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Actors who are in tons of movies, but youve never heard their name
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I think a lot havent heard of Michael Madsen
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I think a lot havent heard of Michael Madsen [/ QUOTE ] Being in 3 Tarantino movies means the opposite. |
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I think a lot havent heard of Michael Madsen [/ QUOTE ] Horrible choice. Better choices: Stellan Starkgard Luis Guzman |
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William Fichtner are becoming more wellknown with Invasion.
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Everyone knows Guzman KKF.
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Too little content in here. I'll lock it later if it continues like this.
Try telling about if you like this actor or not, do they tend to play a certain type (if so, what type?), or are they versatile? Give it some meat please! db |
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My favorite is Robert Costanzo, and I can't find a single link that does him justice. Most famous roles:
--Mobster Alphonse Giardella in Season One of "NYPD Blue" --Cop who tickets Bruce Willis at the start of "Die Hard 2" --Guy who thought his wife was sleeping with Mike Tyson in "Honeymoon in Vegas" --Had a big role in "Total Recall", but I never saw it. He's probably my favorite because I met him once, and he was a nice guy. |
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Brian Cox
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Am I a huge dork for knowing who all of these guys are????
James Tolkan is a pretty good example of a guy who used to pop up everywhere, but no one ever knew his name. There is no pic on his IMDB page, but you will know him from: Top Gun ("You screw up just this much, and you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog**** out of hong kong.") Back to The Future (Principal Strickland) Masters of The Universe And many more http://www.topgun-lefilm.com/acteurs-infos/tolkan.jpg Edit: found a little pic of him. |
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The only guy in this thread whose name I didn't know was Robert Costanzo. Good job.
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I didn't know Peter Stormare's name (Fargo, Minority Report, others) till I read an article about those VW commercials he did.
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Sweet Donald Moffat. Two of the greatest eyebrows in movie history. Also, the late great J.T. Walsh: http://www.funstart.at/images/walshjt2_160.jpg |
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One guy I thought of is Miguel Sandoval. Of the three things I really remember him being in (Clear and Present Danger, Get Shorty, and the NBC flop "Kingpin"), he plays a drug dealer. Talk about a stereotype. He was in an episode of "Law and Order," where he played a college professor. Apparently he's also been in a bunch of TV shows. I think the same can be said for Joaquim de Almeida, (being stereotyped as a drug dealer...he was also in "Kingpin" and Clear and Present Danger) but since his appearance on 24, I think more people know who he is.
I've heard that Miguel Sandoval runs a Hispanic casting agency out of Santa Fe, New Mexico...he cherry-picks the good roles for himself and lets the others get the dregs. ScottieK |
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Ethan Suplee may be a good choice
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Mike Starr - he's been in everything. Doesn't even have a pic at IMDB but has 137 movie and TV credits listed. I only know who he is because I saw him the other day in NYC and had to try and figure out his name. He's been in CSI NY, Goodfellas, Ed Wood, Scrubs, The Money Pit, The Last Dragon (earliest movie I remember seeing him in) and a whole slew of others. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._in_Mickey.jpg
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Mike Starr - he's been in everything. Doesn't even have a pic at IMDB but has 137 movie and TV credits listed. I only know who he is because I saw him the other day in NYC and had to try and figure out his name. He's been in CSI NY, Goodfellas, Ed Wood, Scrubs, The Money Pit, The Last Dragon (earliest movie I remember seeing him in) and a whole slew of others. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._in_Mickey.jpg [/ QUOTE ] Dumb and Dumber may have been his greatest role. |
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I think John C Riley has played the most supporting actor roles I know, yet has never played the main character.
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Miguel Sandoval also guest-starred on Seinfeld as the owner of a bodega that runs cockfights in the back, so he's broken through the stereotypes.... oh wait.
I always remember him in Clear and Present Danger: "They're stealing my money!" |
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William Fitchner rocks, as did the late, great JT Walsh.
My favorite: David Morse http://images.hollywood.com/images/4_368648.jpg |
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I had a hard time finding the imdb page because I couldn't remember his name: Clint Howard
But he has to be mentioned. Most of his credits are bit parts, but he's instantly recognizable because he's had so many. |
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Danny Trejo.
This guy is the penultimate latino badass thug, but he delivers the goods every time he actually gets to act. Instantly recognizable, but I never knew his name until looking him up for this thread. I think this guy should be given the lead in a blockbuster action flick. He rocks. |
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I had a hard time finding the imdb page because I couldn't remember his name: Clint Howard But he has to be mentioned. Most of his credits are bit parts, but he's instantly recognizable because he's had so many. [/ QUOTE ] I.e., all the movies directed by his brother Ron, and no others. |
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[ QUOTE ] I had a hard time finding the imdb page because I couldn't remember his name: Clint Howard But he has to be mentioned. Most of his credits are bit parts, but he's instantly recognizable because he's had so many. [/ QUOTE ] I.e., all the movies directed by his brother Ron, and no others. [/ QUOTE ] Clearly you're forgetting his genius in Austin Powers. |
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Danny Trejo. This guy is the penultimate latino badass thug, but he delivers the goods every time he actually gets to act. Instantly recognizable, but I never knew his name until looking him up for this thread. I think this guy should be given the lead in a blockbuster action flick. He rocks. [/ QUOTE ] His character's name in Heat is "Trejo." |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I had a hard time finding the imdb page because I couldn't remember his name: Clint Howard But he has to be mentioned. Most of his credits are bit parts, but he's instantly recognizable because he's had so many. [/ QUOTE ] I.e., all the movies directed by his brother Ron, and no others. [/ QUOTE ] Clearly you're forgetting his genius in Austin Powers. [/ QUOTE ] And in Tango & Cash, as "Slinky." Best role in Parenthood: "No business! He has no business being out there! No business! NO!!!!" |
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Here's a random older one: Strother Martin.
