FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[quickbeam]

Johnny Depp v Buddy Ebsen - no idea who he is but I can’t stand Depp

You dont remember The Beverly hillbillies?

He plays the father Jed

Yes I remember that alright. I didn’t recognise the name though. Thanks.

[Zaph]

Johnny Depp v Buddy Ebsen - no idea who he is but I can’t stand Depp
Jeff Goldblum v Eddie Redmayne
Michael Fassbender v Aidan Quinn
Charlton Heston v Adam Baldwin

Buddy Ebsen was Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies.

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[cee_jay]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[Sawduck]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[RSOAPS]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Aidan Quinn
Adam Baldwin

[nothing]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[Mam of 4]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum (sorry , autocorrect )
Aidan Quinn
Charlton Heston

[ShaneU]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[ari101]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston



Tough draw for Eddie Redmayne...

[Trigger]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[Necro]

Johnny Depp
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Fassbender
Charlton Heston

[Wichita Lineman]

Eddie Redmayne was nominated 3 times but when it came to the crunch he got well and truly crunched by Jeff Goldblum. Kerry beat Offaly by 10pts to 2 in the All Nearly Ireland tie. 

Our next triple nominated actor appears in this batch so I wonder will Burt Lancaster do an Eddie Redmayne? 
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Results -

Johnny Depp 11 v 1 Buddy Ebsen
Jeff Goldblum 11 v 1 Eddie Redmayne
Michael Fassbender 10 v 2 Aidan Quinn
Charlton Heston 11 v 1 Adam Baldwin

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Round 1 - Matches 49 - 52

James McAvoy - His first car was a Citroen C3 Picasso.  
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Kristen Wiig - Is close friends with Paul (2011) co-stars, British comedy actors and directors Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1325419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Jackie Gleason - The set of The Honeymooners (1955) show was based on his childhood home on Chauncey Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant (originally Bushwick) area of Brooklyn, NY. The apartment building is still there and looks very much the same as in Jackie's time.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001276/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Burt Lancaster - Quote - "Tits and sand - that's what we used to call sex and violence in Hollywood." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000044/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Toshiro Mifune - He actually wanted to be a photographer, not an actor. He got his start in the movies when he blundered into an audition by mistake and flew into a rage.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001536/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Veronica Lake - In 1962, Veronica was found living in an old hotel and working as a bartender. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000043/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Javier Barden - He has said that he doesn't watch his own films. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000849/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Geoffrey Rush - He was awarded the 2009 Tony Award for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the play, "Exit the King" on Broadway in New York City.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001691/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 14 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 15 arrives.
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James McAvoy v Kristen Wiig
Jackie Gleason v Burt Lancaster
Toshiro Mifune v Veronica Lake
Javier Bardem v Geoffrey Rush
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[ShaneU]

James McAvoy
Burt Lancaster
Toshiro Mifune
Javier Bardem

[nothing]

James McAvoy
Burt Lancaster
Toshiro Mifune
Geoffrey Rush

[Sawduck]

James McAvoy
Burt Lancaster
Toshiro Mifune
Javier Bardem

[quickbeam]

James McAvoy v Kristen Wiig - Wiig has her moments, but McAvoy is the anti-Butler. He did such a great Irish accent in Inside I'm Dancing (I'd never heard of him before that) that I actually thought he was Irish. Plus great in lots of other films too.
Jackie Gleason v Burt Lancaster - thought for a second that was Jack Gleeson (Joffrey) that was nominated and was going to pitch a fit. Burt still deserves to go through but at least it's a more reasonable match.
Toshiro Mifune v Veronica Lake - I've tried, but I'm not really a fan of Kurosowa movies. Lake is good though, really liked her in Sullivan's Travels which everyone should watch.
Javier Bardem v Geoffrey Rush - not much to separate them, but overall I've liked more Rush films.

[Wichita Lineman]

@quickbeam I'm a big fan of 'Sullivans Travels' I love that movie. I really like watching Joel McCrea act.

[cee_jay]

Kristen Wiig
Burt Lancaster
Veronica Lake
Javier Bardem

[Zaph]

James McAvoy
Burt Lancaster
Abstain
Javier Bardem

[Kol]

Kristen Wiig
Burt Lancaster
Abstain, not familar enough with either
Javier Bardem

[Necro]

James McAvoy
Abstain on the middle 2
Javier Bardem

[Mam of 4]

James Me Evoy
Burton Lancaster
Veronica Lake
Geoffrey Rush

[Diamonds of Frost]

James McAvoy
Javier Bardem
I'll have to abstain from the middle two.

[RSOAPS]

James McAvoy
Burt Lancaster
Toshiro Mifune
Javier Bardem

[Trigger]

James McAvoy
Burt Lancaster
Abstain
Geoffrey Rush

[Wichita Lineman]

Clear cut wins for James McAvoy & Burt Lancaster and slightly less so for Javier Bardem over Geoffrey Rush. I thought that would have gone the other way. 
Toshiro Mifune lives to fight another day after there were a lot of abstentions on his match up with Veronica Lake. 

This next one is the final set for Monday folks. 

