The 20 Greatest AMERICAN Actors of All Time

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  • There is a lot of talent here! For this list, we’ll be looking at those talented American performers who have made the greatest impact on the big screen.Our countdown includes Robert Redford, Frances McDormand, Al Pacino and more! There are so many more who could have made this list! Who is your favorite American actor?
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  Před 10 měsíci +26

    There are so many more who could have made this list! Who is your favorite American actor?
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    • @marcusyates3044
      @marcusyates3044 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Top 20 Greatest Voice Actresses Ever!
      Honorable Mention: Erin Fitzgerald!

    • @danielsantiagourtado3430
      @danielsantiagourtado3430 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Love your videos guys🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

    • @user-Natsu2001
      @user-Natsu2001 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Peyton List

    • @OttoByOgraffey
      @OttoByOgraffey Před 10 měsíci +4

      11:37 is NOT, 'Mean Streets'. It's , 'Taxi Driver'!

    • @leoperidot482
      @leoperidot482 Před 10 měsíci

      Here is my list.
      BEN AFFLECK.
      TIM ALLEN.
      ROSEANE BARR.
      GARY BUSEY.
      DEAN CAIN.
      JACKIE CHAN.
      CHEVY CHASE.
      EMILIO ESTEVEZ.
      DAVID HASSELHOFF.
      PARIS HILTON.
      KATE HUDSON.
      BRUCE LEE.
      JENNIFER LOPEZ.
      ROB LOWE.
      STEVE MARTIN.
      DEMI MOORE.
      JUDD NELSON.
      CHUCK NORRIS.
      JADA PINKETT.
      RANDY QUAID.
      STEVEN SEAGAL.
      BROOKE SHIELDS.
      KEVIN SORBO.
      SYLVESTER STALLONE.
      JOHN STAMOS.
      KRISTEN STEWART.
      DONALD TRUMP.
      VINCE VAUGHN.

  • @TheWorldMemeDatabase
    @TheWorldMemeDatabase Před 10 měsíci +91

    Not having Dustin Hoffman on this list is criminal. I had to skim back through it to make sure I didn't miss him, AND check his Wikipedia page to make sure he's American. He is and I didn't.

    • @somakmukherjee5300
      @somakmukherjee5300 Před 10 měsíci +7

      Absolutely agree! He and Gene Hackman have to be there!

    • @Claudithuz
      @Claudithuz Před 10 měsíci +1

      Absolutely right! I did the exact same thing.

    • @Danny_Delano
      @Danny_Delano Před 10 měsíci +2

      Thank you!! Dustin Hoffman is a genius chameleon character actor . F***ing ridiculous.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Very snubbed list

    • @jolenetwomey8280
      @jolenetwomey8280 Před 10 měsíci

      Oh wow. I totally forgot about him.

  • @LUCCI_25
    @LUCCI_25 Před 10 měsíci +89

    Joaquin Phoenix not being on here is absolutely insane

    • @LILJROD90
      @LILJROD90 Před 10 měsíci +2

      It’s freaking blasphemy I just got done watching gladiator and it doesn’t make any sense!!!! AM I NOT MERCIFUL!!!!!!!???????

    • @eggiex6297
      @eggiex6297 Před 10 měsíci

      Not only Joaquin Phoenix but also his brother River Phoenix.
      They are both not from this world.

    • @evanrosenfeld4947
      @evanrosenfeld4947 Před 10 měsíci +5

      He’s not a top 20 actor of all time

    • @keithcurry3608
      @keithcurry3608 Před 10 měsíci

      I believe he's not American

    • @Marky11694
      @Marky11694 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Who would you take off the list to put them on it

  • @Charlestonmike34
    @Charlestonmike34 Před 10 měsíci +17

    Paul Newman is just an “honorable mention.” Has everyone at WatchMojo gone mad?

  • @jamiecasey1505
    @jamiecasey1505 Před 10 měsíci +21

    No Bette Davis?! Not even an honorable mention?

  • @MsRapture16
    @MsRapture16 Před 10 měsíci +107

    One of my favorite actors of all time has to be Samuel L. Jackson. I just love his presence on the screen and if there was anyone born to be an actor, it would be Samuel L. Jackson

    • @shadrachgeorge108
      @shadrachgeorge108 Před 10 měsíci +4

      He popularised the word Motherf**ker 😂

    • @Shel230
      @Shel230 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@shadrachgeorge108no Bernie Mac did

    • @vanhattfield8292
      @vanhattfield8292 Před 10 měsíci +1

      The thing is, he doesn't really act, he is exactly the same in every single appearance on screen. I think he has an amazing screen presence, but I don't think he is a great actor. He doesn't "act", he literally is just being himself in every movie he stars in.

