25 Actors So Good Their Roles Can Never Be Recast

PocketEpiphany Published 07/31/2022 in ftw

What do good movies and bad movies have in common? Simple: anything that makes enough money is going to get a remake. Remakes mean recasting, but that can never happen with certain iconic performances. Here are the actors so good their roles can never be recast!

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1.
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. -u/MyBestDisguise
2.
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in the Alien franchise. -u/insert_name_here925
3.
Jeff Bridges IS the Dude. -u/hlerdnerp
4.
Cary Elwes as Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts. -u/Shadowfaxx71
5.
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon. -u/Fuck-Reddit-Mods69
6.
Bruce Campbell in Army Of Darkness. -u/ctennessen
7.
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men. -u/blurplethenurple
8.
Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglorius Basterds. -u/SpectreOperator
9.
J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson. So good that he played the same character across multiple spider-verses. -u/The_Mouse_That_Jumps
10.
Say what you want about the character. Imelda Staunton, who plays that massive c*nt Delores Umbridge, did a fantastic job at making me hate her. -u/MenstruatingMuffin
11.
Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds. I'd seen him in a bunch of stuff before, but Frank is the perfect role for him. -u/JayGold
12.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. -u/00-H
13.
Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson. -u/izatrap2
14.
Michael J Fox as Marty McFly. -u/trauerspieI
15.
Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean. -u/GullibleAbalone
16.
Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. In an alternate universe, it's Leonardo De Caprio. I cannot imagine that. -u/E_-_R_-_I_-_C
17.
Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall. -u/highlandcow75
18.
Antony Starr as Homelander. -Heavy_Chains
19.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. -u/MickSturbs
20.
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard. -u/ericallenjett
21.
Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf. -u/SimonFerocious76
22.
Bryan Cranston as Walter White. -u/GR3TSCH
23.
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape. Killed it from the very start. -u/gswkillinit
24.
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute. -u/RealQuickNope
25.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. -u/Jedibri81

1.
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. -u/MyBestDisguise
2.
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in the Alien franchise. -u/insert_name_here925
3.
Jeff Bridges IS the Dude. -u/hlerdnerp
4.
Cary Elwes as Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts. -u/Shadowfaxx71
5.
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon. -u/Fuck-Reddit-Mods69
6.
Bruce Campbell in Army Of Darkness. -u/ctennessen
7.
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men. -u/blurplethenurple
8.
Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglorius Basterds. -u/SpectreOperator
9.
J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson. So good that he played the same character across multiple spider-verses. -u/The_Mouse_That_Jumps
10.
Say what you want about the character. Imelda Staunton, who plays that massive c*nt Delores Umbridge, did a fantastic job at making me hate her. -u/MenstruatingMuffin
11.
Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds. I'd seen him in a bunch of stuff before, but Frank is the perfect role for him. -u/JayGold
12.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. -u/00-H
13.
Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson. -u/izatrap2
14.
Michael J Fox as Marty McFly. -u/trauerspieI
15.
Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean. -u/GullibleAbalone
16.
Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. In an alternate universe, it's Leonardo De Caprio. I cannot imagine that. -u/E_-_R_-_I_-_C
17.
Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall. -u/highlandcow75
18.
Antony Starr as Homelander. -Heavy_Chains
19.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. -u/MickSturbs
20.
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard. -u/ericallenjett
21.
Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf. -u/SimonFerocious76
22.
Bryan Cranston as Walter White. -u/GR3TSCH
23.
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape. Killed it from the very start. -u/gswkillinit
24.
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute. -u/RealQuickNope
25.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. -u/Jedibri81