100 Greatest Male Acting Performances
1970-1989

 Movie Title - Movie Actor (Year)

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  1. Raging Bull - Robert DeNiro - 1980
  2. The Godfather - Marlon Brando - 1972
  3. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Jack Nicholson - 1975
  4. The Godfather Part II - Al Pacino - 1974
  5. My Left Foot - Daniel Day Lewis - 1989
  6. Rain Man - Dustin Hoffman - 1988
  7. Patton - George C. Scott - 1970
  8. Taxi Driver - Robert DeNiro - 1976
  9. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley - 1982
10. Dog Day Afternoon - Al Pacino - 1975
11. The French Connection - Gene Hackman - 1971
12. Kramer vs. Kramer - Dustin Hoffman - 1979
13. Last Tango In Paris - Marlon Brando - 1972
14. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon - 1973
15. Rocky - Sylvester Stallone - 1976
16. The Deer Hunter - Christopher Walken - 1978
17. Coming Home - Jon Voight - 1978
18. Scarface - Al Pacino - 1983
19. Tender Mercies - Robert DuVall - 1983
20. Amadeus - F. Murray Abraham - 1984
21. The Deer Hunter - Robert DeNiro - 1978
22. A Clockwork Orange - Malcom McDowell - 1971
23. The Godfather - James Caan - 1972
24. Platoon - Willem Dafoe - 1986
25. Henry V - Kenneth Branagh - 1989
26. On Golden Pond - Henry Fonda - 1981
27. The Shining - Jack Nicholson - 1980
28. Serpico - Al Pacino - 1973
29. Wall Street - Micheal Douglas - 1987
30. The Color of Money - Paul Newman - 1986
31. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - Gene Wilder - 1971
32. A Fish Called Wanda - Kevin Kline - 1988
33. The Goodbye Girl - Richard Dryfuss - 1977
34. Annie Hall - Woody Allen - 1977
35. Once Upon A Time In America - Robert DeNiro - 1984
36. The Godfather - Al Pacino - 1972
37. Julius Caesar - Jason Robards - 1970
38. The Hospital - George C. Scott - 1971
39. Driving Miss Daisy - Morgan Freeman - 1989
40. Beetlejuice - Micheal Keaton - 1988
41. Network - Peter Finch - 1976
42. Blue Velvet - Dennis Hopper - 1986
43. Bladerunner - Harrison Ford - 1982
44. Rocky Horror Picture Show - Tim Cury - 1975
45. Young Frankenstein - Gene Wilder - 1974
46. Salvador - James Woods - 1986
47. The Great White Hope - James Earl Jones - 1970
48. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Harrison Ford - 1981
49. Deliverance - Jon Voight - 1972
50. Kiss of the Spider Woman - William Hurt - 1985

51. The Godfather Part 2 - Robert DeNiro - 1974
52. Chinatown - Jack Nicholson - 1974
53. Less Than Zero - Robert Downy Jr. - 1987
54. Sleuth - Micheal Caine - 1972
55. Harry and Tonto - Art Carney - 1974
56. Out Of Africa - Robert Redford - 1985
57. Tootsie - Dustin Hoffman - 1982
58. The Great Santini - Robert DuVall - 1979
59. Glory - Denzel Washington - 1989
60. The Natural - Robert Redford - 1984
61. Platoon - Tom Berenger - 1986
62. Glory - Morgan Freeman - 1989
63. Once Upon a Time in America - James Woods - 1984
64. The Godfather Part 2 - Robert DuVall - 1974
65. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guiness - 1977
66. The Legend of Hell House - Rody McDowall - 1973
67. Scarecrow - Gene Hackman - 1973
68. Mean Streets - Harvey Keitel - 1973
69. The Sting - Robert Redford - 1973
70. Runaway Train - Jon Voight - 1985
71. All the President's Men - Jason Robards - 1976
72. The Sunshine Boys - Walter Matthau - 1975
73. Lenny - Dustin Hoffman - 1974
74. Mississippi Burning - Gene Hackman - 1988
75. Apocalypse Now - Martin Sheen - 1979
76. Julia - Sir Jason Robards - 1977
77. Being There - Peter Sellers - 1979
78. Sleuth - Sir Lawrence Olivier - 1972
79. The Boys From Brazil - Sir Laurence Olivier - 1978
80. The Ruling Class - Peter O'Toole - 1972
81. Good Morning Vietnam - Robin Williams - 1987
82. Network - William Holden - 1975
83. Starman - Jeff Bridges - 1984
84. The Last Detail - Jack Nicholson - 1973
85. Witness - Harrison Ford - 1985
86. Fright Night - Rody McDowall - 1985
87. Julius Ceasar - Charlton Heston - 1970
88. Children of a Lesser God - William Hurt - 1986
89. Running On Empty - River Phoenix - 1988
90. Tribute - Jack Lemmon - 1980
91. Broadcast News - William Hurt - 1987
92. The China Syndrome - Jack Lemmon - 1979
93. Sunday, Bloody, Sunday - Peter Finch - 1971
94. The Stunt Man - Peter O'Toole - 1980
95. Missing - Jack Lemmon - 1982
96. Little Dorrit - Alec Guinness - 1988
97. The Elephant Man - John Hurt - 1980
98. Atlantic City - Burt Lancaster - 1981
99. Five Easy Pieces - Jack Nicholson - 1970
100. My Favorite Year - Peter O'Toole - 1982