sometimes actors have a breakthrough but
are never able to reach that zenith
again oh I can tell you not to impress
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
acting one-hit wonders what a loser for
this list we’re looking at the times
actors hit it big with one or two movie
roles but we’re never able to recapture
that glory sorry in other words even if
they continue to act they were not
widely viewed or heard from or they lost
much of their former popularity and
success trust Joel feeling however we’re
excluding voice acting and voiceover
roles she can’t help who you fall in
love with number 10 Alicia Silverstone
clueless as a unlike most of the people
on this list ms Silverstone was steadily
building her acting career until she
practically became an overnight success
well I broke in my purple clogs first
gaining notoriety for her appearances in
a series of Aerosmith music videos
making a more permanent transition to
film following her MTV Award winning
turn in the crush seemed like a no
brainer I was sneaking to watch me
undress a mistake too
surprisingly she appeared in the lead
role of a comedy genre she was entirely
unproven in but as the success of
clueless proved she knocked it out of
the park
I felt impotent and out of control which
I really hate I needed to find sanctuary
in a place where I could gather my
thoughts and regain my strength her
career appeared to be on an ascent until
the tidal wave that was Batman and Robin
decimated it all and you are Batgirl
while she’s appeared in some films she
also removed herself from the public eye
for several years and things have never
really been the same it all boiled down
to one inevitable conclusion I was just
totally clueless number 9
Brandon Ralph Superman Returns know when
Bryan Singer took over the reins as the
driving force behind Superman Returns he
insisted that the role go to an unknown
instead of an actor like Nic Cage or
Will Smith you wrote that the world
doesn’t need a Savior
but every day I hear people crying for
after he saw the audition tape of an
unknown kid from Iowa one of the most
coveted roles in the world was no longer
up for grabs given the opportunity to
anchor a film as one of the most
recognizable figures in pop culture
history brandon ralph may never reach
those Heights again especially
considering other actors have been cast
as Superman in subsequent films so if
you open up this doorway then
theoretically they should be pulled back
in but he will undoubtedly go down in
the annals of film history for his 2006
turn so will I see you around
we’re always around number eight Shannon
Elizabeth American Pie perhaps you could
help me with my study every teen sex
comedy that has captured the cash and
minds of audiences has had one thing in
common a sex symbol which has teens in
theaters squirming and salivating
simultaneously or more when American Pie
became the surprise hit of the summer it
was partially on the back and well other
things of Miss Elizabeth
well I have ballet practice perhaps um I
could come by your house afterwards I
could change cloths at your place the
problem was that she just lacked the
acting skills to take advantage of the
opportunity she had created for herself
thereafter so any role she’s taken on
have never even come close to measuring
up doctor
yeah number seven Paul Hogan Crocodile
Dundee Michael J Crocodile Dundee it may
seem like just a dream but there was a
time in the mid 80s when much of America
was fascinated with Australia and
embraced the culture like it had just
been discovered and is there mrs.
