The most cliched poll ever

[closetohumping 17408]

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 42869]

[4th&Five 41461]

Gary Oldham?

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[mchookem 16239]

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 19101]

Raindrops!

[Bookman 4611]

It would help if there were pictures.

[Vegas64 666]

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

[Brisketexan 104705]

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

[Vegas64 666]

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 26236]

No Marisa Tomei? Invalid Poll

[ztejas 43267]

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

[Bama Llama 1447]

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 19101]

8 hours ago, Bookman said:

It would help if there were pictures.

 

[Tom 2959]

I voted other for Leslie Jones.

[RPM 26236]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

I voted other for Leslie Jones.

[TKthunder2 4981]

Jeff Bridges

[Jerry Callo 8668]

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

[closetohumping 17408]

11 hours ago, Bookman said:

It would help if there were pictures.

[closetohumping 17408]

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

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11668]

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 54012]

[Sbbruin 21744]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

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

[Foosters 17747]

Jack Nicholman 

['stache 21778]

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

[Nolacycling 893]

[closetohumping 17408]

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 3357]

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

[Sbbruin 21744]

4 hours ago, Nolacycling said:

His best role though...

[Sbbruin 21744]

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

 

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

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 19101]

how soon they forget

 

[Covri 6231]

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 17937]

Most of those listed aren’t character actors.

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

[faps 806]

[closetohumping 17408]

7 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

His best role though...

The one on the left:

 

[closetohumping 17408]

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 43267]

5 hours ago, faps said:

One of the GOAT 5 o clock shadows.

[Planet Houston 4923]

This poll is invalid without Joey Pants

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11668]

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 2518]

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

[closetohumping 17408]

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 4032]

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

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11668]

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.  

[closetohumping 17408]

[mininghorn88 2270]

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 1492]

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