Best actors of all time - Characters & Performances

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by Christyl Rivers

Created on: July 29, 2011

The best actors of all time will include those who have undisputed numbers of Academy Award nominations,
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by David Braybrooke

Created on: March 08, 2007 Last Updated: November 21, 2010

When I first read the topic I considered writing about politicians. Many being great

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by Dan Rooney

Created on: September 12, 2007

There will never be a definitive list of best performances. Mostly because a performance is meant to
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by Ashley Smith

Created on: January 07, 2010 Last Updated: January 08, 2010

The best films and best TV programmes are those where you lose yourself in the story and where you empathise
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by Sharon Shepherd

Created on: April 12, 2007 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

In my opinion, a great actor should be able to make you truly believe he is the person he portrays.
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by Jobie Weetaluktuk

Created on: July 29, 2007 Last Updated: October 27, 2009

Hollywood has produced some of the best silver screen actors of all time. That is not surprising since
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by Thos Robert

Created on: September 15, 2007

Attempting to select the best actors from last decade is a daunting task; selecting the best of all
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by Rodney Itier

Created on: May 12, 2011

Acting is an interpretive art form so choosing a 'best' actor is sort of like picking a best fingerprint.
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by Jared Garrett

Created on: January 09, 2007 Last Updated: January 28, 2009

While he may not be the greatest actor of all time, he may be the greatest actor of our time. Our time
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by Scott Hayden

Created on: March 05, 2008 Last Updated: August 08, 2010

It would be difficult to narrow that list down to just a few choices. One person's idea of a great actor
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by Dale James

Created on: January 31, 2007 Last Updated: October 26, 2011

To establish the greatest actor of all time it is first essential to define what makes a great actor.
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by John Devera

Created on: February 05, 2008

Who are the best actors of all time? Well, to be a good actor, someone has to entertain us by pretending
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by Bruce Harden

Created on: July 16, 2007

What makes a great actor? There are two kinds of outstanding actors: (1) Those who can play different
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by Royce Radcliffe

Created on: April 13, 2008

There are so many great actors of all time that it would be impossible to list them in an entire book
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by Lillyswawa

Created on: April 28, 2010

Let us begin with the Classics: Lawrence Olivier (Wuthering Heights). Lionel Barrymore. Charlie Chaplin
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by Jackpine

Created on: November 20, 2006 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

In the acting profession, as in others, it is true that the cream always rises to the top. Thus, given
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by John Hoty

Created on: July 30, 2007

Jack Nicholson - a cinematic icon renown for his anti-establishment roles and record 12 Oscar nominations,
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by P Vandegrift

Created on: December 18, 2006 Last Updated: May 09, 2007

What a choice of talent there is for this category! It is difficult to settle on just one. Each actor
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by Carmen Polvere

Created on: May 30, 2010

Humphrey Bogart is the Best Movie Actor of all time. If he portrayed
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by Cosmicwhodini

Created on: March 19, 2008

My list is of actors I personally admire. The order I place them in does not reflect how I rate them.
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