    • @jameshopkins503
      @jameshopkins503 Před 10 měsíci

      And his story is so inspiring.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@vanhattfield8292same as Sly Stallone

  • @luisreviewer2450
    @luisreviewer2450 Před 10 měsíci +31

    Paul Newman deserved to be more than just a mention. He is definitively among the best actors ever

    • @stevensn2722
      @stevensn2722 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Agree!
      Putting Robert Redford (as an actor) on the top 20 list without placing Paul Newman in the top 10...is an unbearable mystery.

    • @kokconsulting2
      @kokconsulting2 Před 9 měsíci

      Agree

    • @emmalancaster2013
      @emmalancaster2013 Před 9 měsíci +1

      He’s a much better actor than Redford. Even better looking, if that’s possible. Interestingly enough, Paul’s wife, Joanne, was arguably the best of all three. She took a back seat to her husband’s career and pumped out babies. Today, I doubt that would happen.

    • @TheAngev
      @TheAngev Před 9 měsíci +1

      Agreed. He created the modern male dramatic role. He should be top 3.

  • @sophiepomerleau708
    @sophiepomerleau708 Před 10 měsíci +21

    Robert De Niro saying « are you talking to me? » is from Taxi Driver (1976)

    • @paulas2218
      @paulas2218 Před 10 měsíci +1

      You’re so right! The caption said Mean Streets and I knew that wasn’t it.

  • @Mos41f
    @Mos41f Před 10 měsíci +13

    You know WatchMojo is biased when 2 time Oscar winner and 3 time Oscar nominee Sean Penn is not even included as an honorable mention.

  • @InvisibleMan95
    @InvisibleMan95 Před 10 měsíci +10

    My Top 3
    1) Pacino
    2) De Niro
    3) Nicholson

    • @ilarikokko8052
      @ilarikokko8052 Před 2 měsíci

      My top 3.
      1. Errol Flynn
      2. Leonardo DiCaprio
      3. Tom Cruise

  • @lynnhettrick7588
    @lynnhettrick7588 Před 10 měsíci +36

    List:
    20. 0:51 Leonardo DiCaprio
    19. 1:42 Philip Seymour Hoffman
    18. 2:32 Elizabeth Taylor
    17. 3:25 James Stewart
    16. 4:12 Viola Davis
    15. 4:55 Robert Redford
    14. 5:51 Morgan Freeman
    13. 6:56 Jane Fonda
    12. 7:53 Humphrey Bogart
    11. 8:42 Sidney Poitier
    10. 9:36 Robin Williams
    9. 10:31 Frances McDormand
    8. 11:25 Robert DeNiro
    7. 12:22 Jack Nicholson
    6. 13:11 Denzel Washington
    5. 14:10 Al Pacino
    4. 14:51 Tom Hanks
    3. 15:42 Katharine Hepburn
    2. 16:33 Marlon Brando
    HM: Clark Gable, Glenn Close, Kirk Douglas, Angela Bassett, Paul Newman
    1. 18:44 Meryl Streep

    • @camecex
      @camecex Před 10 měsíci +7

      Thank you. Saved me the pain of watching the entire video

    • @ojidohchiedu7490
      @ojidohchiedu7490 Před 10 měsíci +3

      How is daniel day lewis not on this list?

    • @mouritzkofoed9681
      @mouritzkofoed9681 Před 10 měsíci +7

      @@ojidohchiedu7490He is british

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@camecex pain?

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Where is Clint Eastwood and Vin Diesel?

  • @AntonXul
    @AntonXul Před 10 měsíci +15

    John Cazale. Dude was a phenomenal actor who’s career and life was cut too short.

    • @tjwhisenhunt1089
      @tjwhisenhunt1089 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Isn’t there like an interesting fact about him like every film he was in was nominated or even won an Oscar

    • @AntonXul
      @AntonXul Před 10 měsíci

      @@tjwhisenhunt1089
      Yes. They were nominated or won best picture.

  • @andreashakansson7218
    @andreashakansson7218 Před 10 měsíci +14

    Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman should absolutely be on the list.

  • @Deragon0416
    @Deragon0416 Před 10 měsíci +15

    Dean Stockwell should have been on this list his career spanned from 1945-2015 he survived being a child actor in old hollywood and made it his whole life with zero controversies and more importantly stole the show in whatever he did.

    • @daharos
      @daharos Před 10 měsíci +2

      that doesn't mean he's one of the greatest American thespians of all time. No.

  • @michaelmonthey5974
    @michaelmonthey5974 Před 10 měsíci +29

    There’s a bunch of American actors that were quintessential movie stars that you overlooked. John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Faye Dunawaye, William Holden, Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, and Clint Eastwood.

  • @bahribahri8136
    @bahribahri8136 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Brando, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, De Niro, Denzel Washington, Robin Williams, Leonardo di Caprio, Tom Hanks, Robert Downey jr.

