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Poll Question: Who is your favorite?
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    Posted: September 18 2009 at 07:34
One worthy of special mention is Harry Belafonte - Alongside Poitier he was one of the first black actors to be given lead roles - he cut short his acting career because he didn't like the stereotyped roles he was being offered but the post-apocalyptic Last Man On Earth/Omega Man/I Am Legend style film "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" is well worth tracking down and watching (the later films, though based on an earlier Sci-Fi novel, borrow quite a lot from this film).
 
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Originally posted by weetabix weetabix wrote:

Hilly Hicks alot of early 70's films usually played a Teenager.Omega Man was one flick that comes to mind.

Frank McCrea, 1941,Cannery Row, Used Cars, Farewell to the King.

I am a big Sammy Davis jr.fan, read his book Yes I can, and the only member of the Rat Pack that had acting talent.
 
 
Sammy Davis was probably one of the most multi-talented people to ever draw breath. I still reckon Sinatra could act a bit tho (Von Ryan's Express, etc)
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Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

OJ Simpson for me
 
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Hilly Hicks alot of early 70's films usually played a Teenager.Omega Man was one flick that comes to mind.

Frank McCrea, 1941,Cannery Row, Used Cars, Farewell to the King.

I am a big Sammy Davis jr.fan, read his book Yes I can, and the only member of the Rat Pack that had acting talent.

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I liked Jackie Brown but I think it has been overshadowed by the popularity of Pulp Fiction. Pam was cool (Robert Forster thought so) and Samuel L. Jackson's character was insane (The AK47...when you absolutely have to kill every MFer in the room").
A couple of "cuties" for your Black Actress poll would be Lisa Bonet and Vanessa Williams.
That is unless you want to go back to the original "Hottie" black actress, Lena Horne.
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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

ummm, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, and Tyra Banks can't act

OK, but I am looking for cute black chicks that are in the acting biz or otherwise for a new poll. LOL
Allison Stewart came to mind.  Not an actress per se.

I'll launch the poll as soon as we get enough nominations to fill up all the slots. Tongue LOL

By the way, has anyone else here seen Jackie Brown?  Pam is cool, hot, yeah baby...


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Tyra Banks is an excellent actress. In reality she is quite sane.
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ummm, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, and Tyra Banks can't act


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Queen Latifah and Tyra Banks.
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Halle Berry every time - and not just for being gorgeous, which she isTongue
 
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Why don't we have a black actresses thread yet?  Or did I miss it?  I'll do it, but let's get some nominations.  I'll start with Halle Berry and Pam Grier...

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Denzel for me. Samuel L makes me happy every time he talks because he's such a badass and Morgan Freeman isn't so much a good actor as a good talker. I haven't really seen enough of the others to be able to vote for them.
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Sidney Poitier was very big in the sixties with movies like "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner", "Lillies Of The Field" and "To Sir With Love". And he was great in "In The Heat Of The Night".
More recently I liked him in "Sneakers" with Robert Redford and "The Jackal" with Bruce Willis.
I am not the least bit embarrassed to say that Donkey was my favorite character in all the Shreks.
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ShockedSidney Poitier - hence blue type in quoteTongue
 
Eddie Murphy was okay as the voice of The Donkey in Shrek, I guess...
 
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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

Originally posted by GaryB GaryB wrote:

I didn't mean to exclude Eddie Murphy (or anyone else) but I just held it to ten choices.
 
Should read: I did mean to execute Eddie Murphy.
What an awful actor, completely unbearable in everything but Trading Places
 
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Forest Whitaker
Someone must be prejudice against crazy eyes
Can't say I've seen a ton of his films but I did enjoy him on The Shield
 
I love Sam Jackson but he's not much of an actor.  Took care of those motherf'n snakes though.
 
How about Sir Sidney Poitier?
How about Richard Pryor?
How about one of the coolest men to ever live:
 
How about Richard Roundtree? (my real pick)
 
From this list I'd have to go with Morgan Freeman.  James Earl Jones would have taken it easily but for his appearance in Scary Movie 4. 
 
Just behind SLJ for me,,, and he did some superb stuff when black actors just didn't get leading roles
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James Earl Jones for me. Why? Because he provided the voice for Vader.
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