Thought I would do a thread about peoples 3 fav living actors.

I’ve gone for probley the most famous 3 actors who are still living. I've picked these as they are all top actors who are able to pull off practically any role given to them.I could gladly sit through any of there films.

I think their best years are behind them and probley won't make a better film than they all ready have. But will go down as legends..

Well, heres my list and i've listed what "I" think is there best film..

Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver)

Al Pacino (Scarface, GF trilogy, Scent Of a Woman, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico)

Tom Hanks (Forest Gump, Philadelphia, Big, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan)

Who would you choose as your 3?

Ed Norton, Christian Bale, and Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp is another favorite of mine..

Christian Bale
Paddy Considine
Gene Hackman

Charles Durning, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren.

Al pacino
Robert de niro
Denzel washington


A qucik edit solved the problem

Since when has Marlon Brando been "living"..

Naomi Watts
De Niro

can't think of 3rd.

I badly want to see more of Liv Ullmann. If all her performances are as good as in Autumn sonata, she might be the one.

Living legends - Pacino, DeNiro, Nicholson.

Living and now in their prime - Edward Norton, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Edward Norton is probably the best modern actor or the best actor in his "prime".

Pacino
DeNiro
Norton

Wow! No one mentioned Dustin Hoffman!

Ok.

Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino

Boy, picking only 3 is tough.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Paul Newman.

My list:
1. Paul Newman
2. Robert DeNiro
3. Tom Hanks

1. Newman - Arguably the best actor of my lifetime. He's been entertaining for the last 50 years and although most of his best roles (and my favorites) were from his first decade ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Hustler" and "Hud") he's had some awesome performances in his later years as well ("Nobody's Fool" and "The Road to Perdition"). He's got style and charisma and just seeing his name in the credits is reason enough for me to want to see the movie. He's equally credible in comedy as he is in dramatic roles.

2. DeNiro - I don't suppose he needs any buildup on these boards but he's among the most exciting actors I've ever seen on the big screen. While I don't particularly like his comedic efforts ("Meet the Parents", "Analyze This", etc.) his dramatic roles overcome them and although he's at his best when portraying a gangster he's had some AWESOME other roles ("Raging Bull", "The Deer Hunter", etc.) He scared the shit out of me as Max Cady in "Cape Fear"!

3. Hanks - When he started out his career, he was often compared to Steve Guttenberg, another young actor in similar roles. I thought Guttenberg would be the one to make it big... boy, was I was wrong! Hanks has an uncanny ability for picking great roles and then going out and making them even greater. Whether it be "Philadelphia", "Forest Gump", "Saving Private Ryan", "The Green Mile" (my favorite) or "Road to Perdition", he's entertaining and totally believable in his portrayals.

Paul Newman. Another great one.


This is why naming only three is very tough.

I didn't previously list three, but Dustin Hoffman came first to mind. I would add DeNiro and Duvall.

Great Choices-I'd go with:

Gene Hackman

Anthony Hopkins

Ed Harris(Just go see him in Gone Baby Gone)

Another great actor who is a favorite of mine.

Gene Hackman. Another great one.

This 3 favorite actors title should be changed to 10 favorite actors!

"Favorite" or "Best"? Totally different to me...

*Capo finishes page 199 of his 200-pages reply*

Who said anything about best?




Hackman is another great actor who happens to be one of my favorites.

Ha! Yeah, the gold old notion of "Agh! He does nothing for me, but my, what a great actor he is!"

Or, on the flip side: "Boy, he really captivated me - too bad he's a terrible actor."

BTW I agree with you

John Turturro
Edward Norton
John Cusack

Dustin Hoffman

Robert De Niro


Adam Sandler

Don't miss Grace is Gone when it comes out.


Chopper, have you seen Punch-Drunk Love? Excellent film - Sandler is amazing.

Have you already seen it?

Yeah, I caught it at the London Film Festival back in October. Took me by surprising; what looks like a sugar-coated tear-jerker turns out to be a superbly performed, well directed gem. No wide releases yet, though.

I watched the trailer for it and thought "Capo must be joking around with me" because it does look like a "sugar-coated tear-jerker". I'm looking forward to it now, thanks for the heads up.

No i havent but i will do now