Which actors will you always watch, and/or have seen all their films?

[tjdee]

Even if it's a craptacular trailer, or all I know is they're in it, I will ALWAYS pay to see a movie starring one of these (I think I'm forgetting some):

Julia Roberts (don't say anything mean, either!)

Denzel Washington (except Remember the Titans...sports...uhhhh)

Ben Stiller

Johnny Depp

Cary Grant

Adrien Brody

Tom Cruise (post Mission Impossible, that film cast a spell on me. Before that I swore I'd never see one of his films in full. I don't even find him particularly attractive).

And you?

[trotsky]

1. Christopher Walken.

He makes even bad films watchable.

[St. Jarvitude]

4. Beat me to the punch!

He's the most awesome actor of all time.

[trotsky]

6. I assume you've seen that video

what is it, by Moby? Where he is dancing around what looks like a big hotel lobby and flying thru the air?

Damn that guy can act even when he's not saying a word.

[St. Jarvitude]

14. It's Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice"

And yes, I've seen it. And yes, it is the greatest music video of all time.

[susanna]

19. Did you see him as the tap-dancing pimp

In "Pennies from Heaven" with Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters? That movie made me want to hurt myself, but I rented and watched it just for the brief few minutes watching CW's dance sequence. He's just amazing.

I love the "Weapon of Choice" video too.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Woody Allen

I just watched The Front this afternooon. Man that is a great flick.

And no what he does off screen is not important to me. He is a great actor and filmmaker.

[bigwillq]

3. DeNiro, Pacino, Anthony Hopkins

Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon, Streep-gosh there's 2 many.

[smirkymonkey]

41. I saw Julianne Moore on the street today w/ her husband

and children. They seemed like the typical harried parents w/ children, but she looked beautiful even in her very casual dress. Just thought you might like to hear of a sighting!

[knowbody0]

5. johnny depp, billy bob thorton, christopher walken

im lookin for that combo meal in a man right now.

[tjdee]

11. You know, Billy Bob definitely has something...

My first exposure to him was in Slingblade (not hot, LOL).

But now that I've gotten to see him some more, I can see what Angelina saw in him. He's an intriguing sort.

[knowbody0]

18. im thinkin his waters run deep

[DODI]

7. I am rather old school

Cary Grant
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Bette Davis
Errol Flynn (pre-1941)
William Powell
Most Jimmy Stewart

For the modern era:

Jack Lemmon
Johnny Depp
Kevin Kline
Willam Hurt

I am sure there are others, but that is what I can come up with now.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

8. Sean Penn

Matt Dillon (I know... it's a teenage heart-throb thing, so sue me! Did you see him in The Outsiders?!?)

Christian Slater (stems from my adoration of him in True Romace)

[RevolutionaryActs]

9. Ewan McGregor, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Jamie Bell, after seeing him in Nicholas Nickelby as Smike I think he's going to be around for a very long time. :D


There are more, I love movies and actors hehe.

[tjdee]

61. I STILL haven't seen Billy Elliott!!

I can tell from various clips that he's something else...afraid to be disappointed in a way!

He seems like a natural.

[pitt71]

10. Who?

Ummm....that would be...none.

[susanna]

12. Hmmm...

Christopher Walken
Meryl Streep
Diane Lane
Sean Penn
Johnny Depp
Daniel Day Lewis (Gangs of New York nearly killed me, I hated it, but I had to watch it just because of DDL)

Classic Stars
Vivien Leigh
Humphrey Bogart
Laurence Olivier

I'm sure I forgot some too!

[DODI]

13. Yes, I can't believe I left off Bogart and Olivier

I used to spends LOTS of time watching the old movie -- I also love Joseph Cotton.

[susanna]

15. Don't feel bad, you remembered

Gable & Davis and I didn't. Love them too! :-)

[CBHagman]

60. Day Lewis got me into "Gangs of New York," too.

Well, I had other reasons for going, but since I am hugely squeamish about movie violence, it took a lot to get me to the theater. Day Lewis was truly brilliant in that film, though, and I'm glad I didn't miss that particular performance.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, William H. Macy.

Before he turned into a complete wack job, I liked Mel Gibson a lot, too -- thought he was a good actor, and hot, as well. Actors whose movies I will do everything possible to avoid include Sylvester Stallone and Adam Sandler.

