It was Rod Steiger at one point, but since he died a few years ago and Lee is still working, that may have changed.
- Christopher Lee averages 2.774 “hops” from every other actor.
- Kevin Bacon averages 2.945 hops.
- Rod Steiger averages 2.766 hops.
It’s quite the horse race and if Kevin Bacon appears in a few other huge ensemble movies, he could likely legitimately take the lead.
A few other “better centers” than Kevin Bacon:
- Kiefer Sutherland: 2.919 hops
- Kurt Russell: 2.893
- Dean Stockwell: 2.813
- James Hong: 2.822
- Harrison Ford: 2.839
- Brad Pitt: 2.905
- Michael Douglas: 2.933
- Julia Roberts: 2.896
- Jodie Foster: 2.894
- Al Pacino: 2.906
- Robert De Niro: 2.803
I could probably keep going, but it looks like Kevin Bacon’s movie choices in the last few years are hurting six degrees of Kevin Bacon players.
As of a few years ago, Christopher Lee had the most IMDB credits, but I see the database has caught up with him and he no longer holds that title.
John Carradine has 341 credits at IMDB over 6 decades.
Wait, hold on a sec…
As a Kurt Russell fan you identify James Hong using his Tango & Cash role? And not as Lo Pan?!?
As for his sons, David has a mere 217, Keith has 117 and Robert has 109. Busy family.