Who's the best in the role of Doc Holliday?
In my very humble opinion:
1. Kirk Douglas
2. Val Kilmer
3. Dennis Quaid
4. Jason Robards
5. Victor Mature
What do you think?
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In my also humble opinon Dennis Quaid is the best by far. None of the others, though fine actors in other roles, holds a candle to him here.
shareFor me it's down to Douglas and Kilmer. I definitely prefer the film GAOKC to Tombstone, but it may be a toss-up between Douglas and Kilmer.
Kilmer should have gotten Oscar nomination. It's the only thing I've ever liked him in.
Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday is my favorite, but I think each actor (excluding Victor Mature because I haven't seen My Darling Clementine in so long) fit well in their respective movie.
shareI've seen Clementine a few times and based on the tone of the film, Mature was right for the role. It's waaaay different from the other movies.
shareQuaid!!
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Quaid gets my vote, based on existing photos of the real Doc, plus the fact that Quaid, already a lean actor, lost forty pounds for the role. Val Kilmer gets special mention for sporting a Southern accent (Holliday was a Georgian. His TB was a direct result of malnutrition suffered when he was a child during the Civil War).
shareVAL, first & foremost!!!
shareClementine is my favorite western and I think it's one of Mature's best roles. And I'm not even a big fan of his.
shareObviously you haven't seen "Demetrius and the Cowboys".
shareKirk Douglas is the man.
Kilmer's too prissy, Quaid's too wooden, Robards too weak, and mature miscast.
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I would have to go with:
1. Val Kilmer (most historically accurate)
2. Victor Mature
3. Kirk Douglas
What are you gonna do? Kill me? Every body Dies. John Garfield (Body and Soul)