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Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:04 pm
by steve56
Marlon Brando in The Godfather just read it.

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:20 pm
by Jonone
Chas - 'Performance'
Harry Flowers - 'Performance'
Hyman Roth - 'Godfather 2' (Cameo but awesome)
Benny Barratt - 'Our Friends In The North'

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:22 pm
by steve56
What about the last gangster starring Barry Sullivan and Robert Alda in the man i love spose these were too early.

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:44 pm
by steve56
Yes ive heard about that but never seen it.

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:51 pm
by ATS
I thought Ian McShane played a very good role in Sexy Beast
Preferred him in this to Sir Ben

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:15 pm
by eduardo
How about Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and Bobby De Niro in Goodfellas.

The best ganster film of them all and thats high praise as there's been some fucking great gangster films over the years.

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:41 pm
by Welshman
From this side of the pond, how about Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday.

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:44 pm
by johnlewis
James Cagney: WHITE HEAT
Joe Pesci: GOODFELLAS,CASINO
Al Pacino:SCARFACE
Warren Oates: DILLINGER

Re: Best Gangster Role

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:50 pm
by steve56
cant argue with any of these.