What Actor/Actress...

[Debi]

WHAT ACTOR OR ACTRESS WAS SO GOOD IN THEIR ROLE THAT NO ONE COULD EVER PLAY IT AGAIN?
WHO GAVE AN ICONIC PERFORMANCE?​

 

[Lynne]

Jennifer Grey in “Dirty Dancing”, Patric Swayze as well.

 

[crux]

Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife.
Phil Silvers as Sgt Bilko (though Steve Martin tried)
Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer.

 

[Duke]

Peter Falk as Columbo.

Tony Randall and Jack Klugman as the Odd Couple.

 

[garnetsilver]

Aileen Quinn, in the 1982 version of "Annie."

 

[Debi]

Tom Hanks will always be Forrest Gump and Heston will always be Ben Hur.

 

[Lone Wolf]

The late Robert Shaw as ‘Quint’ in Jaws. A British born author, poet and playwright, Shaw wrote the infamous Indianapolis dialogue describing real life events toward the end of WWII and it’s the most memorable, chilling scene in the film. He nailed it.

There isn’t anyone else I can think of that pulled that off the way he did. He had a number of other roles but sadly died in late August of 1978 a few weeks after he turned 51 with his wife at his side. Hell of a talent.

 

[RoseRed]

Alan Rickman as Snape in Harry Potter

 

[RoseRed]

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter

 

[titch2k6]

Antonio Juan Fargas - aka 'Huggy Bear Brown' from the original Starsky and Hutch.

Snoop Dogg attempted this role in the revival movie of 2004. It was so bad..........