Movies: Each Actor's Most Iconic Role

[Ducks in a row]

Christopher Reeve

Marlon Brando

 

[Eisen]

Oldman is Commissioner Gordon

Streep is tough. Not her best performance, but probably most known one is Devil Wears Prada

I'd go with Kramer vs Kramer

 

[The Drop]

Theres also Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan, Charlie Wilsons War and Philadelphia as options.

Heres a couple more

Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting (but theres also the Bourne series and others)

Robin Williams - this is a really hard one.

Ben Affleck - A lot of choices but I think I'd go with one of The Town, Argo or Gone Girl.

Johnny Depp - where do you even start?

Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

George Clooney - Oceans 11

Mcconaughey has always been Wooderson from Dazed and Confused

 

[Neutrinos]

Mcconaughey has always been Wooderson from Dazed and Confused

For an A list movie star with a career spanning 25 years or so, he really hasn't had many notable roles

Same with George Clooney

 

[Neutrinos]

Bradley Cooper
Silver Linings Playbook or The Hangover?

Jake Gyllenhaal
Donnie Darko?

Ryan Gosling
The Notebook

 

[Trap Jesus]

Jake Gyllenhaal
Donnie Darko?

Nightcrawler

 

[Neutrinos]

Bill Murray
Ghostbusters or Caddyshack?

Edit: Completely forgot about Groundhog Day

 

[Hat Trick Wizard]

Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood

Cate Blanchett-Carol

Saoirse Ronan-Lady Bird

Robert Mitchum-Night of the Hunter

 

[NyQuil]

I'd go with Kramer vs Kramer

I'm thinking Sophie's Choice.

 

[NyQuil]

Bill Murray
Ghostbusters or Caddyshack?

He was so much better in Ghostbusters.

 

[NyQuil]

Here's one that might be a bit of a surprise:

John Malkovich
Rounders

I'm thinking In the Line of Fire or Dangerous Liaisons.

 

[NyQuil]

Figured Oldman would be tough. He's a case where his best work is in less popular movies, and his work in more popular franchises (Batman, Harry Potter), while solid, doesn't leave much of an impression (as it shouldn't).

Oldman made his career playing Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy.

 

[Neutrinos]

Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood

Cate Blanchett-Carol

Saoirse Ronan-Lady Bird

Robert Mitchum-Night of the Hunter

Quite a few to choose from. Gangs Of New York. Lincoln.

I might be inclined to go with My Left Foot

 

[Neutrinos]

I'm thinking In the Line of Fire or Dangerous Liaisons.

Just based on the sheer number of poker players around the world, I think it has to be Rounders

 

[Neutrinos]

He was so much better in Ghostbusters.

That's irrelevant though

It's just about which role most people identify him with

 

[NyQuil]

That's irrelevant though

It's just about which role most people identify him with

He had a pretty small role in Caddyshack.

 

[NyQuil]

Kurt Russell
The Thing

Big Trouble in Little China or Escape from New York

 

[Neutrinos]

He had a pretty small role in Caddyshack.

He also had a small role in Zombieland, but that would also be one of his most iconic roles

 

[NyQuil]

He also had a small role in Zombieland, but that would also be one of his most iconic roles

It wasn't that widely viewed a film and it was only a cameo, no matter how great it was.

Your own criterion is this:

Just to be clear, when I said "iconic", I meant most known for.

You really think he's more well known for Zombieland or Caddyshack than Ghostbusters?

 

[Neutrinos]

You really think he's more well known for Zombieland or Caddyshack than Ghostbusters?

No, and I never said he was

 

[alko]

JCVD?

Dolph Lundgren?

 

[NyQuil]

JCVD?

Dolph Lundgren?

I’d have to go Blood Sport and then Universal Soldier (or He-Man).

 

[NyQuil]

No, and I never said he was

Ok.

 

[Ducks in a row]

JCVD?

Dolph Lundgren?

JCVD as Frank Dux in Bloodsport

Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV

 

[Voight]

Figured Oldman would be tough. He's a case where his best work is in less popular movies, and his work in more popular franchises (Batman, Harry Potter), while solid, doesn't leave much of an impression (as it shouldn't).

His role as Gordon was pretty notable, especially in the 3rd movie. Tho obviously his Churchill performance was something else.

Jeff Goldblum
Jurassic Park or The Fly?

Jurassic Park or Independence Day.

Bradley Cooper
Silver Linings Playbook or The Hangover?

Jake Gyllenhaal
Donnie Darko?

Ryan Gosling
The Notebook

For Cooper is tough, I mean he was also great in Place Beyond the Pines, American Sniper and American Hustle.

Gyllenhaal -I'd go with Nightcrawler here. He played that role to a T.

Gosling - Notebook seems like an easy cop out no? Tough one here.