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Favourite Van Helsing

posted 18 years ago by Peter-Cushing
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Who`s your favourite Van Helsing actor? List it from the best to the "not the best"! I mean there is no worst Van Helsing!

1. Peter Cushing
2. Laurence Olivier
3. Edward Van Sloan
4. Anthony Hopkins
5. Christopher Plummer
6. Mel Brooks
7. Herbert Lom
8. Walter Ladengast
9. Nigel Davenport
10. Hugh Jackman
11. Eduardo Arozamena
12. David Suchet
13. Nehemiah Persoff
14. Dennis Price

"Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances!" - Peter Cushing

[–] LupeArgento 18 years ago

1) Edward Van Sloan
2) Peter Cushing
3) Anthony Hopkins
4) Christopher Plummer
5) Hugh Jackman
6) Mel Brooks

[–] kriitikko 18 years ago

1. Peter Cushing
2. Frank Finlay
3. Herbert Lom
4. Laurence Olivier
5. Giancarlo Giannini
6. Anthony Hopkins
7. Edward Van Sloan
8. Nigel Davenport

You will find that I am more human than all those who call me monster.

[–] rogerscorpion 16 years ago

Thanx, Kriitikko. The OP omitted Frank Finlay.

Carpe Noctem

[–] YelBard1 18 years ago

Frank Finlay Was The Difinitive "Van Helsing" . . . In My Mind

[–] IntoThePaintedGrey 18 years ago

Are you kidding me? Edward Van Sloan is WAY better!

[–] blackswan50 18 years ago

CUSHING ALL THE WAY.!

[–] a_reservoir_dog 16 years ago

Cushing.

"Please allow me to introduce myself.. I'm a man of wealth and taste."

[–] beckeis 16 years ago

Definitely Peter Cushing!

[–] Jaffers 16 years ago

A great character that has been portrayed well by an array of terrific actors, with Frank Finlay standing head and shoulders above the rest - he captured the mad intensity of the character without descending to parody, as Anthony Hopkins did.

[–] msilva7-1 16 years ago

VAN SLOAN..."CURIOUS PHENOMENA, LOOK..."

[–] chet19 13 years ago

Peter Cushing. Period.

[–] BatBanks 13 years ago

Peter Cushing all the way.

[–] profh-1 13 years ago

Peter Cushing
Edward Van Sloan
Frank Finlay (closest to the book)
Mel Brooks (apparently inspired by Finlay!)

[–] ChristianeK 9 years ago

Peter Cushing

“Look, you don’t really think that I could be in love with a rotten little tramp like you, do you?”