FabSwingers.com forum: Who is the greatest Actor or Actress of all time?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.

Boy can that guy act

So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?

Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom hanks gets my vote!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Daniel Day Lewis

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Daniel Day Lewis "

DDL = Oscar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Daniel Day Lewis

DDL = Oscar

Just to repeat what you said. As for women I dunno. Meh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Actor: before he lost the plot Marlon Brando

Actress: Meryl Streep hands down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's 'before Brando' and 'after Brando'."

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By *isdirtygirlWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

The Duke - John Wayne

The Fiery Redhead - Maureen O Hara

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think Leo di caprio deserves a mention!

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By *aid backMan
over a year ago

by a lake with my rod out

jack nickleson

or day lewis

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Bobby De Niro

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.

Boy can that guy act

So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?

Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold

Not sure it's acting rather than simply Tom enjoying dressing up playing a nazi and the uniform suiting him. Can see how Katie was kept in line til she made her bid for freedom.

What has Tom Cruise acted in rather than just playing Tom Cruise? He's great in A Few Good Men but again he playing Tom Cruise at the end of the day. Ditto Jerry Maguire. Top Gun. Cocktail.

I'd like to see him tackle Chekhov at the Wyndham... or maybe Shakespeare at the Globe.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.

Boy can that guy act

So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?

Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold

Not sure it's acting rather than simply Tom enjoying dressing up playing a nazi and the uniform suiting him. Can see how Katie was kept in line til she made her bid for freedom.

What has Tom Cruise acted in rather than just playing Tom Cruise? He's great in A Few Good Men but again he playing Tom Cruise at the end of the day. Ditto Jerry Maguire. Top Gun. Cocktail.

I'd like to see him tackle Chekhov at the Wyndham... or maybe Shakespeare at the Globe.

Born on the 4th of July

Collateral

Minority report

The Last Samurai

Magnolia

The man can act, he ain't the best though

What about Nicholson

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By *ommando4Man
over a year ago

South Co. Dublin

Tori Black

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town

Dustin Hoffman is a amazing actor.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Denzel Washington !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great actors? Lawrence Olivier?

Daniel Day Lewis, Orson Wells.

What about Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove? Playing the Dr and the President in the same scene. Genius.

Tom Hanks is certainly up there?

But being s screen idol doesn't make someone a great actor, often they are paid vast sums to be themselves as opposed to a character.

Oh forgot Tom Cruise cameo in Tropic Thunder was genius lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Les Grossman is quality in fairness

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Orson Welles

Josh Brolin

Tommy Lee Jones

Leonardo DiCaprio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom hardy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tom hardy"

What a surprise lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tom hardy

What a surprise lol"

Ha.no not cos he's beautiful.he's great actor.always plays real nutty folk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tom hardy

What a surprise lol

Ha.no not cos he's beautiful.he's great actor.always plays real nutty folk"

Ok I'll give you that. He does like the role of nutter/badguy. That Bronson movie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tom hardy

What a surprise lol

Ha.no not cos he's beautiful.he's great actor.always plays real nutty folk

Ok I'll give you that. He does like the role of nutter/badguy. That Bronson movie

I thought he was fantastic playing both Kray brothers in legend,but as the question was greatest actor of all time,my vote is for Sir Lawrence Olivier.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dunno bout the greatest ...

But I do like Leonardo dicaprio films , he adapts so well to each and every role he's portrayed

Tom hardy is also good too , aswell as easy on the eye, so in agreement there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love

Bryan Cranston

Jack Lemmon

Bette Davis

But the most beautiful of all time ( according to Alan) Ingrid Bergman!

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

Day-Lewis, Brando, Hoffman, Pacino, DeNiro.

I'd say the greatest movie star of all is Paul Newman.

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By *HandDNCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

I'd agree with most of the names mentioned so far. Old school names to add for me would be Spencer Tracey, Jimmy Stewart and Sydney Poitier. More "recent" names would be Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Kingsley and Kevin Spacey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anthony Hopkins

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By *ennylaputeTV/TS
over a year ago

Dublin 18

louis Walsh every week ... you made that your own .... gets me every time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good God how can you choose?

