That moment when Christopher Lee says on the set of Lord of the Rings, a person stabbed on the chest doesn’t sound like that, gives a glimpse into his military service.

1:44 James Earl Jones has a stutter too. Yep, Mufasa and Darth Vader

charlize theron is a generational talent imo, and as a minnesotan i almost feel proud that our accent is basically the only accent she can't do

Gary Oldman is more impressive than most people think. He is a fantastic chameleon of an actor

Antonio Banderas did not speak English when he did Interview With the Vampire. He had to learn his lines phonetically. I think it was his first American movie, but I'm not sure.

I had the privilege of meeting Sir Cristopher Lee years ago when he was in my city. He was an amazing man, such charisma and energy! May he rest in peace!

Thank you. In 2014, Heddy Lamarr was posthumous inducted into the USA Inventors Hall of Fame.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE ADD CHAPTERS!!!!!

Christopher Lee also made one of the best low-budget horror flms ( The Wicker Man, '73) for free because he knew how awesome it would be.

NOW, imagine mace windu calling anakin and palatine motherfucka b4 he died

That's Hedley! (oops, wrong movie.)

Heat is just a masterpiece of the crime genre.

I'm surprised that Bob Hoskins wasn't on the list. The biggest reason "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" achieved what it did in a time when nothing like it had been done before was almost entirely due to Hoskins performance. Apparently, in order to work with a majority of characters that weren't real Hoskins trained himself to hallucinate. In interviews he told people that while he was performing he could see the characters that he was performing with. Animators on the project even said his performance was so perfect that they were able to use his eyeline to determine where the character was meant to be in the scene. The down side to this experience is that it took Hoskins quite a bit of time to unlearn this ability as it began to happen in his everyday life. Now that's impressive.

I love Oldman! He lights up any role he is in! I really enjoy his role as Congressman Shelly Runyon in 2000's The Contender is just magical!

I want to see a film about Rick Moranis where Nic Cage plays Rick Moranis. That film would be guaranteed money!

This is an awesome list. I'll add: Lucille Ball discovered a covert Japanese radio station sending secret messages from Hollywood during WW2. It was literally underground, under a street intersection, and she picked up signals from her fillings whenever she crossed the street there

Jennifer Aniston made the right choice.

Jerry Seinfeld lived as a bee for a year and he receives no recognition for his work on Bee Movie

I learned about Hedy Lamarr a couple of years ago. So impressive! How many actors can claim something so incredible like she could?

00:25. Jason Statham. 01:44. Samuel L. Jackson. 02:44. Jennifer Aniston. 04:06. Arnold Schwarzenegger. 05:08. Charlize Theron. 06:06. Christopher Lee. 07:38. Nicolas Cage. 09:02. Val Kilmer. 10:47. Gary Oldman. 11:50. Hedy Lamarr.

I actually already knew the Hedy Lamarr thing....because of Legends of Tomorrow.

Ian Fleming was also in the war, and based other characters on friends, including Moneypenny and Q.

I had heard that Antonio Banderas learned English after he was cast in Desperado

Also worth of note: Audrey Hepburn!

7:36 What a wonderful fact of Christopher Lee! (Additional, as some clicking the vid might not know: Ian Fleming picked the spy name James Bond from a real writer of ornithological books because he felt it was such a boring name it would fit with a spy who is supposed to be under cover.)

I never knew Samuel L Jackson had a stutter. Respect for being able to power through acting with a speech impediment

Great list. Two suggestions might need to be combined. 1. Actors who were or suspected to be spies like Gary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Ingram Bergman. 2. Actors who helped war efforts, like udrey Hepburn M, Marlena Dietrich, and Carol Lombard, who died in a plane crash returning from a war bond tour.

Christopher Lee is one of the biggest badasses that ever lived

Oldman didn't have to "relearn how to speak English"; he had to relearn to speak it with his original accent. Maybe Ewen can go to Oldman's instructor and learn how to lose the high-pitched squeaking he does.

This Tech electrical engineer Lamar created mentioned here is spread spectrum. Not her only contribution to the Electrical Engineering. Just her most famous one.

That’s Hedley!

I always figured English was the primary language of S. Africa, so it surprised me to hear Charlese Thurone didn't speak it from from the get-go!

Christopher Lee....hunting war criminals!?

I forgot but someone else was supposed to be Rachel in Friends but thank god Jennifer Aniston was Rachel. I legit can't imagine anyone else playing the character

Hedy Lamarr was quite brilliant with major innovations to her credit. She was also in contention for the worst mother of all time.

