Jimmy Chitwood
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i'm not one to repeat names, but it seems many of you are. that being the case, i can't believe Viggo Mortensen isn't getting more acknowledgement. if there's a better actor working these days, i don't know who it'd be.
				
			I hardly seen his movies, but I can't doubt his reputation and accomplishments.Jimmy Chitwood said:i'm not one to repeat names, but it seems many of you are. that being the case, i can't believe Viggo Mortensen isn't getting more acknowledgement. if there's a better actor working these days, i don't know who it'd be.
Silent and Early Sound Era:Don Wassall said:If comedies count, Jim Carrey and Leslie Nielsen.ÂÂ
 
	Thanks, DW!Don Wassall said:You know your actors, j41181.ÂÂÂÂ
I'll always be partial to the Stooges, at least up until the Curley Joe era.  Let's not forget Benny Hill either. Peter Sellers was funny in the Pink Panthers movies.ÂÂ
 
	j41181 said:More great white actors:
Walter Matthau (very funny)
Jack Lemmon (very funny)
Carey Grant (very cool)
Henry Fonda
George Hamilton
Paul Newman (Cat on a Hot Thin Roof, Sting)
Tom Cruise (late 80's and 90's movies)
Bryan Brown (F-X movies)
Brian Dennehy (very versatile)
John Goodman
Billy Crystal
Who sez white guys are lame?
Quiet Speed said:It's been many, many years since I've seen it, but Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Captain Bligh in the 80's version of the mutiny on the Bounty (titled The Bounty) was a performance that stuck out for me.
 
	Don Wassall said:Quiet Speed said:It's been many, many years since I've seen it, but Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Captain Bligh in the 80's version of the mutiny on the Bounty (titled The Bounty) was a performance that stuck out for me.ÂÂ
I like that movie quite a bit as well. Hopkins is a great actor, and one of the best ever, Laurence Olivier, has a modest part in the movie, too.ÂÂ
I've always been interested in the history behind that event. And all the topless native girls in that PG-rated movie didn't hurt either.ÂÂ
sport historian said:The late cultural critic, Richard Grenier, had a great article on the subject around 25 years ago in Commentary magazine. Yes, I used to read Commentary when Grenier had an article in the magazine.
DWFan said:My favorite actor by far is Eastwood. He should have been around for silent movies--his facial expressions always get the point across regardless of the amount of dialogue.
Kurt Russell is another one, especially when the scene calls for an exasperated mood. I always liked Harrison Ford in movies when I was a kid, but he seems to have declined in ability.
This appraisal is based on acting alone--I know Harrison Ford is a half-tribal that somehow loves Ayn Rand and Bill Clinton at the same time. Eastwood seems OK in a lot of his views but I'm not the kind to senselessly set myself up for disappointment on the hope that an actor might see things straight. I know very little about Russell.
 
	 
				