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Buttoneer

(882 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:40 PM Oct 2024

Gary Oldman is the Greatest Actor or Our Time if not All Time

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Gary Oldman is the Greatest Actor or Our Time if not All Time (Original Post) Buttoneer Oct 2024 OP

Add in as Jackson Lamb on Slow Horses Bristlecone Oct 2024 #1

YEP! Just finished watching the 4th season! Buttoneer Oct 2024 #2

I love Slow Horses! iemanja Oct 2024 #6

My favorite for years. FalloutShelter Oct 2024 #3

And he played Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved" FSogol Oct 2024 #5

I appreciate your choice, but I lean towards Robin Williams. Enter stage left Oct 2024 #4

hmmm...Gary Oldman had more movies and more range. IMHO. Buttoneer Oct 2024 #7

I hate to disagree, but you need to go to Wikipedia and look at his accomplishments. Enter stage left Oct 2024 #9

Ok. You may be right. Now that I think about it, Robin Williams did have more range, but does that make him Buttoneer Oct 2024 #10

I'll leave that up to you to decide. Enter stage left Oct 2024 #11

Oldman is better. I can always see Robin Williams Buttoneer Oct 2024 #15

ScreenRant ratings. Buttoneer Oct 2024 #8

Oldman is absolutely fearless. poli-junkie Oct 2024 #12

Gary Oldman is one great actor. His latest, Slow Horses, proves it. Polly Hennessey Oct 2024 #13

Just watched the finale of S4 Slow Horses dlk Oct 2024 #14

I can almost smell him. Buttoneer Oct 2024 #17

I'd rather not... dlk Oct 2024 #18

When I think of Oldman I think of versatility Redleg Oct 2024 #16

Bristlecone

(10,849 posts)

1. Add in as Jackson Lamb on Slow Horses

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:43 PM

Oct 2024

Just fantastic

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Buttoneer

(882 posts)

2. YEP! Just finished watching the 4th season!

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:49 PM

Oct 2024

iemanja

(56,551 posts)

6. I love Slow Horses!

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:02 PM

Oct 2024

The show, Oldman, and the Slough House books.

FalloutShelter

(13,711 posts)

3. My favorite for years.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:54 PM

Oct 2024

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FSogol

(47,437 posts)

5. And he played Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved"

Reply to FalloutShelter (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:57 PM

Oct 2024

Too bad he's a conservative.

Enter stage left

(4,096 posts)

4. I appreciate your choice, but I lean towards Robin Williams.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 09:54 PM

Oct 2024

SO many diverse roles, and excellent in almost all of them.

Buttoneer

(882 posts)

7. hmmm...Gary Oldman had more movies and more range. IMHO.

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:11 PM

Oct 2024

Enter stage left

(4,096 posts)

9. I hate to disagree, but you need to go to Wikipedia and look at his accomplishments.

Reply to Buttoneer (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:22 PM

Oct 2024

You are vastly minimizing Robin's roles.

I'm not saying Gary wasn't great, just asking you to look at another spectacular talent.

Buttoneer

(882 posts)

10. Ok. You may be right. Now that I think about it, Robin Williams did have more range, but does that make him

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:31 PM

Oct 2024

a better actor?

Enter stage left

(4,096 posts)

11. I'll leave that up to you to decide.

Reply to Buttoneer (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:34 PM

Oct 2024

Buttoneer

(882 posts)

15. Oldman is better. I can always see Robin Williams

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 12:45 AM

Oct 2024

In his movies. Gary Oldman disappears in his roles.

Buttoneer

(882 posts)

8. ScreenRant ratings.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:13 PM

Oct 2024

https://screenrant.com/hollywood-actors-biggest-range/

poli-junkie

(1,361 posts)

12. Oldman is absolutely fearless.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

Oct 2024

Love his wry smart-alecky sense of humour!

Polly Hennessey

(8,052 posts)

13. Gary Oldman is one great actor. His latest, Slow Horses, proves it.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 11:13 PM

Oct 2024

dlk

(12,876 posts)

14. Just watched the finale of S4 Slow Horses

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 11:49 PM

Oct 2024

Oldman’s portrayal of the Jackson Lamb character is no less than brilliant and S5 filming has already wrapped. Can’t wait to watch!

Buttoneer

(882 posts)

17. I can almost smell him.

Reply to dlk (Reply #14)

Fri Oct 11, 2024, 09:30 PM

Oct 2024

dlk

(12,876 posts)

18. I'd rather not...

Reply to Buttoneer (Reply #17)

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 05:43 PM

Oct 2024

Lol

Redleg

(6,523 posts)

16. When I think of Oldman I think of versatility

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 10:16 AM

Oct 2024

He is compelling in every film I have seen him in, regardless of his role. He is one of the greats.

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