Willem Dafoe (1955-) is an Oscar®-nominated American film actor. A highly prolific character actor, Dafoe has received multiple awards and nominations, including three Oscar® nominations for Best Supporting Actor. His IMDb page shows 126 acting credits since 1980. This page ranks 70 Willem Dafoe movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
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Cogerson, I love odd thomas and perfectly agree on many others especially grand Budapest hotel and last temptation. I think Mississippi burning and born on the 4th of july are tens I may only watch every 3 or 4 decades. i think platoon is a ten but like saving private ryan I have trouble with the ending. I prefer the cheery ending of apocalypse now LOL, or patton my number 1 war movie. from UMR list I saw 25 including top18. agree with UMR on horrible rating of speed 2, the walker, and body of evidence.
Hey bob cox…..glad to see you liked Odd Thomas too. I have seen that movie 4 or 5 times over the last 3 or 4 years. What an ending….I admit….it makes me tear up. And now…the movie is eerie with the strange passing of Anton Yelchin. Run over by his own car….what are the odds. I also agree with you about Mississippi Burning and Born on the 4th of July…good movies….but not ones that beg to be re-watched. Speed 2 is horrible…one of the worst remakes of all-time. Wow…we agree so much…..you must be a very smart person too!…..lol. Good feedback.
smart enough to love UMR.
Works for us Mr. bob cox.
Willem Dafoe is # 7 on the 2016 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list (he’s up to 5 now). He has done this without working with Sir. Michael Caine but he has worked with Bessie Love, star of 1929’s The Broadway Melody. These are the actors on the 2016 list he has worked with;
3 DANNY TREJO Animal Factory (2000)
3 DANNY TREJO Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON White Sands (1992)
4 SAMUEL L. JACKSON XXX: STATE OF THE UNION (2005)
5 HARVEY KEITEL Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
5 HARVEY KEITEL The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
13 UDO KIER Manderlay (2005)
13 UDO KIER My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
13 UDO KIER Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
14 JOSEPH OLIVEIRA AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)
14 JOSEPH OLIVEIRA JOHN WICK (2014)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL Animal Factory (2000)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL Before It Had a Name (2005)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
17 TOM SIZEMORE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
17 TOM SIZEMORE Flight of the Intruder (1991)
22 JOHN MALKOVICH Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
23 JOHN HURT Heaven’s Gate (1980)
23 JOHN HURT Manderlay (2005)
25 RICHARD RIEHLE Body of Evidence (1993)
26 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Inside Man (2006)
27 DENNIS HOPPER Basquiat (1996)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Basquiat (1996)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
28 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN New Rose Hotel (1998)
29 KEITH DAVID Off Limits (1988)
29 KEITH DAVID Platoon (1986)
31 JOHN TURTURRO To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
34 ALFRED MOLINA A FAMILY MAN (2017)
34 ALFRED MOLINA Spider-Man 2 (2004)
38 NICK NOLTE Affliction (1997)
38 NICK NOLTE Paris, je t’aime (2006)
39 DANNY GLOVER Flight of the Intruder (1991)
39 DANNY GLOVER Manderlay (2005)
40 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
40 HARRY DEAN STANTON Wild at Heart (1990)
41 GARY OLDMAN Basquiat (1996)
46 MATT DAMON THE GREAT WALL (2017)
48 NICOLAS CAGE DOG EAT DOG (2016)
48 NICOLAS CAGE Wild at Heart (1990)
50 STEVE BUSCEMI Animal Factory (2000)
50 STEVE BUSCEMI Paris, je t’aime (2006)
52 PETER STORMARE Anamorph (2007)
54 HARRISON FORD Clear and Present Danger (1994)
56 BRIAN COX Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
56 BRIAN COX The Reckoning (2003/I)
57 MIKE STARR Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
59 MICHAEL PAPAJOHN Spider-Man (2002)
59 MICHAEL PAPAJOHN Spider-Man 3 (2007)
60 JOHN LEGUIZAMO JOHN WICK (2014)
62 RON JEREMY The Boondock Saints (1999)
64 JEFF GOLDBLUM Adam Resurrected (2008)
64 JEFF GOLDBLUM The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
65 ROBERT LOGGIA Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
66 SUSAN SARANDON Light Sleeper (1992)
66 SUSAN SARANDON The Hunger (1983)
68 RAY LIOTTA Control (2004)
70 MARK FALVO THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014)
73 JOHNNY DEPP Cry-Baby (1990)
73 JOHNNY DEPP MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
