I've noticed there's been a greatest british actor thread so I decided to make this one, any actor/actress from any country that you think deserves to be nominated for the greatest of all time you can put them in, they can be consistent in their films or they can have only a couple of movies as long as they were magnificent in them. your top 20 please. Mine are:
1. Al Pacino 2. Robert De Niro 3. John Cazale 4. Gene Hackman 5. Dustin Hoffman 6. Jack Nicholson 7. Joe Pesci 8. Marlon Brando 9. Mickey Rourke 10. Lawrence Olivier 11. Robert Duvall 12. Alan Rickman 13. Jon Voight 14. Tom Hanks 15. Ray Liotta 16. Samuel L Jackson 17. Tom Berenger 18. Kevin Spacey 19. Danny Glover 20. Brad Dourif
Sorry I haven't mentioned any actresses, I didn't know where to put them.
People like you find it easy, Naked to see, Walking on air. Hunting by the rivers, Through the streets, Every corner abandoned too soon, Set down with due care. Don't walk away in silence, Don't walk away.
Robert DeNiro Sean Connery Gene Hackman Harrison Ford Clint Eastwood Christopher Walken Alec Guinness Dana Andrews Gene Kelly Jimmy Cagney Humphrey Bogart Cary Grant Jack Nicholson Ray Liotta James Woods Gabriel Byrne David Niven Billy Bob Thornton Lee Marvin Steve McQueen Bruce Willis Jimmy Stewart
01. Robert De Niro 02. Al Pacino 03. Jack Nicholson 04. Robert Redford 05. Robert Duvall 06. Sean Penn 07. Kevin Spacey 08. James Woods 09. Johnny Depp 10. Christopher Walken 11. Paul Newman 12. Dustin Hoffman 13. Gene Hackman 14. Dennis Hopper 15. Jeff Bridges 16. Meryl Streep 17. Harvey Keitel 18. Tim Robbins 19. Tom Cruise 20. Jackie Chan
"On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody..."
"On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody..."
Paul Newman John Wayne Charlton Heston Kirk Douglas Bette Davis George C Scott Sidney Poitier John Cassavettes Fredrich March Spencer Tracy Vincent Price James Dean Marlon Brando Al Pacino Dustin Hoffman Peter Sellers Mel Gibson Michael Douglas Richard Attenborough George Clooney Julia Roberts
01. Robert Mitchum 02. Gregory Peck 03. Chazz Palminteri 04. Rebecca De Mornay 05. Ralph Fiennes 06. Burt Lancaster 07. John Cazale 08. Woody Allen 09. Charlie Chaplin 10. Buster Keaton 11. Charlie Sheen 12. Corey Haim 13. Peter Fonda 14. James Cagney 15. Karen Black 16. Diane Keaton 17. Michael Keaton 18. Jack Palance 19. John Travlota 20. Samuel L. Jackson
"On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody..."
"On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody..."
I'm starting to lose count of how many lists I've done:
Robert De Niro Charlton Heston Al Pacino John Mills Paul Newman Peter O' Toole Gregory Peck Alec GuinNess Benicio Del Toro Gene Kelly Jean Reno John Hurt Clint Eastwood Kevin Spacey Steve McQueen Donald Sutherland James Cagney Tom Hanks Gabriel Byrne John Malkovich James Stewart
Olivier was in a league of his own - that's why he ain't on the list. PHEW
"My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic" *Meet the new boss...Same as the old boss*
Dont see many actresses mentioned. Anyway, here's my top 20.
1. Tom Berenger 2. Joseph Cotton 3. Sir John Mills RIP 4. John Wayne 5. Bette Davis 6. Clifton Webb (Mr Belvedere films) 7. Doris Day 8. Cary Grant 9. Rock Hudson 10. Jack Lemmon 11. Steve Martin 12. Whoopi Goldberg 13. Michael Caine 14. Jerry Lewis 15. Margaret Rutherford 16. Mel Gibson 17. Eddie Murphy 18. Jim Carey 19. Arnold Swartznegger 10. Robert Mitchum
Katherine Hepburn Ingrid Bergman Audrey Hepburn Lauren Bacall Winona Ryder Judy Garland Julia Roberts Liz Taylor Vivian Leigh Jodie Foster Natalie Portman Pamela Greer Natelie Wood Jean Simmons Helen Mirren Nicole Kidman Christina Ricci Sophia Loren Helen Hunter Liv Tyler
PHEW!!!
"My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic" *Meet the new boss...Same as the old boss*
Gene Hackman Whoopi Goldberg Susan Sarandon Gregory Peck Ed Norton Kevin Spacey Jack Nicholson Denzel Washington Sean Penn Kevin Bacon Tim Robbins Robert De Niro Morgan Freeman James Spader Tom Cruise Oliver Reed John Cussack Dustin Hoffman Annette Benning Anthony Hopkins
"That's right. I got your number, id boy. Only thing you're thinking about is how long before you can jump on my bones".
Bette Davis Katherine Hepburn Grace Kelly Joan Fontaine Kate Winslett Julia Roberts Ingrid Bergman Sharon Stone Doris Day Susan Sarandon Julie Christie Marilyn Monroe Virginia Mayo Tippi Hedren Janet Leigh Meryl Streep Sigourney Weaver Charlize Theron Holly Hunter
sean penn robert deniro harvey keitel edward norton kevin spacey al pacino benicio del toro bruce lee lam ching ying christopher walken wilem defoe steve bucemi chow yun fat zhang ziyi john hurt takeshi kitano johny depp tadanobu asano bruce campbel jason lee
"I'm the Dude! That's what you call me, you know... That or His Dudeness, Duder, El Dudarino..." - The Big Lebowski
"My life is a dark room. One big dark room." - BeetleJuice
One of my favorite performances by an actress is by Kim Stanley in a film called Seance on a Wet Afternoon by one of the best ever Brit film makers called Bryan Forbes. She is brilliant in it, but its the only film I've seen her in, so I didn't include her
Kiefer sutherland Johnny depp Kevin bacon Dustin hoffman Denzel washington Kevin spacey Jim carrey Samuel L jackson Jack nicholson Edward norton Christian slater Ben stiller Tom hanks
Fave Actresses
Jodie foster Christina ricci Drew barrymore Whoopie goldberg Meryl streep Natalie portman Michelle Pfeiffer Kate winslet Bette midler Winona ryder Goldie hawn
1) James Dean 2) Paul Newman 3) Natalie Wood 4) Natalie Portman 5) Jack Lemmon 6) Elizabeth Taylor 7) Christian Bale 8) John Wayne 9) Meryl Streep 10) Robert De Niro 11) Winona Ryder 12) Kate Winslet 13) Johnny Depp 14) Leonardo DiCaprio 15) Julia Roberts 16) Viggo Mortensen 17) Jack Nicholson 18) Sean Penn 19) Russell Crowe 20) Judy Garland
no order 1. Julia Roberts 2. Christina Ricci 3. Christian Slater 4. Robert De Niro 5. Johnny Depp 6. Jack Nicholson 7. Bette Milder 8. Charlize Theron 9. Jim Carrey 10. John Travolta 11. Nicolas Cage 12. Tom Hanks 13. Leonardo DiCaprio 14. Demi Moore 15. George Clooney 16. Christopher Walken 17. Mel Gibson 18. Clint Eastwood 19. Whoopi Goldberg 20. Kathy Bates
