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Best Character Actors

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Beaker, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. Wenders

    Wenders Well-Known Member

    Larry Miller. He's the father in 10 Things I Hate About You, one of the FBI agents in For Richer or Poor, a CIA agent in Get Smart and owned a boutique in Pretty Woman. He also steals almost any scene that he's in.
     
  2. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    And before TBF kicks my ass...
    --Lee Ermey
     
  3. MartinEnigmatica

    MartinEnigmatica Active Member

    Are we talking all-time, or just best character actors right now? Because some really good character actors eventually hit the big time. I'm thinking along the lines of Kevin Spacey, who has done some very diverse roles. Heck, in 1995 he played Verbal Kint, a military dude in Outbreak and John Doe in Se7en. Among other prominant actors, I'd also nominate Hugh Laurie.

    This brings up one thing about character actors I never understood. Why do character actors have to play small/bit roles? Laurie is the lead in House, but is easily the best actor and fleshes out that character to an astonishing degree. His American accent is flawness, near as I can tell, and if I met him on the street, I'd expect him to act like House.
     
  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    I think we're meaning people who have spent their whole careers or the vast majority of them playing supporting roles. "Character actor" means precisely that in Hollywood.
     
  5. Diabeetus

    Diabeetus Active Member

    He was one of the first people to pop into my mind. Love him.
     
  6. MartinEnigmatica

    MartinEnigmatica Active Member

    So, wouldn't it just be Best Supporting Actor? I'm not trying to be a dick, just understand.
     
  7. PopeDirkBenedict

    PopeDirkBenedict Active Member

    James Cromwell
    Dylan Baker
    Joe Flaherty
     
  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    --Bonnie Bedelia
    --Ben Stein
    --Jennifer Coolidge
     
  9. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Active Member

    Clint Howard
     
  10. Boognish

    Boognish Member

    It seems hard not to consider guys like Paul Giamatti or Bill Macy or Phil Hoffman character actors, but since all three have played leading roles, I guess they're out on this thread.

    I don't know if he's the best, but I'll vote for Brendan Gleeson.
     
  11. tonysoprano

    tonysoprano Member

    My three favs.....


    1. Steve Buscemi
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    2. Feech Lamana, er, Robert Loggia
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    3. Luis Guzman
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  12. dargan

    dargan Active Member

    Brian Cox ...

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    ... not to be confused with ... Bryan Cox ....

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