I Have a Transatlantic Accent

Places Languages

The not-quite-British, not-quite-American accent used by many American actors and members of the upper class until the mid-twentieth century. Some Canadians and British expats included.

Vote Ranking  

1

Donald Meek

Actor

100% (1 of 1 votes)

2

Eleanor Parker

Actress

100% (1 of 1 votes)

3

Christopher Plummer

Actor

68.85% (84 of 122 votes)

4

Jane Wyatt

Actress

66.67% (2 of 3 votes)

5

Jonathan Harris

Actor

66.67% (2 of 3 votes)

6

Joan Crawford

Actress

53.57% (90 of 168 votes)

7

Richard Chamberlain

Actor

50.0% (5 of 10 votes)

8

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

U.S. President

48.53% (346 of 713 votes)

9

Grover Cleveland

U.S. President

45.45% (5 of 11 votes)

10

Vincent Price

Actor

44.44% (8 of 18 votes)

11

Bette Davis

Actress

41.94% (281 of 670 votes)

12

Elizabeth Taylor

Actress

41.27% (26 of 63 votes)

13

Agnes Moorehead

Actress

40.61% (67 of 165 votes)

14

Katharine Hepburn

Actress

32.00% (16 of 50 votes)

15

Lorne Greene

Actor

31.48% (17 of 54 votes)

16

Princess Grace Kelly

Actress

25.00% (1 of 4 votes)

17

William McKinley

U.S. President

23.81% (5 of 21 votes)

18

Ned Sparks

Comedian

0% (0 of 1 votes)

19

John Ziegler (Filmmaker)

Filmmaker

0% (0 of 0 votes)

20

George Plimpton

Author

0% (0 of 2 votes)

21

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Commentator

0% (0 of 1 votes)

22

Cary Grant

Actor

0% (0 of 10 votes)

23

Rick Rescorla

Hero

0% (0 of 1 votes)