Suggestions by @fredericarrowsmith

Rod Steiger

as Martin Scorsese in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

James Cagney

as Martin Scorsese in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Roy Scheider

as Ridley Scott in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

John Wayne

as Ridley Scott in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Chadwick Boseman

as Ridley Scott in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Max von Sydow

as Christopher Nolan in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Ben Gazzara

as David Fincher in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

William Hurt

as David Fincher in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Sam Shepard

as David Fincher in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Jerry Orbach

as David Fincher in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Karl Malden

as David Fincher in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Bill Paxton

as Quentin Tarantino in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Jack Warden

as Quentin Tarantino in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Burt Lancaster

as Ridley Scott in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Kirk Douglas

as Ridley Scott in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Charlton Heston

as Ridley Scott in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Bruce Willis

as Sam Raimi in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Bruce Willis

as James Cameron in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Danny Aiello

as Quentin Tarantino in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors

Gilbert Gottfried

as Quentin Tarantino in Actors that should have collaborated with directors and actors