Favorite Actor Performances?

[Key Peninsula Redneck]

What are some great performances (roles) by actors, in movies that may or may not be very good? List the Title of the movie, the name of the actor, and the role.

Some of my favorite actor performances are:

Sam Elliot, Gettysburg, Buford

Michael Gross, Tremors 1,2,3, Burt Gummer

Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Harry Callahan

Robert Mitchum, The Enemy Below, Captain Murrell

Val Kilmer, Tombstone, Doc Holliday

Kurt Russell, Stargate, Colonel Jack O'Neil

John Wayne, The Alamo, Davy Crockett

 

[tqpix]

Naomi Watts, Mulholland Dr., Betty/Diane

 

[SUNSTONE]

Charlize Theron(sp?) - Monster
Adam Sandeler - Happy Gilmore (why oh why did they not keep him this way in every movie?)
Al Pacino - Scareface
Naomi Watts - 21 grams
Gary Oldman - Bram Stokers Dracula
Val Kilmer - Tombstone
Brad Pit - Fight Club
Edward Nortan - American History X
John Travelta - Pulp Fiction

More to come

 

[nadroj1985]

Hmm.....first ones to come to mind....

John Cusack- High Fidelity
Jack Nicholson- As Good As It Gets
Morgan Freeman- The Shawshank Redemption
Naomi Watts- Mulholland Drive (nice pick, tqpix )
James Stewart- It's a Wonderful Life
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton- Fight Club
Al Pacino and Marlon Brando- The Godfather
Dustin Hoffman- Rain Man
Sean Penn and Tim Robbins- Mystic River

 

[wonder111]

Hayden Christensen - Life as a house

 

[Remy12]

Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society
Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman

 

[I'mHis]

Johnny Depp in anything.

 

[Fineous_Reese]

Bruce Willis, Unbreakable, David Dunn
Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, Deckard
Dennis Hopper, True Romance, Clifford Worley
Christopher Walken, True Romance, Vincenzo Coccotti
nearly everyone else, True Romance,
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Carribean, Capt Jack Sparrow (why is rum gone?!)

it's still early, there are more but my brain isn't in movie mode right now

 

[kurabrhm]

Naomi Watts, Mulholland Dr., Betty/Diane

gotta agree - naomi watts was brilliant in mulloholand drive. she and the girl from sunset beach; the mexicano girl!
i dont think i've seen a better ######bearing performance before in any film! god bless that lovely 'pair'!!!!

 

[kurabrhm]

Bruce Willis, Unbreakable, David Dunn
Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, Deckard
Dennis Hopper, True Romance, Clifford Worley
Christopher Walken, True Romance, Vincenzo Coccotti
nearly everyone else, True Romance,
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Carribean, Capt Jack Sparrow (why is rum gone?!)

it's still early, there are more but my brain isn't in movie mode right now

Depp in POTC is a cinematic masterpiece - no two ways about it! There was nothing bad about his performance! It was first class from start to finish!

 

[kurabrhm]

Hmm.....first ones to come to mind....

John Cusack- High Fidelity

Naomi Watts- Mulholland Drive (nice pick, tqpix )

Brad Pitt and Edward Norton- Fight Club


I second that!!!

 

[kurabrhm]

"Here's lookin' at you kid"......

 

[Acura04]

Johnny Depp in anything.
thats sooooo true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[wonder111]

yah, ok, I'll go along with the Johnny Depp thing too

 

[I'mHis]

Yay! Some more love for Johnny Depp! The man is amazing.

 

[Mi Zai]

Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. Amazing, amazing actor.

With loving compassion,

Mi Zai

 

[RJ1]

Charlize Theron - Monster
Hillary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Jimmy Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life

Johhny Depp in anything.

 

[I'mHis]

lol

 

[kurabrhm]

What are some great performances (roles) by actors, in movies that may or may not be very good? List the Title of the movie, the name of the actor, and the role.

Some of my favorite actor performances are:

Sam Elliot, Gettysburg, Buford

Michael Gross, Tremors 1,2,3, Burt Gummer

Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Harry Callahan

Robert Mitchum, The Enemy Below, Captain Murrell

Val Kilmer, Tombstone, Doc Holliday

Kurt Russell, Stargate, Colonel Jack O'Neil

John Wayne, The Alamo, Davy Crockett

how about james dean in the film 'rebel without a cause' or indeed in the film 'giant' opposite rock hudson. in both films dean gave a stunning performance. his acting is just brilliant. at least a couple of actors come to mind, if not more, who have emulated dean's acting style. example - marlon brando - look at his performance in tenessee william's 'street car named desire' and you'll notice the similarities between dean and brando. the sulky look is one noticeable similiarity.

 

[kurabrhm]

Yay! Some more love for Johnny Depp! The man is amazing.

i'm surprised that depp wasn't born in my home town of Southampton in England!!! also more significantly, i'm even more surprised at the fact that he's not English!!! you americans should consider yourself lucky to have depp as an american!!!