Great Voices

[DanielJones]

How about R. Lee Ermey? A ver commanding voice.

I had a drill instructor just like him. Turned out to be one heck of a nice fella. Well that was after boot camp.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Flitcraft]

Stewart Granger gets my vote!

 

[K.D. Lightner]

It's interesting -- many of us are now getting into character actors. Some distinct and beautiful voices, there.

John Carradine was one -- he played in many films in the 30's,40's and beyond, was Casey in Grapes of Wrath, also in Stagecoach. I saw him in a touring production of JB (he played the devil) and oh, what a voice!

Other character actors with wonderful voices: Jane Darwell, Hattie McDaniel, Claude Rains, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre.

Some who had distinct voices, recognizable anywhere: Walter Brennan, James Stewart, Andy Devine, George Ganny Hayes.

I love the voice of my very favorite actor, Sir Alec Guiness. Before he was Obi-Wan Kenobi, he palyed everything from priest detectives to classic characters in British films, to Arab princes and Russian revolutionaries in David Lean films. Alway, always, he had that distinct and wonderful voice.

I also loved the voice of the late Charles Kerault, who was on the CBS Sunday Morning show. I miss him, still.

Saw a show the other night on Edward R. Murrow, a distinct and great voice if there ever was one.

I could go on and on. Glad you are all mentioning the character actors out there. So many!

karol

 

[Feraud]

Did we mention Ray Milland? His voice makes murder (Dial M) and alcoholism (Lost Weekend) sound almost fun! lol

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Gals -- does anyone besides me think that Sam Elliot has a sexy voice?

karol

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

Sorry if someone's already posted, but Fred Astaire had a pretty cool voice...

Swing High,
- C H

 

[tallyho]

Slim Pickens............what in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?!?

 

[czack]

More British Actors

Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellan

 

[Girl Friday]

Slim Pickens............what in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?!?

That's who I was thinking of! Awesome. Larry Fine too or Bob Camp doing Larry Fine on the Ren & Stimpy Show!

 

[DanielJones]

Watched 'V For Vendetta' last night. Great story. But I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Hugo Weavings voice through the Guy Fawkes mask. Now there is a supurb narrators voice that will keep you capitvated. Don't you agree "Mr. Anderson"?

Cheers!

Dan

 

[carebear]

Peter Falk has had a long career and a distinctive voice.

Though it was probably his pacing, enunciation and mannerisms that really made Columbo unique and created the voice we think of for the diffident detective.

For that matter his fellow "Princess Bride-ian" Mandy Patinkin can do everything from comedy to drama and sing a little to boot.

Jimmy Caan and Robert Duvall, you can tell when they're on screen from the other room.

Paul Newman in Long Hot Summer? Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? Cool Hand Luke? That man had (has) a hell of a voice. I'm surprised they weren't sweeping up ladies underwear in the theatres after the show. And he had the clothes again in Road to Perdition.

 

[Roger]

Is it just me or did Al Pacino's voice change as he got older? He had a very mello soft voice in The Godfather,The Godfather II, And for Justice for all(?). But, with Scarface his voice started getting more raspy.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Is it just me or did Al Pacino's voice change as he got older? He had a very mello soft voice in The Godfather,The Godfather II, And for Justice for all(?). But, with Scarface his voice started getting more raspy.

And his performances and character choices have gone over the top. I rather miss the contemplative Michael Corleone.

 

[carebear]

And his performances and character choices have gone over the top. I rather miss the contemplative Michael Corleone.

Pacino started playing "Pacino" instead of his particular character. EveryTHing Had To Be EmPhaSized.

He's turned into the Michael Bolton of the screen, 0-120 in 0 seconds.

 

[deanglen]

How about my cousin, Douglass Dumbrille? Great deep voice.
http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspu...php?actor_first=Douglass&actor_last=Dumbrille

Dean Glen Dumbrille

 

[Lincsong]

I agree HemJ, the comtemplative Michael Corleone is far better than the yelling, raspy voices from the 1980's on.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I agree HemJ, the comtemplative Michael Corleone is far better than the yelling, raspy voices from the 1980's on.

Is there a way to bring him back for at least one more performance? I don't mean Michael Corleone (though it would be great to have The Godfather III be a dream sequence!), I mean the soft-spoken and contemplative Al Pacino.

 

[Lincsong]

That would be a little bit hard. Pacino's face has not aged well, so the cranky voice kind of goes with his facial features. [huh]

 

[Absinthe_1900]

William Powell had a pretty good voice on film.

 

[EdinLA44]

Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Catherine Zeta-Jones' voice is very similar to Hepburn's in that movie.