I was sad to hear about his death...
I dunno, it seems to me that all the great actors are ones that are passing away as I grow older. How many years will it be until I will have to face the fact that Jack Nicholson is a mortal as well?
Is there an actor these days that's less than 40 years old that you could call a "great" actor? What, Ben Stiller? Adam Sandler? Jack Black?
Pffffft. Even Tom Cruise must be at least 40 by now, and although I like him I'd be far pushed to call him a great actor...