Monday, March 1, 2010

Roles they were meant to play--no one else will ever measure up

Gregory Peck Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Audrey Hepburn Princess Katherine in 'Roman Holiday' "Hit him again, Smitty!!"

James Stewart George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life' & Elwood P Dowd in 'Harvey'

Humphrey Bogart Rick in 'Casablanca'. Heck, that entire movie was brilliantly cast--Ingrid Bergman, Claude Raines, Paul Henreid, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre. Hard to find a better ensemble. Ever

William Holden Sgt Sefton 'Stalag 17'

Gloria Swanson Nora Desmond 'Sunset Blvd ' "I'm ready for my closeup,Mr DeMille"

Greer Garson 'Mrs Miniver'

Gary Cooper Will Kane in 'High Noon' and Lou Gehrig in 'Pride of the Yankees'

Patrick Swayze Johnny Castle in 'Dirty Dancing' ...not a great movie but a defining performance

There are so many more and it's late. I'll be adding more.

No comments: