I'd go with Michael Caine.
"Alfie." "Ipcress File." "Funeral in Berlin." "The Man Who Would be King." "Educating Rita."
No, he didn't act in many great films but TO ME, his portrayals were unsurpassed.
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Topic - Best post-Brando generation actor? - tinear 09:11:59 12/14/08 (32)
- Bruno Lawrence... - Rich S. 11:47:38 12/26/08 (0)
- Christopher Walken? ~t - mpathus 22:49:54 12/17/08 (0)
- RE: Best = most versatile? Gary Oldman - grinagog 00:16:06 12/17/08 (1)
- Yup, great addition - Road Warrior 14:40:15 12/17/08 (0)
- Denzell Washington, Russel Crowe, Clive Owen, Dustin Hoffman - Road Warrior 19:27:23 12/15/08 (4)
- Clive Owen and Crowe, absolutely - DARN - Harmonia 23:11:26 12/15/08 (3)
- Brando's performance in - tinear 09:34:44 12/16/08 (1)
- Brando's performance in Last Tango... - Harmonia 15:51:59 12/16/08 (0)
- Hoffman, versatility, plus, add in Tommy Lee Jones. - Road Warrior 08:47:20 12/16/08 (0)
- Hackman? Duvall? DeNiro? Cooper? Day-Lewis? You talkin' "movie star" or "great actor"? - Harmonia 17:36:40 12/15/08 (10)
- OOps. Stacey, Malkovich, and.... - tinear 21:47:17 12/15/08 (2)
- Benicio Del Toro and Bill Murray. - tinear 21:57:27 12/15/08 (1)
- One could go on and on...cuz there really ain't no such animal... - Harmonia 23:25:05 12/15/08 (0)
- Great Post! Whole bunch of great actors there... - musetap 21:37:05 12/15/08 (0)
- Of course, our lists are only English-speakers.... - tinear 18:32:12 12/15/08 (5)
- Hanks, erm....but you're quite right about all the... - Harmonia 20:27:53 12/15/08 (4)
- Samuel L. is my personal favorite among AA actors. Of course, I - tinear 21:16:55 12/15/08 (1)
- Jackson for sure... - Harmonia 23:22:33 12/15/08 (0)
- Speaking of AA actors - sjb 20:55:07 12/15/08 (1)
- I hear Wright is great in Cadillac Records... - Harmonia 23:28:41 12/15/08 (0)
- Anthony Hopkins ...nt - dwill123 04:52:38 12/15/08 (0)
- RE: Mark Ruffalo ... - Jeff Starrs 03:04:23 12/15/08 (0)
- Finnes....he can sustain and milk a melodrama like nobody else . . . - mr grits 20:14:23 12/14/08 (3)
- At least, then, correctly spell his name. nt - tinear 09:58:20 12/15/08 (2)
- OK - Ralph Fiennes - Harmonia 14:53:15 12/15/08 (1)
- You need to work on the accent but the spelling is fine ;-( nt - tinear 21:18:30 12/15/08 (0)
- D.D.-Lewis, he makes even bad movies good... - Eldragon 16:06:41 12/14/08 (0)
- Ipcriss File... - mkuller 15:46:27 12/14/08 (2)
- "Tell me, do you always wear those glasses?" "Always," says Harry, "except in bed." She reaches for the specs - Tony D. 17:47:16 12/14/08 (0)
- Like "Breaker Morant," it's one of those - tinear 16:21:11 12/14/08 (0)
- Depp is very good. - Prisoners 15:05:41 12/14/08 (0)
- "he didn't act in many great films..." Proportionately, neither did Brando... - musetap 12:51:39 12/14/08 (0)