So you’re a respected actor toward the end of a first-rate career. What do you do?

You play a wizard.

The Top 10 Movie Wizards and the actors who depicted them:

1. Yen Sid – “Fantasia” (1940) (segment “The Sorceror’s Apprentice” directed by James Algar)
2. Dr. Erasmus Craven (Vincent Price), “The Raven” (1963)
3. Obi Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness), “Star Wars” (1977), et al
4. Avatar (voice by Bob Holt), “Wizards” (1977)
5. Merlin (Nicol Williamson), “Excalibur” (1981)
6. Ulrich (Sir Ralph Richardson), “Dragonslayer” (1981)
7. The Wizard (Mako), “Conan The Barbarian” (1982), et al
8. Lo Pan (James Hong), “Big Trouble In Little China” (1984)
9. Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris), “Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone” (2001), et al
10. Gandalf the Grey/White (Sir Ian McKellan) – “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), et al