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Your top three Male actors ever

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  • #102
    Lady Chatterton
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    Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
    Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
    Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs



    Other favourites - Laurence Oliver, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Denholm Elliott, Ralph Fiennes, Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris, Richard Burton, Robert Redford, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Mitchem & Michael Sheen.


  • #103
    Kasabian
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    Performances I admired

    Pete Poselthwaite (In the name of the father)
    Robert DeNiro (Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Derr Hunter)
    Jack Nicholson (Departed, One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest)
    Clint Eastwood (Almost everything he did on a horse)
    Morgan Freeman (Shawshank Redemption)
    Daniel Day Lewis ( In the name of the father, There will be blood)
    Sean Penn (Mystic River, State of Grace)
    Robin Williams (One Hour Photo, Good Morning Vietnam)
    Heath Ledger (Dark Knight)
    Leonardo De Caprio (The Beach, The Departed)
    Richard Harris and John Hurt (The Field)


  • #104
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    kerry4sam wrote: »
    Clint Eastwood
    Robert DeNiro
    Morgan Freeman


    nice thread op ;)

    I'm going for continuation with round#2:

    Denzel Washington
    Paul Newman
    Robin Williams

    :)


  • #105
    Dyr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Troy McClure
    Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle
    Ulysses 31


  • #106
    marienbad
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    The_Thing wrote: »
    My top 3:

    Clint Eastwood
    Lee Van Cleef
    Eli Wallach

    But lets not forget:

    Jack Elam, Henry Fonda, Telly Savalas, Lee Marvin, James Woods, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Woody Strode.....

    you are watching too many westerns Dad


  • #107
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Morgan Freeman
    Tom Hanks
    Clint Eastwood
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Colm Meaney


  • #108
    Underground
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    flutterflye wrote: »
    Uncanny??? :confused:

    yeah poor choice of words on my part,thought you might still get the jist of my post though.


  • #109
    Kingpin187
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    love how people are putting Arnie and Sly up there

    WTF?

    Denzel, Pacino & Hopkins

    honourable mentions to Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones & Chris Cooper


  • #110
    dark crystal
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    Al Pacino
    Dustin Hoffman
    Morgan Freeman


  • #111
    John Doe1
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    1. Edward Norton
    2. Johnny Depp
    3.Jack Nicholson


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  • #112
    Duke Leonal Felmet
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    Richard Harris
    Daniel Day Lewis
    Orson Welles


  • #113
    Ally Dick
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    My three favourites

    Daniel Day Lewis
    Laurence Olivier
    Marlon Brando


  • #114
    Cardynal
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    Spencer Tracy
    Dennis Hopper
    Geoffrey Rush



    Johnny Depp ( holy F*ck).


  • #115
    Duke Leonal Felmet
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    Finally, some taste has entered the thread.


  • #116
    bodhrandude
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    1. Lovable rogue Dennis Hopper
    Christopher Walken (love Christopher Walken too)
    Both in True Romance one of my favourite Hopper moments
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXjcf47y-zk


    2. Benicio Del Toro - Amazing actor
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RBwoUbvxx0


    3. Forest Whitaker - Ghost Dog, Phone Booth, The Last King of Scotland.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_QgKJFZP0

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #117
    pauline fayne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭pauline fayne


    Anthony Hopkins
    Robert de Niro
    Al Pacino ..
    (if it was more than the top three I would add
    Jimmy Stewart
    Richard Burton
    Paul Newman --
    stopping now before this post ends up the length of the tread.)


  • #118
    Brain Stroking
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    In no particular order:

    Robert De Niro
    Phillip Seymour-Hoffman
    Daniel Day Lewis


  • #119
    snafuk35
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    Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Dennis Hopper, Marlon Brando, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris and Richard Burton.


  • #120
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    past 10 years

    Daniel Day Lewis
    Sean Penn
    Leonardo Decaprio


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  • #121
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    1 - Ned Luke
    2 - Ned Luke
    3 - Ned Luke


  • #122
    krudler
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    Gary Oldman, the man is a chameleon. he's made some not so good movies but he's always the best thing in them. this is the same guy who plays a scumbag rastafarian drug dealing pimp, a psychotic cop with a penchant for Mozart, Harry Potter's uncle, a British spy,Sid Vicious, Commission Gordon, Dracula, and makes you believe he's all of them.



    Anthony Hopkins, he can ham it up at times, but his best performances are the most understated ones, The Remains of the Day is a perfect example, says everything without saying a lot.

    Daniel Day Lewis, not many other actors put the level of commitment into his roles. he only makes a movie every few years but he's immense in everything he's in.


  • #123
    kumate_champ07
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    krudler wrote: »
    Gary Oldman, the man is a chameleon. he's made some not so good movies but he's always the best thing in them. this is the same guy who plays a scumbag rastafarian drug dealing pimp, a psychotic cop with a penchant for Mozart, Harry Potter's uncle, a British spy,Sid Vicious, Commission Gordon, Dracula, and makes you believe he's all of them.



    Anthony Hopkins, he can ham it up at times, but his best performances are the most understated ones, The Remains of the Day is a perfect example, says everything without saying a lot.

