His best role will always be Lex Luthor.
The Poseidon Adventure was my “Wow! This guy is good!” Hackman movie.
He was pretty good in Mississippi Burning.
Royal Tenenbaum for me.
I was always partial to his role in “Mississippi Burning”. That movie was, in my opinion, his most powerful role.
It’s hard to say anything was the best, but I can’t think of anyone better. He made every movie he was in memorable. He may be the best ever but Nicholson right there too.
We'll have to agree to disagree. I think it was his role in The Firm.
No Way Out is one of my favorites when he played the Secretary of Defense during the Cold War.
No Way Out is one of my favorites when he played the Secretary of Defense during the Cold War.
I agree.
No way! Buck Barra
I’m sorry that he died and about the fact that it was in his own home. I hope he was going for his gun. I’m sorry about his wife and the dog. He was a good actor and I admire him living in his own home at 95. It’s an inspiration. New Mexico, I always think immigrants.
But if you ever read the comic book Superman, you would know that he was a terrible choice to play Lex Luthor. Almost as bad as Christopher Reeve playing Superman in the first place. In fact the entire series was mediocre. Casting a soy boy as Superman and a curly haired guy as Lex Luthor made for a disappointing movie. One does not forget such things. Cavill was at least a physical presence as Superman and the Lex Luthor in the TV series Smallville was a better Luthor.
Now when you talk about capturing the essence of a comic book character, Chris Hemsworth as Thor! Indisputable.
Checkout Scarecrow. A 1973 movie with Al Pacino. Good stuff.
Popeye Doyle from the French Connection