100 Greatest Actors Quiz (Part 1)

[A] Anthony Hopkins | Hannibal Lecter’s chilling civility in *The Silence of the Lambs* turned a soft-spoken Welshman into cinema’s most elegant monster.

[B] Robert De Niro | Travis Bickle’s mohawk and mirror monologue in *Taxi Driver* carved the blueprint for modern screen intensity.

[D] Daniel Day-Lewis | Christy Brown’s left-footed Oscar triumph in *My Left Foot* announced a shape-shifter who never breaks character.

[B] Denzel Washington | Malcolm X’s fiery oratory in *Malcolm X* proved nobody commands a screen like a prophet with movie-star polish.

[C] Jack Nicholson | R.P. McMurphy’s rebellious grin in *One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest* electrified audiences and the Academy.

[C] Al Pacino | Michael Corleone’s silent fall in *The Godfather* turned a stage actor into an icon of controlled menace.

[A] Morgan Freeman | Ellis “Red” Redding’s soothing narration in *The Shawshank Redemption* made prison walls feel like poetry.

[C] Gary Oldman | Dracula’s centuries-old seduction in *Bram Stoker’s Dracula* showcased a chameleon dripping Gothic charisma.

[C] Leonardo DiCaprio | Jack Dawson’s doomed romance in *Titanic* launched a heart-throb into a decades-long pursuit of Oscars.

[A] Robin Williams | John Keating’s “carpe diem” in *Dead Poets Society* fused manic energy with tear-jerking warmth.

[D] Christian Bale | Patrick Bateman’s yuppie psycho in *American Psycho* revealed an actor willing to sculpt body and soul.

[C] Alan Rickman | Hans Gruber’s velvet villainy in *Die Hard* redefined action-movie cool with every measured syllable.

[D] Michael Caine | Alfie’s cockney charm in *Alfie* turned a London lad into the epitome of swinging-60s swagger.

[A] Robert Duvall | Lt. Kilgore’s napalm love in *Apocalypse Now* delivered war-movie madness with whispered menace.

[D] Marlon Brando | Stanley Kowalski’s primal howl in *A Streetcar Named Desire* birthed modern screen acting rawness.

[D] Harrison Ford | Han Solo’s roguish grin in *Star Wars* made reluctant heroes the coolest guys in the galaxy.

[D] Sean Connery | James Bond’s first martini in *Dr. No* fused Scottish steel with tuxedo elegance forever.

[B] Willem Dafoe | Sgt. Elias’s crucifix pose in *Platoon* turned anguish into iconic war-cinema imagery.

[A] Samuel L. Jackson | Jules Winnfield’s Ezekiel speech in *Pulp Fiction* made profanity sound like Shakespeare.

[D] Tommy Lee Jones | U.S. Marshal Gerard’s relentless drawl in *The Fugitive* redefined chase-movie gravitas.

[A] Ian McKellen | Gandalf’s booming wisdom in *The Lord of the Rings* turned a stage legend into pop-culture wizard.

[D] Clint Eastwood | The Man with No Name’s squint in *A Fistful of Dollars* reinvented the Western anti-hero.

[C] Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark’s quipping genius in *Iron Man* resurrected a career and launched a cinematic universe.

[D] Heath Ledger | Joker’s anarchic grin in *The Dark Knight* became the gold standard of villainy posthumously honored.

[A] Paul Newman | Fast Eddie Felson’s pool-hall swagger in *The Hustler* mixed blue-eyed charm with wounded pride.

[B] Brad Pitt | Tyler Durden’s sculpted chaos in *Fight Club* carved abs and cult status into stone.

[C] James Stewart | George Bailey’s desperate joy in *It’s a Wonderful Life* immortalized stammering decency.

[D] Christopher Walken | Russian-roulette stare in *The Deer Hunter* turned silence into haunting tension.

[A] Joaquin Phoenix | Arthur Fleck’s tragic dance in *Joker* transformed vulnerability into Oscar-gold madness.

[B] Jeff Bridges | The Dude’s rug-tying zen in *The Big Lebowski* made laid-back cool an enduring lifestyle.