Who is your favourite actor of all time? [Archive]

slodgedad

31-08-2011, 00:44

Just come back into the games section, been busy.

I'll start it off.

For his body of work, and the commitment he has given to every role, it has to be;

Robert De Niro

julia44

31-08-2011, 06:30

Neil Pearson (drop the dead donkey etc) for being very sexy!!

Goforgold

31-08-2011, 08:51

I don't have any favourite actors, but I always remember watching Glittering Prizes and thought Tom Conte was brilliant in it. :) I've not watched him in anything else since. It was just one of those moments! :)

TOTO 99

31-08-2011, 09:16

Pete Postlethwaite..great actor and thoroughly nice guy..

irishmusico

31-08-2011, 09:23

Paris Hilton,because I am a man.

Davie Thistle

31-08-2011, 10:13

..there's only one Jimmy Cagney!
:bowdown:

dokgolf

31-08-2011, 11:11

De Niro & Pacino. Peerless. Also Gary Oldman in "State of Grace".

cainaries

31-08-2011, 11:24

Richard Burton for his voice.

(Paris Hilton is an ACTOR?)

9PLUS

31-08-2011, 11:44

Zarion & MaxineC in Mirror Mirror on the Wall

cheers

x

dokgolf

31-08-2011, 11:53

Richard Burton for his voice.

(Paris Hilton is an ACTOR?)

Well she certainly did a lot of acting in that video (so I've heard):D

cainaries

31-08-2011, 12:53

Well she certainly did a lot of acting in that video (so I've heard):D

Is that what you call it?:laugh:

balababe

31-08-2011, 13:16

Pete Postlethwaite..great actor and thoroughly nice guy..

Me too. Plus Robert Redford.:yum:

Bobby

31-08-2011, 14:06

Steve McQueen for me.

Medman

31-08-2011, 14:10

Steve McQueen for me.

Burt Lancaster and more recently Dustin Hoffman

Bobby

31-08-2011, 14:20

Burt Lancaster and more recently Dustin Hoffman

Yes I agree Dustin Hoffman - his best film for me was Accidential Hero.

Medman

31-08-2011, 14:28

Yes I agree Dustin Hoffman - his best film for me was Accidential Hero.

Haven't seen that one, must look out for it. Rainman one of my favourites.

Santiago

31-08-2011, 22:28

Haven't seen that one, must look out for it. Rainman one of my favourites.

It's just got to be Paul Newman for the girls, hasn't it? Though Robert Redford and Steve McQueen come a close second. (My OH has just suggested that MY favourite ought to be Boris Karloff!!):twak:

eltel

31-08-2011, 22:51

another one for the girls, clint eastwood

lesbroz

31-08-2011, 23:07

Pierce Brosnan, Steve McQueen, but if you are actually looking for an actor then it has to be Alec Guiness

dokgolf

31-08-2011, 23:17

Pierce Brosnan, Steve McQueen, but if you are actually looking for an actor then it has to be Alec Guiness
As opposed to just eye candy??:D

Medman

01-09-2011, 07:48

As opposed to just eye candy??:D

I prefer his brother John Candy ....... :D :lolipop:

dokgolf

01-09-2011, 10:16

I prefer his brother John Candy ....... :D :lolipop:

As eye candy or as an actor?:cheeky:

Medman

01-09-2011, 10:49

As eye candy or as an actor?:cheeky:

Definately an actor ! (Uncle Buck my fav.) Although someone his size could be eye candy for the short sighted :wow:

Santiago

01-09-2011, 14:00

Definately an actor ! (Uncle Buck my fav.) Although someone his size could be eye candy for the short sighted :wow:

How about Larry Hagman - pre-Dallas?

dokgolf

01-09-2011, 14:02

I've got to say, I would never have thought of him as a "great" actor. The only other things I remember with him in it was "I dream of genie" and "The Eagle has landed".

Santiago

01-09-2011, 14:10

I've got to say, I would never have thought of him as a "great" actor. The only other things I remember with him in it was "I dream of genie" and "The Eagle has landed".

Yes, but he was quite pretty!!

dokgolf

01-09-2011, 14:16

Yes, but he was quite pretty!!

:crylaughing: but the thread is about actors not lookers!!:crylaughing:

Santiago

01-09-2011, 14:21

:crylaughing: but the thread is about actors not lookers!!:crylaughing:

Sorry Dok, I'll go back to Boris Karloff then :knife:

dokgolf

01-09-2011, 14:22

Sorry Dok, I'll go back to Boris Karloff then :knife:

:crylaughing: That's going from one extreme to the other:D

Medman

01-09-2011, 14:31

:crylaughing: That's going from one extreme to the other:D

Kinda midway would be Nicholas Cage

TOTO 99

01-09-2011, 14:35

Kinda midway would be Nicholas Cage

I'm sure Nicholas would be well chuffed with that...:laugh:

Medman

01-09-2011, 14:42

I'm sure Nicholas would be well chuffed with that...:laugh:

I'll check the next time I'm out for a beer with him ........ :wink2:

Santiago

01-09-2011, 15:06

I'll check the next time I'm out for a beer with him ........ :wink2:

Say Hello to Nik from me too!

