Heretic;1809246 wrote:Unless there's a character actor who's had tiny roles in a ton of movies I like or would want to see. Then I'd pick him/her.

Had John Cazale lived longer, he would have been such a person. The Godfather series, The Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon.

wildcats20;1809215 wrote:So everyone has picked a man. Are there any females that are up there?

Katharine Hepburn

The actress one is tough. I'd probably just pick Rachel McAdams because she's hot in Wedding Crashers and Mean Girls.

Leonardo DiCaprio

I would pick Daniel Day Lewis aside from the fact that id only get to see 1 movie every 4 years. I think De Niro, Denzel, and Leo would be my top 3.

Leo DiCaprio, Denzel, or Bruce Willis. Bruce's low-brow stuff lately is something of a guilty pleasure of mine in addition to his better-received action films.

I'd miss out on the Ocean's movies, though. I do love those.

I don't understand the love for De Niro. The guy takes any role he can these days. His career started out wonderfully but has fallen dramatically. I guess on the plus side for those of you who picked him, you would be watching more movies than the rest of us.

Tom Hanks. I like about everything he has been in. Can we throw in reruns of Bosom Buddies too?

bigdaddy2003;1809317 wrote:I don't understand the love for De Niro. The guy takes any role he can these days. His career started out wonderfully but has fallen dramatically. I guess on the plus side for those of you who picked him, you would be watching more movies than the rest of us.

Who cares about recently (though some of them are still very good). When you have godfather 2, taxi driver, raging bull, deer hunter etc. He is arguably the greatest living actor, so of course people will pick him.

Goodfellas, Casino, Cape Fear, Brazil, Jackie Brown, etc

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Wolves of Babylon;1809353 wrote:Samuel L Jackson

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Snakes on a Plane, Lakeview Terrace, Soul Men, The Cavaeman's Valentine....

Matt Damon for me. As far as broads, I like many, many movies with Meryl, Diane Keaton, Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Sissy Spacek, Julianne Moore, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Kathy Bates and Penelope Cruz. I am not sure where I would rank them among dudes, but there are a lot of ladies with great resumes.

Laley23;1809323 wrote:Who cares about recently (though some of them are still very good). When you have godfather 2, taxi driver, raging bull, deer hunter etc. He is arguably the greatest living actor, so of course people will pick him.

Mulva;1809324 wrote:Goodfellas, Casino, Cape Fear, Brazil, Jackie Brown, etc

I thought Ronin was pretty good, too.

And my favorite of his movies: The Untouchables.

Okay, yeah, he'd have to be considered, too.

bigdaddy2003;1809317 wrote:I don't understand the love for De Niro. The guy takes any role he can these days. His career started out wonderfully but has fallen dramatically. I guess on the plus side for those of you who picked him, you would be watching more movies than the rest of us.

Laley23;1809323 wrote:Who cares about recently (though some of them are still very good). When you have godfather 2, taxi driver, raging bull, deer hunter etc. He is arguably the greatest living actor, so of course people will pick him.

Mulva: Goodfellas, Casino, Cape Fear, Brazil, Jackie Brown, etc

this--reps to Laley & Mulva

Laley23;1809323 wrote:Who cares about recently (though some of them are still very good). When you have godfather 2, taxi driver, raging bull, deer hunter etc. He is arguably the greatest living actor, so of course people will pick him.

Yeah, when I think of these things, I think "Who has a ton of great movies I'd want to watch over and over?", NOT "Uh-oh, I better hope this guy never made any duds to collect a paycheck!!!" And, regardless of Di Nero's current output, his past output stands up against anyone else's.

Heretic;1809387 wrote:Yeah, when I think of these things, I think "Who has a ton of great movies I'd want to watch over and over?", NOT "Uh-oh, I better hope this guy never made any duds to collect a paycheck!!!" And, regardless of Di Nero's current output, his past output stands up against anyone else's.

And let's not pretend that Dirty Grandpa isn't this decades Dumb and Dumber.

You ou also have Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle recently.

Hide and Seek is one of the better suspense/horror flicks in awhile. Plus...MACHETE!!!

Laley23;1809399 wrote:And let's not pretend that Dirty Grandpa isn't this decades Dumb and Dumber.

You ou also have Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle recently.

Hide and Seek is one of the better suspense/horror flicks in awhile. Plus...MACHETE!!!

Reminded me. He was also in Limitless.

I think this settles it. I'd probably opt for DeNiro with DiCaprio at a close second.

I feel like there has to be serial extras that have been in hundreds of movies that might be the pick, except there's no way of knowing because they aren't credited (same with stunt doubles).

Hard to go wrong with De Niro, but a less "known" supporting or character actor in tons of movies might give you similar quality and more variety.

I just spent way too much time on this, and balancing quality (or guilty pleasures) with variety, it'd be either DeNiro or Samuel L. Jackson. Probably Jackson. Dude's just been in so many things.

O-Trap;1809411 wrote:I just spent way too much time on this, and balancing quality (or guilty pleasures) with variety, it'd be either DeNiro or Samuel L. Jackson. Probably Jackson. Dude's just been in so many things.

He's the most credited actor in history, isn't he?

wildcats20;1809414 wrote:He's the most credited actor in history, isn't he?

Dude might be.

This was just the list of his movies I've seen and would (under the right circumstances) watch again or movies I haven't seen but want to:

The Legend of Tarzan (never seen)
Cell (never seen)
The Hateful Eight (never seen)
Chi-Raq (never seen)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Big Game (never seen)
Captain America: Winter Soldier
RoboCop (never seen)
Reasonable Doubt
Django Unchained
The Avengers
Meeting Evil (never seen)
The Samaritan
Captain America: The First Avenger
Thor
The Other Guys
Unthinkable
Iron Man 2
Lakeview Terrace
Iron Man
Jumper
Cleaners (never seen)
Resurrecting the Champ (never seen)
Black Snake Moan (never seen)
Snakes on a Plane (never seen)
The Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
xXx: State of the Union
Coach Carter
The Incredibles
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Twisted
SWAT
xXx
No Good Deed
Changing Lanes (never seen)
Unbreakable
Shaft
Rules of Engagement
Deep Blue Sea
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
The Negotiator
Out of Sight
Sphere
A Time to Kill
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Kiss of Death (never seen)
Pulp Fiction
Fresh (never seen)
Jurassic Park
Menace II Society
Patriot Games
Juice (never seen)
Jungle Fever
Goodfellas
Coming to America

wildcats20;1809414 wrote:He's the most credited actor in history, isn't he?

The answer is not even close, but I could have sworn I had heard or read that somewhere.

I think movies he has appeared in have grossed more than any other actor.

Mulva;1809417 wrote:I think movies he has appeared in have grossed more than any other actor.

That sounds realistic.