Classic film actors
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Topic: Classic film actors
Posted By: Gerinski
Subject: Classic film actors
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 12:47
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Some favourite classic actors, I limited to a few so it's likely that your personal favourites may be missing.
Marlon Brando  Richard Burton  Michael Caine  Sean Connery  Tony Curtis  Alain Delon  Cary Grant  Jack Lemmon  Marcello Mastroianni  Paul Newman  David Niven  Gregory Peck  Peter Sellers  |
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 12:54
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Connery and Peck. Voted for Connery, though Peck is nearly at the same rate for me.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 13:48
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Sellers, if only for Being There. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 14:24
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Kotro wrote:Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 15:49
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Archibald Leach
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 03:43
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Sean Connery over MC ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 08:18
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An impossible vote really.
My two faves are probably Sellers and Brando. Given that I voted for inspector Clouseau the last time.in one of these, then here's one to the slurring, mumbling genius of Marlon. He may well have had an artistic ego the size of Portugal, but he was quite simply one of the best imo. Even when he got to the size of a small whale. Can you imagine anyone else playing Vito Corleone? Or Kurtz for that matter? Not that that says much in itself, you could apply the same sort of question to a Ben Stiller flick really - but with Brando, you get the sense of the timeless and genuine aspect of acting. He lost himself in the characters, completely and quite on purpose, and along with James Dean, they were among the first Hollywood stars to bring this 'danger' and intensity to the big screen. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 08:28
| I was going to vote for Sean Connery for his ability to take different accents and make them all sound Scottish, but I've gone for my favourite, Michael Caine. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 16:43
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Simply couldn't choose.....too many fine actors there.
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Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 22:11
| Is Paul Newman the gent in Cool Hand Luke? |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 08:20
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I'm between Cary Grant, Paul Newman, Gregory Peck and Peter Sellers. I'll give Newman its first vote.
Nice list. Mine would have included at least Jimmy Stewart, Toshiro Mifune and Max Von Sydow.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 09:20
You bet...... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 09:26
Love this scene with Sellers......... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 09:27
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All great. I voted for Gregory Peck because he didn't have a vote but I could as well have picked most anyone on this list. ------------- 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 09:40
One of my favorite Burton films.....let's give a vote for Richard. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 10:51
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Going with Michael Caine from the list, with honourable mentions to Brando & Connery.
All 3 have made memorable films, but Caine just pipped it because of his stunning underplayed performance in this gem:  ------------- 
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 12:42
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I'm sorry but your classic actors list seems to be missing classic actors:
Henry Fonda James Stewart Spencer Tracy James Cagney Clark Gable Burt Lancaster |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 13:36
Oh sure, and Walter Matthau and Bogart and Jean Paul Belmondo and many more! I said right from the start that I limited the list to a few favourites of mine. 13 choices is already enough to make some scratch their head
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 13:36
His performance on this film alone is enough to earn him a vote indeed!
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 03:08
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impossible to choose I don't think Connery is in the same league with the others |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 03:15
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Gregory Peck for movies like "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Moby Dick", "Spellbound", "Arabesque" or "Mirage". -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 03:58
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Lemmon for timing and humor; Sellers and Brando for range. I find great actors often are great mimics, and Sellers and Brando did great impersonations of people. I would also include Spencer Tracy and Kim Hunter . ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:22
| Marlon Brando is the definite pick here, but Richard Burton and Paul Newman are naturally excellent as well. |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:26
I'd agree with you if not for the excellent and direly underrated 1965 film The Hill. It was Connery's attempt to break from the Bond archetype, and he succeeds admirably.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:29
I don't think I've seen that, the title seems unfamiliar, I'm gonna try and watch it soon. :)
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:29
Great list. I love all those guys. From the OPs list, I chose Gregory Peck ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:30
| I love Alain Delon in an erotic way. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 09:31
| I loved Steve McQueen movies growing up. :) |
Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 10:23
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Marcello not because of his acting but because of the great movies in which he played. ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 12:08
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 13:56
| I went with Brando but gave Richard Burton & Sean Connery serious consideration. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 14:00
Me too, I was a huge Steve McQueen fan growing up. Wish he would have lived longer to see what else he would have done.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 14:48
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My mother named me after Gregory Peck (my last name being Onthecheek, Peck rather fit). I love Gregory Peck in Omen and Boys From Brazil. :) Caine, Delon, Mastroianni, or Peck. Was going to vote for Delon, but maybe Mastroianni. Don't know. EDIT: And being a big Bond and Zardoz fan, as well as The man Who Would be King (with Caine) perhaps I should go with the Mish Moneypenny option. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Quinino
Date Posted: September 13 2017 at 15:15
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I can't believe what my eyes (don't) see - where's James Stewart ? My favorite, a true gentleman, full of style and class acting (never overacted in a single movie I can remember) From the list Cary Grant, my vote - and I think McQueen could be rightfully be listed, too. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: September 14 2017 at 10:18
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Hi, As much as Peter Sellers is one of my favorites, going way back to his GOON days, and even Dr. Strangelove (6 different voices/roles there!), all in all, Marlon Brando was the "voice" of American theater in the 50's before he became such a huge star, and his "STELLLLLLLLLLAAAAA!" still is the "voice" of the great American studio that brought out so many folks into film and theater at that time, not to mention playwrights. In this sense, Marlon Brando is the most important of all these in the list. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: September 14 2017 at 22:25
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Cary Grant, all the way. ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 14 2017 at 23:29
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Sadly the shiniest tallents died to young James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, both whom had the least auditions at Paice University (Inside the Actor Studio) ( one rehersal, Brando had two) Interesting note is that Mickey Rourke in audition takes, has as many takes as Marlon Brando, the raw tallent of Rourke is among the highest by American Actor skill, if one account pure tallant -------------  
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 10 2017 at 09:11
Including 6 roles/voices in one Stanley Kubrick film! But in reality, Peter was far better in THE GOONS, and his voicing abilities were incredible and already very strong ... and one example of it is the ending bit after the credits in "Being There", as to how Peter could change so quickly and so well ... something that he perfected with THE GOONS. In a live radio setting he would be doing at least 5 or 6 or more voices and readings ... and that was where a lot of his acting came from, although he was actually, in the screen a much more "physical styled" actor (Closeau and Chance) than anything, even though there were always some very fine moments. Favorite is "After The Fox" ... absolutely and totally insane and fun film! Very Italian, but still a lot of fun! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |