Who is the coolest actor ever?

[SweetZombieJesus]

My pick: Three way tie between Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Steve McQueen.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. Steve McQueen, Young Marlon Brando

They don't make men like that anymore!

[DODI]

2. Clark Gable and Cary Grant

[ChemEng]

47. Cary Grant, for sure....(n/t)

[AngryYoungMan]

3. Brando, Montgomery Clift, Steve McQueen

Amongst current actors (who aren't as cool) the coolest are probably:

Russell Crowe

Bruce Willis

Brad Pitt

...but that's just my opinion.

[DS1]

7. Russel Crowe? He's a complete asshole

See SouthPark's rendition of "Fighting around the world, with Tugger" for reasons why. Read the news if you don't believe SouthPark.

He's an asshole, he's an asshole at the level mere mortals like me can only dream of reaching.

[JohnKleeb]

26. I loved that

his awful music made tugger shoot himself. I have to say
McQueen even though I didnt live back when he made movies but I saw him in the great escape, kick ass shit.
Deniro no doubt

[Blue_State_Elitist]

4. hmmmm

sean connery and steve

[caledesi]

5. Dustin Hoffman; Billy Bob Thornton; Marlon Brando

[dolo amber]

6. I dunno about *ever*

but of the current crop, I think Johnny Depp's pretty cool...Montgomery Clift was waaaaaaay cool...If cool doesn't = macho (which, IMHO, isn't necessarily *cool*) then I'd throw Ed Norton and John Cusak in the hat. :)

[pruner]

27. I don't know much about Montgomoery Clift...

but I'd agree that Depp, Norton & Cusack are among the coolest of the current crop.

I'd also include Brad Pitt in the mix.

Aside from being very good looking (according to my girlfriend), these guys are all very talented actors who bring more depth (for lack of a better word) to their roles than pretty boy actors like Ben Affleck could ever dream of.

[tridim]

54. I used to think John Cusak was cool

until I saw him on The Daily Show, he was a complete asshole to Jon for no apparent reason. I agree about Depp and Norton and I'll throw in the coolest of the cool, David Duchovny.

[Skip Intro]

8. Have to, have to , have to be William Shatner

what? I'm serious...

[jenk]

9. James Dean, Bill Murray

.

[newyawker99]

59. Congrats jenk!! 600 posts

:toast:

[geniph]

10. Derek Jacobi, Peter O'Toole or John Hurt

they run rings around all the pretty-boy "actors" out there.

Besides, how can you not love someone with a name like Peter O'Toole?

[2cents]

11. Charlie Chaplin - yes I'm serious

[JackSwift]

12. Humphrey Bogart

"I can see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. But if you don't get on that plane and go with him you'll regret it. Maybe not today, and maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life. So get on that plane and go. Here's looking a you kid."

Now I know he didn't write it, but damn did he deliver it. And every time.

[SiobhanClancy]

16. Bogart

If there was ever anyone cooler than him,I'd like to see them.

[starroute]

13. Jimmy Cagney

The ultimate definition of cool. Nobody ever had moves like his.

[JackSwift]

14. Well, there's cool

and then there's White Heat. "Look at me Ma! I'm on top of the world!"

[DS1]

15. Bob Deniro

Yeah, I call him Bob. He's just a cool motherfucker, he plays all the great roles without over-acting (yeah, you, Pacino), and had his uber-expensive gourmet cooks whip up kickass meals for all the firefigthers during the 9/11 recovery.

[frylock]

17. steve mqueen and bill holden.

[NightTrain]

18. Bogie, baby! He was coolness incarnate

n/t

[muchacho]

19. Peter Sellers

He was the shit.

[DemoTex]

20. Paul Newman

Cool Hand Luke

[44wax]

21. my uncle ric

was told not to bother with hollywood no room for talented asians.

he is cool

[JackSwift]

22. Bruce Lee, Philliip Ang, John Hong

Mako, Keye Luke, etc.

Not a long list, but there is always room for someone the camera loves.

[44wax]

33. none of those guys got the roles hoffman and deniro got

[blockhead]

23. Charles Bronson or John Garfield

[newyawker99]

60. Hi Matman00!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Bossy Monkey]

24. Bogart, Alan Rickman, Alec Gunness, and...

GROUCHO!

[starroute]

57. Harpo was much cooler than Groucho

Actually, Harpo was beyond cool and into some totally extra-dimensional realm that no one but him ever inhabited.

I'm not sure there's a word for that.

[Ein]

25. Al Pacino, Christopher Walken or De Niro

Pacino just lost some points with Gigli. De Niro keeps gaining (Meet the Parents 2? or was that just a rumour). Walken is just one of the BEST of our current time, not just in acting, but in all out entertainment.

