zen Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) When you watch films with certain actors, they straight away stand out with their magnetic screen presence. While such a list would include many great actors in their prime, if I have to list 5-6 actors for their consistency over a period, they would be (in the order of their birth): Charlie Chaplin. The name is enough Cary Grant. While Grant may not win Oscars for his acting, when he is on screen, you know he is important. Films include Suspicion, Notorious, To Catch A Thief, North by North West, An Affair to Remember, Charade, Houseboat, etc. Laurence Olivier (Oscar winner). Films include Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, That Hamilton Woman, Hamlet, Henry V, etc. In character roles too, shone in films such as The Marathon Man with his chilling portrayal of an ex-Nazi Alec Guinness (Oscar winner). Notable films include Our Man in Havana and his work with David Lean in films such as The Bridge on River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Dr. Zhivago Gregory Peck (Oscar winner). Notable films: Spellbound, Roman Holiday, Guns of Navarone, Mackenna's Gold, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc. Bruce Lee. Admittedly did only a handful of action films but when he was on screen, it was a magical experience (as can be seen in the Game of Death, which has sections shot after his death. Parts played by the other actor are obvious) Edited January 17, 2021 by zen Turning_track and tweaker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) At Oscars: Edited October 14, 2019 by zen Under_Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Govinda riya, Vilander and raki05 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Rex Harrison (My fair Iady, Cleopatea) was the best and a great screen in every role). Anthony Hopkins matches him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Nicholas Cage zen and velu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 @velu @Real McCoy Real McCoy, tweaker and velu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, maniac said: @velu @Real McCoy Looks like @coffee_rules in the future maniac, coffee_rules and Vilander 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Amreesh puri, Sunny deol. Under_Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Real McCoy said: Govinda 5 hours ago, randomGuy said: Amreesh puri, Sunny deol. We are taking about globally recognized legends. I am sure there would be actors in Bhojpuri, Bengali, Tamil, Egyptian, Polish, Iranian, Korean, etc. films with good screen presence too Edited October 15, 2019 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) As for actresses: Katharine Hepburn. An Oscar heavyweight. Films include The African Queen and Summertime Grace Kelly. Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, To Catch A Thief, etc. Monica Vitti. Notable films include L'avventura Sophia Loren. The River Girl, Houseboat, It Started in Naples, etc. Brigitte Bardot. And God Created Woman, La Verite, etc. Catherine Deneuve. Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Repulsion, etc. Edited January 17, 2021 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riya Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 14 hours ago, Real McCoy said: Govinda surely one of the finest entertainers of all time Indian cinema have ever seen...Even with the presence of beautiful heroines around him he just takes away all the attention with his timing! very talented indeed. raki05, Mariyam and Real McCoy 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riya Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, zen said: We are taking about globally recognized legends. I am sure there would be actors in Bhojpuri, Bengali, Tamil, Egyptian, Polish, Iranian, Korean, etc. films with good screen presence too There is no fun in this thread without Indian actors.... beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, riya said: There is no fun in this thread without Indian actors.... Hard to go past: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, and Raj Kapoor. Followed by likes of Raj Kumar, Mehmood (who used to steal limelight from lead actors), Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikant, etc. Edited October 15, 2019 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 8 hours ago, velu said: Looks like @coffee_rules in the future Meh. Over-acting. Plus his hand movements are not correct, he should have moved around the fingers and use the index finger for 'num' sound. He is generally making facial contortions and moving his fingers vigorously. He should have done some method acting sessions and observed a mridamgam artist before attempting to play one. Real McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Meh. Over-acting. Plus his hand movements are not correct, he should have moved around the fingers and use the index finger for 'num' sound. He is generally making facial contortions and moving his fingers vigorously. He should have done some method acting sessions and observed a mridamgam artist before attempting to play one. Even though I agree that was overacting to the power of infinity , I think a method actor l is overrated. I mean if you can’t play an instrument and can convince the audience that you are a great musician is a bigger challenge than actually learning the instrument. The greatest actor to play Devdas was Akkineni Nageswara Rao who was a teetotaler. Even Dilip Kumar whose performance northies hype up admitted the same. I think Yuchup kumar was a teetotaler too because of Sharaab being haraam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) Haven't watched the film below but like the trailer (fanmade): Edited October 16, 2019 by zen Under_Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peshust Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Here are some I think that have great screen presence, in no particular order:- Clint Eastwood Russell Crowe Alain Delon Henry Fonda Steve McQueen Lee Van Cleef Sterling Hayden James Caan From Hindi cinema, Raj Kumar and Vinod Khanna had great screen presence, IMHO. Edited October 16, 2019 by Peshust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adi B Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Kevin bacon coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 10 hours ago, zen said: We are taking about globally recognized legends. I am sure there would be actors in Bhojpuri, Bengali, Tamil, Egyptian, Polish, Iranian, Korean, etc. films with good screen presence too When you are talking about global you are talking about hollywood and some british movies thats it. Its very limited. Global means US and UK. Even american audience don't like their actors these days. That's why they look for actors in previous eras. Gregory Peck may have the same presence as Leo Dicaprio. But its all rosy when looking back at the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 11 hours ago, zen said: We are taking about globally recognized legends. I am sure there would be actors in Bhojpuri, Bengali, Tamil, Egyptian, Polish, Iranian, Korean, etc. films with good screen presence too OP doesn't say globally recognized Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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