Crocodile Dundee
I was sort of married once high school
despite remaining relevant in his
homeland abroad Paul Hogan was never
able to recapture the sensation that his
breakthrough role earned him it’s not
exaggeration
perhaps if he hadn’t passed on the
starring role in a huge success like
ghost for a bomb like almost an angel or
if the pitched Crocodile Dundee
crossover with Beverly Hills Cop had
materialized
he may have fared better yeah you’re
probably right a man should have an
opinion number six
Peter Billingsley a Christmas Story oh
there are a handful of true Christmas
cinema classics such as It’s a Wonderful
Life Miracle on 34th Street and some
would even argue die hard gotta fight it
to the Christmas party by mistake who
knew this Christmas tale certainly makes
the cut thanks to this comedy Ralphie
the child who almost shot his eye out
you’ll shoot your eye out
as portrayed by the then-unknown Peter
Billingsley as a place in the heart of
our combined world consciousness
Billingsley never had another role of
any real note but we’re happy to be able
to say he is not another child actor sob
story all managed to get along some
still working in the industry as a
producer Peter even helped bring the
movie elf to life you’re not a
cotton-headed ninny-muggins
we all just have different talents
that’s all number 5 J Davidson The
Crying Game
dad did it again in the summer of 1992
long before the likes of M night
Shyamalan had turned the movie plot
twists into a tired cliché there was an
independent movie that shocked the world
and demanded you discover its secrets
she kiss me had really got his goat at
the heart of it all was an unknown actor
who left the acting world as quickly as
he took it by storm
only pretty much starring and Stargate
afterwards which garnered him far less
acclaim Jay Davidson was an actor who
seemed to be created specifically for
this role which earned him an Oscar nod
and he subsequently failed to transfer
those skills elsewhere I’m sorry I
thought Union so it’s no surprise he
also retired from the biz funny – my
things cut number four Peter Ostrom
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory hi
everybody
the stories behind Charlie Bucket
getting a chance to enter the madcap
candy inventors Factory and Peter Ostrom
entering the cutthroat world of
professional acting are not all that
different Charlie Bucket well well
Charlie Bucket I read all about you the
papers I’m so happy for you both were
lucky to enter a world that was foreign
to them and both of them lived happily
ever after
in a way after declining a three-film
contract Ostrom was never able to land
another film role and he decided to
leave acting for what seems to be a good
life for him and his family
think it over with you a new house for
your family and good food and comfort
for the rest of their lives regardless
there is little question that he made
his mark in a competitive world that you
get the chance to and it’s most
wonderful place in the whole world
number three Mark Hamill Star Wars the
original trilogy alright come on when
Mark Hamill got the role of Luke
Skywalker he never could have had any
idea that he was basically giving up any
ownership of his likeness for the rest
of his life I am ready i bad i I could
be a Jedi Ben Kellerman right perhaps
that’s why he and co-star Carrie Fisher
were never able to move past their roles
as the twins that saved the rebellion if
I don’t make it back you’re the only
hope
don’t talk that way you have a power I
don’t understand and could never have
finding a niche that he is incredible at
mark has wholeheartedly delved into the
world of voice acting but will never be
able to resist an opportunity to use
more than his vocals to bring characters
to life makes you want to laugh doesn’t
it all
number two Roberto Benigni life is
beautiful but to have Jewish part World
War two has been a subject brought to
cinema screens on multiple occasions for
decades when this Italian actor and
director made a film about a father
trying to shield his son from the
horrors of the concentration camps he
pulled off the improbable he made film
goers see the war in a different way
Xavier Xavier Herera Coppola a lucha
monosomy god odin a staccato catalogo
Sestito us you know we lost yet
following up the Best Actor Oscar he won
for this film with a Razzie in 2002 for
Pinocchio Roberto Benigni was quickly
forgotten even if life is beautiful
wasn’t I must go I’m already late I’ve
got to get back Leonardo bye
I have to leave bye bye Sam Pinocchio
before we reveal our top pick here are
some honorable mentions because it’s
warm do you have any place to say
tonight don’t you dare lie to me are you
gonna come with us in that
yeah I’m gonna go honestly he went over
to my Keith dad’s place
oh we found a map it said the hugs
Anita’s place there rethread her
