Actor's born to play a role...

[shigsy2003]

I would also like to add:

Pierce Brosnan - James Bond
David Duchovny - Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson - Agent Dana Scully
Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy
William Shatner - Captain James Tiberius Kirk
Mr Nimoy - Spock
DeForest Kelly - Dr McCoy

 

[BloodyWolverine]

Ian McKellan - Gandalf.
Richard Harris-Dumbledore.
William Dafoe- Green Goblin/Norman Osbourne.
Christian Bale-Batman.
Johnny Depp- Jack Sparrow.
Harrison Ford-Indiana Jones.
Bruce Willis-John McClane.
Arnold Swarzenegger-Terminator.
Geoffrey Rush- Captain Barbossa.
Mike Myers-Austin Powers.
Anthoney Hopkins-Hannibal Lector.
Guinness/McGregor-Obi Wan Kenobi.
Russell Crowe- Maximus/Gladiator.

 

[DX]

Marlon Brando - Don Vito Corleone

 

[The Master]

Sylvester Stallone-Rocky Balboa/John Rambo
Christopher Reeve(RIP)-Superman/Clark Kent
Al Pacino-Michael Corleone/Tony Montana
Patrick Stewart-Professor Xavier
Ian McDiarmid-Senator/Emperor Palpatine
John Candy(RIP)-and all of his funny roles
Michael J Fox-Marty Mcfly

 

[Movies205]

I can't believe no one has said

Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

that's one of the few where I couldn't see anyone else in the role. As for Clint Eastwood, I liked Brosnan better in basically the same role, if you've seen "Once Upon Time in the West".

 

[xwolverine2]

uma thurmam- The Bride.
daryl hannah- elle
michael keaton -beetlejuice
geoffry rush - capt. barbossa

CLINT EASTWOOD- EVERY ROLE OF HIS...lol

 

[Golgo-13]

Jamie Foxx- Ray
Wesley Snipes- Blade

 

[shapeshifter]

The Cast of the first Harry Potter movie
Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brent for their depictions of Sherlock Holmes

Johnny Depp- Capin' Jack Sparrow t:
Ron Pearlman Hellboy

 

[WorthyStevens]

T-800

Ah, that's right.

 

[RogueSB]

JK Simmons - J Jonah Jameson
Kate Beckinsale - Selene
Rowan Atkinson - Mr Bean

 

[Poetic Chaos]

I'd say the only person really born for their part listed is Patrick Stewart as Professor X. If he was just riding around in a wheelchair years before he even got the part, anyone (familiar with X-Men) would say "wow, that's the professor."

 

[The Chairman]

Charlton Heston - Moses and Ben-Hur
Anthony Perkins - Norman Bates
Sean Penn - Jeff Spicoli
Raul Julia - Gomez Adams
Jack Nicholson - Randall P. McMurphy
Joe Pesci - Tommy DeVito
Leonardo DiCaprio - Billy Costigan
Bill Murray - John Winger, Dr. Pete Venkman and Phil Connors
Dan Aykroyd - Elwood Blues and Ray Stantz
John Belushi - Jake Blues
Mike Myers - Austin Powers and Wayne Campbell
Dana Carvey - Garth Algar
Harold Ramis - Egon Spangler
Steve Carell - Andy Stitzer
Ray Liotta - Henry Hill
Will Ferrell - Frank "The Tank" Ricard. Buddy, Ricky Bobby
Michael Keaton - Batman
Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthou - Felix Unger and Oscar Madison
Humphrey Bogart - Rick Blaine, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe
Sylverster Stallone - Rocky Balboa and John J. Rambo
Jimmy Stewart - George Bailey, Jefferson Smith, L. B. Jefferies and John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Cary Grant - Roger Thornhill
Michael Douglas - Gordon Gecko and Jack T. Colton
Tim Curry - Dr. Victor Frank-N-Furter
Danny DeVito - The Penguin

And actresses:

Kate Hudson - Penny Lane
Bette Davis - Jezebel, Margo Channing and Baby Jane Hudson
Honor Blackman - ***** Galore
Kathleen Turner - Jessica Rabbit and Joan Wilder
Marilyn Monroe - Sugar Kane Kowalcyzk
Judy Garland - Dorothy Gale
Geena Davis - Thelma Yvonne Dickinson
Susan Sarandon - Louise Elizabeth Sawyer and Janet Weiss
Rose McGowan - Cherry Darling
Diane Keaton - Annie Hall and Kaye Adams
Grace Kelly - Lisa Freemont
Joan Crawford - Blanche Hudson
Molly Ringwald - Samantha Baker, Claire Standish and Amy Walsh
Madeline Khan - Lili Von Shtupp

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

I liked Brosnan better in basically the same role, if you've seen "Once Upon Time in the West".

