Best Scene: Dracula attacks.
4. Robert Donat in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness- The part is ripe for embarrassment but Donat avoids it by giving a likable and honest performance that avoids the pitfalls of such a part.
Best Scene: The Mandarin's message to his people as the Japanese invade.
3. Richard Attenborough in Dunkirk- The film limits him too much but Attenborough still shines by giving humanity to the character of a man who profits from a war he does not support.
Best Scene: Holden helps his wife test out the infant gas mask.
2. Burl Ives in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Ives is fantastic as Big Daddy bringing the larger than life presence needed for such a character, but along with the genuine depth needed.
Best Scene: Big Daddy recounts the death of his own father.
1. Orson Welles in Touch of Evil - Good Predictions Kooo160, Mark, Michael Patison, RatedRStar, and Michael McCarthy. Technically I should give this to Ives if I was doing on who had the best year overall, and I also should do it if I rated it by Humphrey Bogart's measurement of acting which is rating two actors in the same role. Well Welles played a rip off of Big Daddy in a Long Hot Summer, and Ives wipes the floor with Welles if you compare those performances. I only go by the individual performances themselves though, and although it is close, the supporting performance that left the greatest impact on me was Welles's portrayal of Hank Quinlan. It's a great depiction of dirty cop, not just because he brings the menace and the decay of such a character, but also because he turns it into a tragic portrait of a potentially great man who has lost his way.
Best Scene: Quinlan visits Tanya
Overall Rank:
- Orson Welles in Touch of Evil
- Burl Ives in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Burl Ives in The Big Country
- Anthony Quayle in Ice Cold in Alex
- Harry Andrews in Ice Cold in Alex
- Gunnar Björnstrand in The Magician
- Richard Attenborough in Dunkirk
- Leslie French in Orders to Kill
- Lee J. Cobb in The Brothers Karamazov
- Gig Young in Teacher's Pet
- Richard Attenborough in The Man Upstairs
- Tulsi Lahiri in Jalsaghar
- Michel Simon in It Happened in Broad Daylight
- Philip Pine in Murder by Contract
- Herschel Bernardi in Murder By Contract
- Ganjirō Nakamura in Summer Clouds
- Trevor Howard in The Key
- Gérard Séty in Lovers of Montparnasse
- Tadeusz Fijewski in The Noose
- Myron McCormack in No Time For Sergeants
- Eddie Albert in Orders to Kill
- Lee Van Cleef in The Bravados
- Ernest Borgnine in The Vikings
- Stephen Boyd in The Bravados
- Lino Ventura in Lovers of Montparnasse
- Walter Matthau in King Creole
- Erich Maria Remarque in A Time to Love and A Time to Die
- Robert Donat in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
- Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula
- Klaus Kinski in A Time to Love and A Time To Die
- Ray Walston in Damn Yankees
- James Robertson Justice in Orders to Kill
- Joseph Calleia in Touch of Evil
- Lon Chaney Jr. in The Defiant Ones
- John Dehner in Man of the West
- Maximilian Schell in The Long Lions
- Murray Hamilton in No Time For Sergeants
- Robert Ryan in Lonelyhearts
- Dennis Weaver in Touch of Evil
- Leslie Nielsen in The Sheepman
- Thayer David in A Time to Love and a Time to Die
- Chishū Ryū in Equinox Flower
- Kieron Moore in The Key
- Richard Attenborough in Sea of Sand
- Gert Frobe in It Happened in Broad Daylight
- Robert Keith in The Lineup
- Harry Dean Stanton in The Proud Rebel
- Jean Desailly in Maigret Sets a Trap
- Paul Scofield in Carve Her Name With Pride
- Bengt Ekerot in The Magician
- Susumu Fujita in The Hidden Fortress
- Dean Jagger in The Proud Rebel
- Peter Sellers in Tom Thumb
- Terry Thomas in Tom Thumb
- Torin Thatcher in 7th Voyage of Sinbad
- Adam Pawlikowski in Ashes and Diamonds
- Ernest Thesiger in The Horse's Mouth
- Vic Morrow in King Creole
- Keenan Wynn in A Time to Love and a Time to Die
- Arthur O'Connell in Man of the West
- Ray Walston in South Pacific
- Akim Tamiroff in Touch of Evil
- Alan Young in Tom Thumb
- David Ladd in The Proud Rebel
- Richard Basehart in The Brothers Karamazov
- Akim Tamiroff in Me and the Colonel
- Kali Sarkar in Jalsagar
- Henry Silva in The Bravados
- Bernard Miles in Tom Thumb
- Jack Warner in Carve Her Name With Pride
- Jack Lord in Man of the West
- Albert Salmi in The Bravados
- Ernie Kovacs in Bell Book and Candle
- Valetin de Vargas in Touch of Evil
- Richard Jaeckel in The Lineup
- Jack Lemmon in Bell Book and Candle
- Royal Dano in Man of the West
- Tom Helmore in Vertigo
- Mike Morgan in The Horse's Mouth
- Robert Shafer in Damn Yankees
- Chuck Connors in The Big Country
- Takashi Shimura in The Hidden Fortress
- Lars Ekborg in The Magician
