Which 4 actors have the most range/versatility?

[Takes Two To Tango]

Peter Sellers

Johnny Depp

Edward Norton

Heath Ledger

Daniel Day-Lewis

Sam Rockwell

Christian Bale

Viggo Mortensen

Wilem Dafoe

Lon Chaney

Gary Oldman

Russell Crowe

Sean Penn

Jared Leto

Tom Hardy

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tom Hanks

Joaquin Phoenix

Philip Seymour Hoffman

 

[loyalyolayal]

DDL
Oldman
Viggo
Tossup between Bale and Dafoe but picked the latter as he brings more intensity, imo.

 

[dc007]

DDL
Oldman
Phoenix
Hoffman

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Gary Oldman by far.

 

[blaseblah]

Oldman, Day-Lewis and Phoenix stand apart from the others. I'd have to think more about the fourth pick.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Oldman
Pitt
Pacino
Leo

 

[The Audience]

Christian Bale
Matt Damon
Jamie Foxx
Will Smith

 

[drbolony]

Bale
Oldman
Norton
Day-Lewis

 

[Simple Southerner]

Dicap
Penn
Depp
Norton

 

[Plutoburn]

Christian Bale
Edward Norton
Gary Oldman
DDL

 

[LEWIS540]

Lists all modern actors then one guy who died 90 years ago?

lol

Another classic poll.

 

[BayAreaGuy]

No order: Bale, Hardy, Lewis, Oldman.

Viggo deserves to be in that mix too.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Lists all modern actors then one guy who died 90 years ago?

lol

Another classic poll.

I take it your fun to hang around with.

 

[LEWIS540]

I take it your fun to hang around with.

Very. Inane polls and lists get me hard, too.

*you're.

 

[LEWIS540]

I take it your fun to hang around with.

What happened to versatile actors between 1930 and 1990? Inspector Clouseau was the only one?

We all thought the great Lon Chaney was the last great one 30 years ago.

 

[ThinkGreen]

Bale
Oldman
Norton
Phoenix

Honorable mention to Tom Hardy. Just couldn’t put him above these guys.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

What happened to versatile actors between 1930 and 1990?

We all thought the great Lon Chaney was the last great one 30 years ago.

You have guys like Olivier, Brando, De Niro to name a few. But guys now or around the past 30-40 years are more versatile imo. I think because the influence of DDL and Gary Oldman.

Btw I have Peter Sellers up there as well. He's pre 1990.

 

[Cool RoboCop Gun]

It has got to be Willem Dafoe. He has done it all. From the classiest art movies to the corniest superhero movies. From comedy to horror and everything in between. We've seen him as the leading man, the villain, the winner, the loser, the side character.

Last year, he did Aquaman and The Lighthouse.

In another year, he did The English Patient and Speed 2: Cruise Control.

What other actor pulls off such massive pivots on the regular?

American Psycho (2000)

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

Pavilion of Women (2000)

 

[fingercuffs]

Oldman
Pitt
Pacino
Leo

Are you having a laugh about Pacino?

 

[minute bull]

It has got to be Willem Dafoe. He has done it all. From the classiest art movies to the corniest superhero movies. From comedy to horror and everything in between. We've seen him as the leading man, the villain, the winner, the loser, the side character.

Last year, he did Aquaman and The Lighthouse.

In another year, he did The English Patient and Speed 2: Cruise Control.

What other actor pulls off such massive pivots on the regular?

American Psycho (2000)

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

Pavilion of Women (2000)

Now that's a strong argument.

Are you having a laugh about Pacino?

Pacino is better than the other three on that list.