[Mari333]

28. Gregory Peck, Orson Welles, Johnny Depp

Covering all generations.

[DrFunkenstein]

29. Paul Newman

I could watch The Hustler a thousand times.

[stanwyck]

30. Robert Mitchum and Jeff Bridges

Mitchum at his coolest in "Our of the Past". Bridges in "The Big Lebowski". But,then, they're always cool, whatever the movie.

[newyawker99]

61. Congrats stanwyck!Q! 600 posts

:toast:

[-..__...]

31. DeNiro, Eastwood, Bruce Lee, McQueen, ...

John Belushi

Jack Nicholson

Dennis Hopper

[Darth_Ole]

32. I can't believe no one's said Harrison Ford.

Han Solo and Indiana Jones alone are enough to make him cool.

And he has a terrific wit and personality when he's himself.. Coolest, IMO.

[newyawker99]

63. Congrats D__S!! 100 posts

A :toast: for your first milestone!! :-)

[Spirochete]

34. Thomas Jane...

Tommy Lee Jones
Vince Vaughn
Mickey Rourke
Samuel L Jackson
Kurt Russell

[Ramsey]

35. Guy Pearce

Followed shortly by John Cusack.

I don't mention older actors because the term "cool" post-dates folks like Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Stewart.

[CanuckAmok]

36. Steve McQueen, of course, but also...

Udo Kier, Harrison Ford (although he lost several points with me for dating Callista Flockheart)...

But the cooolest has to be Christopher Walken. He's just plain cool. I met him a couple of times, and he scares the tar out of me!

[sasquatch]

37. Paul Newman and Jeff Bridges

I love Newman as an all around actor. Bridges I fell in love with in the Big Lebowski.

[SyracuseDemocrat]

38. I've always liked Jack Nicholson

I think he's just great. :)

[IIgnoreNobody]

39. Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

In fact, when you asked the question, I immediately thought of Steve McQueen, and then had to think, 'Who else?'

[newyawker99]

64. Hi IIgnoreNobody!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[anti_shrub]

40. Coolest Actor ever thread and no mention of

Samuel L. Jackson?

SHAME!!

[stanwyck]

46. Oh, yeah

he's cool!

[tarkus]

53. Yeah, I would definitely have to go with Samuel L. Jackson

Anyone who has seen the beginning of Pulp Fiction just has to agree.

[ornotna]

41. Lee Marvin and James Coburn n/t

[mitchum]

42. uh...Robert Mitchum

but Warren Oates and Steve McQueen were also pretty damn cool

[Dover]

43. Anthony Hopkins....now and always.

'I hate talking about acting, Actors are so pompous. I really don't know what I'm doing half of the time.'

'It beats working for a living.'

'The arc of the part? I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.'

On Bill Clinton: 'He's an extraordinary man, I think he's very much missed in this country. He's pretty exhausting to be with, because he's always wanting to play cards or golf!'

Tony apparently 'ran into' Bill Clinton in Las Vegas and decided to join him on his trip to Brazil. Clinton is said to 'adore Sir Anthony'.






Second would have to be Jack Nicholson :smoke:

[Dover]

44. One more

.............

[durutti]

45. Steve Buscemi

Also, Christopher Lee and Ed Norton.

[leftofthedial]

48. Steve McQueen, Robert Mitchum and Red Skelton

Okay, kidding about Red Skelton.

How about Steve McQueen, Robert Mitchum and Humphrey Bogart.

[Dover]

49. Jackie Gleason......"How sweet it is..."

...

[Zorro]

50. Robert Duvall

the actor's actor.

Been outstanding in so many memorable films.

To Kill A Mockingbird, Bullitt, Godfather I and II, Apocalypse Now, and on and on.

[TrogL]

51. Schwartzenegger

Playing Mr. Freeze

[harper]

52. Steve McQueen...no contest

Also ran...Samual L Jackson

[tridim]

55. David Duchovny

Just watch his Larry Sanders Show appearances. Yea, I know he was acting, but he's just as cool IRL.

[EFF BrandyWine]

56. Sir Lawrence Olivier...

Never a finer "Hamlet".

[Dookus]

58. Bette Davis

was pretting farking cool.

[Kamika]

62. Robert Patrick

The evil terminator in t2

[radwriter0555]

65. Keanu Reeves for giving the technical wizards on his film 50 MILLION

dollars of his 70 Million paycheck from Matrix II..

Don't get no cooler than that.

[supernova]

66. Johnny Depp for modern day

Cry-Baby, not to mention Ed Wood and lately Before Night Falls. Damn, the guy looks better in women's clothing than I do! :P

Acting chops? See Donnie Brasco, Ed Wood and Benny and Joon. The guy does drama and comedy equally well. Not many actors can say that.