[Music]
you think you wanna get back in the
house I’ve been grooming nice I gotta
talk to my mom good it takes a great
actor to play a great actor welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
portrayal of famous actors what are you
so afraid of Mike it’s done it’s in the
can there’s nothing they can do for this
list we’ve looked at the best occasions
when one movie star has acted as another
we’re considering both the at Racal
films and television movies here number
10
Ben Affleck as George Reeves
Hollywoodland find something funny too
new no no no I I know about Miley a
tragic and still mysterious story
Hollywood land looks at the life of a
1950s Superman they’re safe for now
Superman just don’t get any big ideas
about stopping the robbery actually
George you’re reading the other role Oh
Superman
yeah George Reeves donned the iconic
cape for the TV series Adventures of
Superman which ran from September 1952
until April 1958 but in this movie Ben
Affleck plays the man who plays the hero
and he truly does the role justice Wow
if you did shoot me and the bullet
bounced off it might accidentally hit
someone else we don’t want that to
happen knew it Affleck reportedly
watched all 104 Superman episodes in
preparation for the part and that
dedication really pays off
like a damn fool Hollywood land has us
all feeling desperately sorry for Reeves
but extremely impressed by Affleck I
can’t see my famous me number 9 Amanda
Seyfried as Linda Lovelace Lovelace is
your name Linda Lovelace can we start
with an easier question another tale of
tragedy Linda Boreman was universally
known as Linda Lovelace in the early 70s
amid a short career as a pornographic
actress during which she starred in the
1972 hardcore film deep throat if we’re
back with the star of the scintillating
skin flick deep throat Linda Lovelace in
the film director Gerry Damiano hi
Amanda Seyfried steps into the troubled
stars shoes for this biopic in which
Lovelace is life between the ages of 20
and 32 is played out at first I’m closed
up like a flower mmm bud yeah
and then gradually the petals start to
open a film very much in two halves
initially we’re led to believe all was
glitzy glamorous and generally enviable
but then the uncomfortable truth is
exposed with ciphered flawlessly
tackling both sides of the story just
don’t really want people to know what
happened you know number eight Ray
Liotta as Frank Sinatra
the Rat Pack day after tomorrow
gentlemen we’ll be in Las Vegas really
oda has played some pretty cool roles in
his time but surely no subject has had
more style or swagger than Frank Sinatra
I’m gonna live till I die I’m gonna
laugh
stutter cry
gonna take the town and turn it upside
down I’m gonna live
yeah for this HBO TV movie Liotta leads
the eponymous Rat Pack onstage into
politics and out on the town you’re
gonna be going toe-to-toe with Richard
Nixon for the romantic lead in a movie
called presidential politics who do you
think is gonna get the girl as the
chairman of the board Liotta does
exceptionally well at imitating being
comparable you said action we did the
scene you said cut that’s it Sinatra was
a unique personality and an icon of the
20th century but with this performance
Liotta ensures that old blue eyes lives
on and that the swing era keeps on
swinging really
number seven Martin Landau as bela
lugosi Edie would I have no home
unpaid bass spies hitting like an animal
our first oscar-winning portrayal of
another actor when Martin Landau
transformed into the vampiric Bela
Lugosi for Edie would he scored an
Academy Award for his effort
trakula requires presence it it’s all in
the eyes and the boy’s head a crucial
character to Tim Burton’s 1994 film for
which Johnny Depp played the titular
role Landau’s Lugosi loses an awesome
eeriness mr. Lugosi why are you buying a
coffin
planning on dying soul from his darkly
comic introduction to the rousing final
speech it’s as mesmerizing as if the
real Lugosi were on screen and we simply
can’t pay land out a greater compliment
than that
he slides and then no problem
remembering number six Geoffrey Rush as
Peter Sellers the life and death of
Peter Sellers
excuse me but Andrew Peter Sellers
not today Peter Sellers was one of the
most captivating and controversial
personalities of his era
a man widely regarded as one of the best
British comic actors of all time he
unfortunately suffered through mental
health issues alcoholism and drug
problems in his private life among heard
of pressure I could use your support
geoffrey rush blends all of these
character traits into an on-screen
persona that’s not only believable but
also unforgettable i don’t really have
any personality of my own there used to
be a need behind the mouse and i had
surgically removed russia’s cellars is
as idiosyncratic and unpredictable as
the real thing
accents and all you’re not familiar with
her majesty’s tongue yes I am
number five Michelle Williams as Marilyn
Monroe My Week With Marilyn did the
people I love will always leave me a
film for which Kenneth Branagh could
have been included is irritable Laurence
Olivier would have made today’s list
were it not for Michelle Williams
Marilyn Monroe
well people ever sees Marilyn Monroe as
