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The Roles That Won an Oscar for "Best Actor" - Page 2

You know the actor, but have you seen them in the role that won them an Academy Award? Sometimes a great actor can take a mediocre role and turn it into something special; other times the role itself is so good that just about anyone can nail it. Some of the roles here are so identified with the actor who played it, that you just can't picture anyone else doing it (Brando as The Godfather; Bogart as Charlie Allnut).
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Police Chief Gillespie - In the Heat of the Night
Police Chief Gillespie - In the Heat of the Night
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Charly Gordon - Charly
Charly Gordon - Charly
42
"Rooster" Cogburn - True Grit
"Rooster" Cogburn - True Grit
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General George S Patton - Patton
General George S Patton - Patton
44
Detective "Popeye" Doyle - The French Connection
Detective "Popeye" Doyle - The French Connection
45
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
46
Harry Stoner - Save the Tiger
Harry Stoner - Save the Tiger
47
Harry Coombes - Harry and Tonto
Harry Coombes - Harry and Tonto
48
Randall McMurphy (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
Randall McMurphy (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
49
Howard Beale - Network
Howard Beale - Network
50
Elliot Garfield - The Goodbye Girl
Elliot Garfield - The Goodbye Girl
51
Luke Martin - Coming Home
Luke Martin - Coming Home
52
Ted Kramer - Kramer vs. Kramer
Ted Kramer - Kramer vs. Kramer
53
Jake Lamotta - Raging Bull
Jake Lamotta - Raging Bull
54
Norman Thayer Jr - On Golden Pond
Norman Thayer Jr - On Golden Pond
55
Mohandas Gandhi - Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi - Gandhi
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Mac Sledge - Tender Mercies
Mac Sledge - Tender Mercies
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Antonio Salieri - Amadeus
Antonio Salieri - Amadeus
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Luis Molina - Kiss of the Spider Woman
Luis Molina - Kiss of the Spider Woman
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"Fast" Eddie Felson - The Color of Money
"Fast" Eddie Felson - The Color of Money
60
Gordon Gekko - Wall Street
Gordon Gekko - Wall Street
61
Raymond Babbitt - Rain Man
Raymond Babbitt - Rain Man
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Christy Brown - My Left Foot
Christy Brown - My Left Foot
63
Claus Von Bulow - Reversal of Fortune
Claus Von Bulow - Reversal of Fortune
64
Dr Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
Dr Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
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Lt Colonel Frank Slade - Scent of a Woman
Lt Colonel Frank Slade - Scent of a Woman
66
Andrew Beckett - Philadelphia
Andrew Beckett - Philadelphia
67
Forrest Gump - Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump - Forrest Gump
68
Ben Sanderson - Leaving Las Vegas
Ben Sanderson - Leaving Las Vegas
69
David Helfgott - Shine
David Helfgott - Shine
70
Melvin Udall - As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall - As Good as It Gets
71
Guido Orefice - Life Is Beautiful
Guido Orefice - Life Is Beautiful
72
Lester Burnham (American Beauty)
Lester Burnham (American Beauty)
73
Maximus Decimus Meridius - Gladiator
Maximus Decimus Meridius - Gladiator
74
Alonzo Harris (Training Day)
Alonzo Harris (Training Day)
75
Wladyslaw Szpilman - The Pianist
Wladyslaw Szpilman - The Pianist
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Jimmy Markum - Mystic River
Jimmy Markum - Mystic River
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Ray Charles - Ray
Ray Charles - Ray
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Truman Capote - Capote
Truman Capote - Capote
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Idi Amin - The Last King of Scotland
Idi Amin - The Last King of Scotland
80
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