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Best actors (of your generation)

thinman

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So as not to put too fine a point on the "generation" issues, how about anyone living during my lifetime?

Let's also open the competition to TV/stage actors:

John Lithgow.

Fire away, Connie.
 

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Men:

Paul Giamatti
Bruce Willis
Ryan Gosling
Edward Norton
Matt Damon

Women:

Natalie Portman
Rachel McAdams
Kate Winslet
Hillary Swank
Charlize Theron
Christina Ricci
 

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Originally Posted by Violinist
yea, except that Bale is Welsh.

Ok, anglo-saxon, my bad. For the record I consider that, say Banderas, is now an american actor, although he used to be a spanish one....
 

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Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rob Schneider
 

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In addition to some names previously mentioned:
Terence Stamp
Does being in Star Wars make Gielgud of my generation?
And if he counts, then so do Maggie Smith and Judi Dench.
Also, Tim Roth.
 

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Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim
I KNOW LabelKing isn't even close to Christopher Walken's age, and Jack Lemmon?
I had surgery. I'm also going to say Dean Stockwell--his turn as Ben in Blue Velvet was a minor triumph.
 

MetroStyles

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Originally Posted by Violinist
Wrong thread.
It was getting way too stuffy in here.
 

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Joaquin Phoenix (man, thats a hard name to spell)
Johnny Depp
 

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Robert Downey Jr.
Cate Blanchett
Rachel Weisz
 

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Originally Posted by lawyerdad
Does being in Star Wars make Gielgud of my generation?

I think you're thinking of Alec Guinness here.
 

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Originally Posted by JBZ
I think you're thinking of Alec Guinness here.

You are, of course, right. I must be closer to that generation than I've been willing to acknowledge.
 

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Vincent Cassel.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
Vincent Cassel.
Absolutely. Unfortunately, he's been so typecast in English language movies that his talent may not be apparent to all
 

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