- Max von Sydow in The Brink of Life
- Vincent Price in The Fly
- Cecil Kellaway in The Proud Rebel
- Murray Hamilton in Houseboat
- Herbert Marshall in The Fly
- Nick Adams in No Time For Sergeants
- Dan O'Herilhy in Home Before Dark
- Lino Ventura in Elevator to the Gallows
- Theodore Bikel in The Defiant Ones
- Don Rickles in Run Silent Run Deep
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in Home Before Dark
- Rod Taylor in Separate Tables
- John Carradine in The Last Hurrah
- Jack Warden in Run Silent Run Deep
- James Donald in The Vikings
- Orson Welles in The Long, Hot Summer
- Albert Salmi in The Brothers Karamazov
- Michael Gough in The Horse's Mouth
- Charlton Heston in The Big Country
- Basil Rathbone in The Last Hurrah
- Michael Gough in Horror of Dracula
- Pat O'Brien in The Last Hurrah
- Stephen Chase in The Blob
- Brad Dexter in Run Silent Run Deep
- Robert Fields in The Blob
- Lee Van Cleef in The Long Lions
- Dean Martin in Some Came Running
- John Benson in The Blob
- Jack Carson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- John Van Eyssen in Horror of Dracula
- Nick Adams in Teacher's Pet
- Ray Collins in Touch of Evil
- James Bonnet in The Blob
- Theodore Bikel in I Want to Live!
- Arthur Kennedy in Some Came Running
- Earl Rowe in The Blob
- Maurice Chevalier in Gigi
- Jeffrey Hunter in The Last Hurrah
- Georges Poujouly in Elevators to the Gallows
- Charles McGraw in The Defiant Ones
- Harry Guardino in Houseboat
- Alfonso Bedoya in The Big Country
- Larry Gates in Some Came Running
- Curt Jurgens in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
- Charles Bickford in The Big Country
- Audie Murphy in The Quiet American
- Felipe Pazos Jr. in The Old Man and the Sea
- Keith Almoney in The Blob
- Anthony Franciosa in The Long, Hot Summer
19 comments:
Alright, my winning request is... Billy Zane in Titanic. You said that you'd review bad performances if they're interesting. Well, this one certainly is interesting. As for 1979 contenders...
Graham Chapman in The Life of Brian
Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now
Brad Dourif in Wise Blood
Suggestions for 79 lead:
Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now
Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre
Frank Langella in Dracula
Steve Martin in The Jerk
George C. Scott in Hardcore
Klaus Kinski - Nosferatu The Vampyre
James Woods - The Onion Field
Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now
Graham Chapman - The Life of Brian
Brad Dourif in Wise Blood
So now I have two winning requests lol haha, I will let you know both of them soon Louis lol.
James Woods - The Onion Field
Since I'll be going down to Cork, Ireland next Saturday, I'll suggest both lead & supporting.
Lead:
Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now
Klaus Kinski - Nosferatu
Graham Chapman - Life of Brian
Supporting:
Marlon Brando - Apocalypse Now
Fredric Forrest - Apocalypse Now
Dennis Hopper - Apocalypse Now
Ian Holm - Alien
John Hurt - Alien
Michael Palin - Life of Brian
Eric Idle - Life of Brian
Bruno Ganz - Nosferatu
Martin Sheen-Apocalypse Now
Brad Dourif-Wise Blood
Mel Gibson-Mad Max
Ben Gazzara-Saint Jack
Michael Beck-Warriors
3 in a row! I'm gonna run out of picks haha, I guess I'll go with Montgomery Clift in Freud for 1962 Lead.
RatedRStar: Your thoughts on
Uruguay - Costa Rica
England - Italy
Uruguay were just plain bad, its proof that Edison Cavani cant carry a team on his own, the red card was just frustration, Costa Rica did well.
England started well but Italys Pirlo and Marchisio just dictated the midfield and Wayne Rooney and Leighton Baines were both poor.
RatedRStar: Goal and Game of the Tournament so far.
Van Persies header against Spain and Spain Vs Netherlands.
I am wondering which Hong Kong actors I will introduce to you all =D.
Happy Birthday Daniel =) x.
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a coincidence, I just had my 20th birthday today.
Happy Birthday RatedRStar
Thank you =D =D, I am 22 lol.
for 79 Lead Burt Reynolds in Starting Over,James Woods The Onion Field and Michel Serrault in La Cage Aux Folles.
For 1979 Lead:
Graham Chapman in Life of Brian
Brad Dourif in Wise Blood
Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz
Mel Gibson in Mad Max
Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nick Nolte in North Dallas Forty
Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now
James Woods in The Onion Field
For my request, Joseph Cotten in The Magnificent Ambersons for 1942 Supporting.
What ratings would you give to Walston and Calleia?
I'm going for a trip down nostalgia lane. My request is 1990 Lead Actor- Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone
Michael Patison - I'd give Walston and Calleia a 3.5.
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