73 JOHNNY DEPP Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
73 JOHNNY DEPP Platoon (1986)
75 WOODY HARRELSON The Walker (2007)
76 ALEC BALDWIN The Aviator (2004)
78 PETER JASON Streets of Fire (1984)
80 BRAD DOURIF Heaven’s Gate (1980)
80 BRAD DOURIF Mississippi Burning (1988)
80 BRAD DOURIF My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
87 MICKEY ROURKE Animal Factory (2000)
87 MICKEY ROURKE Heaven’s Gate (1980)
87 MICKEY ROURKE Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
87 MICKEY ROURKE White Sands (1992)
91 JAMES EARL JONES Clear and Present Danger (1994)
100 PATRICK BAUCHAU Clear and Present Danger (1994)
104 CHRISTIAN BALE American Psycho (2000)
105 ED LAUTER Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
106 MARK BOONE JUNIOR Animal Factory (2000)
110 TOM WILKINSON RIPLEY UNDER GROUND (2005)
111 JAMES FRANCO Spider-Man (2002)
111 JAMES FRANCO Spider-Man 2 (2004)
111 JAMES FRANCO Spider-Man 3 (2007)
113 TRACEY WALTER Wild at Heart (1990)
114 FOREST WHITAKER Platoon (1986)
115 M. EMMET WALSH White Sands (1992)
116 GERARD DEPARDIEU Paris, je t’aime (2006)
117 JACK MCGEE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
121 BOB HOSKINS Go Go Tales (2007)
121 BOB HOSKINS Paris, je t’aime (2006)
123 BILL MURRAY Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
123 BILL MURRAY The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
125 VANESSA REDGRAVE Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
127 GENE HACKMAN Mississippi Burning (1988)
132 ED BEGLEY JR. Auto Focus (2002)
132 ED BEGLEY JR. Streets of Fire (1984)
136 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Heaven’s Gate (1980)
145 HELEN MIRREN The Clearing (2004)
146 FRANK LANGELLA Body of Evidence (1993)
147 DENNIS QUAID American Dreamz (2006)
151 GARY SIEVERS Auto Focus (2002)
153 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Mississippi Burning (1988)
154 ELTON LEBLANC Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
157 BURT YOUNG Go Go Tales (2007)
160 ANTONIO BANDERAS Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
163 JAMES CROMWELL Spider-Man 3 (2007)
164 VING RHAMES Flight of the Intruder (1991)
167 J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man (2002)
167 J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man 2 (2004)
167 J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man 3 (2007)
168 STAN LEE Spider-Man (2002)
168 STAN LEE Spider-Man 2 (2004)
168 STAN LEE Spider-Man 3 (2007)
170 SCOTT GLENN Off Limits (1988)
171 JULIA ROBERTS Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
174 TOM CRUISE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
175 JULIANNE MOORE Body of Evidence (1993)
176 TOMAS ARANA The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
180 OWEN WILSON Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
180 OWEN WILSON The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
182 MATTHEW MODINE Go Go Tales (2007)
184 COLLEEN CAMP Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
184 COLLEEN CAMP Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
186 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Flight of the Intruder (1991)
188 GEORGE CLOONEY Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
190 MICHAEL PARE Streets of Fire (1984)
191 JOE MANTEGNA Body of Evidence (1993)
194 BEN GAZZARA Paris, je t’aime (2006)
198 DEAN STOCKWELL To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
203 SIGOURNEY WEAVER FINDING DORY (2016)
204 KEVIN CORRIGAN Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
211 JOHN HEARD Animal Factory (2000)
218 JOHN C. REILLY Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
218 JOHN C. REILLY The Aviator (2004)
221 CYNTHIA LEBLANC Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
224 KEVIN DUNN Mississippi Burning (1988)
225 NED BEATTY The Walker (2007)
227 CARY ELWES Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
230 DANNY HUSTON The Aviator (2004)
234 TOM BOWER Clear and Present Danger (1994)
235 BENICIO DEL TORO Basquiat (1996)
237 STEPHEN DORFF Tomorrow You’re Gone (2012)
241 ADRIEN BRODY Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
242 JOE CHREST The Aviator (2004)
249 STEPHEN ROOT FINDING DORY (2016)
249 STEPHEN ROOT Finding Nemo (2003)
252 TONY TODD Platoon (1986)
257 SALMA HAYEK Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
257 SALMA HAYEK Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
264 GLENN CLOSE WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY? (2017)
265 TOM BERENGER Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
265 TOM BERENGER Platoon (1986)
268 CABRAN E. CHAMBERLAIN XXX: STATE OF THE UNION (2005)
273 BOB GUNTON Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
276 KIRSTEN DUNST Spider-Man (2002)
