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  • S super

    By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

    cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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    Bassam Abdul Baki
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    Gabriel Byrne, Steve Buscemi, Morgan Freeman, and Ashley Judd. Forgot to add an honorable mention to John Lithgow to that list. His sociopath roles were almost forgotten since his "3rd Rock from the Sun" days. Also need to add Sidney Poitier to the list.

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      Gary Oldman Alec Guinness Geoffrey Rush All have played in many different genres and styles and were excellent in all of them.

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      Johnny J
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      I agree with Gary Oldman even though I thought he was a major disappointment in Tinker Tailor. Sir Alec Guinness if you please. He's good and so is his beer. Geoffrey Rush - Come ON! - What has he done besides Pirates?

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      • S super

        By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

        cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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        Johnny J
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        Jack Nicholson

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          By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

          cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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          Pete OHanlon
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          The "all-time greats" generally includes actors like the following none comprehensive list: David Niven Sean Connery Yul Brinner Cary Grant Gregory Peck Kirk Douglas Charlton Heston Paul Newman Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Errol Flynn Clint Eastwood Marlon Brando Orson Welles Modern additions include: George Clooney Vincent Denofrio (widely considered to be an actors actor) James Earl Jones Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Ben Kingsley Harrison Ford (earlier films - the last few have seen him lose his way) Liam Neeson and my favourite out of the lot: Gary Oldman

          *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

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            The "all-time greats" generally includes actors like the following none comprehensive list: David Niven Sean Connery Yul Brinner Cary Grant Gregory Peck Kirk Douglas Charlton Heston Paul Newman Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Errol Flynn Clint Eastwood Marlon Brando Orson Welles Modern additions include: George Clooney Vincent Denofrio (widely considered to be an actors actor) James Earl Jones Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Ben Kingsley Harrison Ford (earlier films - the last few have seen him lose his way) Liam Neeson and my favourite out of the lot: Gary Oldman

            *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

            "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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            Johnny J
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            Good list! :thumbsup:

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              Gary Oldman Alec Guinness Geoffrey Rush All have played in many different genres and styles and were excellent in all of them.

              --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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              Pete OHanlon
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              A 5 just for having Gary Oldman in that list.

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                Keanu Reeves.

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                Whoa.

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                • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                  Gabriel Byrne, Steve Buscemi, Morgan Freeman, and Ashley Judd. Forgot to add an honorable mention to John Lithgow to that list. His sociopath roles were almost forgotten since his "3rd Rock from the Sun" days. Also need to add Sidney Poitier to the list.

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                  Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                  Ashley Judd

                  Interesting how the mind works - I never thought of including actresses... In that case I would of course include my absolute favourite: Jennifer Aniston :cool:

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                  • S super

                    By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

                    cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                    Michael Schubert
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                    Alec Guinness Anthony Hopkins Orson Welles Ben Kingsley Gary Oldman

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                    • S super

                      By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

                      cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                      TPFKAPB
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                      Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are the only actors considered all time greats. :laugh:

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                        I agree with Gary Oldman even though I thought he was a major disappointment in Tinker Tailor. Sir Alec Guinness if you please. He's good and so is his beer. Geoffrey Rush - Come ON! - What has he done besides Pirates?

                        Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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                        Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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                        Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                        Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932

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                        Johnny J. wrote:

                        Geoffrey Rush - Come ON! - What has he done besides Pirates?

                        The King's Speech.

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                          I agree with Gary Oldman even though I thought he was a major disappointment in Tinker Tailor. Sir Alec Guinness if you please. He's good and so is his beer. Geoffrey Rush - Come ON! - What has he done besides Pirates?

                          Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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                          Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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                          Dalek Dave
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                          The Kings Speech, The Tailor of Panama, Elizabeth, Shine... He has done quite well outside of Pirates!

                          --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                          • S super

                            By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

                            cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                            Pal - the first dog to play Lassie. Played a female character in many films and personal appearances despite being male.

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                            • S super

                              By Consensus or majority thinking, who are considered as the "All time great" actors? I needed the response, to show my esteemed colleague that his knowledge of Movies should be "expanded"

                              cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                              Mike Hankey
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                              Humphrey Bogart Morgan Freeman Errol Flynn Sean Connery

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                                Johnny J. wrote:

                                Geoffrey Rush - Come ON! - What has he done besides Pirates?

                                The King's Speech.

                                Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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                                True - he was good in that one. But hardly enough to be considered all time great? :confused:

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                                • D Dalek Dave

                                  Gary Oldman Alec Guinness Geoffrey Rush All have played in many different genres and styles and were excellent in all of them.

                                  --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                                  stib_markc
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                                  just for the first two... two superb choices..

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                                    Gabriel Byrne, Steve Buscemi, Morgan Freeman, and Ashley Judd. Forgot to add an honorable mention to John Lithgow to that list. His sociopath roles were almost forgotten since his "3rd Rock from the Sun" days. Also need to add Sidney Poitier to the list.

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                                    Dalek Dave
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                                    Morgan Freeman is deffo on the list, but Ashley Judd would be on the Actresses list.

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                                      The "all-time greats" generally includes actors like the following none comprehensive list: David Niven Sean Connery Yul Brinner Cary Grant Gregory Peck Kirk Douglas Charlton Heston Paul Newman Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Errol Flynn Clint Eastwood Marlon Brando Orson Welles Modern additions include: George Clooney Vincent Denofrio (widely considered to be an actors actor) James Earl Jones Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Ben Kingsley Harrison Ford (earlier films - the last few have seen him lose his way) Liam Neeson and my favourite out of the lot: Gary Oldman

                                      *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                      "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                      CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                      stib_markc
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                                      Good list

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                                      • P Pete OHanlon

                                        The "all-time greats" generally includes actors like the following none comprehensive list: David Niven Sean Connery Yul Brinner Cary Grant Gregory Peck Kirk Douglas Charlton Heston Paul Newman Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Errol Flynn Clint Eastwood Marlon Brando Orson Welles Modern additions include: George Clooney Vincent Denofrio (widely considered to be an actors actor) James Earl Jones Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Ben Kingsley Harrison Ford (earlier films - the last few have seen him lose his way) Liam Neeson and my favourite out of the lot: Gary Oldman

                                        *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                        "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                        CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                        David Niven starred in one of my all time favourite films, A Matter of Life and Death!

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                                          David Garrick. Oh I see, they only count as actors if they are in the movies.

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                                          Well played Sir, I was considering a similar move myself.

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