Will Smith is far more famous IMO and I don't think he's the most famous actor. I can't say who would be the most famous as an objective statement, but I would go with Leonardo Di Caprio or Harrison Ford
T2 happened and on top of that he's endlessly more charismatic than Clint.There are people in this thread listing Arnold Schwarzeneggar , all his biggest movies are in the 80's through the first half of the 90's. He barely did anything in the 2000's since becoming governor besides Terminator movies and Expendables. Is he irrelevant now?
The amount of people in this thread who don't know who Gene Hackman is, is staggering.
T2 happened and on top of that he's endlessly more charismatic than Clint.
There are people in this thread listing Arnold Schwarzeneggar , all his biggest movies are in the 80's through the first half of the 90's. He barely did anything in the 2000's since becoming governor besides Terminator movies and Expendables. Is he irrelevant now?
Anyone who doesn't know who Gene Hackman is must be a young Gen Z person or someone who really doesn't watch much cinema. And no I'm not referring to Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor here, I'm referring to Gene's iconic movies like "The Poseidon Adventure" "The French Connection 1 and 2" "The Conversation, "The Scarecrow" "The Birdcage" "Under Fire" "Hoosiers" "BAT 21" "Mississipi Burning," "Crimson Tide" "Enemy of the State"etc
Just look at his rotten page:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gene_hackman/
Gene Hackman was in tons of critically acclaimed movies.
If he was the most famous you wouldn't need to tell me about him!
He's the Terminator. That alone solidifies his relevancy. That role is bigger within pop culture than anything Gene Hackman has done
Wow..
Gonna go with Chaplin, easily.
You have to take into account how omnipresent these names are throughout the years and decades and I am nearly certain Chaplin takes the cake.
Sam Jackson is a very very good current bet, tho.
Anyone who doesn't know who Gene Hackman is must be a young Gen Z person or someone who really doesn't watch much cinema. And no I'm not referring to Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor here, I'm referring to Gene's iconic movies like "The Poseidon Adventure" "The French Connection 1 and 2" "The Conversation, "The Scarecrow" "The Birdcage" "Under Fire" "Hoosiers" "BAT 21" "Mississipi Burning," "Crimson Tide" "Enemy of the State"etc
Just look at his rotten page:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gene_hackman/
Gene Hackman was in tons of critically acclaimed movies.
By that logic any actor of the 80's and 90's should be forgotten by now since we're 20 years later into almost 2020.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen something he's been in. Or maybe I have but I have no idea who he is other than that he had some existential crisis about being, or not being, famous a while ago.