Top 10 British Actors with the Most Iconic Voices

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You don't even need to see their faces, you just know these voices right away! For this list, WatchMojo UK counts down the British actors with the most iconic and instantly recognisable voices. From John Hurt to Judy Dench... Jeremy Irons to Michael Caine... We'd recognise these famous vocals anywhere! What do you think? Which British actor do you think has the most iconic voice of all time?
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@cheyennebrennan966 4 жыл бұрын

Any list about voices that has Alan Rickman in the BOTTOM half is an automatic fail in my books.

@lisakaz35 4 жыл бұрын

Amen. Eighth??? WTF?

@cheyennebrennan966 4 жыл бұрын

@@lisakaz35 I know! And Tom Baker-only an honourable mention?!

@lisakaz35 4 жыл бұрын

@@cheyennebrennan966 Yeah, he has a wonderful voice. I don't get the criteria here in making the list -- if it's vocal quality or familiarity or what. Caine's voice is distinctive but it isn't superlative compared to the others.

@sparkle11231 4 жыл бұрын

TOTALLY CORRECT! Rickman is #1 for woman and for men who wanted to sound like him. .....And Benedict Cumberbatch as #2. He didnt even make the list!

@kazabushy 4 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. His voice is the first that came to mind!!

@eifelitorn 4 жыл бұрын

no Ian Mckellen? :(

@LinseyLovesHorror1986 4 жыл бұрын

Uh, James Mason? That man had the greatest and most unique speaking voice of any generation!

@jamesalexander5623 4 жыл бұрын

James Mason in Dialogue with Cary Grant in North by Northwest .... Delicious!

@WDKimball 4 жыл бұрын

Like Patrick Stewart and Brian Blessed, James Mason retain just enough of their Yorkshire accents to be iconic.

@jonathanwalker8730 3 жыл бұрын

All the way through I was thinking James Mason! I am now going to look up James Mason footage.

@edemontfort9482 Жыл бұрын

Rather posh. Delicious to experience.

@mamymimma 4 жыл бұрын

Alec Guinness? Derek Jacobi? Ralph Richardson? James Mason? Albert Finney? Malcolm McDowell? David Niven? Peter Sellers? Lawrence Olivier? Richard Burton? Peter O'Toole?

@abbeymclane6985 4 жыл бұрын

Mamy Mimma And Ronald Lacey

@justmepercy720 4 жыл бұрын

Dirk Bogarde's voice was also unmistakable. Robert Morley? Maybe just being British equals a unique voice.

@abbeymclane6985 4 жыл бұрын

And Hellraiser’s Doug Bradley

@nightwolffe5254 4 жыл бұрын

Bill nighy as well

@berenicemoran2105 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think Peter O'Toole was British?

@drazium2147 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Richard Burton well and truly deserved a place on this list

@barneyboy8156 4 жыл бұрын

Not probably... beautiful baritone from the welshman ...

@robertbrookes2000 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Gambon? Dame Maggie Smith? Stephen Fry?

@danielebowman 4 жыл бұрын

Joanna Lumley? Tom Baker?

@marblnka 4 жыл бұрын

@@danielebowman Tom Baker was mentioned though

@gregorbegger9291 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Gambon is Irish.

@jdvalenzuela1595 4 жыл бұрын

Alan Rickman should be at the top of the list.

@113faridanur6 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeahh Alan voice is the deepest and hottest british accent

@mackaylacook148 2 жыл бұрын

agreed

@user-sf3fe4bh2q 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@logix8969 4 жыл бұрын

That's SIR Patrick Stewart to you!

@g00mbaguy 4 жыл бұрын

i’m probably the only one saying this but i think Hugh Laurie has a gorgeous accent, both American and English. i swear i love his accents, both of them. you could recognise either of them anywhere

@mhm8922 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@stevencassidy6982 4 жыл бұрын

If you want acclaimed voices then it has tobe Richard Burton

@DeaconTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

ah thats the name i was trying to remember. "the war of the worlds guy." put him on instead of hugh grant.

