This document provides a list of the top 100 greatest Hollywood actors of all time as compiled from a poll of 50 film lovers. It notes that while many actors have tried to make it in Hollywood over the past 100 years, only a select few have left a lasting impression on audiences and continued to be admired by younger generations. The list includes actors from almost all decades who were popular during their careers and spanned entertainment-focused, method acting styles, and those who also directed or wrote screenplays.

1. Top 100 Best Hollywood Actors Of All Time
Greatest Hollywood Actors in the History of Cinema
In its history of near about 100 years Hollywood has seen hundreds of thousands of actors to try their luck on screen.
However, only handfuls of them were successful enough to leave an ever-lasting impression on the mind of audience.
These actors were not only popular among audience during their peak time but were also admired by the next younger
generations. Some of them focused on the pure entertainment, some focused on method acting and while many
branched out from acting to other fields of film making like Direction and Screenplay writing. Some actors even achieved
a god like cult status. Before you read any further let me tell you that this list was compiled after poll among 50 film lovers.
You will find many of your favorite actors and will also find several highest paid hollywood actors of all time. Please note
that this list has covered famous hollywood actors of almost all decades. So not only you will find your favorite childhood
hero but you will also find the leading actors of this decade.
Here is the list of Top 100 Greatest Hollywood Actors of All time. If you find any of your favorite Hollywood actor missing
then please let us know in comments. We would also like to hear who is your favorite actor in the list.
100. Patrick Swayze
99. Kevin Bacon

2. 98. Benicio Del Toro
97. Harvey Kietel

3. 96. Ed Harris
95. Willem Dafoe

4. 94. Charles Laughton
93. Michael Douglas

5. 92. James Caan

6. 91. Robert Downey Jr.
90. Richard Burton
89. Alec Guiness

7. 88. Geoffrey rush

8. 87. Christopher Lee
86. Hugo Weaving

9. 85. Viggo Mortensen

10. 84. Sylvester Stallone
83. Arnold Schwarzenegger
82. Tim Robbins

11. 81. Javier Bardem
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12. 80. Steve Martin
79. Mark Wahlberg
78. Jim Carrey

13. 77. Mel Gibson
76. Jon Voight

14. 75. Woody allen

15. 74. Peter Sellers
73. Charlie Chaplin

16. 72. Kevin Costner
71. Gene Wilder

17. 70. Steve McQueen
69. Nicolas Cage

18. 68. Bill Murray
67. Burt Lancaster

19. 66. Ian McKellen
65. James Cagney

20. 64. Peter O’ Toole

21. 63. Will Smith
62. John Travolta

22. 61. Christopher Walken
60. George C. Scott
59. Christopher Plummer

23. 58. George Clooney

24. 57. Charlton Heston
56. Joe Pesci

25. 55. Matt Damon

26. 54. Samuel L. Jackson
53. Philip Seymour Hoffman

27. 52. Tommy Lee Jones
51. Clark Gable
50. Ben Kingsley

28. 49. Robert Duvall
48. Gary Oldman

29. 47. Jeff Bridges
46. Harrison Ford

30. 45. Montgomery Clift
44. Joaquin Phoenix

31. 43. Tom Cruise

32. 42. Ralph Fiennes
41. Robert Redford

33. 40. Gregory Peck
39. Gary Cooper
38. Bruce Willis

34. 37. Edward Norton

35. 36. Liam Neeson
35. Gene Hackman
34. Kevin Spacey

36. 33. Jack Lemmon
32. Sean Connery

37. 31. Heath Ledger
30. Christoph Waltz

38. 29. Orson Welles
28. Robin Williams

39. 27. Sean Penn

40. 26. Denzel Washington
25. Henry Fonda

41. 24. Russell Crowe

42. 23. Kirk Douglas
22. James Dean

43. 21. Paul Newman
20. Spencer Tracy
19. Brad Pitt

44. 18. Sidney Poitier
17. John Wayne

45. 16. Humphrey Bogart
15. Leonardo DiCaprio

46. 14. Anthony Hopkins

47. 13. Christian Bale
12. Morgan Freeman
11. Johnny Depp

48. 10. Clint Eastwood

49. 9. Dustin Hoffman
8. Cary Grant

50. 7. James Stewart
6. Tom Hanks

51. 5. Daniel Day-Lewis
4. Jack Nicholson

52. 3. Robert De Niro

53. 2. Al Pacino
1. Marlon Brando