Who's your favorite actor.

[Armistead]

I like plenty, Robert Duvall probably my overall favorite over the years.

[the_tyrant]

ARNOLD!!!!

[Platapus]

Can't really answer that. All depends on the genre. I can't honestly say that I have one and only one favourite actor across all the genre. :nope:

[Dowly]

Robert Downey Jr. perhaps, always entertaining to watch. :hmmm:

[nikimcbee]

Robert Michum, Harrison Ford, Clint Eastwood

[GoldenRivet]

Can't really answer that. All depends on the genre.


Agreed, but if i had to pick one, i would pick Tom Hanks. Versatile actor, capable of conveying and invoking a lot of emotion, i can hardly think of a single role that he didnt nail just perfectly.

[Feuer Frei!]

Too close to call:
Al Pacino----Robert de Niro

[Bakkels]

Too close to call:
Al Pacino----Robert de Niro

Not for me: Al! But that's personal of course. Some others I really like; James Gandolfini, Johnny Depp, Tommy Lee Jones, Jack Nicholson

[Platapus]

Judging by my history of which DVDs I put in the computer when I am playing my video games I would say Warner Oland :D

[frau kaleun]

This is a tough one, not to pick someone but to narrow down the list.

So.... actors I will watch in just about anything:


Peter O'Toole
Humphrey Bogart
Ronald Colman
Claude Rains
Sean Connery
Paul Newman
Toshiro Mifune
Jürgen Prochnow (and man have I watched some bad movies because of him, sad to say Hollywood has not done him justice)
Johnny Depp
Russell Crowe
And on the distaff side:

Bette Davis
Kate Hepburn
Ingrid Bergman
Sigourney Weaver
Frances McDormand
Emma Thompson

[TLAM Strike]

Harrison Ford. That guy sweats talent.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Harrison ford, Jim carrey, adam sandler, Tom Hanks and Will Smith.

Edit: damit i forgot ol' Morgan Freeman

:arrgh!:

[Rilder]

I don't give much care to actors but I have to say I like Clive Owens acting.

[Sailor Steve]

James Garner.

[kiwi_2005]

Paul Bettany

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0079273/

[Howard313]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nOHfS5fpKS4/TXkxrLV_6XI/AAAAAAAABWk/EIuV9xbnNTE/s1600/christopher%2Blloyd.jpg

Cristopher Lloyd!!!:yep:

tough decision though.......but I'll go with him.

[HunterICX]

can't really pick one, so to name a few.

Gary Oldman
Christopher Lee
Sir Ian Murray McKellen
John Hurt
Sean Connery
Jean Reno
Ken Watanabe

HunterICX

[AVGWarhawk]

There are may great actors but if I had to pick just one....:hmmm:



Russell Crowe

[Oberon]

Tricky...

Morgan Freeman
Derek Jacobi
Sean Connery
Robert Downey Jr
John Rhys-Davies
Timothy Dalton
Brian Blessed
Damian Lewis
Bruno Ganz

Erm...

I'm sure there's more. Much more. I'll post again when I think of them...oh wait...one more...

Lee Van Cleef :yep:

[Betonov]

Nice list, I'll add Keiser Soze himself:

Kevin Spacey

[Bakkels]

Spacey is excellent indeed! Which makes me think of another great one: Benicio del Toro

[Armistead]

You know who else I like and no I'm not gay, Kevin Costner..well, he made two great movies, Dancing with Wolves and Open Range. He always doe's a great job directing and acting in his westerns.

[AVGWarhawk]

Costner really faded away. Not sure why. I think his acting is good.

[Jimbuna]

David Cameron and/or Nick Clegg.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/features/d/content/images/2010/05/07/cameron_clegg_inbed_626x260.jpg

[Betonov]

just remembered one, he did voice acting:

Mel Blanc

The voice behind all the memorable cartoon characters of the past

[Takeda Shingen]

Lee Van Cleef also holds a special place for me. I also have particular reverence for Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Gary Oldman, Toshiro Mifune and the only reason that I used to watch Entourage, Malcolm McDowell.

[Sailor Steve]

Nice list, I'll add Keiser Soze himself:

Kevin Spacey
Verbal Kent was Keiser Soze??? :o

Aw, maannnnnnnn!
:rotfl2:

[FIREWALL]

Liam Nielsen "bad spelling" Harrison Ford.

[frau kaleun]

Verbal Kent was Keiser Soze??? :o

Aw, maannnnnnnn!
:rotfl2:

That's nothing. Rosebud was Luke's father.

[Sailor Steve]

That's nothing. Rosebud was Luke's father.
These aren't the sleds you're looking for?

[frau kaleun]

These aren't the sleds you're looking for?

No, and on a related note, I see dead Jawas.

