Is Marlon Brando the greatest actor of all time?

[billhill999]

In a word yes.

Forget about the Godfather for a second, from 1951 - 1954 he starred in five pictures that were grand slams.
Street Car Named Desire, Viva Zapata, Julius Ceasar, The Wild One, and On The Waterfront.

No actor ever has strung together five roles like that.

Not only that, was considered a great stage actor as well.

If there was / is a better actor, throw it out here.

 

[NES]

Johnny Depp, the guy can do anything.

 

[billhill999]

Depp's influence was Brando, he idolized him.

 

[NES]

Yeah well Stevie Ray idolized Buddy Guy, who ended up being the better guitarist?

 

[Betallsports]

Johnny Depp, the guy can do anything.

Not sure how you could put Depp in the same Sentence as Brando.
Not even Close.

 

[NES]

Easy, Im not 75. He is an amazingly diverse actor.

 

[billhill999]

Depp is one of *this* generations great actor, you can't compare his resume to Brando.

 

[Betallsports]

How about Robert De Niro ?? Jack Nicholson ??

 

[NES]

I love them both, but they are the same mffer in every movie they make. They have attitude and presence but not very diverse IMHredneckO.

 

[Betallsports]

Easy, Im not 75. He is an amazingly diverse actor.

Well, I'm not 75 either...and you don't have to be "Old" to know the two I listed

 

[NES]

Jack has been McMurphy in every movie he has made since "one flew over", "about schmidt" being the exception.

 

[Betallsports]

I think Robert Downey Jr is getting up there. If not for his Drug problems in the past, he would already be up there in the Top 20

 

[Betallsports]

Dustin Hoffman ?? Not much from him Lately, but very good actor.

 

[whalewager]

Clint eastwood or Al Pacino

 

[Betallsports]

Anthony Hopkins

 

[NES]

I think people too often think an actor is great just because they are marketable enough to get a bunch of good movies written just for them .

 

[NES]

John Turturo, that guy is amazingly underrated.

 

[whalewager]

Jesus Christ,

betall gets paid for this...what a gig

 

[billhill999]

Pacino > Deniro

 

[Betallsports]

Jesus Christ,

betall gets paid for this...what a gig

What Movies was he in :think2: