Favorite Actors Of Our Generation

[newbroom]

did we miss DeNiro and Pacino?

a whole nuther list: deceased actors. Wow, that would be a long list. Cagney, Bogart, The Duke, Robin Wms, Phil Hoffman, Chaplin, W.C.Fields, Buster Keaton, Vincent Price, Burt and Kirk, Paul Newman, Brando, Poitier.

 

[conlejm]

You folks have already mentioned most of my favorites, but I'll add a couple more actors that I enjoy: Ethan Hawke, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Viggo Mortensen. I don't love everything they do, but I like a lot of it.
As for actresses, I like Julia Roberts and Kiera Knightley. Many others, too, but those two come to mind right now and have not been mentioned.

 

[mephistopheles]

Minnie Driver.
Jeff Daniels, Denzel Washington, Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Maureen O'Hara, Gene Wilder, Daniel Day Lewis, Anthony Hopkins, Charles Bronson, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, James McAvoy, Edward Norton, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Molly Ringwald, John Travolta, Chow Yun-Fat, Jet Li, Peter Dinklage, Damian Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Viggo Mortensen, Hugo Weaving, Robert Duvall, Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Audrey Tautou, Jared Leto, Kevin Spacey, Sean Bean, Donal Logue, Sarah Shahi, Tom Hanks, Sir Ben Kingsley, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Clive Owen, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Juliette Binoche, Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy

 

[saint007]

Steve McQueen

Paul Newman
Tom Hanks

Harrison Ford
Jude Law

Jack O'Connell

Heath Leger
We are talking actors aren't we? Not people being themselves in movies.

 

[phred]

Must have been some lean times.

I've heard that Connery did "Zardoz" specifically to break out of the James Bond typecasting he was worried about... and IMDB quotes Boorman as having been able to hire Connery cheaply because he was having trouble finding non-Bond roles at the time.

 

[huntertrw]

That image of Mr. Connery in trailboss' post above looks like a parody of Ursula Undress, oops, I mean Andress, as she appeared in "Dr. No." I would title the Connery image "Dr. NO!!!"

 

[toby67]

I have a lot of favorite actors for many reasons. The main ones that I grew up watching were John Wayne & Jerry Lewis.
But here are a few of my favourites now.

Robyn Williams (RIP)

Orlando Bloom

Adam Sandler

Uma Thurman

Mel Gibson

Russell Crowe

Jim Carey

Angelina Joliet

Brad Pitt

Jackie Chan

Steven Segal

Tom Cruise
I could go on and on, but that is enough 8)

 

[brewshooter]

These have been mentioned before, but after Daniel Day Lewis and Meryl Streep it's a steep fall in my mind to the next tier. I have to admit, I warmed up to Johnny Depp's abilities after seeing him in Ed Wood many years ago, but, for me, no two actors inhabit their roles like those two.

 

[danielplainview]

Jack Nicholson. I didn't see him mentioned.

"Words of wisdom Lloyd. Words... of... wisdom."
Daniel Day Lewis (see avatar)

"I drink your milkshake."

 

[boilermakerandy]

Many good actors here. Vince Vaughn is another of my favorites whom I don't believe has been mentioned. I also really like Matthew McConaughey, Jacquin Phoenix, and Liam Neeson. I enjoy Sandra Bullock's work as well, she can be extremely funny.

 

[griffonwing]

Lots of wonderful choices.
Johnny Depp...Benedict Cumberbatch...Benecio Del Toro...Christopher Walken, and yes Joaquin Phoenix as well!
Too many to list

 

[corncobguy]

Too many to mention but Tim Curry would be at the top of my list.

 

[weezell]

Jackie Gleason, Buddy Epson, Dick Van Dyke, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr...

 

[crazypipe]

 

[natibo]

Jenna Jamison!