Favorite actor and the role that created that

[CouchCoach]

My favorite actor is Daniel Day-Lewis and the role that created that was My Left Foot. I suffered through that entire film with him, my leg cramped after watching that the first time. He transferred the effort that took to the audience.

When I think of an actor, the ones that really take me somewhere are the ones that become that character and lose themselves. It was easy for him because he wasn't a big star and didn't have a persona to lose.

After that, it was Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the Father, Gangs of New York and Lincoln. The lengths he went to recreate Lincoln's walk alone showed just how committed he was to a role. He's the consummate craftsman absorbed into his craft.

My runner up, and previous favorite of all time, is Jack Lemmon because of the variety and depth of his roles but The Apartment is what nailed it for me.

OK, who's yours and the role and it can be an actress, the term actor applies to both.

 

[Tabascocat]

Schwarzeneggar-Conan the Barbarian

I grew up in his prime and he is nostalgic for me(1980’s). I like action movies and he delivered

 

[Runwildboys]

I don't really have a favorite actor anymore, but before his infamous rant, it was Mel Gibson.

It wasn't so much the role, as a moment while playing the role. In the first Lethal Weapon there's the scene (right after he saved the guy who was jumping off the building) in which Riggs and Murtaugh were in the abandoned storefront and Murtaugh was yelling at him, and basically daring him to put his gun in his own mouth and pull the trigger. Riggs did it, but Murtaugh put his thumb in the way of the hammer. As Gibson calmed down, you could literally see his eyes glaze over in an instant.

That's when he became my favorite actor.

 

[Big_D]

Bill The Butcher is probably my favorite movie character of all time. Brilliant.

 

[Big_D]

I don't really have a favorite actor anymore, but before his infamous rant, it was Mel Gibson.

It wasn't so much the role, as a moment while playing the role. In the first Lethal Weapon there's the scene (right after he saved the guy who was jumping off the building) in which Riggs and Murtaugh were in the abandoned storefront and Murtaugh was yelling at him, and basically daring him to put his gun in his own mouth and pull the trigger. Riggs did it, but Murtaugh put his thumb in the way of the hammer. As Gibson calmed down, you could literally see his eyes glaze over in an instant.

That's when he became my favorite actor.

That was the draw. Riggs and Murtaugh were polar opposites and Riggs was completely out of his mind which Gibson played perfectly.

 

[CouchCoach]

I don't really have a favorite actor anymore, but before his infamous rant, it was Mel Gibson.

It wasn't so much the role, as a moment while playing the role. In the first Lethal Weapon there's the scene (right after he saved the guy who was jumping off the building) in which Riggs and Murtaugh were in the abandoned storefront and Murtaugh was yelling at him, and basically daring him to put his gun in his own mouth and pull the trigger. Riggs did it, but Murtaugh put his thumb in the way of the hammer. As Gibson calmed down, you could literally see his eyes glaze over in an instant.

That's when he became my favorite actor.

Personal lives don't have to enter into it. I still like his movies. What they do to entertain me is all I care about. The Mad Max films, Lethal Weapon and others are in my library and I still enjoy them.

Bruce Willis and Chevy Chase are supposedly two of the bigger aholes but I still like their films and the Die Hard's and Christmas Vacation is a must watch.

 

[timb2]

Clint Eastwood-The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly...Love his Westerns!!!

 

[cowboyec]

☆Elvis....favorite role...himself in the concert film Thats The Way It Is...I saw that film before his other movies.Elvis the person seemed comfortable with who he was...and came across as the coolest cat in the room.
as a kid...it was awesome.
like Batman.
Elvis the performer blew me away and sealed the deal.
and one thing about that movie showcased something I've heard those that knew him say time and again...
the man knew how to make an entrance.
on stage or off.
2 scenes in that documentary that still hit me tho i've seen it a 1,000x....Elvis in his black lincoln driving onto the MGM lot to rehearse with his band for the up-coming Vegas gigs that are the heart of the film...Elvis stops...shakes hands with the security guard and they chat...lasts only a few seconds...but the biggest star in the world made time for the security guard...and it seemed that wasnt just for show or the first time....thats pretty cool.
the 2nd....was Elvis off stage waiting to come out...then makes his entrance onto the stage.
that scene still gives me chills.
The King in his element....nothing better.

 

[Runwildboys]

Personal lives don't have to enter into it. I still like his movies. What they do to entertain me is all I care about. The Mad Max films, Lethal Weapon and others are in my library and I still enjoy them.

