Reply to: Great actors of our time?

[Doggy Styles]

No that's "GREATEST"

Great means they were really good at what they do.

David Beckham, Carlos Tevez, Maradonna, Geoff Hurst, George Best all GREAT footballers and quite often "greatest", as D000hg said, is a matter of opinion unless there is some definitive measure.

David Beckham? nice one.

[Bagpuss]

Not a great actor but Kevin Costner directed and stared in one of the best films of the last 30 years (Dances with Wolves). How did that happen?

[d000hg]

But for the pedantic or slow-witted, you can read the question as "who do you consider the very best actor, or few actors, of our time" if it helps

[Scrag Meister]

I thought "great" meant the very best of a profession or whatever. How can the large number of actors named in this thread all be the very best?

No that's "GREATEST"

Great means they were really good at what they do.

David Beckham, Carlos Tevez, Maradonna, Geoff Hurst, George Best all GREAT footballers and quite often "greatest", as D000hg said, is a matter of opinion unless there is some definitive measure.

[d000hg]

I thought "great" meant the very best of a profession or whatever. How can the large number of actors named in this thread all be the very best?

Because different people have different opinions?

[Doggy Styles]

I thought "great" meant the very best of a profession or whatever. How can the large number of actors named in this thread all be the very best?

[TykeMerc]

Glengarry Glen Ross is one of my favourite films. Some other good actors in it too, (Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris).

Great actors, superbly filmed, but I absolutely hate that film.

Ian Richardson
Anthony Quayle
Jophn Gielgud (sp?)
Alan Rickman
John Mills
Lawrence Olivier
Leslie Neilsen
Anthony Hopkins
Cary Grant
Many many others

[Bunk]

Let me add Swimming with Sharks and Se7en.
EDIT: in fact, check out Kevin Spacey - IMDb for some corkers
(I have lots of Spacey films!)

Glengarry Glen Ross is one of my favourite films. Some other good actors in it too, (Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris).

[fckvwls]

Schindlers List; one of the finest films of all time IMHO.

Good film yes, was Neeson any good though?

[gricerboy]

Absolutely flabbergasted Chris Walken hasn't had a mention.

[Doggy Styles]

Is this the only nomination for a comedy actor so far? Are there any great out-and-out comedian actors, rather than actors who have done the odd silly film?

Leslie Neilson used to make me laugh a lot, as did Peter Sellers.

I'm not sure whether they were great actors though.

[norrahe]

Many of the people mentioned are not great actors but are good movie stars.

A great actor is someone who can transform themselves for a role, like say Alec Guinness could.

kind hearts and coronets being one example

[wobbegong]

Don't get it. Give me reason(s) why he should even be considered in the same company as the others.

Schindlers List; one of the finest films of all time IMHO.

[Bagpuss]

Many of the people mentioned are not great actors but are good movie stars.

A great actor is someone who can transform themselves for a role, like say Alec Guinness could.

[fckvwls]

Liam Neeson

Don't get it. Give me reason(s) why he should even be considered in the same company as the others.