My homework is complete!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...54&single=true
Hopefully someone will find this interesting because it was quite the task. :lol:
It's hardly comprehensive, but I'd say it's fairly in-depth. I essentially kept it to lead actors. There are a few character actors that I like that I saw popping up in a lot of films, so I included them. Actors like Philip Baker Hall, Dean Norris and Xander Berkley had quite a few films on the list. Although it was time consuming, it was quite an interesting exercise for me. I discovered a bunch of actors in films that I watched years ago before a even knew who certain actors were, so it was very educational in many ways.
Anyway, in regards to lead actor we have a tie. Tom Hanks and Robert DeNiro tied with 9 films in our tournament. DeNiro - Goodfellas, A Bronx Tale, Heat, Casino, Cape Fear, Ronin, Jackie Brown, Backdraft and Cop Land. Hanks - Saving Private Ryan, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Sleepless in Seattle, A League of Their Own, Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, Apollo 13 and Philadelphia. From a character actor standpoint, Philip Baker Hall also has 9 films in the tournament: The Rock, Boogie Nights, Air Force One, The Truman Show, Rush Hour, Enemy of the State, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Insider, Magnolia.
Some other highlights that I noticed in my research was how on fire actors like Kevin Spacey, Steve Buscemi, Bill Paxton and Gary Oldman were in the 90s. We all know the usual suspects (no pun intended) like Denzel, Hanks, Pacino, Carey, Willis, Jackson, DeNiro, but I was surprised to see those guys right the with them.
Here is the list if you guys would like to take a look. It's also sheet three on the same Google Sheet we used for the nomination process in case you'd like to add to it:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...54&single=true