Directors What Actor Gave The Best Perfomance of All Time? (1 Viewer)

Rob Tomlin · Oct 16, 2001

My vote goes to Robert De Niro for his incredible performance in Raging Bull. Acting just doesn't get any better than that!

Aurel Savin · Oct 16, 2001

While I do like DeNiro in Raging Bull and he is one of my favorite actors ... I like all actors that make me forget about them and totally immerse me into their characters.
Some that come to mind ...
Harvey Keitel in BAD LIEUTENANT
Edward Norton in AMERICAN HISTORY X
Tom Hanks in FORREST GUMP
and some oddball stuff like
Mike Myers as AUSTIN POWERS

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Jim_C · Oct 16, 2001

I thought that Hanks was fantastic in Philadelphia. Daniel Day Lewis was also extremely good the same year in In the Name of the Father.
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Calvin Cullen · Oct 17, 2001

George C. Scott in Patton
Maria Falconetti in La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Jason Mewes in Mallrats
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
James Stewart in Vertigo

Richard Kim · Oct 17, 2001

Jason Mewes in Mallrats

You're kidding, right?
Anyway, my picks:
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem For A Dream
Marlon Brando in The Godfather

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Brian Perry · Oct 17, 2001

{Flame suit on}
Sylvester Stallone in Rocky
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Rain · Oct 17, 2001

Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind
Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter
Anne Bancroft in The Graduate
Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull
Dustin Hoffman in Lenny
Gunter Lamprecht in Berlin Alexanderplatz
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Tom Rhea · Oct 17, 2001

Warren Oates in Two Lane Blacktop.

Steven Simon · Oct 17, 2001

Hey Rain,
I see a nose hair!!!

My favorite performance would be George C. Scott in Patton.....
Crawdaddy might agree with me...
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RayG · Oct 17, 2001

Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Mitty · Oct 17, 2001

Anthony Perkins in Psycho
Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver
Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane
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george kaplan · Oct 18, 2001

Jack Lemmon in The Apartment
Al Pacino in The Godfather
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane
Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove
Jack Nicholson in Chinatown
Jimmy Stewart in Vertigo
Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush
Anthony Perkins in Psycho
Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate
Spencer Tracy in Adam's Rib
Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity
John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice
Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby
Kevin Spacey in L.A. Confidential
Bill Murray in Groundhog Day
Peter Lorre in M
Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number
James Cromwell in lots of supporting roles
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BrettB · Oct 18, 2001

quote: Hey Rain, I see a nose hair!!![/quote]
Actually, that's Edge Enhancement.
Patton George C. Scott

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Tommy G · Oct 18, 2001

Wow, another vote for George C. Scott in Patton. Unbelievable performance.

Jason Whyte · Oct 18, 2001

All these performances just make me (edit) happy: (Ok guys, you can tell I didn't have my caffiene this morning

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Jack Lemmon in pretty much any film he has done.
Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove
Marlon Brando in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and On The Waterfront
Philip Baker Hall in Secret Honor
George C. Scott in Patton
Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces
Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain
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Jay W · Oct 18, 2001

This is a tough one, if I was pressed I would have to say De Niro in Raging Bull too. Al Pacino in Godfather II as well (I'm a little biased on that one though

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Chris Fondoklis · Oct 18, 2001

George C. Scott in Patton hands down !!!

Neil Joseph · Oct 18, 2001

Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs Kramer

Gary_E · Oct 18, 2001

Best Performance of All Time
James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy
These were pretty good too.
1. Leonardo diCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape
2. Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot
3. Jim Carrey in Man On The Moon
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george kaplan · Oct 18, 2001

quote: All these performances just make me wince:
Jack Lemmon in pretty much any film he has done.
Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove
Marlon Brando in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and On The Waterfront
Philip Baker Hall in Secret Honor
George C. Scott in Patton
Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces
Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain[/quote]
Jason,
I think you posted in the wrong thread accidentally. This is a thread about the BEST performances, not the WORST. If you want to talk about worst performances, it'd be better to do so in a thread dedictated to that topic.

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