20 Actors Meme

ac•tor (ăk' ter) » n. A man who acts in a dramatic production.

Tony at Cinema Viewfinder, who kindly tagged me in a 20 Favorite Actresses meme last month, has tagged me in a 20 Favorite Actors meme. (He received his from Dean over at filmicability.) I mentioned last time how it usually takes me forever to complete a meme, if I ever get around to it, but that the actresses came to me easily – so easily, as a matter of fact, that I went ahead and prepared a tentative list for what I knew was coming: men of cinema.

And once again, I suppose convention is slightly my hallmark, as my favorite actors tend to reinforce my film aesthetic (pre-1960 American cinema). Once again, I'll tag my favorite way possible: if you're reading this, you're it. I'll be looking forward to any feedback you have. As a writer who pours himself into his film reviews and labors over every sentence, but who often finds himself without much time at the end of the day, I can't say I'm surprised that blog posts consisting of 90% photos tend to draw the most feedback from readers.

It's all alphabetical, and the images either come from publicity photos or screen-shots.
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Humphrey Bogart
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Marlon Brando
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Charles Chaplin
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Joseph Cotten
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James Dean
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Clint Eastwood
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Henry Fonda
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Ed Harris
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Anthony Hopkins
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Jack Lemmon
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The Marx Brothers
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Marcello Mastrioanni
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Robert Mitchum
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Bill Murray
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Paul Newman
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Al Pacino
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Gregory Peck
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William Powell
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Robert Redford
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James Stewart