[susanna]

24. Well, there's some I forgot.

Spacey, Cusack and Macy. All are fantastic.

[susanna]

17. I just want to say that I think "craptacular" is a great word.

Thank you for introducing it into my vocabulary. ;-)

[tjdee]

62. Hehe, someone else here at DU introduced it to mine :)

Just passing on the genius, LOL.

[Diane L]

20. I've got several - older and new:

Anthony Hopkins
Richard Gere
Robert Duvall
Jack Lemmon
William Hurt
Johnny Depp
Michael Keaton
Kevin Costner
Al Pacino
Keanu Reeves

Sandra Bullock
Julia Roberts
Sally Field
Meryl Streep
Cate Blanchett

[tjdee]

63. Cate Blanchett, for sure...did you see...Heaven was it called?

With she and Giovanni Ribisi?

Even bald she's beautiful. Fantastic actress.

[MasonJar]

21. I love to watch Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind, It Happened

One Night,) also Bogie and Betty, and Tracy and Hepburn. And how about Fred Astair and Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor? Deborah Kerr, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Grace Kellly were all tops. So many! More modern I admire Pacino, Streep and Sean Penn the most.

[progmom]

22. Kate Hepburn

[mcscajun]

23. Will watch Anything in which these actors appear...

for their pure acting talent alone (some of 'em are hunks too...a bonus, really.)

Ned Beatty - a most Underrated actor, just 'cause he's not a leading man type...but Wow what a talent!

Al Pacino -- the more scenery he chews, the better I like it.

Kevin Spacey -- Have seen most of his movies, working on the few left I haven't seen. Will watch "The Usual Suspects" ad infinitum...and can't wait for next week's release of "Beyond the Sea."

Russell Crowe -- much more than just eye candy.

Jack Nicholson -- his place in American film is secure. Some clunkers, sure, but an incredible body of work.

Tommy Lee Jones -- Range...the word is Range.

Kenneth Branagh -- played a Nazi in "Conspiracy", "Hamlet", a romantic in "Much Ado About Nothing", and Iago to Laurence Fishburne's "Othello" -- gotta love his choices.

Not to leave out the ladies:
Glenn Close -- "The Big Chill", "Fatal Attraction"... "Mars Attacks"?? :D

Meryl Streep -- "Sophie's Choice", "Defending Your Life", "The River Wild", "Bridges of Madison County" -- oo-ee!

And from the classic film generation:
Burt Lancaster
Errol Flynn
James Stewart
Humphrey Bogart
Bette Davis
Katherine Hepburn


I'm sure I left out Somebody...I'm a rabid film watcher. :)

[tjdee]

64. I forgot Kenneth Branagh!

He makes good choices, as you say.
I know that a movie of his won't stink--even Dead Again was charming, in a way.

[Left Is Write]

25. No one, really.

I love Kevin Spacey, Harrison Ford, George Clooney, William Hurt, and several other actors both male and female, but I don't think I've ever seen ALL the movies made by any one actor.

[CatBoreal]

26. I'll watch...

Kevin Spacey, Clint Eastwood (especially if he's directing), Robert DeNiro, Russel Crowe, Sean Bean, Viggo Mortensen, Hugh Jackman, Sean Bean, and Clive Owen (because he makes my inside go squishy when he smiles)

Of the women, I'll watch Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Cate Blanche (which means I have to watch the Aviator - UGGGG!), Kate Winslet

[medeak]

27. No Jack Nicholson? n/t

[Maddy McCall]

29. Yes, I have seen every Nicholson movie ever.

Definitely the best male actor in Hollywood, bar none. I love him, too.

[charlyvi]

31. I love Nicholson, early Nicholson,

Easy Rider, The Last Detail, Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Fortune. But since the eighties, he seems to just play Nicholson. Although, I must admit, Nicholson playing Nicholson is better than most actors playing a part.

[CatBoreal]

33. Uuuck!...

I can only take Jack in small doses. He gives me the creeps.

[Maddy McCall]

28. Glenn Close. I have adored her since Dangerous Liaisons

She is so beautiful, in an odd way, and one of the best actors around.

[charlyvi]

30. Brando.

Enough said.

[Champ]

32. Robert De Niro

Jack Nicholson
Denzel
Samuel L Jackson
Joe Pesci
Walken
are actors I would want to see more then the movie
There are many others that I could list.

