The most cliched poll ever

[closetohumping 17762]

on Surly or anywhere in the universe.

 

Best character act person of all time?  Sorry if I forgot anyone and I definitely didn't dip back past the 80's.  Definition is kind of loose.  Open to interpretation

[mdmost 43838]

[4th&Five 41890]

Gary Oldham?

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[mchookem 16727]

imo...

character act persons 'disappear' in their roles. most of those listed never do that.

of those that do, Oldman and Root are correct answers...but edge to PSH bc dead. 

....and mdmost with the ace, without question. 

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by mchookem

[52-80 19376]

Raindrops!

[Bookman 4753]

It would help if there were pictures.

[Vegas64 705]

The right answer wasn't on the poll (though I picked the 2nd best, PSH). The right answer:

[Brisketexan 106509]

How this thread didn’t start and end with Ned Beatty is a mystery.

[Vegas64 705]

Just now, Brisketexan said:

How this thread didn’t start and end with Ned Beatty is a mystery.

Because it starts and stops with John F'ing Goodman.

[RPM 26540]

No Marisa Tomei? Invalid Poll

[ztejas 44114]

Oldman and PSH both have Oscars for playing leads. In what world are they character actors? 

[Bama Llama 1505]

The world of Luc Beeson.  Oldman’s Ross-Perot-Cooked-Arms-Dealer in the Fifth Element dominated the screen.  Several vivid character actors in that film - Chris Tucker, Ian Holm, the six armed blue opera singer, “President”Tiny Lister.

[52-80 19376]

8 hours ago, Bookman said:

It would help if there were pictures.

 

[Tom 2960]

I voted other for Leslie Jones.

[RPM 26540]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

I voted other for Leslie Jones.

[TKthunder2 5058]

Jeff Bridges

[Jerry Callo 8943]

I vote for - I don't remember his name, but he's in everything.

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11 hours ago, Bookman said:

It would help if there were pictures.

[closetohumping 17762]

Mike Madsen?  No he's like the same guy in every movie.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

i feel like once you're deemed the greatest character actor, you aren't really a character actor any more.  

 

but i always like albert finney, i guess.

[Beau Vine 55775]

[Sbbruin 22067]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

"Best character act person of all time?"  C'mon @closetohumping, maybe you could improve your descriptor?

[Foosters 18197]

Jack Nicholman 

['stache 22109]

Too broad a question for a poll, but no love for Stephen Root? He's my choice.

[Nolacycling 893]

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40 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

i feel like once you're deemed the greatest character actor, you aren't really a character actor any more.  

 

but i always like albert finney, i guess.

[Elvis 3418]

I voted Hoffman. But Riley’s performance last week was incredible.  

[Sbbruin 22067]

4 hours ago, Nolacycling said:

His best role though...

[Sbbruin 22067]

Oh, and John Turturro deserves mention over most of the above.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

1 minute ago, Sbbruin said:

John Turturro deserves mention over most of the above.

Perfection. The Jesus and Pete in O Brother put him close to the top.

[52-80 19376]

how soon they forget

 

[Covri 6363]

I like how OP got tot the end and just started naming women he could think of. Anna Ferris? Melissa McCarthy? Lol

[Nolacycling 893]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Perfection. The Jesus and Pete in O Brother put him close to the top.

"Do the Right Thing"

[CooterBrown 18267]

Most of those listed aren’t character actors.

Here’s one of the best and most people don’t remember his name.

[faps 818]

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7 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

His best role though...

The one on the left:

 

[closetohumping 17762]

5 hours ago, Covri said:

I like how OP got tot the end and just started naming women he could think of. Anna Ferris? Melissa McCarthy? Lol

Didn't want to get cancelled bruh.

[ztejas 44114]

5 hours ago, faps said:

One of the GOAT 5 o clock shadows.

[Planet Houston 4949]

This poll is invalid without Joey Pants

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

13 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Most of those listed aren’t character actors.

Here’s one of the best and most people don’t remember his name.

JT Walsh.  An all time favorite of mine. My hesitation for not putting him was he got some leads toward the end. Similar to Henry czerny imo

[Bogeywon 2546]

1 hour ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

JT Walsh.  An all time favorite of mine. My hesitation for not putting him was he got some leads toward the end. Similar to Henry czerny imo

He played a asshole better then anyone. Like in that black and white Toby McGuire movie happyville or some shit as the town mayor 

[Nolacycling 893]

Pleasantville  great role

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35 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

He played a asshole better then anyone. Like in that black and white Toby McGuire movie happyville or some shit as the town mayor 

He was great in Blue Chips as the dirty booster.  Also was in a movie with Kurt Russell where he was a bad truck driver who kidnapped Kurt’s wife.  And of course LT Markinson in A Few Good Men

[Steamboat1874 4278]

I am old so I will go with the Skipper's dad......Alan Hale Sr.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

He was great in Blue Chips as the dirty booster.  Also was in a movie with Kurt Russell where he was a bad truck driver who kidnapped Kurt’s wife.  And of course LT Markinson in A Few Good Men

Also the depraved dude in the psych ward talking about killing hookers in sling blade.  

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[mininghorn88 2330]

2 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

I am old so I will go with the Skipper's dad......Alan Hale Sr.

Holy cow! Came here to post Alan Hale, Sr.

I saw the other thread about this and was going to post there but saw this thread as being “the” thread.

Two others:

Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet

[Richard Kimball 1517]

This thread reminded me of James Hampton, who passed away last year. Here he is as caretaker in the original The Longest Yard, with Burt Reynolds.

He always played the same kind of generally nice guy next door type, but the guy had a FIFTY-FIVE year career, and he was in everything: Gunsmoke, Hannibal Dobbs(Bugler) in F Troop, caretaker in The Longest Yard, the dad in Teen Wolf, Sling Blade, Punky Brewster, Newhart, Dukes of Hazzard, Murder She Wrote, The Greatest American Hero, Rockford Files, Rawhide, Dr. Kildare, the Doris Day Show, Gomer Pyle, Death Valley Days, Days of Our Lives, Who's the Boss, Full House, Melrose Place, and a couple of Lady Gaga music videos + a whole lot more. 

Edited April 15, 2022 by Richard Kimball