The World's Greatest Actor on C4

Wasn't it supposed to have been decided by other actors? Which would make it more surprising that Johnny Depp was so high - it can't just be because he has a big fanbase.

I would've like to see Morgan Freeman in there.
 
Are you joking? Brad Pitt number 1? Now I know you are joking! To be honest I'm not that impressed with that list.

Johnny Depp
Anthony Hopkins
Edward Norton
Kate Winslet
Brad Pitt
John Mills
Charlie Chaplin
Tom Hanks
Denzel Washington
James Dean

These people shouldn't be there. There's 10 good places that could have been filled by Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li... To be honest it's a very Hollywood list as well. You wouldn't think there was more to life than Hollywood...
 
I don't understand how you can disagree with Katherine Hepburn on the list. She is the only person to have ever received 4 Best Actress Oscars and had a career that spanned 6 decades (30s through to 80s).

Her career may have gone on through to the 90s but I'm not certain about that.

Have you highlighted Katherine Hepburn because she is so high up on the list or that she is on the list at all?
 
No, I didn't mean all disagree in a bad way, some I thought should have been higher, some I thought lower or even not on the list. Katherine would have been in my top 3.
 
I wouldn't say his career is in the doldrums. He has made millions, he's 63 and he just wants to shoot the odd film here and there. He wants to play different characters from the oddballs he's played in the past. He is obviousy highly respected
 
We all have our "favourites" and I was disappointed that the list had so few women. Where were Cate Blanchett, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Glenda Jackson?

I was, however, surprised and delighted that Gena RowlanRAB was included.

I was angry and stunned that Dirk Bogarde wasn't.

He was a consummate actor with an unparalleled emotional range, and his exclusion demonstrates that these 'lists' are, ultimately, a waste of time :(
 
Personally I would have thought that anyone, having watched 2046 and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon would put Zhang Ziyi on a top 50 greatest actors list. Sadly not because she's not your average Hollywood star.
 
A lot of these list are based on looks. If I was sad enough I would draw up my own list but I can't be bothered. And IMO Marilyn Monroe should have been there for sheer screen presence.
 
Was the list based only on Film and TV actors? I thought Paul Scofield would be in there, but most of his work is in the theatre so doesn't lend itself well to this kind of show.

And they really should have had separate shows for actors and actresses.
 
/shrug

Tom Hanks only made #39... after back-to-back Best Actor Oscars in '94 and '95... also nominated in '89, '99 and '01.

Bear in mind nobody's yet won Best Male Lead 3 times... although I'd tip Hanks to be the first to do it.

Paul Newman was nominated TWICE for playing the SAME character in TWO different films, TWENTY FIVE YEARS APART... The Hustler ('61) and The Colour of Money ('86)... didn't make the list at all! :confused:

Who'd 'a' thunk it?
 
The reason she was where she was is because she is quite simply one of, if not, the greatest actress in history. Don't argue that, it's true.

I've seen every one of her movies and she's just incredible
 
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