The Most Versatile Actor of All Time?

[loomis41973]

William H Macy

 

[slapshot]

Christian Bale

Paul Muni

 

[donkeybucks]

Kurt Russell should be honorable mentioned.

 

[moocow]

Sibel Kikelli

 

[GstackGeorge]

I would say Johhny Depp. Can play roles like Public Enemies and Blow. Does Cartoon shit (I'm not a fan of). Lone Ranger, Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas. There really is no LIMIT to his range.

 

[Mobdeeper7239]

Deniro is the greatest ever. No question about it. Leo is up there. He is the new Deniro. Ask Martin

 

[5teamparlay]

Kevin Bacon

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[pocketrockets]

Jack Nicholson

 

[The Guesser]

These are all great choices, but I'm gonna go unconventional and say one of the myriad of actors/actresses you saw on every damn TV show, and many movies, of the late 50's, 60's, 70/s, that you didn't know the name of, but you sure knew their faces. They would be in Dramas like Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Mannix, Comedies like Dick Van Dyke Show, Batman, Gilligans Island, an occasional move. I love the game of seeing someone, and saying wasn't that person in xxxxx and yyyyyy. To put in a name, I'll go with Jack Klugman. Was everywhere, did everything.

 

[Piantini]

1. Newman
2. Hoffman
3. Hanks
4. Duvall
5. Nicholson
6. Brando

HM. DeNiro, Caan, Redford, Nolte, Pacino.

Anybody remember Gable , Bogart or Grant? PS. How about the Non- Whites? Cantinflas or Freeman?

 

[HamGlaze]

Pretty good historical thread. I said Kurt Russel at the time. Must have been thinking of the movie 'The Best of Times' where he was non-serious but yet so bad-ass in 'Escape from New York'. So versitile in movies throughout.

'The Best of Times' movie however worth checking out even to this day. It's got Robin Williams in it if you're a fan who's the main character.

 

[clowncar]

I would go Hanks.

Spacey a distant second.

Hackman my favorite actor ever but not sure he takes on as diverse roles as the two above

 

[Greenbacks]

Love him or hate him.....Agree with me or not.......When you can go from making The Terminator and Predator to Twins and Kindergarten Cop.....That`s the definition of VERSATILE.

 

[Greenbacks]

HAPPY 58TH !!!!

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[cloverleaf]

Mentioned before but Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman are in a league of their
on in my opinion.

 

[RenoChazz]

Robbin Williams could do slap stick like Jim Carey and plus did the serious roles pretty good.

 

[festeringZit]

William Dafoe without a doubt.

Also Kevin Spacey and John Malcovich get votes.

I don't know about all-time but those are my votes for American actors over the past 30 years.

Word has it Spacey likes little boys.

 

[mrganja]

Edward g robinson ..greatest film actor of all time and brando next.....on the waterfront...streetcar named desire...little Caesar..key largo..etc,etc....

 

[Paddy]

Daniel Day Lewis. No contest.

Absolutely. Not even close.

Morgan Freeman was asked if he thought Daniel Day Lewis was the greatest actor of our times. His reply...

"He is the greatest actor of all time".

 

[beefdiesel]

Kevin Spacey...?