Top ten Greatest Actor Performances
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Hustler
seanmicsu — 19 years ago(July 26, 2006 09:01 PM)
1.Al Pacino (Godfather part 2)
2.Robert Deniro (Taxi Driver)
3.Paul Newman (The Hustler)
4.Gary Cooper (High Noon)
5.Marlon Brando (Streetcar Named Desire)
6.Tom Hanks (Big)
7.Christopher Walken (The deer Hunter)
8.Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove)
9.Gegory Peck (To kill a mockingbird)
10.Henry Fonda (Grapes of wrath) -
Dudemeister — 19 years ago(July 29, 2006 07:09 PM)
in no particular order:
Sooo agree with *Chris Walken-Deer Hunter(or King of NY)
*De Niro-Raging Bull(or King of Comedy)
*Tom Cruise-Jerry Maguire(or Vanilla Sky)
*Gene Hackman-Crimson Tide(or Mississippi Burning)
*Denzel Washington-He Got Game(or Crimson Tide)
*Al Pacino-Scarface(or Serpico)
*Alec Baldwin-Glengarry Glen Ross(supporting role)
*Jim Carrey-Man On The Moon
*Dustin Hoffman-Marathon Man(or the Graduate)
*Anthony Hopkins-Nixon
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ChemicalBrother13 — 19 years ago(August 05, 2006 03:29 PM)
in no order:
Paul Newman in Verdict, Hustler
Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart
Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris
Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson in Remains Of The Day
Cary Grant in Notorious
Marcello Mastroianni in 8 1/2
Alain Delon in Le Samourai
Robert DeNiro in Godfather 2
Peter O'Toole in Stunt Man -
roypower — 19 years ago(January 25, 2007 02:16 PM)
Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront
James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Louis Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
Paul Newman in Hud
Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke
Don't feel like listing any more. -
bigboss888 — 17 years ago(August 10, 2008 02:38 PM)
Al Pacino-Dog Day Afternoon
DeNiro- Taxi Driver
Brando- On the waterfront
Jack Nicolson- Five Easy Pieces
Paul Newman- The Hustler
Jimmy Stewart- Harvey
DeNiro - Raging Bull
Bardem- No Country For Old Men
Pacino- The Godfather
Brad Dourif- One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
these arent my top ten best but my top ten favorites and there in no particular order -
rustyjulie-1 — 19 years ago(September 06, 2006 10:49 AM)
Al Pacino (Godfather, II)
Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen)
James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront)
Paul Newman (Hud)
Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke)
John Wayne (The Searchers)
Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Spencer Tracey (Father of the Bride)
William Holden (Bridge on the River Kwai) -
Rube8201 — 19 years ago(September 30, 2006 03:06 AM)
1 Jack Nicholson One Flew over the cukkos nest or Five easy pieces
2 Robert Deniro Taxi Driver or Raging Bull
3 Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon
4 Edward Norton American History x
5 Johnny Depp Ed Wood
6 Tom Hanks Castaway
7 Morgan Freeman Shawshank
8 Kevin Spacey American Beauty
9 Nick Cage Leaving Las Vegas
10 Daniel Day Lewis Gangs of Ny -
beauty_in_the_breakdown8 — 19 years ago(October 04, 2006 07:57 PM)
In no particular order
Edward Norton- American History X and 25th Hour
Al Pacino- Panic in Needle Park- Heat
Chris Walken- Around the Bend
Nick Stahl- Twist
Robert DeNiro- Taxi Driver and Heat
Josh Lucas- Undertow
Jamie Bell- Undertow and Chumscrubber
Ryan Gosling- The Believer
Gary Oldman- Immortal Beloved
Joseph-Gorden Levitt- Mysterious Skin
Clive Owen- Closer -
jdm30 — 19 years ago(October 20, 2006 08:05 AM)
To think of a solid top ten would be a task. Here are just a few. . .
