Gregory Peck should be on this list.

James Stewart is my all time favorite actor! Wonderful actor…and an extremely good person. A true American Patriot!! ❤️🇺🇸💝

My favorite Cary Grant film is Charade.

Laurence Olivier is the best actor ever!! I also love Gary Cooper 💙 Cooper, Cooper, yep, Cooper 😊

"TOP OF THE WORLD MA!!!"

Gregory Peck should have been included. My favourite

Gregory Peck should be on TOP of this list. The name of Tom Cruise sullies what it means to be respected.

Brando won an Oscar for On the Waterfront and The Godfather. However, he was nominated for A Streetcar Named Desire, but lost to Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen.

Cary GRANT and JIMMY THE BEST

I agree with everyone but Tom Cruise also. I thought he was okay in the beginning but he just became to self important. I don’t like him anymore and don’t watch anything he’s in either.

A lovely retrospective of some of Hollywood's GREATEST

What about Gary Cooper?

Of these ten, my favorites are Cary Grant, and James Stewart, with Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda, and Marlon Brando as my next favorites on the list. Also, I have to agree with the comments regarding the comparison of Bogart to Tom Cruise...there is no comparison...thats like comparing Bogart as an orange to Cruise who is one rotten apple (imo) Finally, when it comes to Marlon Brando, I was pleased to see the director of the Guys and Dolls movie chose to let Marlon use his own singing voice rather than overdubbing another singer, it gave a more natural authentic quality to Marlon's portrayal of Skye Masterson imo. 🙂

They really are sparkling stars at their time era decades and the age 🎉. So many and many more we're born after them. Old stars such as Kirk Douglas Clint Eastwood Sean Connery Charlton Heston Warren Beatty William Holden David Niven Robert Redford Paul Newman Dean Martin n Jerry Lewis Robert de Niro Martin Sheen n son and so many others just the male actors 🧐 !!

I forgot to mention James Deam. I admired him.

My favorites are: Clark Gable, Gary Grant, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Glen Ford, Gregory Peck and Charles Heston.

How is Gary Cooper not on this list and having Gene Kelly a head of Tracy, Gable, and Bogart is mind boggling but to each his own

It is not fare to get ranked list of these legendary and classic jiants of Hollywood. They are not to be compared one to another. And of course dozens are left out from the list. You can always say each is great, classic and a legend. Thank you for opening a forum of reflection and nostalgia.

First of all I don’t agree with all these but I just had to say you are Absolutely Wrong to compare Bogey and Tom Cruise. Mr. Cruise isn’t half the actor Bogey was and I don’t believe half the man either. I lived in another time than most of these men but I had to say Tom Cruise is not and should not be compared to any of these men as I see it. Also, where are the women? These are the Real stars of the time because they had so much more to overcome and they were Iconic.Period

I don't care for Tom Cruise, I don't even watch anything that he's in. So I disagree with you comparing Humphrey Bogart with Tom Cruise

I agree with several of these choices but you left out Paul Muni, Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas

Gable!

My 10 favorities: 10. Dana Andrews; 9. Cary Grant; 8. Humphrey Bogart 7. Marlon Brando; 6.Jack Nicholson; 5. Gene Hackman; 4. Jimmy Stewart; 3. Gary Cooper & Walter Brennan; 2. Fredric March; 1. Spencer Tracy

I like all the actors

Comparing Bogart to Tom Cruise is an insult.

Gregory Peak, instead of Charlie Chaplin.

I liked spencer tracy in judgment at Nuremberg.

Brando DID NOT earn a Best Actor Oscar for "A Streetcar Named Desire." A nomination, yes--but not an Oscar win. Bogie won that year.

You forgot Petrified Forest

What about John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, William Holden, Jerry Lewis, Danny Kaye, Laurence Olivier, Fernandel, Toto, Robert Duval, ...?

