That one perfect roll

[Razorblade Smile]

What do you think is that one specific perfect role that can never be topped?

I'm not necessarily talking about your favorite outlandish character or even your favorite actor. But that one single undeniable perfect marriage between performer and character.

For me...there is only one.

Val Kilmer IS Jim Morrison.

[Puck Bond]

Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon.

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To me, that is a very tough choice. But, the first one that comes to mind is....

Morgan Freeman as Red in The Shawshank Redemption.

[A.J. Hakari]

Sean Connery IS James Bond

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Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Sean Connery IS James Bond

Ditto to that. I was going to say Sean too, but I thought of Freeman first.

[Grebdron]

Unfortunately, I think I'll go with one of my least favorite actors.

John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction. He was so good that he gave me false hope for his future. He should just reprise that role over and over.

[noisy_brut]

Howard Stern as Howard Stern in Private Parts...he was born for the part

Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice

[freakandgeek]

michael keaton as BATMAN....harrison ford as luke skywalker....jake gyllenhaal as donnie darko...

[BadCoverVersion]

Just a few for now...

-Samuel L Jackson as Jules Winnfield
-Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseou
-Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge
-Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy
-David Thewlis as Johnny (Naked)

[Ren Hoek]

Clint Eastwood as The Man With No Name

[Mick]

De Niro as Bickle or La Motta
Brando as Vito Corleone

I didn't really like Harrison Ford as Luke, though he'd probably have made a good Han Solo :D

;)

[Razorblade Smile]

I'll have to also nominate Uma Thurman as Mrs. Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction. She is a damn sexy woman in that flick. Hell, even when she's OD-ing she looks sexy.

[Cosimo]

Marlon Brando-Col. Kurtz (Apocalypse Now)
Rob DeNiro-Johnny Boy/Jake La Motta (Mean Streets/Raging Bull)
Al Pacino-Michael Corleon (Godfather 2)
Daniel Day Lewis-Bill The Butcher (GONY)
Ben Kingsley-Don Logan/Gandhi (Sexy Beast/Gandhi)
Harrison Ford-Indianna Jones
Jack Nicholson-Jack Torrence/Randle (The Shining/One Flew Over)
Samuel L Jackson-Jules/Gator (Pulp Fiction/Jungle Fever)
Joe Pesci-Tommy (Goodfellas)
Billy Bob Thornton-Karl (Sling Blade)

[Annie Hall]

Audrey Hepburn-Holly Golightly

...and for that matter, that they ever cast Jennifer Love Hewitt as Audrey Hepburn and allowed her to get into that Golightly dress is utterly revolting and offensive.

[mrdeeds]

Arnold Schwartzenegger (Terminator/Conan the Barbarian)
Marc Singer as the Beastmaster
Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by freakandgeek
....harrison ford as luke skywalker....

Missed that one. Was he good?

Another great one was Robert Duvall as The Great Santini.

[Nate6]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Samuel L Jackson as Jules Winnfield

That's my choice as well.

[Sparrow]

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector

[batfreak]

Christopher Reeve - Superman
Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman

[syxxpac]

Arnold Schwarzenegger - T800 - The Terminator / T2

Willem Dafoe - The Green Goblin - Spider-man

Ian Mackellan - Gandalf The Grey - Lord Of The Rings

Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones

Michael Biehn - Kyle Reese or Corporal Dwayne Hicks - The Terminator and Aliens

Hugh Jackman - Wolverine - X-Men

Sean Connery/Pierce Brosnan - James Bond

Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry Callahan - Dirty Harry

Jeff Goldblum - Ian Malcolm - Jurassic Park / The Lost World

Robert Patrick - T1000 - T2

[Scarface98.9]

Harrison Ford-Indiana Jones

Burt Reynolds-The Colonel

Robert De Niro-Jake La Motta

Kevin Spacey-Lester Burnham/Verbal Kint

Joe Pesci-Tommy

Wesley Snipes-Blade

Chris Tucker-Smokey

Tom Cruise-Frank Mackey

Peter Sellers-Each role in Dr Strangelove

James Gandolfini-Tony Soprano

[ColinM]

I guess you're asking for one single performance? (Although most of these posts don't seem so. ;) )

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs

[QUENTIN]

Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver

interestingly enough my top runner up would be Robert DeNiro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull

[Hannibal21]

ANTHONY HOPKINS as Hannibal Lecter
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman
Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump

[Deckard]

Some great choices already (definetly agree Val is Jim & Connery is Bond).

Here are 10 actors who all tie IMO as having inhabited the skin of a charecter so well it is impossible to see past it & imagine anyone else in that role: (In no order)

Gary Oldman is Sid in SID & NANCY
George C Scott is PATTON
Robert Shaw in Quint in JAWS
Jake Galhaal is DONNIE DARKO
Christopher Reeve is SUPERMAN
Marlon Brando is THE GODFATHER
Jean Reno is LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL
Harrison Ford is HAN SOLO
Michael Madsden is Mr Blonde in RESERVOIR DOGS
Ben Kingsley is GHANDI

and as for women:

Jane Fonda is KLUTE
Jean Marraund is LA FEMME NIKKITA
Faye Dunaway is Bonnie Parker in BONNIE & CLYDE
Sissy Spacek is CARRIE
Carrie Fisher is PRINCESS LEIA
Juliette Lewis is Mallory Knocks in NBK's


Sorry I couldnt choose just one but all are equally credible in my book..

[freakandgeek]

Originally posted by Deckard

Michael Madsden is Mr Blonde in RESERVOIR DOGS


AGREED....DEFINATELY



another one is michelle pfieffer as catwoman and danny devito as the penguin!:cool:

[cheech]

Jeff Bridges as Dude lebowski

[KyleG]

Brad Pitt is Tyler Durdan- Fight Club
Kevin Spacey is Keyser Soze- The Usual Suspects

[Shockwave]

Jack Nicholsen as The Joker

Daniel Day Lewis as Bill The Butcher

Ben Affleck as DareDevil

Bruce Cambell as Ash

Brandon Lee as The Crow

Russel Crowe as Maximus

[cky_landspeed]

Al Pacino - Scarface

[paul calf]

stallone was born to play rocky although i wished he'd retired after the rematch.

and you are spot on with val and jim they could be the same person.

[Razorblade Smile]

Oh yeah...and how could I forget.

John Malkovich as John Malkovich

duh.
;)

[KyleG]

Wesley Snipes is Blade
Ian McKellum is Gandalf