Best Actor Ever

[Voth]

Robert DeNiro, Samuel L. Jackson

[Adman]

Johnny Depp although decent doesn't touch Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman is probably the best actor ever, serious roles, badass roles. Can't be touched.

What about John Travolta from Pulp Fiction to present. Swordfish anyone, Michael, Phenomenon i could keep going?

[HateTheFake]

Morgan Freemans ok, but Johnny Depp has been able to play every part it seems. Hes very versatile.

Movies Include:

1. Sin City 3 (2009) (in production) (rumored) .... Wallace
2. The Rum Diary (2009) (in production) .... Paul Kemp
3. Shantaram (2009) (pre-production) .... Lindsay
4. Public Enemies (2009) (filming) .... John Dillinger
5. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) (post-production)
6. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) .... Sweeney Todd
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) .... Jack Sparrow
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) .... Jack Sparrow
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Jack Sparrow
10. Corpse Bride (2005) (voice) .... Victor Van Dort
11. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) .... Willy Wonka
12. The Libertine (2004) .... Rochester
13. Finding Neverland (2004) .... Sir James Matthew Barrie
14. Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004) .... L'inconnu
15. "King of the Hill" .... Yogi Victor (1 episode, 2004)
    - Hank's Back (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Yogi Victor
16. Secret Window (2004) .... Mort Rainey
17. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .... Sands
18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .... Jack Sparrow
19. From Hell (2001) .... Inspector Frederick Abberline
20. Blow (2001) .... George Jung
21. Chocolat (2000) .... Roux
22. Before Night Falls (2000) .... Lt. Victor
23. The Man Who Cried (2000) .... Cesar
24. Sleepy Hollow (1999) .... Ichabod Crane
25. The Astronaut's Wife (1999) .... Commander Spencer Armacost
26. The Ninth Gate (1999) .... Dean Corso
27. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) .... Raoul Duke
28. The Brave (1997) .... Raphael
29. Donnie Brasco (1997) .... Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
30. Nick of Time (1995) .... Gene Watson
31. Dead Man (1995) .... William Blake
32. Don Juan DeMarco (1995) .... Don Juan
33. Ed Wood (1994) .... Ed Wood
34. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Gilbert Grape
35. Benny & Joon (1993) .... Sam
36. Arizona Dream (1993) .... Axel Blackmar
37. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) (as Oprah Noodlemantra) .... Guy on TV
38. Edward Scissorhands (1990) .... Edward Scissorhands
39. "21 Jump Street" .... Officer Tom Hanson (57 episodes, 1987-1990)
    - Blackout (1990) TV episode .... Officer Tom Hanson
    - How I Saved the Senator (1990) TV episode .... Officer Tom Hanson
    - Last Chance High (1990) TV episode .... Officer Tom Hanson
    - La Bizca (1990) TV episode .... Officer Tom Hanson
    - Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb, Aloop Bamboom (1990) TV episode .... Officer Tom Hanson
    (52 more)
40. Cry-Baby (1990) .... Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker
41. "Hotel" .... Rob Cameron (1 episode, 1987)
    - Unfinished Business (1987) TV episode .... Rob Cameron
42. Platoon (1986) .... Private Gator Lerner
43. Slow Burn (1986) (TV) .... Donnie Fleischer
44. "Lady Blue" .... Lionel Viland (1 episode, 1985)
    - Beasts of Prey (1985) TV episode .... Lionel Viland
45. Private Resort (1985) .... Jack
46. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) .... Glen Lantz

If you look at this list, he goes from some straight role, to some crazy and insane ones. Denzil Washingtons good but he can only do suspense action movies. Tom Hanks cant even compare. I cant picture Tom Hanks being a pirate or Edward Scissorhands or even half the roles Johnny Depps been in.

[Dwopple]

will smith sucks.

johnny depp/denzel washington

[Sufficient]

Jack Nicholson

[Displaced]

Arnold Schwarzenegger!

