Hollywood is a dreamland that never fails to lure people with its glitz and glamor. Many an actor has evolved from this place and while some of them are known for their drop-dead good looks, others are famous for their immense talent. The following list features some of the unforgettable names who have entertained generations of cinema lovers and who continue to do so with gusto and verve.

A

• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Antonio Banderas
• Andrew Garfield
• Al Pacino
• Alec Baldwin
• Adrein Brody
• Aaron Johnson
• Alec Guinness
• Anthony Hopkins
• Aaron Paul
• Alan Arkin
• Alex Pettyfer
• Ashton Kutcher
• Adam Sandler
• Adam Brody
• Aaron Eckhart
• Adam McKay
• Adrien Brody
• Alan Alda
• Alan Rickman
• Alfred Molina
• Allen Covert
• Amaury Nolasco
• Andy Garcia
• Andy Richter
• Andy Serkis
• Anthony Stewart Head
• Arnold Vosloo

B

• Bill Murray
• Billy Crystal
• Brad Pitt
• Ben Affleck
• Ben Kingsley
• Ben Stiller
• Ben Barnes
• Bing Crosby
• Brendan Fraser
• Bruce Willis
• Burt Lancaster
• Barry Humphries
• Benicio Del Toro
• Bernard Hill
• Bernie Mac
• Bill Cosby
• Billy Boyd
• Bill Hader
• Bill Nighy
• Billy Bob Thornton
• Billy Zane
• Brad Garrett
• Bradley Cooper
• Brandon Lee
• Bruce Greenwood
• Bruce Lee
• Bryan Brown
• Burt Reynolds
• Buzz Aldrin

C

• Charlie Chaplin
• Charlie Hunnam
• Clark Gable
• Clint Eastwood
• Charlie Sheen
• Charles Laughton
• Christopher Reeves
• Christopher Plummer
• Christopher Reeve
• Christian Slater
• Colin Firth
• Colin Farrell
• Christian Bale
• Cuba Gooding, Jr.
• Cam Gigandet
• Casey Affleck
• Cary Elwes
• Cedric the Entertainer
• Channing Tatum
• Charlie Day
• Chazz Palminteri
• Chris Elliott
• Chris Evans
• Chris Kattan
• Chris Klein
• Chris Rock
• Christopher Lloyd
• Clive Owen
• Colin Hanks

D

• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Daniel Radcliffe
• Denzel Washington
• Dustin Hoffman
• Don Cheadle
• David Strathairn
• Daniel Craig
• Djimon Hounsou
• Dan Lauria
• Daniel Stern
• Danny Glover
• Danny Trejo
• David Duchovny
• David Jensen
• David Schwimmer
• David Wenham
• Dean Cain
• Dennis Hopper
• Dermot Mulroney
• Diego Luna
• Dominic Monaghan
• Dwayne Johnson

E

• Ed Harris
• Ed Westwick
• Eddie Murphy
• Elvis Presley
• Edward Norton
• Enrique Iglesias
• Emile Hirsch
• Ewan McGregor
• Ethan Hawke
• Eric Bana
• Eric Dane
• Ed Begley
• Edi Gathegi
• Elijah Wood

F

• Forest Whitaker
• Fredric March
• Frank Sinatra
• Freddy Prinze Jr.

G

• Gaspard Ulliel
• George C Scott
• George Clooney
• Gregory Peck
• Geoffrey Rush
• Gary Sinise
• Gary Cooper
• Gene Hackman
• George Arliss
• Gerard Butler
• Goran Visnjic
• Guillaume Canet
• Gabriel Macht
• Gary Oldman
• George Lopez
• Giancarlo Giannini
• Giovanni Ribisi

H

• Harrison Ford
• Hayden Christensen
• Heath Ledger
• Humphrey Bogart
• Henry Fonda
• Hugh Grant
• Hugh Laurie
• Hugh Kachman
• Hans Matheson
• Hunter Parrish
• Hank Azaria
• Hal Holbrook
• Harry Connick Jr.
• Hector Elizondo
• Hugh Jackman
• Hugo Weaving

I

• Idris Elba
• Ian Mckellen
• Ioan Gruffudd

J

• Jack Lemmon
• Jamie Bell
• James Dean
• James McAvoy
• James Marsden
• Jamie Foxx
• Jamie Dornan
• John Wayne
• Javier Bardem
• James Stewart
• James Cagney
• Jeff Daniels
• Jeff Bridges
• Jeff Goldblum
• Jeremy Irons
• Jim Carrey
• Jim Sturgess
• John Travolta
• Jon Voight
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers
• Johnny Depp
• Jack Nicholson
• Jackie Chan
• Jude Law
• Joaquin Phoenix
• Jeremy Renner
• Jean Claude Van Damme
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Jesse Spencer
• James Franco
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Josh Hartnett
• Jason Statham
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• J.K. Simmons
• Jackson Rathbone
• Jaden Smith
• Jake Weber
• James Brolin
• James Remar
• Jared Padalecki
• Jason Bateman
• Jason Behr
• Jason Biggs
• Jason Sudeikis
• Jay Baruchel
• Jean Reno
• Jeffrey Tambor
• Jensen Ackles
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Jet Li
• Jim Caviezel
• Jimmy Fallon
• Joe Pantoliano
• John Cleese
• John Cusack
• John Krasinski
• John Mahoney
• John Malkovich
• Jon Favreau
• Jonah Hill
• Josh Brolin
• Josh Duhamel
• Justin Long
• Justin Timberlake

