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• Meg Ryan? - Some Guy 08:53:26 06/03/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Most type-cast actor. posted by SR on May 02, 2003 at 16:34:49:

  I don't agree with Meg Ryan in most typecast... sure, she has a solid run of "the single cute adult female" with When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, French Kiss, You've Got Mail, and Kate & Leopold. However, she also had some more dramatic roles with Courage Under Fire, Proof of Life, and Restoration... and what about Joe Versus the Volcano? Three roles! THREE!!! And her first of three movies with Tom Hanks...
  
  

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• Toshiro Mifune, Dennis Hopper, Tom Hanks - ToshiroMeyers 13:31:49 05/03/03 (3)
  In Reply to: Re: Most type-cast actor. posted by SR on May 02, 2003 at 16:34:49:

  Toshiro Mifune (although a very good actor) played the same role in more than a dozen Kurosawa films.

  I also think that Dennis Hopper has played the same "crazy, hippie psycho" in one too many films. Aside from "Hoosiers" where he played the "depressed, drunk, sad" father, he is the same person in every film.

  Tom Hanks has done some decent films (granted, Castaway was crap) but he seems like the same character in most of his films. He plays himself in most films, although I did like him in Apollo 13.

  One actor who showed a greater degree of range than people give him credit for is Lee Marvin. Anyone remember the film who won something for? It sure as hell wasn't the "Dirty Dozen".

  Bruce Willis also plays the same role most of the time.

  Tosh
  
  

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  • Concerning Hopper.............. - AudioHead 12:03:08 05/12/03 (1)
    In Reply to: Toshiro Mifune, Dennis Hopper, Tom Hanks posted by Toshiromeyers on May 03, 2003 at 13:31:49:

    Dennis has certainly has played his good share of looney characters,
    however, examination of his career shows he has played other
    characters as well, e.g., Napoleon Bonaparte in The Story of Mankind-
    1957; PI or Detective Niles Nails in Nails-1992; Detective in The
    Spreading Ground-2000; a Captain in LAPD-2000, Dad of Christain
    Slater´s character in True Romance -1993or4, and so on. - AH
    
    

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    • Hopper... - Some Guy 08:56:19 06/03/03 (0)
      In Reply to: Concerning Hopper.............. posted by AudioHead on May 12, 2003 at 12:03:08:

      And don't leave out The River's Edge... sure, he was a little psycho in that, but not Frank Booth (Blue Velvet) crazy. More of a laid back and calm crazy... the scary crazy where you're really not sure what to expect.

      And True Romance... amazing role for him. That scene with Christopher Walken is one of the best scenes ever put on film...
      
      

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  • Lee Marvin's Oscar was for "Cat Ballou" - danj 23:03:52 05/03/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Toshiro Mifune, Dennis Hopper, Tom Hanks posted by Toshiromeyers on May 03, 2003 at 13:31:49:

    and well-deserved.
    
    

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• "A better question is who has been most diverse ?" Good one! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:57:16 05/03/03 (3)
  In Reply to: Re: Most type-cast actor. posted by SR on May 02, 2003 at 16:34:49:

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  • Most diverse? ALEC GUINNESS! - Some Guy 09:11:48 06/03/03 (0)
    In Reply to: "A better question is who has been most diverse ?" Good one! nt posted by clarkjohnsen on May 03, 2003 at 08:57:16:

    Bridge on the River Kwai, Kind Hearts and Coronets, the Lavendar Hill Mob, Murder By Death, Lawrence of Arabia, Hitler: the Last Ten Days, Star Wars... With the possible exception of Peter Sellers, he's probably the best character actor out there.
    
    

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  • "most diverse" I'd go with Peter Sellers. -t - The Killer Piglet 12:28:51 05/03/03 (1)
    In Reply to: "A better question is who has been most diverse ?" Good one! nt posted by clarkjohnsen on May 03, 2003 at 08:57:16:

    KP
    
    

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    • Tony Randall Played Six Roles in "7 Faces of Dr. Lao". nt - AudioHead 11:33:02 05/20/03 (0)
      In Reply to: "most diverse" I'd go with Peter Sellers. -t posted by The Killer Piglet on May 03, 2003 at 12:28:51:

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