Mr. Mojo
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Whose movie career would you rather have than....... (1 Viewer)
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cloppbeast
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I'm not a huge fan of John Wayne, but I'm surprised none of the old timers here have brought him up. He made a gazillion movies and is the face of a genre.
Ilov80s
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Sneaky good option is William Holden. He was strong for 3 decades and really is the all American actor IMO. He had some true classics: Sunset Blvd, Network, The Wild Bunch, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sabrina, Born Yesterday and won a Best Actor Oscar for Stalag 17.
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northern exposure
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What about Johnny Depp then? He ticks the same boxes as Leto (Hollywood Vampires) and is a bigger star than Jared.
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
His girlfriend at the time of his death was Mrs. Hart (Stephanie Powers).
And his way of death was truly ridiculous.
Leroy Hoard
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Arizona Ron
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Will Smith
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Poor Robert Wagner, you kill one person and then you get implicated in all manner of calamities.
Ilov80s
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Yeah, I mean he was dating superattractive women for 40+ years. He was a total movie star. His death is certainly not the ideal way to go out though- really quite a sad accident.
Stompin' Tom Connors
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I've always held that Will Smith is an extraordinarily talented actor with incredible and impressive range and ability. The scene he had in Fresh Prince when his real father leaves was one of the most powerful scenes I've seen on television.Arizona Ron said:
That said, outside of MIB and Independence Day (and arguably a solid turn in Enemy of the State), it's not like a he's been in tons of great/blockbuster movies. He's the kind of diamond who shines brightly in any movie he's in -- testament to his skill -- but whose presence doesn't really make the overall movie great. Suicide Squad and Hitch are good examples of what I'm talking about.
DocHolliday
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If we're dealing with the question posed by the OP; not so much if we're talking about quality and quantitiy of output. The second of which it appears a lot of this thread has devolved.
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Based on the responses, I assume this is just acting and not producing/directing?
Every answer will depend on several categories: money, fame and/or respect. Maybe add writing
Dicaprio
Actors who come to mind who also have done animation:
Robin Williams
Mike Myers
Dwayne Johnson
Actor/Writer:
Damon
Stallone
Producers/Directors seem to get respect and make money without the fame outside of the industry. Not a bad gig to have.
Every answer will depend on several categories: money, fame and/or respect. Maybe add writing
Dicaprio
Actors who come to mind who also have done animation:
Robin Williams
Mike Myers
Dwayne Johnson
Actor/Writer:
Damon
Stallone
Producers/Directors seem to get respect and make money without the fame outside of the industry. Not a bad gig to have.
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Ilov80s
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Redford is a great answer. He was a huge star for a long time and has Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the Presidents Men, Jeremiah Johnson, 3 Days of the Condor and Out of Africa. Then as a director he did Ordinary People and Quiz Show. Plus he started one of the most famous film festivals in the world.
Foosball God
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Top 5 for what? This about what movie career you would want. While Brando was a great actor and the Godfather is iconic I'm not sure his film career is the one I'd want. Nicholson a slightly tougher call but still not sure he'd be in my personal top 5 for acting careers I'd want.
James Daulton
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OP is correct. Tom Cruise has the GOAT film catalog.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Gonna go off the path and say Dan Aykroyd. Though he's never been considered great by film critics as a lead (even though I loved him in Doctor Detroit--the movie not the FBG), you'd be hard pressed to find a better foil/complimentary character for the main character(s), from Elwood Blues to Ray Stantz (Ghostbusters) to Booley Werthan (Driving Miss Daisy, for which he earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination), to Mr. Grocer in Grosse Pointe Blank, he always delivers a level of depth to his character that sometimes rivals what we know about the main characters.
Plus, he's the only celebrity that people say I look like, so there's that.
Also I haven't seen Jeff Bridges mentioned, but he's right at the top for me as well but I don't look like him.
Plus, he's the only celebrity that people say I look like, so there's that.
Also I haven't seen Jeff Bridges mentioned, but he's right at the top for me as well but I don't look like him.