K

• Keanu Reeves
• Kevin Spacey
• Kevin Bacon
• Kevin Costner
• Kirk Douglas
• Kurt Russell
• Kiefer Sutherland
• Ken Watanabe
• Kal Penn
• Karl Urban
• Kellan Lutz
• Kerr Smith
• Kevin Connolly
• Kevin Dunn

L

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Lawrence Olivier
• Liam Neeson
• Laurence Fishburne
• Leslie Neilsen
• Liev Schreiber
• Luke Wilson

M

• Matt Damon
• Martin Sheen
• Mark Wahlberg
• Michael Douglas
• Morgan Freeman
• Marlon Brando
• Mel Gibson
• Michael J Fox
• Murray Abraham
• Maximillian Schell
• Mickey Rooney
• Michael Caine
• Marx Brothers (Leonard, Adolph, Julius Henry, Milton, Herbert)
• Max Minghella
• Milo Ventimiglia
• Malcolm McDowell
• Mark Ruffalo
• Martyn Sanderson
• Matt Dillon
• Martin Henderson
• Martin Lawrence
• Matt LeBlanc
• Matt Long
• Matthew Broderick
• Matthew McConaughey
• Matthew Lillard
• Matthew Perry
• Michael Clarke Duncan
• Michael Keaton
• Michael Kelly
• Michael Landes
• Michael Lerner
• Michael Madsen
• Michael Vartan
• Mike Myers
• Mos Def

N

• Nick Nolte
• Nicholas Cage
• Neal McDonough
• Norman Reedus
• Nick Frost

O

• Orlando Bloom
• Owen Wilson
• Oliver Platt
• Omid Djalili

P

• Paul Newman
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Pierce Brosnan
• Peter Finch
• Pete Postlethwaite
• Peter O’Toole
• Peter Sellers
• Peter Sarsgaard
• Paul Muni
• Patrick Dempsey
• Patrick Swayze
• Penn Badgley
• Patrick Warburton
• Paul Bettany
• Paul Walker
• Peter Facinelli
• Philip Daniel Bolden

R

• Robin Williams
• Robert De Niro
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Ralph Fiennes
• Richard Burton
• Rex Harrison
• Richard Dreyfuss
• Richard Gere
• Robert Duvall
• Robert Redford
• Robert Donat
• Russell Crowe
• Robert Downey, Jr.
• Rod Steiger
• Robert Benigni
• Ronald Colman
• Robert Pattinson
• Roger Moore
• Ryan Phillippe
• Ray Liotta
• Ray Stevenson
• Richard E. Grant
• Richard Schiff
• Rob Schneider
• Robert Knepper
• Robert Patrick
• Ron Perlman
• Rupert Everett
• Rupert Friend
• Rupert Grint
• Ryan Gosling
• Ryan Reynolds

S

• Sean Connery
• Sylvester Stallone
• Sean Penn
• Sidney Poitier
• Spencer Tracy
• Steve Martin
• Steve Carell
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Sam Riley
• Sacha Baron Cohen
• Sam Rockwell
• Sean Austin
• Sean Bean
• Seth Rogen
• Shia LaBeouf
• Simon Pegg
• Steve Zahn

T

• Tom Cruise
• Tom Hanks
• Toby Maguire
• Tommy Lee Jones
• Tony Leung Chiu Wai
• Timothy Dalton
• Takeshi Kaneshiro
• Taylor Lautner
• Ted Levine
• Terence Stamp
• Thomas Dekker
• Thomas Haden Church
• Tim Allen
• Timothy Hutton
• Timothy Olyphant
• Tobey Maguire
• Tobin Bell
• Tom Wilkinson
• Topher Grace
• Travis Van Winkle
• Trent Williams
• Tyrese Gibson

V

• Viggo Mortensen
• Val Kilmer
• Victor Garber
• Vin Diesel
• Vince Vaughn
• Vinnie Jones
• Vondie Curtis Hall

W

• Wallace Beery
• Will Smith
• William Hurt
• William Holden
• Woody Allen
• Warren Beatty
• Walter Matthau
• Will Ferrell
• Wayne Knight
• Wes Bentley
• Wesley Snipes
• Will Farrell
• William H. Macy
• Wilmer Valderrama
• Woody Harrelson

Y

• Yul Brynner

The above mentioned names are some of the most famous stars who have illuminated the movies with their charm, panache and incredible talent.

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