Best Military Movie Role

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by canuck, Feb 19, 2010.

  1. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    Do any of you have an all time favourite role from the hundreds of war/military movies you have seen?

    My overwhelming 1st choice would be Peter O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia.

    While were at it, how about a first choice of actors for their total body of work in war movie roles. For me, it has to Donald Sutherland. Dirty Dozen, Kelly's Heroes, The Eagle has Landed, Eye of the Needle, M*A*S*H.
     
  2. Bernhart

    Bernhart Member

    Tom hanks in private ryan. Can't imagine anyone else in the role
     
  3. Gerard

    Gerard Seelow/Prora

    Well James Mason doe a pretty good Rommel

    Although I do like Maximilian Schell in both "A Bridge too Far" and "Cross of Iron"
     
  4. Jakob Kjaersgaard

    Jakob Kjaersgaard Senior Member

    Damian Lewis as Winters in Band of Brothers, amazing.
     
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  5. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    James Coburn in Cross of Iron. Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca and The Caine Mutiny..
     
  6. Ropi

    Ropi Biggest retard of all

    Damian Lewis as Winters in Band of Brothers, amazing.
    Agreed!
     
  7. Capt.Sensible

    Capt.Sensible Well-Known Member

  8. Stormbird

    Stormbird Restless

    Since you named the thread "military" not excusively "war" I feel free to vote for Tom Cruise as quite convincing in Top Gun.

    The director has caught some of the authenticity and nerve of a fighter unit, but the competitiveness seems overrated and the comeradeship underrated, however.
     
  9. James Daly

    James Daly Senior Member

    Edward Fox as Brian Horrocks and Sean Connery as Roy Urquhart in Bridge too Far. Both of them seemed to captured the essence of the character they were playing. By all accounts Urquhart approved of Connery's portrayal of him, and Fox and Horrocks even became friends.
     
  10. IrishSoldier

    IrishSoldier Member

    Anthony Hopkins as Johnny Frost in A Bridge Too Far... Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler or Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now are up there with my favourites...
     
  11. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Sir John Mills as Cpl. 'Tubby' Bins in Dunkirk.
     
  12. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille :)

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    Oh, and the guy on the right as well :D

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  13. Mike L

    Mike L Very Senior Member

    I agree with Mills (Dunkirk), Hanks (SPR), Connery,Schell, Fox (ABTF) but what about Richard Todd as Guy Gibson in The Dambusters?
     
  14. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    Sir John Mills as Cpl. 'Tubby' Bins in Dunkirk


    I agree with Mills (Dunkirk), Hanks (SPR), Connery,Schell, Fox (ABTF) but what about Richard Todd as Guy Gibson in The Dambusters?


    Severely split loyalties (for obvious reasons) but as it's a personal favourite film, John Mills edges it for Dunkirk...

    But my all-time favourite in a role has to be David Oxley as Billy Moss in Ill Met By Moonlight. Completely off the wall :lol: Best Supporting Actor I've seen yet...
     
  15. Jakob Kjaersgaard

    Jakob Kjaersgaard Senior Member

    Anthony Hopkins as Johnny Frost in A Bridge Too Far... Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler

    I agree with both.

    Adrien Brody is also amazing in The Pianist!
     
  16. Medic7922

    Medic7922 Senior Member

    I love George C Scott as General George S Patton Jr & Karl Marlden as General Omar N Bradley in the Film "Patton Lust for Glory"
     
  17. bofors

    bofors Senior Member

    HI

    Hanks and Lewis would get my vote! Both very moving parts


    regards

    Robert
     
  18. Oldman

    Oldman Very Senior Member

    Michael Caine in a Bridge to Far
     
  19. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    The Duke in The Longest Day !
     
  20. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Although this was set in WW1, The African Queen, Humphrey Bogart & Katherine Hepburn is one of my favourite movies.

    The acting of both disguises the war theme somewhat however it is a classic.
     

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