my mom and dad really loved that speech
they would have loved I never met him
but everybody said he was brilliant
really what did he do he was a serial
rapist he spent his whole life in jail
but if he had gone straight he might
have been very good in math number one
macaulay culkin home alone ah-ah if
nobody else is gonna say it we will at
the beginning of home alone Kevin
McCallister is an absolute brat I’d want
you a family I don’t want any family
family shucks
maybe he’s getting picked on but that’s
no excuse to be such a jerk to everyone
especially his mother who’s done nothing
wrong
I hope I never shame you jerks again by
the end of the movie though many of us
love this kid and his antics yes yes yes
and feels sincerely concerned when the
Wet Bandits capture him which is a
testament to the acting skill this child
actor possessed a burnished head with a
blowtorch can smash his face with an
iron despite making us even more
emotional in the following years my girl
Mac never got to audiences the same way
again the home alone sequel
notwithstanding don’t you know it kiddo
is run jeans to it it do you agree with
our list
perfect who’s your favorite acting
one-hit wonder what’s a whole bottle you
have for more acting top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
are never able to reach that zenith
again oh I can tell you not to impress
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
acting one-hit wonders what a loser for
this list we’re looking at the times
actors hit it big with one or two movie
roles but we’re never able to recapture
that glory sorry in other words even if
they continue to act they were not
widely viewed or heard from or they lost
much of their former popularity and
success trust Joel feeling however we’re
excluding voice acting and voiceover
roles she can’t help who you fall in
love with number 10 Alicia Silverstone
clueless as a unlike most of the people
on this list ms Silverstone was steadily
building her acting career until she
practically became an overnight success
well I broke in my purple clogs first
gaining notoriety for her appearances in
a series of Aerosmith music videos
making a more permanent transition to
film following her MTV Award winning
turn in the crush seemed like a no
brainer I was sneaking to watch me
undress a mistake too
surprisingly she appeared in the lead
role of a comedy genre she was entirely
unproven in but as the success of
clueless proved she knocked it out of
the park
I felt impotent and out of control which
I really hate I needed to find sanctuary
in a place where I could gather my
thoughts and regain my strength her
career appeared to be on an ascent until
the tidal wave that was Batman and Robin
decimated it all and you are Batgirl
while she’s appeared in some films she
also removed herself from the public eye
for several years and things have never
really been the same it all boiled down
to one inevitable conclusion I was just
totally clueless number 9
Brandon Ralph Superman Returns know when
Bryan Singer took over the reins as the
driving force behind Superman Returns he
insisted that the role go to an unknown
instead of an actor like Nic Cage or
Will Smith you wrote that the world
doesn’t need a Savior
but every day I hear people crying for
after he saw the audition tape of an
unknown kid from Iowa one of the most
coveted roles in the world was no longer
up for grabs given the opportunity to
anchor a film as one of the most
recognizable figures in pop culture
history brandon ralph may never reach
those Heights again especially
considering other actors have been cast
as Superman in subsequent films so if
you open up this doorway then
theoretically they should be pulled back
in but he will undoubtedly go down in
the annals of film history for his 2006
turn so will I see you around
we’re always around number eight Shannon
Elizabeth American Pie perhaps you could
help me with my study every teen sex
comedy that has captured the cash and
minds of audiences has had one thing in
common a sex symbol which has teens in
theaters squirming and salivating
simultaneously or more when American Pie
became the surprise hit of the summer it
was partially on the back and well other
things of Miss Elizabeth
well I have ballet practice perhaps um I
could come by your house afterwards I
could change cloths at your place the
problem was that she just lacked the
acting skills to take advantage of the
opportunity she had created for herself
thereafter so any role she’s taken on
have never even come close to measuring
up doctor
yeah number seven Paul Hogan Crocodile
Dundee Michael J Crocodile Dundee it may
seem like just a dream but there was a
time in the mid 80s when much of America
was fascinated with Australia and
embraced the culture like it had just
been discovered and is there mrs.
