Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1968

5. Oliver Reed in Oliver!- Reed despite not singing actually gives the best performance in his film never failing to bring the menace with his performance.

Best Scene: Bill returns to Fagin after the murder. 

4. Michael York in Romeo and Juliet- York plays Tybalt as well as he really could be through his portrayal of the role with his pompous flamboyant delivery, and his success in bringing more weight to the role than one would expect.

Best Scene: Tybalt and Mercutio sword fight. 

3. Timothy Dalton in The Lion in Winter- Dalton despite having possibly the least screen time of the important characters in the film has one of the strongest impacts giving a powerful portrayal of the vengeful French King.

Best Scene: Henry is shown his children's secrets by Philip. 

2. Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter- The hardest part of this ranking was determining between the two Lion in Winter supporting men who should have been nominated over Jack Wild and especially Daniel Massey. Hopkins is terrific in his role as Richard bringing across the power of the King in the man, but also being very powerful in his depiction of his vulnerabilities as well.

Best Scene: Philip manipulates Richard.

1. Jason Robards in Once Upon A Time in The West- Good Prediction Koook160. Robards gives a great performance in his very important supporting role in this film. He manages to be a humorous presence, an imposing one with some mystery, and even a tender one.

Best Scene: Cheyenne talks about his mother. 

Overall Rank:

1. Jason Robards in Once Upon a Time in The West
2. Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter
3. Timothy Dalton in The Lion in Winter
4. Gene Wilder in The Producers
5. Seymour Cassel in Faces
6. Gabriele Ferzetti in Once Upon a Time in The West
7. Dick Shawn in The Producers 
8. John McEnery in Romeo and Juliet 
9. Oliver Reed in Oliver!
10. Michael York in Romeo and Juliet
11. Milo O'Shea in Romeo and Juliet
12. Dirk Bogarde in The Fixer
13. Kenneth Mars in The Producers
14. Patrick Wymark in Where Eagles Dare
15. Percy Rodriguez in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 
16. Ian Holm in The Fixer
17. Douglas Rain in 2001: A Space Odyssey
18. John Castle in The Lion in Winter
19. Derren Nesbitt in Where Eagles Dare
20. Woody Strode in Once Upon a Time in The West
21. Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes
22. Jack Elam in Once Upon a Time in The West
23. Robert Vaughn in Bullitt
24. Stacy Keach in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
25. Michael Hordern in Where Eagles Dare
26. Harry Secombe in Oliver! 
27. Roddy McDowall in Planet of the Apes
28. Anton Diffring in Where Eagles Dare
29. Jack Wild in Oliver!
30. Gary Lockwood in 2001: A Space Odyssey 
31. Keenan Wynn in Once Upon a Time in The West
32. Herb Edelman in The Odd Couple
33. Karl Hardman in Night of The Living Dead
34. Robert Beatty in Where Eagles Dare
35. John Fiedler in The Odd Couple
36. Donald Houston in Where Eagles Dare 
37. Hugh Griffith in Oliver!
38. Christopher Hewett in The Producers
39. Frank Wolff in Once Upon a Time in The West
40. Paolo Stoppa in Once Upon A Time in The West
41. Daniel Massey in Star
42. Lionel Stander in Once Upon a Time in The West
43. Joseph O'Conor in Oliver!
44. Peter Bogdanovich in Targets
45. Nigel Terry in The Lion in Winter

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