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re: Roles people were born to play.

Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:10 am to
Posted by Dandy Lion
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:10 am to
DeNiro as Travis Bickle.
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates.
Posted by FT
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:10 am to
John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin.

This one is legit.

ETA: And Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane.

I can honestly not see anyone else playing those roles nearly as well, or making those characters iconic.
This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 12:13 am
Posted by jose canseco
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:16 am to
quote:

Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates


Solid selection. Solid
I will see your Anthony and raise you one...

Anthony Hopkins, Hannibal Lector.

Who could play that role better?
Posted by Jamohn
Das Boot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:18 am to
Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. Too bad they wasted that on the rugby movie. :bang head:

Stiffler as Stiffler
Lee Ermey as Sgt. Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
Russell Crowe in Gladiator
Steve Buscemi as the creepy weirdo in every movie he's played the creepy weirdo (Billy Madison, Con Air, Lonesome Dove, etc.)
Posted by vilma4prez
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Member since Jan 2009
6675 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:20 am to
Jeremy piven is Ari gold

Patrick Stewart is professor x

Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
6871 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:21 am to
quote:

Patton

Yup, I'd add Peck as MacArthur. These were both big deal roles for a whole generation.

quote:

Kingsley


As well, I can't not picture him in this every time I see him.

How about Forrest as Idi Amin? That was frightfully played.

quote:

Lee Ermey


Win
This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 12:25 am
Posted by DriveByBBQ
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:34 am to
Posted by RupertPupkin
River City
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 1:01 am to
MICHAEL FASSBENDER = JAMES BOND

This must happen.
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 1:07 am to
quote:

Jeremy piven is Ari gold

Patrick Stewart is professor x


spot on, especially piven
Posted by KCTigerFan212
Kansas City
Member since May 2014
243 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:28 am to
I have no idea if this counts since it's just a voice, but I can't imagine Darth Vader's voice being someone other than James Earl Jones'.

Bruce Willis as John McClane.

I think Arnold as The Terminator wins the thread, though. Again, not an Oscar level performance, but I can't imagine anyone else doing that role. It was meant to be.
Posted by cdkline06
Denham Springs
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:01 am to
Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47. Can't think of anyone else who could nail the guy's every mannerism. There were times I thought I was playing the game.
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:04 am to
Tom Hiddleston as Loki

J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 4:49 am to
Clint - Man With No Name, Dirty Harry



Posted by Tigris
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:16 am to
Javier Bardem - Anton Chigurh
Mandy Patinkin - Inigo Montoya
Posted by diat150
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:18 am to
Posted by illuminatic
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:57 am to
I must have skimmed over it bc there no way Hugh Jackman as Wolverine hasn't been mentioned. I expected it to be in the first reply.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 7:11 am to
I kinda think Jackman is not a natural Wolverine. He's taller and thinner and not as rugged as Wolverine would be. He's good in it now, esp since it seems he's been juicing but it doesn't seem as great a fit to me. Maybe bc I was a comic nerd for years
Posted by leveetiger
New Roads, LA
Member since Jul 2010
594 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 7:42 am to
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Posted by unbeWEAVEable
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Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 7:46 am to
quote:

Alan Rickman is snape. Which is funny, since he's quite different than the book shape. But seriously I couldn't imagine anyone else in that role.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 7:50 am to
quote:

I'm not saying there aren't some great performances listed, but don't confuse a great performance with a "born to play" role.

Or we could just continue like we have been doing in this thread without your assistance.
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