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Is Bill Murray the greatest comedic actor of all time?
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:25 pm
I think a case can be made.
What say you?
What say you?
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Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:28 pm to tbabino
You can do better than this. When starting this thread, you need to list his top roles to support your claim. You should probably include some other top comedic actors for comparison.
This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:29 pm to tbabino
Peter Sellers deserves a mention.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:46 pm to tbabino
I mean, I like Bill Murray but greatest of all time? I don't think he's even in the discussion.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 7:46 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Peter Sellers, Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, Charlie Chaplin... It’s a long list.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 9:13 pm to tbabino
Gunga galunga...lagunga gunga.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 9:32 pm to tbabino
You misspelled Leslie Jones
Posted on 9/12/19 at 9:38 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Groucho is my personal number one. In fact, most of my funniest comedic actors are from the Black and White era. Chaplin, Keaton, The Stooges, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy. Damn. I also think Tom Hanks needs to be credited with being a brilliant comedic actor, and of course, Robin Williams.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 9:40 pm to tbabino
He’s certainly been in a lot of my favorite movies, I can’t say that about any other comedian off the top of my head.
Posted on 9/12/19 at 9:49 pm to tbabino
No
Posted on 9/12/19 at 10:15 pm to tbabino
If you take the Airplane movies, the Naked Gun movies and Police Squad TV show...
There's very few iconic comedic actors...Peter Sellers, Chaplin, Keaton...
You may laugh but Leslie Nielsen is up there in iconic status.
Like Sellers played an iconic character in Pink Panther and also memorable character in Dr. Strangelove.
Nielsen played an iconic character in the Naked Gun franchise and memorable character in the Airplane movies.
There's very few iconic comedic actors...Peter Sellers, Chaplin, Keaton...
You may laugh but Leslie Nielsen is up there in iconic status.
Like Sellers played an iconic character in Pink Panther and also memorable character in Dr. Strangelove.
Nielsen played an iconic character in the Naked Gun franchise and memorable character in the Airplane movies.
This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 9/12/19 at 10:36 pm to tbabino
Wrong
Posted on 9/12/19 at 10:41 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Lots of names to consider, besides the ones already mentioned. Jack Lemmon, John Cleese, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland,Albert Brooks, Danny Kaye, Cary Grant, Steve Martin, John Candy, Walter Matthau, Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Stewart, Danny DeVito, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey,Don Knotts, and lots of younger guys who's names I don't know.
This post was edited on 9/12/19 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 9/13/19 at 12:01 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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You may laugh but Leslie Nielsen is up there in iconic status.
Nielsen is a universe below Peter Sellers. Funny guy, but he had a very narrow comedic range.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 12:17 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Peter Sellers, Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, Charlie Chaplin... It’s a long list.
Are you fricking 175 years old??
Posted on 9/13/19 at 3:08 am to tbabino
Hes not ahead of steve martin.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 12:23 pm to tbabino
Bill Murray may well be the coolest man on the planet but I would give Jack Lemmon the nod for best comedic actor.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 12:51 pm to Jimbeaux
I dont get the Bill Murray hype. I've never been a huge fan. I hate Groundhog Day and everyone else I know loves it so it may skew my perception of him. It was like the 2nd movie I remember him being in as a kid so maybe that jaded me for life.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 1:03 pm to chinese58
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Lots of names to consider, besides the ones already mentioned. Jack Lemmon, John Cleese, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland,Albert Brooks, Danny Kaye, Cary Grant, Steve Martin, John Candy, Walter Matthau, Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Stewart, Danny DeVito, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey,Don Knotts, and lots of younger guys who's names I don't know.
No Tim Conway? He was funnier than Murray by a long shot.
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