Medman

01-09-2011, 15:54

Say Hello to Nik from me too!

Ok, seeing as it's you ST. :laugh:

Santiago

01-09-2011, 22:14

Ok, seeing as it's you ST. :laugh:

And I'll have a chat with Harry Enfield while he's down here in his holiday home! :doh:

dokgolf

01-09-2011, 22:20

And I'll have a chat with Harry Enfield while he's down here in his holiday home! :doh:

Mentioning Harry Enfield has got me thinking , didn't Johnny Depp say that Paul Whitehouse was the greatest actor ever?

Santiago

01-09-2011, 22:26

Mentioning Harry Enfield has got me thinking , didn't Johnny Depp say that Paul Whitehouse was the greatest actor ever?

Was he drunk at the time?

dokgolf

01-09-2011, 22:34

Got to say, I don't know where that one came from either??:confused:

Santiago

01-09-2011, 22:40

Maybe he meant Laurence Olivier - but couldn't pronounce it?

cainaries

01-09-2011, 23:12

Mentioning Harry Enfield has got me thinking , didn't Johnny Depp say that Paul Whitehouse was the greatest actor ever?
Johnny Depp was a big fan of The Fast Show and appeared as a customer in one of their tailor sketches. All the same ..... maybe he should get out more.

Santiago

02-09-2011, 13:48

Johnny Depp was a big fan of The Fast Show and appeared as a customer in one of their tailor sketches. All the same ..... maybe he should get out more.

You are definitely right!

Tom & Sharon

02-09-2011, 18:24

God - Robert De Niro
Robert Redford for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Three days of the Condor"
Tom Hanks for "Road to Perdition" and many others.

Thought Gary Oldman was very good till he appeared in "Leon" and rather overdid the drug addled cop role,Jean Reno's not bad either!

Tom

Santiago

03-09-2011, 14:28

Not many nominations for young actors! Are we showing our age here?

captain jack sparrow

03-09-2011, 14:41

Johnny Depp was a big fan of The Fast Show and appeared as a customer in one of their tailor sketches. All the same ..... maybe he should get out more.

I was out every night in las americas last week thank you :whistle:

My vote goes for leanardo de caprio, great young actor, blood diamond, titanic and others.

lozzie1821

04-09-2011, 00:03

Robert Di Niro............. Cant fault him..

Adam Sandler.................. for the comedy side.. every fiim with him is great.

Medman

04-09-2011, 00:22

Robert Di Niro............. Cant fault him..

Adam Sandler.................. for the comedy side.. every fiim with him is great.

Yip Adam Sandler is really good, especially in Happy Gilmore :crylaughing:

Santiago

04-09-2011, 14:26

Yip Adam Sandler is really good, especially in Happy Gilmore :crylaughing:

Charlie Chaplin? ........... well, he was young once.

jackaroda

24-02-2012, 09:19

Sylvester Stallone mine favorite actor....

tracy hampshire

24-02-2012, 10:32

pacino & di niro for the godfather...... morgan freeman, the shawshank redemption & samuel l jackson, a time to kill .... love them all :spin:

fesdie

24-02-2012, 11:55

Got to be Jason Statham, Anthony Hopkins & Nicholas Cage for me...

Suej

24-02-2012, 12:23

Got to be Jason Statham, Anthony Hopkins & Nicholas Cage for me...
Anthony Hopkins is up there for me too! Love Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington! :c2:

Malteser Monkey

24-02-2012, 12:43

Oh yes if Tom hanks is in it - it's a goodun

YOUNG GOLFER

24-02-2012, 12:56

Starting to look forward to films with Liam Neeson in he is a good actor.

Suej

24-02-2012, 13:55

Starting to look forward to films with Liam Neeson in he is a good actor.

Is he the actor that was in Schindlers List? What a great film that was!

YOUNG GOLFER

24-02-2012, 14:21

Is he the actor that was in Schindlers List? What a great film that was!

One of my top films ever.........

Bonnie1964

24-02-2012, 14:31

Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson :)

Medman

24-02-2012, 18:36

Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson :)

Liked Patrick in Roadhouse; real good film.

Santiago

24-02-2012, 22:20

Fred Astaire, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood.

willowlily

25-02-2012, 14:26

Santiago

25-02-2012, 16:02

i know it may seem a little obscure but the child actor that played the young bette middler's charactor in " BEACHES " has the edge for me, although i dont know her name or whether she has done any other work since

The girl who played "CC" was Mayim Bialik and her bio can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayim_Bialik

Hope this helps - and it was an interesting read!

marbro8

27-06-2012, 21:32

got to be clint eastwood for me, but morgan freeman, joe pesci, robert downy jr,Johny depp and the likes of sir john Gielgud? john mills richard burton springs to mind, to be honest there really is a wealth of talent out there and we are blessed with great actors

Santiago

01-07-2012, 22:54

Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine - not pretty but good actors.

starling

02-07-2012, 07:58

Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, & Liam Neeson. Not necessarily in that order, but all have made some superb films over the years, couldn't decide the best. Outstanding actors all of them.

