# Leading Actor Who Was In Many Great Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970 "2020-03-05T16:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/21 "2020-03-06T02:00:26Z")
> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#): > > Don’t forget my personal favorite, **Local Hero**. Don’t forget my personal favorite, _Tough Guys_. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/22 "2020-03-06T02:02:24Z")
Just dropped back in to mention [Charles Laughton.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Laughton) What an amazing actor, with many excellent films. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/23 "2020-03-06T02:07:21Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Just dropped back in to mention [Charles Laughton.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Laughton) What an amazing actor, with many excellent films. hear, hear! Saw **Hobson’s Choice** (1954) a couple years ago, and was smitten all over again. **Island of Lost Souls** (1932j is one of my all-time favorites, which I watch over and over. “The natives are _very_ restless tonight.” ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/24 "2020-03-06T12:40:39Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Many actors have been in great movies, but **John Cazale** is the only one who was \*only \*in great movies: > > _The Godfather > The Godfather Part II > The Conversation > Dog Day Afternoon > The Deer Hunter_ > > And that’s it. Nothing else. He died young at 42. He died before Deer Hunter was released. And all of those pictures were nominated for best picture Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/25 "2020-03-06T13:19:40Z")
**Tom Hanks :** A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Sully Captain Phillips The Da Vinci Code Cast Away Saving Private Ryan The Green Mile Apollo 13 Philadelphia A League Of Their Own The Burbs Punchline Big The Money Pit The Man With One Red Shoe Volunteers Road To Perdition _not to mention the entire Toy Story series, and the Polar Express, along with several “cute” comedy movies_ ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/26 "2020-03-06T13:31:22Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Many actors have been in great movies, but **John Cazale** is the only one who was \*only \*in great movies: > > _The Godfather > The Godfather Part II > The Conversation > Dog Day Afternoon > The Deer Hunter_ > > And that’s it. Nothing else. Best Supporting Actor… There’s a good documentary on him. I think it is entitled, “I Knew It Was You” ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/27 "2020-03-06T13:36:10Z")
Ward Bond is in more of the AFI top 100 movies than any other actor. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/28 "2020-03-06T14:00:52Z")
Denzell Washington has made so many good movies that my favorites (_Inside Man_ and _Deja Vu_) don’t even make his “Top” lists. Robert de Niro is another top contender not yet mentioned. Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Ray Milland are possible also-rans. Jack Nicholson has already been mentioned. But he should be at the top of the list! ---
**Author:** ![MDfive21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@MDfive21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDfive21)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970/29 "2020-03-06T15:28:05Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > According to the IMDB, **Ron Jeremy** has starred in over 1,500 films. As to the _greatness_ of the movies, isn’t that in the eye of the beholder? If we’re going down that road, how about Rocco Siffredi? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-actor-who-was-in-many-great-movies/848970.md?page=1)