Well to me Jimbuna, a great actor has to have been consistently good in a number of films covering a variety of genres.

Often nowadays, the term great is used liberally in so many walks of life, especially football.

As film stars go, McQueen and Peck were just that. Consistently good in a wide variety of films.

Of the modern era, Tom Hanks is the closest to them

One of my favorite is Ernest Borgnine

Even Steve McQueen is a great actor

Many actors is doing great in some movie and less in some others.

Markus

You don't have to pick one single favorite if you have more than one favorite. Not really a poll to rate who is the best either. This just a place to post actors that you enjoy seeing in films. So if you have twenty favorites list them just not all at once or back to back.

I see this as kind of reference maybe someone will read another's post and decide they might want to view a few films of an actor they may not have heard of or where unaware of the complete résumé of an actor. You did don't have to be hoity toity either if you like action films or comidies and that type actor feel free to post.

Jeff Bridges, he seems to get better as he gets older.

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Another favorite of mine Peter Sellers. I enjoy his comedic style. I espically like the Pink Panther films and Dr.Strangelove where he played three roles impressive. Sorry about the mess the picture linking process which is breeze on PC is a pain with an android tablet.
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Great actor :yep::up:

The Dude abides.

Yul Brynner says:
 

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"What about me? Brynner comes before Burton, after all. The ladies will perhaps remember me best from "The King And I", but you big meaty boys will have enjoyed my role in "The Magnificent Seven" much more... I hope".

Okay....not sure many will say he was a great actor but none can deny some of the great films he starred in.

John Wayne/Marion Mitchell Morrison

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Take yer picks:

http://www.ranker.com/list/john-wayn...e#pVid_2219421

Speaking of John Wayne, I'm watching a film called "Operation Pacific" (1951) and it's a sub film too! Wayne plays the role of the subs XO. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pacific

Here is two to add to the thread, the first, Charles Grey. Played all manner of characters throughout his acting career but none as menacing as shown here. :o

And last, but not least, an obvious choice for this forum Jürgen Prochnow :subsim:

I think some of the best acting I've ever seen was by Ian McShane in the HBO series Deadwood.

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Yes you really did just want sock him in the face.

Sir Lawrence Olivier http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lan_Warren.jpgwhether, on stage as actor or manager; or in cinema as actor or director-The best of the best: my favorite, the deliciously evil Richard III which he also directed (natch) but the equally evil Weissengel in Marathon Man ("is it Safe?") as he drills Dustin Hoffman's tooth...or in Spartacus! as he crucifies Kirk Douglas! Lord Olivier was not always the best actor-he didn't have to be. " The American actor William Redfield had a similar view:

Ironically enough, Laurence Olivier is less gifted than Marlon Brando. He is even less gifted than Richard Burton, Paul Scofield, Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. But he is still the definitive actor of the twentieth century. Why? Because he wanted to be. His achievements are due to dedication, scholarship, practice, determination and courage. He is the bravest actor of our time."
WARNING MAY CAUSE HEADACHE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP-Nlb549J8

Peter Sellers

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