Santiago

07-07-2012, 15:53

Mickey Mouse? .........................

kangnkodos

07-07-2012, 16:47

i knew pete,he used to drink in st oswalds catholic club in padgate where i grew up.his brother mike drank in there with him when ever he was home.

marbro8

07-07-2012, 18:58

just watching north by northwest with carry grant, maybe not a brilliant actor but possibly one of the best looking:wink2:

Santiago

13-07-2012, 21:44

And, of course, Paul Newman!! :bowdown:

Sal

13-07-2012, 21:49

I know I'm an old fogie, but I still like Sean Connery and yes (Santiago) Paul Newman and Mel Gibson!

barbaraB

18-07-2012, 12:31

I agree that de Nero is fantastic and one of my top ten but what about a woman Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Dame Maggie Smith.

Marianne

18-07-2012, 13:54

Julie Walters - fab and still fab.

Santiago

24-07-2012, 21:41

Dolly Parton? (Nine to Five, etc.)

lesbroz

24-07-2012, 23:23

Maggie Smith is definitely my favourite actress.

Santiago

27-07-2012, 22:29

Shirley Temple .............

sunspot

27-07-2012, 22:30

Shirley Temple .............

mel gibson..........................

Santiago

27-07-2012, 22:44

Lee Marvin .....................

LeFrunk

28-07-2012, 18:50

Liam Neeson .

Santiago

28-07-2012, 22:18

Liam Neeson .

Derek Jacobi .........

Fender1

08-01-2013, 21:37

Charles Laughton for all his great roles(and don't forget the "Jowels")

9PLUS

08-01-2013, 21:56

Zarion.....

marbro8

08-01-2013, 21:58

Zarion.....classic:crylaughing::crylaughing::cryla ughing::crylaughing:

starling

10-01-2013, 21:14

classic:crylaughing::crylaughing::crylaughing::cry laughing:

Liam Neeson.......:inlove:

warbey

10-01-2013, 21:39

Zarion starred in Man of Mystery, a Cliffhanger

John Wayne Jimmy cagney Gene Auitry and Tonto...

Malteser Monkey

10-01-2013, 21:51

Richard Gere ..................................errrrrrrrrrrrrr mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Medman

10-01-2013, 23:25

Richard Gere ..................................errrrrrrrrrrrrr mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Lassie ............. the only actress to wear the same coat in every film........ :D

Santiago

11-01-2013, 23:27

Silver ..................... the only actor never to sit down on the job!!

marbro8

12-01-2013, 00:41

skippy the bush kangaroo, the only marsupial to translate into human language what the actual emergency is, like "WHAT'S THAT SKIPPY? SOMEONE HAS FALLEN DOWN A HOLE DOWN BY BOOLABONG CREEK? AND THEY HAVE BROKEN THEIR WRIST? AND CAN'T GET OUT AND THEIR MOBILE PHONE HAS GONE DOWN SO THEY CAN'T RAISE THE ALARM?:lol:

starling

12-01-2013, 14:48

Bazz

11-09-2013, 09:02

Austrian Christoff Waltz is my favourite at the minute.
Outstanding in Glorious Basterds and Django Unchained. :)

Fender1

11-09-2013, 09:31

The Actress which was Lassie was actually an Actor !!!

Medman

12-09-2013, 12:00

The Actress which was Lassie was actually an Actor !!!

Crazy bitch

starling

11-10-2013, 20:31

Crazy bitch

..... That's Hollywood!

Peterrayner

11-10-2013, 20:43

Richard Burton

johnr

12-10-2013, 14:12

Hopkins 2nd Connery

Bhamannette

13-10-2013, 16:40

Tom Hanks (and Keanu Reeves lousy actor but so pretty I'd be happy watching him recite the alphabet :wink2:)

irishmusico

13-10-2013, 21:12

Any politican. ;)

Medman

13-10-2013, 21:29

Any politican. ;)

Except Ronald Reegan and Arnie !

irishmusico

13-10-2013, 21:35

Except Ronald Reegan and Arnie ! are you kidding??? ;) Ronald could have been an extra in Pink Floyds,the wall. Mr Gorbachev...Tear down the wall. And as for Arnie?? Aah sure he'll be back. :)

starling

15-10-2013, 19:46

are you kidding??? ;) Ronald could have been an extra in Pink Floyds,the wall. Mr Gorbachev...Tear down the wall. And as for Arnie?? Aah sure he'll be back. :)

Quasimodo..... But he gives me the 'ump!

jerryt

24-10-2013, 10:07

For me it will always be Arnold Schwarzenegger

starling

25-10-2013, 20:32

For me it will always be Arnold Schwarzenegger

Champion.......... Cos he's a wonder horse - ask Ricky.