Magic
The Father
The Elephant Man
The Remains of the Day
The Silence of the Lambs

chronologically…
The Bounty
The Silence of the Lambs
The Remains of the Day
Shadowlands
The Father

Nixon
The Father
The Elephant Man
The Remains of the Day
The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs
The Elephant Man
Magic
The Lion in Winter
The Remains of the Day

1. The Remains of the Day(so superb as the understated butler).
2. Nixon(may not look like him - but manages to catch the essence of him).
3. Shadowlands.
4. Magic(convincing meltdown performance from him).
5. The Silence of the Lambs(okay - I think it's a supporting role rather than a leading one, but he manages to convey Lecter's intelligence in it).
   He's also superb in Howard's End and Amistad.

I think I'd say: -

1. The Remains of the Day
2. The Elephant Man
3. The Silence of the Lambs
4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (if I'm allowed to include a TV movie)
5. 84 Charing Cross Road
   Also excellent in The Lion in Winter, A Bridge Too Far, Magic, The Bounty, and Shadowlands.
   Not seen Hannibal or Nixon, so unable to consider them.
   A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.

Good choices. Never heard of
Solace
, will have to check that out.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
.

Silence of the Lambs
The Edge
Solace
Hannibal
Hitchcock

Great choices. He's very good in
The Lion in Winter
, I love the scenes between him and Katharine Hepburn.
In
Howards End
I love the gesture he does with his hand, where he puts it across his face as a shield whenever his character gets upset. In the characters view that's a form of a weakness and he doesn't want it shown.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
.

Remains Of The Day
The Elephant Man
Howard's End
Lion In Winter
Shadowlands