- Edward Scissorhands Donnie Brasco- Donnie Brasco Willy Wonka- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

73. Denzel Washington

Actor | Fences

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...

Best Roles: Alonzo Harris- Training Day Coach Herman Boone- Remember the Titans Joe Miller- Philadelphia Jake Shuttlesworth- He Got Game

74. Steve Carell

Actor | The Office

Steve Carell, one of America's most versatile comics, was born Steven John Carell on August 16, 1962, in Concord, Massachusetts. He is the son of Harriet Theresa (Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical engineer. His mother was of Polish descent and his father of Italian and ...

Best Roles: Andy- The 40-Year-Old Virgin John du Pont- Foxcatcher Dan- Dan in Real Life Brick Tamland- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

75. Emile Hirsch

Actor | Into the Wild

Emile Davenport Hirsch was born in Palms, California, to Margaret Esther (Davenport), a teacher and visual artist, and David M. Hirsch, an entrepreneur and producer. He grew up in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and having been introduced to acting while still at school, he got his first ...

Best Roles: Chris McCandless- Into the Wild Chris Smith- Killer Joe Cleve Jones- Milk Lance- Prince Avalanche Danny Dietz- Lone Survivor

76. Humphrey Bogart

Actor | Casablanca

Humphrey DeForest Bogart was born in New York City, New York, to Maud Humphrey, a famed magazine illustrator and suffragette, and Belmont DeForest Bogart, a moderately wealthy surgeon (who was secretly addicted to opium). Bogart was educated at Trinity School, NYC, and was sent to Phillips Academy ...

Best Roles: Dobbs- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Rick Blaine- Casablanca Sam Spade- The Maltese Falcon

77. Richard Dreyfuss

Actor | The Goodbye Girl

Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers.

He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney. His paternal grandparents ...

Best Roles: Dr. Leo Marvin- What About Bob? Hooper- Jaws Curt- American Graffiti Roy Neary- Close Encounters of the Third Kind

78. James Stewart

Actor | Vertigo

James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Ruth (Johnson) and Alexander Maitland Stewart, who owned a hardware store. He was of Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and some English descent. Stewart was educated at a local prep school, Mercersburg Academy, where he ...

Best Roles: L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries- Rear Window George Bailey- It's a Wonderful Life Rupert Cadell- Rope John "Scottie" Ferguson- Vertigo Jefferson Smith- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

79. Jared Leto

Actor | Dallas Buyers Club

Jared Leto is a very familiar face in recent film history. Although he has always been the lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter for American band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Leto is an accomplished actor merited by the numerous, challenging projects he has taken in his life. He is known to be ...

Best Roles: Rayon- Dallas Buyers Club Harry Goldfarb- Requiem for a Dream Steve Prefontaine- Prefontaine Angel Face- Fight Club

80. Robert Mitchum

Actor | Out of the Past

Robert Mitchum was an underrated American leading man of enormous ability, who sublimated his talents beneath an air of disinterest. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet (Gunderson), a Norwegian immigrant, and James Thomas Mitchum, a shipyard/railroad worker. His father died in a ...

Best Roles: Harry Powell- The Night of the Hunter Max Cady- Cape Fear Jeff- Out of the Past

81. Val Kilmer

Actor | The Doors

Val Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Swanette (Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer, who was a real estate developer and aerospace equipment distributor. His mother, born in Indiana, was from a Swedish family, and his father was from Texas. Val studied at Hollywood's ...

Best Roles: Jim Morrison- The Doors Gay Perry- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Chris Shiherlis- Heat John Holmes- Wonderland Doc Holliday- Tombstone

82. Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor | The Imitation Game

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born and raised in London, England. His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold ...

Best Roles: Alan Turing- The Imitation Game Ford- 12 Years a Slave Khan- Star Trek Into Darkness

83. Christopher Walken

Actor | The Deer Hunter

Lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair, and pale complexion. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often portraying psychologically unstable individuals, though...

Best Roles: Nick- The Deer Hunter Vincenzo Coccotti- True Romance Hans- Seven Psychopaths Frank White- The King of New York

84. Jonah Hill

Actor | 21 Jump Street

Jonah Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of Sharon Feldstein (née Chalkin), a fashion designer and costume stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. He is the brother of music manager Jordan Feldstein and actress Beanie Feldstein. He graduated from ...

Best Roles: Donnie Azoff- The Wolf of Wall Street Peter Brand- Moneyball Cyrus- Cyrus Seth- Superbad

85. Harvey Keitel

Actor | Reservoir Dogs

American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976), Ridley Scott's The Duellists (...

