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re: Actor with the most impressive resume?

Posted on 8/31/12 at 9:55 am to
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
64985 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 9:55 am to
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Tom Hanks isn't imo isn't even in the same league as all these other actors. Denzel, Pitt, and Leo, are many levels above him.


None of those three actors have performances any where near as good as what Hanks did in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, or Cast Away.

Hanks' biggest strength is the subtlety of his performances. The big speeches he gave in films like Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan, and Cast Away are very human and don't seem contrived at all.

Philadelphia

Saving Private Ryan

Cast Away



This post was edited on 8/31/12 at 10:04 am
Posted by kjntgr
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8485 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 12:12 pm to
How about Morgan Freeman?
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20108 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 1:03 pm to
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Robin Williams:

Popeye
Mork and Mindy
Moscow on the Hudson
Good Morning, Vietnam
Dead Poets Society
Awakenings
The Fisher King
Hook
Mother frickin FERN GULLY
Aladdin
Jumanji
The Birdcage
Jack
Hamlet
Deconstructing Harry
Good Will Hunting
What Dreams May Come
Patch Adams
Death to Smoochy
Insomnia
House of D
Happy Feet
August Rush
Night at the Museum




Wow. That right there is an impressive and diverse resume. I hadn't thought about Williams until you posted this.

You also forgot to add these notables:

The World According to Garp
Mrs. Doubtfire
Flubber
One Hour Photo (which was fantastic)
Posted by trillhog
Elite Membership
Member since Jul 2011
19407 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 1:15 pm to
quote:

Forrest Gump, or Cast Away


i hate both of these movies.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36107 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

all those guys are legit, Tom Hanks to me has the weakest resume out of those, forest gump is terrible. never go full retard!


best post ever (well, the gump part anyway)

FG is such a celebration of stupidity that the Texas school boards want it made into a textbook

Posted by RonBurgundy
Whale's Vagina(San Diego)
Member since Oct 2005
13302 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

His list would be:
Gandhi
My Left Foot
The Last of the Mohicans
The Crucible
Gangs of New York
There Will Be Blood



too lazy to go to IMDB?
Posted by Nativebullet
Natchez, MS
Member since Feb 2011
5134 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 8:00 pm to
quote:

Paul Newman


this.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32782 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 8:12 pm to
quote:

I'd have to go with De Niro or Hanks.
Posted by Screamer
Texas
Member since Apr 2012
185 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 10:21 pm to
Richard Harris...awesome perfomance in Man Called Horse and the Sequel...also Man in the Wilderness.

Kaena: The Prophecy
Opaz (voice: English version)

