The 50 Best Actors of All Time: A blog about the greatest actors of all time.

We have narrowed down the list to just the top 50—and we’re counting down from there.

50. Elijah Wood

49. Tom Hanks

48. Tom Hardy

47. Robert De Niro

46. Idris Elba

45. Leonardo DiCaprio

This is a blog about the greatest actors of all time.

It’s actually quite simple:

1. The list will be 100 names long, with an additional 50 honorable mentions.

2. It will contain a mixture of people from both film and television, but mostly film.

3. Any actor currently alive does not qualify for the list

Here are the 50 best actors of all time. You can thank us later.

1. Meryl Streep

2. Daniel Day-Lewis

3. Jack Nicholson

4. Marlon Brando

5. Robert De Niro

6. Al Pacino

7. James Stewart

8. Katharine Hepburn

9. Clint Eastwood

10. Tom Hanks

The greatest actors of all time.

A great actor can portray a fictional character in a way the audience believes their portrayal, they can make us laugh or cry, they can evoke emotions that we ourselves have never experienced.

A great actor has an ability to slip into the skin of a new character. They are able to create a world around them and make us believe every word they say. They can also make us believe that we are looking at the same person throughout their career even if they look completely different in each role.

We all want to be entertained by films, but sometimes we want more than just entertainment: we want to be moved by the film, and feel a connection with it’s characters. This is where the best actors come in. These are the actors who have made us think about our lives and what it means to be human.

1.Marlon Brando.

2.Daniel Day-Lewis.

3.Al Pacino.

4.Robert De Niro.

5.Humphrey Bogart.

6.Jack Nicholson.

7.Tom Hanks.

8.Laurence Olivier.

9.Johnny Depp