soon as they realize I’m not hurt her
Monroe is arguably the most recognizable
Hollywood icon of all time but Williams
somehow made this role her own but
everyone says you were wonderful as see
on stage oh but I’m too old to play her
in the film Larry was quite brutal
looking bad
always teetering between insatiable and
insecure Williams recreates Monroe
during filming of The Prince and the
Showgirl
a time when she was the world’s most
in-demand star no little girl should be
told how pretty they are
she grew up knowing how much their
mother loves them however Williams also
brings out Marilyn’s vulnerability
proving that she was as human as the
rest of us
and provides a whole new perspective on
the legend I wasn’t going to leave with
that saying goodbye don’t forget me
number four James Franco as James Dean
James Dean the makeup department for our
next movie must have been a little
quieter than usual given how much actor
and subject look alike my god
I got James Dean Jimmy Dean Byron Dean
which one is your real name James
learned a new name not only dude James
Franco and James Dean share a first name
they also boast remarkably similar
physical appearances but Franco more
than looks the part in this TV biopic
where he brilliantly brings to life one
of the film industry’s most famous sons
I have been extremely patient this far
we’ve frankly come apart on so much miss
upsets me Dean’s gone too soon story is
fairly well known and Franco’s rebel
without a cause takes in all its highs
and lows Dean’s is a rock and roll tale
that Franco was born to play but thou
leads only you can’t just audition for
leads
marna number three Jim Carrey is Andy
Kaufman man on the moon
roll it no jealousy an unforgettable
unpredictable incredible comic and
entertainer that description could fit
either of the men involved at third
place as Jim Carrey becomes Andy Kaufman
[Music]
during the 70s and 80s Kaufman
established a whole separate sub-genre
for his brand of eccentric interactive
humor a sub-genre which carry often
works himself
[Applause]
cookie
a man on the moon is the story of
Kaufman practical joking his way to the
top this is the end MOV Tinka very much
caring won a Golden Globe for his role
in the film which he described as a
drama at heart I was a little shocked
that it was in the comedy or musical
category actually but you know I’ll go
with it I’ll get a song book number two
Robert Downey jr. as Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin said I love this country
I own everything that’s precisely why
Congress perhaps the most innately
biographical movie to make today’s list
in the sense that it’s told through a
series of recollections to a biographer
Chaplin sees a young Robert Downey jr.
step into the silent film era it’s
happened so quick chase a 12 month ago
you were still involved with Charlie
Chaplin was born into poverty before
making a name for himself as a slapstick
show Don’t Tell comedian and then
successfully adapting to the talkies
what do we do Charlie
[Music]
Downie jr. brings the legendary life to
the big screen with all the style and
silliness that it deserves you want to
understand me watch my movies in taking
the role Downey jr. accepted an immense
responsibility and he delivered a
pristine performance and you’re not that
big that’s Thomas did you miss me
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
you drove I’ll steal his grave and now
you’re trying to stab me in the back
forget it I fought worse monsters than
you five years in Hollywood I know how
to win the hard way
I was surprised to see how many people
there are that I’m concerned about me I
guess that’s the best thing about
working in the movies is you make so
many friends could you would would you
mind zipping empty thanks you’re sweet
would you mind standing under the light
Miss Dorothy Norma Jean Doherty sure be
like water waters soft this stuff in the
world but it can fit into any container
it seems weak but it can penetrate wrong
number one Cate Blanchett as Katharine
Hepburn The Aviator
this it’s Howard
dolia Nardo DiCaprio takes the lead in
the film with his portrayal of aviation
tycoon Howard Hughes Cate Blanchett very
nearly stole the show with her portrayal
of Hughes lover and multiple Academy
Award winner Katharine Hepburn how about
nine holes
[Music]
now mister you if it would be convenient
miss fr the nine holes golf scene in
which use and Hepburn first meet is
often cited as this movies high point
but almost every moment during which
Blanchett’s Hepburn features is a
highlight movies on movies how I’ve not
life now the stage a stage is real real
flesh-and-blood human beings right out
there in front of you buster
from her first flight to the couple’s
first fight Blanchett demands the
limelight much as her subject would have
done in reality got you ice creams with
a bowl like everyone else in the world
don’t you dare it’s a stylish seamless
tribute to a one-of-a-kind woman
ciao gentlemen do help yourself to the
poach pears I hear they’re divine do you
agree with our list which on-screen
portrayal of a famous actor is your
favorite you are very pretty my dear Oh
for more brilliantly biographic top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
[Music]
