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Peter O'Toole's Lawrence Tops Movie Performances Poll
Peter O'Toole's Lawrence Tops Movie Performances Poll
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By
WENN.com
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
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HOLLYWOOD
-
Peter O'Toole
's portrayal of T.E. Lawrence in
David Lean
epic
Lawrence of Arabia
has topped a new list of the greatest movie performances.
The iconic actor sprained both his ankles, dislocated his spine and knocked himself out twice while making the 1962 movie, and admits he became "obsessed" with adventurer Lawrence.
But it seems it was all worth it--the portrayal beat
Marlon Brando
's role as Terry Malloy in
On the Waterfront
and
Meryl Streep
's acclaimed part (Sophie Zawistowska) in
Sophie's Choice
in the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time list in movie magazine
Premiere
.
In a related poll,
Naomi Watts
and
Laura Elena Herring
(
Mulholland Drive
),
Laurence Olivier
and
Michael Caine
(
Sleuth
), and
Richard Burton
and
Elizabeth Taylor
(
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
) were named among the Dynamic Duos of movie history.
The top 10 greatest performances are:
1.
Peter O'Toole
as T.E. Lawrence (
Lawrence of Arabia
)
2.
Marlon Brando
as Terry Malloy (
On the Waterfront
)
3.
Meryl Streep
as Sophie Zawistowska (
Sophie's Choice
)
4.
Al Pacino
as Sonny Wortzik (
Dog Day Afternoon
)
5.
Bette Davis
as Margo Channing (
All About Eve
)
6.
James Cagney
as George M. Cohan (
Yankee Doodle Dandy
)
7.
Dustin Hoffman
as Ratso Rizzo (
Midnight Cowboy
)
8.
James Stewart
as George Bailey (
It's a Wonderful Life
)
9.
Gene Wilder
as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (
Young Frankenstein
)
10.
Robert De Niro
as Jake La Motta (
Raging Bull
)
Article Copyright World Entertainment News Network All Rights Reserved.
Photo(s) by Ken Kwok- © 2003- Hollywood.com, Inc- All Rights Reserved
View the discussion thread.
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