Val Kilmer- Doc Holiday (Tombstone)
Gene Wilder- Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
Billy Bob Thornton- Carl (Sling Blade)
Liv Ullmann- Elizabeth Vogler (Persona)
James Stewart- Jefferies (Rear Window) -
stephen-donnelly11 — 19 years ago(November 14, 2006 05:33 AM)
Top 25 Greatest Performances:
- Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
- Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront
- Marlon Brando - The Godfather
- Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
- Daniel Day Lewis - My Left Foot
- Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Al Pacino - The Godfather II
- Robert De Niro- Taxi Driver
- Jack Lemmon - Glengarry Glen Ross
- Robert De Niro - The Godfather II
- Al Pacino - The Godfather
- Laurence Olivier - Hamlet
- Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy
- Gene Hackman - The Conversation
- Gene Hackman - The French Connection
- Robert De Niro - Mean Streets
- Al Pacino - Serpico
- Bruno Ganz - Downfall
- Edward Norton - American History X
- Daniel Day-Lewis - In the Name of the Father
- Al Pacino - Scarface
- Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
- John Hurt - 1984
- John Hurt - The Elephant Man
Last Film Watched: The Temptation of Christ (8/10)
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zchayq3 — 19 years ago(November 14, 2006 12:21 PM)
- Robert Deniro taxi driver
- Al Pacino godfather 2
- Ed Norton American History X
- Gary Oldman Leon
- Nicolas Cage Leaving Las Vegas
- Paul Newman Cool Hand Luke
- Tom Hanks Forrest Gump
- Joe Pesci Goodfellas
- Marlon Brando Godfather
- Jack Nicholson one flew over the cokoo's nest
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brookes-7 — 19 years ago(December 07, 2006 01:07 AM)
top 10 (in no particular order)
- DeNiro- Taxi Driver
- DeNiro- Raging Bull
- Paul Newman- The Hustler
- Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs
- Jack Nicholson- Chinatown
- Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump
- Kevin Spacey- American Beauty
- Charles Bronson- Death Wish: The Crackdown
- Al Pacino- Godfather 1 or 2
10.Lou Diamond Phillips- A Dangerous Touch
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boomerang534 — 19 years ago(December 23, 2006 07:18 AM)
1.Paul Newman(The Hustler)
2.Henry Fonda(Twelve Angry Men)
3.George C. Scott(Patton)
4.Robert Deniro(Raging Bull)
5.Val Kilmer(Tombstone)
6.Nicolas Cage(Leaving Las Vegas)
7.Tom Hanks(Cast Away)
8.Paul Newman(The Verdict)
9.Robert Duvall(Apocalypse Now)
10.Gary Cooper(Pride of the Yankees) -
ieatalot9902 — 19 years ago(January 11, 2007 11:26 AM)
- Marlon Brando (The Godfather)
- Al Pacino (The Godfather Part II)
- Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption)
- Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mockingbird)
- Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia)
- Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke)
- Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs)
- Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)
- Kevin Spacey (American Beauty)
- Jack Nicholson (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest)
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rdcruz1987 — 19 years ago(January 30, 2007 04:22 AM)
Let's see
Al Pacino- Godfather Part 2
Johnny Depp- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Edward Norton- Primal Fear
Marlon Brando- Apocalypse Now
Willem Dafoe- Platoon
Tim Robbins- Mystic River
Morgan Freeman- Se7en
Brad Pitt- 12 Monkeys
Kirsten Dunst- Interview with the Vampire
Clint Eastwood- Unforgiven -
Levane — 19 years ago(February 18, 2007 02:16 PM)
No Particular order
Robert Deniro - Raging bull or (Taxi driver)
Daniel Day Lewis - My left foot or ( gangs of new york)
Paul Newman - The Hustler
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
Marlon Brando - On The Waterfront
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
Jack Nicholson - One flew over the cuckoos nest
John Hurt - Elephant Man
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