you think you wanna get back in the
house I’ve been grooming nice I gotta
talk to my mom good it takes a great
actor to play a great actor welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
portrayal of famous actors what are you
so afraid of Mike it’s done it’s in the
can there’s nothing they can do for this
list we’ve looked at the best occasions
when one movie star has acted as another
we’re considering both the at Racal
films and television movies here number
10
Ben Affleck as George Reeves
Hollywoodland find something funny too
new no no no I I know about Miley a
tragic and still mysterious story
Hollywood land looks at the life of a
1950s Superman they’re safe for now
Superman just don’t get any big ideas
about stopping the robbery actually
George you’re reading the other role Oh
Superman
yeah George Reeves donned the iconic
cape for the TV series Adventures of
Superman which ran from September 1952
until April 1958 but in this movie Ben
Affleck plays the man who plays the hero
and he truly does the role justice Wow
if you did shoot me and the bullet
bounced off it might accidentally hit
someone else we don’t want that to
happen knew it Affleck reportedly
watched all 104 Superman episodes in
preparation for the part and that
dedication really pays off
like a damn fool Hollywood land has us
all feeling desperately sorry for Reeves
but extremely impressed by Affleck I
can’t see my famous me number 9 Amanda
Seyfried as Linda Lovelace Lovelace is
your name Linda Lovelace can we start
with an easier question another tale of
tragedy Linda Boreman was universally
known as Linda Lovelace in the early 70s
amid a short career as a pornographic
actress during which she starred in the
1972 hardcore film deep throat if we’re
back with the star of the scintillating
skin flick deep throat Linda Lovelace in
the film director Gerry Damiano hi
Amanda Seyfried steps into the troubled
stars shoes for this biopic in which
Lovelace is life between the ages of 20
and 32 is played out at first I’m closed
up like a flower mmm bud yeah
and then gradually the petals start to
open a film very much in two halves
initially we’re led to believe all was
glitzy glamorous and generally enviable
but then the uncomfortable truth is
exposed with ciphered flawlessly
tackling both sides of the story just
don’t really want people to know what
happened you know number eight Ray
Liotta as Frank Sinatra
the Rat Pack day after tomorrow
gentlemen we’ll be in Las Vegas really
oda has played some pretty cool roles in
his time but surely no subject has had
more style or swagger than Frank Sinatra
I’m gonna live till I die I’m gonna
laugh
stutter cry
gonna take the town and turn it upside
down I’m gonna live
yeah for this HBO TV movie Liotta leads
the eponymous Rat Pack onstage into
politics and out on the town you’re
gonna be going toe-to-toe with Richard
Nixon for the romantic lead in a movie
called presidential politics who do you
think is gonna get the girl as the
chairman of the board Liotta does
exceptionally well at imitating being
comparable you said action we did the
scene you said cut that’s it Sinatra was
a unique personality and an icon of the
20th century but with this performance
Liotta ensures that old blue eyes lives
on and that the swing era keeps on
swinging really
number seven Martin Landau as bela
lugosi Edie would I have no home
unpaid bass spies hitting like an animal
our first oscar-winning portrayal of
another actor when Martin Landau
transformed into the vampiric Bela
Lugosi for Edie would he scored an
Academy Award for his effort
trakula requires presence it it’s all in
the eyes and the boy’s head a crucial
character to Tim Burton’s 1994 film for
which Johnny Depp played the titular
role Landau’s Lugosi loses an awesome
eeriness mr. Lugosi why are you buying a
coffin
planning on dying soul from his darkly
comic introduction to the rousing final
speech it’s as mesmerizing as if the
real Lugosi were on screen and we simply
can’t pay land out a greater compliment
than that
he slides and then no problem
remembering number six Geoffrey Rush as
Peter Sellers the life and death of
Peter Sellers
excuse me but Andrew Peter Sellers
not today Peter Sellers was one of the
most captivating and controversial
personalities of his era
a man widely regarded as one of the best
British comic actors of all time he
unfortunately suffered through mental
health issues alcoholism and drug
problems in his private life among heard
of pressure I could use your support
geoffrey rush blends all of these
character traits into an on-screen
persona that’s not only believable but
also unforgettable i don’t really have
any personality of my own there used to
be a need behind the mouse and i had
surgically removed russia’s cellars is
as idiosyncratic and unpredictable as
the real thing
accents and all you’re not familiar with
her majesty’s tongue yes I am
number five Michelle Williams as Marilyn
Monroe My Week With Marilyn did the
people I love will always leave me a
film for which Kenneth Branagh could
have been included is irritable Laurence
Olivier would have made today’s list
were it not for Michelle Williams
Marilyn Monroe
well people ever sees Marilyn Monroe as
soon as they realize I’m not hurt her
