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Post by profblues on Nov 25, 2013 11:35:57 GMT -5
Part of a series of polls I thought I would start highlighting character actors. You know those faces you seem to see in every film or television show (at least in the U.S. anyway).
You can select your five favorites. If your favorites aren't listed here, they might very well be in subsequent polls.
And as always feel free to comment.
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Post by egoodstein on Nov 25, 2013 12:13:19 GMT -5
This is quite challenging really, interesting idea. All of them deserving of some attention. Course, I love a lot of character actors from earlier films too. . .  |
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Post by profblues on Nov 25, 2013 12:31:36 GMT -5
This is quite challenging really, interesting idea. All of them deserving of some attention. Course, I love a lot of character actors from earlier films too. . . I'll get to those classic character actors in due time Ed, especially since I love them too. |
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Post by erik on Nov 25, 2013 15:44:31 GMT -5
Among those that I chose, my favorite is Strother Martin, who is probably as close to an A-list character actor as there has ever been, thanks to his roles in COOL HAND LUKE ("What we've got here is...failure to communicate"), BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, THE WILD BUNCH, and tons of others.
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Post by robertaxel on Nov 25, 2013 16:31:52 GMT -5
John Cazale in his tragically short career may have had the best batting average ever... The Godfather Part I& II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter.. nuff said..
I would also have liked to have included Richard Jenkins, and possibly Ed Lauter also.
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Post by profblues on Nov 25, 2013 17:41:41 GMT -5
John Cazale in his tragically short career may have had the best batting average ever... The Godfather Part I& II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter.. nuff said.. I would also have liked to have included Richard Jenkins, and possibly Ed Lauter also. in due time |
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Post by profblues on Nov 25, 2013 18:07:17 GMT -5
Harry Dean Stanton was a favorite of the late film critic Roger Ebert who has said that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad."
However, Ebert later admitted that Dream a Little Dream (1989), in which Stanton appeared, was a "clear violation" of this rule.
Dream a little Dream was a dog of a picture with Jason Robards and the Coreys.
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