10 actors you are always glad to see

[Allhallowsday]

Here are ten actors, obviously all from the old school, that I am always interested in looking at.  I know there are others, but I went for a right-outta-my-ass list of those that came to mind, all of whom I think are so great they rise above sometimes lousy material: 
CLAUDE RAINS 
ERROL FLYNN
CLARK GABLE 
BARBARA STANWYCK
WILLIAM POWELL 
EDWARD G. ROBINSON 
JAMES CAGNEY 
BETTE DAVIS 
VIVIEN LEIGH
JOAN CRAWFORD 

[claws]

Liam Neeson
Tom Atkins
Julianne Moore
Michelle Williams
John Cusack
Famke Janssen
Melissa George
Juno Temple
Ken Foree
Christoph Waltz

[ralfy]

Alec Guinness
Shabana Azmi
Toshiro Mifune
Gong Li
Peter Sellers
Anna Magnani
Laurence Olivier
Lillian Gish
Ben Kingsley
Silvia Pinal

[frank]

Charly Chaplin
Vincent Price

Peter Lorre
Klaus Kinski
Jean Reno

Then it gets difficult:
Gary Oldman
Ewan Mcgregor
Steve Buscemi
Jeff Bridges
Mickey Rourke

[Rev. Powell]

Boris Karloff
Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
Clint Eastwood
Linnea Quigley (because I know nudity is coming  )
Barbara Steele
Mamie van Doren
Warren Oates
Orson Welles
John Cleese

Off the top of my head. I could probably come up with ten more who are equally charismatic but this is a decent start.

I could make a good list out of only actors who already appear on others' lists:

Vincent Price
Peter Lorre
Klaus Kinski
Steve Buscemi
Toshiro Mifune
Peter Sellers
John Cusak
Christoph Walz
Bette Davis
Edward G. Robinson

[ChaosTheory]

Old-school:
Vincent Price
Joseph Cotton
Bette Davis
Gene Hackman
Sidney Poitier

Current/new school:
Sam Rockwell
Steve Buscemi
Terry Crewes
Michael Fassbender
Christina Ricci

[Allhallowsday]

Old-school:
Vincent Price
Joseph Cotton
Bette Davis
Gene Hackman
Sidney Poitier

Current/new school:
Sam Rockwell
Steve Buscemi
Terry Crewes
Michael Fassbender
Christina Ricci

GENE HACKMAN is old school?    

Boris Karloff
Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
Clint Eastwood
Linnea Quigley (because I know nudity is coming  )
Barbara Steele
Mamie van Doren
Warren Oates
Orson Welles
John Cleese
Off the top of my head. I could probably come up with ten more who are equally charismatic but this is a decent start.

I could make a good list out of only actors who already appear on others' lists:
Vincent Price
Peter Lorre
Klaus Kinski
Steve Buscemi
Toshiro Mifune
Peter Sellers
John Cusak
Christoph Walz
Bette Davis
Edward G. Robinson

Awesome lists. 

[bob]

old school:
Charlton Heston
Peter Lorre
Béla Lugosi
Clint Eastwood
Morgan Freeman
Robert De Niro
James Stewart
Charlie Chaplin
Harrison Ford
Al Pacino

new school:
Christian Bale
Leonardo DiCaprio
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Hanks
Christoph Waltz
Daniel Craig
Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Javier Bardem
Johnny Depp

[Allhallowsday]

old school:
Charlton Heston
Peter Lorre
Béla Lugosi
Clint Wastwood
Morgan Freeman
Robert De Niro
James Stewart
Charlie Chaplin
Harrison Ford
Al Pacino

new school:
Christian Bale
Leonardo DiCaprio
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Hanks
Christoph Waltz
Daniel Craig
Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Javier Bardem
Johnny Depp

Clint Wastwood?  

[ChaosTheory]

Old-school:
Vincent Price
Joseph Cotton
Bette Davis
Gene Hackman
Sidney Poitier

Current/new school:
Sam Rockwell
Steve Buscemi
Terry Crewes
Michael Fassbender
Christina Ricci

GENE HACKMAN is old school?    

Well, he is retired.....I'm defining old-school as people who started their careers before I was born (because it all begins & ends with me, don't you know  )

[zombie no.one]

completely off the top of my heed...

Leslie Nielsen
Joe Pesci
Danny Devito
Steve Buscemi
Christopher Guest
William H Macey
Robert De Niro
Simon Pegg
Jennifer Coolidge
Parker Posey

[zombie no.one]

Clint Wastwood?  

you know, the guy that played Harry Wallahan.... "do you feel lucky, Wunk?"

[The Burgomaster]

Stars:

Cary Grant
James Stewart
Al Pacino
Dustin Hoffman
Myrna Loy
Gene Hackman
Ed Harris
Paul Newman
Kim Novak
Spencer Tracy

[Allhallowsday]

Interesting lists, which I almost entirely can relate to.  Some actors come across like old friends, or old acquaintances you admire but may not like, or... family. 

I'm going to try for 10 more, meaning I'm going to stop and watch if I can and hate it if I can't: 
FREDRIC MARCH 
KIM NOVAK
STEVE McQUEEN
WALTER MATTHAU
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI
JOHN WAYNE
VICTOR MATURE
FINLAY CURRIE
CLAIRE TREVOR
ALAN MOWBRAY  

That was easy! 

[fulci420]

William Fitchner
Harvey Keitel
Willem Dafoe
Adrien Brody
Hillary Swank
Ellen Page
Charles Bronson
Vincent Gallo
Juliette Lewis
Christopher Walken