Poll Suggestion: Dead Actors We Wish Could Come Back to Life

Hi @TheTigerInMe1980 (AKA Christian_Wolfgang_Barth),

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Dead actors I wish could come back to life to entertain us like only they could.

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Dead Actors We Wish Could Come Back to Life

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A list containing actors that have passed on, but remain unfogotten due to their commitment to their art.

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These actors that have passed-on, but they remain unforgotten due to their commitment to their art.

Which of these actors would you most wish to come back to life to entertain us again?

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Dead Actors We Wish Could Come Back to Life

These actors that have passed-on, but they remain unforgotten due to their commitment to their art.

Which of these actors would you most wish to come back to life to entertain us again?

After voting, please discuss here.

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@TheTigerInMe1980 🐯

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Charles Bronson
Born November 3, 1921 · Ehrenfeld,    Pennsylvania, USA
Died August     30, 2003 · Los Angeles, California,     USA
Actor: 161

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000314/

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John Wayne
Born May  26, 1907 · Winterset,     Iowa,       USA
Died June 11, 1979 · Los Angeles, California, USA 
Actor: 184
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/

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James Cagney
Born July     17, 1899 · New York City, New York, USA
Died March 30, 1986 · Stanfordville,   New York, USA 
Actor: 70

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000010/

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It's been nearly two weeks. No more suggestions by anyone?

Maybe this will soon be the next poll?

@TheTigerInMe1980 ,

Please remove the period at the end of the title in your list (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls525461450/):

From:

Dead Actors We Wish Could Come Back to Life.

To:

Dead Actors We Wish Could Come Back to Life

I just realized that 28/35 of these actors are men. If it were a list of actors who died young, for instance, I'm guessing that list would probably have a lot more men but because it would be a much more narrow category, that would just be happenstance. Because the list is rather arbitrary, it's more noteworthy. I just thought I'd bring it to your attention, in case you hadn't noticed. : )

'Nice intro, by the way, and well written. 

Hmm, would you be at all interested in doing a series? That way, it might seem a bit less arbitrary because you could group them by generation, for example. I guess I noticed because a few like Albert Finney, and especially Philip Seymour Hoffman, seem out of place. The younger the actors on the list, the less arbitrary the lists would become. A list with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anton Yelchin, for example, would narrow the list considerably. 

Again, I really like the intro and I like the idea of paying tribute. 

@rubyfriut76: Yes, most of them are men. I have noticed that. In fact, I can barely name a dozen actresses that fascinate me in their art like these men, or especially like the few women I considered worthy of a place in this list.

A series, eh? Hmm... could be interesting to do, but I can hardly think of three actors that died recently (last five years) who were young(er) and whose death I'd consider a loss. That's why I consider the death of Hoffman a mayor loss, who was one of my all time favorites (Have you seen "DOUBT" and the acting duel he fought with Streep? Ingenious acting and directing, right there. :-) )

But please, feel free to elaborate your idea more clearly, in detail, if you want to...

I would conisder Ledger, yes. But then again, go ahead, all of you, we can make a collective list as well - it don't only have to be my suggestions :)

Dean was originally included in this list. In case you are wondering who would get my vote out of this list so far - hands down, Spencer Tracy!

But how do we go on making this list? Just as simply as that, as any poll suggestion?

Yes, I got that.

I will soon create the following list that follow my above mentioned criteria:

All time actors. (That will be the current list, a little modified)

Actors that died too young- for you all to suggest some candidates -, here I will include Hoffman, Dean etc.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls527495931/

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/YqrIdLFISZo/

Congratulations Christian

Great 🙂

My vote for Tracy is already in 🙂​

A big LIKE to the voters who voted for Connery. :D

@ breumaster: Yes, I like him, too. "The Rock" is one my most beloved "guilty pleasures" 😉

I'd rather bring back someone that could write a good movie, and someone with the balls to actually take a risk and make a good movie, not just rehashing/rebooting some nostalgia piece or comic book series.