There's been some actors / actresses that really out-did themselves on the big screen / little screen...list 'em here.
John Colicos
Ricardo Montalban
Margaret Hamilton
Vincent Price
Edward G. Robinson
Charleton Heston
Mae West
Greta Garbo
Yul Brynner
Clint Eastwood
Robin Williams
Mel Gibson
Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest
Dennis Quaid (especially in Great Balls Of Fire.)
Wayne Knight in any Seinfeld episode he was in.
Jeffrey Combs
Kirk Douglas
Anthony Hopkins
Jack Nicholson
Wilem DeFoe
How about some specific examples instead of just a list of names (Adam Bomb excluded).
The first thing that always comes to mind for me is:
Avery Brooks in Far Beyond the Stars
In reply to Influx:
John Colicos (any role)
Ricardo Montalban (any role)
Margaret Hamilton (Wizard of Oz)
Vincent Price (any role)
Edward G. Robinson (10 Commandments)
Charleton Heston (any role)
Mae West (My Little Chickadee)
Greta Garbo (any role)
Yul Brynner (10 Commandments)
Jeffrey Combs (any role)
Kirk Douglas (Spartacus)
Anthony Hopkins (Nixon)
Jack Nicholson (Batman, The Shining)
Wilem DeFoe (Spiderman)
How can you guys forget William Shatner in just about anything he does? I say "just about anything" cuz I've never seen him in The Practice or Boston Legal so I dunno how he acted in those.
John- my name is Charlton Heston.
The Midway trailer had an E in it!.
Henry Fonda in Yours Mine and Ours
Heston in Ben-Hur, 10 Commandments ,and Greatest Show on Earth.
I have the 4-disc Ben-Hur but haven't watched it yet but I expect Chuck to overact somewhat in it.