Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1955: Results

5. Sidney Poitier in Blackboard Jungle- Poitier gives a nicely handled and surprisingly believable turn as a disrespectful student who is capable of improving himself, even if I do wish he had gotten a few more scenes to flesh out his character. 

Best Scene: Miller encourages Dadier to say the word.

4. Walter Brennan in Bad Day At Black Rock- Brennan gives an effective portrayal of a man filled pessimism but optimistic in heart.

Best Scene: The doc tries to convince the others to help Macreedy. 

3. Peter Sellers in The Ladykillers- Sellers gives a very amusing performance as slick criminal who find himself in over his head.

Best Scene: Harry tries to fetch Mrs. Wilberforce's bird.

2. Takashi Shimura in I Live in Fear- Shimura gives a moving performance as the quiet observer of a situation where there is not obvious solution.

Best Scene: Dr. Harada meets with Nakajima.

1. Raymond Massey in East of Eden- Massey's work is one I have grown to appreciate more with time. His unusual dynamic with Dean is perfect in creating the powerful rift between the father and Massey realizes Adam as man in terms of the good nature of his character, but as well his past before we meet him.

Best Scene: Adam reveals the truth about Cal's mother.

Overall Rank:

1. Raymond Massey in East of Eden
2. Takashi Shimura in I live in Fear
3. Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts
4. Peter Sellers in The Ladykillers
5. Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause 
6. Walter Brennan in Bad Day At Black Rock
7. Orson Welles in Mr. Arkadin
   
8. Cecil Parker in The Ladykillers
9. Sidney Poitier in Blackboard Jungle
10. Ralph Richardson in Richard III
11. Herbert Lom in The Ladykillers
12. Paul Meurisse in Les Diaboliques 
13. Richard Conte in The Big Combo
    
14. Jarl Kulle in Smiles of a Summer Night
    
15. Vic Morrow in Blackboard Jungle
16. Robert Ryan in Bad Day At Black Rock
17. Charles Vanel in Les Diaboliques 
18. Mischa Auer in Mr. Arkadin 
19. James Cagney in Mister Roberts
20. Ernest Borgnine in Bad Day At Black Rock
21. Danny Green in The Ladykillers 
22. Jules Dassin in Rififi
23. Carl Mohner in Rififi
    
24. Robert Manuel in Rififi
    
25. Bill Thompson in Lady and the Tramp 
26. Preben Lerdorff Rye in Ordet 
27. Akim Tamiroff in Mr. Arkadin 
28. Todd Duncan in Unchained
    
29. Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali
30. Michael Redgrave in Mr. Arkadin
    
31. Lee Marvin Bad Day At Black Rock 
32. Rod Steiger in Oklahoma
    
33. Cecil Parker in The Court Jester
    
34. Donald Crisp in The Man from Laramie 
35. Eddie Albert in Oklahoma
    
36. Emil Hass Christensen in Ordet
    
37. Robert Middleton in The Desperate Hours 
38. Gene Nelson in Oklahoma
    
39. Arthur Kennedy in The Man from Laramie 
    
40. William Powell in Mister Roberts
41. Burl Ives in East of Eden  
42. Franco Frabizi in Il Bidone
    
43. John Gielgud in Richard III
44. Basil Rathbone in The Court Jester
45. Robert Middleton in The Big Combo
    
46. Louis Calhern in Blackboard Jungle
47. Edmond O'Brien in Pete Kelly's Blues
    
48. Minoru Chiaki in I Live in Fear
49. Darren McGavin in The Man With the Golden Arm 
50. Wesley Addy in The Big Knife
    
51. Arthur Kennedy in Trial  
52. Brian Donlevy in The Big Combo
    
53. Arthur O'Connell in Picnic
    
54. Jim Backus in Rebel Without a Cause 
55. Everett Sloane in The Big Knife
    
56. Robert Strauss in The Man With the Golden Arm 
57. Lee Marvin in Pete Kelly's Blues 
58. Lee Van Cleef in The Big Combo
59. Earl Holliman in The Big Combo
    
60. John Ericson in Bad Day At Black Rock
61. James Gleason in The Night of the Hunter  
62. Eddie Albert in I'll Cry Tomorrow
    
63. Wallace Ford in The Man From Laramie 
    
64. Stanley Baker in Richard III
65. Frank Sutton in Marty 
    
66. Timothy Carey in East of Eden 
67. Chester Morris in Unchained
    
68. Frank Alvin Silvera in Killer's Kiss
69. Dean Jagger in Bad Day At Black Rock 
70. Basil Rathbone in We're No Angels 
71. James Whitmore in Oklahoma
    
72. Gig Young in The Desperate Hours 
73. Rossano Brazzi in Summertime
    
74. Richard Davalos in East of Eden
75. Ward Bond in Mister Roberts  
76. Sheldon Leonard in Guys and Dolls 
77. Robert Flemyng in Cast a Dark Shadow
78. Leo G. Carroll in We're No Angels
    
79. Wilfrid Lawson in The Prisoner
80. Dewey Martin in The Desperate Hours
81. Koji Tsuruta in Samurai II 
82. Darren McGavin in Summertime
    
83. Peter Graves in The Night of the Hunter  
84. Jay C. Flippen in Oklahoma
    
85. Joe Mantell in Marty
86. Royal Dano in The Trouble With Harry
87. Don Beddoe in The Night of the Hunter 
88. Richard Conte in I'll Cry Tomorrow
    
89. Cliff Robertson in Picnic 
90. Roger Moore in Interrupted Melody
    
91. John Hoyt in Blackboard Jungle
92. Alex Nicol in The Man from Laramie
93. Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause
94. Arthur Kennedy in The Desperate Hours 
95. Burt Lancaster in The Rose Tattoo
    
96. Arnold Stang in The Man with the Golden Arm
97. Dan Terranova in Blackboard Jungle
98. Jerry Mathers in The Trouble With Harry 
99. Ben Cooper in The Rose Tattoo
    
100. Cameron Mitchell in Love Me Or Leave Me
101. Ronald Lewis in The Prisoner
102. Tor Johnson in Bride of the Monster
103. Rafael Campos in Blackboard Jungle
104. Rafael Campos in Trial
105. Rod Steiger in The Big Knife
     
106. Harvey P Dunn in Bride of the Monster

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