# Modern Living Legends in the Acting Biz **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064 "2001-10-28T04:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/1 "2001-10-28T04:38:42Z")
I’m not talking about Bob Hope and Milton Berle. Those guys are real living legends. I’m talking about people still giving it a go at things. My list even includes a few who have only recently crossed over into the category of legends (it’s gotta start somewhere) My Ten (no order): 1 Bill Cosby 2 Tom Hanks 3 Harrison Ford 4 Jack Nicolson 5 Jerry Seinfeld (some will disagree, but I feel strongly) 6 Sean Connery 7 Robin Williams 8 Dustin Hoffman 9 Julia Roberts 10 Paul Newman ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/2 "2001-10-28T04:51:59Z")
Kevin Spacey John Goodman Denzel Washington Kurt Russell Kevin Bacon John Travolta ---
**Author:** ![GreatKingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@GreatKingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreatKingRat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/3 "2001-10-28T04:57:25Z")
Robert DeNiro Clint Eastwood Al Pacino A second for John Travolta Val Kilmer ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/4 "2001-10-28T05:28:11Z")
Cameron Daiz Renee Russo Heather Graham (I love those blue eyes) Meg Ryan Goldie Hawn Katherine Hepburn Elizabeth Taylor Marge Simpson Mary Tyler Moore ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/5 "2001-10-28T16:27:16Z")
Harvey Keitel - I think he has the best filmography of any actor. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/6 "2001-10-28T18:54:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LC Strawhouse \* > \*\*Harvey Keitel - I think he has the best filmography of any actor. \*\* When I used to play the Kevin Bacon Game, my favorite challenge of all time was linking Harvey Keitel’s penis to Kevin Bacon WITHOUT using Harvey Keitel. It wasn’t very hard. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/7 "2001-10-28T19:41:35Z")
Gene Hackman Kenneth Branagh (although he’s slipping fast) Anthony Hopkins Yahoo Serious (okay, he’s here as a sorbet, to clear the palette) ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/8 "2001-10-28T19:55:18Z")
Kevin Spacey Meryl Streep Shirley McClaine Robert Downey, Jr. (_yes_, you heard me correctly) Al Pacino Donald Sutherland ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/9 "2001-10-28T20:13:21Z")
Robert DeNiro Al Pacino Jodie Foster Willem Dafoe Shirley Maclaine Anthony Hopkins Dustin Hoffman Jack Nicholson Goldie Hawn Olivia De Haviland ---
**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-living-legends-in-the-acting-biz/90064/10 "2001-10-28T20:24:50Z")
John Cusack Johnny Depp (recently got there I think) Whoopi Goldberg Geoffrey Rush Christopher Walken