@CashelOConnolly 4 жыл бұрын

You’d never have guessed he was Welsh

@sparkle11231 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. This list is rubbish!

@DeaconTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

@@sparkle11231 nah, i agree with most of it. rickman, irons, caine, blessed, connery, stewart at the very least.

@sparkle11231 4 жыл бұрын

@@DeaconTaylor i think they should have separate lists for men and women. As for your choices, it could be because you're a guy.😉 Wait. They should have a separate list "Sexiest Brit Male voices" Rickman FIRST, Cumberbatch 2nd, Irons, Connery, Hurt, etc. 😁

@jonellejones6368 4 жыл бұрын

Benedict Cumberbatch-rich, silky, “posh”(or not)-and can imitate just about ANYONE(Rickman, etc.), or ANYTHING(Smaug, etc.)

@Nixx0912 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Armitage, he's got lovely voice. I've just finished listening to "The bloody chamber" he read with Emilia Fox, they both did amazing job. I also always loved Alan Rickman's voice.

@jamesalexander5623 4 жыл бұрын

This is Only Modern British Actors Surely? Ronald Coleman,Charles Laughton,Cary Grant,Richard Burton,Lawrence Olivier ....

@mainlyfine 4 жыл бұрын

Where's Tim Curry? His voice is IMMEDIATELY recognisable. A serious ommision

@cocoangel1979 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Peter Cushing, Ian McKellen, Alec Guinness, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Charles Dance, Liam Neeson, James Cosmo, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy... I can do this all night...

@kristashafer93098 4 жыл бұрын

Not even an Honorable Mention for the totally iconic voice of Liam Neeson??

@peterjacobsson3505 4 жыл бұрын

Isnt he Irish?

@jainamaden156 4 жыл бұрын

@Krista Shafer Never call an irishman english.

@kristashafer93098 4 жыл бұрын

Jaina Maden I didn’t call him English. I know he’s Irish. Narrator said the list would have actors “from across the United Kingdom”.

@jainamaden156 4 жыл бұрын

@@kristashafer93098 Well, they still don't like to be called english. Being from northen Ireland doesn't mean you're not irish. The IRA has started again. It's better not to inflame conflicts.

@kristashafer93098 4 жыл бұрын

Jaina Maden Again, I never said nor even implied that Neeson is English. I’m fully aware that he’s Irish. I’m not trying to inflame a darned thing!

@lclark6854 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe Richard Burton isn’t on this list!

@jeanetteruchlewicz7172 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot Richard Burton's incredible voice!

@marcushull12 4 жыл бұрын

Who else was 100% sure Richard Burton would be number one ?

@terrymccarthy3429 3 жыл бұрын

I said the same!

@japhyryder66 4 жыл бұрын

This list needs to be redone. You left out the magnificent Richard Burton, the sublime James Mason, and sex-for-your-ears Benedict Cumberbatch.

@strangerthanstring4431 4 жыл бұрын

Maggie Smith & Angela Lansbury?!?! 😭😭

@celticpoet21 4 жыл бұрын

If you make a second list, please include James Mason!

@Denchar1138 4 жыл бұрын

A bit disappointed not to find Ian McKellen, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Tomlinson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Angela Lansbury anywhere on this list. Let’s just face it. When it comes to actors and actresses with iconic voices by country, the United Kingdom is going to require a top 25 or 30 at least.

@ElaMongrella 4 жыл бұрын

#1 should be Tim Curry. How on earth could he have been left out?

@Rodzila05 4 жыл бұрын

This! How could he not be on this list? Even as a child I could recognize his voice when he played in different roles

@wildshadowstar 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised David Tennant didn't get an honorable mention.

@obbieboy 3 жыл бұрын

James Mason. You cannot mistake it for anyone else. Very British upper class. Richard Burton. In the Longest Day, a shot down pilot is doing Shakespeare.

