Famous character actors

actor who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters

259 people

All Alive Deceased
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

1911 – 2004 · Age 93
Deceased
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

1930 – 2020 · Age 90
Deceased
Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

1899 – 1957 · Age 57
Deceased
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

1915 – 1985 · Age 70
Deceased
Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

1922 – 2015 · Age 93
Deceased
Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

1979 – 2008 · Age 28
Deceased
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

1908 – 1989 · Age 81
Deceased
Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

1929 – 2021 · Age 91
Deceased
Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

1921 – 2003 · Age 81
Deceased
Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

1935 – 2024 · Age 88
Deceased
Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

1916 – 2003 · Age 87
Deceased
Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

1925 – 2021 · Age 95
Deceased
Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

1907 – 1989 · Age 82
Deceased
Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

1946 – 2016 · Age 69
Deceased
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

1967 – 2014 · Age 46
Deceased
Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

1931 – 2026 · Age 95
Deceased
James Cagney

James Cagney

1899 – 1986 · Age 86
Deceased
Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

1931 – 2005 · Age 73
Deceased
Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

1942 – 2014 · Age 71
Deceased
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

1914 – 2000 · Age 86
Deceased
Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

1936 – 2010 · Age 74
Deceased
Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

1925 – 2001 · Age 76
Deceased
Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

1934 – 2008 · Age 73
Deceased
Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

1909 – 1959 · Age 50
Deceased
Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

1917 – 2012 · Age 95
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q948329