Best Roles: The Lieutenant- Bad Lieutenant Mr. White- Reservoir Dogs The Wolf- Pulp Fiction Jerry- Blue Collar Charlie- Mean Streets

86. Jamie Foxx

Actor | Collateral

Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy...

Best Roles: Ray Charles- Ray Django- Django Unchained Max- Collateral Willie Beamen- Any Given Sunday

87. Adam Sandler

Actor | The Waterboy

Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. He is of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took ...

Best Roles: Barry Egan- Punch Drunk Love Donny Berger- That's My Boy George Simmons- Funny People Sonny Koufax- Big Daddy Happy Gilmore- Happy Gilmore

88. Casey Affleck

Actor | Manchester by the Sea

An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® winner Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple projects.

Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and ...

Best Roles: Rodney Baze Jr.- Out of the Furnace Tom- Interstellar Robert Ford- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

89. Will Ferrell

Producer | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student ...

Best Roles: Ron Burgundy- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Frank "The Tank"- Old School Ricky Bobby- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Brennan Huff- Step Brothers Harold Crick- Stranger Than Fiction

90. Jeremy Renner

Actor | The Hurt Locker

Jeremy Lee Renner was born in Modesto, California, the son of Valerie (Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. After a tumultuous yet happy childhood with his four younger siblings, Renner graduated from Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. He explored several areas of...

Best Roles: Mayor Carmine Polito- American Hustle Jeffrey Dahmer- Dahmer Doyle- 28 Weeks Later Sergeant First Class William James- The Hurt Locker

91. Barry Pepper

Self | 'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp

Barry Robert Pepper was born on April 4, 1970, in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. He has two older brothers named Alex and Doug Pepper. The Peppers didn't stick around Campbell River for too long. They had been building a ship in their backyard for years. When Barry was five years old, ...

Best Roles: Roger Maris- 61* Private Jackson- Saving Private Ryan Dean Stanton- The Green Mile Dale Earnhardt- 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

92. Scoot McNairy

Actor | Argo

During the early 2000s, actor Scoot McNairy quickly came to specialize in portrayals of colorful and individualistic young men with a slightly rebellious edge. McNairy began during the early to mid-2000s, with bit parts in films including Wonderland (2003), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and Art ...

Best Roles: Frankie- killing Them Softly Don- Frank Brown- 12 Years a Slave

93. Bruce Willis

Actor | Die Hard

Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.

Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany,...

Best Roles: Officer John McClane- Die Hard Butch Coolidge- Pulp Fiction James Cole- 12 Monkeys Old Joe- Looper Dr. Malcolm Crowe- The Sixth Sense

94. Brad Dourif

Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was three years old, ...

Best Roles: Billy Bibbit- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Deputy Clinton Pell- Mississippi Burning Raymond- Blue Velvet Ned Schoenholtz- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

95. Michael Madsen

Actor | Reservoir Dogs

Michael Madsen is an enigmatic force in the entertainment industry, widely regarded as one of the most intense and compelling actors of our time. With an electrifying presence both on and off the screen, Madsen has captivated audiences worldwide with his mesmerizing performances, making an ...

Best Roles: Mr. Blonde- Reservoir Dogs Sonny Black- Donnie Brasco Glen Greenwood- Free Willy Budd- Kill Bill

96. Alec Baldwin

Actor | The Departed

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...

Best Roles: Juan Trippe- The Aviator Blake- Glengarry Glen Ross Hal- Blue Jasmine Adam Maitland- Beetlejuice

97. Jude Law

Actor | The Talented Mr. Ripley

Jude Law is an English actor. Law has been nominated for two Academy Awards and continues to build a prolific body of work that spans from early successes such as Gattaca (1997) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) to more recent turns as Dr. John Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes:...

Best Roles: Dom Hemingway- Dom Hemingway Errol Flynn- The Aviator Dr. John Watson- Sherlock Holmes

98. Domhnall Gleeson

Actor | Ex Machina

Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise (2010-2011), About Time (2013), Ex Machina (2015) and The Revenant (2015).

He is the son of actor Brendan Gleeson, alongside whom he has appeared in several films and ...

Best Roles: Jon Burroughs- Frank Caleb- Ex-Machina Phil- Unbroken

99. Sacha Baron Cohen

Actor | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

British actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was born in Hammersmith, London. He is the son of Daniella (Weiser), a movement instructor, and Gerald Baron Cohen, a clothing store owner. His father, born in England and raised in Wales, was of Eastern European Jewish descent, while his mother was born...

Best Roles: Borat- Borat Jean Girard- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Bruno- Bruno

100. James Mason

Actor | Lolita

James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice ...

Best Roles: Prof. Humbert Humbert- Lolita Phillip Vandamm- North By Northwest