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344627, Actors who've given great performances in at least three diff. decades.
Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:26 PM
That's simple enough, right?

I'll start with the man who inspired this post:
Ray Liotta in: 80s - Something Wild / 90s - Goodfellas / 00's - Narc

So, name the actor / actress and their great performances that have spanned at least three different decades. Also, if they've done it in four, five, or even six (??) different decades, put those down too.
344629, Al Pacino
Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:34 PM
70s (Godfather)- 90s (Scent of a Woman)- 00s (Angels in America)
344636, Controversy begins with the first reply.
Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:43 PM
>70s (Godfather)- 90s (Scent of a Woman)- 00s (Angels in
>America)

So, you give him the over-acting in Scent of a Woman but not in Scarface? See, the coked-out, operatic performance he gave as Tony Montana, when his vision is on the whole world and so his energy must be just as large, makes sense there. In just about every other movie with Pacino that I've seen (The Godfather and Carlito's Way excluded, and maybe Donnie Brasco), his acting calls way too much attention to itself. With Montana, it calls attention to only the extreme mania of the character, and that serves the story in a way a more subdued performance would not.
344787, I think if Al hadn't beaten Denzel for the Oscar, there'd be less hate.
Posted by Frank Longo, Mon Jan-21-08 01:10 PM
That flick is well-acted around (yes, including by Chris O'Donnell) and well- written in a script that is chock full of memorable moments and quotable lines. And Pacino is the one who makes the whole thing turn. Frank is a large character too, and merits the shouting. He's a lieutenant colonel, it's in his blood.

The one thing I will say is the film is too long. But Martin Brest stopped caring about editing somewhere around that time in his career (see: Meet Joe Black, Gigli).

And as far as Scarface? You could give him that one too. It is a hell of a performance.
345583, Scent of a Woman? WHOO-AH!! WHOO-AH!!
Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Wed Jan-23-08 07:34 PM
354633, Even without Scent of a Woman
Posted by woodsen2, Sat Mar-01-08 05:34 PM
He's still got Insider, Heat, Donnie Brasco or Glengary in the 90s.
344631, Jimmy Stewart (4 decades)
Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:36 PM
30s (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington)- 40s (It's a Wonderful Life)- 50s (Vertigo)- 60s (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
344632, Jack Nicholson (4 decades)
Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:38 PM
70s (Chinatown)- 80s (Terms of Endearment)- 90s (A Few Good Men)- 00s (About Schmidt)
344718, Give Him Easy Rider And Make It Five
Posted by Bombastic, Mon Jan-21-08 04:19 AM
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348963, My Nicholson picks
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:35 PM
60s - The Shooting
70s - The King of Marvin Gardens; The Passenger (tie)
80s - The Shining; Terms of Endearment (tie)
90s - As Good As It Gets
00s - The Pledge; About Schmidt (tie)
344633, Robert DeNiro
Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:39 PM
70s (Godfather 2)- 80s (Raging Bull)- 90s (Goodfellas)
349203, i'd say taxi driver is his strongest 70s performance
Posted by now or never, Fri Feb-08-08 05:26 PM
*ducks*
344634, William Holden
Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Jan-20-08 11:41 PM
50s (Sunset Blvd.)- 60s (The Wild Bunch)- 70s (Network)
344638, Katherine Hepburn
Posted by The_Orange_Ninja_Turtle, Sun Jan-20-08 11:47 PM
Bringing Up Baby (1930s), The Philadelphia Story (1940s), The African Queen (1950s), The Lion In Winter (1960s)
344643, but name the films and the decades. n/m
Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:51 PM
344645, Dustin Hoffman (4 decades)
Posted by genius.switch, Sun Jan-20-08 11:55 PM
60's - Midnight Cowboy
70's - Straight Time
80's - Rain Man
90's - Wag the Dog

(Dustin never seems to get his due anymore.)
344745, RE: Dustin Hoffman (4 decades)
Posted by xbenzive, Mon Jan-21-08 10:03 AM
00'-Stranger Than Fiction


< Buddha's Eight-fold Path by Utagawa Kunisada II
345324, He was great in Stranger than Fiction.
Posted by Silologistix, Wed Jan-23-08 02:01 AM
He was even better in I ♥ Huckabees.

