The Character Actor Appreciation thread

[neverending]

As I mentioned in another thread I've always loved Bill Hickey Jr., Roberts Blossom and Cynthia Stevenson.

[Festered]

Originally Posted by newb

the man gets 10 points....don't know what you're gonna do with them.

Paul Kolso use to be in many 70's action movies...usually playing the weasly character....he was in a lot of Charles Bronson movies

Was he that blonde headed guy with the bad combover? Don't forget the Vint brothers.


I'll be spending those points on candy.

[Elvis_Christ]

Richard Lynch!

[newb]

Originally Posted by Festered

Was he that blonde headed guy with the bad combover? Don't forget the Vint brothers.


I'll be spending those points on candy.

not a lot of pictures of him on the web

[ChronoGrl]

The first person who comes to my mind when I hear the phrase character actor is Steve Buscemi. He's been mentioned, and with good reason. He is a brilliant supporting actor, from small parts in Billy Madison and Desperado to larger supporting roles in Fargo and Ghost World, he is distinctive and evokes a visceral response from the audience... And, quite frankly, the dude can act.

He's already been mentioned, but I think that John Saxon is absolutely brilliant. Even though it's not one of my favorite movies, his role in Tenebre was incredibly well-crafted. I also think that he was unforgettable in one of my favorite horror movies of all time, Black Christmas. He's a badass. He's a noir detective. And he's an everyman... And he does it quite well.

One of my absolute favorite character actors EVER (who's mostly employed because - let's face it he's funny looking) is Michael Berryman, the lead mutant in the original Hills Have Eyes and who pops up now and then to make a nod to the exploitation genre (like in Penny Dreadful or The Devil's Rejects). Talk about a memorable actor.

I also think in terms of rising character actor we have Sid Haig who gave memorable performances in House of a Thousand Corpses and Devil's Rejects and who pops up occasionally in smaller supporting roles.

In terms of more classic character actors, there's the iconic Peter Lorre and Vincent Price just to name a couple, but I believe that we were looking for modern character actors?

[Elvis_Christ]

Sid Haig is great in Spider Baby. Loved his sleazy preformances in all the WIP flicks too.

[Dahlia]

Oh wow, I love Steve Buscemi. I used to know his cousin and tried so hard to get an introduction. Being on the opposite coast didn't help matters.

[Festered]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

I also think in terms of rising character actor we have Sid Haig who gave memorable performances in House of a Thousand Corpses and Devil's Rejects and who pops up occasionally in smaller supporting roles.

Sid's been chugging along since the seventies, and what he's got going now, well that's probably as good as it gets. Unfortunately, he could give Rondo Hatton a run for his money in the looks department, which kinda limits his range of roles. But he is always fun to watch.


BTW newb, it's hard to tell if that's him with that hat on. I couldn't find a decent pic either, but I think he was in Mr. Majestyk.

[newb]

Originally Posted by Festered

Sid's been chugging along since the seventies, and what he's got going now, well that's probably as good as it gets. Unfortunately, he could give Rondo Hatton a run for his money in the looks department, which kinda limits his range of roles. But he is always fun to watch.


BTW newb, it's hard to tell if that's him with that hat on. I couldn't find a decent pic either, but I think he was in Mr. Majestyk.

He was..........

[Doc Faustus]

Donald Pleasence first of all. Peter Lorre, George Sanders, Claude Rains, John Turturro and Dick Miller are my favorites. Also Jack Nance and Brad Dourif.