Favorite Character Actor

[Parliament 14162]

(Before Chernobyl)

[wutang75 435]

Allison Janney

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Just finished Barry and Stephen Root was amazing.

[Nole-4-Life 800]

Neal McDonough always plays a great bad guy.

[HouTex 1856]

Jack Elam.  Didn’t check to see if he’s been mentioned already.  Slim Pickens as well.    

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Philip Baker Hall

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On 8/9/2023 at 7:37 AM, Nole-4-Life said:

Neal McDonough always plays a great bad guy.

Also WW2 good guys in BoB and Captain America.

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much to my shame I always kinda think he is Ian Ziering.  And I really only partook of 90210 when I was trying to get lucky in my youth.

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19 hours ago, Incredulity said:

 

Philip Baker Hall

The owner of possibly the single greatest line in movies:

That's Robert Ridgley ("The Colonel"), a solid character actor in his own right, in the back ground suppressing a laugh to keep from breaking up the shot.  I guess Phillip Baker Hall had been coming up with these through out this shot and this was not only the best delivered, but one of the only ones where the entire cast and crew didn't descend into scene destroying laughter. 

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8 hours ago, RPM said:

 

 

His best role ever.  

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On 8/9/2023 at 6:21 PM, Incredulity said:

 

Philip Baker Hall

best Seinfeld character.

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On 8/7/2023 at 11:29 AM, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

i always like xander berkley, stupid name notwithstanding.  good in T2 as the foster dad, good in 24, good in air force one, and looks like max scherzer

 

He had a good part in Gattaca and Heat too.

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On 8/7/2023 at 12:19 PM, DixonHur said:

Supporting Actor and character actor are not the same.

A true character actor would rarely, if ever, have a role large enough to warrant an Oscar nomination.  

 

Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar.

 

 

 

Spoiler

She always played the maid. 

 

[Steamboat1874 4038]

Some more from my favorite movie era.....

Edward Horton

Charles Coburn

Thomas Mitchell

Frank McHugh

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Edward Everett Horton. I was a big fan before I ever saw him in a movie. He was the storyteller on Fractured Fairy Tales.

 

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10 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar.

In 1939!  Hence the word "rarely" in my post.

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On 8/8/2023 at 7:33 AM, Parliament said:

He killed in Bloodline.

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On 8/7/2023 at 9:51 AM, HornPhD said:

This guy. Everyone recognizes him and most people don’t know his name. 

Why, that’s Norm Son-of-a-Gunderson! Artist of the famous duck stamp, husband of Sheriff Margie!

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On 8/7/2023 at 3:28 PM, Cheeseweasel said:

He had a great Italian cooking show that I used to love to watch.

He was in the opening scene of Amadeus - excellent creepy vibe.

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On 8/7/2023 at 5:46 PM, Kennythetiger said:

Is that for me, Dad?  
No, Son, that’s for me. 

And . . . Annnd . . . Linked reference - he was the friendly, world wise bartender to Dudley Moore in “10” as the oh so luscious Bo Derek sliw danced with her new husband, the Flash Gordon guy Sam whatsisname only with dark hair in 10. I always liked that bar. And Bo. Did I mention Bo?

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16 hours ago, RPM said:

Edward Everett Horton. I was a big fan before I ever saw him in a movie. He was the storyteller on Fractured Fairy Tales.

 

Praise be to you, RPM, sir, for awakening this memory. Ahh, yes! The incredible voice of Edward Everett Horton was part of the soundtrack of my misspent youth. His voice, the wonderful music of vintage WB cartoons, and reading cover to cover my cousin’s old paperback anthologies of MAD magazine. 1959 seemed to last forever, the way summertime would stretch out forever when you bolted from class, the echo of the last bell ringing in your ears.

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On 8/7/2023 at 5:46 PM, Kennythetiger said:

Is that for me, Dad?  
No, Son, that’s for me. 

Aside: I watched Tommy Boy as a 15 year old or something.  I understood they were making Bo Derek out to be a goddess in that movie but I absolutely couldn't see it.  Might as well have been looking at some wrinkled grandma.  Not attractive at all.  She was only 38.  Strange how you perceive age when you are young.

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19 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

  She was only 38. 

This is depressing.

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Supporting or character?  He's usually pretty good, as are the movies/shows in which he appears.

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On 8/9/2023 at 7:37 AM, Nole-4-Life said:

Neal McDonough always plays a great bad guy.

I'm watching some old seasons of Justified. When this guy shows up in your show, shit is about to go down.

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On 8/14/2023 at 8:13 AM, TwiceHorn said:

Supporting or character?  He's usually pretty good, as are the movies/shows in which he appears.

Big 12 refs don't count

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