FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[Kol]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
David Duchovny
Sam Neill

[Irish Aris]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Michael Gambon

[Neowise]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
David Duchovny
Sam Neill

[quickbeam]

Rachel McAdams v Michael Keaton
Lee Marvin v Alan Rickman - because if you ignore Harry Potter he's actually been in some good movies.
David Duchovny v Ciaran Hinds
Sam Neill v Michael Gambon

[ShaneU]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
David Duchovny
Sam Neill

[Zaph]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Sam Neill

[cee_jay]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
David Duchovny
Sam Neill

[Sawduck]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Sam Neill

[nothing]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
David Duchovny
Michael Gambon

[Necro]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
David Duchovny
Michael Gambon

[Trigger]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Michael Gambon

[jp liz v1]

Rachel McAdams
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Sam Neill

[jp liz v1]

Jodie Comer ( the accent queen )
Colin Farrell
Guy Pearce
Gregory Peck

[jp liz v1]

Andrew Scott
Humphrey Bogart
Diane Keaton
Jude Law

[RSOAPS]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Michael Gambon

[Mam of 4]

Michael Keaton
Alan Rickman
Ciaran Hinds
Michael Gambon

[Wichita Lineman]

Michael Keaton almost did a clean sweep but Rachel McAdams picked up 1 consolation vote while Alan Rickman did have a 14-0 whitewash in his favour. Ciaran Hinds and Sam Neill had tighter wins. 

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Results: 
Rachel McAdams 1 v 13 Michael Keaton
Lee Marvin 0 v 14 Alan Rickman
David Duchovny 6 v 8 Ciaran Hinds
Sam Neill 8 v 6 Michael Gambon

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Round 1 - Matches 165 - 168

Christopher Lee - Height:  6' 5" (1.96 m). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Elijah Wood - His family owned a deli which they sold so they could move to California.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000704/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Kaye Scodelario - In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the song "Candy" by Robbie Williams. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2546012/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Scarlett Johansson - As of 2020, she appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Lost in Translation (2003), Her (2013), Jojo Rabbit (2019) and Marriage Story (2019). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424060/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Charles Laughton - Discovered actress Maureen O'Hara at age 18 and immediately signed her under contract as his protégée. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001452/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Peter Lorre - Alfred Hitchcock was reputed to have said that one of Lorre's nicknames was "The Walking Overcoat". This moniker was given to Lorre because he used to rehearse in a floor-length overcoat, no matter what the season of the year was.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Eva Marie Saint - Director Alfred Hitchcock surprised many by choosing Saint over dozens of other candidates for the femme fatale role in what was to become a suspense classic North by Northwest (1959) with Cary Grant and James Mason.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001693/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Dean Martin - Had a fear of elevators and a love of comic books, which he read his entire life. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001509/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 41 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 42 arrives.
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Christopher Lee v Elijah Wood
Kaye Scodelario v Scarlett Johansson
Charles Laughton v Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint v Dean Martin
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[Kol]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre - Seeing as he is from Slovakia I should vote him, Great actor appearing in many great movies with Bogard and Sydney Greenstreet.
Eva Marie Saint

[RSOAPS]

Elijah Wood
Kaye Scodelario
Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint

[Sawduck]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint

[cee_jay]

Elijah Wood
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre
Dean Martin

[jp liz v1]

Christopher Lee ( he still scares me )
Scarlett Johansson
Charles Laughton
Dean Martin

[jp liz v1]

I do like that there is a nice wide range of old and young acting talent

[davetherave]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre
Dean Martin

[quickbeam]

That's a shame about Lee Marvin. He didn't deserve to be whitewashed. He's been in some great movies.

[quickbeam]

Christopher Lee v Elijah Wood
Kaye Scodelario v Scarlett Johansson
Charles Laughton v Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint v Dean Martin

[ShaneU]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint

[Trigger]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson - Kaye is amazing in Skins, but Scarlett is another level
Peter Lorre
Dean Martin

[Trigger]

That's a shame about Lee Marvin.  He didn't deserve to be whitewashed.  He's been in some great movies.

Pity he came up against the best Christmas movie baddie ever

[Necro]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson

[Zaph]

Christopher Lee
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint

[Neowise]

Elijah Wood
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Lorre
Dean Martin

[Wichita Lineman]

Big wins for Christopher Lee, Scarlett Johansson & Peter Lorre with Dean Martin completing the quartet with a 1 vote win. 

Next up has at least 1 tie I'd really have to think a bit about. 
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Results:
Christopher Lee 9 v 3 Elijah Wood
Kaye Scodelario 1 v 11 Scarlett Johansson
Charles Laughton 2 v 9 Peter Lorre
Eva Marie Saint 5 v 6 Dean Martin

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Round 1 - Matches 169 - 172

Burt Reynolds - Once paid $12,200 for a custom hairpiece. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000608/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Jessica Lange - Won the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Tony Award for "Long Day's Journey into Night" on June 12, 2016.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001448/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Christian Bale - If he plays an American character, he will use an American accent in all the interviews related to the film. He says he does this so the audience is not confused.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000288/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Gabriel Byrne - He spent five years of his childhood in a seminary training to be a Catholic priest. He later said, "I spent five years in the seminary and I suppose it was assumed that you had a vocation. I have realized subsequently that I didn't have one at all. I don't believe in God. But I did believe at the time in this notion that you were being called." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000321/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Janet Leigh - Janet Leigh wrote four books: "There Really Was a Hollywood" (1984--an autobiography); "Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller" (1995, co-authored with Christopher Nickens); "House of Destiny" (1996--a novel); and "The Dream Factory" (2002--a novel). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001463/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Tom Wilkinson - Quote -"I'm temperamentally suited to the business of acting. I'm quite fatalistic. If it's not happening, it's not happening, and there's very little you can do." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929489/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Brad Pitt - Tore his Achilles tendon during the production of Troy (2004), in which he plays, coincidentally, Achilles. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000093/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Fred Astaire - Owned Blue Valley Ranch, a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in the San Fernando Valley. He maintained a racing stable of four or five horses which competed at racetracks in California. His most famous racehorse was Triplicate, winner of the 1946 Hollywood Gold Cup. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


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Voting on post 42 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 43 arrives.
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Burt Reynolds v Jessica Lange
Christian Bale v Gabriel Byrne
Janet Leigh v Tom Wilkinson
Brad Pitt v Fred Astaire
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[Zaph]

Burt Reynolds
Christian Bale
Janet Leigh
Brad Pitt

[Neowise]

Burt Reynolds
Christian Bale
Janet Leigh
Brad Pitt

[quickbeam]

Burt Reynolds v Jessica Lange
Christian Bale v Gabriel Byrne
Janet Leigh v Tom Wilkinson
Brad Pitt v Fred Astaire

[Trigger]

Burt Reynolds
Gabriel Byrne
Tom Wilkinson
Brad Pitt

[cee_jay]

Jessica Lange
Gabriel Byrne
Janet Leigh
Fred Astaire

[RSOAPS]

Jessica Lange
Gabriel Byrne
Janet Leigh
Brad Pitt

[Necro]

Burt Reynolds
Christian Bale
Brad Pitt