FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[Wichita Lineman]

[Kol]

William Holden - Don't like Brando though I appreciate the work he has done in movies. On a personal level he sounded like a nightmare to work with. William has made some great movies also, Sunset boulevard being one. A real marquee match this is
Colin Firth
Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd

[ari101]

Marlon Brando
Colin Firth
Paul Newman (sorry JEJ)
Dan Aykroyd

[Mam of 4]

Marlon Brando
Colin Firth
Paul Newman 
Dan Aykroyd

Same here please .

[RSOAPS]

Marlon Brando
Colin Firth
Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd

[Zaph]

William Holden
Kevin Spacey
Paul Newman - I feel bad for voting against Darth Vader
Dan Aykroyd

[Sawduck]

Marlon Brando
Kevin Spacey - even though he's a creep
Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd
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[Necro]

Marlon Brando
Colin Firth - because Spacey is a creep
James Earl Jones
Dan Aykroyd

[Wichita Lineman]

Mostly wider margins than I expected and in the one tight battle Colin Firth pips Kevin Spacey by a single vote. 

In the next lot we have a couple of big names and at least 3 who would be better known for their TV work although all have also featured on the big screen. 

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Results -
William Holden 3 v 8 Marlon Brando
Kevin Spacey 5 v 6 Colin Firth
James Earl Jones 2 v 9 Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd 10 v 1 Kate Mulgrew
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Round 1 - Matches 61 - 64


Ben Kingsley -   Has three films on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time: Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) at #96, Gandhi (1982) at #29, and Schindler's List (1993) at #3.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001426/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Tyrone Power - Interred at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now called Hollywood Forever), Hollywood, CA. His tombstone includes the masks of Comedy and Tragedy and the inscription, "Good night, sweet prince . . . ".
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000061/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Will Smith - Shares a birthday with Christopher Reeve and have both played superheroes. Reeve in Superman (1978) and Smith in Hancock (2008).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000226/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

David Jason - He worked as an electrician, which involved licking a finger and poking live circuitry to see how much of a shock you got. He considered a career as an electrician but then went to drama school at the age of 24. When acting dried up in the early years of his career, he went back to work as an electrician.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419248/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Daryl Hannah - Since there was no girls' soccer team at Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, she played on the boys' team.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000435/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Mark Harmon - Worked as a carpenter before he hit it big, foretelling the carpentry and wooden boat-building interest and skills of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the character he plays on NCIS (2003).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001319/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Alan Alda - Alda almost turned down the role of Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972) because he did not want war to be a "backdrop for light-hearted hijinks... "I wanted to show that the war was a bad place to be."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000257/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Yves Montand -  Montand's family left Italy in 1923 at the beginning of fascist era because his parents were socialist activists.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0598971/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Ben Kingsley v Tyrone Power
Will Smith v David Jason 
Daryl Hannah v Mark Harmon
Alan Alda v Yves Montand
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[quickbeam]

Ben Kingsley v Tyrone Power
Will Smith v David Jason
Daryl Hannah v Mark Harmon
Alan Alda v Yves Montand - love Alda since the days of MASH but even outside that, whatever he's in, he brings something special to it.

[Sawduck]

Ben Kingsley
Will Smith
Daryl Hannah
Yves Montand

[RSOAPS]

Ben Kingsley
David Jason
Daryl Hannah
Alan Alda

[Zaph]

Ben Kingsley
David Jason
Daryl Hannah
Alan Alda

[ShaneU]

Marlon Brando
Kevin Spacey
Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd

[ShaneU]

Ben Kingsley
Will Smith
Daryl Hannah
Yves Montand

[Neowise]

Marlon Brando
Kevin Spacey
Paul Newman
Dan Aykroyd (sorry captain, but you are up against dan the man)

[nothing]

Abstain
David Jason
Mark Harmon
Abstain

[Neowise]

Ben Kingsley
Will Smith
Mark Harmon
Alan Alda

[Kol]

Ben Kingsley
David Jason - The only good thing Will Smith did was the fresh prince.
Daryl Hannah
Alan Alda

[Trigger]

Ben Kingsley
David Jason
Daryl Hannah
Alan Alda

Man I loved M*A*S*H

[Necro]

Ben Kingsley
Will Smith

Abstain on the rest

[Irish Aris]

Ben Kingsley
Will Smith (a bit meh, but I didn't like Only Fools and Horses at all. . .)
Daryl Hannah
Alan Alda v Yves Montand - I will abstain on this one, 2 great actors

[Wichita Lineman]

Ben Kingsley achieves a perfect ten pin strike against the old swashbuckler Tyrone Power. Will Smith has a very narrow win over David Jason. 

There's a right old mixed bag coming up. Another swashbuckler, a comic genious, some legendary names and a couple of a much more recent vintage. 