When was the last time he got a lead role?

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344648, Robert Downey Jr.
Posted by genius.switch, Mon Jan-21-08 12:04 AM
80's - Less Than Zero
90's - Chaplin
00's - Zodiac

(Apparently, Altman called Downey the best actor of his generation.)
344651, Gene Hackman (5 decades)
Posted by genius.switch, Mon Jan-21-08 12:12 AM
60's - Bonnie and Clyde
70's - The Conversation
80's - Mississippi Burning
90's - Unforgiven
00's - The Royal Tenenbaums

(It's amazing to remember that Hackman, Hoffman, and Robert Duvall were all friends during their struggling actor days.)
344671, Henry Fonda (at least 5)
Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jan-21-08 01:06 AM
You only Live Once (1937)

Grapes of Wrath (1940)

12 Angry Men (1957)

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

On Golden Pond (1981)

I haven't seen any of his 70s stuff
348965, 70s - Clarence Darrow
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:45 PM
My picks

30s - You Only Live Once
40s - The Grapes of Wrath
50s - The Wrong Man
60s - Once Upon a Time in the West
70s - Clarence Darrow


344673, Denzel Washington
Posted by handle, Mon Jan-21-08 01:21 AM
1980's : Carbon Copy
1990's: Ricochet
2000's: John Q


344723, Drew Barrymore, and I ain't even bullshittin'. Peep game.
Posted by ZooTown74, Mon Jan-21-08 05:41 AM
80's
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Firestarter

90's
Poison Ivy
The Wedding Singer

2000's
Charlie's Angels
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind


Yep.
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Magnificent Trident
344748, Jodie Foster
Posted by Ceej, Mon Jan-21-08 10:13 AM
Taxi Driver - 76
The Accused - 88
Silence of the Lambs -91 (but really pick anyone from the 90s)
Panic Room - 02
344763, Robert Duvall.
Posted by Nieman5, Mon Jan-21-08 12:00 PM
70's The Godfather
80's Lonesome Dove
90's Days of Thunder
00's Open Range
344764, Robert Duvall.
Posted by Nieman5, Mon Jan-21-08 12:00 PM
70's The Godfather
80's Lonesome Dove
90's Days of Thunder
00's Open Range
344768, Brando
Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:21 PM
50's: Streetcar Named Desire
60s: Burn (Queimada)
70s: Last Tango in Paris & Godfather
348966, My picks
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:47 PM
50s - A Streetcar Named Desire
60s - Reflections in a Golden Eye
70s - The Godfather; Last Tango in Paris (tie)
90s - The Freshman
344771, Paul Newman
Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:27 PM
50s: Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
60s: Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch and Sundance
70s: Sting, Slap Shot
80s: Fort Apache the Bronx, The Verdict, The Color of Money
90s: Nobody's Fool, Twilight
00s: Where the Money Is
344773, Bogart
Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:32 PM
30s: The Roaring Twenties, Angels with Dirty Faces
40s: Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Treasure of the Sierra Madre
50s: The Caine Mutiny
344774, Bruce Willis
Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:37 PM
80s: Die Hard
90s: Pulp Fiction
00s: Sin City
344775, Tom Hanks
Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:40 PM
80s: The Burbs, Joe vs. The Volcano
90s: nearly every role
00s: Road to Perdition
344777, Ed Harris
Posted by manythoughts, Mon Jan-21-08 12:43 PM
80s: The Right Stuff
90s: Glengarry Glen Ross, Apollo 13
00s: A History of Violence, Gone Baby Gone
344791, Harrison Ford
Posted by Nieman5, Mon Jan-21-08 01:23 PM
70's Star wars
80's Indiana Jones
90's The fugitive
344794, Daniel Day Lewis
Posted by SankofaII, Mon Jan-21-08 01:26 PM
80's: Unbearable Lightness of Being
Room With A View
My Left Foot
My Beautiful Laundrette

