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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
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they may not be leading men or ladies, but there are some actors who steal scenes or sometimes make the movie, who are your favourites? Paul Giamatti in Private parts/Saving Private Ryan & The Negotiator Giovanni Ribisi, especially in Private Ryan(talking about his mother and his death scene) Dennis Farina in Snatch and Get Shorty..come to think of it he's in Private Ryan too Joan Cusack..in anything |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I can never remember their names... So you can expect a lot of silent nodding from me, and maybe I'll type the occasional, "yeah, yeah, whatzizzname!" Sheesh.  I think I'll just sit back and let ya'll educate me.  |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Patty Duke in the Miracle Worker in the 60's Morgan Freeman in absolutely anything! Antonio Bandaras as the Cat in Schrek II Gary Sinise in 4th of July Janet Leight in Psycho Ruth Gordon as the Witch who is the leader of the coven in Rosemary's Baby Kathie Bates in Misery Ed Norton in Primal Fear (or anything - he is awesome!) |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Mel Gibson, in his funny films...the man's face is a caricature in itself. For example, "What Women Want"...and I enjoyed learning that the man can dance! Agreeing with Mysteria on her picks... |
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Ringo
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
Going back to watching movies with my Dad as a child, I would have to say that my favorite Character actor are: Wallace Beery, Victor McLaglen, Harry Morgan, and Roscoe Lee Browne. In the wooden chair |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) and the best Jason Vorhees of them all, Kane Hodder are a tie for my two favorite character actors,,,,a close second would have to go to Anthony "Dr. Lecter" Hopkins. If we go into "type cast" situations, then it would be Deniro and Peschi in all the gangster type movies,,,, |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
great lists, like K i'm nodding at these saying oh yeah..him/her morgan freeman, peschi and harry morgan especially |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Art Carney is awesome and ummm...... Larry Fine (spell?)"the" Larry of the original Three Stooges fame. LOL. Just watching him mostly in the background used to kill me as a kid. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Larry lol..chris i just spit up my drink remembering an old episode where moe swings a pick axe but catches larry on the backswing and curly on the front swing..the sound of it was amazing..lmao |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
LOL Raph !! I know, and when you think about it, The Three Stooges was a very violent show for children to watch. Yuck yuck yuck....Wise Guy eh? THUNK! |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
The Three Stooges were gods,,,I watch them on demand all the time, and,,,,I have a bumpersticker,,,,,WARNNG, 3 Stooges Fan on board.....nothing like Larry playing the violin,,,,,lil background,,,,,, When he was a kid, he burned his left arm rather badly, and playing the violin was the theropy that was given to get the use back in it. People always say, Michelle, you are a font of useless information,,lol |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Michelle - I never knew that about Larry. Very interesting. I just had a flashback to the oh, so many scenes of poor Larry getting his curly hair pulled out by the roots...lol...and the ripping, velcro type sound that came from that punishment...OMG!! Ha ha ha haaa !!! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Fred Gwynne did a fine job as the perpetually perplexed judge in "My Cousin Vinny." It made me happy to see that he left a legacy a bit larger than Hermann Munster. |
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sweetcollege_girl Senior Member
since 1999-12-03
Posts 872just about where I want to be |
As I said in my other post...Jim Carrey has got to be one of my favorite character actors..he portrays everything so well! His movies make a lasting impression on me, anyway..i dunno about ya'll...his sense of humor always makes me feel better ~~SCG~~ |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
stooges were great until joe showed 'up..horrible..nobody beats curly but shemps hair flying when he got slapped, priceless.. horrible violence but damn funny too chris lol speaking of fred gwynne, saw him recently in on the waterfront, forgot he was in there |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
John Lithgow. Hands down. If you look at his work from 3rd Rock alone he wins, but, then take great characters like Lord John Whorfin/Dr. Emilio Lizardo in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, the Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose, or Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp and you have true genius character acting. Other great ones; Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Carribean, Roux in Chocolat, or Ed Wood in Ed Wood -- one of the greatest of all time. Ned Beatty -- Judge Roy Bean in Streets of Laredo, Daniel Ruttiger in Rudy, Jack Kellum in the Big Easy, Otis in the Superman movies, or Bobby (squeal like a pig) Trippe in Deliverance... put him right up there -- unfortunately for him since he's only been a character actor he never made the really big bucks that a leading man could pull which has meant he will take just about any role and has left a trail of real stinker movies. |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
