These are the best known actors of all time and popular by their acting and action roles in television or in the big screen. Many critics and also media notice their intelligence to portray this kind of genre which is action. Their films have a great contribution to history, making it to be known or became fame in many countries.
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks
He is a great actor and filmmaker that were born on July 7, 1956. He was popularly known in his roles in great films like "Philadelphia" and "Forest Gump" that both makes him won in Golden Globe Award, Academy Award for Best Actor, People's Choice Award for Best Actor again and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He makes many films and as of 2014, the total grosses he have was over $8.4 billion worldwide that makes him one of the highest grossing actor in the field of film history. |
Henry Jaynes “Hank" Fonda
He is a stage and film actor that was born on May 16, 1905. The American Film Institute called and ranked him the Greatest Male Star of all time as the sixth spot. He was on the film "The Grapes of Wrath" that makes him have Academy Award nominations. He also won Best Actor in the Academy Award in his role in "Yours, Mine, and Ours ". |
James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart
He is a stage and film actor that was born on May 20, 1908. He was known for his role in classic films and for also having a down-to-Earth personality. He was named by American Film Institute as the one of the great male screen legend in the field on cinema as the third one and also receives a Lifetime Achievement Award. |
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy
He is an actor that was born on April 5, 1900. The American Film Institute ranked him in Hollywood Legends and appeared in over 75 films that lead him to be one of greatest actors in screen. He also won Academy Awards for Best Actor twice. |
Laurence Kerr Oliver, Baron Oliver
He is an actor that was born on May 22, 1907. He was appeared on many films that have 50 cinema roles and have fame and also success in his roles in television. He is an award winning actor that receives Golden Globe Awards for three times, Academy Awards for four times, Emmy Awards for five times and a British Academy Film Awards twice. |