Who doesn’t love a good old classic? The 50’s was an era where cinema, television and theatre were all booming. This was a time when talented actors and actresses were being recognized for their performances and many earned themselves the title of a legend.
Over the years we have seen many actors come and go in Hollywood, but there are some legendary actors who despite their age still shine bright like a diamond. Let’s take a look at the top 10 actors of the 50’s.
10. John Wayne
9. Doris Day
8. Humphrey Bogart
7. Cary Grant
6. Marilyn Monroe
5. Marlon Brando
4. James Dean
3. Audrey Hepburn
2. Grace Kelly
1. Elizabeth Taylor
There was a time when actors were called stars, and this era was the golden age of “stars”. The following are the top 10 actors of 1950s, who are not just great artists but also men who worked hard and well to achieve success.
1. Humphrey Bogart: Probably one of the most famous actors of all time, Humphrey Bogart is not just an actor with a long list of great movies behind him; he is also a man who defined an entire generation’s sense of style. His most notable movies include Casablanca (1942), The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The Big Sleep (1946).
2. Marlon Brando: Marlon Brando is arguably one of the greatest actors Hollywood has ever seen. He is known for his intense performances as well as his troubled private life. He appeared in many memorable films such as On the Waterfront (1954), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and The Wild One (1953).
3. James Dean: A symbol for youth rebellion, James Dean is best known for his role as Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Before becoming an actor he was a theatre major at UCLA and had limited roles in
Top 10 Actors of the 50’s
The 1950s brought to life some of the most talented actors who have made it to the top 10 list. Some of them are still in the industry, others passed away and some retired. Here is a list of the top 10 actors from that decade.
01. James Dean
02. Marilyn Monroe
03. Montgomery Clift
04. Robert Mitchum
05. Paul Newman
06. Marlon Brando
07. Audrey Hepburn
08. Rock Hudson
09. Tony Curtis
10. Elizabeth Taylor
The 1950s was the decade when Hollywood as we know it came into being. It started as a group of small studios in the early 1920s and slowly evolved into a powerful industry. The 50s was when Hollywood came into its own, and gave birth to some actors and actresses who became household names. Here is a list of the top 10 actors of the 1950s:
10. Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford had been a successful actor for about a decade before the 1950s began. He had starred in many noir films, and was well known for his ability to lend an air of mystery and danger to his roles. But he became a star in the 1950s when he appeared in many classic Westerns, including The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) and 3:10 to Yuma (1957). He also played opposite Doris Day in several romantic comedies, which made her one of the biggest stars of that era too. He went on to act even after most of his contemporaries retired, appearing in over 100 movies over his career.
9. Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum had acted in about 30 movies before the 1950s began, but it was during this decade that he really came into prominence. In 1949 he starred in one of
1. Marlon Brando:
The method actor had great range, but he was best known for his ability to play troubled young men. He won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and as Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972). His other work includes A Streetcar named Desire (1951), The Wild One (1953), Julius Caesar (1953), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), The Missouri Breaks (1976) and Apocalypse Now (1979).
2. James Dean:
He was typecast in his short film career as a troubled teen because of his role as Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He also starred in East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956).
3. Humphrey Bogart:
He was a leading man in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as Casablanca (1942), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage(1947) and Key Largo (1948). He won Best Actor Oscars for his roles as Charlie Allnutt in The African Queen(1951)
Marlon Brando was born on 3rd April 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker who were amateur actors. His father was an alcoholic who physically abused his mother. He first worked as a model in Broadway theatre before appearing in his first film in 1950 ‘The Men’, which was about paraplegic war veterans.
He then acted in the film ‘A Streetcar named Desire’, for which he won the Oscar for best actor for producing one of the most magnificent performance in cinema history. He became a role model and an idol for young men with his tough guy image, motorcycle rides and leather jackets.
He starred with Frank Sinatra and Jullius LaRosa in ‘Guys and Dolls’ and also played the role of Napoleon Bonaparte in ‘Desiree’ alongside Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon and Michael Rennie.
1. Marlon Brando
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 1949, a decision for which he was severely criticized when his star began to dim in the 1960s and he was excoriated for squandering his talents.
Brando’s career was also controversial for his apparent disregard of traditional acting technique, as evidenced by his low-keyed, naturalistic style and his refusal to take himself too seriously as an artist. Most of all, it was his unpredictable behavior that made him legendary: He refused to appear at the 1973 Academy Awards to accept an Oscar for The Godfather (1972) and sent an American Indian activist named Sacheen Littlefeather to turn down the award. He also had a long public affair with actress Rita Moreno during their work together on The Fugitive Kind (1960), which resulted in her having a nervous breakdown. He later had another torrid affair on location with co-star Maria Schneider while filming Last Tango in Paris (1972), which received hostile reviews due to