  • @Noah_ol11
    @Noah_ol11 Před 10 měsíci +55

    Meryl Streep is an actress whose best characteristic is the flexibility of their characters , either good or bad

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 Před 10 měsíci

      She has the tools

    • @caymanjoe2527
      @caymanjoe2527 Před 10 měsíci

      Meryl Streep is overrated and boring… people who enjoy her acting have never left the house 😷

    • @gjbsarmeri3957
      @gjbsarmeri3957 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@caymanjoe2527That literally makes no sense

    • @caymanjoe2527
      @caymanjoe2527 Před 10 měsíci

      @@gjbsarmeri3957 it’s makes complete sense you just don’t have the intellect to understand it 🙈

    • @marcelbonifacio1223
      @marcelbonifacio1223 Před 9 měsíci

      Glenn Close is better than Meryl Streep.

  • @RhaegarTargaryen1st
    @RhaegarTargaryen1st Před 10 měsíci +7

    My Top 20:
    Spencer Tracy
    Al Pacino
    Morgan Freeman
    Gregory Peck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Mae West
    Jane Fonda
    Frances McDormand
    James Stewart
    Paul Newman
    Geraldine Page
    Denzel Washington
    Jack Nicholson
    Katharine Hepburn
    Julianne Moore
    Tom Hanks
    Meryl Streep
    Robert De Niro
    Marlon Brando
    Bette Davis

  • @dougmosher2273
    @dougmosher2273 Před 10 měsíci +45

    Edward Norton is one of my favorites I truly believe he could be on this list. From primal fear to American history x he just wows in his performances.

    • @vanhattfield8292
      @vanhattfield8292 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Add "Fight Club" to the two you listed and those are the only 3 movies that he really stood out, though. Not enough to make the all time top 20 actors list...

    • @dougmosher2273
      @dougmosher2273 Před 10 měsíci

      The score, bird man, the illusionist, …

    • @West-Telecom
      @West-Telecom Před 10 měsíci

      He isn’t. Bad joke

    • @gustavoperez5480
      @gustavoperez5480 Před 9 měsíci

      You most be young, are you?

  • @6ixConfessions
    @6ixConfessions Před 10 měsíci +48

    The Australian actress, Toni Collette, (Muriel's Wedding, Hereditary, Sixth Sense) is one of the most underrated actors/actresses ever. She can go from a elegantly feminine character to a screaming, raving lunatic then to a halariously funny & lovable mom next door & every performance is 100% believable. John Malkovich is another brilliant actor who can play any character with integrity & soul.

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před 10 měsíci +17

      Collette obviously isn't eligible for this.

    • @s.p.8803
      @s.p.8803 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Title

    • @6ixConfessions
      @6ixConfessions Před 10 měsíci

      @@davidz3879 True, but she did live in Los Angeles for a time before returning to Australia in 2019. My intention was simply to point out how talented she was.

    • @shanewalt4249
      @shanewalt4249 Před 10 měsíci

      She’s not top 20 of all time but god, she was brilliant in Hereditary

    • @6ixConfessions
      @6ixConfessions Před 10 měsíci

      @@shanewalt4249 I enjoyed that film until the ending, which I thought was a let down. But, Toni's portrayal of her character was brilliantly executed.

  • @Real_SkyRipper
    @Real_SkyRipper Před 9 měsíci +2

    I add to the list: Audrey Hepburn, Dustin Hoffman, Duval, Tom Cruise and Jodie Foster.

    • @TheListenerCanon
      @TheListenerCanon Před měsícem

      Audrey isn't American though.

    • @Real_SkyRipper
      @Real_SkyRipper Před měsícem

      @@TheListenerCanon she wasn't born there but lived most of her life there if i'm not mistaken.

  • @JorgeCastro-fz7cx
    @JorgeCastro-fz7cx Před 10 měsíci +10

    Can someone please explain how in the world is Leonardo DiCaprio in 20??? Y’all threw me off right off the bat.

    • @LarrySwishamane
      @LarrySwishamane Před 10 měsíci +2

      this list loss all its credibility to me. It's like the oscars all over again.
      Gimme a match. Gimme a gas tank!
      BOOM! BOOM! THIS BUWOOLSHIT!

  • @themacdown88
    @themacdown88 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Good list, i would’ve like have seen Jack Lemmon make the cut, his performances in “Some like Hot” and “The Apartment” are all time great!

  • @reemakang3406
    @reemakang3406 Před 8 měsíci

    Great List Nice

  • @samkresil6011
    @samkresil6011 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Dustin Hoffman,
    Clint Eastwood,
    John Wayne,
    Sam Elliott,
    Willem Dafoe,
    Joaquin Phoenix,
    Johnny Depp,
    Sean Penn,
    Christopher Walken,
    Jeff Bridges,
    Kevin Spacey
    and Robert Downey Jr.