90's: Last of The Mohicans
In The Name Of The Father

2000's: Gangs of New York
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
There Will Be Blood

hell, his whole damn career..seriously.
344795, Glenn Close
Posted by SankofaII, Mon Jan-21-08 01:30 PM
80s: Jagged Edge
The World According To Garp
Fatal Attraction
Dangerous Liaisons

90's: Hamlet
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Cookie's Fortune

2000 and beyond: The Shield
Damages (2007-)
Nine Lives
Heights
344856, Morgan Freeman
Posted by Ray_Snill, Mon Jan-21-08 05:53 PM
80s - Street Smart, Lean On Me, Driving Miss Daisy
90s - Shawshank Redemption, Seven,
00s - Million Dollar baby, The Bucket List
344986, Robert Redford
Posted by magilla vanilla, Tue Jan-22-08 07:43 AM
Butch and Sundance (1969)
All the President's Men (76)
The Natural (84)
345035, max von sydow.
Posted by dula dibiasi, Tue Jan-22-08 11:27 AM
the seventh seal ('57)
hawaii ('66)
the exorcist ('73)
pelle the conqueror ('87)
snow falling on cedars ('99)
345144, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ('07).
Posted by genius.switch, Tue Jan-22-08 03:07 PM
>the seventh seal ('57)
>hawaii ('66)
>the exorcist ('73)
>pelle the conqueror ('87)
>snow falling on cedars ('99)
>
345477, so i've heard. omitted it b/c i haven't seen it yet.
Posted by dula dibiasi, Wed Jan-23-08 01:39 PM
345056, CROOZE
Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Jan-22-08 11:57 AM
80s: Risky Business, Born on the Fourth of July

90s: A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Magnolia

00s: Minority Report, Collateral, Lions for Lambs
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Magnificent Trident
345065, RE: CROOZE
Posted by manythoughts, Tue Jan-22-08 12:14 PM
I thought about him but didn't feel like hearing the bullshit that goes along with mentioning him.
345069, Yeah, people (rightly) slag on him for that Scientology shit
Posted by ZooTown74, Tue Jan-22-08 12:18 PM
but I can't front on dudes' abilities, both to give a good performance and open a movie (well, up until recently, that is)
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Magnificent Trident
345068, really though
Posted by DubSpt, Tue Jan-22-08 12:17 PM
Some of yall are doing "actors who've had roles in three different decades" and "actors who've had roles in great movies in three different decades"

but maybe thats me.
345328, No, I agree. I'd only cosign 10-15 of these.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Jan-23-08 02:07 AM
And at least a third of those are mine.
345420, Then the original poster needs to qualify 'great'
Posted by manythoughts, Wed Jan-23-08 11:14 AM
.
345432, And those who are "observing" need to shit or get off the pot.
Posted by ZooTown74, Wed Jan-23-08 12:02 PM
Not Longo though

He's already wiped and flushed

But he ain't wash his hands :(





;)

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Magnificent Trident
345470, alright, fine: Laurence Fishburne
Posted by DubSpt, Wed Jan-23-08 01:29 PM
Apocalypse Now (79)
School Daze (88)
Boyz N The Hood (91)/What's Love Got To Do With It (93)

and except for Mystic River I haven't seen a single movie of his in the from the new millennium, so who knows, maybe he was amazing as the Surfer.
345487, RE: alright, fine: Laurence Fishburne
Posted by manythoughts, Wed Jan-23-08 02:25 PM
>Apocalypse Now (79)
>School Daze (88)
>Boyz N The Hood (91)/What's Love Got To Do With It (93)
>
>and except for Mystic River I haven't seen a single movie of
>his in the from the new millennium, so who knows, maybe he was
>amazing as the Surfer.

