9 Actors Who Had More Than 100 Roles In Their Careers

Films and television series can win us over. They enthrall us with their stories and the extraordinary things they've been through. The moving performances of the performers are responsible for a significant portion of that power. The people whose names appear on this list not only realized their ambitions of becoming performers but also left an indelible impression on our collective recollection of them.
We have compiled this list of performers who, according to IMDb, have been a part of more than 100 film projects. These actors will certainly be remembered for their outstanding job throughout their careers.

1. Anthony Hopkins

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Anthony Hopkins, born on December 31, 1937, in Wales, United Kingdom, is now one of Hollywood's biggest names. Joining the Royal National Theater as an actor in the 1960s, he made his film debut the following year with The White Bus.
In Magic and The Elephant Man, he played the lead part for the first time 11 years later. The role of Hannibal Lecter catapulted him to international acclaim and won him an Academy Award for Best Actor. Hopkins, who has been in nearly 140 films, still has a hunger to play a variety of roles.

2. Jackie Chan

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He was born in Hong Kong in 1954. He's a brilliant actor, but he's also well-known for his work in other fields, such as martial arts stuntwork, directing, producing, and writing. In the 1970s, Chan began acting in movies, often in supporting parts opposite Bruce Lee. The actor became famous worldwide once he learned to combine comedy with his combat skills. Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow are two of his most famous movies. In 2016, he received an honorary Oscar for his 142 films.

3. Michael Caine

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On March 14, 1933, in London, Michael Caine entered the world. When he started acting, he went by Michael White but changed it to Caine. He had a career in theater and television before moving into movies. His breakthrough came when he joined the cast of The Ipcress File.
Films like Sleuth, California Suite, Hannah and Her Sisters (for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), Little Voice (for which he won a Golden Globe), and Batman Begins have helped make him a household name. There are 176 roles in his acting resume at this point.

4. Samuel L. Jackson

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This American actor, now 71 years old, made his film debut in 1973 with Together for Days, but he didn't become a household name until his turn as an assassin in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. His subsequent pictures helped cement his place in cinematic history and added to the nearly 191 he had already worked on. These days, we may still catch glimpses of him in Star Wars, 1408, and Iron Man.

5. Christopher Plummer

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This actor, born in Toronto, has been performing for seven decades. Even though he has already starred in 216 productions, he told us in an interview, "Maybe in my 90s, I'll turn into a woman and play all the fantastic parts again!" He has a reputation for his film, theater, and television performances. He has won both a Tony and an Academy Award for his work. Films like "A Beautiful Mind," "Alexander the Great," "Beginners," "All the Money in the World," and "The Man Who Invented Christmas" all include some of his finest acting work.

6. Christopher Lee

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The iconic British performer, who passed away in 2015 at 93, amassed approximately 300 shows during his lifetime. Beginning in the late 1940s, he made his acting debut in such films as Terence Young's Hall of Mirrors and the acclaimed 1948 rendition of Shakespeare's classic Hamlet. His filmography includes roles as diverse as Dracula in the '50s and '60s, Frankenstein in 1957, Sherlock Holmes in 1970, and the title part in The Lord of the Rings, for which he received widespread recognition.

7. Danny Trejo

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Not only did this American actor of Mexican ancestry play over 400 roles in Hollywood films, but his life tale leading up to stardom is also legendary. He spent a significant amount of time behind bars because, as a young man, he committed several crimes in his home state of California.

9. Eric Roberts

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When you consider that American actor Eric Roberts spent his j64-year acting career starring in more than 500 parts, you realize that 64 years is quite a long time. In late 1978, Roberts made his film debut in King of the Gypsies, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of "Best New Actor."
One of the high points of his career was his main part in the movie Star 80, for which he received another Golden Globe nomination in 1983. After two years, his appearance in The Train from Hell made him a household name as one of the industry's "best-supporting actors."