What actor/actress has been in the most great movies

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snowdog90
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9:54p, 4/15/19
We all have our standards for great. The other day I was just thinking about how many great movies Bruce Willis has been in.

1. The 6th Sense
2. Die Hard
3. 12 Monkeys
4. The 5th Element
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Looper
7. Red
8. Armageddon
9. Bandits

Did I miss any? Who's been in more great movies?
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10:02p, 4/15/19
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David Graf

1) Police Academy
2) Police Academy 2
3) Police Academy 3
4) Police Academy 4
5) Police Academy 5
6) Police Academy 6
7) Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
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10:02p, 4/15/19
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Harrison Ford

American Grafitti
Star Wars
Apocalypse Now
The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
Return of the Jedi
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Witness
The Mosquito Coast
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Patriot Games
The Fugitive
Clear and Present Danger
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Force Awakens
Blade Runner 2049

I know I am missing some of his movies here...
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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 10:19p, 4/15/19
HF was one I had in mind, though I would dispute some of your list as great. He is one of my faves.
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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 10:21p, 4/15/19
Sine poena nulla lex.
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10:23p, 4/15/19
Sine poena nulla lex.
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10:27p, 4/15/19
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Tom Hanks

Clint Eastwood

Robert Duvall
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11:05p, 4/15/19
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Samuel L. Jackson has the highest total gross for all movies. but box office is too swayed by big ensemble movies that he had smaller roles in.

I don't know about MOST - several mentioned here are up there.

But no actor was in a higher percentage of great films then John Cazale. He was in only 5 full length feature films and all 5 were nominated for Best Picture.

The Godfather
The Conversation
The Godfather II
Dog Day Afternoon
The Deer Hunter


which brings me to 2 more nominations:

Al Pacino - Oscar roles noted

The Godfather - nominated
the Godfather II - nominated
Serpico - nominted
Dog Day Afternoon - nominated
Scarface
Scent of a Woman - winner
Carlito's Way
Heat
Donnie Brasco
Glengarry Glenross - nominated
...and Justice for All - nominated
The Devil's Advocate
The Insider
Insomnia
Any Given Sunday (just for that speech)


and my favorite Marlon Brando but admittedly he has fewer great films

A Streetcar Named Desire - nominated
Viva Zapata - nominated
Julius Caesar - nominated
The Wild One
Sayonara - nominated
On the Waterfront - winner
Guys and Dolls
Mutiny on the Bounty
Last Tango in Paris - nominated
The Godfather - winner
Superman
Apocalypse Now
A Dry White Season - nominated
The Freshman

I'd still take Hanks or Ford over them. But they are up there.








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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 11:18p, 4/15/19
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Air Force One
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11:28p, 4/15/19
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Tom Hanks would get my vote, but for the golden age guys, Bogart has to be up there.
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In reply to Zombie Jon Snow • 12:08a, 4/16/19
John Cazale is the first one I always think of for batting average.
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12:38a, 4/16/19
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an interesting sidebar to this would be, who has the highest % of good films in their career. I imagine Dicaprio will be high up on this list, as well as Brad Pitt
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 1:05a, 4/16/19
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In reply to C@LAg • 8:04a, 4/16/19
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C@LAg said:
Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
Harrison Ford


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The criteria was "GREAT movies"
He has made many that I would never consider great. Patriot Games is, in my estimation, a steaming pile of crap, at least compared against the novel. Sabrina comes to mind. I saw it once, hated it. Didn't like Regarding Henry.

As for his last Indiana Jones movie, I wouldn't call that one great either, but then I never considered The Temple of Doom to be great either. Both have their moments, good and bad, but neither are anywhere near Raiders or The Last Crusade.

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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 8:05a, 4/16/19
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
Air Force One
I knew I was forgetting a big action movie in there.
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Ferg said:



Made a couple of absolute all time classics, but the vast majority of his stuff was crap. Yet I still stop down on it when it's on TV
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8:52a, 4/16/19
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Cazale was awesome. Gone too soon.
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8:53a, 4/16/19
Kurt Russell

GOTG2
Hateful 8
Escape from New York
Tombstone
Backdraft
The Thing

and the single greatest movie of all time
Big Trouble in Little China
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8:59a, 4/16/19
Henry Fonda
Orson Welles
Katherine Hepburn
Robert Duvall
Harrison Ford
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9:18a, 4/16/19
Hate to break it to you guys but the answer is Warwick Davis
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9:23a, 4/16/19
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Clint Howard

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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 9:23a, 4/16/19
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Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
C@LAg said:
Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
Harrison Ford


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The criteria was "GREAT movies"
He has made many that I would never consider great. Patriot Games is, in my estimation, a steaming pile of crap, at least compared against the novel. Sabrina comes to mind. I saw it once, hated it. Didn't like Regarding Henry.