Sidney Poitier

Status of actors and most respected are two different matters. Many would argue that Brando was not that "respected." There are countless stories of him not knowing his lines, holding up production and running up budgets. Tony Dow told of seeing him on a set at Universal and how disappointed he was to see Brando struggling with his lines. The 1962 remake of MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY was one of those examples that nearly bankrupted the studio. Chaplain is another actor more of Status than respect due to the controversy of his personal life. It would be more accurate to name Chaplin as the grandfather of silent film comedy, not the Silent Film era. That honor belongs to D.W. Griffith who established film grammar and created the American feature film.

Both of My Favorite Actors are Simon Oakland And Kenneth Tobey

I think Stewart has surpassed the others in the esteem of the wider public at this point. The traditional pick was always Spencer tracy. Cruise is a lightweight in this company. Tom Hanks is laughable at this level. Jimmy Cagney is the greater movie actor but has fallen of in public knowledge and esteem. Edward G. Robinson may be the finest of all screen actors.

Well, I really like Gene Kelly and think he was a superb dancer, but he should not be on a list made up of strictly actors. Charlie Chaplin is mostly of the silent era and should be judged with his peers, like Rudolf Valentino and John Gilbert. I think this list of old-time respected actors should include Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, and Robert Mitchum. If we are to include foreign actors, then we should add David Niven, Laurence Olivier, Robert Donat, James Mason, and Rex Harrison. These actors were born between 1895 (Valentino) and 1917 (Mitchum). Brando was born in 1924 and he seems a bit too modern for the group, especially with his method acting. Brando should be in a group with Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, William Holden, and James Dean. It's really hard to make a list like this because each era has its renowned and respected actors who have different styles and attraction. That being said, I really enjoyed going down memory lane and revisiting the lives and careers of all these unquestionably great actors.

Brando won 2 Oscars

Weird list. Some of it I agree with, Brando was a great actor indeed. Chaplin was also one of the best, most creative and influential. But please, Bing Crosby was a dancer, not much of an actor. Most of these pple, Bogey especially, Cary Grant, Clark Gable were mainly stars, they played themselves. And how on earth could you leave out Olivier who was and still is considered the greatest Actor of all. He had a huge range. In many films, you don't even recognise him.But the biggest omission, to my mind, is Charles Laughton, a great, great actor, maybe even greater than Olivier, bc more natural. He could play anything, make you laugh out loud,make you hate him he played such a vile villain, or he could break yr heart. He was homely and fat, but he could act circles around the "pretty boys."Daniel Day-Lewis, probably the greatest actor of today said of him, 'He was probably the greatest film actor who came from the golden age of Hollywood."

Thanks

I would say 1 Chaplin, 2 John Wayne, 3 Clark Gable, 4 Bing Crosby, 5 Robert Taylor, 6 Alan Ladd, 7 Burt Lancaster, 8 Robert Mitchum, 9 Frank Sinatra, 10 Jeff Chandler, 11 Charlton Heston, 12 Gary Cooper, 13 James Cagney, 14 James Stewart, 15 Audie Murphy, 16 Tony Curtis, 17 Cary Grant, 18 Bob Hope, 19 Victor Mature, 20 John Ireland.

The African Qieen, my favorite of that genre.

Mine is James Colburn

For the men the tittle is "Respected actors", for women "Beautiful Actresses", it's get me down.

My favorites: Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Gregory Peck, Al Pacino, Leonardo Di Caprio and now Cillian Murphy.

How is Gregory Peck not on this list?

I wax ablle to see all the rest

One thing I don't understand is that why all of them are from 1940s, 50s and 60s or 70s. Why no one is there from recent years, if not decades ? Is it that actors from later years are not qualified to be great actors ? I do agree actors such as Brando, Fonda and may be a couple of others. But I would add Gregory Peck, Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nicholson and these are fantastic actors. Also, great actors listed here are mostly leading men. Why not character actors ? Actor is an actor, irrespective of whether he or she is leading man/woman, character actor, villian etc.

Also her too.

