Oldest Leading Actors in Popular Movies
Proof that age is just a number — these actors led major films well into their senior years.
1
Harvey Keitel
87 years old in Hellfire (2026)
2
Ian McKellen
86 years old in The Christophers (2026)
3
Ralph Bellamy
85 years old in Pretty Woman (1990)
4
Ian McShane
82 years old in Ballerina (2025)
5
Harrison Ford
82 years old in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
6
Malcolm McDowell
82 years old in Psycho Killer (2026)
7
Michael Caine
81 years old in Interstellar (2014)
8
John Rhys-Davies
81 years old in Starbright (2026)
9
Robert De Niro
80 years old in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
10
Peter Vaughan
80 years old in The Mother (2003)
11
Harrison Ford
80 years old in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
12
Sally Field
79 years old in Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
13
Al Pacino
79 years old in The Irishman (2019)
14
Tânia Maria
78 years old in O Agente Secreto (2025)
15
Glenn Close
78 years old in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
16
Ralph Bellamy
78 years old in Trading Places (1983)
17
Michael Douglas
78 years old in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
18
Leonard Nimoy
78 years old in Star Trek (2009)
19
Anthony Hopkins
77 years old in Solace (2015)
20
Morgan Freeman
77 years old in Lucy (2014)
21
Donald Trump
77 years old in No Accident (2023)
22
Judi Dench
77 years old in Skyfall (2012)
23
Sigourney Weaver
76 years old in The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
24
Sigourney Weaver
76 years old in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
25
Paul Guilfoyle
76 years old in Over Your Dead Body (2026)
26
Meryl Streep
76 years old in The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
27
Robert De Niro
76 years old in Joker (2019)
28
Patrick Stewart
76 years old in Logan (2017)
29
Frank Finlay
76 years old in The Pianist (2002)
30
David Kelly
76 years old in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
31
Ian McShane
76 years old in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
32
Joe Pesci
76 years old in The Irishman (2019)
33
Robert De Niro
76 years old in The Irishman (2019)
34
Susan Sarandon
76 years old in Blue Beetle (2023)
35
Harrison Ford
75 years old in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
36
Ian McKellen
75 years old in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
37
William H. Macy
75 years old in The Running Man (2025)
38
Sigourney Weaver
75 years old in The Gorge (2025)