Movies Gene Hackman or Robert De Niro - Who's the better actor?

[Kraysla]

DeNiro. So many great films.

 

[David Street]

Both great Actors Gene Hackman better all around actor and Robert De Niro got stuck in mainly one type of movie... mobster. Great Americans.

RIP Gene Hackman

 

[Cielo_]

I vote Hackman solely because Deniro has become such a raging libtard it’s actually comical.

He’s so far off the rails you’re not sure if he’s doing a bit or they have some horrendous blackmail against him.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I vote Hackman solely because Deniro has become such a raging libtard it’s actually comical.

He’s so far off the rails you’re not sure if he’s doing a bit or they have some horrendous blackmail against him.

But if you take away the politics and stuff De NIro does outside his work. Who do you think is better?

 

[Deleted member 110072]

Both great Actors Gene Hackman better all around actor and Robert De Niro got stuck in mainly one type of movie... mobster. Great Americans.

RIP Gene Hackman

I think you could argue Hackman got a bit more typecast as the kind of hard nosed professional personally but still he was very very good at those roles.

The Conversation though does show he could definitely do more than that, I think people expect that film to basically be his character from Enemy of the State but its almost the opposite.

Their runs at the top actually are not that different in lenght IMHO, difference is Hackman actually retired in the early 00's and became a writer instead were as De Niro carried on with mostly low effort work.

 

[Deaths Head]

Overall Dinero was he also was in much better movies bc he had a look that can be just about casted into any role . Gene was typically used for certain characters as he will most likely go down as the best Lex Luthor in history even over the great Kevin Spacey . I consider Hackman a much bigger movie legend though because he’s solidified his career off of that Superman villain .

 

[Prex32]

acting as craft, GH is hard to beat
deNiro had better movies though

 

[Natural Order]

Gene didn't have that peak male role capability like DeNiro did.

But Gene had so much range and talent to carry any role, particularly supporting. So natural you forgot you were watching an actor.

 

[Osculater]

As a leading man I'd give it to Bob

 

[KnightTemplar]

I think you could argue Hackman got a bit more typecast as the kind of hard nosed professional personally but still he was very very good at those roles.

The Conversation though does show he could definitely do more than that, I think people expect that film to basically be his character from Enemy of the State but its almost the opposite.

Their runs at the top actually are not that different in lenght IMHO, difference is Hackman actually retired in the early 00's and became a writer instead were as De Niro carried on with mostly low effort work.

I'm watching The Conversation today. It was Hackman's favourite role. It's very different from the tough, competent professional he was known for playing. While Harry Caul is very good at his job, he's socially awkward and paranoid. He has no real life outside his work.

Enemy of the State has a scene in which Hackman as Harry Caul is used as the picture in Brill's NSA file. This has led many fans and even critics to believe EOTS is a stealth-sequel to The Conversation. "Brill" is Harry Caul 25 years on.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

I'm watching The Conversation today. It was Hackman's favourite role. It's very different from the tough, competent professional he was known for playing. While Harry Caul is very good at his job, he's socially awkward and paranoid. He has no real life outside his work.

Enemy of the State has a scene in which Hackman as Harry Caul is used as the picture in Brill's NSA file. This has led many fans and even critics to believe EOTS is a stealth-sequel to The Conversation. "Brill" is Harry Caul 25 years on.

Hopefully more people watch The Conservation, always tended to be overlooked relative to Coppola's other big films of the era but I think tis ever bit as good and actually the kind of film he most wanted to make.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Hopefully more people watch The Conservation, always tended to be overlooked relative to Coppola's other big films of the era but I think tis ever bit as good and actually the kind of film he most wanted to make.

Not going to post Spoilers, but it's a mark of Coppola's genius that the entire film twists on the emphasis given to single word during the titular conversation.

 

[fingercuffs]

DeNiro was my favourite ever actor till 20 or so years ago. Hackman, not.

 

[fingercuffs]

DeNiro was my favourite ever actor till 20 or so years ago. Hackman, not.