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I had a hard time finding the imdb page because I couldn't remember his name: Clint Howard But he has to be mentioned. Most of his credits are bit parts, but he's instantly recognizable because he's hideously ugly [/ QUOTE ] |
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I wouldn't even put Brian Cox in this category. He's way too well know, I think. Troy, Super Troopers, Adaptation...
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I loved Miguel Sandoval in Get Shorty: "We're gonna spend the weekend at the Universal Sheraton. Take the tour, see the shark....check out that Miami Vice Action Spectacular." I don't know if it's true that he runs a casting agency and gives himself the best roles, but I'm gonna choose to believe that it is. He deserves them; he's Miguel [censored] Sandoval.
Also, Joaquim de Almeida has been wonderful in what I've seen him in. He would make a great Bond. My submission: Bruce McGill. Michael Mann uses him a lot, and he was especially impressive in The Insider. Usually plays pompous, a-hole authority figures, but does it well. |
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and can't stand him? or is that just me...
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I loved Miguel Sandoval in Get Shorty: "We're gonna spend the weekend at the Universal Sheraton. Take the tour, see the shark....check out that Miami Vice Action Spectacular." I don't know if it's true that he runs a casting agency and gives himself the best roles, but I'm gonna choose to believe that it is. He deserves them; he's Miguel [censored] Sandoval.] [/ QUOTE ] I agree. [ QUOTE ] Also, Joaquim de Almeida has been wonderful in what I've seen him in. He would make a great Bond. [/ QUOTE ] Interesting! [ QUOTE ] My submission: Bruce McGill. Michael Mann uses him a lot, and he was especially impressive in The Insider. Usually plays pompous, a-hole authority figures, but does it well. [/ QUOTE ] Great actor...yes, he does play this part pretty well...like in Wildcats as that dick head coach of Prescott and in The Last Boy Scout. EDIT: also good in Sum of All Fears.[list] But one decidedly anti-authoritarian role he played was D-Day in Animal House. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ScottieK |
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My submission: Bruce McGill. Michael Mann uses him a lot, and he was especially impressive in The Insider. Usually plays pompous, a-hole authority figures, but does it well. [/ QUOTE ] D-Day from Animal House; I read somewhere that he has been in more movies than anyone from the cast of Animal House except Kevin Bacon. Pretty amazing considering that cast (of course, Belushi ruined his place in the list by dying). |
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I think a lot havent heard of Michael Madsen [ QUOTE ] Horrible choice. Better choices: Stellan Starkgard Luis Guzman [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Hes in a ton of movies but I dont hear his name hyped up like others. Obviously I know who he is and hes a badass. |
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Brion James:
http://www.brmovie.com/Images/Charac...n_Looks_On.jpg In every sci-fi movie since 1975. Also Wings Hauser: http://www.soap-passion.com/images/a.../acteur_90.jpg Many fine movies, and a recurring spot on Rosanne. |
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The actors you're talking about are what Bill Simmons refers to as 'that guy's. Those actors you see in a buncha movies and you don't know em by name, you just say, 'you know, that guy who blahblabhlahb'.
My submissions: Jeffrey Wright http://eur.yimg.com/i/xp/premier_photo/5/58f0cda372.jpg Michael Biehn (probably most famous as Johnny Ringo in Tombstone) http://home.att.net/~wordaboutbiehn/MBPublw.gif |
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Good topic. Of the ones already mentioned, I'm a fan of Bean, Cox, Skaarsgard, although I think they are pretty well known. Also like Stormare and McGill.
Some of my favorites (not all of them are in a ton of movies, but generally lesser known actors): Zeljko Ivanek. Most well-known from Homicide: Life on the Street, although I haven't seen it. I enjoyed his work in A Civil Action, 24 Day 1, Dogville, The Manchurian Candidate. Chiwetel Ejiofor . I've only seen him in Melinda and Melinda but was impressed, I need to see Serenity and Inside Man. Djimon Hounsou. Liked him in Gladiator and The Island. Needs more big roles, even if typecast, makes a badass assassin/mercenary type. Ciaran Hinds. Munich and The Sum of All Fears. Michael Cudlitz. Most known from Band of Brothers. Also in The Negotiator and has had small parts in a lot of TV shows, ie 24 and Prison Break. Jason Isaacs. Probably better known than the above actors. Blackhawk Down, The Patriot, Harry Potter. Gong Li. One of the most famous Chinese actresses and is in many of Zhang Yimou's films, not as well known in the states. Probably too famous for this thread but worth a mention. I think Memoirs of a Geisha was her first major Hollywood role, and she'll also be in Miami Vice. some others: Xander Berkeley (24's George Mason), Robert Patrick (T2's T1000), Jürgen Prochnow (Das Boot) |
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