Actor/actresses with the coolest voices

[nytemare]

I would have to nominate Jack Nicholson, Anthony Hopkins, James Earl Jones, and Ian McDiarmid for men. (I just saw Star Wars, I suppose that is why the last two)

As far as women, Kathleen Turner and Sharon Stone have pretty distinctive voices.

Any other nods?

[sparky_in_ma]

1. Sam Elliot n/t

[nytemare]

3. Oh yeah, very rugged!

I suppose Clint would have to get a nod, as well!

[sparky_in_ma]

6. I sound like Sam

so I'm pretty biased.:D

[nytemare]

9. I see!

He was always good in those cycle or horse riding roles.

:)

[lildreamer316]

44. So does my husband..

It makes me wet. OOps, TMI.

[BillZBubb]

29. Ugh, ultra righty!

He's a wingnut but he does have a distinctive voice. Too bad the brain is missing.

[sparky_in_ma]

36. I did not know that.

That kinda bums me.:-(

[spacelady]

30. I was trying to think of his name, then I peeked at the first answer

and there it was! I think that guy from the drew carey show & who plays Jethro in the Beverly Hillbillies movies trys to emulate that voice.

[maveric]

2. Morgan Freeman, Peter Coyote, Emma Thompson

to name a few not already mentioned.

[nytemare]

4. Ah, how could I forget!

I want to see Morgan Freeman play Mandela.

[Dragon Turtle]

5. Patrick Stewart

[nytemare]

13. Yes he has a good voice!

:)

[MercutioATC]

42. He was the voice in the Porsche commercials in the 90's.

Great commercials :)

[lenidog]

7. An older star

but Lauren Bacall had a great voice.

[nytemare]

15. Yep she did

Haven't seen a movie with her in probably a decade.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. I was going to say Kathleen Turner and Sharon Stone, too

For men, I like Patrick Stewart.

[Lisa]

10. Martin Sheen

I'm usually not good with voices, but I recognized him doing the voiceover for an Irish Tourist Board ad a while back.

[nytemare]

14. He does many tv ads, as does Gene Hackman

I suppose I should have include him as well, but then why bother with the original post?

:)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

11. Annette Benning, Lauren Bacall

Peter O'Toole, Anthony Hopkins

[sundog]

23. nother vote for Bacall

[Midnight Rambler]

12. Orson Welles

[nytemare]

19. Ah yes, War of the Worlds!

:)

[RevCheesehead]

16. Many of these people do voice-overs for the Discovery Channel.

including Sharon Stone, Avery Brooks, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Stewart, etc....

I also love the great voices on NPR (too many to list).

[nytemare]

17. I read somewhere that Sharon Stone was in Mensa

I think Geena Davis is in Mensa as well. I enjoy the Discovery Channel and PBS more than most television nowadays.

[Shell Beau]

55. Yeah, they have very high IQ's

[Wickerman]

18. Jennifer Tilly

ok, just kidding.

[nytemare]

20. Well, it is kinda cool

In the different sense.

[Wickerman]

21. sometimes its just right

other times it is so very wrong. Meg's was the same - and she's the better actress of the two.

[nytemare]

25. She always plays offbeat roles

I suppose she is best suited for those. She is a decent actress, really. I couldn't listen to her for more than 2 hours, though.

:)

[mark414]

22. don't forget fran drescher

[nytemare]

26. Nails down a chalkboard

Oh the voice drives me batty.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

24. Greta Garbo.

Movie studios were initially afraid of her appearing in talkies because of her deep, throaty voice. They got over that quickly.

[nytemare]

27. You know, I think the last I saw one of her flicks was when I was a kid

been a while, so I can't quite remember. I suppose I should watch AMC more often!

[BlackVelvetElvis]

32. Watch Turner Classic Movies instead!

Yesterday they had an entire day dedicated to Garbo. I would recommend Ninotchka!

[nytemare]

33. I will remember that one!

Thanks!

[Benhurst]

28. Jeremy Irons

[nytemare]

31. Points go to the offbeat actors!

You get a point!

:)

Everybody gets a point!

[Swede]

34. Jack Palance has a menacing gravelly voice.

"Your scaring the cattle."

[nytemare]

38. Yeah, he has a cool voice!

:)

[Benhurst]

35. Joan Greenwood

[Huckebein the Raven]

37. Keith David

James Earl Jones
Sam Elliot
Michael Madsen


Actresses:

Patricia Routledge
Diana Rigg
Kathleen Turner
Leah Remini

[Pharlo]

39. Will Lyman

He narrates a lot of the PBS 'Frontline' episodes. He was also in the short lived series 'Threat Matrix' a couple of years back.

[October]

40. Alan Rickman

[nytemare]

47. Oh he is a good one!

Interesting voice indeed!

[gollygee]

53. He has an amazing voice!

very sexy

[smirkymonkey]

74. I looooove his voice!

It's so sexy!

[Kool Kitty]

89. Ah, yes-his voice is my favorite voice.

I read a quote in a magazine a while ago saying that if black velvet had a voice, it would sound like Alan Rickman. I must agree.

[FredScuttle]

41. James Mason

The very definition of erudite.

[Robeson]

45. Love his voice.

[CBHagman]

70. Yes, yes, yes, James Mason!

His was definitely one of the silkiest, most bewitching voices in the acting profession.

