Anything Goes : Poll question by Luis R. Quintero

Jack Nickles

So many good ones, but if I had to pick just one it would have to be Lon Chaney. The man was a human chameleon.

Harrison Ford

Harvey Keitel. Or Clooney. Hard choice.

Al Pacino

Man...Tough question...I think many of the obvious choices had (or are having) some really big down years. One guy I never thought gave a bad performance was Hackman.

Clooney or Sam Jackson

Al Pacino

Denzel Washington

Yah, guess I'd have to go with Al Pacino. The guy can do everything from Scarface to Shakespeare. Wish I'd seen his "Merchant of Venice," heard it was fantastic. (I think he even did "Richard III" a few years ago.)

I guess Pacino. I'll pretty much watch anything he's in. You don't get much more versatile than him. A close second for me, only because I've been watching a lot of "30 Rock" recently is Alec Baldwin.

Sandra Bullock!!!!

I'd have to say Edward Norton!

I hate to nail down just one, but right this minute I would say... Male -Living- Gary Oldman. All time- Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda Female -Living- Hillary Swank All time- Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh

Gary Oldman, good call!! How do I always forget him! "The Professional"....Brilliant performance!

Edward Norton. Good answer Ray! He was incredible in Primal Fear and Fight Club

Lots of veteran actors. They're all good but ima go with James McAvoy.

i like Adrien Brody :)

Al Pacino and Christian Bale.

I like Russell Crowe and Will Ferrell

Shia LaBeouf.... only actor that can make me cry..... incredible.

Zach Braff is one of my favorite actors of all time. There's also Darren Criss, Adam Pascal, Dianna Agron, Idina Menzel. The list is endless.

Dustin Hoffman, Denzel Washington, Regina King, Lena Headey

Actor does infer either sex these days. But for versatility in nailing anything from quirky to serious roles, Johnny Depp. For sheer ability to gobble up the screen with their mere presence, Al Pacino, with honorable mentions for Meryll Streep and Robert De Niro's earlier work.

Have to say, based on pure entertainment value, one of my all-time favorite actors is Udo Kier, because he starred in "Flesh for Frankenstein" and "Blood for Dracula," and he was insanely funny. (I'm still wearing my 3D glasses.)

Ooo...I'd say Johnny Depp, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates.

Brad Pitt, John Turturro and George Clooney

Not possible to have one favourite. Klaus Kinski was brilliant! Montgomery Clift, Rutger Hauer (these guys have serious presence). Slightly younger, Johnny Depp of course. Edward Norton (American History X) and of the latest batch - James Franco, Michael Fassbender, Christoph Waltz.

Love the Rutget Hauer reference. Such a talented guy, such a bizarre career. Norton is phenonmenal as well.

Trevor St. John

I like the "what" as opposed to "who". Is this branching out to include puppets, animals and cartoons?

Don't laugh! But for me nothing beats Tom Cruise or Carl Elwes.

Robert De Niro, Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Leonardo DiCaprio

Denzel Washington

Tough call... There's so many damn good actors... But for me, it really comes down to versatility - how versatile an actor can be in one part, how complex he/she can make the character in the defined time limits of a film. It's a delicate art, and some excels more than others. Contemplating who my favorite actor of all time is, quite a few names came up. But I'll narrow it down some. I love DeNiro, Pacino, Nicholson, Walken, all the great method actors of our time. But one actor has really stuck with me, and that is Gary Oldman. Every character he portrays has a different accent than the other. He can be the most frightening villain or the most compassionate family man. There's a wide variety of parts he has portrayed, and every one is memorable. From Dracula to Lee Harvey Oswald, Drexl Spivey to Commissioner Gordon, Gary Oldman is a master in his craft. But I feel I can't mention an actor without mention an actress... There are so many talented actresses, and I think Meryl Streep is fantastic. but I'm gonna be a little unorthodox and choose another. Kelly Macdonald. "Who?" you might say, but she's in my opinion the most gifted actress out there. Take a look at Trainspotting. Then watch No Country For Old Men. And then see her in Boardwalk Empire. Nuff said, I'll let her performances speak, since I've already written far more than I thought I was going to in this post. :-)

Johnny D, Denzel and Kevin S

Living: Ewan McGregor, largely due to Moulin Rouge, but he's often cast in either overly energetic or romanticized roles, which I like. Dead: Gene Kelly, cause nobody has ever been able to dance quite like that man could (except, perhaps, Fred Astaire).