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Results -

James McAvoy 10 v 2 Kristen Wiig
Jackie Gleason 0 v 10 Burt Lancaster
Toshiro Mifune 4 v 3 Veronica Lake
Javier Bardem 8 v 4 Geoffrey Rush

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Round 1 - Matches 53 - 56


Lee J. Cobb - The part of Willy Loman in the stage play "Death of a Salesman" was written specifically for him by Arthur Miller.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002011/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Doris Day - Has often cited Calamity Jane (1953) as her personal favourite of the 39 movies she appeared in, and Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)--which she referred to as "an "alleged comedy"--as her least favourite.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000013/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm
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Bette Davis - The United States Postal Service honoured Davis with a commemorative postage stamp in 2008, marking the 100th anniversary of her birth. The First Day of Issue celebration took place September 18, 2008, at Boston University, which houses an extensive Bette Davis archive.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000012/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Ricky Gervais - Worked as a DJ on London's XFM radio station and managed bands before going into TV comedy. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315041/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom Conti -   Quote - "Never lose your temper. When the plane is delayed it's not the fault of the girl at the desk. I'm resigned to the fact that everything is out of my control and that air travel nowadays is barbaric."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002018/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Tilda Swinton -  Spent two years in South Africa and Kenya as a voluntary worker in children's schools, before studying at Cambridge.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842770/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Mark Hamill - He kept his Luke Skywalker boots, from the first "Star Wars" movie. When the movie was re-released to theaters in the late 1990s, his son asked if he could wear the boots to a showing. Hamill said no, telling him he didn't think the boy would "get out alive" if fans knew his boots were the originals.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000434/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1


Jack Reynor - In 2015 Reynor won the Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting for his performance in Gerard Barrett's film GLASSLAND.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2930503/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 15 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 16 arrives.
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Lee J. Cobb v Doris Day
Bette Davis v Ricky Gervais
Tom Conti v Tilda Swinton
Mark Hamill v Jack Reynor
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[nothing]

Doris Day
Bette Davis
Tilda Swinton
Mark Hamill

[Trigger]

Doris Day
Ricky Gervais
Tom Conti
Mark Hamill

[cee_jay]

Doris Day
Bette Davis
Tilda Swinton
Mark Hamill

[RSOAPS]

Doris Day
Bette Davis
Tilda Swinton
Jack Reynor

[ShaneU]

Doris Day
Bette Davis
Tilda Swinton
Mark Hamill

[quickbeam]

Lee J. Cobb v Doris Day - because of 12 Angry Men alone.
Bette Davis v Ricky Gervais - was in some great films: All About Eve, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane are absolutely fantastic
Tom Conti v Tilda Swinton - probably my favourite modern day female actor, a good high proportion of very good films.
Mark Hamill v Jack Reynor - I'm not even a Star Wars fan, but c'mon!!

[Zaph]

Lee J. Cobb
Bette Davis
Tom Conti
Mark Hamill

[Sawduck]

Lee J. Cobb
Bette Davis
Tilda Swinton

[Neowise]

mark hamill

[Kol]

Doris Day
Bette Davis
Tilda Swinton
Mark Hamill

Same please

[Wichita Lineman]

No whitewashes this time around but only Lee J. Cobb made a decent fight of it before losing to Doris Day. 

I think the next offering might be a bit trickier to decide on. Marlon Brando & Paul Newman were both nominated 3 times. 
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Results -
Lee J. Cobb 3 v 6 Doris Day
Bette Davis 8 v 1 Ricky Gervais
Tom Conti 2 v 7 Tilda Swinton
Mark Hamill 8 v 1 Jack Reynor

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Round 1 - Matches 57 - 60


William Holden - Won Best Actor for his role in Stalag 17 (1953). When accepting his statue at the Acadamy Awards, simply stated, "Thank you" and walked off.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000034/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Marlon Brando - Native of Omaha, Nebraska. His mother once gave stage lessons to Henry Fonda, another Nebraska native.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Kevin Spacey -  After he dropped out of Julliard, he worked as a shoe salesman and a superintendent in his apartment building. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Colin Firth - Moved to Nigeria, when he was 2 weeks old, where his father had taken a teaching position, and lived there until age 4. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000147/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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James Earl Jones - [on being the recipient of a lifetime achievement Oscar] If an actor's nightmare is being onstage buck naked and not knowing his lines, what the heck do you call this? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000469/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Paul Newman - He was among the celebrities on the famous "Enemies List" kept by President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000056/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Dan Aykroyd -  Once helped to subdue a drunk and disorderly passenger on a Montreal-to-Los Angeles flight. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000101/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Kate Mulgrew - At age 16, she auditioned for the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art, England. She successfully made it to the finals, but was crushed when she was told that she was too young for the classes.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000550/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 16 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 17 arrives.
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William Holden v Marlon Brando
Kevin Spacey v Colin Firth
James Earl Jones v Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd v Kate Mulgrew
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[Trigger]

Marlon Brando
Kevin Spacey
Paul Newman - so tough to choose between these 2
Dan Aykroyd

[nothing]

Marlon Brando
Colin Firth
James Earl Jones
Kate Mulgrew

[quickbeam]

William Holden v Marlon Brando - this is a tough one, but truth be told, I've liked a lot more Holden movies, Stalag 17 and Sunset Blvd were two standout movies.
Kevin Spacey v Colin Firth - this is a tough one, I really like both, but overall I've liked more Spacey movies. If he doesn't go through because of his personal life I'd not be too gutted though as Firth is great too.
James Earl Jones v Paul Newman - another great actor, been in loads of stuff I've liked.
Dan Aykroyd v Kate Mulgrew - because he's on a mission from God.