Top 10 Actors that Portayed Two or More Iconic Movie Characters

The Top Ten
1 Jack Nicholson (The Joker & Jack Torrance) John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker, who has performed for over 60 years. Nicholson is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including satirical comedy, romance and dark portrayals of antiheroes and psychopathic characters. In many of his films, he has played the "eternal outsider, the sardonic drifter," someone who rebels against the social structure.

Shelley Duvall's character, Wendy Torrance, had zero tolerance against his character, Jack Torrance, in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

2 Harrison Ford (Han Solo & Indiana Jones) Harrison Ford is an American actor and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the original Star Wars epic space opera trilogy and the titular character of the Indiana Jones film series.

My favorite actor playing two of my favorite characters!

I knew he would be on this list. He's awesome.

3 Marlon Brando (Vito Corleone & Stanley Kowalski) Marlon Brando, Jr. was an American actor, film director, and activist. He is credited with bringing a gripping realism to film acting, and is often cited as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. He died on July 1, 2004 at the age of 80.
4 Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump & Captain John H. Miller) Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Splash, Big, Turner & Hooch, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail, The Green Mile, the Toy Story Franchise, Cast Away, The Da Vinci Code, Captain Phillips, and Saving Mr. Banks.
5 Sylvester Stallone (Rocky & John Rambo) Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.
6 Johnny Depp (Captain Jack Sparrow & Edward Scissorhands) John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. His role in a movie is often rather big. His character is often on the "loopy side" and his character being in a darker state of mind, etc.
7 Jim Carrey (Lloyd Christmas & Ace Ventura) James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for comedic roles in films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask , Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Bruce Almighty. He is also acclaimed for his serious roles in The Truman Show, Man of the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Mask, Liar Liar, Man on the Moon (for which he won), How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In 1999, he won ...read more.

One of the funniest actors of the decade. He also appeared in Disney's A Christmas Carol and Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who.

8 Peter Sellers (Inspector Clouseau, Dr. Strangelove, Chance the Gardner) Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 - 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series.
9 Samuel L. Jackson (Jules Winnfield & Nick Fury) Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever, Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance, Jurassic Park and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction, Jackie ...read more.
10 Liam Neeson (Osk ar Schindler & Bryan Mills Liam John Neeson, OBE is an actor from Northern Ireland. In 1976, he joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film, Excalibur.
The Contenders
11 Bruce Willis (John McClane & Korben Dallas) Walter Bruce Willis, known professionally as Bruce Willis, is a retired American actor, producer, and singer.
12 Al Pacino (Michael Corleone & Tony Montana)
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