5 Awesome Performances...
5. Bruce Pandolfini (Searching For Bobby Fischer)
In Searching For Bobby Fischer, Ben Kingsley plays Bruce Pandolfini, an American chess coach (and author) who nurtures a young chess prodigy in the vein of legendary player Bobby Fischer. Noteworthy for the way the way that Kingsley brings a perfectly weighed and brilliantly realistic aspect to his character, his also imbues Pandolfini was an intelligence and strength that only he could. Despite the fact that this character now remains just a footnote in the man's great career, it is one of the better roles that Kingsley has ever taken (positively refreshing compared to some of the roles you've read about earlier in this list).