Three 007 cast members in top 20 of `greatest living actors` poll

28-Oct-2004 • Bond News

Three actors from the James Bond film series have made it into the top 20 of a new poll to uncover the greatest living actors.

The original 007, Sir Sean Connery, made it in at #13 on the list compiled by Empire magazine who surveyed around 10,000 British readers.

Ex-villain Christopher Lee, who played Francisco Scaramanga in the 1974 film "The Man With The Golden Gun", polled at #16. Current MI6 chief M, played by Dame Judi Dench, came in at #20.

Empire magazine editor Colin Kennedy said: "I don't think this list is a bad reflection of British acting talent. It reflects the fact that American actors are dominant in the movies."

The top 20 Greatest Living Actors:
1. Robert De Niro
2. Al Pacino
3. Jack Nicholson
4. Paul Newman
5. Marlon Brando - died before voting was complete
6. Anthony Hopkins
7. Morgan Freeman
8. Dustin Hoffman
9. Clint Eastwood
10. Sigourney Weaver
11. Gene Hackman
12. Harrison Ford
13. Sean Connery
14. Meryl Streep
15. Ian McKellen
16. Christopher Lee
17. Sidney Poitier
18. Robert Redford
19. Alan Rickman
20. Judi Dench

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.