For some reason I have seen every movie Tupac starred in. He was talented, he really put the emotions in the character to make him appear real. His most impressive performances was in Juice(2nd half of the movie) and Gridlock'd. The best movies he was in was Gang Related and Gridlock'd. He has shown me the potential to shine in a film with an excellent storyline. He was a versatile artist in many ways.

[Sabriel]

37. I agree, EXCEPT for those mob/psychiatrist movies

Embarrassing.

[Fifth of Five]

34. I've got several...

Harrison Ford
Cary Grant
Fred Astaire
John Cusack
Kevin Spacey
Katherine Hepburn
William Daniels

[On the Road]

35. There are a Lot of Actors That I Like

but thinking through it, I've missed movies by all my faves if the films weren't appealing. The only current actor who would draw me to a film based only on his or her presence seems to be Ben Kingsley.

For classic films, it would be Humphrey Bogart.

Although I do have to add this: I first became aware of Catherine Zeta Jones about eight years ago when she did that Zorro movie with Antonio Banderas. The ONLY reason I went to see that movie was because I saw this unknown actress in the credits. That's highly unusual for me.

[noshenanigans]

36. Vince Vaughn...

That man is sex on a stick.

[FellowAmerican]

38. Dennis Quade

Love him!!

[Kilkenny5]

44. That's Quaid

Bingo!

I've loved him since "Breaking Away."

I'm first on line to see his next two films.

[peekaloo]

39. Kevin Spacey, Holly Hunter, John Cusack,Frances McDormand

Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

[Kat45]

40. No actors, but I'll see anything directed by Scorcese.

I've seen all his movies except for one he directed early in his career (not really one of his projects). I've even seen a couple of his even earlier shorts.

[yellowdogintexas]

42. Jack Lemmon, Paul Newman, Robert Redford

Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Connery,
Charles Durning, Cary Grant, Kenneth Branagh,James Garner
Stanley Tucci

Katherine Hepburn, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Julie Andrews, Holly Hunter, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman

there are others, I am just too tired to think of any more today

[Nay]

43. Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp

[More Than A Feeling]

45. Julian Glover and Olivia Hussey

Julian Glover was Krystatos in For your eyes only, General Veers in Star Wars, Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the voice of Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Clearly, he kicks ass.

Olivia Hussey was, of course, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Mary in Jesus of Nazareth, and the Mannerjay in Quest of the Delta Knights (a Mystery Science Theater 3000 classic!)

[BeHereNow]

46. GENE HACKMAN! Helloooo?

The SEXIEST, best actor ever to hit the screen in
our lives!!!
Oh, baby!
I am SUCH the fan of Gene Hackman!!!!

bhn

[arwalden]

47. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Cary Grant

[arwalden]

48. Woody Allen

[Spirochete]

49. Jeff Bridges

[Duer 157099]

50. DeNiro, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Johnny Depp, Val Kilmer

and Meryl Streep, just so's not to be too sexist.

probably more I can't think of right now

edit: darnit, forgot Billy Bob Thornton, Nick Cage...

[tainted_chimp]

51. Spencer Tracy

He's subtle, natural and always brilliant. (not to mention very fucking sexy!)
I will stop and watch him always.

[RagingInMiami]

52. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Jack Nicholson

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

53. Anything at all with William H Macy. I love the guy.

[RadicalMom]

54. James Stewart, Cary Grant, Johnny Depp, Katherine Hepburn,

Ingrid Bergman, Meryl Streep, Gene Tierney, Lawrence Olivier, Liam Neeson, Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins, James Garner, John Wayne. Eclectic enough?

[RadicalMom]

55. Oh, and Kevin Bacon, too! nt

[Gryffindor_Bookworm]

56. Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson eom

[RebelOne]

57. Vin Diesel. He can't act too well, but then he doesn't have to.

I just like looking at him.

[NewJeffCT]

58. I like many actors, but nobody where I *have* to see them

I mean, I love DeNiro, but have not seen "Raging Bull" or "Taxi Driver"

Same with Al Pacino, Sean Penn, & a few others.

[tjdee]

65. You need to see Taxi Driver.

That's like THE Deniro film.

I haven't seen it either, though!

[Bertha Venation]

59. Jodie Foster, Jessica Lange, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon . . .

Tommy Lee Jones, Dustin Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford . . . too many more to name.