276 KIRSTEN DUNST Spider-Man 2 (2004)
276 KIRSTEN DUNST Spider-Man 3 (2007)
277 JURGEN PROCHNOW Body of Evidence (1993)
277 JURGEN PROCHNOW The English Patient (1996)
279 MERYL STREEP Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
280 NATALIE PORTMAN Paris, je t’aime (2006)
291 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN A MOST WANTED MAN (2014)
296 BETH GRANT White Sands (1992)
297 FRED WARD L’affaire Farewell (2009)
297 FRED WARD Off Limits (1988)
300 BILL PAXTON Streets of Fire (1984)
302 DAVID BOSTON SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
305 JEFF BRIDGES Heaven’s Gate (1980)
310 EDWARD HERRMANN The Aviator (2004)
314 KEANU REEVES JOHN WICK (2014)
315 GEOFFREY LEWIS Heaven’s Gate (1980)
316 AUSTIN PENDLETON Finding Nemo (2003)
317 PETER FONDA The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
318 DAN HEDAYA The Hunger (1983)
321 JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA Clear and Present Danger (1994)
322 MICHAEL SHANNON My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
326 TOM ARNOLD Animal Factory (2000)
331 CATE BLANCHETT The Aviator (2004)
331 CATE BLANCHETT The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
332 ELYA BASKIN Spider-Man 2 (2004)
332 ELYA BASKIN Spider-Man 3 (2007)
334 PAUL HERMAN The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
335 JAMES REBHORN Anamorph (2007)
335 JAMES REBHORN White Sands (1992)
336 MICHAEL ROOKER Mississippi Burning (1988)
337 DIANE LANE Streets of Fire (1984)
343 DYLAN BAKER Spider-Man 2 (2004)
343 DYLAN BAKER Spider-Man 3 (2007)
348 CHARLIE SHEEN Platoon (1986)
349 ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Wild at Heart (1990)
352 GINA GERSHON Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
361 DENZEL WASHINGTON Inside Man (2006)
362 LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Aviator (2004)
363 JARED HARRIS Bullfighter (2000)
363 JARED HARRIS Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
366 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
369 MICHELLE PFEIFFER MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
372 RALPH FIENNES The English Patient (1996)
374 JUDE LAW eXistenZ (1999)
374 JUDE LAW The Aviator (2004)
375 MICHAEL WINCOTT Basquiat (1996)
375 MICHAEL WINCOTT Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
376 R. LEE ERMEY Mississippi Burning (1988)
377 SAM NEILL Daybreakers (2009)
377 SAM NEILL Victory (1996)
379 MICHAEL PENA MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE (2009)
382 ANJELICA HUSTON The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
388 MICHAEL GAMBON Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
388 MICHAEL GAMBON The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
390 JACK KEHLER White Sands (1992)
393 ELIJAH WOOD Paris, je t’aime (2006)
395 PENELOPE CRUZ MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
399 LUKE BURNYEAT SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
402 CHEECH MARIN Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
402 CHEECH MARIN Tales from Earthsea (2006)
403 ROBERT REDFORD The Clearing (2004)
406 RITCHIE MONTGOMERY Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
410 ALLISON JANNEY FINDING DORY (2016)
410 ALLISON JANNEY FINDING NEMO (2003)
413 JAMES COBURN Affliction (1997)
415 RAYMOND J. BARRY BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
416 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
416 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Platoon (1986)
420 MICHAEL PARKS Bullfighter (2000)
424 IAN MCSHANE JOHN WICK (2014)
428 ETHAN HAWKE Daybreakers (2009)
429 DALE DYE Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
429 DALE DYE Platoon (1986)
433 MARGO MARTINDALE Paris, je t’aime (2006)
436 IAN HOLM eXistenZ (1999)
436 IAN HOLM The Aviator (2004)
438 JOHN RATZENBERGER FINDING DORY (2016)
438 JOHN RATZENBERGER Finding Nemo (2003)
441 MIRA SORVINO Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
448 LILI TAYLOR Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
454 ARNE STARR Spider-Man 3 (2007)
457 PARKER POSEY Basquiat (1996)
458 PETER MCROBBIE SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
459 BRENT BRISCOE SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
465 FRANKIE FAISON Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
465 FRANKIE FAISON Mississippi Burning (1988)
466 HARRIS YULIN Clear and Present Danger (1994)
470 OCTAVIA SPENCER SPIDER-MAN (2002)
473 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Paris, je t’aime (2006)
473 MIRANDA RICHARDSON The Night and the Moment (1995)
473 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Tom & Viv (1994)
474 JULIO OSCAR MECHOSO ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2003)
480 JUDY GREER AMERICAN DREAMZ (2006)
