Poll: Iconic Beards

Results of 18,565 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    

   The beard whose owner needs no introduction. Gandalf.
2. 2.
   

   Richard Harris as Professor Dumbledore

    

   The most luxurious beard of them all: Professor Albus Dumbledore.
3. 3.
   

   #4

    

   The dainty plaits with the beads. The beard of Johnny Depp's captain Jack Sparrow.
4. 4.
   

   Peter Donald Badalamenti II, Marc Joseph, Dermot Keaney, Bill Nighy, and Clive Ashborn in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

    

   The octopus with more than eight tentacles of Davy Jones.
5. 5.
   

   Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover (2009)

    

   Nothing hung over about this beard.
6. 6.
   

   John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    

   The red beard of Gimli.
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   Robert Downey Jr. in The Avengers (2012)

    

   Not much of a beard compared to some of them, iconic nonetheless.
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   Kurt Russell in The Thing (1982)

    

   The thing called a beard.
9. 9.
   

   Jason Momoa in Game of Thrones (2011)

    

   The beard with the different hair style.
10. 10.
    

    Billy Gibbons in Bones (2005)

     

    Orange is the new black. Or something.
11. 11.
    

    Uma Thurman and Chia-Hui Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

     

    It's hidden in the picture, but it's iconic. I promise.
12. 12.
    

    Alec Guinness in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

     

    The beard of the original Obi-Wan Kenobi.
13. 13.
    

    Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)

     

    The beard of captain Ramius.
14. 14.
    

    Orson Welles c. 1980 CBS

     

    The beard of the one and only Orson Welles. Off screen as much as on...
15. 15.
    

    Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)

     

    The beard of the President.
16. 16.
    

    Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments (1956)

     

    The beard of the prophet. Moses in this case.
17. 17.
    

    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)

     

    No dead beard that.
18. 18.
    

    Christopher Lee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

     

    The beard of Saruman.
19. 19.
    

    Robert De Niro in Heat (1995)

     

    Neil McCauley's goatee.
20. 20.
    

    Tom Hanks stars as Chuck NolandTom Hanks stars as Chuck Noland

     

    Chuck Noland's umkempt beard.
21. 21.
    

    Scott Wilson in The Walking Dead (2010)

     

    Too far gone for a shave?
22. 22.
    

    Tim Allen in The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

     

    The most iconic of all beards. Even for those who've never a seen a film in their lives. Santa Claus.
23. 23.
    

    Jeff Bridges in True Grit (2010)

     

    True Grit. True beard.
24. 24.
    

    Hugh Jackman in Australia (2008)

     

    The rugged beard of the Australian cattleman.
25. 25.
    

    Anthony Hopkins and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World (2013)

     

    The beards of the Norse gods Thor and Odin.
26. 26.
    

    Anthony Hopkins in The Elephant Man (1980)

     

    Elegant goatee.
27. 27.
    

    Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained (2012)

     

    The beard of the unchained slave.
28. 28.
    

    Gregory Peck in Moby Dick (1956)

     

    The beard of the obsessed captain Ahab.
29. 29.
    

    Peter O'Toole in The Lion in Winter (1968)

     

    The scruffy king with the scruffy beard. Or the woolly sheepdog, as his queen calls him.
30. 30.
    

    "20000 Leagues Under the Sea" James Mason 1954 Walt Disney Productions

     

    Nemo's beard in the film adaption of the Jules Verne classic.
31. 31.
    

    Ian McKellen and Sylvester McCoy in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

     

    The tangled beard of Radagast.
32. 32.
    

    "Svengali" John Barrymore 1931 Warner / **I.V.

     

    The beard of Svengali.
33. 33.
    

    Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt in Alien (1979)

     

    Alien beard.
34. 34.
    

    Jan Rubes in Witness (1985)

     

    The beard of an Amish man
35. 35.
    

    John Huston in The Bible in the Beginning... (1966)

     

    Noah on screen and John Huston off screen. Either way, the beard is iconic.