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Who is the greatest Actor or Actress of all time?
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"Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.
Boy can that guy act 
So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?
Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold  "
Not sure it's acting rather than simply Tom enjoying dressing up playing a nazi and the uniform suiting him. Can see how Katie was kept in line til she made her bid for freedom.
What has Tom Cruise acted in rather than just playing Tom Cruise? He's great in A Few Good Men but again he playing Tom Cruise at the end of the day. Ditto Jerry Maguire. Top Gun. Cocktail.
I'd like to see him tackle Chekhov at the Wyndham... or maybe Shakespeare at the Globe.
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"Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.
Boy can that guy act
So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?
Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold
Not sure it's acting rather than simply Tom enjoying dressing up playing a nazi and the uniform suiting him. Can see how Katie was kept in line til she made her bid for freedom.
What has Tom Cruise acted in rather than just playing Tom Cruise? He's great in A Few Good Men but again he playing Tom Cruise at the end of the day. Ditto Jerry Maguire. Top Gun. Cocktail.
I'd like to see him tackle Chekhov at the Wyndham... or maybe Shakespeare at the Globe.
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Born on the 4th of July
Collateral
Minority report
The Last Samurai
Magnolia
The man can act, he ain't the best though
What about Nicholson |
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Great actors? Lawrence Olivier?
Daniel Day Lewis, Orson Wells.
What about Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove? Playing the Dr and the President in the same scene. Genius.
Tom Hanks is certainly up there?
But being s screen idol doesn't make someone a great actor, often they are paid vast sums to be themselves as opposed to a character.
Oh forgot Tom Cruise cameo in Tropic Thunder was genius lol
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"Tom hardy
What a surprise lol
Ha.no not cos he's beautiful.he's great actor.always plays real nutty folk"
Ok I'll give you that. He does like the role of nutter/badguy. That Bronson movie  |
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"Tom hardy
What a surprise lol
Ha.no not cos he's beautiful.he's great actor.always plays real nutty folk
Ok I'll give you that. He does like the role of nutter/badguy. That Bronson movie "
I thought he was fantastic playing both Kray brothers in legend,but as the question was greatest actor of all time,my vote is for Sir Lawrence Olivier. |
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Dunno bout the greatest ...
But I do like Leonardo dicaprio films , he adapts so well to each and every role he's portrayed 
Tom hardy is also good too , aswell as easy on the eye, so in agreement there |
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By *HandDNCouple
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I'd agree with most of the names mentioned so far. Old school names to add for me would be Spencer Tracey, Jimmy Stewart and Sydney Poitier. More "recent" names would be Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Kingsley and Kevin Spacey |
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"Good God how can you choose?
To name a few more and avoiding previously mentioned...
Spencer Tracy
Morgan Freeman
James Stewart
Jack lemmon
Anthony Hopkins
Sidney poitier
Henry fonda
Peter o toole
David niven
Peter sellers
Humphrey bogart
Clarke gable
Charlie Chaplin
Cary grant
Burt Lancaster
Harrison Ford
Denzil Washington
Sooo many 5* above and that's just guys !!!!!
Maybe by genre or by decade or something....but one????
Ahhh have my head..it can't be done
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Richard Harris ..... Michael Caine .... Gabriel Byrne. ...... Robert Redford .... Paul Newman ......Steve Mc Queen .....Venessa Redgrave ...... The list goes on . |
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"Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.
Boy can that guy act
So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?
Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold
Not sure it's acting rather than simply Tom enjoying dressing up playing a nazi and the uniform suiting him. Can see how Katie was kept in line til she made her bid for freedom.
What has Tom Cruise acted in rather than just playing Tom Cruise? He's great in A Few Good Men but again he playing Tom Cruise at the end of the day. Ditto Jerry Maguire. Top Gun. Cocktail.
I'd like to see him tackle Chekhov at the Wyndham... or maybe Shakespeare at the Globe.
Born on the 4th of July
Collateral
Minority report
The Last Samurai
Magnolia
The man can act, he ain't the best though
What about Nicholson"
The colour of money with one of the best actors Paul Newman. Him and cruise were brilliant
Meryl Streep for her diversity of roles
And as for Cruise showing diversity look at him in tropic thunder... brilliant even though I don't like him generally as an actor |
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Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.
A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness. |
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"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.
A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness."
The best sherlock alone requires it's own thread |
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"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.
A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness."
Some aged and act better as a result agree re Robert Downey Jr
Clint is a legend and an even better director |
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"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.
A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness.
The best sherlock alone requires it's own thread "
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"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.
A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness.
Some aged and act better as a result agree re Robert Downey Jr
Clint is a legend and an even better director "
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Alec Guinness
Paul Newman
Marlon Brando
Al Pacino
James Gandolfini
Gary Oldman
Johnny Depp
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon
Will Smith
Rutger Hauer
Christian Bale
Heath Ledger
Dermot Morgan
Morgan Freeman
Denzel Washington
Matthew McConaughey
Benedict Cumberbatch
Meryl Streep
Charlotte Rampling
Eva Green
Kristin Scott Thomas
Cate Blanchett
Sigourney Weaver
Juliet Binoche
Monica Bellucci
I better stop now!
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