We all remember the Cary Grants, George Clooneys, Al Pacinos, Robert DeNiros and Brad Pitts - and as wonderful as they all are, a great film they do not make - at least not on their own. Likewise, when it comes to making a difference, or working on an action, not everyone can get the glory. And a solid team is always stronger than one person working alone.

In honor of this, I give you - the Top 10 Actors Consistently in Supporting Roles. Often called character actors, the men below all did their part in smaller roles to make many films much more memorable.

Of course there a ton I didn’t mention - contribute to the discussion and leave your vote in the comments section. And if you want to learn how you can be a team player and TakePart, and sign up here at TakePart.com to join actions and meet folks you can work with and support in making the world a better place.

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1. Ned Beatty : His first role, in Deliverance (1972), set the stage for Ned Beatty to become someone that would entertain us quite frequently. With smaller roles in films that include Network, Superman, All the President’s Men, He Got Game and most recently Charlie Wilson’s War, Ned Beatty is one of the best examples of how being a team player can make the team (in this case “the movie”) something truly amazing. Below is a clip from his great performance in Network.

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Academy-Award winning and four-time Oscars-hosting Whoopi Goldberg was not part of the montage of the Academy Awards’ 80 most exciting moments on Sunday. On Monday, an emotional and disappointed Whoopi received applauds and support from The View’s audience and solidarity from her co-hosts. Sherri Shepherd was confused by Whoopi’s omission and told the actress, “You were the first Black woman to host the Oscars, you were the first woman to host the Oscars.” And Joy Behar comforted Whoopi, saying “you did make history.” Today the dis was explained. The producer of the show, Gil Cates, said, “No harm was intended, and I feel very, very badly that she was left out…. I’m going to call her and tell her that… I asked her to be on the show. She did it twice…. She is a formidable talent…” The omission, Cates said, was “an absolute oversight.”

So how did this “oversight” happen? An optimistic Elisabeth Hasselbeck suggested to Whoopi, “Maybe they accidentally lost a clip of you hosting.” A more skeptical Sherri Shepherd seemed frustrated with the Academy saying “it’s not very hard to figure out who hosted the Oscars four times.” Sherry, who I assume was being sincere and not sarcastic, and Elizabeth made me think.

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