In no order...

Denzel Washington
Johnny Depp
Samuel L. Jackson
Brad pitt
Edward Norton
Renée Zellweger
Bruce Willis
Don Cheadle
Sandra Bullock
Tom Cruise(I know alot of people don't like him, but i do!):lol:

Bruce Campbell.

'nuff said.

it's really hard to name them all, but here's what i can think of

Robert De Niro, James Stewart, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlburg, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, James Caan, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, Andy Garcia, Robert Duvall, Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Kevin Spacey, Kevin Pollack, Edward Norton, Gene Hackman, Jamie Foxx, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, William H. Macy, John Goodman, Jeff Bridges, Harrison Ford, Laurence Fishburne, Michael J. Fox, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Gabriel Byrne, Colin Farrel, Will Smith, Mickey Rourke, Shia LaBeouf, Dan Aykroyd, Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson

i think the greatest actor of all time is Robert De Niro
but Jimmy Stewart and Al Pacino are a very close second and third

My favourite actors are
Sharuk khan
Aamir Khan
Mohanlal
Mamootty
They were from Malayalam and Hindi

Hmm...in random order...

Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Billy Crudup, Johnny Depp, Samuel L. Jackson, DeNiro, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Steve Buscemi, Forrest Whitaker, Geoffrey Wright, Gary Sinise, George Clooney, James Edward Olmos, Stanley Tucci...


-- spinner :cool:

I can watch just about anything with Mitchum, Matthau, Gable, William Powell, DeNiro, or Bill Murray.

That's not to leave out any other greats, but those guys are top box office draws for me.

Then there's Warren Oates, James Coburn, James Garner, and a host of others that can carry a good film.

What's sad these days is that there aren't as many of the ensemble movies utilizing several big names at once.

About the last really all big name cast film that I saw and enjoyed was "Glengarry Glen Ross". Stellar performances all around with major leaguers in all the roles. Even Alec Baldwin proved he can turn in a great performance in that one, and I only recently learned that Mamet didn't include that particular character in the play.

Oh, and Joe Pesci, where would Scorcese be without Pesci?

jack nicholson
al pacino
deniro
phillip seymore hoffman
ed norton
ryan gosling
steve buscemi
mark wahlburg
luke wilson
adrien brody

Al Pacino
Nick Nolte
Dan Ackroyd
Robert De Niro
Bill Murray
Joe Pesci
M. Emmett Walsh
Harry Dean Stanton
Johnny Depp
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Clint Eastwood
Alan Arkin
Jeff Bridges
Steve Buscemi
Robert Duvall
Adrien Brody
John Goodman
Michael Keaton
Christian Bale
Matt Damon
James Stewart
Walter Mathau
Gene Hackman
Toshiro Mifune
Robert Mitchum
Peter Cushing
Christopher Lee
Vincent Price

And so on.

Brad Pitt (Mainly in Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Snatch)
Johnny Depp
Daniel Day Lewis
Edward Norton
Guy Pearce

malcolm mcdowell (a clockwork orange!!) just saw his new movie red roses and petrol and he was amazing
jean reno (the professional)
robert mitchum (out of the past...amazing!)
gary busey

just a few that come to the top of my head

im surprised only 1 person mentioned Daniel Day Lewis.

I just saw Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot. He is a great actor.

Al Pacino
Robert Deniro
Marlon Brando
Johnny Depp
Brad Pitt
Ed Norton
Jack Nicholson
John Travolta
Samuel L Jackson
Jim Carrey
Tom Hanks
Denzel Washingnton
Robert Duvaal
Michael Caine
and so on...

Obviously not in order!!!

Mos Def
Joe Anderson
Mia Kirshner
Helena Bonham Carter
Elijah Wood
Johnny Depp
Jared Leto
Winona Ryder
G.J. Echternkamp
Diego Luna
Nathalie Portman

My favorite actors are Harvey Keitel, good old Cuckoo Jack (a.k.a. Nicholson, LOL), and Christopher Lloyd. Sometimes, I am really into DeNiro's work; but there are other times when I think he can be a little overrated in certain films. I also am a horror buff with a lot of respect for the late Bela Lugosi.

