Who's your favorite actor.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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.

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]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Angeleyes.

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

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

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

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).

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

[Sledgehammer427]

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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.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

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

Boys From Brazil.


Hearing Peck say that line made my whole year.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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')