Best War Film Actor

[Rooster]

Iron Duke and KG Erwin already picked a couple of my favs:

Anthony Hopkins in ABTF

Tom Hanks in SPR

Steve McQueen in The Sand Pebbles

I would also ad:

R. Lee Ermey as the Drill in Full Metal Jacket; and

Clint Eastwood in Outlaw Josey Wales (in the movie he plays a bushwacker who fought with Bloody Bill Anderson).

[ShermanM4]

1. Anthony Hopkins A Bridge too Far (His surrender scene was fantastic)
2. George C. Scott in Patton
3. Nick Nolte in The Thin Red Line
4. Russel Crowe Master and Commander
5. Lee Marvin Dirty Dozen

Honorable Mention

Garry Sinease in Truman
1. Jeff Daniels Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, and the Crossing. Also, the Guy who played Hanncock.
2. Richard Burton in Longest Day (one of the best scenes in all of film) When he met Fabian and had the morphene injection. "I'm injured, your lost, and he's dead...."(classic)
3. Mel Gibson Braveheart and We Were Soldiers

[Brolin]

1. The Duke
2. ___
3. ___
4. ___
5. Alec Guiness, Richard Burton, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood

[DandricSturm]

John Wayne
William Holden
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
Burt Lancaster

Since I don't see anyone has mentioned Holden:
The Bridge on the River Kwai; The Bridges at Toko-Ri; Stalag 17.

[watchtower]

Should have added - no multiple votes[:D]

Some have listed more than five - so first five get the points

Will list a table in next hour - soon as I get back from the offy with some booze

[watchtower]

OK The Duke is rules so far -

Wayne 38
Burton 20
Guinness 20
Hanks 19
Caine 13
Damien Lewis 13
George C Scott 12
Marvin 12
Hopkins 10
Peck 8
Mason 7
Bogart 7
Mc Queen 6
Sutherland 6
Widmark 5
Flynn 5
Steiger 5
Gibson 5
Fiennes 5
Fox 4
Coburn 4
Peck 4
FG Hughes 4
Procknow 4
Holely 4
Todd 3
Chandler 3
Segal 3
Conner 3
Nolte 3
Findly 3
Dafoe 2
Ermey 2
Mitchum 2
Daniels 2
Crowe 2
Dillon, Lang, Duvall, Lancaster, Murphy, Russel all on a 1

Will the Duke reign? Only you can decide - keep the votes coming

[DandricSturm]

ORIGINAL: DandricSturm

John Wayne
William Holden
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
Burt Lancaster

Since I don't see anyone has mentioned Holden:
The Bridge on the River Kwai; The Bridges at Toko-Ri; Stalag 17.

Fonda

I can't believe no one has mention Fonda either:
Midway; Mister Roberts; Battle of the Bulge; Longest Day; In Harm's Way.

Doesn't appear my votes were counted, guess I posted them too late.

[watchtower]

it was just a quick tot up -will be in the next total[:)]

[DandricSturm]

I wish I could name five more. These don't count but honorable mention:
Sam Elliot: Gettysburg, We Were Soldiers.
Jeff Daniels: Gettysburg
Richard Jordan: Gettysburg (In fact almost anyone in Gettysburg except perhaps Martin Sheen)
Tom Berenger: Gettysburg, Platoon.
Willem Dafoe (I liked him in Flight of the Intruder, Good death scene BTW)

[watchtower]

Looks like Gettysburg is a favourite film of yours[:)]

[Terminus]

What makes you say that, watchtower?[;)]

[m10bob]

ORIGINAL: DandricSturm

ORIGINAL: DandricSturm

John Wayne
William Holden
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
Burt Lancaster

Since I don't see anyone has mentioned Holden:
The Bridge on the River Kwai; The Bridges at Toko-Ri; Stalag 17.

Fonda

I can't believe no one has mention Fonda either:


We still hold him accountable for that whack job daughter he co-authored.............[:-]

[RBWhite]

Hanoi Jane.

Such a wonderful person.

No Freind of Mine.

Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond. Thats all folks.

[m10bob]

ORIGINAL: RBWhite

Hanoi Jane.

Such a wonderful person.

No Freind of Mine.

Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond. Thats all folks.

Truthfully, Henry was one of my favourite actors of all time, loved him in Jesse James, The Grapes of Wrath, The Sergeant,etc, but the time he spent on the studio prevented him from being with his kids, and this has been to the detriment of an entire nation, IMO...

[RBWhite]

I guess I'm being to critical of Henry because of that subspecies offspring of a daughter.

I did and still do enjoy his movies.

Lets face it even Ted Turner got smart and trashed her.