My favorite actresses are Jennifer Connelly and Drew Barrymore from the younger generation, and Ruth Gordon from the golden age. I also really liked Tammy Blanchard in "The Good Shepherd"- she played the disabled lover of the protagonist, if you have not seen it. I would like to see more films with her; I think she could be really versatile & intense if given some more central roles.

helena bonham carter is my favorite
and i just saw "heavenly creatures" again, and thought melanie lynskey was quite incredible.

yea i definitely agree about denzel but also to my list is Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks and Sean Penn

I don't think I saw anyone mention Michael Caine ... why is that?

Johnny Depp
Daniel Day Lewis
Robert DeNiro
Phillip S. Hoffman
John Goodman
Jack Nicholson
Bill Murray
Julianne Moore

These are my favorites but I could go on forever with actors that I think are talented.

If I had to say my least favorites (I do have them) they would be:

Quentin Tarantino, Gene Hackman, M. Night Shyamalan

Will Smith, DeNiro, Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, Jackie Chan, Johnny Depp, Edward Norton, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Sean Connery, Natalie Portman, Emma Watson, Pauley Perette, Hayden Panettiere

Uma Thurman has always had my eye

Tarantino is probably my fav director.

Christian Bale, Edward Norton, John Cusack, Al Pacino (Frank Slade alone would put him in my list), really like Joaqin Phoenix, i'd always liked Heath Ledger but never more than that until his Joker just blew me away, Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Bruce Willis, I'd have loved to have seen where Brandon Lee's career went after The Crow, Clint Eastwood, Steve Buscemi, big fan of Kevin Costner (guess i'm the only one?), Johnny Depp, Mr De Niro, Sean Connery (just having the moxie to tell the world you think its okay to slap a woman if she gets out of line when your a major movie star, brave brave man lol - disclaimer...i dont think its okay to hit women but i love that he doesn't care :p ), Ewan McGregor

I can be pretty influenced by one great performance, if an actor can really move me with a role i could watch over and over again i couldn't much care what other turkey's they've done.

As far as actresses go i'm not too sure, funny people rarely ask you for your favourite actress. I really like everything i've seen Rachael McAdams in, Scarlett Johansson does it for me but that may nothing to do with her acting skill, Thandie Newtons good too.

If i had to say a favourite it'd prob be Christian Bale overall, everything from Empire of the Sun to American Psycho to Dark Knight he can't miss for my particular taste.

Joaqin Phoenix... good one.

Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Best Actor Cannes Film Festival 2000

Bruce Campbell.

Good choice loud orange cat. That would be my pick to.
Others would be eileen ripley (some know her as sigourney weaver) Jack Black, kevin spacey, christopher walken, Charlie Chaplin, Jack Nicholson, Master Chief.

* Christopher Walken
* Gary Oldman
* Daniel Day-Lewis
* Tilda Swinton
* Meryl Streep
* Clive Owen
* Jude Law
* Michael Caine

River Phoenix.

Male: Geoffrey Rush
Female: Kate Blanchett

Johnny Depp
Daniel Day Lewis
Gary Oldman
Angela Bettis

..... interesting the lack of women in everyone's lists......

Well since you said actors and not actoress'.
Simon Pegg
Nick Frost
Morgan Freeman
Scotty Kyle (only seen him in one movie but damn was he good in it)
Richard Burgi
Kevin Smith
Dwayne Johnson
Christopher Walken
Jon Gries (he played Uncle Rico and Lazlo )

I don't know who my #1 is.

Johnny Depp
Daniel Day Lewis
Gary Oldman
Angela Bettis

..... interesting the lack of women in everyone's lists......

To be fair, it does say favorite actor :)
But yeah, it is strange.