See, I'd only list 'What's Love Got to Do With It' as a great performance.
345375, Wesley Snipes
Posted by Rockscissorspaper, Wed Jan-23-08 09:32 AM
Wildcats (80's)

Boiling Point (90's)

Any of his direct to blockbuster shits (00's)

^^All oscar worthy movies and performances
345678, Jet Li.
Posted by Anfernee, Thu Jan-24-08 04:50 AM
80s: Shaolin Temple
90s: Once Upon a Time in China
00s: Hero
356193, RE: Jet Li.
Posted by eightyeight, Sun Mar-09-08 01:56 PM
also, he was real good in Warlords
348761, Sean Penn
Posted by Lomax12, Thu Feb-07-08 12:56 AM
80,s- Fast times, Colors
90's-Carlito's Way, Dead Man Walking
00's-21 Grams, and Mystic River

348933, Jeanne Moreau
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:23 PM
50s - Elevator to the Gallows; The Lovers (tie)
60s - La Notte; Jules and Jim (tie)
90s - Until the End of the World
348935, Anna Magnani
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:24 PM
40s - Rome, Open City
50s - The Golden Coach; The Fugitive Kind (tie)
60s - Mamma Roma
348937, Setsuko Hara; Kinuyo Tanaka
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:27 PM
Setsuko Hara
40s - Late Spring
50s - Tokyo Story; Tokyo Twilight (tie)
60s - Late Autumn

Kinuyo Tanaka
30s - Woman of Tokyo
40s - Utamaro and His Five Women
50s - The Life of Oharu; Equinox Flower (tie)
70s - Sandakan 8
348938, Lillian Gish; Barbara Stanwyck; Marlene Dietrich
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:29 PM
Lillian Gish
10s - Broken Blossoms
20s - Way Down East
40s - Duel in the Sun
50s - Night of the Hunter
80s - The Whales of August

Barbara Stanwyck
30s - Stella Dallas
40s - The Lady Eve; Double Indemnity (tie)
50s - Clash By Night; Forty Guns (tie)
60s - Walk on the Wild Side

Marlene Dietrich
30s - The Blue Angel; Destry Rides Again (tie)
50s - Stage Fright; Touch of Evil (tie)
60s - Judgement at Nuremberg
348946, Hanna Schygulla; Barbara Sukowa
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:42 PM
Hanna Schygulla
60s - Katzelmacher
70s - Marriage of Maria Braun
80s - Sheer Madness
00s - Werckmeister Harmonies (dubbed-over, but still a memorable supporting performance)

Barbara Sukowa
80s - Lola; Rosa Luxemburg (tie)
90s - Zentropa
00s - Urbania (cameo)
348947, Charlotte Rampling
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:43 PM
60s - Georgy Girl
70s - Night Porter
80s - The Verdict
00s - Under the Sand
348949, Isabelle Huppert; Catherine Deneuve
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:44 PM
Isabelle Huppert
70s - Violette
80s - Story of Women; Loulou (tie)
90s - La Ceremonie aka A Judgement in Stone
00s - The Piano Teacher

Catherine Deneuve
60s - Umbrellas of Cherbourg; Belle de Jour (tie)
70s - Tristana
90s - Indochine; My Favorite Season (tie)
00s - Dancer in the Dark
348950, Meryl Streep; Anjelica Huston
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:45 PM
Meryl Streep
70s - Kramer vs. Kramer
80s - The French Lieutenant's Woman; Sophie's Choice (tie)
90s - One True Thing
00s - Angels in America

Anjelica Huston
80s - Prizzi's Honor; The Dead (tie)
90s - The Grifters
00s - The Royal Tenenbaums
348954, Harriet Andersson; Liv Ullmann
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 06:58 PM
Harriet Andersson
50s - Sawdust and Tinsel; Smiles of a Summer Night (tie)
60s - Through a Glass Darkly
70s - Cries and Whispers
80s - Fanny and Alexander

Liv Ullman
60s - Persona; Shame (tie)
70s - Scenes From a Marriage
00s - Saraband
348955, Tony Leung Chiu-wai; Jiang Wen
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:06 PM
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
80s - City of Sadness
90s - Happy Together
00s - In The Mood For Love

Jiang Wen
80s - Red Sorghum
90s - The Soong Sisters
00s - Devils on the Doorstep
349040, Good call on Tony Leung.
Posted by Anfernee, Fri Feb-08-08 12:37 AM
That dude is dope.