[Fidel Castro]

De Niro (Taxi Driver, Brazil, Raging Bull, Dear Hunter, Cape Fear, about 15 badass gangster movies, etc)

Nicholson (Cuckoos Nest, Easy Rider, The Shining, China Town)

Hackman (French Connection anyone? Then you've got all of his 90's movies)

last but not least

Slim Pickins (Dr. Strangelove, 1941, Blazing Saddles)

[Liquid Blue]

Denzil Washingtons good but he can only do suspense action movies. Tom Hanks cant even compare. I cant picture Tom Hanks being a pirate or Edward Scissorhands or even half the roles Johnny Depps been in.
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and right here, is where I realized you have no idea what you're talking about.

[Squeezer]

Gregory Peck. Jimmy Stewart. Clint Eastwood. Roberto Begnini. Peter Sellers. Al Pacino. Robert de Niro. Gene Hackman. Sidney Portier. Edward Norton. Steven Chow.

[Jeenyuss]

glover

[HateTheFake]

and right here, is where I realized you have no idea what you're talking about.

rofl plz, feel free to name a role, just 1 that they did that was as insane as JD

[Exalt]

ill just make this easy and point this out to everyone to prove why J.D. isnt not the best actor in the world

before blow, johnny depp was garbage, and do not tell me edward scissorhands or w/e was anything special that anyone covered with white facial paint couldn't have done

also, before pirates of the carribean, a lot of people did not even know he existed, that movie franchise single handedly changed his career from a "good actor but not alot of recognition" into being on a "brad-pitt superstar" calibur

what im saying is johnny depp is a great actor, but not the best, im sure if you asked him he would say the same thing

tom hanks comes to mind as an actor that really went into multiple genres, being it comedy to drama, etc.

brad pitt has some awesome movies

i really think morgan freeman is one of the best, shawshank redemption for instance is one of my all time favorite movies ever, and hes been in so many good movies its amazing


all in all i like J.D. but hes not the greatest in ever like you guys seem to want to say, which I find very wierd unless your all secretly gay or females...


some of you are so bad at this that honestly i would think that if The Matrix just came out some of you would say keanu reeves is the best actor ever...

[FarScape]

ill just make this easy and point this out to everyone to prove why J.D. isnt not the best actor in the world

before blow, johnny depp was garbage, and do not tell me edward scissorhands or w/e was anything special that anyone covered with white facial paint couldn't have done

also, before pirates of the carribean, a lot of people did not even know he existed, that movie franchise single handedly changed his career from a "good actor but not alot of recognition" into being on a "brad-pitt superstar" calibur

what im saying is johnny depp is a great actor, but not the best, im sure if you asked him he would say the same thing

tom hanks comes to mind as an actor that really went into multiple genres, being it comedy to drama, etc.

brad pitt has some awesome movies

i really think morgan freeman is one of the best, shawshank redemption for instance is one of my all time favorite movies ever, and hes been in so many good movies its amazing


all in all i like J.D. but hes not the greatest in ever like you guys seem to want to say, which I find very wierd unless your all secretly gay or females...


some of you are so bad at this that honestly i would think that if The Matrix just came out some of you would say keanu reeves is the best actor ever...

Sorry, Morgan freeman is great actor but he is not someone who can take a role and push it forward like johnny depp and brad pitt does...
I forgot Edward Norton, another amazing actor.

[megaman89]

fuk yourself dwop. Will Smith the man

[Zerzera]

Billy Bob Thornton. Such a laconic vibe that guy has. Unmatched style.

Jim Carrey. I first hated this guy. A bit prejudiced, I hated his character in Batman and his overacting in the mask. I didn't see Ace Ventura. Only when he did a few of the drama films I found out that he was actually a pretty talented actor. I still don't like his face, but I can easily get past that because of his acting.

I don't really think Johnny Depp is such a great actor, but he's very eccentric and has a nose for 'different' scripts -I guess-. Basically I would watch any film he stars in (except for Ed Wood). It helps that he worked with Terry Gilliam, my favourite director.

Edward Norton is a very good actor, maybe a bit genre specific, but always very convincing. Apparently likes to play in films with a twist. Primal Fear and Fight Club, for instance, blow your mind in the final scenes.

Jack Nicholson, don't really need to elaborate. John Malcovic, Ralph Fiennes.