Who's the best actor of all time?

[DdraigGoch]

There are loads that I like, for instance Laurence Olivier is one of them, De Niro, Pacino. But which actor do you like of all time?

[batman]

Best Actor - Marlon Brando

Favourite Actor - Maxwell Reed

[billy bentley]

My favourite - Charles Laughton, close;y follwed by Brando.

[billy bentley]

That should read closely !

[SirOllyBolly]

Best: Don't know

Favourite: Oliver Reed/Errol Flynn

[moonfleet]

James Mason (if just one must be cited....) in his young and middle age periods



Moon.

[Caine]

Keanu Reeves

Arnie

Sly Stallone

[EllyMack]

I'm like SirOlly. Best, I really couldn't say. So many quality actors past and present.



Favourite? S'why I came here. Gerry Sundquist, bless 'im.

[Bernardo]

The best actor of all time is Christopher Mitchell aged 5. His pre-school farewells are a must for any here aspiring to work on Casualty.

After him I rate Humphrey Bogart among the best ever so far.

[James Fox]

Brando.

[wadsy]

Best actor for me has to be Marlon Brando.



My favourites though are Stephen Boyd, Errol flynn & Robert Mitchum.

[stevie boy]

American



Spencer Tracy

James Cagney

Humphrey Bogart



British



Denholm Elliot

Dirk Bogarde

Roger Livesey

[Moor Larkin]

[Chevyman]

Brando

[stuart.scot]

Actors

James Stewart

Charles Chaplin

John Wayne

Cary Grant

Spencer Tracy

Gary Cooper



All Rounders

James Cagney

Fred Astaire

Frank Sinatra

Gene Kelly

Bing Crosby

Dean Martin



Actresses

Kate Hepburn

Bette Davis

Ingrid Bergman

Barbara Stanwyck

Olivia De Havilland

Maureen O'Hara



Female all rounders

Doris Day

Judy Garland

Ginger Rogers

Barbra Striesand

Julie Andrews

Angela Lansbury/Marilyn Monroe

[alan french]

Hi.

I think there are many actors who come into this heading. Many have been mentioned here. But if we stick to all time literally, most actors pre-date the film iindustry. Those who do not, I think there are many different acting styles which are acceptable to one era but not another. There are some we may be not aware of, both professional and amateur. The more I think about it, I find this more difficult to make up my mind. This is before I go to the pub. I shall look at the next post.

Alan French.

[ollie]

Sorry, dont think there can be a "best" in any creative art form, we really should leave that to sport, but i think when an actor/ess delivers such a naturalistic performance and with the aid of the camera suspends belief for a given period of time that's what i love to see, laura belmont achieves this in tim roths Warzone, i believe she was an unknown who had never acted bergmans films are littered with some great natural performances,But it's not always what is called for so who knows ..... ??



laura belmont / The Warzone

Tim Spall / all or nothing

David thewlis / naked

Max von snydow / winter light

ingrid thulin / the silence



and many more ....



cheers Ollie.

[Marky B]

Luarence Olivier

Alec Guinness

Gene Hackman

Al Pacino

Robert De Niro

Judy Garland

Jodie Foster

Audrey Hepburn

Clint Eastwood

Tom Hanks

Derek Jacobi

Meryl Streep

Judi Dench

John Mills

Alistair Sim

Margaret Rutherford

James Stewart

James Cagney

Gregory Peck

Robert Shaw

Robert Duvall

Sean Connery

Sam Neill

Sylvia Syms

Ta Ta

Marky B

[torinfan]

Torin Thatcher

Charles Laughton

Marlene Dietrich





Torin really does know how to use his body language and voice in acting. It's even better when he crosses his eyes when the scene calls for it (Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Jack the Giant Killer, Bonanza's Elizabeth My Love.) Being able to move one without without moving the other is quite a talent.

[torinfan]

name='alan french']Hi.

I think there are many actors who come into this heading. Many have been mentioned here. But if we stick to all time literally, most actors pre-date the film iindustry. Those who do not, I think there are many different acting styles which are acceptable to one era but not another. There are some we may be not aware of, both professional and amateur. The more I think about it, I find this more difficult to make up my mind. This is before I go to the pub. I shall look at the next post.

Alan French.

I still marvel at the fact that a RADA trained actor (natural???) can adapt his talent so quickly and easily to a new land and industry to the point of thriving on it.