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Sir Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an British-American actor and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, he is known for his versatility and intense acting style. He received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors to date. Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in Remembrance (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including Cabaret, Romeo and Juliet, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Saved, The Country Wife and Hamlet. He rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), while also attracting attention as the leader of a gang of football hooligans in the television film The Firm (1989). Regarded as a member of the "Brit Pack", he achieved greater recognition as a New York gangster in State of Grace (1990), Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Oldman portrayed the villains in films such as True Romance (1993), The Fifth Element (1997), Air Force One (1997) and The Contender (2000); corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, whom he played in Léon: The Professional (1994), was called one of cinema's best villains. He also played Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved (1994). He later appeared in franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) and a human leader, Dreyfus in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017). He was nominated for his portrayals of George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank (2020). Oldman was executive producer of films like The Contender, Plunkett & Macleane (1999) and Nil by Mouth (1997), the latter of which he also wrote and directed. He featured in television shows such as Fallen Angels, Tracey Takes On... and Friends, voiced Ignitius and Viktor Reznov, respectively, in The Legend of Spyro and Call of Duty video games and appeared in music videos for David Bowie, Guns N' Roses and Annie Lennox.
Gary Oldman
Donald Rumsfeld
for Donald Rumsfeld in I Can Hear You
Suggested by zacharyoxford
A film that follows George W. Bush on September 11, 2001. The film begins with President Bush and his staff arriving at Emma E. Booker Elementary School. About ten minutes before President Bush is set to enter the classroom, a commercial plane hits Tower One of the World Trade Center. Bush proceeds into the class room and meets Sandra Kay Daniels and her students. At this time in D.C., a call has been placed on hold for Condoleezza Rice, and a statement has been released stating White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer needs to answer questions about a "crash" in New York. President Bush continues to read "The Pet Goat" with Mrs. Daniels and her students. At about 9:05 a.m. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card whispers into Bush's ear, "A second plane has hit the second tower. America is under attack". President Bush keeps his cool and continues reading for seven minutes. After Mrs. Daniels is finished with the book, Bush excuses himself from the classroom. During this time Ari Fleischer, who is with Bush, holds up a notepad in the back of the classroom that reads "Don't say anything yet". Bush and his staff leave the classroom and meet in another room inside the school. After almost thirty minutes of discussion with his staff, President Bush addresses the nation from the library. He and his staff then depart to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport. F-16s surround Air Force One. The plane stops in Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and the U.S. Strategic Command Underground Command Center in Nebraska. President Bush and his staff arrive in Washington D.C. later that evening. He properly addresses the nation. The next day President Bush arrives at ground zero in New York. He stands on top of the rumble with Bob Beckwith, New York City Fire Department employee, and famously says, " I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you! And the people – and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon". President Bush is decoyed out of New York on the Gulf Stream III, he later arrives at Camp David.