484 WILL FERRELL The Procedure (2007)
487 YUL VAZQUEZ ANAMORPH (2007)
489 JODIE FOSTER Inside Man (2006)
496 JUDI DENCH MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
498 SAM ROCKWELL Basquiat (1996)
498 SAM ROCKWELL Light Sleeper (1992)
500 EMILIO RIVERA SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)
505 JAMES LEGROS Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
513 DAVID CLENNON Light Sleeper (1992)
514 ALAN CUMMING Ripley Under Ground (2005)
515 MARCIA GAY HARDEN American Dreamz (2006)
516 JEFFREY WRIGHT BASQUIAT (1996)
520 FRANCES MCDORMAND Mississippi Burning (1988)
521 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Mississippi Burning (1988)
521 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Wild at Heart (1990)
527 RICHARD EDSON Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
527 RICHARD EDSON Platoon (1986)
528 JOSEF SOMMER Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
531 ZEIJKO IVANEK Manderlay (2005)
536 JOANNE BARON SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
537 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH eXistenZ (1999)
542 MICHAEL MCKEAN Auto Focus (2002)
545 ROBIN WRIGHT A MOST WANTED MAN (2014)
546 NASTASSJA KINSKI Faraway, So Close! (1993)
554 ILLEANA DOUGLAS THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (1988)
562 STOCKARD CHANNING Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
564 STEPHEN BALDWIN BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
567 SHANE RIMMER The Hunger (1983)
575 STEVEN RANDAZZO ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
578 FRANK WHALEY Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
581 ELIZABETH BANKS Spider-Man (2002)
581 ELIZABETH BANKS Spider-Man 2 (2004)
581 ELIZABETH BANKS Spider-Man 3 (2007)
586 PETER GERETY INSIDE MAN (2006)
590 VICTOR ARGO Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
590 VICTOR ARGO New Rose Hotel (1998)
590 VICTOR ARGO The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
595 VINCENT LARESCA ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
595 VINCENT LARESCA BASQUIAT (1996)
595 VINCENT LARESCA THE AVIATOR (2004)
597 CRISPIN GLOVER WILD AT HEART (1990)
600 DON HARVEY ANAMORPH (2007)
601 GARY TEAGUE FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN (2008)
613 TONY DEVON ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
615 MICHAEL ARTHUR SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
615 MICHAEL ARTHUR THE BOONDOCK SAINTS (1999)
619 VIVICA A. FOX BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
621 STEVEN WEISZ INSIDE MAN (2006)
625 JOHN W. IWANONKIW THE CLEARING (2004)
626 EMILY MORTIMER PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
627 GARRICK HAGON THE WALKER (2007)
629 DAVID WARSHOFSKY BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
639 DANIEL BALDWIN BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
640 CLANCY BROWN FINDING NEMO (2004)
641 NORMAN REEDUS THE BOONDOCK SAINTS (1999)
641 NORMAN REEDUS THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY (2009)
644 PEDRO ARMENDARIZ JR. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
650 MIMI ROGERS White Sands (1992)
653 GEOFFREY RUSH Finding Nemo (2003)
654 JOHN FARRER ANAMORPH (2007)
662 DEREK JACOBI Adam Resurrected (2008)
662 DEREK JACOBI MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
668 GERARD BUTLER A FAMILY MAN (2017)
670 SANDRA BULLOCK Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
672 COSTAS MANDYLOR TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT (1989)
676 DIANE LADD Wild at Heart (1990)
687 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS The English Patient (1996)
687 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS The Walker (2007)
688 KEVIN COONEY CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
690 MIGUEL SANDOVAL CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
690 MIGUEL SANDOVAL WHITE SANDS (1992)
696 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Paris, je t’aime (2006)
705 GLENN PLUMMER SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL (1997)
709 COLIN FIRTH The English Patient (1996)
713 ROBERT BIZIK INSIDE MAN (2006)
719 JOE MORTON SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL (1997)
721 SCOTT L. SCHWARTZ SPIDER-MAN (2002)
725 BARBARA HERSHEY The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
731 CLARK GREGG CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
734 GRACE ZABRISKIE My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
734 GRACE ZABRISKIE Wild at Heart (1990)
739 DIANE KEATON FINDING DORY (2016)
744 DAVID ALAN GRIER Off Limits (1988)
754 GREG KINNEAR Auto Focus (2002)
757 CHARLES PENDLETON ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
759 KURT FULLER AUTO FOCUS (2002)
