The World's Greatest Actor

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The World's Greatest Actor

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Dustin Hoffman in Outbreak

25. John Gielgud
24. Peter Sellers
23. Cary Grant
22. Albert Finney
21. Dustin Hoffman
20. Maggie Smith

Sean Penn

19. Sean Penn
18. Edward Norton
17. Bette Davis
16. Montgomery Clift
15. Daniel Day-Lewis
14. Christoper Walken

Judi Dench in Chocolat

13. James Stewart
12. Richard Burton
11. Alec Guinness
10. Spencer Tracy
9. Katharine Hepburn
8. Judi Dench

Marlon Brando

7. Jack Nicholson
5. = Robert De Niro
5. = Al Pacino
4. Laurence Olivier
3. Anthony Hopkins
2. Johnny Depp
1. Marlon Brando

Who do you think are the greatest actors, past and present?

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