in no order
marlon brando-godfather
gary oldman-state of grace
pacino-scarface
tom sizemore-witness to the mob..tv
wood harris as avon-the wire
deniro-goodfellas
wesley snipes-new jack city
greg sierra as felix barbosa ---deep cover
pacino-donny brasco
pesci-goodfellas
"russian" mob boss-25th hour...one scene..few lines..but he stole the film
don cheadle-devil in a blue dress
larenz tate-menace 2 society
fred williamson- black ceasar
Funny, thinking of films, I totally overlooked things like
The Wire and
Sopranos. They definitely qualify as far as captivating performances.
I'll add Michael K. Williams as "Omar" and Gandolfini's Tony Soprano as some obvious ones.
