Favorite Tommy Lee Jones Performance?
Though he’d much prefer working on his Texas ranch to mingling at a glamorous Hollywood cocktail party, Tommy Lee Jones remains one of the finest actors of the late 20th century— an everyman, a true man’s man.
So, what is your favorite Tommy Lee Jones Performance?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 33 | September 21, 2025 9:31 PM
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He is good friends with Vice President Al Gore
by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 20, 2025 10:06 PM
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Were they college roommates or is that a myth?
by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 20, 2025 10:18 PM
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He was a far better Howard Hughes on that miniseries than DiCaprio was in THE AVIATOR. Hughes was known to be sexy. Jones is sexy. DiCaprio isn't.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 20, 2025 10:29 PM
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He was on "One Life to Live."
by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 20, 2025 10:38 PM
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The Charlie’s Angels pilot.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 21, 2025 1:31 AM
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I've only seen 3 of those movies.
He was Nancy's love interest in an episode of Family, who makes her realize she doesn't want to marry the prof played by David Hedison.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 21, 2025 1:32 AM
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R1, I think they were actually roommates in college.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 21, 2025 1:42 AM
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R2 a myth. He roomed with Oliver Barrett IV
by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 21, 2025 3:08 AM
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Jones entered Harvard College in 1965 on need-based aid.[8] As an upperclassman, he lived in Dunster House[8] and was roommates with future U.S. vice president Al Gore and with Bob Somerby, who later became editor of the media criticism site The Daily Howler....
by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 21, 2025 3:15 AM
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One Life to Live. Remember that soap?
by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 21, 2025 3:21 AM
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When he did The Fugitive, Harrison Ford was looking forward to it and thought they'd have fun. That didn't happen because Jones acted as though he was entitled to be the star of the movie. What a jerk.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 21, 2025 3:31 AM
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Samuel Gerrard in "The Fugitive", blew me away.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | September 21, 2025 3:40 AM
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He would have been a good Jack in "The Shining".
by Anonymous | reply 18 | September 21, 2025 4:03 AM
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I loved as Doo.
I’ve heard he’s a nightmare in real life and on set.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | September 21, 2025 4:24 AM
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I have my love to Lonesome Dove, but he was very funny in JFK.
He was excellent in The Fugitive. (Yeah, yeah, Fiennes and Kingsley were more outstanding.)
by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 21, 2025 5:18 AM
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I didn’t know he was roommates with Bob Somerby, R13! I love The Daily Howler.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 21, 2025 7:07 AM
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Gerard and Bell are my number one and two. But my third fav Tommy Lee performance isn’t on the list: William Strannix in Under Siege, one of the few times he ever played a villain.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 23 | September 21, 2025 4:00 PM
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R22 that was Billy Bob Thornton
by Anonymous | reply 24 | September 21, 2025 4:21 PM
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Soylent Green.
Or was that Leigh Taylor-Young?
by Anonymous | reply 25 | September 21, 2025 4:24 PM
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Two Face in Batman Forever
by Anonymous | reply 27 | September 21, 2025 4:27 PM
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I was always distracted by his acne scars. They were way more noticeable on One Life To Live, obviously.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | September 21, 2025 5:52 PM
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I think he is "difficult" because he demands a certain level of quality and professionalism.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | September 21, 2025 6:18 PM
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Like every other Dunster House asshole!
by Anonymous | reply 30 | September 21, 2025 6:26 PM
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[quote] [R22] that was Billy Bob Thornton
I always get the two of them confused. Also, I get Chris Evans and Chris Pratt confused.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | September 21, 2025 6:31 PM
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Special mention of "The Executioners Song" - 1982. Story about serial killer, Gary Gilmore.
Jones took home an Emmy that year.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | September 21, 2025 9:16 PM
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R31; Fat Pratt is a Trump sucking MAGA.
Quite the opposite from the hunky Chris Evans
by Anonymous | reply 33 | September 21, 2025 9:31 PM
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