Top 100 Greatest Actors of all Time

Hollywood, the home of great movies, has long been seen as the central location where all great actors (and bad) find their way. This list is a collection of 100 of the best (and greatest) actors to star in Hollywood's movies, ranging from actors in Hollywood when movies were first produced, up until the actors starring in Hollywood movies, today.

Bear in mind that whilst scrolling down the list, this is a collection of what I believe to be the greatest actors (of all time), so as with any list of this type, they will always be based on opinions. Without further ado, here are Hollywood's best-in-the-business actors.

1. Marlon Brando

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2. Al Pacino

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3. Tom Hanks

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4. Charlie Chaplin

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5. Jack Nicholson

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6. Anthony Hopkins

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7. Daniel Day-Lewis

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8. Jon Voight

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9. Joaquin Phoenix

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10. Gary Oldman

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11. Jim Carrey

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12. Robert De Niro

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13. Johnny Depp

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14. Denzel Washington

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15. Christian Bale

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16. Dustin Hoffman

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17. Sean Penn

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18. Edward Norton

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19. Laurence Olivier

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20. Paul Newman

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21. Willem Dafoe

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22. James Dean

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23. Montgomery Clift

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24. Peter Fonda

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25. Kevin Spacey

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26. Philip Seymour Hoffman

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27. Harrison Ford

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28. Robin Williams

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29. Ralph Fiennes

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30. Tim Robbins

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31. Bill Murray

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32. Robert Duvall

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33. James Stewart

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34. Mel Gibson

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35. Forest Whitaker

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36. Gene Hackman

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37. Shaun Connery

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38. Leonardo DiCaprio

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39. Matt Damon

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40. Christopher Walken

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41. Jack Lemmon

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42. Burt Lancaster

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43. Robert Mitchum

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44. Morgan Freeman

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45. Tommy Lee Jones

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46. Robert Downey Jr.

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47. Hugh Jackman

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48. John Malkovich

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49. Ed Harris

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50. Woodey Harrelson

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51. Javier Bardem

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52. Christoph Waltz

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53. Michael Douglas

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54. Clint Eastwood

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55. Michael Caine

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56. Liam Neeson

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57. Gregory Peck

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58. Heath Ledger

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59. Cary Grant

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60. Jeff Bridges

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61. Steve McQueen

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62. Peter O'Toole

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63. Spencer Tracy

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64. Ben Kingsley

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65. Russell Crowe

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66. Henry Fonda

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67. Joe Pesci

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68. William Holden

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69. Matthew McConaughey

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70. Ian McKellen

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71. Jeremy Irons

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72. Tom Cruise

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73. Samuel L. Jackson

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74. Will Smith

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75. William Hurt

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76. Robert Redford

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77. Charlton Heston

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78. Gene Kelly

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79. John Hurt

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80. George Clooney

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81. Peter Sellers

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82. Peter Finch

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83. Bradley Cooper

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84. Geoffrey Rush

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85. Alec Guinness

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86. Kirk Douglas

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87. Keanu Reeves

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88. Kevin Costner

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89. Bruce Willis

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90. Nicolas Cage

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91. Benicio Del Toro

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92. James Caan

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93. Richard Burton

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94. Christopher Lee

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95. Viggo Mortensen

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96. George C. Scott

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97. Christopher Plummer

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98. Sidney Poitier

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99. John Wayne

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100. Michael Fassbender

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Well done. You've successfully finished the list of the finest actors to set foot in Hollywood. Did you find any 'great' actors missing from this list? Or, do you simply have a question or thought that you'd like to share? In which case, leave a comment in the comments box below.