Jeremy Irons and Derek Jacobi also have amazing voices, as does Rickman. I guess it's all that classical training.

Lauren Bacall has a lovely low-pitched, distinctive voice, instantly recognizable.

[jobycom]

43. James Garner, Julie Andrews, Sidney Poitier, Jonathan Price.

[nytemare]

48. Distinctive voices, all of them!

And Julie Andrews can flat out sing.

[TOhioLiberal]

85. Not anymore...

...Botched surgery for throat polyps left her unable to sing...:(

[nytemare]

86. I thought I heard she recovered from that?

That it took quite a while, but she was able to sing again.

:(

[Robeson]

46. Richard Burton and Lauren Bacall

[ghostsofgiants]

49. I've always enjoyed Brad Pitt's voice

And of course Christopher Walken goes without saying.

[SCDem]

50. no one has mentioned John Malkovich

also agree with
Kathleen Turner
Susan Stone
Annette Benning

would add
Katherine Hepburn

men
Sam Elliott
Alan Rickman
Sam Waterston (however you spell the guys name on Law & Order)
John Malkovich

[nytemare]

71. You are correct!

Thank you for your addition!

[SnohoDem]

51. Barbara Feldon

Sexiest voice of the Sixties

[Richardo]

60. Yes!

:bounce: :loveya:

[Jessica]

52. Cate Blanchett, Al Pacino, Demi Moore, Sean Connery

And I'm thinking Angelina Jolie - but maybe I'm just thinking about her mouth. :)

[Shell Beau]

54. Christian Slater

sounds a lot like Nicholson. I like Bill Paxton's voice. Catherine Zeta Jones has a good voice and I like the smoothness of Sarah Jessica Parker's voice.

[bertha katzenengel]

56. Jessica Lange.

:melt:

[Bridget Burke]

57. Christopher Lee.

As Saruman, of course.

And as Lord Summerisle in "The Wicker Man"--in which he also sings, quite well.

[nytemare]

72. Must have been cool to be in Lord of the Rings and Star Wars

Very accomplished!

[Generic Other]

58. Rosie Perez

She's fun to listen to.

[Shell Beau]

64. Her voice drives me up the wall!

[ghostsofgiants]

67. Whatchoo talkin' 'bout? She speak good an' e'rything!

Ahh Family Guy, how I love thee.

[Shell Beau]

68. good impersonation!

[Deep13]

59. Salma Hayek, Cate Blanchette,...

Of course, J.E. Jones.

Gilbert Godfried is distict but annoying.

[Shell Beau]

66. My husband turns the channel anytime Godfrey's

voice is on. He can't stand him.

[terrya]

61. Lauren Bacall

[progressoid]

65. YES!

[MN ChimpH8R]

62. a few favorites

Men:

Patrick Stewart
Anthony Hopkins
James Earl Jones
Jonathan Pryce
Sean Connery

Women:
Lauren Bacall (woo!)
Diana Rigg
Marlene Dietrich
Sophie Marceau (something about a French accent)
Sophia Loren

[livetohike]

63. James Earl Jones, James Garner, Don S. Davis

Katherine Hepburn, and Lauren Bacall.

[Liberalynn]

73. I love James Earl Jones voice

and though he is technically not an actor the guy who does most of the Movie preview narrations.

[Dukkha]

83. Well he is Darth Vader

can't get more Iconic than that

I also like Michael Dorn and Avery Brooks from Star Trek

[nytemare]

88. And a great Darth Vader he was!

I am sure the role was very physically demanding for David Prose(sp), but the acting was pretty much all in the voice.

[hippiechick]

69. Jeremy Irons

oh yeah :loveya:

[yellowdogintexas]

75. Gregory Peck. period.

[bettyellen]

81. uh huh

[mark414]

76. Method Man

hey...he was in Belly, he's an actor

[nytemare]

77. I like Snoop Dogg's voice as well

Very smooth.

[ghostsofgiants]

79. He was also in Garden State

And his character was hilarious. And yes, very distinctive voice.

[mark414]

90. really...

i just may have to go see that movie now

[ghostsofgiants]

91. I wholeheartedly recommend it

Meth's part was a small bit part, but it's a great movie and his bit was hilarious.

[Maddy McCall]

78. Susan Sarandon.

How did you guys forget her? She even narrates documentaries.

[grace0418]

80. Well English, Aussie, Kiwi, Scottish, Irish accents just

sound damn good to my ears so that's a given. As far as American voices go, I love Dennis Haysbert, the guy in the Allstate commercials and Pres. David Palmer on 24.

[mvd]

82. Zooey Deschanel has one that's so sensual

Everything about Zooey is sexy IMO!

[Moriarty]

84. Alec Baldwin

The Royal Tennenbaums wouldn't be as good as it is without his narration.

[Jade Fox]

87. Russell Crowe, Eddie Kahill....

are two who come to mind. I think voice is a big part of Crowe's appeal,
given that he is not spectacular looking. Same with Kahill.

[Parrcrow]

92. Alec Guiness, Judi Dench

I have to confess that I like Demi Moore's voice too.

[Miami Liberal]

93. Keifer Sutherland

Now, THAT's a sexy voice. :loveya: