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BEST GANGSTER "ACTOR"

Unread post by Lonewolf » February 14th, 2005, 8:18 pm

Whos is your pick for the best GANGSTER actor of all time in the movies?

My pick goes to "AL PACINO"

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Unread post by 3RD STRIKE » February 14th, 2005, 10:46 pm

DENIRO

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Unread post by fistfullofboomstick » February 14th, 2005, 11:18 pm

joe pesci, and i liked ray liotta in goodfellas

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Unread post by Reeky » February 16th, 2005, 5:25 pm

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, and even though he wasnt a gangsta in the movie but still its a gang movie Cuba Gooding Jr. in Boyz N The Hood.

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Unread post by corn » February 16th, 2005, 6:23 pm

I would have to say Al Pacino and Larenz Tate

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Unread post by BlaKK » February 16th, 2005, 7:07 pm

Deniro
Ice Cube

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Unread post by dopekid127 » February 16th, 2005, 8:03 pm

hmm..deniro, pesci...pacino...and marlo brando when he was in godfather

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Unread post by BlaKK » February 16th, 2005, 8:55 pm

Pacino, MOst Def. Foo tow up Scarface.

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Unread post by Lonewolf » February 16th, 2005, 9:58 pm

dopekid127 wrote:hmm..deniro, pesci...pacino...and marlo brando when he was in godfather
Marlon Brandon IS Classic, that man has a real cool way about him. You ever seen any of his Western movies?

There is one where he gets his horse stolen by this bad a*s Mexican, he tries to get it back but everything goes wrong for him, still remains hard-headed about his horse. Can't remember the name of the movie.

Anyways, i got off topic - but Brandon is definately classic in my book.

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Unread post by NaTaS » February 17th, 2005, 3:08 am

I think Edward James Olmos was good in American Me,that was some real shit & that dude who played Frog in Colors was good 2

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Unread post by 3RD STRIKE » February 18th, 2005, 2:40 am

harvey keitel taxi driver,resivour dogs pulp fiction

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Unread post by GottaLoveLA » March 4th, 2005, 3:25 pm

Its gotta be Harvey Keitel

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Unread post by PS1979 » March 5th, 2005, 8:59 pm

william forsythe in "american me"....homeboys kinda scary LOL

gerardo mejia in "colors"....dude has a good maddog

pete vasquez again from "colors" and "blood in blood out"......"you guys see any gang members lately? who me? nah we aint seen no gang members..."classic colors scene makes me laugh.
Pete's in suspect entertainment too now, great actor

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Unread post by WhiteBoy » March 5th, 2005, 11:20 pm

i truely believe that in the movie HEAT, Deniro and Pacino, could have easily switched roles and would have easily done just a good a job as they did, that movie is dope, so dope that even though, Pacino being the cop was still G'd up TUDDA'FULLEST!

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Unread post by Lonewolf » March 5th, 2005, 11:43 pm

What ethnicity is Pacino - he seems to be able to duplicate several accents of italians, cubans and others real well - just wondering?

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Unread post by Anonymous20 » March 5th, 2005, 11:57 pm

No one has wathced any old James Cagney or Humphrey Bogart Movies? How about the one where James Cagney kills Humphrey Bogart after he begs for his life. That movie was a classic gangster movie but cant remember the name.

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Unread post by se11 » March 6th, 2005, 12:02 am

NaTaS wrote:I think Edward James Olmos was good in American Me,that was some real shit & that dude who played Frog in Colors was good 2
yeah man, frog was a great actor. it sucks he died tho i really liked him in colors. i like chazz palminari or whatever his name was from a bronx tale and ice cube was pretty good in boyz n the hood, but now hes in movies like "Are we there yet"

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Unread post by GottaLoveLA » March 10th, 2005, 5:50 pm

lonewolf wrote:What ethnicity is Pacino - he seems to be able to duplicate several accents of italians, cubans and others real well - just wondering?
i think pacino is italian

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Unread post by BendyThumbs » March 10th, 2005, 6:06 pm

Pacino is Italian.

Alonso is right, I love Cagney. He is the original. I love all his movies.

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Unread post by cashville » March 11th, 2005, 9:34 am

pacino

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Unread post by ablackmanlookin » March 11th, 2005, 11:10 am

I would say Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Cube, and Larenz Tate that part put him on the map. He played that role very good.

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Unread post by oliver28 » March 12th, 2005, 5:34 am

Al Pacino, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro in Movies
And James Gandolfini in Tv (Sopranos)

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Unread post by North Face » March 12th, 2005, 5:16 pm

ARNOLD SHWARZENEEGER ILL B BAK!

evrytn has been said over n over n over again.
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Unread post by cashville » March 14th, 2005, 5:31 pm

pacino, deniro

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Unread post by Individual » March 16th, 2005, 2:28 am

Sameul L Jackson..-Pulp Fiction

Al pacin and Denzel..even though he didnt play a gang member.he was still a crooked cop

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Unread post by TripleS » March 16th, 2005, 8:25 pm

Dude that played in "Baby Boy" think his name is (Vin Rymes ) dude that was going out with the mother. He damn near broke oh boy face in. LOL!

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Unread post by purplecityhello » March 16th, 2005, 8:27 pm

Robert Deniro - Young Vito in Godfather II
Al Pacino - Micheal Coleone in Godfather I
Joe Pesci - GoodFellas

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Unread post by Lonewolf » March 17th, 2005, 7:34 pm

North Face wrote:ARNOLD SHWARZENEEGER ILL B BAK!

evrytn has been said over n over n over again.
He ain't no gangster, he's an undercover nazy.

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Unread post by StillNoScript » March 18th, 2005, 3:50 am

I know someone allready mentioned him, but I have to go with an underdog;

William Forsythe. (J.D. - "American Me"; Al Capone -"The Untouchables" TV series)

I just watched Raising Arizona the other day; I know, what does a goofy Nicholas Cage movie have to do with best gangster actors, etc.? Well, if you remember, Forsythe and John Goodman play the two prison escapees that stay with "H.I.", and wind up kidnapping, "Nathan Jr."

Watching that, and thinking about how well he did J.D. in American Me proves how good of an actor he is. I wouldn't be surprised if he had never even heard or given thought to mexican gangs before auditioning for American Me.

And, on the tv version of the Untouchables that ran syndicated for a short time in the early '90s, it was J.D. all over again except now as Al Capone. He was great on that show. Carried it, for what it was worth. To bad we'll probably never see it again. It didn't do to well business wise.

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Unread post by stickupkidakaBIGBANDIT » March 18th, 2005, 8:50 pm

I role w/ the underdogs too:
1. CHUCO- BLVD NOGHTS_ DANNY DE LAPAZ
2. ROCKET-COLORS- DON CHEDALE
3. MC EIHT- MENACE 2 SOCIETY

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Unread post by Shadow(909) » March 19th, 2005, 2:21 pm

Miclo from Blood in Blood out

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Unread post by DiaBo » March 19th, 2005, 2:36 pm

Boyz N The Hood-Ice cube and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Colors-Don Cheadle
Meance 2 Society-Tyrin Turner

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