shropshire 0 #101 December 7, 2006 Grommit - O.K so he's not American either (not that it seems to matter here)...... and do NOT tell me he's not alive. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyhawke 0 #102 December 7, 2006 Oooops! He's Australian! Then I have to say Kevin Spacey! :)"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #103 December 7, 2006 Kevin Spacey is my favorite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #104 December 7, 2006 QuoteMy dad played Uncle Leo on Seinfeld. He is most recognized for that - world wide. But he has a history of 55-60 years of acting, in supporting roles to such people as Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, and that cadre. He is currently in a repertory theatre, and right now is performing in an Ibsen play...and has done things from Shakespeare to Pinter, all the time making me believe he is not my dad, but the character. So see? While he may not be the best living actor, he's my Dad, and he's my "best" choice. We celebrated his 83rd birthday last night; he danced and ate and drank, and had a marvelous time. Ciels- Michele "Worms gotta' eat same as buzzards". One of my favorite charachter actors of all times.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aardvarkeater 0 #105 December 7, 2006 Tom HanksMuff Brother #4026 Loco Zapatos Rodriguez SCR #14793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyrad 0 #106 December 7, 2006 Sean Connery isn't American, he's Scottish.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,545 #107 December 7, 2006 I just watched "The Departed." Leonardo DiCaprio was incredibly good in it. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 2 #108 December 7, 2006 QuoteOooops! He's Australian! Then I have to say Kevin Spacey! :) Actually, Crowe's a Kiwi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #109 December 7, 2006 QuoteOooops! He's Australian! ! :) Dont blame Russel Crowe on US, He's a friggin New Zealander not an AussieYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites azdav 0 #110 December 7, 2006 Captain Jack Sparrow all the way..... Stimpy come in at a close second Noooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!! M.P.F.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #111 December 7, 2006 QuoteRussell Crowe! That was the funniest thing I've ever seen on this site."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #112 December 8, 2006 Oh hell, don't stop there. Every couple of entries from him since the 50's was in a pretty hard hitting show of its time...starting with Dragnet in '57. He must have some incredible stories. Ask him what he thought of Telly Savalas. Ask him if Ursula Andres slept around."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #113 December 8, 2006 QuoteOne of my favorite charachter actors of all times. Thanks for that. I'll let him know he's got a fan base in skydivers. We just celebrated his 84th birthday...and he's still dancing, singing and drinking. A little more slowly, and a little less steadily (that might be because of the drinking, though...), but he's still singing. Serenaded a few people in Toys R Us yesterday, while loading a second shopping cart for his grandkids' Christmas gifts. I love that guy, you know? Just really, really love him. He's so cool. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shall555 0 #114 December 8, 2006 No, no. You left out Robert Duvall. Anyone that can do 'Apocalypse Now', 'The Paper', 'The Apostle', 'Let's get Harry', 'Wrestling Ernest Hemingway', 'Rambling Rose' ( "Rose, you're as graceful as the letter S" ), 'The Great Santini' ? Sheesh. This man has written his name *large* on the cinema of the last half of the twentieth century... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #115 December 8, 2006 Where in the HELL in your poll is the best actor ever to breathe life into a roll on the silver screen?? Where's VIN DIESEL? Ok, ok...but he's some piece of eye candy...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quack 0 #116 December 8, 2006 ***An alternative is just misreading or ignoring the overall question in the first place. Since 'best' in "America's BEST living actor" Is capitalized, I wonder how many people just saw "....BEST....actor" and then clicked and saw the list and went for it. I suspect dead actors aren't listed here as this is generally a young crowd and speak mostly to last week's theator visits. Sure, it's satisfying, fun and self validating to think other people are stupid and comment on it. It's also just as cool (and self serving) to think people are careless and comment on it. And pretend that's any better...... I like to think we don't care where actors come from, just if they do a great job and don't get all wierd just because people know them. Wow. I also thought that the title of the thread meant American actors, since it was actually written in the title, and was quite surprised when you decided to jump on mr2mk1g for posting the obvious. I don't think there was any misreading or ignoring the overall question in the first place. It was all there in the title. People read the thread titles and expect some relevance, even in the Bonfire. You're right, the thread went off on a tangent from the title and discussed any actor (no actresses, since the thread wouldn't degenerate that far). I'm sure some people glanced at the title and posted. Perhaps a better title for this particular thread would have been 'THE BEST living actor' or something similar. And then no one would have to appear nationalistic. That doesn't excuse flaming a guy because he points it out. Whether threads go off the exact topic is not really the point. I've read through this entire thread and it is this one post that I am responding to that seemed to be shutting down someone's comment that was valid. That being said, I have to agree that Tom Hanks is one of the best, based on the diversity of roles he's had and how he convinces the moviegoer