Who is the Best Actor of all time?

[10Eagle10]

If I went strictly off Oscars for "Best Actor", I would have to say Daniel Day Lewis. Jack Nicholson has two "Best Actors" and one supporting actor award.

Is Tom Hanks up there? What about Denzel Washington? or Robert DeNiro?

for playing iconic roles such as Indiana Jones and Han Solo, is Harrison Ford in the conversation? Clint Eastwood?

I know I'm missing some other good actors, but if I had to go top 5 based on my own criteria I think i'd go in no particular order

Denzel Washington

Tom Hanks

Heath Ledger

Robert DeNiro

Leonardo DiCaprio

[DeepGreen]

Tony Benford gets my vote.

[MeanGreenTexan]

My favorite character in any movie ever is Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday in Tombstone. Followed closely by Denzel Washington in Training Day.

I would hardly call Val Kilmer the best actor though. There's probably not a single person out there that I would say "Oh! <such-and-such> is in this movie?!? I've gotta see it."

I bet you get a wide variety of answers. Should be interesting. At least, more interesting than UH & LATech-talk.

[UNTcrazy727]

Daniel Day-Lewis as the butcher in Gangs of New York is one of my favorite villains. A long with Heath Ledger's Joker

[emmitt01]

Johnny Depp

[10Eagle10]

Johnny Depp

I love Johnny Depp movies, but his characters tend to become him. I saw where someone once referred to him as the "Blue Steel" of acting

[UNT90]

Tony Benford gets my vote.

Maybe it's me, but I don't think he played his one shot at leading man very well, plus that film was a disaster at the box office.

[CMJ]

Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck etc have to be given consideration. Seems like people are mostly thinking of the last twenty odd years. Many great screen legends with a ton of iconic roles.

This would be a tougher list for me than all time films really.

[GreenBat]

What about Sir Lawrence Oliver?

[CMJ]

[UNTFan23]

[Harry]

Bobby DeNiro?

[10Eagle10]

Bobby DeNiro?

Robert Deniro's decade spanning from 1973-1982 might be the highest degree of quality acting as has ever been done.

[Green P1]

Peter Weller.

[Censored by Laurie]

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Chewbacca.

[Quoner]

Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck etc have to be given consideration. Seems like people are mostly thinking of the last twenty odd years. Many great screen legends with a ton of iconic roles.

This would be a tougher list for me than all time films really.

Jimmy Stewart? Never heard of him! But Ryan Gosling is one of the greatest of all time!

[UNTFan23]

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[Shuke-D]

Jimmy Stewart? Never heard of him! But Ryan Gosling is one of the greatest of all time!

That's the problem with actors these days. They just try and get by on their talent. You want to know what they are lacking?

PAGEANTRY!

[All About UNT]

This guy for the win

[DeepGreen]

This guy for the win

Oh, my god! What acting! Rocket propelled grenade = THUMP!

[forevereagle]

This guy for the win

Is there such a thing as an E movie? After seeing this, yes, there is.

[emmitt01]

Alfonso Ribeiro

[TheFranchise]

Manu Ginobli . . . that dude plays "The Guard that just became paralyzed by a crushing blow to the elbow" like nobody's business.

[NTEdgex2]

Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind and Gladiator.