Monroe is arguably the most recognizable
Hollywood icon of all time but Williams
somehow made this role her own but
everyone says you were wonderful as see
on stage oh but I’m too old to play her
in the film Larry was quite brutal
looking bad
always teetering between insatiable and
insecure Williams recreates Monroe
during filming of The Prince and the
Showgirl
a time when she was the world’s most
in-demand star no little girl should be
told how pretty they are
she grew up knowing how much their
mother loves them however Williams also
brings out Marilyn’s vulnerability
proving that she was as human as the
rest of us
and provides a whole new perspective on
the legend I wasn’t going to leave with
that saying goodbye don’t forget me
number four James Franco as James Dean
James Dean the makeup department for our
next movie must have been a little
quieter than usual given how much actor
and subject look alike my god
I got James Dean Jimmy Dean Byron Dean
which one is your real name James
learned a new name not only dude James
Franco and James Dean share a first name
they also boast remarkably similar
physical appearances but Franco more
than looks the part in this TV biopic
where he brilliantly brings to life one
of the film industry’s most famous sons
I have been extremely patient this far
we’ve frankly come apart on so much miss
upsets me Dean’s gone too soon story is
fairly well known and Franco’s rebel
without a cause takes in all its highs
and lows Dean’s is a rock and roll tale
that Franco was born to play but thou
leads only you can’t just audition for
leads
marna number three Jim Carrey is Andy
Kaufman man on the moon
roll it no jealousy an unforgettable
unpredictable incredible comic and
entertainer that description could fit
either of the men involved at third
place as Jim Carrey becomes Andy Kaufman
[Music]
during the 70s and 80s Kaufman
established a whole separate sub-genre
for his brand of eccentric interactive
humor a sub-genre which carry often
works himself
[Applause]
cookie
a man on the moon is the story of
Kaufman practical joking his way to the
top this is the end MOV Tinka very much
caring won a Golden Globe for his role
in the film which he described as a
drama at heart I was a little shocked
that it was in the comedy or musical
category actually but you know I’ll go
with it I’ll get a song book number two
Robert Downey jr. as Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin said I love this country
I own everything that’s precisely why
Congress perhaps the most innately
biographical movie to make today’s list
in the sense that it’s told through a
series of recollections to a biographer
Chaplin sees a young Robert Downey jr.
step into the silent film era it’s
happened so quick chase a 12 month ago
you were still involved with Charlie
Chaplin was born into poverty before
making a name for himself as a slapstick
show Don’t Tell comedian and then
successfully adapting to the talkies
what do we do Charlie
[Music]
Downie jr. brings the legendary life to
the big screen with all the style and
silliness that it deserves you want to
understand me watch my movies in taking
the role Downey jr. accepted an immense
responsibility and he delivered a
pristine performance and you’re not that
big that’s Thomas did you miss me
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
you drove I’ll steal his grave and now
you’re trying to stab me in the back
forget it I fought worse monsters than
you five years in Hollywood I know how
to win the hard way
I was surprised to see how many people
there are that I’m concerned about me I
guess that’s the best thing about
working in the movies is you make so
many friends could you would would you
mind zipping empty thanks you’re sweet
would you mind standing under the light
Miss Dorothy Norma Jean Doherty sure be
like water waters soft this stuff in the
world but it can fit into any container
it seems weak but it can penetrate wrong
number one Cate Blanchett as Katharine
Hepburn The Aviator
this it’s Howard
dolia Nardo DiCaprio takes the lead in
the film with his portrayal of aviation
tycoon Howard Hughes Cate Blanchett very
nearly stole the show with her portrayal
of Hughes lover and multiple Academy
Award winner Katharine Hepburn how about
nine holes
[Music]
now mister you if it would be convenient
miss fr the nine holes golf scene in
which use and Hepburn first meet is
often cited as this movies high point
but almost every moment during which
Blanchett’s Hepburn features is a
highlight movies on movies how I’ve not
life now the stage a stage is real real
flesh-and-blood human beings right out
there in front of you buster
from her first flight to the couple’s
first fight Blanchett demands the
limelight much as her subject would have
done in reality got you ice creams with
a bowl like everyone else in the world
don’t you dare it’s a stylish seamless
tribute to a one-of-a-kind woman
ciao gentlemen do help yourself to the
poach pears I hear they’re divine do you
agree with our list which on-screen
portrayal of a famous actor is your
favorite you are very pretty my dear Oh
for more brilliantly biographic top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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