As for his last Indiana Jones movie, I wouldn't call that one great either, but then I never considered The Temple of Doom to be great either. Both have their moments, good and bad, but neither are anywhere near Raiders or The Last Crusade.

I think "not great" may be a bit of an understatement for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull... It was a steaming pile, compared to other, not that great steaming piles.
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9:32a, 4/16/19
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Jim Carrey is solid.

he had a slow start with a dozen or so films before A.V., but look at his run from A.V. to the eternal sunshine..

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Mask
Dumb and Dumber
Batman Forever
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
The Cable Guy
Liar Liar
The Truman Show
Simon Birch
Man on the Moon
Me, Myself & Irene
The Majestic
Bruce Almighty
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Lose simon burch, majestic and maybe batman, and that's a hell of a run in 10 years. From comedy gold to full on dramatic acting.
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9:49a, 4/16/19
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DiCaprio is pretty strong...

This Boy's Life
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
The Basketball Diaries
Titanic
The Beach
Catch Me If You Can
Gangs of New York
The Aviator
The Departed
Blood Diamond
Body of Lies
Revolutionary Road
Shutter Island
Inception
J. Edgar
Django Unchained
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Revenant
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No love for De Niro?

Raging Bull
God Father 2
Meet the parents
HEAT
Deer Hunter
Taxi Driver
King of Comedy
Once upon a time in America
Untouchables
Angel Heart

etc...
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11:31a, 4/16/19
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How are we this far into the thread without Gary Oldman being mentioned?

Sid & Nancy
Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead
JFK
Dracula
True Romance
The Fifth Element
Lost in Space (he was the best part of this one)
Hannibal
Air Force One (is this movie as good as it was without him?)
Harry Potter series
Nolan's Batman trilogy
Book of Eli
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Darkest Hour
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12:13p, 4/16/19
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Michael Zorek secured this title after his first movie, playing Bubba Beauregard in Private School

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In reply to MW03 • 12:23p, 4/16/19
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MW03 said:
DiCaprio is pretty strong...

This Boy's Life
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
The Basketball Diaries
Titanic
The Beach
Catch Me If You Can
Gangs of New York
The Aviator
The Departed
Blood Diamond
Body of Lies
Revolutionary Road
Shutter Island
Inception
J. Edgar
Django Unchained
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Revenant

That's really solid!!!!!!!! Yes.

The Beach sucked but otherwise.....
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12:36p, 4/16/19
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Kevin Costner ain't too shabby, especially earlier in his career:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Costner_filmography
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12:46p, 4/16/19
Sorry to be repetitive, but one of the coolest cocktail conversation starters has got to be "I was Han Solo AND Indiana Jones".

Behind Harrison Ford, I'd say Tom Cruise. From Maverick to Jerry Maguire to Ethan Hunt.
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12:52p, 4/16/19
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Wow.... even I had not yet mentioned the person who was in the MOST movies nominated for Best Picture:

Jack Nicholson was in 10 Best Picture noms:

Five Easy Pieces
One Flew Over the ****oo's Nest
Chinatown
Reds
Terms of Endearment
Broadcast News
Prizzi's Honor
A Few Good Men
As Good as It Gets
The Departed.

He also won the Academy Award 3 times and nominated for 9 more - bold were not listed above:

Winner for acting in:
One Flew Over the ****oo's Nest
Terms of Endearment
As Good as It Gets

Nominated for these
About Schmidt
Prizzi's Honor
A Few Good Men
Ironweed
The Last Detail
Five Easy Pieces
Chinatown
Reds
Easy Rider

Other movies
The Missouri Breaks
The Shining
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Witches of Eastwick
Batman
Hoffa
Anger Management
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1:02p, 4/16/19
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Jeff Bridges is up there with his almost 50 year career.

From Last Picture Show to Hell or High Water.with The Big Lebowski sandwiched in the middle.

He has been in a crap ton of good to great movies.
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1:11p, 4/16/19
I smell an Actor Bracket-off
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1:44p, 4/16/19
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From 77 to about 95, Harrison Ford was basically the undisputed #1 movie star in the world, and rightly so.

I'm not sure who took his title after that. Maybe Cruise? Currently, it's probably DiCaprio.
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