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The ROLES That Won "Best Actor" Oscars - Page 2

These are the characters that the actors played when they won "Best Actor" Oscar. Some were absolutely brilliant, others you can look back and think "why did they win"?
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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
43
General George S Patton - Patton
General George S Patton - Patton
44
Popeye Doyle - The French Connection
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
Randle McMurphy (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
Randle 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
56
Mac Sledge - Tender Mercies
Mac Sledge - Tender Mercies
57
Antonio Salieri - Amadeus
Antonio Salieri - Amadeus
58
Luis Molina - Kiss of the Spider Woman
Luis Molina - Kiss of the Spider Woman
59
"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
62
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
65
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
Det Alonzo Harris - Training Day
Det Alonzo Harris - Training Day
75
Wladyslaw Szpilman - The Pianist
Wladyslaw Szpilman - The Pianist
76
Jimmy Markum - Mystic River
Jimmy Markum - Mystic River
77
Ray Charles - Ray
Ray Charles - Ray
78
Truman Capote - Capote
Truman Capote - Capote
79
Idi Amin - The Last King of Scotland
Idi Amin - The Last King of Scotland
80
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