[vienna]

I want to add an actor many Americans may have seen but didn't fully realize who he was: Ken Takakura. He was the Japanese detective in "Black Rain" and the team manager in "Mr. Baseball" among other roles you may have seen. I first saw him as a star in Japanese Yakuza (gangster) films and later in many other dramatic and comedy roles. He comes across as a blend of Gary Cooper, Robert Mitchum, and John Wayne with a remarkable depth of acting style. He actually co-starred with Robert Mitchum in the Sydney Pollack directed and Paul Schrader written film "The Yakuza". He starred in a film titled "Poppoya" as a railway station master who is beset by tragedy and family loss. His portrayal of the character is one of the most touching and emotional perfomances I have ever seen. If you don't know his work, it is well worth the effort to find and view his films.

[Randomizer]

Depends on the mood but these six are always in the top ten and in no particular order:

Spencer Tracy
Burt Lancaster
Morgan Freeman

Audrey Hepburn
Cate Blanchette
Katherine Hepburn

[Gotland]

Tough decision. Depends also on genre. One of my all time favorite dramatic actors is Robert DeNiro. And it helps that im a huge Scorsese fan.

Gonna have to think about the rest, so hard to choose favorites.

Of the more comedic actors, i think it's easier for me picking a favorite.

So, favorite comedic actor for me is Jack Lemmon.

[nikimcbee]

Lee Van Cleef
Angeleyes.

[Sailor Steve]

Angeleyes.
One of his earliest roles was as one of the minor bad guys in High Noon.

[Tribesman]

No mention of Peck, Guinness or Attenborough yet ? no Brando, Ustinov or Douglas?

[frau kaleun]

No mention of Peck, Guinness or Attenborough yet ? no Brando, Ustinov or Douglas?

Gregory Peck should've been on my list, I'll watch him in anything.

I didn't even get into the Brit stage-trained lot (aside from O'Toole, I guess). :D

Brando's cool and certainly gave some great performances but I'm not sure I'd watch an otherwise mediocre production just to see him do his stuff.

[Lord_magerius]

Mine has to be Jenson Button, classic performance here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJKc3gQGdjI

[Sledgehammer427]

http://images.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/1238088657_top-10-things-steve-mcqueen-wouldnt-do_flash.jpg

and

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqln9zMXCO1qa3gf8o1_400.jpg

:yeah:

Bullitt and The Italian Job (the 1969 version, of course) are two mainstays in my movie collection.
I have Le Mans, The Sand Pebbles, Victory, and Play Dirty as well.

[magic452]

Sledgehammer, you've got one of my favorites there in Steve McQueen.
He could say more with facial expressions than most actors could with a whole page of dialogue.

Paul Newman, George C. Scot and Boggie also make my list.

Magic

[Feuer Frei!]

I forgot David Carradine.
He could make reading a telephone book sound simply awesome!

[Sailor Steve]

Henry Fonda.

Gregory Peck should've been on my list, I'll watch him in anything.
Boys From Brazil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsuaawi2cas

Hearing Peck say that line made my whole year.

[frau kaleun]

Boys From Brazil. "Shut up, you ugly bitch!" Hearing Peck say that line made my whole year.

Oh, there's nothing quite as jarring (or fun) as seeing Gregory Peck play Josef Mengele.


"Oh look it's Atticus Fin-WAIT WHAT IS HE DOING ATTICUS NOOOO!!!"

*head asplode*

[TorpX]

It's hard to say what my favorites are, since I don't watch many movies anymore, but here goes:


John Wayne (especially liked 'True Grit')
Steve McQueen ('Hell is for Heroes')


Also liked:

Michael Caine (watched 'Play Dirty' and 'The Ipcress File' recently)
(also 'Funeral in Berlin' is a must see)
Clint Eastwood (many westerns)
Burt Lancaster ('The Train' and 'The Scalphunters')
Jimmy Stewert ('Flight of the Pheonix')

[Weiss Pinguin]

Guess :D
http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/imageBank/r/rex_788776au.jpg

but seriously, it's hard for me to pick one favorite actor... but if I had to, I'd say Clint Eastwood. Michael Caine has a good movie or two as well ;)

[Sailor Steve]

John Wayne (especially liked 'True Grit')
Big Jake is a personal favorite.

Steve McQueen ('Hell is for Heroes')
The Thomas Crown Affair.

Michael Caine ('The Ipcress File')

(also 'Funeral in Berlin' is a must see)
I like your taste. Zulu is a classic.

Burt Lancaster ('The Train' and 'The Scalphunters')
Dang! A couple of my little-known favorites too!

Jimmy Stewert ('Flight of the Pheonix')
And Strategic Air Command. How is it you know all my favorites?

[TorpX]

How is it you know all my favorites?

Probably a generational thing. :DL


(Should have mentioned 'Zulu' too; very good)

I'm not too familier with the actors, besides Van Johnson, but 'Battleground' deserves mention here.

[Snestorm]

Male:
Robert Mitchum

Female:
Elizabeth Montgomery
Vivien Leigh
Maureen O'hara

[krashkart]

Anthony Quinn. :DL

[Sailor Steve]

I'm not too familier with the actors, besides Van Johnson, but 'Battleground' deserves mention here.

I think Ricardo Montalban was in it as well. Best 'Battle of the Bulge' movie ever! :yep:

[convoy hunter]

Sean Connery