@lucieclayton10 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the best of the best voice, Richard Burton

@danamontagnese6063 4 жыл бұрын

Also, do not forget James Mason, Michael York, and Benedict Cumberbatch. And maybe there should be an entirely different list for the ladies, there are several more to be added.

@clarabellle 4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Irons and Charles Dance are my top picks.

@Skywars90 4 жыл бұрын

It´s a shame that Tim Curry and Colin Firth are not mentionend.

@killerfunghoul3948 4 жыл бұрын

Where the hell is Billy Connelly? Alex guiness? Alistair Simm? Dame Maggie Smith? Sir Ian McKellan? Ian Holme? Hell the cast of the carry on films like Kenneth Williams, Frankie Howard, Barbara Windsor? And you only have Tom Baker as an HM? Smh

@kijekuyo9494 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with the hundreds of suggestions below, but I'm not sure I saw John Gielgud. More women: Maggie Smith (mentioned in the comments but I had to repeat it), Juliet Mills, Sara Miles, Glynis Johns, Hermoine Baddeley, and, never forget, Hermoine Gingold.

@kazabushy 4 жыл бұрын

Top 4 men's iconic distinguished voices in no order: Alan Rickman, Oliver Reed, Richard Burton and Tim Curry.

@user-sf3fe4bh2q 2 жыл бұрын

Quite agree.

@Hen71557 4 жыл бұрын

A list of Iconic British voices that doesn’t include Richard Burton..

@rogermorris9696 4 жыл бұрын

or James Mason?

@fattony9227 3 жыл бұрын

Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons should be 1&2 in no particular order.

@janetscarfe4798 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins, Bill Nighy and last but not least Richard Armitage whose voice is divine

@llamo 4 жыл бұрын

1:26 well actually as we have a queen not a king it’s the queens English.

@Claire-zz9pj 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Why on earth did he say that?!

@llamo 4 жыл бұрын

Tweety Pie probably American

@LadyKattrina84 4 жыл бұрын

Becuase we used to have kings more than queens and it was always the Kings English. Our first queen was Liz the First, before that it was all Kings.

@sparkle11231 4 жыл бұрын

@@llamo .... Twit.

@sparkle11231 4 жыл бұрын

Brian Blessed!...Big mouth? You're joking.

@pearljam619 4 жыл бұрын

No Sir Ian McKellen? A voice that has been imitated by millions of people all over the Word for the last decade! This list shall not pass!!!!! In addition, no Sir David Jason the voice of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula!!!!

@John_Fugazzi 4 жыл бұрын

You need to make another list for the great British Actors of the Classic Film Era. There were so many like Richard Burton, Ronald Colman, James Mason, etc.

@marigracereed3037 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised Michael York wasn't on the list

@Brook11223 4 жыл бұрын

1) Benedict Cumberbatch 2) Jeremy Irons 3) Alan Rickman 4) Anthony Hopkins 5) Michael Caine 6) Sean Connery 7) Patrick Stewart 8) Ian McKellen 9) Christopher Lee 10) Ralph Fiennes.

@FSportuguese 4 жыл бұрын

Andy serkis

@ladycplum 4 жыл бұрын

@@FSportuguese He's not British

@jasonturner8509 4 жыл бұрын

@@ladycplum Yes he is, born in London

@FSportuguese 4 жыл бұрын

@@ladycplum he is , get informed

@nelsonricardo3729 4 жыл бұрын

No women?

@Twiggymaster666 4 жыл бұрын

Not forgetting Christopher Lee has one helluva singing voice

@jasonturner8509 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Burton? Lawrence Olivier?

@abbeymclane6985 4 жыл бұрын

Jason Turner Ronald Lacey

@NewingtonBoy 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! I can’t believe you left out Richard Burton! 😱😱😱

@lynnquin8565 4 жыл бұрын

John Hurt was also the voice of Kilgharrah, the dragon in the popular series 'Merlin'.

@davidhabert 4 жыл бұрын

Another one which would've been worth putting on this list was Sir Roger Moore god rest his soul.