2002 Caesar (TV series)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla

2002 The Apocalypse (TV movie)
John

2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Professor Albus Dumbledore

2002 The Count of Monte Cristo
Abbé Faria

2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Professor Albus Dumbledore

2001 My Kingdom
Sandeman

2001 Bette (TV series)
Stage Hand
– True Story (2001) … Stage Hand

2001 The Pearl
Dr. Karl

2000 Gladiator
Marcus Aurelius

1999 Grizzly Falls
Old Harry

1999 To Walk with Lions
George Adamson

1998 The Barber of Siberia
Makkreken (as Richard Kharris)

1998 Upright Affair

1997 This Is the Sea
Old Man Jacobs

1997 The Hunchback (TV movie)
Dom Frollo

1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow
Dr. Andreas Tork

1996 Trojan Eddie
John Power

1996 Savage Hearts
Sir Roger Foxley

1995 The Great Kandinsky (TV movie)
Ernest Kandinsky

1995 Cry, the Beloved Country
James Jarvis

1993 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Frank

1993 Abraham (TV movie)
Abraham

1993 Silent Tongue
Prescott Roe

1992 Unforgiven
English Bob

1992 Patriot Games
Paddy O'Neil

1990 The Field
'Bull' McCabe

1990 King of the Wind
King George II

1989 Mack the Knife
Mr. Peachum

1988 Strike Commando 2
Maj. Vic Jenkins

1988 Maigret (TV movie)
Jules Maigret

1985 Martin's Day
Martin Steckert

1983 Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan - Man Called Horse

1982 Camelot (TV movie)
King Arthur

1982 Highpoint
Lewis Kinney

1981 Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Jason

1981 Tarzan, the Ape Man
James Parker

1979 The Last Word
Danny Travis

1979 Game for Vultures
David Swansey

1979 Ravagers
Falk

1978 The Wild Geese
Capt. Rafer Janders

1977 Golden Rendezvous
John Carter

1977 Orca
Captain Nolan

1977 Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver

1976 The Cassandra Crossing
Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain

1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan

1976 Robin and Marian
Richard the Lionheart / King Richard

1976 Echoes of a Summer
Eugene Striden

1974 Juggernaut
Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon

1974 99 and 44/100% Dead
Harry Crown

1973 The Deadly Trackers
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick

1971 Man in the Wilderness
Zachary Bass

1971 The Snow Goose (TV movie)
Philip Rhayadar

1971 Festival europäischer Schlager (TV movie)
Singer

1971 The Hero
Eitan

1970 Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

1970 A Man Called Horse
John Morgan

1970 The Molly Maguires
Detective James McParlan

1967 Caprice
Christopher White

1967 Camelot
King Arthur

1966 Hawaii
Capt. Rafer Hoxworth

1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
Cain

1965 The Heroes of Telemark
Knut

1965 Major Dundee
Captain Benjamin Tyreen

1965 I tre volti
Robert (segment "Gli amanti celebri")

1964 Red Desert
Corrado Zeller

1964 Alive and Kicking
Lover

1963 This Sporting Life
Frank Machin

1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Seaman John Mills

1961 The Guns of Navarone
Barnsby

1961 Jungle Fighters
Cpl. Johnstone

1960 The Night Fighters
Sean Reilly

1960 Art Carney Special (TV series)
– Victory (1960)

1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Come in Razor Red (1960)

1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Higgins

1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
Posted by Matisyeezy
End of the bar, Drunk
Member since Feb 2012
16624 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 10:55 pm to
Serious question, not intentionally trolling, but has Kevin Costner ever made a good film?
Posted by ToesOnTheNose213
The present
Member since Oct 2007
2028 posts
Posted on 8/31/12 at 11:24 pm to
I only read the first page, but the answer is Keith David.
Posted by VerlanderBEAST
Member since Dec 2011
18981 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 12:04 am to
quote:

Who has been in the most commercially successful (yet quality) movies? Probably Tom Hanks.

That would be Will Smith or Arnold
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20108 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 12:38 am to
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Serious question, not intentionally trolling, but has Kevin Costner ever made a good film?



Oh come on man. I'm not saying he belongs in with these acting greats, but the guy has made some decent movies, for crying out loud.
Posted by TideHater
Orange Beach AL
Member since May 2007
19706 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 4:44 am to
Vanilla Ice

Year Film Role Other notes
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Jack - Club Performer Film debut
Cool as Ice John 'Johnny' Van Owen Won Golden Raspberry for "Worst New Star"
2000 Da Hip Hop Witch Vanilla Ice
2002 The New Guy Seth - Music Store Employee
2005 The Helix...Loaded Theo
2006 The Bros. Vanilla Ice
2010 Big Money Rustlas Heckler
The Vanilla Ice Project Host
2012 That's My Boy Himself
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36107 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 8:09 am to
quote:

Serious question, not intentionally trolling, but has Kevin Costner ever made a good film?



I like more of his older films:

Silverado
The Untouchables
No Way Out
Bull Durham
A Perfect World
Wyatt Earp
Tin Cup
Thirteen Days

I know a lot of people love Field of Dreams but it wasn't my favorite... I just never was able to make the leap and buy into the idea of the movie for some reason
Posted by Matisyeezy
End of the bar, Drunk
Member since Feb 2012
16624 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 8:19 am to
I'm not saying anyone is wrong, I just generally don't care for him. Then again, somehow Bull Durham completely slipped my mind. I live in Durham, NC. How embarrassing
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
12810 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 8:46 am to
quote:

Tom Hanks isn't imo isn't even in the same league as all these other actors


You are out of your mind. I know it isn't always the best barometer for an actor, but the man almost wont 3 straight Oscars for Best Actor.

quote:

Denzel, Pitt, and Leo, are many levels above him.


Maybe now, but I don't know about when he was in his prime. He was pretty damn good.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
12810 posts
Posted on 9/1/12 at 8:48 am to
quote:

Serious question, not intentionally trolling, but has Kevin Costner ever made a good film?


Open Range is probably the best modern western.

And he directed it as well.
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