  • @drpattiethomas
    @drpattiethomas Před 10 měsíci +7

    It didn't escape me that many of the actors on this list were shown in scenes with Meryl Streep. She seems to not only have amazing talent but also can help others shine as well.
    However, I don't know how anyone can really boil down a list of great American actors to a top 20. It's been over a century and there are so many wonderfully talented people. Too bad that AI and corporate greed are going to take that away from us.

  • @tonyloyd3350
    @tonyloyd3350 Před 10 měsíci +14

    How is Daniel Day-Lewis not in this list?? He's the most well known method actor of our time that has played some of the most iconic characters in literature
    Edit* clearly, I didn't read the title, haha

    • @caz6190
      @caz6190 Před 10 měsíci +7

      He’s British… awesome actor

    • @tonyloyd3350
      @tonyloyd3350 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@caz6190 I'm an idiot. I didn't read the title, haha. Thanks

    • @kdhd100
      @kdhd100 Před 10 měsíci

      Fully agree - DDL was formidable...... Can't keep him out......

  • @sherlockholmes-fi8ny
    @sherlockholmes-fi8ny Před 9 měsíci

    Good list man

  • @fernandamotta9081
    @fernandamotta9081 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I never thought Id cry over a volleyball but Tom Hanks did that

  • @pimpinb11
    @pimpinb11 Před 10 měsíci +28

    Not even an honorable mention for Samuel L Jackson?

    • @ChunkyLeeChong
      @ChunkyLeeChong Před 10 měsíci +1

      Hard agree. The man is a legend.

    • @chikmnunget
      @chikmnunget Před 10 měsíci +1

      He’s awesome but plays roughly the same character in most movies so…

    • @pimpinb11
      @pimpinb11 Před 10 měsíci

      @@chikmnunget to be fair, I feel like we could say that about a few actors on this list. Some actors don’t have a lot of range, but they’re just too good at playing certain types of characters.

    • @santoysaga6ix
      @santoysaga6ix Před 10 měsíci

      Nah, he's just playing himself in movies he doesn't pretend to be someone else.

  • @johnjim6793
    @johnjim6793 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Personally I could agree with most picks on this list although I would have liked to see some names like Clint Eastwood or John Cazale. Cazale had only had five feature films because he died too young, but every one of those films got a "Best movie" Oscar nomination, and Cazale left a deep impression every time.

  • @liferealgood
    @liferealgood Před 10 měsíci +11

    Denzel Washington. I mean any role he’s in he’s killed it. I can’t think of one movie where I was disappointed or bored with his performance.

  • @PayneMaxx
    @PayneMaxx Před 10 měsíci +8

    Sally Field should be on this list. And Jessica Lange.

    • @PayneMaxx
      @PayneMaxx Před 10 měsíci

      @@violamateo I didn’t know who was that. I just checked, she died before I was born. Seems like a classic actress. I believe she’s good.

  • @jonstreng7850
    @jonstreng7850 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Jack Lemmon was my favorite. His pairings with Walter Matthau were nothing short of incredible. Some Like It Hot was a great movie.

  • @patrickbrogan8770
    @patrickbrogan8770 Před 10 měsíci +3

    13:32 Denzel Washington won his first Oscar in 1990 for Glory, Training Day was his second Oscar.

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Před 10 měsíci +32

    Meryl can do it all, act, sing, dance, speak practically every language known to man, and effect various different accents.

    • @JuntaWithLustrationsOnTanks
      @JuntaWithLustrationsOnTanks Před 10 měsíci +5

      Waiting part two
      with
      Katy Bates,
      Clint Eastwood,
      Octavia Spencer,
      Monroe Merilyn,
      Jamie Foxx,
      Bill Murray
      and others

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@JuntaWithLustrationsOnTanksspecially Clint

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před 10 měsíci +2

      How many languages can she speak?

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 Před 10 měsíci

      @@davidz3879 344

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@slystone4892 Be serious

  • @OttoByOgraffey
    @OttoByOgraffey Před 10 měsíci +6

    11:37 is NOT Mean Streets! That's Taxi Driver!

  • @pattiemccullough5693
    @pattiemccullough5693 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I really thought I would see Gene Hackman on here...he is amazing

  • @pleaseenteraname1103
    @pleaseenteraname1103 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Where is John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Harrison Ford? The fact that they’re not even honorable mentions is criminal.

  • @caseyketchell3289
    @caseyketchell3289 Před 10 měsíci +3

    For me RDJ is the GOAT of american actors, funny in Due Date & Tropic Thunder, my personal fav version of Sherlock Holmes, forever immortalised as the greatest comic book hero in IRON MAN, and now some Oscar buzz for recent role in Oppenheimer. RDJ🎬🐐👑

    • @positiveecho326
      @positiveecho326 Před 10 měsíci

      Don’t forget Chaplin.