769 LARRY PINE THE CLEARING (2004)
770 JOE GRIFASI Auto Focus (2002)
775 JOSH LUCAS AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)
782 DON MCMANUS AUTO FOCUS (2002)
782 DON MCMANUS Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
787 JACK CONLEY HEAVEN’S GATE (1980)
795 AFEMO OMILAMI ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
799 BRUCE CAMPBELL Spider-Man (2002)
799 BRUCE CAMPBELL Spider-Man 2 (2004)
799 BRUCE CAMPBELL Spider-Man 3 (2007)
804 JOHN LANDIS Spider-Man 2 (2004)
815 WILLIAM MORGAN SHEPPARD Wild at Heart (1990)
818 RICHARD MASUR Heaven’s Gate (1980)
819 THERESA RUSSELL Spider-Man 3 (2007)
820 EDWARD FURLONG ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
824 ISABELLE HUPPERT Heaven’s Gate (1980)
834 REX LINN CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
839 ROBERT LASARDO TOMORROW YOU’RE GONE (2012)
842 PAUL GRACE XXX: STATE OF THE UNION (2005)
845 CLIVE OWEN Inside Man (2006)
854 IDRIS ELBA FINDING DORY (2016)
857 BO SVENSON Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
864 CHAZZ PALMINTERI ANAMORPH (2007)
877 CHIWETEL EJIFOR INSIDE MAN (2006)
888 MICHAEL BADALUCCO BASQUIAT (1996)
889 MATT CRAVEN THE CLEARING (2004)
890 JASON SCHWARTZMAN FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)
893 RYAN REYNOLDS Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
901 BENJAMIN BRATT CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
904 NORBERT WEISSER Heaven’s Gate (1980)
914 CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man (2002)
914 CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man 2 (2004)
914 CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man 3 (2007)
932 STEPHEN REA Control (2004)
934 VICTOR GARBER LIGHT SLEEPER (1992)
936 MYKELTI WILLIAMSON STREETS OF FIRE (1984)
940 TY COPEMAN SPIDER-MAN (2002)
947 WILLIAM MAPOTHER BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
959 HUGH GRANT American Dreamz (2006)
961 ISAACH DE BANKOLE BEFORE IT HAD A NAME (2005)
961 ISAACH DE BANKOLE MANDERLAY (2005)
962 MICHELLE MONAGHAN TOMORROW YOU’RE GONE (2012)
964 LENA OLIN The Night and the Moment (1995)
965 GARY RODRIGUEZ CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
972 PAMELA FISCHER THE WALKER (2007)
989 JENNIFER COOLIDGE AMERICAN DREAMZ (2006)
991 TED RAIMI CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
991 TED RAIMI SPIDER-MAN (2002)
991 TED RAIMI SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
991 TED RAIMI SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)
993 EDDIE IZZARD SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000)
994 PAUL EDNEY SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)
996 PHIL NARDOZZI THE CLEARING (2004)
997 BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON ANIMAL FACTORY (2000)
998 BRUNO GANZ FARAWAY, SO CLOSE! (1993)
998 BRUNO GANZ THE DUST OF TIME (2008)
999 REESE WITHERSPOON American Psycho (2000)
Actors on the 2000 list that Bill appeared with and have since fallen off are;
158 JOSEPH COTTEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
161 PAUL BARTEL Basquiat (1996)
195 MICHAEL GREENE To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
257 MICHEL PICCOLI The Dust of Time (2008)
319 DONALD MOFFAT Clear and Present Danger (1994)
321 LAUREN BACALL Manderlay (2005)
321 LAUREN BACALL The Walker (2007)
386 CATHERINE DENEUVE The Hunger (1983)
399 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
412 SAM WATERSTON Heaven’s Gate (1980)
434 PAUL KOSLO Heaven’s Gate (1980)
436 TIMOTHY DALTON Tales from Earthsea (2006)
462 GUNTER MEISNER Faraway, So Close! (1993)
490 JOHN P. RYAN White Sands (1992)
514 HORST BUCHHOLZ Faraway, So Close! (1993)
515 BESSIE LOVE The Hunger (1983)
527 GAILARD SARTAIN Mississippi Burning (1988)
540 FREDDIE JONES Wild at Heart (1990)
554 BUD CORT The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
582 SUSAN TYRELL Cry-Baby (1990)
603 GENA ROWLANDS Paris, je t’aime (2006)
639 FRANCES BAY Wild at Heart (1990)
642 MARTIN SCORSESE The Aviator (2004)
704 TROY DONAHUE Cry-Baby (1990)
730 JUDGE REINHOLD Roadhouse 66 (1984)
792 LOIS CHILES Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
839 ANNA LEVINE Heaven’s Gate (1980)
844 MANDY PATINKIN Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
852 JOE DALLESANDRO Cry-Baby (1990)
853 JOHN DENNIS JOHNSTON Streets of Fire (1984)
866 ANNE ARCHER Body of Evidence (1993)
866 ANNE ARCHER Clear and Present Danger (1994)
874 DEAN JONES Clear and Present Danger (1994)
880 J.C. QUINN Animal Factory (2000)
908 LYNNE MARIE STEWART Clear and Present Danger (1994)
955 KENNETH WELSH The Aviator (2004)
967 STEVE JAMES To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
978 JOHN DAVIS CHANDLER Body of Evidence (1993)
983 BEAU STARR Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Bill has appeared with 41 Oscar winners;
