I enjoy the works of many actors, but the first 10 are my most beloved and my absolute faves...I call them my "terrific 10." I love them all pretty much equally, so each of them could be my #1 guy, but if I absolutely had to rank them, this is how it would shake out.
My next wave of faves are the 11 through 20 guys---call them my 10 #2 guys. And the 21 to 25 (and beyond) are my #3 guys.
1. Gary Cooper
2. James Cagney
3. William Holden
4. Robert Ryan
5. Fredric March
6. Humphrey Bogart
7. John Garfield
8. Tyrone Power
9. Kirk Douglas
10. Cary Grant
11. Montgomery Clift
12. Burt Lancaster
13. Edmond O'Brien
14. Frank Sinatra
15. Gregory Peck
16. Dana Andrews
17. Robert Taylor
18. Richard Widmark
19. Van Heflin
20. Ray Milland
21. Sidney Poitier
22. Dan Duryea
23. James Stewart
24. Audie Murphy
25. Robert Mitchum
26. Joel McCrea
27. Alan Ladd
28. Claude Rains
29. Fred MacMurray
30. George Raft
Revised April, 2021
