Admiral William Halsey - James Cagney "The Gallant Hours"
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Originally Posted by Priceyplanecrasher
John Wayne as/in Ghengis Khan. .
Heh, you have a good sense of humor!
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Originally Posted by Forward Observer
John Goodman as Fred Flintstone--best historical portrayal ever.
LOL
On a serious note, he was great as Babe Ruth though!
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Originally Posted by Priceyplanecrasher
Actually someone posted this in another thread here, but indeed this must have been one of the greatest casting choices ever.
Gerard Butler as Attila the Hun is another epic funny casting choice. WTF were the producers smoking?
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I'm glad you mentioned John Goodman as Babe Ruth. Loved that one as a kid and need to see it again.
I'm on the flipside with Noter. Though I like both Kurt Russel and Val Kilmer as actors and appreciated their work in Tombstone, for me I preferred Wyatt Earp. In particular I thought Dennis Quaid's Doc Holiday was exceptional. Because I prefer the tone and vision of "Wyatt Earp" I also prefer Kevin Costner's Earp. I'd see a Costner Western any day as that's where I think he tends to excel but there's a lot he does where he's just not that great. If I could have a warp machine I'd like to see Kurt Russel as Wyatt Earp but in Costner's movie alongside the original cast.
Its been along time but I remember liking Val Kilmer as Billy the Kid in a movie and if memory serves I much preferred that portrayal over Emilio Estevez's Billy in the "Young Gun" movies. By the way, does anyone know where the heck Emilio Estevez got his name? I'm assuming its just a stage name? The thread kind of morphed into anyone who has played someone historical but I think that's okay as there are some great performances of historical figures that aren't always explored in multiple productions.
Mark Rylance - Thomas Cromwell in "Wolf Hall" Claire Foy - Anne Boleyn in "Wolf Hall"
From Wiki: Estevez was born on Staten Island,[1] the oldest child of artist Janet Sheen and actor Martin Sheen (legally Ramón Estevez).
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
I liked Sam Elliott in 2 of his roles, Gen. John Buford and CSM Basil Plumley. Anyone who’s ever dealt with a CSM will tell you he WAS a CSM in that movie!
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Wow. Didn't expect for this thread to be necroed after 5 years.
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