ADRIEN BRODY Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
ALLISON JANNEY FINDING DORY (2016)
ALLISON JANNEY FINDING NEMO (2003)
ANJELICA HUSTON The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
BENICIO DEL TORO Basquiat (1996)
CATE BLANCHETT The Aviator (2004)
CATE BLANCHETT The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
CHRISTIAN BALE American Psycho (2000)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Inside Man (2006)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Basquiat (1996)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN New Rose Hotel (1998)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man (2002)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man 2 (2004)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man 3 (2007)
COLIN FIRTH The English Patient (1996)
DENZEL WASHINGTON Inside Man (2006)
DIANE KEATON FINDING DORY (2016)
FOREST WHITAKER Platoon (1986)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Mississippi Burning (1988)
GARY OLDMAN Basquiat (1996)
GENE HACKMAN Mississippi Burning (1988)
GEOFFREY RUSH Finding Nemo (2003)
GEORGE CLOONEY Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
HELEN MIRREN The Clearing (2004)
J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man (2002)
J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man 2 (2004)
J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man 3 (2007)
JAMES COBURN Affliction (1997)
JEFF BRIDGES Heaven’s Gate (1980)
JODIE FOSTER Inside Man (2006)
JUDI DENCH MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
JULIA ROBERTS Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
JULIANNE MOORE Body of Evidence (1993)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Aviator (2004)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN American Dreamz (2006)
MERYL STREEP Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
MIRA SORVINO Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
NATALIE PORTMAN Paris, je t’aime (2006)
NICOLAS CAGE DOG EAT DOG (2016)
NICOLAS CAGE Wild at Heart (1990)
OCTAVIA SPENCER SPIDER-MAN (2002)
PENELOPE CRUZ MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN A MOST WANTED MAN (2014)
REESE WITHERSPOON American Psycho (2000)
SAM ROCKWELL Basquiat (1996)
SAM ROCKWELL Light Sleeper (1992)
SANDRA BULLOCK Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
SISSY SPACEK Affliction (1997)
SUSAN SARANDON Light Sleeper (1992)
SUSAN SARANDON The Hunger (1983)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
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William Devan has the small but strong role of Jesse Stone’s “shrink” throughout the 9 Jesse Stone TV movies starring Tom Selleck. I mention William because for a long time I constantly confused him with Willem Dafoe, your latest video subject. Willem, especially when he was younger, struck me as having a kind of rough-hewed Bogie type face.
Willem is one of the most prolific movie makers in the modern cinema and The Numbers box office site for example lists 83 movie credits for him so you would seem to have covered approx. half of his output.
The best POSTERS in entries 40-21 in your Dafoe video are in my opinion Dog Eat Dog, Off Limits, foreign language one for the Great Wall, Loveless, Once upon a Time in Mexico, Anti-Christ [breathtaking] What Happened on Monday, Light Sleeper, The Hunter, Triumph of the Spirit, Ezistenz and the shadowy raunchy one for Auto Focus.
To be continued. ALL stills that I like in the entire video will be mentioned in Part 2 tomorrow
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The best POSTERS in entries 1-20 are I think both ones for John Carter, Odd Joel, Streets of Fire, the 1st one for Shadow of Hirschhorn, John Wick, Florida Project, 1st one for Spidey [really original], The Fantastic Mr Cogerson [with my Gorgeous George topping the bill] The Irish Patient, Finding Nemo and the 2nd one for Platoon
The best STILLS in the entire 40 entry video are in my book (1) Body of Evidence (2) Flight of the Intruder (3) with Harrison Ford (4) solo from Live and Die in LA (5) Florida Project (6) the Last Temptation of Christ (7) with Hackman (8) with Cruise? – the beards and the speed with which your pictorials change make it difficult to be certain and (9) what I think is a foreignlanguage lobby card or still for the new Murder on the Orient Express? It was a terrific pictorial from you anyway.
Saw that remake recently and quite enjoyed it. I was annoyed though that real life modern drunk and druggie bad boy Depp played the villain Ratchett, a role performed in the 1974 version by my Richard who was an upstanding teetotal real life citizen. A new take on type casting in both cases!
