Favorite supporting actor/actress performances?

[Daddys_Visa]

What are the best supporting actor or actress performances you have seen? I'm thinking of the roles that were so well cast and acted that they practically stole the spotlight from the other actors.

Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order:

John Turturro -- Miller's Crossing
Kathy Bates -- Misery
William H. Macy -- Fargo
Phillip Seymour Hoffman -- Almost Famous
John Goodman -- The Big Lebowski
William Hurt -- From the Hip
Anthony Hopkins -- The Silence of the Lambs
Jack Nicholson -- Batman
Alec Baldwin -- Glengarry Glenross
R. Lee Ermey -- Full Metal Jacket

I could probably go on for a while. I know I am missing some good ones.

[katyseagull]

Thought we could resurrect this thread. Daddy_Visa started it back in July (wait, was it October? I'm so confused!)...anyway and for some reason no one posted in it [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. Last night I was sitting around thinking about great supporting roles in film. You know, the ones that really stood out to me.


Here's one that I always liked, Greg Kinnear in As Good As It Gets. I don't know why but his performance really moved me. It's one of my all time favorites.













Post a picture of one of your favorite supporting actor performances please. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[katyseagull]

Oh my god. I really am getting that early Alzheimer's thing. Apparently he just made this thread and I thought I resurrected it. What the heck is wrong with me?

Anyway, I always liked Eric Stoltz in Pulp Fiction. What can I say, I'm an E.S. fan. (Try finding a good picture of him as Lance though. Not easy!)

[rocketsfan4lyfe]

how about joaquin phoenix (sp) in gladiator

[Number7]

Nice picks, i do not know/remember all of those mentioned in OP though.


I always liked Bill Murray in Kingpin

[Kimbell175113]

Gregg Henry in Slither

Sooo funny. Every little facial expression destroyed me, and his rant about Mr. Pibb is one of those moments where I laughed so much it felt like my heart stopped for a second.

[SoloAJ]

Kimbell,

is this movie worth watching?

[katyseagull]

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how about joaquin phoenix (sp) in gladiator

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Great nomination! He practically stole every scene he was in.

[Kimbell175113]

Solo,

If you like horror at all, then yes. It's a strange mix of horror and comedy (which is probably why it wasn't a hit, people went into it with the wrong expectations, and it's so different from Saw- and Hostel-type stuff), and it's full of great acting.

edit: arg, this is hard to describe. Basically, Slither is very smart and good, but it has a very specific and rare sensibility so you'll probably either love it or hate it.

[SoloAJ]

Kimbell, I'll try it.

I started trying to think of my favorite movies that aren't necessarily "great movies." I then thought of Jeremy Piven. But THEN I thought of a small supporting role that was pretty funny:screen time ratio.