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Related: About this forumGary Oldman is the Greatest Actor or Our Time if not All Time
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Gary Oldman is the Greatest Actor or Our Time if not All Time (Original Post)
Buttoneer
Oct 2024
OP
I hate to disagree, but you need to go to Wikipedia and look at his accomplishments.
Enter stage left
Oct 2024
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Bristlecone
(10,855 posts)1. Add in as Jackson Lamb on Slow Horses
Just fantastic
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Buttoneer
(885 posts)2. YEP! Just finished watching the 4th season!
iemanja
(56,629 posts)6. I love Slow Horses!
The show, Oldman, and the Slough House books.
FalloutShelter
(13,773 posts)3. My favorite for years.
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FSogol
(47,441 posts)5. And he played Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved"
Too bad he's a conservative.
Enter stage left
(4,101 posts)4. I appreciate your choice, but I lean towards Robin Williams.
SO many diverse roles, and excellent in almost all of them.
Buttoneer
(885 posts)7. hmmm...Gary Oldman had more movies and more range. IMHO.
Enter stage left
(4,101 posts)9. I hate to disagree, but you need to go to Wikipedia and look at his accomplishments.
You are vastly minimizing Robin's roles.
I'm not saying Gary wasn't great, just asking you to look at another spectacular talent.
Buttoneer
(885 posts)10. Ok. You may be right. Now that I think about it, Robin Williams did have more range, but does that make him
a better actor?
Enter stage left
(4,101 posts)11. I'll leave that up to you to decide.

Buttoneer
(885 posts)15. Oldman is better. I can always see Robin Williams
In his movies. Gary Oldman disappears in his roles.
Buttoneer
(885 posts)8. ScreenRant ratings.
poli-junkie
(1,380 posts)12. Oldman is absolutely fearless.
Love his wry smart-alecky sense of humour!
Polly Hennessey
(8,097 posts)13. Gary Oldman is one great actor. His latest, Slow Horses, proves it.
dlk
(12,905 posts)14. Just watched the finale of S4 Slow Horses
Oldmans portrayal of the Jackson Lamb character is no less than brilliant and S5 filming has already wrapped. Cant wait to watch!
Buttoneer
(885 posts)17. I can almost smell him.
dlk
(12,905 posts)18. I'd rather not...
Lol
Redleg
(6,584 posts)16. When I think of Oldman I think of versatility
He is compelling in every film I have seen him in, regardless of his role. He is one of the greats.