Bruce’s figures suggest that the 2017 version hasn’t done as well in the US as the 1974 one with adjusted domestic grosses of $105 and $280 million respectively. However the 2017 version did far better abroad than in the states with an adjusted worldwide gross of around $360 million but as I can find no notification of foreign revenues for the 1974 version global box comparisons can not be made.
Many of your 40 entries are new to me and that freshness together with some marvellous basic content in the pictorials make your overall video worth a 98% rating to me. Good stuff.
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Hi Bob, thanks for the review, generous rating, box office info and tri
via, it is appreciated. Happy the pictorial presentation met with your approval.
That was Tom Cruise with Dafoe in the frame capture taken from Born on the Fourth of July. I agree it’s hard to tell with those beards, and we don’t often see a bearded Tom.
Depp was too subdued as the nasty Ratchett in Orient Express, I doubt he even changed his facial expression in the few scenes we see him in. That star cast couldn’t match the original. I did like the photography and scenery though, and Branagh and that ginormous mustache gave Poirot a good shot. David Suchet remains the definitive Belgian detective for Agatha Christie fans I’m sure.
There are reports though that the legendary Jason Statham may play Hercule in the next one – ‘Murders on the London Underground’, and the all star cast are rumored to include Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, Idris Elba and Will Ferrell, with Mickey Rourke as the villainous Wretched.
Five Willem Dafoe movie scored 10 out of 10 from my sources –
Platoon
Finding Nemo
Grand Budapest Hotel ,The
English Patient ,The
Born on the Fourth of July
There is one scoring 9 out of 10 – Shadow of the Vampire, a fiction about the making of silent classic Nosferatu (1922) with Dafoe playing actor Max Schreck as a real vampire! I wonder what Schreck’s descendants thought of that idea?
10 more scored 8 out of 10 from various sources including Mississippi Burning, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Last Temptation of Christ.
The top 3 films I listed above scoring 10 out of 10 all scored 8.1 at IMDB, top rated at Rotten Tomatoes was Finding Nemo.
“I’m an optimist. I hope if a movie’s good that it will be a success, but as we know, that’s not always true, just because of popular taste, advertising, distribution patterns, there’s lots of reasons. When something doesn’t do better than it deserves to in your mind, it’s pretty transparent, you usually know why. Is that a comfort? Yes, because it’s logical. Does it make you happy? No, because if you think a movie is beautiful or interesting, you want to share it. It’s really true; there’s no accounting for taste. Sometimes you make very interesting movies that aren’t meant for everybody. But this is a capitalist society, so everything conspires to put value on whether it sells or not. While we have a very strong popular culture, the roots of our culture are very shallow, and we put emphasis on how a movie does as far as the box office goes. Many years ago, it would have been vulgar to print box-office grosses in the paper. Now The New York Times does it, and it’s the big story for people interested in arts and entertainment on Monday. Which is why emphasis has shifted away from filmmakers and fallen on movie stars and business people.”
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HI STEVE Thanks for your feedback on my Willem Dafoe posts, for the Tom Cruise confirmation and your scoring explanations. Other points in your post that deserve a response in my view-
1/Agree wholeheartedly with you about Suchet. He said though that it took him a while to perfect the interpretation. For example it wasn’t until late in the day that he added in that perfect mincing walk. Ustinov I thought was the worst but in a tie with Tony Randall – Peter was too big and iconic to play Poirot and Randall played Hercule as almost a buffoon.
2/Interesting information about Statham, Lundgren etc. Is somebody making an educational version that will demonstrate how NOT to act? One, admittedly highbrow, critic opined that those guys Vin Diesel, Stallone, The Rock etc appealed to ”the lowest common denominator”.
3/Depp’s record in private life would suggest that it was just as well that they kept him subdued. I am reminded of Dr David Banner who changed into The Incredible Hulk when he got angry, so in the TV series Banner used to caution people who were irritating him “Stop it. You wouldn’t like me if I got angry!”
4/Excellent long quote which I agree with and which tends to support the critic I mention in 2/ above. Pity someone didn’t show Joel that quote as it might have kept him from singling out for crucifixion poor ole Mumbles and the money he earned. “Let him among you who is without sin cast the first stone!”
By the way I meant to say to you that your implication that Samuel L Jackson admirers would go to see his movies without caring about his billing might be a bit too sweeping to be always accurate if my own experiences are anything to go by.
For example you are half right in that I did go to see Brando in Reflections in a Golden Eye but it pained me to see him take 2nd billing to Liz. In short I CARED about his demotion and the fact that at that time [1967 before his Godpop/Last Tango revival] Liz deserved to receive 1st billing did nothing to ease my pain.
Great chatting with you. I will catch up again when I see your next video.
