Christopher Walken.

We thought that a bit of appreciation should be given to some actors from the older generation, and which golden oldie is better than Christopher Walken. Everyone has seen him in a film (or at least a certain music video with Fatboy Slim), and his hair is as recognisable as his voice. A perfect example that they just don’t make them like they used to anymore…

We first saw Mr Walken in Catch Me If You Can as Leonardo DiCaprio’s (sigh…) struggling father. His “There were two mice” speech is iconic and his father-to-son talk in the pub is heart-breaking; a performance that won him a Bafta and had him nominated for an Oscar. But that's the thing about Walken, he pops up in films and says a few speeches in his usual voice and manner, and it just works. Always has done and always will do. In Pulp Fiction he appears for one short scene yet his is one of the most remembered characters from that film, and the story he tells about the watch is noted as one of Walken's best. 

But of course, when he was younger he was able to prove that his acting skills were good enough to support a film in the leading role. In the Deerhunter he's graceful and tormented; he's a serious actor who carries the film amazingly. And man is the Russian Roulette scene good!

And now, a little bit of admiration for his voice. Like Michael Caine and Sean Connery, Christopher Walken has a voice that never changes in films and as a result is instantly recognisable. It is as much a part of him and his acting as his mannerisms and the way he holds himself (he trained as a dancer so there's always something very graceful about him). And it's because of this that his speeches are so famous. 

Because he's been around so long we decided that one of us should draw a picture of him young, and the other of him now: