George C. Scott
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Terry Southern (screenplay), Peter George (screenplay), Peter George (based on the book: "Red Alert" by)
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations.
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.