    • @tjwhisenhunt1089
      @tjwhisenhunt1089 Před 10 měsíci

      Limiting it to just American actors doesn’t make it that clear. RDJ is great but there are plenty of American actors who are just as good or even better. Pacino, De Niro, Dafoe, Nicholson, DiCaprio, Brando, Duvall, Hoffman, Williams, etc just to name a few

  • @teppeiando
    @teppeiando Před 10 měsíci +3

    Not even an honorable mention to Dustin Hoffman??

  • @blueroy1993
    @blueroy1993 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Leo should not be lower than some of these actors. Its not even about the number of oscars, but its very rare that we see Leo in a bad film and his presence is extremely heavy. Respect to the other actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman (great as he was should not be in the top 20 at all) but he should not be higher and i feel like his unfortunate death is what made people rank him higher than he should.

  • @billythekidder7182
    @billythekidder7182 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Great list Mojo. Very subjective topic. So many left out. All I’d add as a mention are Robert Duvall and Clint Eastwood.

  • @Joshsamet
    @Joshsamet Před 10 měsíci +2

    Matt Damon and Robin Williams deserve to be at the top of this list, they are all truly incredible.

    • @gustavoperez5480
      @gustavoperez5480 Před 9 měsíci

      Oh yeah, specially Matt Damon watching him at the hilarious comedy the martian 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @LJ808
    @LJ808 Před 10 měsíci +4

    So... no Bette Davis... what the hell....

  • @gingerwoods616
    @gingerwoods616 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Johnny Depp? Brilliant actor even though he hasn't made many films I've liked.

  • @kdhd100
    @kdhd100 Před 10 měsíci

    My fav Actors
    - John Travolta
    - Anthony Hopkins
    - Julia Roberts
    - Gene Hackman
    - Hugh Jackman
    - Robert Downey Jr
    - Tom Cruise
    - Russell Crowe
    - Angelina Jolie
    - Bruce Willis
    - Daniel Day Lewis
    - Brad Pitt
    - Clint Eastwood

  • @reemakang3406
    @reemakang3406 Před 8 měsíci

    Wow Amazing

  • @SpeedrunInternational
    @SpeedrunInternational Před 10 měsíci +4

    Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman

  • @ricardozk
    @ricardozk Před 10 měsíci +4

    Shia LaBeouf is a great actor. Very underrated.

  • @azozeto
    @azozeto Před 10 měsíci +2

    No Bette Davis??? the first person to get 10 oscars nominations??? not even as an honorarble mention???

  • @nixmendoza7019
    @nixmendoza7019 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Collectively, here is my personal list.
    In American Cinema*(There are British and Americans in the list).
    20. Michael Caine
    19. Glenn Close
    18. Robert Redford
    17. Deborah Kerr
    16. Richard Burton
    15. Meryl Streep
    14. Paul Newman
    13. Al Pacino
    12. Jack Lemmon
    11. Marlon Brando
    10. Laurence Olivier
    9. Greta Garbo
    8. Charlie Chaplin
    7. James Cagney
    6. Audrey Hepburn
    5. James Stewart
    4. Humphrey Bogart
    3. Katharine Hepburn
    2. Cary Grant
    1. Bette Davis
    🎉

  • @user-nt4zn3mz1g
    @user-nt4zn3mz1g Před 10 měsíci +5

    Robert Redford was in a Twilight Zone episode too!

  • @tylerwhite4329
    @tylerwhite4329 Před 10 měsíci +4

    You forgot Bette Davis

  • @mrmoviemanic1
    @mrmoviemanic1 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Honestly this is a list that needs to be Top 100 and have 5 Parts. There’s just that many amazing actors.

  • @leotubehd3156
    @leotubehd3156 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Jack black should have been on the list. His performances in kung-fu panda, the mario movie and both jumanji: welcome to the jungle and jumanji: the next level were just pure gold

  • @trinaderickson9733
    @trinaderickson9733 Před 10 měsíci +3

    There are so many people who deserved to be in the Top 20 than probably 14 or 15 of these people. They're all good but not Top 20 out of 100+ years of movies good. Where's Henry Fonda? Where's Lauren Bacall? Joan Crawford? Spencer Tracy? Dustin Hoffman? So many that deserved to be listed before a good chunk of these actors.

  • @abbyleach733
    @abbyleach733 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Johnny Depp should have at least gotten an honorable mention! The man played Willy Wonka *and* Captain Jack Sparrow. Try wrapping your head around that one!

  • @BlenderStudy
    @BlenderStudy Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! Ed Harris and Gary Oldman are great actor as well.

  • @carlosschroeder3638
    @carlosschroeder3638 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Faye Dunaway and Spencer Tracy should never be forgotten!!!!