Those would have my exact picks (no homo on Happy Together).
349065, RE: Good call on Tony Leung.
Posted by Sponge, Fri Feb-08-08 04:28 AM
>That dude is dope.

Really talented. His 2046 performance came up short on a tie w/ his in ITMFL in my book.

Maggie Cheung got Centre Stage in the 90s and ITMFL in the 00s, but I haven't seen a great peformance from her in the 80s yet. Need to see more of her 80s work. You got any recommendations? She was good in As Tears Go By, but I don't think it's a great one as of now.
349244, Yeah, I couldn't decide between In the Mood... and 2046 either.
Posted by Anfernee, Fri Feb-08-08 08:07 PM
But since it's the same character, it don't really matter.

Yeah, Maggie Cheung is awesome. One of my favourite actresses ever. I really liked her in Clean (2004) too, she killed that role.

Haven't seen too many of her 80s joints though. I mean, she got Police Story, but that's more Jackie Chan's show. How about Days of Being Wild (RIP Leslie)? I can't remember what year that is, I think it might actually be 90s, but I'm not too sure.
354628, hell yeah
Posted by dunk, Sat Mar-01-08 05:14 PM
i'm glad someone called attention to this man. He's one of my favorite actors.
355991, He's amazing in Lust, Caution
Posted by Sponge, Fri Mar-07-08 06:28 PM
in a role that is vastly different from what he mostly does.
348970, Jack Lemmon
Posted by Sponge, Thu Feb-07-08 07:59 PM
50s - Some Like It Hot; Mister Roberts (tie)
60s - The Apartment
70s - Save the Tiger (Lemmon and Gilford are amazing here)
80s - Missing
90s - Glengarry Glen Ross
348977, Michael J Fox: 1985, 1955, 2015, and 1885
Posted by buckshot defunct, Thu Feb-07-08 08:18 PM
Top that
349158, AWESOME REPLY!
Posted by broke, Fri Feb-08-08 02:50 PM
356241, Sir, I salute you!
Posted by Gemini_Two_One, Sun Mar-09-08 08:24 PM

!sig!

We need to go back in time to when motherfuckers could rock
88 miles per hour, bring it back to the block and get (Mc Fly)
Peel the fuck out before the lightning hit the clock
356388, FUCK YOU BEAT ME TO IT! I was gonna put Christopher Lloyd.
Posted by Frank Longo, Sun Mar-09-08 11:32 PM
355992, Jeff Fuckin' Bridges
Posted by Sponge, Fri Mar-07-08 06:30 PM
70s - The Last Picture Show
80s - The Fabulous Baker Boys
90s - (tie) Fearless; The Big Lebowski
00s - The Door in the Floor

One of the greatest actors alive.
356072, Jeannie Pepper
Posted by thegodcam, Sat Mar-08-08 12:37 PM
356365, Chow Yun Fat?
Posted by ShinobiShaw, Sun Mar-09-08 10:51 PM
I'm biased here cause I'm a john woo head but

80's The Killer/A Better Tomorrow
90's Hard Boiled/The Corrupter
00's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

I know I'm forgetting a bunch of his hong kong non english movies. I have some I just have not gotten around to watching them.

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356659, Sir Anthony Hopkins...if he hasn't already been mentioned....
Posted by BLACK_ADAM, Mon Mar-10-08 02:26 PM
nuff said!



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