Poll: Old Men Casting Spells

Results of 258 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Leigh, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    

   Gandalf
2. 2.
   

   Michael Gambon in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

    

   Albus Dumbledore
3. 3.
   

   John Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    

   Tim the Enchanter (added June 22, 2021)
4. 4.
   

   Ian McDiarmid in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    

   Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
5. 5.
   

   Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

    

   Lord Voldemort
6. 6.
   

   Nicol Williamson in Excalibur (1981)

    

   Merlin 1
7. 7.
   

   Christopher Lee in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    

   Saruman
8. 8.
   

   Boris Karloff in The Raven (1963)

    

   Dr. Scarabus
9. 9.
   

   Karl Swenson in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

    

   Merlin 2
10. 10.
    

    Fantasia (1940)

     

    Yen Sid
11. 11.
    

    Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

     

    Grindelwald
12. 12.
    

    Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)

     

    Dr. Erasmus Craven
13. 13.
    

    Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

     

    Balthazar
14. 14.
    

    #26

     

    David Lo Pan (added June 22, 2021)
15. 15.
    

    Christopher Lee in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

     

    Count Dooku
16. 16.
    

    Geoffrey Bayldon in Catweazle (1970)

     

    Catweazle 1
17. 17.
    

    Otto Waalkes in Catweazle (1970)

     

    Catweazle 2
18. 18.
    

    Peter Lorre in The Raven (1963)

     

    Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
19. 19.
    

    Ferdy Mayne in Conan the Destroyer (1984)

     

    The Leader
20. 20.
    

    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mako, and Tracey Walter in Conan the Destroyer (1984)

     

    Akiro 'The Wizard'
21. 21.
    

    Harry Morgan in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

     

    Carolinus
22. 22.
    

    Christopher Lloyd in Anastasia (1997)

     

    Rasputin (added June 22, 2021)
23. 23.
    

    Andy Serkis and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

     

    Supreme Leader Snoke
24. 24.
    

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

     

    Graves
25. 25.
    

    Ingvar Sigurdsson in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

     

    Grimmson
26. 26.
    

    Pat Roach in Conan the Destroyer (1984)

     

    Toth-Amon
27. 27.
    

    Otto Simánek in Pan Tau (1970)

     

    Pan Tau
28. 28.
    

    Sylvester McCoy in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

     

    Radagast (added June 22, 2021)