@OTMM22 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one!

@Luciffrit 4 жыл бұрын

John Hurt was also Aragorn in the animated Lotr movie.

@mhm8922 Жыл бұрын

Was he????? I didn’t realize that!

@keith2366 4 жыл бұрын

All good picks but to leave out Richard Burton and James Mason is unforgivable.

@ladygotham3147 4 жыл бұрын

Does Sherlock Holmes (cumberbatch) sound like a younger Alan Rickman to anyone else?

@dbeiler5525 4 жыл бұрын

Benedict Cumberbatch didn’t even get an honorable mention!

@chrisgerardy2877 4 жыл бұрын

David Niven and the guy who provided the voice for Shere Khan in Disney's Jungle Book are my favorites!

@patricia_sinmas 4 жыл бұрын

Benedict Cumberbatch maybe?

@chrisgerardy2877 4 жыл бұрын

@@patricia_sinmas the original cartoon version.

@therearenogods3716 Жыл бұрын

George Sanders.

@ladycplum 4 жыл бұрын

Alan's only #8? Seriously???

@askherbs 3 жыл бұрын

The absence of Stephen Fry on this list is criminal.

@FarrisG 4 жыл бұрын

No Charles Dance?? Tywin Lannister? He was even in Witcher 3 as well! 😫

@lucybambury61 4 жыл бұрын

ALAN RICKMAN NUMBER 8 ON A LIST BUILT FOR HIM. I THINK NOT.

@113faridanur6 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeahh Alan voice is the deepest and hottest british accent

@user-sf3fe4bh2q 2 жыл бұрын

Alan shold have been number 1!

@mhm8922 Жыл бұрын

We need a bigger list!

@brookey479 4 жыл бұрын

Tim curry??

@suzawilo 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr🙄

@nongthip 4 жыл бұрын

Stop eating my sesame cake.

@verybluevicky569 4 жыл бұрын

What about Matthew Macfadyen? He isn’t as famous, but his voice is absolutely amazing and he’s younger than some others!

@barrywebber100 4 жыл бұрын

Yes how about James Mason and Cary Grant?

@quaxo1 4 жыл бұрын

There were so many more well known, more recognized voices that were left out of this list, and the order was crazy. Rickman in the bottom half? Should have been at the very least top 3.

@BrennySpain 4 жыл бұрын

Die hard 1 and 3 are probably my fav movies in the franchise. Mainly because of Alan rickman and Jeremy irons playing the main villains. The middle movie, number 2, honestly wasn’t as memorable to me, mostly for the reasons I mentioned before...

@allisont.5575 4 жыл бұрын

Claude Rains! Voice like butter.

@jamesalexander5623 4 жыл бұрын

Oh,My God Yes! ....

@gerza71 4 жыл бұрын

Diana Rigg, Roger More, Richard Burton, and Anthony Hopkins. Daniel Day-Lewis

@suzannemenuet947 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Caine no doubt deserves a place on this list, Jeremy Irons deserves the top spot.

@kristofferromanowski3571 4 жыл бұрын

And where is Richard Burton.

@gracehowell. 4 жыл бұрын

Where the hell were Angela Lansbury and Jim Carter???

@cheritripp9470 4 жыл бұрын

I remembered Patrick Stewart reciting Shakespeare at a Star Trek convention. He got a standing ovation.

@stormtwo-spirits5662 4 жыл бұрын

Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, John Rhys Davies, Peter Cushing, Pete Postlethwaite, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard, Nigel Terry, Basil Rathbone, Alec Guinness, and Kevin Costner as Robin Hood......KIDDING, just kidding.

@jamesalexander5623 4 жыл бұрын

Molly Sugden as Mrs. Slocum "Capt. Peacock,I must leave an hour early tonight .... I've got to go home and wash me Pussy!"

@tomb4575 2 жыл бұрын

Should have split list between Actors and Actresses also perhaps split up English, Welsh, Scot and Irish. How the heck can you miss James Mason!