  • @roxy5588
    @roxy5588 Před 10 měsíci +13

    I truly loved the late Tom Sizemore. He was for me the best character actor of all time. It was unfortunate that his demons got in the way of his career. The 90s was truly the greatest decade for him. A Matter of Degrees, Blue Steel, Point Break, Bad Love, Passenger 57, True Romance, Natural Born Killers, Wyatt Earp, Heat, Strange Days, Devil in a Blue Dress, The Relic, Saving Private Ryan, Witness to the Mob, Witness Protection (where he received a Golden Globe nomination) and Bringing out the Dead.
    Other actors that were not on your list that I love: Henry Fonda, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Donald O' Connor, Michael Madsen, Robert Mitcham, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood, James Dean, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, John Travolta. Aussie actors including: Naomi Watts, Toni Collette and Eric Bana. Michael Douglas, Frank Sinatra, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Val Kilmer, English actress Kate Winslet, Barbara Stanwyck, Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford among others.

  • @90rohitsiv
    @90rohitsiv Před 10 měsíci +7

    Robert de niro should be much higher in the list.
    Totally agree with numero uno. ❤

    • @Mr.Perry33
      @Mr.Perry33 Před 5 měsíci

      Pacino is the goat. Most iconic roles and he nailed all of them.

  • @christiancastro2442
    @christiancastro2442 Před 10 měsíci +1

    My top actors
    1 robert de niro
    2 jack nicholson
    3 dustin hoffman
    4 anthony hopkins
    5 meryl streep
    6 marlon brando
    7 tom hanks
    8 morgan freeman
    9 johnny depp
    10 leonardo di caprio
    11 al pacino
    12 daniel day lewis
    13 ellen burstyn
    14 sean penn
    15 denzel washington
    16 robert downey jr
    17 clint eastwood
    18 gary oldman
    19 glenn close
    20 angela basset

  • @yadielenielbellecolon982
    @yadielenielbellecolon982 Před 10 měsíci

    Great Video Video 🥰💕😍💗💞😁✌️🙂💐🌟🥇🏆

  • @ianbaxendale1021
    @ianbaxendale1021 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Clint Eastwood should have been on this list

  • @christopheranderson4605
    @christopheranderson4605 Před 10 měsíci +3

    No mention of Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, or Robert Duvall?

  • @Radentstwo
    @Radentstwo Před 10 měsíci +1

    Roy Scheider (French Connection Jaws, Marathon Man) is another mention. Doesn't get the recognition much.

  • @Grumpygrumpygrumpy
    @Grumpygrumpygrumpy Před 10 měsíci +2

    Al Pacino is The Devil's advocate, I can't imagine another actor playing the Devil as well as Al Pacino did, especially "The Speech" part I can't believe he doesn't won an Oscar for that one

  • @NaffyFT
    @NaffyFT Před 10 měsíci +17

    My persoal favorite is Johnny Depp. I feel like he can play nearly every character.

    • @legitwhitebelt8353
      @legitwhitebelt8353 Před 10 měsíci

      Just....not Wonka

    • @FatsquatchPNW
      @FatsquatchPNW Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@legitwhitebelt8353 I reservedly disagree. He couldn't play Willy Wonka the same way the late great Gene Wilder did, but that performance wouldn't have fit in a Tim Burton film. He gave us the Wonka Burton wanted us to see.

    • @legitwhitebelt8353
      @legitwhitebelt8353 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@FatsquatchPNW As much as i've always enjoyed Tim Burton movies...he dropped the ball. Movie is godamn unwatchable. I've tried multiple times to get through it and just cant. This is coming from someone who watched the Gene Wilder movie religiously as a kid so im probably bias as hell haha.

    • @LarrySwishamane
      @LarrySwishamane Před 10 měsíci +1

      except wonka. we willy didnt need that.

    • @NaffyFT
      @NaffyFT Před 10 měsíci

      @@FatsquatchPNW As soneone who gre up with the Johnny Depp version I enjoyed it alot.

  • @champsrivera5267
    @champsrivera5267 Před 10 měsíci +17

    How could both Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford be omitted from a list like this? These are some of the most important movie stars of all time!

  • @ADavid42
    @ADavid42 Před 10 měsíci

    a very well-balanced list. Bravo!

  • @Bobsk3
    @Bobsk3 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Kudos for picking these 20. Not easy…

  • @KadeemG61
    @KadeemG61 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Top 20? Way too short. Top 100 Greatest American Actors of All Time since you should’ve mentioned other great American Actors/Actress: Judy Garland, Will Smith, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Grace Kelly, Octavia Spencer, Mel Gibson, etc.

    • @beautifulmind0711
      @beautifulmind0711 Před 10 měsíci

      I totally agree, there are so many great actors missing

    • @IOAFan
      @IOAFan Před 10 měsíci +1

      Phillip Seymour Hoffman is on this list.

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Will Smith top 20?!

  • @LaloBaeza0906
    @LaloBaeza0906 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Dustin Hoffman?

