5. Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs- Hoffman performance is not overly interesting early on but he more than makes up for it in his brutal last act change.
4. Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry- Eastwood gives a incredibly strong performance as both a commanding and humorous leading man, as well as in his portrayal of a driven police officer.
3. Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- Wilder gives a entertaining performance that is both darkly funny as well as genuinely heart warming.
2. Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange- McDowell gives a terrific unforgettable performance that creates a truly disturbing portrait of a youthful man who gets his joys through violent depravity.
1. Michael Caine in Get Carter- I must say this is exceedingly close, and that really does include Eastwood and Wilder as well. All four are amazing performance and each are arguably the best performances from each actor. Nevertheless for the moment I give it to Caine for his incredible performance as a cold professional killer, whose want is revenge is unstoppable.
Overall Rank of the year I also included a few performances I do not intend to review in the future.
- Michael Caine in Get Carter
- Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange
- Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry
- Gene Hackman in The French Connection
- Peter Finch in Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Topol in Fiddler on the Roof
- James Coburn in Duck, You Sucker!
- Timothy Bottoms in The Last Picture Show
- Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs
- George C. Scott in The Hospital
- Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Rod Steiger in Duck, You Sucker!
- Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever
- Donald Sutherland in Klute
- Walter Matthau in Kotch
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