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Who is the most powerful actor based on the roles they've played?

Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:17 pm
Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:17 pm
The premise of this thread is pretty simple.

So, if you take the roles portrayed by the actor, who is the strongest overall?

By this, I mean who's characters are the most powerful, not who has had the most powerful portrayal.

For example, Ian McKellen has played Gandalf and Magneto. He is pretty damn powerful.

Morgan Freeman has played God so he would win against pretty much anyone and I think we should disregard the role of God in the challenge.
This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 9:07 pm
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:19 pm to
Chuck Norris

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Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:19 pm to
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Chuck Norris
Are we talking about the mythological character Chuck Norris or the real life one?

I think Ian McKellen would defeat Chuck Norris.
This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 7:21 pm
Posted by Supravol22
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:20 pm to
Keanu Reeves: Neo, John Wick, Constantine

Figured I would go with something different
Posted by Tactical1
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:20 pm to
Morgan Freeman played God

EDIT: Nevermind
This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 7:21 pm
Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:21 pm to
quote:

Morgan Freeman played God.
Tactical1 did not read the OP.
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:22 pm to
James Earl Jones commands some serious power.
Posted by Gary Busey
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:25 pm to
Christopher Lee played Count Dooku and Saruman.
Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:25 pm to
quote:

James Earl Jones commands some serious power.
Not only was he a badass sith lord, but he was also a pretty badass lion.
Posted by Dr RC
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:25 pm to
If the Captain Marvel/Shazam movie happens The Rock will have played both Hercules and Black Adam.

Mash those two together and you have one bad mofo.

If you want to add to that he was also a mutated space marine in Doom and the Scorpion King monster from The Mummy 2.
This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 7:28 pm
Posted by Tactical1
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:26 pm to
Though we haven't seen an exhibition of his power, I imagine Josh Brolin's Thanos will be mad strong.
Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:30 pm to
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Josh Brolin's Thanos will be mad strong.
Probably. Also, Brolin has played some other badasses in his time.
Posted by UMRealist
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:31 pm to
Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool, Weapon X, Green Lantern
Posted by Gary Busey
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:32 pm to
Matt Damon's is pretty cool:

Genius janitor with elite combat skills, who weirdly is a fallen angel seeking a way into heaven in New Jersey.


If we're doing some without super powers
This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 7:49 pm
Posted by Scruffy
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:35 pm to
Funny enough, Hayden Christensen would be a good one.

Anakin Skywalker
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Posted by Breesus
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:40 pm to
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Funny enough, Hayden Christensen would be a good one.

Anakin Skywalker


No. He wouldn't. He played pussy bitch untrained Anakin. James Earl Jones played badass master Darth Vader.
Posted by Breesus
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:42 pm to
Chris Evans:

Captain America and Human Torch and the most popular kid in school.
Posted by Dick Leverage
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:47 pm to
Robert De Niro

Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
Max Cady (Cape Fear)
Vito Corleone(Godfather)
Jimmy Conway(Goodfellas)
Al Capone ( The Untouchables)
Micheal Vronsky (Deer Hunter)
Jake La Motta (Raging Bull)
Neil McCauley(Heat)
Sam Rothstein (Casino)

Never mind. I misunderstood to say who has had the most roles as a powerful character.

This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 7:51 pm
Posted by Upperdecker
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:52 pm to
Ian McKellan was so powerful he turned down the role of Albus Dumblebore
Posted by abellsujr
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Posted on 3/6/16 at 7:56 pm to
Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood deserves some consideration.

ETA: Misunderstood the OP as well. Brandon Routh plays Superman and The Atom. You can probably throw him in there.
This post was edited on 3/6/16 at 8:05 pm
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