in what he's doing. K But you have to understand, mental illness is like cholesterol. There is the good kind and the bad. Without the good kind- less flavor to life. - Serge A. Storms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #104 December 7, 2006 QuoteMy dad played Uncle Leo on Seinfeld. He is most recognized for that - world wide. But he has a history of 55-60 years of acting, in supporting roles to such people as Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, and that cadre. He is currently in a repertory theatre, and right now is performing in an Ibsen play...and has done things from Shakespeare to Pinter, all the time making me believe he is not my dad, but the character. So see? While he may not be the best living actor, he's my Dad, and he's my "best" choice. We celebrated his 83rd birthday last night; he danced and ate and drank, and had a marvelous time. Ciels- Michele "Worms gotta' eat same as buzzards". One of my favorite charachter actors of all times.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkeater 0 #105 December 7, 2006 Tom HanksMuff Brother #4026 Loco Zapatos Rodriguez SCR #14793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #106 December 7, 2006 Sean Connery isn't American, he's Scottish.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,545 #107 December 7, 2006 I just watched "The Departed." Leonardo DiCaprio was incredibly good in it. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #108 December 7, 2006 QuoteOooops! He's Australian! Then I have to say Kevin Spacey! :) Actually, Crowe's a Kiwi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #109 December 7, 2006 QuoteOooops! He's Australian! ! :) Dont blame Russel Crowe on US, He's a friggin New Zealander not an AussieYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azdav 0 #110 December 7, 2006 Captain Jack Sparrow all the way..... Stimpy come in at a close second Noooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!! M.P.F.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #111 December 7, 2006 QuoteRussell Crowe! That was the funniest thing I've ever seen on this site."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #112 December 8, 2006 Oh hell, don't stop there. Every couple of entries from him since the 50's was in a pretty hard hitting show of its time...starting with Dragnet in '57. He must have some incredible stories. Ask him what he thought of Telly Savalas. Ask him if Ursula Andres slept around."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #113 December 8, 2006 QuoteOne of my favorite charachter actors of all times. Thanks for that. I'll let him know he's got a fan base in skydivers. We just celebrated his 84th birthday...and he's still dancing, singing and drinking. A little more slowly, and a little less steadily (that might be because of the drinking, though...), but he's still singing. Serenaded a few people in Toys R Us yesterday, while loading a second shopping cart for his grandkids' Christmas gifts. I love that guy, you know? Just really, really love him. He's so cool. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shall555 0 #114 December 8, 2006 No, no. You left out Robert Duvall. Anyone that can do 'Apocalypse Now', 'The Paper', 'The Apostle', 'Let's get Harry', 'Wrestling Ernest Hemingway', 'Rambling Rose' ( "Rose, you're as graceful as the letter S" ), 'The Great Santini' ? Sheesh. This man has written his name *large* on the cinema of the last half of the twentieth century... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #115 December 8, 2006 Where in the HELL in your poll is the best actor ever to breathe life into a roll on the silver screen?? Where's VIN DIESEL? Ok, ok...but he's some piece of eye candy...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quack 0 #116 December 8, 2006 ***An alternative is just misreading or ignoring the overall question in the first place. Since 'best' in "America's BEST living actor" Is capitalized, I wonder how many people just saw "....BEST....actor" and then clicked and saw the list and went for it. I suspect dead actors aren't listed here as this is generally a young crowd and speak mostly to last week's theator visits. Sure, it's satisfying, fun and self validating to think other people are stupid and comment on it. It's also just as cool (and self serving) to think people are careless and comment on it. And pretend that's any better...... I like to think we don't care where actors come from, just if they do a great job and don't get all wierd just because people know them. Wow. I also thought that the title of the thread meant American actors, since it was actually written in the title, and was quite surprised when you decided to jump on mr2mk1g for posting the obvious. I don't think there was any misreading or ignoring the overall question in the first place. It was all there in the title. People read the thread titles and expect some relevance, even in the Bonfire. You're right, the thread went off on a tangent from the title and discussed any actor (no actresses, since the thread wouldn't degenerate that far). I'm sure some people glanced at the title and posted. Perhaps a better title for this particular thread would have been 'THE BEST living actor' or something similar. And then no one would have to appear nationalistic. That doesn't excuse flaming a guy because he points it out. Whether threads go off the exact topic is not really the point. I've read through this entire thread and it is this one post that I am responding to that seemed to be shutting down someone's comment that was valid. That being said, I have to agree that Tom Hanks is one of the best, based on the diversity of roles he's had and how he convinces the moviegoer in what he's doing. K But you have to understand, mental illness is like cholesterol. There is the good kind and the bad. Without the good kind- less flavor to life. - Serge A. Storms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