Crocodile Dundee
I was sort of married once high school
despite remaining relevant in his
homeland abroad Paul Hogan was never
able to recapture the sensation that his
breakthrough role earned him it’s not
exaggeration
perhaps if he hadn’t passed on the
starring role in a huge success like
ghost for a bomb like almost an angel or
if the pitched Crocodile Dundee
crossover with Beverly Hills Cop had
materialized
he may have fared better yeah you’re
probably right a man should have an
opinion number six
Peter Billingsley a Christmas Story oh
there are a handful of true Christmas
cinema classics such as It’s a Wonderful
Life Miracle on 34th Street and some
would even argue die hard gotta fight it
to the Christmas party by mistake who
knew this Christmas tale certainly makes
the cut thanks to this comedy Ralphie
the child who almost shot his eye out
you’ll shoot your eye out
as portrayed by the then-unknown Peter
Billingsley as a place in the heart of
our combined world consciousness
Billingsley never had another role of
any real note but we’re happy to be able
to say he is not another child actor sob
story all managed to get along some
still working in the industry as a
producer Peter even helped bring the
movie elf to life you’re not a
cotton-headed ninny-muggins
we all just have different talents
that’s all number 5 J Davidson The
Crying Game
dad did it again in the summer of 1992
long before the likes of M night
Shyamalan had turned the movie plot
twists into a tired cliché there was an
independent movie that shocked the world
and demanded you discover its secrets
she kiss me had really got his goat at
the heart of it all was an unknown actor
who left the acting world as quickly as
he took it by storm
only pretty much starring and Stargate
afterwards which garnered him far less
acclaim Jay Davidson was an actor who
seemed to be created specifically for
this role which earned him an Oscar nod
and he subsequently failed to transfer
those skills elsewhere I’m sorry I
thought Union so it’s no surprise he
also retired from the biz funny – my
things cut number four Peter Ostrom
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory hi
everybody
the stories behind Charlie Bucket
getting a chance to enter the madcap
candy inventors Factory and Peter Ostrom
entering the cutthroat world of
professional acting are not all that
different Charlie Bucket well well
Charlie Bucket I read all about you the
papers I’m so happy for you both were
lucky to enter a world that was foreign
to them and both of them lived happily
ever after
in a way after declining a three-film
contract Ostrom was never able to land
another film role and he decided to
leave acting for what seems to be a good
life for him and his family
think it over with you a new house for
your family and good food and comfort
for the rest of their lives regardless
there is little question that he made
his mark in a competitive world that you
get the chance to and it’s most
wonderful place in the whole world
number three Mark Hamill Star Wars the
original trilogy alright come on when
Mark Hamill got the role of Luke
Skywalker he never could have had any
idea that he was basically giving up any
ownership of his likeness for the rest
of his life I am ready i bad i I could
be a Jedi Ben Kellerman right perhaps
that’s why he and co-star Carrie Fisher
were never able to move past their roles
as the twins that saved the rebellion if
I don’t make it back you’re the only
hope
don’t talk that way you have a power I
don’t understand and could never have
finding a niche that he is incredible at
mark has wholeheartedly delved into the
world of voice acting but will never be
able to resist an opportunity to use
more than his vocals to bring characters
to life makes you want to laugh doesn’t
it all
number two Roberto Benigni life is
beautiful but to have Jewish part World
War two has been a subject brought to
cinema screens on multiple occasions for
decades when this Italian actor and
director made a film about a father
trying to shield his son from the
horrors of the concentration camps he
pulled off the improbable he made film
goers see the war in a different way
Xavier Xavier Herera Coppola a lucha
monosomy god odin a staccato catalogo
Sestito us you know we lost yet
following up the Best Actor Oscar he won
for this film with a Razzie in 2002 for
Pinocchio Roberto Benigni was quickly
forgotten even if life is beautiful
wasn’t I must go I’m already late I’ve
got to get back Leonardo bye
I have to leave bye bye Sam Pinocchio
before we reveal our top pick here are
some honorable mentions because it’s
warm do you have any place to say
tonight don’t you dare lie to me are you
gonna come with us in that
yeah I’m gonna go honestly he went over
to my Keith dad’s place
oh we found a map it said the hugs
Anita’s place there rethread her
my mom and dad really loved that speech
they would have loved I never met him
but everybody said he was brilliant
really what did he do he was a serial
rapist he spent his whole life in jail
but if he had gone straight he might
have been very good in math number one
macaulay culkin home alone ah-ah if
nobody else is gonna say it we will at
the beginning of home alone Kevin
McCallister is an absolute brat I’d want
you a family I don’t want any family
family shucks
maybe he’s getting picked on but that’s
no excuse to be such a jerk to everyone
especially his mother who’s done nothing
wrong
I hope I never shame you jerks again by
the end of the movie though many of us
love this kid and his antics yes yes yes
and feels sincerely concerned when the
Wet Bandits capture him which is a
testament to the acting skill this child
actor possessed a burnished head with a
blowtorch can smash his face with an
iron despite making us even more
emotional in the following years my girl
Mac never got to audiences the same way
again the home alone sequel
notwithstanding don’t you know it kiddo
is run jeans to it it do you agree with
our list
perfect who’s your favorite acting
one-hit wonder what’s a whole bottle you
have for more acting top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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