100 Greatest Actors Quiz (Part 3)

[B] Robert Redford | Sundance cowboy in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) who turned golden-boy charm into indie-film legend.

[D] Humphrey Bogart | Cynical romantic Rick in Casablanca (1942), cigarette smoke and trench-coat cool that defined noir.

[A] Joe Pesci | Tommy DeVito’s explosive menace in Goodfellas (1990) made short-fused psychopaths darkly funny.

[C] Woody Harrelson | Natural Born Killers (1994) wild card, later earning stripes in True Detective (2014) as a haunted lawman.

[A] Bill Murray | Deadpan ghost-buster in Ghostbusters (1984) who aged into melancholy wisdom in Lost in Translation (2003).

[B] Danny DeVito | Louie De Palma’s venomous charm in Taxi (1978–1983) bottled into big-screen scene-stealers.

[C] Sam Elliott | The Stranger’s drawl in The Big Lebowski (1998) turned mustache and baritone into cowboy iconography.

[B] J.K. Simmons | Whiplash’s tyrannical conductor (2014) made “Not quite my tempo” a chilling catchphrase.

[D] Forest Whitaker | Idi Amin’s volcanic charisma in The Last King of Scotland (2006) earned an Oscar and unforgettable tremor.

[A] Viggo Mortensen | Aragorn’s rugged nobility in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) redefined epic heroism.

[D] Michael Douglas | Gordon Gekko’s “greed is good” in Wall Street (1987) crystallized 1980s excess.

[C] Charlie Chaplin | The Tramp’s silent mischief in City Lights (1931) turned slapstick into timeless poetry.

[B] Steve McQueen | Bullitt’s Mustang chase (1968) branded cool under a blue-collar cap.

[C] Christopher Plummer | Captain von Trapp’s whistle in The Sound of Music (1965) and late-career Oscar for Beginners (2010).

[D] John Goodman | Walter Sobchak’s bowling rage in The Big Lebowski (1998) became cult-comedy gospel.

[A] Kirk Douglas | Spartacus’ defiant “I’m Spartacus!” (1960) carved heroic resolve into marble.

[B] Bryan Cranston | Walter White’s descent in Breaking Bad (2008–2013) turned a dad into television’s most feared chemist.

[D] Laurence Fishburne | Morpheus’ red-pill wisdom in The Matrix (1999) anchored cyber-myth with gravitas.

[B] Harvey Keitel | Mr. White’s simmering loyalty in Reservoir Dogs (1992) made quiet menace an art form.

[C] Christoph Waltz | Hans Landa’s polite terror in Inglourious Basterds (2009) won an Oscar and rewrote villainy.

[A] Kevin Spacey | Keyser Söze’s twist in The Usual Suspects (1995) turned storytelling on its head.

[D] John Lithgow | The Trinity Killer’s chilling charm in Dexter (2009) layered menace under suburban smiles.

[B] Ewan McGregor | Obi-Wan’s laser-sword grace in Star Wars (1999–2005) bridged myth and mentor.

[A] Stanley Tucci | Nigel’s fashion bite in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) stole every scene with sartorial sarcasm.

[D] Christopher Lloyd | Doc Brown’s wild-haired time-travel glee in Back to the Future (1985) made science feel like recess.

[D] Tim Curry | Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s corset strut in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) turned camp into cult religion.

[B] Michael J. Fox | Marty McFly’s skateboard dash in Back to the Future (1985) bottled 1980s teenage heart.

[A] Ray Liotta | Henry Hill’s cocaine-fueled paranoia in Goodfellas (1990) made narration feel like a heartbeat.

[D] William H. Macy | Jerry Lundegaard’s nervous collapse in Fargo (1996) turned Midwestern meekness into dark comedy.

[C] Alec Guinness | Obi-Wan’s stoic wisdom in Star Wars (1977) and Bridge on the River Kwai’s stiff-upper-lip Oscar (1957).

[C] James Garner | Bret Maverick’s easy charm (1957) and The Notebook’s gentle elder (2004).

[D] Bruce Willis | John McClane’s barefoot heroics in Die Hard (1988) redefined the action everyman.

[A] Peter Dinklage | Tyrion Lannister’s razor wit in Game of Thrones (2011–2019) turned stature into towering presence.

[D] Bradley Cooper | Pat Solitano’s bipolar charm in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) showcased raw vulnerability.

[B] Idris Elba | Stringer Bell’s quiet menace in The Wire (2002–2008) set the bar for cerebral villains.

[A] Kevin Costner | Ray Kinsella’s cornfield dreams in Field of Dreams (1989) made baseball mythic.

[D] Kevin Bacon | Ren’s dance rebellion in Footloose (1984) launched a six-degrees phenomenon.

[C] Laurence Olivier | Heathcliff’s brooding passion in Wuthering Heights (1939) defined literary romance on screen.

[B] John Hurt | Kane’s chest-burst terror in Alien (1979) and The Elephant Man’s dignity (1980).

[A] John Wayne | Rooster Cogburn’s one-eyed grit in True Grit (1969) sealed the archetype of the cinematic cowboy.