Greatest Living Actor/Actress?

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 18, 2005 10:00 am

Who would you say is the greatest living actor or actress?

Please base your answer on their body of work, their versatility, respect amongst their peers, and/or awards won.
And anyone who says Paris Hilton should be banned from the internet.

I'm going to go with Morgan Freeman.

I know there are a lot of bigger names out there, but it seems that Freeman is seemingly in every movie that comes out, usually in a likeable role, and ALWAYS turns in a great performance. I've never heard anyone say anything negative about him.

Try to list just one....

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » November 18, 2005 10:01 am

He's not working much anymore, but Paul Newman.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 18, 2005 10:04 am

LIPH wrote:He's not working much anymore, but Paul Newman.

He's living, so he qualifies!
And he has a new movie, "Cars", on the way!
He's never stopped working, just slowed down a bit....6 movies since 1998.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 18, 2005 10:05 am

Antique/Classic category: Paul Newman or Robert Redford.
Solid body of work, will be Classic: Tom Hanks
Up and coming: Johnny Depp

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 18, 2005 10:06 am

RinglingRingling wrote:Antique/Classic category: Paul Newman or Robert Redford.
Solid body of work, will be Classic: Tom Hanks
Up and coming: Johnny Depp

I was looking for ONE!

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » November 18, 2005 10:07 am

RinglingRingling wrote:Up and coming: Johnny Depp

Not Rick Salomon?

mings · Post by **mings** » November 18, 2005 10:12 am

Damn. 1?

Ummm.

Bobby DeNiro

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » November 18, 2005 10:12 am

The guy who played Squiggy

bumper · Post by **bumper** » November 18, 2005 10:13 am

Geoffrey Rush
Jack Nicholson
Al Pacino

Charlize Theron
Joan Allen
Jodi Foster

three way tie

ah nevermind..cannot pick one that stands head and shoulders above the rest.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 18, 2005 10:14 am

LIPH wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:Up and coming: Johnny Depp
Not Rick Salomon?

Depp or Vincent D'Onofrio.

and CP, I really had to break it out into age groups. I got to thinking about it when Brando died and they claimed he was the greatest actor in America at the time of his death. My thought was, "in his day, perhaps he was good, but he hasn't done crap since 1972...". Newman got the nod to that role because of a much better body of work over a much longer period of activity (even Mr. and Mrs. Bridge had good moments).

Hanks got the nod for his age group/bracket because of the back to back Oscars, and possible 3-peat in the 1990s, and his role as the father in "Road to Perdition". (Tho some of that could have been acting across from Newman...

)

Johnny Depp and D'Onofrio both take roles that are interesting, and they become the role, a "Hi, I'm Hamlet and I look something like so-and-so" rather than "Hi, I'm so-and-so, love me in this because I am playing Hamlet" thing.

col cairo · Post by **col cairo** » November 18, 2005 10:30 am

I have to go with Tom Hanks.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 18, 2005 10:35 am

CaptainP wrote:Who would you say is the greatest living actor or actress?

Please base your answer on their body of work, their versatility, respect amongst their peers, and/or awards won.
And anyone who says Paris Hilton should be banned from the internet.

I'm going to go with Morgan Freeman.

I know there are a lot of bigger names out there, but it seems that Freeman is seemingly in every movie that comes out, usually in a likeable role, and ALWAYS turns in a great performance

Try to list just one....

she turns in a great performance for her role in any film... of course, how hard is it for a blonde bimbo to play a blonde bimbo...

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » November 18, 2005 10:43 am

Nicholas Cage

rsgeist · Post by **rsgeist** » November 18, 2005 10:50 am

Denzel Washington

BoozeInTheBlender · Post by **BoozeInTheBlender** » November 18, 2005 10:51 am

What about this guy?

f2cdlzrd · Post by **f2cdlzrd** » November 18, 2005 11:53 am

Isn't he in a new movie this Spring?

Seriously though, here's my choice:

IrishG · Post by **IrishG** » November 18, 2005 11:59 am

Johnny Depp....he's had some great movies, where his character usually makes that movie good. His characters/movies have already covered a wide variety of styles. Depp's the man

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » November 18, 2005 12:01 pm

IrishG wrote:Johnny Depp....he's had some great movies, where his character usually makes that movie good. His characters/movies have already covered a wide variety of styles. Depp's the man

He's definitely one of the most versatile actors out there.

BoozeInTheBlender · Post by **BoozeInTheBlender** » November 18, 2005 12:07 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
IrishG wrote:Johnny Depp....he's had some great movies, where his character usually makes that movie good. His characters/movies have already covered a wide variety of styles. Depp's the man
He's definitely one of the most versatile actors out there.

I think his best work was in "Blow"

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » November 18, 2005 12:09 pm

BoozeInTheBlender wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
IrishG wrote:Johnny Depp....he's had some great movies, where his character usually makes that movie good. His characters/movies have already covered a wide variety of styles. Depp's the man
He's definitely one of the most versatile actors out there.
I think his best work was in "Blow"

He was great in that. I think the best was "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", though. It can't be easy to play HST.

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