Best of Older Actors

[JonPulliam]

So who is the best older actor? I mean like 50 or older...

Here are the ones I can think of...

Anthony Hopkins : 64
Morgan Freeman: 64 - 65 on June 1st
Sean Connery : 71
Al Pacino : 62
Robert DeNiro : 58

Out of those my vote is for Anthony Hopkins... but there is probable someone I am not thinking of

[Kurtz' Killer]

I just saw "As Good as it Gets" for the 2nd time, and I gotta say that Jack Nicholson is

A BONAFIDE LEGEND

[charliebobo]

Mr.Royal Tenenbaum, Gene Hackman(71 years old)

[arto_j]

Clint Eastwood &
James Garner

[max]

When he's at his best, no one's better than De Niro.

[mosespa]

now for some real oldies
CHRISTOPHER LEE
IAN MCKELLEN
RICHARD HARRIS
JACK NICHOLSON
KRIS KRISTOPHERSON
ROBERT REDFORD
MARLON BRANDO

[ColinM]

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[EvilAsh]

Clint Eastwood
Dennis Hooper
Harvey Keitel
Jack Nicholson

[Hannibal21]

Robert De Niro
Best performance: Taxi Driver

Jack Nicholson
Best performance: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Marlon Brando
Best performance: The Godfather

Jimmy Stewart
Best performance: It's a Wonderful Life

Anthony Hopkins
Best performance: The Silence of the Lambs

Humphrey Bogart
Best performance: Casablanca or The Maltese Falcon

Al Pacino
Best performance: The Godfather

Dustin Hoffman
Best performance: The Graduate

[Mad Maggot]

Anthony Hopkins
Al Pachino
Sean Connery
Robert De Niro

[El Bracamonti]

DeNiro
Pacino
Walken
Nicholson


simply the best.

[Cosimo]

Recent great performances

Paul Newman (Road To Perdition)
Ben Kinglsey (Sexy Beast)
Jack Nicholson (The Pledge)
Al Pacino (Insomina)
Gene Hackman (Royal Tenenbaums)

[Antonio]

Nicholson, Hackman, Newman, Redford, Eastwood, Connery, Hopkins, McKellan and Kingsley.

[ColinM]

I don't know if Jack Lemmon counts as he is recently deceased, but he'd be the one I'd choose.

[ColinM]

Originally posted by Antonio
Nicholson, Hackman, Newman, Redford, Eastwood, Connery, Hopkins, McKellan and Kingsley.

Excellent list!

[Michael_myers]

Nicholson- cuckoo's nest is his best

Hopkins- the elephant man or silence, can't decide which is better.

[freakandgeek]

robert deniro, john malkovich, anthony hopkins are definately the best for me. they are awesome and just wonderful to watch no matter what they do! (imo)