In certain circles among the industry, the term 'actor' is genderless. I've always been annoyed at the term 'actress'...

It annoys me when people say, 'she's a great actress.' To me, it should be, 'she's a great actor.'

This is another topic for another thread...It's just interesting to me, because I've had several discussions with actors about this...

Sarah...back on topic...you'll notice I threw in a relatively equal ratio of male and female actors.

In certain circles among the industry, the term 'actor' is genderless. I've always been annoyed at the term 'actress'...

It annoys me when people say, 'she's a great actress.' To me, it should be, 'she's a great actor.'



lol - it annoys me a bit too - for whatever reason 'actress' seems diminutive to 'actor' to me... to me actor is a person who acts - genderless, however ironically, since it is something that many people differeniate, I do label myself an actress on my website for that very reason....

lol - it annoys me a bit too - for whatever reason 'actress' seems diminutive to 'actor' to me... to me actor is a person who acts - genderless, however ironically, since it is something that many people differeniate, I do label myself an actress on my website for that very reason....

Yes, it's true that it differentiates. I'll give it that. But for the most part, if I don't have to differentiate, I'll use 'actor' to describe both male and female.

i love james franco, jason schwartzman, and malcolm mcdowell

Correct, it is genderless. The actor is the one who acts. Just like the actor of a crime is the person committing the crime.

But yeah, let's not get derailed :)

In random order

De Niro
J Depp
Kevin Spacey
Heath Ledger (for his role as the Joker)
Simon Pegg
Daniel Craig (in Casino Royale especially)

and many more who I can't think of lol

Johny Depp
Jack Nicholson
Edward Norton
Brad Pit
heath ledger
Angelina Joelle
Jim Carry (a lot of my friends don't agree with me on this one, but he can go from a funny pet detective, to a f'ed up cereal killer, to a girls wet dream)
Kate Beckinsale

malcolm mcdowell (loved red roses and petrol and a clockwork orange!!)

Samuel Jackson I like the fact that he changes his hair in every role I've seen him act in.

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My top 5 in order:

#1. John Goodman
#2. Tom Hanks
#3. Jim Carrey
#4. Johnny Depp
#5. Leonardo DiCaprio


Close favorites: Morgan Freeman. Michael Cain. Rider Strong. Edward Furlong. Jennifer Aniston. Vince Vaughn. Edward Norton

Then the obvious classics: Paul Newman, Burgess Meredith, Brando, De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau

A few of my favorites are, in no particular order, Joe Carlson, Brian Gartland, Nicole Carter, Ryan Asher, Michael Reed, Frank Ladner, Steve Gelder, Tara Westwood, Phyllis Somerville, Adrian Bouchet, Edward Elgood, and Jeffrey Mundell. I guess Tom Hanks is okay, too. :)

wow didn't think there would be a lot of Edward norton lovers here :D

Edward Norton
Tom Tanks
Michael J Fox
Natalie Portman

Denzel Washington + Morgan Freeman :yes:

Saw Lincoln last night, and Daniel Day-Lewis was amazing. He is a great actor.

Samuel L Jackson, leonardo di caprio

Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, those funny Brits, and those hot Hollywood chicks. ;)

A few of my favorites are, in no particular order, Joe Carlson, Brian Gartland, Nicole Carter, Ryan Asher, Michael Reed, Frank Ladner, Steve Gelder, Tara Westwood, Phyllis Somerville, Adrian Bouchet, Edward Elgood, and Jeffrey Mundell. I guess Tom Hanks is okay, too. :)

I endorse this list of quality indie actors, and would add noted voice-actor & indie performer Steven Richards :bag:

I endorse this list of quality indie actors, and would add noted voice-actor & indie performer Steven Richards :bag:

Of course, I'm a fan of that guy as well! :yes:

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I think during that overly long pause there, Shatner just couldn't remember his line

Bryan Cranston is a great actor. Breaking Bad!