0:50 “every movie has had theatrical release” but doesnt include the Netflix exclusive spy one

@10:25 to get the role of jim morrison. val kilmer went outside just interacting with people going about his business as morrison and had a friend secretly film him doing it.

Impressive.... great list!

Charlize Theron is a bona fide action movie badass not just eye candy!

THATS HEDLEY!!!

They referenced Heady Lamar in an episode of DC Legends of Tomorrow. Basically, Helen of Troy scoops a role meant for her & the team finds all of their wireless tech disappearing from existence. 😲

In regards to Nicholas Cage you forgot Willy's Wonderland in 2021

Pig is a a good movie. Go watch it!

you could a full 30 mins on Christopher Lee and it still wouldn't be enough

1:56 samuel l jackson has a stutter. never knew the matter faltered.

All these things are nothing compared to the real impressiveness of some of these. For instance, In Immortal Beloved where Gary Oldman plays Beethoven, that's actually Gary playing all those fantastic piano pieces, in True Lies Arnold actually learned to fly that harrier jet, and in Master and Commander Russell Crow learned to play the violin for that role in just three months and said it was the hardest thing he ever had to do. Those facts are much more impressive than turning down a role or making a fortune before Hollywood stardom, or any of the other things you claim in this video as impressive.

Thats HEADLEY!

I always who Cage pissed off.

So glad that gary oldman and heddy lamar are the top 2. 🎉

I gotta say in response to the first one, it's rather pathetic that a person would be shocked to hear that ...*gasp* every movie was released in theaters!?!?!? I get that direct to vhs gave rise to direct to DVD and ended in straight to streaming, but why would it be a shocker to hear that all of his movies were released in their intended environment?

Schwarzenegger is not rags to riches, he is related to royalty and was born of affluence. It's the same story over and over again for those from certain families who are promoted

ive never been disappointed by a jason Statham movie😊

The role of Rachel on Friends.....I heard somewhere that Leah Remini was offered it, and that was also the role that Lisa Kudrow wanted. Personally, I'm convinced that the best option would have been Sarah Jessica Parker.

Jennifer Aniston was in TV sitcom Muddling Through when she was cast in Friends. Quit that show to take the role of Rachel

Pig was amazing

I stutter too. I use f@ckin to flow my speech out. Weird how such a bad word can help people communicate.

4:48 maybe supplements targeted towards bodybuilders.

Not sure how the Jason Statham fact is true...The Beekeeper just came out last week and is exclusively streaming on Amazon, no theatrical release.

Hedy Lamarr invented the proximity fuse. Get your shit together bro

What movie is at 1:05?

I think Jason Statham would have been a great sub for Jennifer Aniston

That is a key tv made release

#1 is wrong. Australia's CSIRO invented wifi.

11:03 He had to relearn his English accent? Did he ever learn an American one? 😋

Hedy Lamar co-invented a very rudimentary form of spread spectrum technology. Spread spectrum is used in wi-fi and GPS, but is merely a TINY part of the technology required. This is like saying that the inventor of the O ring is responsible for the internal combustion engine. It is indeed impressive that she devised such an innovative piece of technology, but your statements as to her contributions are GROSS exaggerations.

What about the beekeeper

Why do you guys never give credit to Jennifer Jason Leigh the greatest actress of our time !?

all south africans can speck english

Christopher Lee was not THE inspiration for James Bond!

And, in the 1970s, a million dollars was *_REAL MONEY..._* LOLZ.

christopher lee was almost certainly not the inspiration for james bond. he also quite consistently embellished (or even outright lied) about his military career. he wasn't in any of the special forces and he absolutely wasn't out hunting nazi war criminals (that part of his career was very much a desk job). the man's dead, we can stop giving into his delusions now

swortsenayger?

Did Renfield count on that cage list

Heat is staggering, for sure - staggeringly bad. Honestly can't understand the love it gets.

Gary Oldman proving the ‘English’ accent is unnatural

👏👏👏👏👏

I would rather watch Jason Statham than Tom Cruise. He is a much better action actor.

Sorry but that last one is rubbish guys.

Statham is my favorite

Nah, Jason Statham is far better than Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruze sucks

Charlize Theron didn't have a "cameo" in Children of the Corn... that's not a cameo.

Two pronunciation issues. The first forgiveable; Shar-leez teh-ron not charlees therin and secondly and not forgivable; sah-con-did not seconded.