I assume you mean, Bronson, Mr. Movie Expert? t:

And while OUATITW was great, Bronson nor the character he plays can even come close to Eastwood's. That's why he's so iconic and memorable. Bronson's character was just a lighter, less bad-ass version of Eastwood's. Eastwood had the look (the squint), the dialogue, the snappy delivery, the outfit, etc over Bronson.

 

[Warhammer]

T-101

T-800

Actually, both of you are right.

 

[patrickbateman]

Cgi - Hulk

 

[04nbod]

patrick stewart-prof x
christopher reeve- superman
Orlando Bloom- Legolas (no one else could have done that as well!)
Leonardo dicaprio- Romeo
rebecca romijn- mystique

 

[Electrix]

Cgi - Hulk

LOL!

 

[Steelsheen]

my basis for my list are is coming from the direction that i knew what the characters are about before the casting. some of the actors who got cast were actually some of my picks even before they signed up (like Maguire for Spidey and Bale for Batman):

Tobey Maguire= Peter Parker/ Spiderman
Christian Bale= Bruce Wayne/ Batman
Christopher Reeve= Clark Kent/ Superman
Michelle Pfeiffer= Catwoman
William Defoe= Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin
Alfred Molina= Otto Octavius/ Doctor Octopus
Daniel Radcliffe= Harry Potter
Elijah Wood= Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen= Gandalf/ Mithrandir
Patrick Stewart= Professor Xavier
Hayden Christensen= Anakin Skywalker
Natalie Portman= Padme Amidala

 

[Lobo]

Matt Damon-Jason Bourne

 

[DACrowe]

-Humphrey Bogart--Rick in Casablanca
-Ingrid Bermgan-Ilsa in Casablanca
-Lon Chaney Sr.-The Phantom of the Opera
-Lon Chaney Jr-The Wolfman
-Bela Lugosi-Dracula
-Boris Karloff-Frankenstein
-Clark Gable as Rhett Butler
-Vivian Leigh-Scarlett O'Hara
-Anthony Perkins-Norman Bates
-Rex Harrison-Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady
-Robert Redford and Paul Newman-Butch Kassidy and the Sundance Kid
--Judy Garland-Dorthy in The Wizard of Oz
-Al Pacino as Michael Corleone
-Marlon Brando-Vito Corleone
-Marlon Brando-On the Waterfront
-Marlon Brando-A Streetcar Named Desire
-Robert DeNiro-Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver
-Robert DeNiro-Jack LeMotta in Raging Bull
-Gregory Peck-Atticus Finch
-Alec Guiness-Captain in Bridge on the River Kwai
-Dustin Hoffman: Benjaim Braddock in The Graduate
-Liam Neeson-Oscar Schindler
-Robert Shaw-Quint in Jaws
-Sean Connery-James Bond
-Anthony Hopkins-Hannibal Lector
-Edward Norton-Neo Nazi in American History X
-Daniel Day-Lewis: Man in The Age of Innocence
-Daniel Day Lewis-Bill the Butcher in GONY
-Leonardo DiCaprio-Billy Costigan
-Russell Crowe-Maximus in Gladiator
-Russell Crowe-Captain Aubrey in Master and Commander

There are many more.

 

[Karem-Knight]

Micheal Coreleone- Al Pacino
Travis Brickle- Robert DeNiro
Christian Bale-Batman
Samuel L. Jackson- Julius Winnfield
Jean Reno- Leon

Guy Pearce- Leonard (Memento)

 

[PhotoJones]

Brad Pitt - Chad Schmidt

 

[Golgo-13]

Can't believe nobody besides myself has metioned Wesley Snipes as Blade. The man basically made the character..

 

[PhotoJones]

Can't believe nobody besides myself has metioned Wesley Snipes as Blade. The man basically made the character..

No, Wolfman and Colan made the character.

 

[RogueSB]

Shaft - Richard Roundtree/Samuel L Jackson