jamesg1213
Moshkiae
David, should have become an actor a long time ago. Some of his work in film is excellent and deserves some credit. Of special attention is "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and then "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", and even "The Hunger".
I have to take issue with that Pedro..Bowie is at best, a mediocre actor, with less than two facial expressions. He's marginally better than Sting, but that ain't saying much.
I'm with Moshkiae . David is quite a good actor IMO, and I really don't think he's stiff-faced. And his verbal expression is good. Anyways, it's the weaker actors who have to make faces.
Al Pacino has one face (the paralyzed from forehead down, two versions: eyebrows up/down), Robert De Niro has two (the grin and the non-grin), Marlon Brando used mostly two faces (the cool stoneface and the desperate/hysterical), Dustin Hoffman has two (the serious and the comical) and those are all really good actors IMO. Jack Nicholson is a rubber face to the extent of being gimmicky, but he's good, too. It's often the special kind of presence that makes some more impressive than others.
Here's a quote from the Variety-magazines review of Bowies performance on Broadway as the Elephant Man in 1980:
"Playing a man too ugly to draw a freak audience, and too human to survive within a distorted body, Bowie shows a mastery of movement and of vocal projection. Bowie takes the stage with authority to create a stirring performance. Vocally, he is both quick and sensitive. In scene after scene he builds poignantly, crying for the chance to become civilised, though he knows he will always be a freak; pleading for a home; though he knows his presence disturbs; and questioning the rules of society; though his well being depends on their acceptance. Judging from his sensitive projection of this part, Bowie has the chance to achieve legit stardom … "