Appearances by total gross was not the metric. That list says Stan Lee was the #1 moneymaker, followed by John Ratzlinberger. Neither has starred - Lee just cameod.
I am still pretty sure Will Smith has STARRED in more movies DOMECTICALLY GROSSING more than 200 million than any other actor, Cruise may be catching up as Smith has slowed down and the MI franchise remains hot.
How much longer to you want to splain this. Do you think I thought Stan was the biggest his office star of all time. The list is a good metric for the three stars I indicated