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Old 07-30-03, 12:00 AM
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Underrated Actors

What are some of the most underrated actors?

I would say Robert Duvall and Charlie Sheen. Those two don't get the attention that they deserve. Duvall was great in Godfather I and II and Apocalypse Now and Sheen was good in Platoon.
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Dan Hedaya
Dan Lauria
Alfred Molina

This is just off the top of my head, though.
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Whoa...you're way off base about Duvall. He's been nominated for Academy Awards SIX times and won once, as well as a string of other awards, and would say he is generally regarded by the industry and critics alike as one of the greatest living actors.
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My vote goes to Don Cheadle. He steals every scene he's in which is great.
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I'm gonna go with some of the younger, great actors (Yes, they're hard to come by):

Brad Renfro
Nick Stahl
Edward Furlong
Thora Birch
Scarlett Johanson

That's all I can think of off the top of my head...
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Originally posted by lisadoris
My vote goes to Don Cheadle. He steals every scene he's in which is great.
I second that.
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John Goodman. The best actor of the 90's.


And yes, that includes Blues Brothers 2000 and King Ralph.
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I second Colm Meaney and add Aiden Quinn and Andre Braugher to the mix as well.
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Since we have this thread every week I guess I'll just post my old names.

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Brian Cox & Guy Pearce & the fact that nobody has posted them only proves that. Cox may be the most diverse actor alive. Look at his body of work & how he transforms in every role. The exact same for Guy Pearce & IMO his role in Memento is among the best pieces of acting ever filmed.
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John Turturro -- he's truly an actor's actor. Great craft, great range... looks like a horse, but he's got chops.
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Originally posted by Sessa17
Brian Cox & Guy Pearce & the fact that nobody has posted them only proves that. Cox may be the most diverse actor alive. Look at his body of work & how he transforms in every role. The exact same for Guy Pearce & IMO his role in Memento is among the best pieces of acting ever filmed.
I would have picked Cox, but we had a whole thread about him not long ago, about how great he is and about how he's become ubiquitous of late.
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I agree with Fake. I love Brian Cox myself and didn't put him on my list for the very same reason. As for Guy Pearce I believe that he gets enough recognition as it is now. Ever since Memento his career has been in overdrive(I'd love to see him in Chris Nolan's Batman as the titular character).
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Originally posted by PalmerJoss
I agree with Fake. I love Brian Cox myself and didn't put him on my list for the very same reason. As for Guy Pearce I believe that he gets enough recognition as it is now. Ever since Memento his career has been in overdrive(I'd love to see him in Chris Nolan's Batman as the titular character).
It's the same reason I didn't put John C. Reilly on my list. He's been one of my favorites for years. Then last year he was EVERYWHERE. So, he and Cox fall off of my 'underrated' list, but I still love 'em.


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