Best Supporting Actor 1967: Results

5. Cecil Kellaway in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner-  Kellaway is charming in the role, but it never requires more of him than just a little charm.

4. John Cassavetes in The Dirty Dozen- Cassavetes is appropriately rebellious in his early scenes, but later in the film it becomes quite hard to ever distinguish him from the rest of the dozen.

3. Michael J. Pollard in Bonnie and Clyde- Pollard gives the least memorable performance of the main cast, but this is a strong cast. He plays his past as a rather modest and impressionable boy just as he should, as well as does shine in a  few key moments.

2. George Kennedy in Cool Hand Luke- Although Kennedy does some unneeded overacting from time to time in his performance he still gives a good performance. He is entertaining and especially effective in showing Dragline's complete admiration for the titular Luke, which is an essential part of his film.

1. Gene Hackman in Bonnie and Clyde- Good prediction Dinasztie . Gene Hackman easily gets my vote as he gives such a great performance despite some clear challenges in the part. Although not a single scene focuses solely on his character Hackman fully realizes not only his character but also how he factors in with the rest of the gang. There is not a wasted moment in Hackman's entire performance and when any opportunity presents itself in the film Hackman makes the most of it creating some very powerful moments throughout his performance. 

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Best Supporting Actor 1967: John Cassavetes in The Dirty Dozen

John Cassavetes received his only acting nomination for portraying Victor P. Franko in The Dirty Dozen.

The Dirty Dozen tells of a group of condemned soldiers who are put into a unit to undergo a dangerous mission.

John Cassavetes is best known today for being an experimental director, and not for his acting, although he certainly has a quite a few acting credits to his name. He also does not quite join the ranks of directors being nominated for acting like Vittorio De Sica, and Erich Von Stroheim because John Cassavetes actually did received a directing nomination eventually down the line where the other two where never recognized for the fields they were considered best in.

John Cassavetes does fit into those ranks somewhat though as the most notable thing about this nomination is that it is an acting nomination for Cassavetes who is still best known as a director. He plays one of the condemned soldiers who is quite the rebellious wise guy at the beginning of the film who purposefully questions the whole idea, and just thinks of ways that he can possibly escape, as well as complain about the various conditions that must deal with.

Cassavetes is just fine at being rebellious for the purpose of being so, and correctly conveys the idea that Franko was a career criminal before being in the army. He has the right reactions early on to suggest the way he is always looking for something to try exploit to his advantage, or something just to simply complain about. He most certainly is the character Franko should be, because I never once questioned his motives or the background of the character.

The only problem though is once the dozen becomes united into a military unit I must say I stopped really even noticing Cassavetes. Yes he was there with rest of the group, but just within nothing that he did made him standout in the least.  He makes the occasional wise crack still, but his presence overall becomes quite muted. In the end this performance really is absolutely fine, but there is nothing particularly remarkable or special either.

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Best Supporting Actor 1967

And the Nominees Were:

Gene Hackman in Bonnie and Clyde

Michael J. Pollard in Bonnie and Clyde

George Kennedy in Cool Hand Luke

Cecil Kellaway in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

John Cassavetes in The Dirty Dozen

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