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  • KilgoreKilgore Frets: 8107
    Sid James.

    Dozens of British films from the 50's including Hell Drivers and the Lavender Hill Mob and 19 Carry on Films.
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  • DdiggerDdigger Frets: 2239
    blobb said:
    Alec Guiness
    Great choice.

    Not following the OPs requirements in the slightest, I choose:

    Robinson Crusoe
    Castaway
    The Beach
    On the Beach
    Lord of the Flies
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  • bacchanalianbacchanalian Frets: 824
    edited September 2023
    Tom Hanks or Morgan Freeman for a box office star.

    There are probably quite a few second banana actors would bring in a huge number of good movies.

    Jeff Daniels
    Steve Buscemi
    Jeff Bridges
    Marisa Tomei
    William H Macy

    The ones where you know their face but can't quite remember their name.

    or

    Laurel and Hardy
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  • HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9107
    Connery

    The Man Who Would be King
    The Untouchables 
    Time Bandits 

    Oh, and some spy films.
    I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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  • strumjoughlampsstrumjoughlamps Frets: 3067
    edited September 2023
    Was thinking De Niro or Ford but I'm going to go for Eric Roberts due to the amount of films he has been (over 500 I think)..

    Might be a load of crap but I won't get bored
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  • Axe_meisterAxe_meister Frets: 4451
    Angela White (do not look up at work)
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Can't believe that there are votes for Tati! Yes, he was brilliant, but he did about 16 films, half of which are shorts and they are all kind of similar. One week and I'd be bored ...
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  • Axe_meisterAxe_meister Frets: 4451
    Christopher Lee.
    Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, Star Wars, Bond
    All his old black an white movies.
    Gormanghast. Some of his filmed stage performances.

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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    edited September 2023
    axisus said:
    Can't believe that there are votes for Tati! Yes, he was brilliant, but he did about 16 films, half of which are shorts and they are all kind of similar. One week and I'd be bored ...
    You do need quite a lot of time for collecting rainwater, foraging for food, maintaining your primitive shelter, attempting to build crude rafts, etc. And talking to that basketball...  You wouldn't be sitting around on your arse all the time.
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    edited September 2023
    But OK then, Humphrey Bogart. 

    Christopher Lee's a good call though, that would include The Wicker Man and The Whip and the Body.
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  • OffsetOffset Frets: 9212
    Alec Guinness.
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  • ReverendReverend Frets: 4649
    The correct answer of course is Arnie. 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    Choice between Christopher Guest and Billy Crystal.

    Both were in the Princess Bride.

    Crystal was in a wider range of other stuff, but Guest was in Spinal Tap.
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  • JonathangusJonathangus Frets: 4080
    crunchman said:
    Choice between Christopher Guest and Billy Crystal.

    Both were in the Princess Bride.

    Crystal was in a wider range of other stuff, but Guest was in Spinal Tap.
    So is Billy Crystal (he plays the mime artist).
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  • JfingersJfingers Frets: 283
    Woody Harrelson or Jeff Bridges, rather than pick anyone else's choice.
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  • JonathangusJonathangus Frets: 4080
    Thinking Harrison Ford would be a good shout:

    Star Wars (the originals, and the best of the sequels)
    Indiana Jones
    Blade Runner
    Apocalypse Now 
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  • DB1DB1 Frets: 4926
    Philly_Q said:
    But OK then, Humphrey Bogart. 

    Christopher Lee's a good call though, that would include The Wicker Man and The Whip and the Body.
    I think Bogart would be my choice too. Although Pacino or De Niro gets you the Godfather plus other goodies.
    Call me Dave.
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    DB1 said:
    Philly_Q said:
    But OK then, Humphrey Bogart. 

    Christopher Lee's a good call though, that would include The Wicker Man and The Whip and the Body.
    I think Bogart would be my choice too. Although Pacino or De Niro gets you the Godfather plus other goodies.
    And a whole shitload of dross.  Although you wouldn't have to watch all of it, of course.
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  • stimpsonslostsonstimpsonslostson Frets: 5282
    DB1 said:
    Philly_Q said:
    But OK then, Humphrey Bogart. 

    Christopher Lee's a good call though, that would include The Wicker Man and The Whip and the Body.
    I think Bogart would be my choice too. Although Pacino or De Niro gets you the Godfather plus other goodies.
    De niro doesn't. He's not in godfather 1. 
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  • stimpsonslostsonstimpsonslostson Frets: 5282
    I thought Denzel Washington would be good. 
    He does a mix of "good" films and enjoyably daft action. 
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  • RustySpannerRustySpanner Frets: 525
    Bogie, Jimmy Stewart, Alastair Sim, all possibles.

    But I'll go for Hitchcock, due to his cameos in many of his classics. 
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  • Tone71Tone71 Frets: 598
    Tom Hanks, so many classics to choose from
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30023
    Robert Mitchum or Michael Caine.
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  • BigBearKrisBigBearKris Frets: 1684
    Jon Voight and Tommy Lee Jones are a good shout as well.
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Tone71 said:
    Tom Hanks, so many classics to choose from
    He went from adorable comedy actor of the 80s to excellent character actor later on. Great guy as well.
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  • DB1DB1 Frets: 4926
    stimpsonslostson said:
    DB1 said:
    Philly_Q said:
    But OK then, Humphrey Bogart. 

    Christopher Lee's a good call though, that would include The Wicker Man and The Whip and the Body.
    I think Bogart would be my choice too. Although Pacino or De Niro gets you the Godfather plus other goodies.
    De niro doesn't. He's not in godfather 1. 

    True. He's turned into Marlon Brando in 1. =) I'd try and sneak the box set in.
    Call me Dave.
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