What actor played a role so iconicly that it's unimaginable anyone else could replace them?

[Tom Bomb]

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Corpus Colossus

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Quentin Kenihan

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[Funky Ghost]

Another full cast submission with special shout out to John Lithgow ( one of my fav actors )

 

[Andy Marshman]

Robin Williams as Mork from Ork

 

[kbraker510]

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky
Marlon Brando as the Godfather
Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley
R.Lee Ermy as DI Hartman
Gil Hill and Inspector Todd

 

[Ostie]

Jeff Bridges as The Big Lebowski
Henry Winkler as Arthur Fonzarelli
John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn, reprised by Jeff Bridges
Fred Gwynn as Herman Munster

 

[Bob_Ross]

John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn, reprised by Jeff Bridges

So then it's not unimaginable...

 

[Ostie]

So then it's not unimaginable...

Wayne was iconic. Bridges was good.

 

[GKon]

Not sure if this was posted yet (haven't gone through all 19 pages):

Clancy Brown as The Kurgan

 

[Tom Bomb]

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[Rev12_11]

Same actress 2 iconic rolls

 

[murphy]

No country for old men actor scared the bejezus out of me
Friendo

Anton Chigurh

 

[Tom Bomb]

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[Polfuste]

JK Simmons - Whiplash

 

[murphy]

JK Simmons - Whiplash

and J Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man

 

[hbarcat]

Every single one of this show's cast.

But, especially Danny Devito as Louie.

 

[Bassdirty]

Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker

He was a perfect archie Bunker, but he really shined in the 80's TV show: "In the Heat of The Night" as Police Chief 'William O Gillespie'.

 

[Bassdirty]

Michael Shannon as 'Nelson Van Alden' on "Boardwalk Empire".

 

[Bassdirty]

(Richard Farnsworth) as "Sheriff Buster McCain" from MISERY. Absolutely PERFECT for this part.

 

[Bassdirty]

(Ron Livingston) as Peter Gibbons from Office Space. Obviously.

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[bholder]

Michael Shannon as 'Nelson Van Alden' on "Boardwalk Empire".



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You might say the character had some issues he needed to iron out!