Bruce Willis and Chevy Chase are supposedly two of the bigger aholes but I still like their films and the Die Hard's and Christmas Vacation is a must watch.

Well, Braveheart is still my favorite movie, so I don't really hold who he is against his acting, but the actor is the person, and it's a bit harder to think of him without thinking of his rant. I'll still watch his movies and enjoy them, but any interviews and that type of thing I'm less likely to watch.

 

[cowboyec]

2 others...
☆Eastwood....The Outlaw Josey Wales.
man I loved that character.
☆Stallone...Rocky.

 

[Runwildboys]

☆Elvis....favorite role...himself in the concert film Thats The Way It Is...I saw that film before his other movies.Elvis the person seemed comfortable with who he was...and came across as the coolest cat in the room.
as a kid...it was awesome.
like Batman.
Elvis the performer blew me away and sealed the deal.
and one thing about that movie showcased something I've heard those that knew him say time and again...
the man knew how to make an entrance.
on stage or off.
2 scenes in that documentary that still hit me tho i've seen it a 1,000x....Elvis in his black lincoln driving onto the MGM lot to rehearse with his band for the up-coming Vegas gigs that are the heart of the film...Elvis stops...shakes hands with the security guard and they chat...lasts only a few seconds...but the biggest star in the world made time for the security guard...and it seemed that wasnt just for show or the first time....thats pretty cool.
the 2nd....was Elvis off stage waiting to come out...then makes his entrance onto the stage.
that scene still gives me chills.
The King in his element....nothing better.

Is That's the Way It Is the one where he was in the middle of the room in the black leather jacket? If so, I did like when he made fun of himself for when he used to do the lip thing....and it was a very good, intimate show.

 

[cowboyec]

Is That's the Way It Is the one where he was in the middle of the room in the black leather jacket? If so, I did like when he made fun of himself for when he used to do the lip thing....and it was a very good, intimate show.

no.
that was the '68 comeback special...which was also very impactful on me as a kid.
Thats The Way It Is was filmed in Vegas in 1970...they filmed several of his August shows.

 

[Runwildboys]

no.
that was the '68 comeback special...which was also very impactful on me as a kid.
Thats The Way It Is was filmed in Vegas in 1970...they filmed several of his August shows.

The one where he said, "...and if you won't come back to me...well, the Hell with you!"?

 

[cowboyec]

The one where he said, "...and if you won't come back to me...well, the Hell with you!"?

that was from one of his last concerts in '77...aired on CBS.
he had gained weight but his voice was just as strong.
I love it when he would ad-lib a line like that.

in Thats The Way It Is he is rehearsing Love Me....instead of singing "if you ever go...darlin I'll be oh...so lonely".....he changed it to...."darlin' I'll be oh...so horny"....then breaks out laughing...great scene.
He never took himself or his stardom too seriously...he always thought it could go away any moment.

 

[cowboyec]

Schwarzeneggar-Conan the Barbarian

I grew up in his prime and he is nostalgic for me(1980’s). I like action movies and he delivered

KROM!!!

 

[cowboyec]

Clint Eastwood-The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly...Love his Westerns!!!

my favorites.
then he did The Dirty Harry movies and The Gauntlet.
I even loved Every Which Way But Loose and Bronco Billy.

 

[cowboyec]

☆Stallone...Rocky.
my 2 favorite scenes from that brilliant first film.
•the meat locker scene...when he really starts beatin' the hell outta that dead cow...he looks over at Paulie...and never blinks and changes his expression in a way that the message was sent...w/out a word...don't talk like that about Adrian...around me...EVER.
•Last round...they touch gloves...Apollo says..."you're goin' down man!"....Rocky...trunks stained pink w/blood...eye closed...exhausted...says "nah'uh.....no way".

 

[cowboyec]

☆Eastwood...The Outlaw Josey Wales.
not so much a line or a scene as much as it was his look....everything about that character...I lost count of how many guns he carried on his person...he was/is just so damn cool.
and noone ever got the upper hand on him.
he was like a ghost.
2,3,5 steps ahead of those red-leggs.

favorite scene would be the gatlin gun scene.

 

[nightrain]

Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy - "On the Waterfront"

A top 5 movie for me (that list may include about 10 or so). Brando was outstanding as a mob lackey turned honorable citizen on the NJ waterfront. Struggling to earn a living as a longshoreman and prize fighter, both occupations seeped in mob influence and corruption, Terry Malloy turns his back on the neighborhood mob rule of D&D to root out a corrupt mob boss and his influence. If you have not seen this movie, I highly recommend you do.

 

[Rockport]

John Wayne - All of them
Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live