To name a few more and avoiding previously mentioned...

Spencer Tracy

Morgan Freeman

James Stewart

Jack lemmon

Anthony Hopkins

Sidney poitier

Henry fonda

Peter o toole

David niven

Peter sellers

Humphrey bogart

Clarke gable

Charlie Chaplin

Cary grant

Burt Lancaster

Harrison Ford

Denzil Washington

Sooo many 5* above and that's just guys !!!!!

Maybe by genre or by decade or something....but one????

Ahhh have my head..it can't be done

James Dean

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Richard Harris ..... Michael Caine .... Gabriel Byrne. ...... Robert Redford .... Paul Newman ......Steve Mc Queen .....Venessa Redgrave ...... The list goes on .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robin william,

In mrs doubhtfire, and few others,

Colin farell,

Brendan gleeson,

Tom hanks

Jodie foster,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's Gary Oldman, what a range of characters he has played! Just disappears into every character he takes on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kaizer just watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise.

Boy can that guy act

So the Manbeast ponders who is the best Thespian ever?

Day-Lewis is Oscar Gold

Not sure it's acting rather than simply Tom enjoying dressing up playing a nazi and the uniform suiting him. Can see how Katie was kept in line til she made her bid for freedom.

What has Tom Cruise acted in rather than just playing Tom Cruise? He's great in A Few Good Men but again he playing Tom Cruise at the end of the day. Ditto Jerry Maguire. Top Gun. Cocktail.

I'd like to see him tackle Chekhov at the Wyndham... or maybe Shakespeare at the Globe.

Born on the 4th of July

Collateral

Minority report

The Last Samurai

Magnolia

The man can act, he ain't the best though

What about Nicholson"

The colour of money with one of the best actors Paul Newman. Him and cruise were brilliant

Meryl Streep for her diversity of roles

And as for Cruise showing diversity look at him in tropic thunder... brilliant even though I don't like him generally as an actor

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

Julie walters ...... brilliant

I love her in educating rita

Pauline collins ....Shirley valentine .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anthony Hopkins

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By *ommickMan
over a year ago

cork

Morgan freeman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Morgan freeman

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I was just about to name him

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By *ommickMan
over a year ago

cork

Correct and true loncav 12 points

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Correct and true loncav 12 points"

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By *ommickMan
over a year ago

cork

"Correct and true loncav 12 points

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My 3 sons.... what a treo of actors and preformers them little actors are...

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By *rdinaryladMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.

A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steve mcqueen

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By *on1980Man
over a year ago

City Centre

Daniel Day

Heath Ledger for the joker alone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.

A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness."

The best sherlock alone requires it's own thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.

A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness."

Some aged and act better as a result agree re Robert Downey Jr

Clint is a legend and an even better director

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By *rdinaryladMan
over a year ago

Dublin

"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.

A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness.

The best sherlock alone requires it's own thread

That's true

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By *rdinaryladMan
over a year ago

Dublin

"Has nobody mentioned Clint Eastwood? Brilliant actor, great in so many films, admittedly some very similar roles. Loved Heartbreak Ridge.

A younger actor I had no time for but have warmed to after his Sherlock role is Robert Downey Jr. Plays the part brilliantly in fairness.

Some aged and act better as a result agree re Robert Downey Jr

Clint is a legend and an even better director "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Danziel,

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By *ommando4Man
over a year ago

South Co. Dublin

Male: Peter North

Female: Jenna Jameson

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By *ohndunboyneMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne & Dublin

Alec Guinness

Paul Newman

Marlon Brando

Al Pacino

James Gandolfini

Gary Oldman

Johnny Depp

Brad Pitt

Matt Damon

Will Smith

Rutger Hauer

Christian Bale

Heath Ledger

Dermot Morgan

Morgan Freeman

Denzel Washington

Matthew McConaughey

Benedict Cumberbatch

Meryl Streep

Charlotte Rampling

Eva Green

Kristin Scott Thomas

Cate Blanchett

Sigourney Weaver

Juliet Binoche

Monica Bellucci

I better stop now!

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