Favorite Five - Actors

We watched several movies over the weekend which brought to mind a good topic for a Favorite Five entry: actors.

Many actors (and actresses...which I'll save for a future post), started out in television before moving on to the big screen. I'm sure that's worked in reverse as well. Then there's theater.... an entirely different genre and one I know very little about.

When choosing your favorites, feel free to draw from whichever medium you want. That's what I did. And just for the record, this was really tough for me!

1. Tom Hanks - Talk about a versatile actor!! I think my favorite performances were Forrest Gump and Cast Away.

2. Mel Gibson - Okay, I know he's made a lot of enemies in recent years, but I still like his movies starting way back with Mad Max. Signs was one of my Favorite Five Movies.

3. Tom Selleck - He had already been around awhile by the time he starred in Magnum, P.I., but that was my first exposure to him. Quigley Down Under almost made my top five list.

4. Charles Bronson - Bronson appeared in a wide variety of movies including numerous Westerns. However, my favorite role he played was Paul Kersey in the Death Wish movies.

5. James Stewart - One of the all-time best! From everything I've read about him he was not only an outstanding actor, but also a fine person off screen. I loved him in Rear Window and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, both mentioned in my top five post.

Runners up: Harry Morgan, Liam Neeson, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy.

As always, I know I'll think of others later that I should have included. This will have to do for now.