    Daniel Day Lewis, not many other actors put the level of commitment into his roles. he only makes a movie every few years but he's immense in everything he's in.
    have you seen The Edge? Alec Baldwin is in it. pretty good, very nice scenery too, would have been nice on a massive cinema screen


  • #124
    krudler
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    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    have you seen The Edge? Alec Baldwin is in it. pretty good, very nice scenery too, would have been nice on a massive cinema screen


    Yeah, its ok, one of those watch on a friday night if nothings on movies. Anthony Hopkins vs a bear, whats not to like.


  • #125
    10green bottles
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    Michael Fassbender.
    Colm Meany.
    Brendan Glesson.

    Notable:

    Sean McGinley.
    Gerard McSorley.


  • #126
    Miss_yap_yap
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    1. Chistoper Walken
    2. John Cusack
    3. Tyrone Power


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  • #127
    Pride Fighter
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    Richard Burton
    Oliver Reed
    Richard Harris


    They could also drink everyone under the table as well as being brilliant actors


  • #128
    Arianna_26
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    1. Al Pacino
    2. Tom Hanks
    3. Matt Damon


    * I think Laurence Olivier deserves a mention for his portrayal of Heathcliff, no one will ever do better, though they may try!


  • #129
    FearDark
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    So so many TERRIBLE choices here.

    1. Al Pacino (cos he's in a shít-ton of awesome movies)
    2. Rob DeNiro (same as above)
    3. Ed Norton (American History X)...

    Honourable mention for Leonardo Di Caprio because I can't think of a bad movie he's in...


  • #130
    oldyouth
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    Hackman
    Nicholson
    Hurt (John)


  • #131
    tallus
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    Daniel Day Lewis
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Sean Penn.

    Clint Eastwood is my favourite director.

    Honourable mention: Leonardo Di Caprio for What's eating Gilbert Grape.


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  • #132
    Duke Leonal Felmet
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    Never got the De Niro thing. Made some good movies about 30 years ago, and since then has played the suave, middle-aged Italian role on a constant basis. Honestly, what was the difference between Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas and the Casino guy? Bland.

    Pacino is the same. The truly great actors remain great and change their style all the time. I think people who pick these two just don't get what acting is. It's not about playing yourself.


  • #133
    Sykk
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    FearDark wrote: »
    Honourable mention for Leonardo Di Caprio because I can't think of a bad movie he's in...
    Inception.


  • #134
    sbsquarepants
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    Al Pacino
    Clint Eastwood
    Johnny Depp


  • #135
    parker kent
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    Sykk wrote: »
    Inception.

    You are thinking incorrectly. Try again.


  • #136
    Sugarlumps
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    Duke Leonal Felmet wrote: »
    Never got the De Niro thing. Made some good movies about 30 years ago, and since then has played the suave, middle-aged Italian role on a constant basis. Honestly, what was the difference between Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas and the Casino guy? Bland.

    Pacino is the same. The truly great actors remain great and change their style all the time. I think people who pick these two just don't get what acting is. It's not about playing yourself.

    100% agreed.

    Walken
    Robert Shaw (Jaws)
    Penn

    As for Denzel Washington are you focking kidding me!! He does intense very well, he’s got that down to a tee.


  • #137
    Scanlas The 2nd
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    In no particular order.

    Christian Bale - His performance in "The Fighter" puts him in the the top three for me. Never seen a better performance playing a junkie. Very moving.

    Daniel Day Lewis


    Jack Nicholson


  • #138
    Colonel_McCoy
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    Daniel Day Lewis
    Denzel Washington
    Clint Eastwood


  • #139
    holystungun9
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    If we are talking about the elite, creme-de-la-creme, then Ron Jeremy should be up there too. His timing was incredible, and he really got into his role.


  • #140
    JupiterKid
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    Sean Penn
    Gene Hackman
    Jack Nicholson


  • #141
    Sykk
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    parker kent wrote: »
    You are thinking incorrectly. Try again.

    Really?


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  • #142
    jackie1974
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    Jack Nicholson
    Christopher Walken
    Al Pacino

    I want to say Mickey Rourke, but he isn't he's just hot.


  • #143
    Amy33
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    Anthony Hopkins
    Robert Redford
    Kevin Spacey


  • #144
    dark crystal
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    jackie1974 wrote: »

    I want to say Mickey Rourke, but he isn't he's just hot.

    Ah now, Jackie, the guy looks like his face has melted.


  • #145
    FetchTheGin
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    1. Al Pacino
    2. Michael C. Hall
    3. Kiefer Sutherland


  • #146
    ThelotusKid
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    Casey Affleck.

    Vincent Cassel.

    Barack Obama.
    Vincent D'Onofrio - really like this guy.


  • #147
    old hippy
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    Christopher Walken
    Humphrey Bogart
    Vincent Cassel


  • #148
    Da Shins Kelly
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    Daniel Day Lewis - almost frighteningly intense.
    Joaquin Phoenix - my favourite young actor.
    Peter O' Toole - incredibly versatile.


  • #149
    im invisible
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    vincent d'onofrio (havnt seen him mentioned yet)

    philip seymour hoffman

    and the rest can fight it out


  • #150
    mr kr0nik
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    My top 3 mail actors

    Jack Nicholson - The postman always rings twice

    Kevin Costner - The Postman

    Tom Hanks - You've got mail


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  • #151
    crazygeryy
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    Ed norton james cagney gene hackman


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