@tzinTexas 4 жыл бұрын

Benedict Cumberbatch --- definitely. Martin Freeman does well in voice work as well.

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! A favourite of mine for audible audiobooks.

@BerserkGoblin 4 жыл бұрын

Hugh Grant's best performance was the villain in Paddington 2 imo

@LordBummenbachsBalls 3 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree with you.

@Johnsmith-yk5kj 4 жыл бұрын

Laurence Olivier / George Sanders / James Mason / Albert Finney / Kenneth Branagh ? ? ?

@adrianeady352 4 жыл бұрын

This list is bullocks, no Richard Burton WTF!

@abcdefgh6951 4 жыл бұрын

When there is some list of actors on watchmojo I am usually just waiting for some doctor who actor to show up:D

@davidjackson2524 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Moore back in his Bond days.

@113faridanur6 3 жыл бұрын

Alan rickman should on number 1😭

@Inspire6 4 жыл бұрын

I came here to see if Michael York from Logans Run is here.

@margaretnicol3423 4 жыл бұрын

and Cabaret!

@sherihoffman47 4 жыл бұрын

And Romeo and Juliet!

@delilahm9692 4 жыл бұрын

Alan Rickman Jeremy Brett Sean Connery

@daffy8995 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite audiobook narrator is David Tennant

@angieholbrook9427 4 жыл бұрын

What about Oliver Reed?

@caitlinireland4396 4 жыл бұрын

Agree with all of these, but there should be a part 2! It could include Benedict cumberbatch, David Tennant, Catherine tate, Cheryl Cole, Graham Norton, James corden, James macavoy, Sir Ian mckellan

@debbiethomas3687 4 жыл бұрын

What? Jeremy Irons? No way! Where is Richard Burton? The greatest and most recognisable of all voices?

@jainamaden156 4 жыл бұрын

I knew Sean Bean would be named.

@QUABLEDISTOCFICKLEPO 2 жыл бұрын

What about: Ronald Coleman, Basil Rathbone, and James Mason for starters?

@bobbarry8058 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Fry, David Tenant

@dl4350 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Burton. Alec Guinness.

@jamesalexander5623 4 жыл бұрын

I saw Both on Stage in the West End in the late 70's and early 80's ..... Heaven!

@katharinevollmer8446 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the real Numbers one Lawrence Olivier, Check Hamlet his voice pure music.

@grandduchesssh2406 3 жыл бұрын

No Sir Ian McKellen? Shocking!

@DrJekyll38 4 жыл бұрын

#10 - Shocked that they didn't mention that in 2007's "Music And Lyrics", the ladies discovered Hugh can sing! #9 - Once Stewart spoke the words, nobody even remembered Shatner's recitation of 'Space... the FINAL frontier.' #8 - Amazed that the only voice-only word Alan ever did was the Caterpillar in "Alice In Wonderland" and Marvin the robot in "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy". #7 - How did most Americans never know who Dame Judi Dench was before taking the role of M? #6 - Nothing would be more tragic than Hurt only being remembered for "Alien".

@carlhiller9659 3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee should have been number one, the coolest voice ever

@mhm8922 Жыл бұрын

When he goes deep… It’s like the earth is rumbling. There’s just nothing like it.

@birgitmelchior8248 4 жыл бұрын

John hurt should have been first, Jeremy irons, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi, Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart, Michael cane, Brian blessed, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Peter otoole, margolies

@saraevelynsmith 4 жыл бұрын

I think John Cleese and Eric Idle should've had honourable mentions *shrugs*

@azbeaux 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a great shame the voiceover was so much longer than the collective actors’.

@Kazavop 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Baker

@peterjmoxley 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Burton and James Mason most definitely, maybe Cary Grant should be a consideration.. AND who can forget Patrick McGoohan!

@pattidookie8651 4 жыл бұрын

I do believe that any classically trained English voice sounds amazing, so choosing is difficult. The only voice that is sexier and more lyrical is Irish.