Ah, but how could I forget Chris Walken? Clem in Joe Dirt, Gabriel in the Prophecy series, Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction, Max Schrek in Batman Returns, Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone, The Continental on SNL... |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
lithgow is great beatty!! of course, i l#ved him as Dean 'martin' in back to school as well Depp is the most underrated actor of our time, no matter how horrible the script he's always brilliant Walken, yes lol Dom Deluise lol Burt was not Burt unless Dom was there, great in the movie The End..least i think that's what it was called? |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
Oh but yes! Dom in the Cannonball Run movies!!! He did definatly make a great team with Burt.... DA DA DAAAAAA...CAPTAIN KAOS! |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
LOL...and don't forget little Don Knotts as Barney in the Mayberry television series. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
lol @ captain kaos.. he was also great in smokey and the bandit too, as 'da leadin gynocologista ina pompeii' or don knots as mr. ferley on three's company lol |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Christopher Walken's one of my favorites, Reb. Too - Kevin Pollack (especially that bit he did on the Bob and Tom radio show imitating Christopher Walken!) egowhores.com - really love yourself. |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
Frankenstein never scared me.... Pollock has done his own bit of character acting probably at his best in the 9 Yards movies -- but, still a long way from touching the great ones... as a stand-up though -- he kills... |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
alan rickman is another one, great actor best known as hans in die hard. he's hilarious in dogma and was brilliant as rasputin and will be voicing marvin in the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy *pollack does great impressions, especially l#ve his columbo/peter falk lol |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Has anyone mentioned Nathan Lane? He is priceless. LOL. remember him in Bird Cage? |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
lol good one chris, he's great in that before i forget again, John Candy not only was he funny but he could tug at the heart strings |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
Tim Curry,,,gads,,I love him,,and the range of characters he plays!! Dr. Frankenfurter (Rocky Horror) The Butler/Mr. Body (Clue) The Devil (Ledgend) The proffesor dude in Scary Movie 2(sorry, name escapes me) I'm sure that there are plenty more that have slipped my mind that he was fabu in,,,so,,,,toss um at me if ya think of any!!! |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Awwww....yes, John Candy....he was awesome. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Tim Curry yes! Clue was one of my favourite movies as a kid lol and so was Legend, i couldn't believe he was the demon! |
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sweetcollege_girl Senior Member
since 1999-12-03
Posts 872just about where I want to be |
Aenimal..Yeah he was definitely one of my favs! He was great in Uncle Buck..Cool Runnings...those were great films! And he made them that way  |
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Ryan Member
since 1999-06-10
Posts 297Kansas |
nobody has said William H Macy or JT Walsh (pleasantville being a good kill 2 birds example) and that makes me sad enough to sleep. in heaven, |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Danny Kaye, (in any character.) I still watch every single re-re-run! |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
sweetcollegegirl, uncle buck is one of my all time favourites lol ryan, you're right..i'm ashamed, JT Walsh in particular, no one played a better 'bastard' lol Sharon, i've seen it a million times but still can't help but laugh at the lucille/chocolate/conveyor belt bit |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
just saw ghostbusters for the billionth time, rick moranis is just stellar in it lol |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
Johnny Depp as Cap. Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of Carribean". He stole the show. You guys have mentioned some great ones. Don Knotts in almost any movie I've seen him in. I don't know if this one counts but I loved Mary Stuart Masterson in "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Benny and Joon". I loved John Candy(Jack Chester) and Rip Torn(Scully) in "Summer Rental"(1985). |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
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Mary Stuart Masterson is just ... hot.  Intelligence in her eyes, in every character, I would have loved to have seen her play "stooooooopid". It'd be a stretch. |
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