My 261 Favorite Actors of All-Time (in order)

How to make an ordered list of all-time favorites actors? How do you compare actors of different genres, styles, talent-levels, eras, and prolificity? For that matter, how do I account for my own personal bias and preference? Well......some time ago I came up with a point system to account for all the movies [that I've seen] which the actor in question performed in, my personal enjoyment or appreciation of each film, as well as the degree of importance/prominence his role is within each movie (starring role, principle supporting role, minor supporting role, etc).....then I created a formula to balance quantity considerations against quality, and to weight the score as a means of diluting shear volume a bit. Call this score factor #1.

Factor #1 is then added to a "talent rating" (factor #2), which is my assessment of their skill, versatility, and overall quality as an actor. And then I add a personal appeal score (factor #3), which is a purely subjective number that attempts to quantify how much I am (or to a lesser degree WAS) "into" the actor in question; am I more likely to watch (or re-watch) this movie simply because it stars this actor, etc. The total of these three factors gives the final score that the order of this list is based on.

As I see more movies (or as my sensibilities change with age), the scores--and thus the order--will change. I enjoyed making the list, hope you enjoy reading it. Polite comments are welcome.

Also see my list of actresses: http://www.imdb.com/list/mWdpRpexvps/