I’m puzzled by your use of the word “respected”. Was it respect for their talent or accomplishments? When you bill them as the “most respected actors”, you’re implying the whole person. Your top two picks were two of the most hated men by many of their colleagues. They showed mammoth portions of disrespect to many people who didn’t deserve it.They were known for throwing prima donna type tantrums on set belittling and humiliating other actors, often reducing them to tears. So, why “respect”?

You’ve lost my respect by leaving out Gary Cooper! He was far better than Tracy and Cagney and Gene Kelly. And while Chaplin deserved mention he didn’t fit the era of the others. Gary COOPER would’ve made more sense.

Oh what a shame! you got the first 8 actors spot on! nailed it in the head even , with the first 8 on the list I thought great this guy really knows what he’s talking about then what do you do the last two you come up with gene Kelly and Charlie Chaplin for gods sake! how can you first of all get it so right then get it so wrong right at the end all you had to do for the last two pick any two from Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas , Gregory Peck or Charlton Heston had you done that you would have completed a magical list of old Hollywood greats! and I’m talking great actors!

The real 007 he would have been able to fight right into the role.

How you could put Gene Kelly (though undoubtedly a fantastic dancer and choreographer) ahead of James Cagney beggars belief. Agree with another poster here that Gregory Peck should have been included. Almost as suave as Cary. Oh those sardonic eyebrows. Usually found Spencer Tracy a bit bland. I would have included Robert Mitchum but only because I find him incredibly sexy (in his heyday) and who could forget his performances in Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear. The man positively exuded menace

Factual errors Marlon Brando did not win Oscar for a Streetcar Named Desire but for On the Waterfront and The Godfather.

Gary Cooper and Gregory Peck?! 😢

Me sobran y .me faltan no voy hacer una lista cuestion de gustos o de entender un poco de esto

Bailed at 9:30 when the repetitions began-complete with mispronunciations.

Get your facts straight before doing a video and putting it online. Marlon Brando won two Oscars, not three. Hi did not win the Oscar for a streetcar Named Desire, that award went to Bogie for the African Queen. How can anyone take your work seriously when it contains such a basic factual error.

Who the hell is Jean Kelly? 🤣🤣

What about Richard widmark

George Raft ?

And I am still thirsty for a cup of Cooper water

You missed one

No John Wayne ?

How many times can you use the word indelible in this video? Geez, there are other adjectives

I truly cannot see how a sane person compares Tom Cruise to Humphrey Bogart. Now I do think Cruise is a fine actor; but not in Bogie's class

This list is hardly the most respected actors. It's more like the best known actors from the Golden age of Hollywood. Marlon Brando wasn't a very nice man and his method acting turned people off. This is not my opinion. There's plenty of videos where you find his name on a list of the hardest actors to work with. Not to mention Charlie Chaplin. He was no doubt one of the most famous but respected.... I found his name on more than one e list of famous artists with dark secrets. Also where is Fred Aster and Gary Cooper...? Or the Duke John Waine?

Although I my self love, some of these actors, many of them did not deserve to be on this list. Jimmy Stewart was probably the best actor on this list and you have him towards the bottom. Ridiculous list. Sorry.

I didn't really know of him. Too young.

You do realize you made GENE KELLY a woman! You called him ‘JEAN’ plus😂 Tom cruise in the same category? PULEEZE!!!

Tom Cruise has It? He thinks he does maybe. But are you kidding?!!!

Only saw hi I Africa Queen

I am now 80.

Jimmy Stewart should have been flrst!

Where's Gregory Peck?

BRANDO DID NOT WIN FOR “A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE!” THAT YEAR, 1951, BOGART WON FOR “THE AFRICAN QUEEN”! Let’s get our facts together, SHALL WE? Shame on you! 😡😡😡

Tom Cruise does not

No surpises here, somewaht predictable and also irrelevant. A respected actor isn't necessarily a good actor

Notice when mentioning Humphrey Bogart they left out Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. Thats one of the worst movies ever made. Dumb story and very bad acting with shallow characters. No kidding folks 😅😅😅

Some of these people are the most boring people on earth

He was not a nice man. Read his biography.

Why there is no Gary Cooper ?

Jimmy Stewart should have been flrst!