  • @adagiobreeze8493
    @adagiobreeze8493 Před 10 měsíci

    Gregory Peck, Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Mathew McConnahey,

  • @michaelb7131
    @michaelb7131 Před 10 měsíci +2

    The list left off Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman

  • @batgurrl
    @batgurrl Před 10 měsíci +8

    This should have been two lists top 15 actors and top 15 actresses. Where are Johnny Depp, Bette Davis, Kathy Bates, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman?Meryl Streep was the correct choice for the top spot

    • @vanhattfield8292
      @vanhattfield8292 Před 10 měsíci

      You are free to post your own personal list in any format that you want, just like they are. The difference is that they actually made the effort to create content whereas you are just making the effort to criticize.

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl Před 10 měsíci

      @@vanhattfield8292 I’m free to post what comments I want as long as I am not being verbally abusive. I joined Watchmojo when they had close to one million subs only, so I have been posting comments on this channel for years. If THEY don’t like my comment they can remove them

    • @Vishnuk-fe9iv
      @Vishnuk-fe9iv Před měsícem

      ​@@batgurrlMarlon Brando and Al Pacino is much better than meril streep.

  • @106andie
    @106andie Před 10 měsíci +5

    Last time I checked, Massachusetts was part of The United States of America! Where is Bette Davis?! … also IMHO Jack Nicholson and Denzel Washington are better actors than Tom Hanks even though he’s my favorite ( I saw Elvis 😬)… I feel like some People forget how Great of an actress Joanne Woodward was (She’s retired and with Alzheimer’s), Three Faces of Eve has to be one of the most difficult roles to accomplish and she nailed it.

  • @natec9666
    @natec9666 Před 10 měsíci +2

    De Niro at 8 is criminal

    • @LHD2004
      @LHD2004 Před 10 měsíci

      yeah im convinced watchmojo makes terrible lists on purpose for the algorithm

  • @johnevans3937
    @johnevans3937 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is such a troll list…
    Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Mel Gibson, Willem Dafoe, Harrison Ford, Clint Eastwood, Sam Jackson, Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Edward Norton, Michael Shannon….
    Wow…

  • @janski1982
    @janski1982 Před 10 měsíci +7

    De Niro and Pacino better be 1 & 2

  • @lanniemize5613
    @lanniemize5613 Před 10 měsíci +8

    I’m surprised you missed Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, and really doubting this list if you didn’t include Brad Pitt. Talk about versatile, he has played just about every type of role and played it extremely well.

  • @JezzDaMezz
    @JezzDaMezz Před 9 měsíci +1

    Why isn't Johnny Depp on here?!? he should at least be an honorable mention. he's arguably the most versatile actor of the last two decades

  • @mikeluke7417
    @mikeluke7417 Před 10 měsíci +2

    How on earth could you not include Dustin Hoffman 😢😮

  • @shinigami5781
    @shinigami5781 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Daniel Day-Lewis has to be in top 3.

    • @planetmayhem2012
      @planetmayhem2012 Před 10 měsíci +3

      he's english. if the list is worldwide, daniel-day, olivier, hopkins, tilda, blanchett would bea shoe-in

    • @vanhattfield8292
      @vanhattfield8292 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He is not American so it should not be too much of a surprise that he isn't on a list of the top 20 American actors.

  • @Scottie_S
    @Scottie_S Před 10 měsíci

    Might have been better to do a Part 1 and a Part 2. I agree with much of this, but maybe a do a top 50 or a top 100. There are so many great actors that entertain us.

  • @cursedraj
    @cursedraj Před 10 měsíci +1

    Jessica Lange deserves a spot here... She has 2 Oscars (both lead and supporting) , 3 Emmys (both lead and acting) and a Tony too.. People always forget about her and it makes me really sad

  • @Rommie26
    @Rommie26 Před 10 měsíci +12

    Leo and Denzel are my personal favorites

  • @baderahmed5161
    @baderahmed5161 Před 10 měsíci +3

    next video i recommend it to be 20 best british actors or asian

  • @daxxkid101
    @daxxkid101 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Pacino my personal favourite actor but trying to look at it objectively I can’t put him above Nicholson. Many actors are praised for changing their bodies and voice for roles, Jack’s singular ability is he stays mainly as himself yet has this ability to slip in any of roles, whether that be a straight up villain (Torrance, Joker), anti hero (McMurphy, Gittes), blend comedic and drama (Udall) etc. Jack’s genius is he doesn’t need to change in order to make the character believable, truly overlooked aspect of acting.