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Hey Bob and Steve…good conversation about Willem Dafoe. I have thought of doing a page on Dafoe…just never pulled the trigger….and now Steve gets it done first. After watching his video and seeing all those great movies…maybe it is time to give Willem some UMR love. Good feedback from the both of you
Bob Roy, great quote. thanks
Hey Bob…..thanks for transferring the comments to this page. Your efforts are appreciated.
Thank you Bob and bob cox….your contributions are greatly appreciated.
Dan, great list. number 5 is amazing and with a bullet. maybe a new long for currents. good to see bill Paxton hanging in at 300 and Phillip Seymour Hoffman at 291. both above Denzel Washington and Leonardo Dicaprio. thanks for all you do. yea UMR, yea UMR commenters, yea Dan.
HI BOB
I liked your own comments about Dafoe.
Hey bob cox…sadly Paxton and Seymour Hoffman will be dropping….RIP to the two of them.
HEY BRUCE
Great joint effort as usual from Steve and you.
Why thank you, never seen aybody else respond but Mr. Cogerson and the Mrs. I think once.
that should be anybody
Hey Dan…..got it
Hey Dan….I have seen lots of comments that mention your lists…..but I think you are correct…this is the first time somebody other than the Cogersons that has responded directly to your list. Good job bob cox….you are the man.
Hey Dan…..epic epic lists. First list is one of the largest yet! So Dafoe is in the Top 5? I imagine he can’t get too much higher….he is a busy actor…but only appears in about 3 or 4 movies a year….usually high quality movies. But Danny T. and Eric R. make about 10 to 15 movies…usually low budget flicks nobody has heard of before.
Shocking that Dafoe and Caine have not run across each other in movies….luckily Caine seems to have bounced back from his broken ankle…so maybe they can still make a movie together. 41 Oscar winning co-stars is a good total….but lower than I thought. He has 70 movies listed here…but another 20 or so that never got released in theater..seems the total should be even higher with that amount of movies.
Lots of co-stars that he worked with 3 times…but Johnny Depp and Mickey Rourke have 4 movies with Dafoe….each. Not sure I would have guessed them. As always….good stuff..and thanks for taking the time to put this information together.
Wow!!!!!! 70 movies for Willem Dafoe. I had no idea he was that productive. I like many of your favorites; but can not say I have heard of Odd Thomas. He is Norman Osborne!!!!!! Love love him in the Spider-Man movies!!!!!!!
Hey Layla….yep Mr.Dafoe has been very very busy. I highly recommend Odd Thomas. A hidden gem of a movie. I agree he was very good as the Green Goblin. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
So Steve listed 40 movies, we list 70….of those 70…I have seen 49 of those movies:
My personal Willem Dafoe Top Ten…in ABC Order
Clear and Present Danger
Finding Nemo
John Wick
Odd Thomas
Out of the Furnace
Platoon
Streets Of Fire
What Happened To Monday
Spiderman
To Live And Die In L.A.
My comment on Steve’s Dafoe video.
“Willem Dafoe might have another Oscar nomination coming this year…as At Eternity’s Gate is getting some early Oscar buzz. Movies 40 through 31…seen 7 of them. Loved What Happened to Monday…couple of turkeys in Body of Evidence and The Great Wall (he was wasted in that one). Movies 30 through 21….seen 7 again…so 14 of the bottom 20. Existenz was a waste of time, liked Murder on the Orient Express…not too impressed with Dafoe’s role. Movies 20 through 11…#20 John Carter massive box office misfire #19 Odd Thomas…love this movie….one of my top 10 movies of the last 10 years #18 Streets of Fire….guilty pleasure. #17 Clear and Present Danger…good Ryan movie #16 Boondock Saints…cult classic #15 Shadow of Vampire…not as good as I was expecting #14 Life of Steve Z…did not like at all. #13 To Live and Die In L.A……another all-time favorite. #12 Wild at Heart…it was ok…he Dies Hard in that one #11 John Wick….great action movie….so 10 for 10 in this group. Movies 10 through 1…#10 Florida Project….great performance #9 Spiderman – his biggest hit #8 Fantastic Fox…great animated movie #7 Last Temptation of Christ….not a favorite at all. #6 Mississippi Burning…good movie…but not one that begs to be rewatched #5 Born on 4th of July…same comment as #5 #4 English Patient…one of his Best Picture Oscar winning movies #3 Grand Hotel Budapest….did not like this one as much as others did. #2 Finding Nemo….I guess this is his biggest hit. #1 Platoon….all-time great movie….probably the best war movie ever made…in my humble opinion. 10 for 10…and 34 out of 40 overall. Good video. Voted up and shared.”