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Results:

Ben Kingsley 10 v 0 Tyrone Power
Will Smith 6 v 5 David Jason
Daryl Hannah 8 v 2 Mark Harmon
Alan Alda 6 v 2 Yves Montand
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Round 1 - Matches 65 - 68

Sharon Stone - In 2015 Stone was guest of honor at the Pilosio Building Peace Award in Milan. She began an impromptu auction on stage in front of a crowd of CEOs from the construction industry and other dignitaries. She gained enough pledges to build 28 schools in Africa. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000232/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Dick Van Dyke - Received a lemon cake every Christmas from Charles Bronson, who resided nearby in Malibu, for 16 years. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Errol Flynn - When banned from drinking on a film set, he would inject oranges with vodka and eat them during his breaks. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001224/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Gal Gadot - She and Lynda Carter (who is also known for the role of Wonder Woman) both made appearances in Disney films. Gal voices Shank in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). Lynda performed as Principal Powers in Sky High (2005).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933757/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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John Cleese - When the Globe Theatre was rebuilt in London, a service was offered whereby you could have your name on a tile in the courtyard, for a donation to the project. Cleese and fellow python Michael Palin both signed up for tiles, but Palin's was spelled wrong. Cleese paid extra to ensure it would be spelled "Pallin." 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000092/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Montgomery Clift - At his near-fatal car accident in 1956, Rock Hudson, Michael Wilding and Kevin McCarthy formed a protective shield to prevent Clift's photo from being taken by photographers as he was carried from the wreck to the ambulance.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001050/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Donna Reed - In 1953, she starred as the hostess Alma in the widely acclaimed From Here to Eternity (1953). She was so good in that film she was nominated for and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, beating out such veterans as Thelma Ritter and Marjorie Rambeau. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001656/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0



Florence Pugh - She immensely enjoys the condiment Branston Pickle.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6073955/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Sharon Stone v Dick Van Dyke
Errol Flynn v Gal Gadot
John Cleese v Montgomery Clift
Donna Reed v Florence Pugh
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[Kol]

Sharon Stone
Gal Gadot
Montgomery Clift
Donna Reed

[Sawduck]

Sharon Stone
Montgomery Clift
Donna Reed

[Necro]

Sharon Stone
Gal Gadot
John Cleese
Abstain

[RSOAPS]

Dick Van Dyke
Gal Gadot
Montgomery Clift
Florence Pugh

[Neowise]

Dick Van Dyke
Gal Gadot
John Cleese
Florence Pugh

[quickbeam]

Sharon Stone v Dick Van Dyke
Errol Flynn v Gal Gadot
John Cleese v Montgomery Clift - so handsome and tragic!
Donna Reed v Florence Pugh

The amount of slagging of Dick van Dyke's accent in Mary Poppins in this video is hilarious (not sure how to embed):

https://youtu.be/6E4TOHGO0Ms?t=44

[ShaneU]

Sharon Stone
Gal Gadot
John Cleese
Donna Reed

[Trigger]

Dick Van Dyke
Errol Flynn
John Cleese
Donna Reed

[Zaph]

Sharon Stone
Errol Flynn. He's probably a bit hammy by today's standards, but while she might be one of the best looking women in Hollywood, I've seen Wonder Woman 1984 and Gal Gadot is truly a terrible actress.
John Cleese
Florence Pugh

[Mam of 4]

Dick Van Dyke
Errol Flynn
Montgomery Clift
Donna Reed

[nothing]

Sharon Stone
Errol Flynn
John Cleese
Florence Pugh

[Wichita Lineman]

All reasonably close ties this time although there were late flurry wins for John Cleese and *Errol Flynn (*casting vote). 

Some massive names below will surely cause a few tough calls. (I might get another in tonight - not sure.)

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Results - 
Sharon Stone 7 v 4 Dick Van Dyke
Errol Flynn *6 v 5 Gal Gadot
John Cleese 6 v 5 Montgomery Clift
Donna Reed 6 v 4 Florence Pugh
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Round 1 - Matches 69 - 72

Clint Eastwood  Whenever asked if he would do a Dirty Harry 6, he often joked that he can imagine Dirty Harry now long retired, and fly-fishing with his .44 magnum.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Gary Oldman - Auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) but was rejected and told by advisers that he should consider something besides acting.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Sylvester Stallone  - Oscar-nominated a second time in 2016 for his performance as Rocky Balboa in Creed (2015) at age 69, the same age as Burgess Meredith when he was nominated for his performance as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky (1976), and also for playing the coach. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000230/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Danny De Vito - Quote - "I'll watch Ricky Gervais in anything he does. The guy's hilarious." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000362/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Robert Redford  - He was pitcher on the University of Colorado baseball team, before losing his scholarship due to drinking.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Val Kilmer - He performed in "As You Like It" in Minneapolis with Patti LuPone.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000174/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Saoirse Ronan  - She is the second youngest person to be nominated for multiple acting Oscars at 21 years old, only Angela Lansbury was younger achieving her second nomination when she was 20.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519680/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


Cyril Cusack - His father, James Cusack, was a mounted policeman in Natal Province, South Africa. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159258/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Clint Eastwood v Gary Oldman
Sylvester Stallone v Danny De Vito
Robert Redford v Val Kilmer
Saoirse Ronan v Cyril Cusack
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[Kol]

Some big matches here.

Clint Eastwood
Sylvester Stallone
Robert Redford
Abstain

[Zaph]

Clint Eastwood
Danny De Vito
Robert Redford
Saoirse Ronan

[quickbeam]

Clint Eastwood v Gary Oldman - fantastic actor.
Sylvester Stallone v Danny De Vito
Robert Redford v Val Kilmer
Saoirse Ronan v Cyril Cusack

[Trigger]

Clint Eastwood
Danny De Vito
Robert Redford
Saoirse Ronan

[Sawduck]

Clint Eastwood
Danny De Vito
Robert Redford
Saoirse Ronan