Best actors list
Kirk is 17th on the AFI’s list of 50 greatest screen legends, just behind Orson Welles, and in front of James Dean, and his female counterpart is Lillian Gish. He is the highest ranking living person on the list. Tom Cruise is not on the list.
Here is Kirk with Johnny Cash, listed on Rolling Stones’ list of great country artists of all time at number three.
While writing my previous post, I thought maybe Takeshi Kitano should go onto the MBMS Page of Fame, but decided against it until I have seen a few more of his films.
But, it made me realise I have not added two giants of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune. They made sixteen films together, many of them are in my “best of all time” list. So they are there now.
Balance has been restored to the galaxy.
Michael and Kirk
A long overdue addition to the MBMS Page of Fame has been added, that of Bruce Campbell. No reason needed for his inclusion, of course.
This is tricky too:
Buster Keaton
Robert De Niro
Toshiro Mifune
John Cazale
Michael Fassbender has edged out Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeff Bridges
My top five actors as of December 10th, 2012:
Buster Keaton
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino (circa Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon)
William H. Macy
Gary Oldman
Tough one to choose.