Foosball God
Foos
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
He brought his full range of acting skills to Trading Places, but to me, that's more of a co-lead at best, sort of like when he played Elwood to Belushi's Jake in The Blues Brothers.
That one guy
Footballguy
Kevin got skipped over rather quickly in this thread and wrongfully so. Might I point everyone in the direction of the greatness that is Tremors...yeah, Bacon is the best
Jayrod
Footballguy
My bad, thought we were just doing the top 5 actors of all time type thing. Never mind, carry on...
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
Ali, The Pursuit Of Happyness, Bad Boys I & II, I Am Legend and I Robot.
Also, I can't think of many other actors that have pulled off entire movies of it's just them alone (as in I am Legend).
Another thing, you're putting "great movies and blockbusters" together. Most blockbusters are #### movies; I didn't see Aladdin and I don't watch comic book movies like Suicide Squad but both did great at the box office. Every actor we've mentioned in this thread has a few #### movies tied to them because someone throws them a ton of money to do them. It just comes with the territory IMO.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I dont think DDL would do a #### blockbuster movie.Ali, The Pursuit Of Happyness, Bad Boys I & II, I Am Legend and I Robot.
Also, I can't think of many other actors that have pulled off entire movies of it's just them alone (as in I am Legend).
Another thing, you're putting "great movies and blockbusters" together. Most blockbusters are #### movies; I didn't see Aladdin and I don't watch comic book movies like Suicide Squad but both did great at the box office. Every actor we've mentioned in this thread has a few #### movies tied to them because someone throws them a ton of money to do them. It just comes with the territory IMO.
He’s also been in Fight Club so that’s a big plus. Heck, Edward Norton and Brad Pitt have been in a lot of really good movies as well.
Stompin' Tom Connors
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Just to be sure, we're focusing on quality, not the original proposed premise of whose career we would want based on longevity and success, right?Arizona Ron said:Ali, The Pursuit Of Happyness, Bad Boys I & II, I Am Legend and I Robot.
Also, I can't think of many other actors that have pulled off entire movies of it's just them alone (as in I am Legend).
Another thing, you're putting "great movies and blockbusters" together. Most blockbusters are #### movies; I didn't see Aladdin and I don't watch comic book movies like Suicide Squad but both did great at the box office. Every actor we've mentioned in this thread has a few #### movies tied to them because someone throws them a ton of money to do them. It just comes with the territory IMO.
If so, call it a difference of opinion.
I am a life-long follower of the sweet science and a titanic Ali fan and thought Smith did a great job but didn't think it was a particularly great film, though you could tell they were trying to pull off the best and most accurate homage. There's the argument about "carrying the film" for Pursuit of Happyness but after all he was the movie's entire focus - it's certainly an inspirational tale, but thought it lagged a lot in pace. Bad Boys franchise was enjoyable but fodder, and I think I Am Legend and I Robot are largely forgettable, compared to movies based on similar source material (e.g. Bladerunner and Minority Report -- though I do think Asimov, Matheson, and **** are equally fantastic as authors).
Yes, every actor has some stinkers, and it's a broad generalization to say most blockbusters are ####ty movies -- though there are definitely many that fit that mold. Both points are tangential to mine (that Will Smith's acting is fantastic, but it's not enough to save a lot of the movies he is in).
If we're talking about wanting Will Smith's career given his ongoing relevancy and body of work, and its resulting cash flow? Well sure. Entirely uncontroversial, and indeed, the whole premise of this thread is a little strange to me when the average TV star makes $150K-$1M per episode. As we get into comparing A-list Hollywood actors, seems like we're splitting hairs between guys like DeNiro, Cruise, and even Smith -- they are all filthy rich. I'd take any of their careers based on the return.
But I like the Clint Eastwood call -- guy continues quality output from his TV days into early spaghetti westerns to 70s cop drama all the way to fantastic performances -- in front and behind the camera -- into his late 80s and still going strong. And seems like a solid guy. Paul Newman is another guy I think should be in the conversation.