    • @Mr.Perry33
      @Mr.Perry33 Před 5 měsíci

      Pacino is better than Nicholson. I like Jack but Pacino is a masterpiece in every role he plays

  • @justnahayo8490
    @justnahayo8490 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Leo at 20💀💀💀😂😂

  • @Jr.Corleone
    @Jr.Corleone Před 10 měsíci +4

    Before watching the video I'll leave my personal list, only male
    1. James Stewart
    2. Humphrey Bogart
    3. Gary Cooper
    4. John Wayne
    5. Henry Fonda
    6. Burt Lancaster
    7. Marlon Brando
    8. Charlton Heston
    9. Paul Newman
    10. Gregory Peck
    11. James Cagney
    12. Spencer Tracy
    13. Jack Lemmon
    14. Steve McQueen
    15. Kirk Douglas
    16. Robert De Niro
    17. Al Pacino
    18. Jack Nicholson
    19. Dustin Hoffman
    20. Leonardo Di Caprio

  • @noahakathepullgod9238
    @noahakathepullgod9238 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Jim Carrey not being on here is a crime

  • @mutedmayday
    @mutedmayday Před 10 měsíci

    Great choice for #1

  • @yuvalkamper3818
    @yuvalkamper3818 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I don't think that "are you talking to me?" was in mean streets...

  • @slystone4892
    @slystone4892 Před 10 měsíci +10

    It’s amazing how many great films Meryl has made so far

    • @caymanjoe2527
      @caymanjoe2527 Před 10 měsíci +2

      How many boring films she’s been in more like

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 Před 10 měsíci

      @@caymanjoe2527 it’s your wrong opinion you’re entitled to

    • @caymanjoe2527
      @caymanjoe2527 Před 10 měsíci

      @@slystone4892 she’s overrated and the only reason watch mojo put her as number one is to get alot controversial comments in the comment section and people like you buy into the bull shit… I don’t think anyone actually believes Meryl Streep is better actor than Robert deniro or Al Pacino… that’s just completely delusional

    • @Mr.Perry33
      @Mr.Perry33 Před 5 měsíci

      @@slystone4892She’s overrated to put her above De Niro or Pacino is laughable when both of them made some iconic films

  • @vanhattfield8292
    @vanhattfield8292 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I have always thought Jessica Lange was an amazing actress and in the movie Rob Roy, when she said to Tim Roth "I will think of you dead until my husband makes you so, then I will think of you no more.", I found it chilling and sincere, and it is one of the very few lines spoken in a movie that has been locked into my memory. Good stuff.

  • @MrMircea1996
    @MrMircea1996 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Either way you would put it, this list will always be controversial

  • @postmastersgt1670
    @postmastersgt1670 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Top 🐐 "Actors"
    1. DENZEL WASHINGTON - Tony Award, 2× Academy Awards, 3× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, AFI Life Achievement Award
    2. GENE HACKMAN - 2× Academy Awards, 4× Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Award
    3. TOM HANKS - 2× Academy Awards, 4× Golden Globe Awards, 2× Screen Actors Guild Awards, 12× Primetime Emmy Awards
    AFI Life Achievement Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award
    4. ROBERT DINERO - 2× Academy Awards, 2x Golden Globe Awards, Cecil B. DeMille Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
    5. AL PACINO - Academy Award, 2× Tony Awards, 2× Primetime Emmy Awards, Cecil B. DeMille Award, AFI Life Achievement Award
    6. LEONARDO DICAPRIO - Academy Award, 3× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award
    7. MARLON BRANDO - 2× Academy Awards, 2× Golden Globe Awards
    8. DUSTIN HOFFMAN - 2× Academy Awards, 5× Golden Globe Awards, 2× Primetime Emmy Awards, Cecil B. DeMille Award, AFI Life Achievement Award
    9. JACK NICHOLSON - 3× Academy Awards, 6× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, AFI Life Achievement Award
    10. MORGAN FREEMAN - Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, AFI Life Achievement Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
    Top 🐐 "Actresses"
    1. MERYL STREEP - 3× Academy Awards, 8× Golden Globe Awards, 2× Screen Actors Guild Awards, 3× Primetime Emmy Awards, Cecil B. DeMille Award
    2. CATE BLAÑCHETT - 2× Academy Awards, 4× Golden Globe Awards, 3× Screen Actors Guild Awards
    3. JODIE FOSTER - 2× Academy Awards, 3× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award
    4. SALLY FIELD - 2× Academy Awards, 2× Golden Globe Awards, 3× Primetime Emmy Award, 2× Screen Actors Guild Award
    5. VIOLA DAVIS - Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, 4× Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2× Tony Awards
    6. RENEE ZELLWEGER - 2× Academy Awards, 4× Golden Globe Awards, 4× Screen Actors Guild Awards
    7. JULIA ROBERTS - Academy Award, 3× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award
    8. ANGELINA JOLIE - Academy Award, 3× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award
    9. NICOLE KIDMAN - Academy Award, 6× Golden Globe Awards, 2× Primetime Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award
    10. ANGELA BASSET - Academy Award, 2× Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award

  • @user-michael77
    @user-michael77 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Seriously?! No James Cagney, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston?!! And Tom Hanks over Pacino, De Niro, Bogart?!!!!!😂😂😂😂