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  • T TPFKAPB

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

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    Single Step Debugger
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    TPFKAPB wrote:

    Al Pacino

    No way! He has even less expressions than Arnold.

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    • J Jorgen Andersson

      Salma Hayek.

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      I have to give you a five. :)

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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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        To add to the list: Leonardo Dicaprio (seriously he is good).

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        • T TPFKAPB

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

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          Forogar
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          Both overrated in my opinion - although Al Pacino has done some good stuff as a supporting actor (Devils's advocate, for example.)

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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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            Forogar
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            I agree with most that have been posted but I would like to add (in no particular order): Michael Caine Tom Wilkinson Richard Todd Alistair Sim Humphrey Bogart Alan Rickman James Stewart Stanley Baker Jack Hawkins Nigel Green Michael Horden Kenneth More George Cole Peter O'Toole Claude Rains Sam Rockwell Tom Hanks Henry Fonda Laurence Olivier Spencer Tracy George C. Scott Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Paul Newman Edward Norton Kevin Spacey Robert Duvall Ed Harris Robert Redford Burt Lancaster Max von Sydow Ian McKellan Clint Eastwood Richard Harris Ralph Fiennes Ian Holm Kenneth Branagh Kirk Douglas Robert Mitchum Charlton Heston Anthony Quinn Robert Carlyle Lionel Jeffries Richard Briers Stephen Fry Christopher Reeve Daniel Craig Donald Sutherland Jude Law Peter Ustinov

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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:

              Sidney Poitier

              He should be at the very top of the "wonderful actors who turned into awful directors" list :-D.

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                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                Sidney Poitier

                He should be at the very top of the "wonderful actors who turned into awful directors" list :-D.

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                Bassam Abdul Baki
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                What did he direct?

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                • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                  What did he direct?

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                  Gary Wheeler
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                  See here[^]. Some of the movies were just plain awful, and none of them were what you'd expect from such a fine actor.

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                  • G Gary Wheeler

                    See here[^]. Some of the movies were just plain awful, and none of them were what you'd expect from such a fine actor.

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                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                    I liked Buck and the Preacher, not to mention Fast Forward. :)

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                    • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                      I liked Buck and the Preacher, not to mention Fast Forward. :)

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                      I guess I expected him to be a great director, since he was such a good actor. The movies he directed weren't uniformly horrible, but I would have thought a few would really shine. I'm something of a film snob, I'm afraid. It's probably a result of being forced to watch the unadulterated crap classic 'B-movies' my wife likes to watch.

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                      • G Gary Wheeler

                        I guess I expected him to be a great director, since he was such a good actor. The movies he directed weren't uniformly horrible, but I would have thought a few would really shine. I'm something of a film snob, I'm afraid. It's probably a result of being forced to watch the unadulterated crap classic 'B-movies' my wife likes to watch.

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                        Bassam Abdul Baki
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                        Gary Wheeler wrote:

                        I guess I expected him to be a great director, since he was such a good actor. The movies he directed weren't uniformly horrible, but I would have thought a few would really shine.

                        I never thought Clint Eastwood was an exceptional actor, but his movies are certainly done well.

                        Gary Wheeler wrote:

                        I'm something of a film snob, I'm afraid. It's probably a result of being forced to watch the unadulterated crap classic 'B-movies' my wife likes to watch.

                        Always keep a box of tissues handy. :)

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                        • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                          Gary Wheeler wrote:

                          I guess I expected him to be a great director, since he was such a good actor. The movies he directed weren't uniformly horrible, but I would have thought a few would really shine.

                          I never thought Clint Eastwood was an exceptional actor, but his movies are certainly done well.

                          Gary Wheeler wrote:

                          I'm something of a film snob, I'm afraid. It's probably a result of being forced to watch the unadulterated crap classic 'B-movies' my wife likes to watch.

                          Always keep a box of tissues handy. :)

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                          Gary Wheeler
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                          Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                          I never thought Clint Eastwood was an exceptional actor, but his movies are certainly done well

                          Eastwood's sort of a counter-example to Poitier. Clint's a pretty good actor who has turned into an amazing director.

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                          Always keep a box of tissues handy.

                          Or a bucket.

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                            Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                            I never thought Clint Eastwood was an exceptional actor, but his movies are certainly done well

                            Eastwood's sort of a counter-example to Poitier. Clint's a pretty good actor who has turned into an amazing director.

                            Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                            Always keep a box of tissues handy.

                            Or a bucket.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            Bassam Abdul Baki
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                            Gary Wheeler wrote:

                            Or a bucket.

                            Tears of joy! :laugh:

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                            • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                              Gary Wheeler wrote:

                              Or a bucket.

                              Tears of joy! :laugh:

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                              We had a zombie film festival last fall X|. You can endure only so many movies in a row about shambling managers.

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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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                                    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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