cheaptrick77 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 [2008 edit] 1. Warren Oates 2. G.D. Spradlin 3. Richard Widmark 4. Ned Beatty 5. Slim Pickens 6. Harry Dean Stanton 7. M. Emmet Walsh 8. William H. Macy 9. Philip Seymour Hoffman 10. Ed Lauter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondad Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 i gotta go with Don Knotts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETAG1 Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Walter Brennan George Cleveland Slim Pickens Denver Pyle Jim Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Call me an idiot, but what is a "character actor?" Is that different from a regular actor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Steve Buschemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by Five0pd310 what is a "character actor?" An actor who very rarely lands a starring roles in a movie. Character actors are seen in many movies -- almost exclusively in "bit" roles. They are in great demand because they have the ability to play different character types: from a bank robber to a preacher! Everyone recognizes their faces, but not their names... :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_actor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellon Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Jack Elam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddmutt1898 Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Slim Pickens Dub Taylor Ben Johnson Jack Elam Harry Dean Stanton Warren Oates Denver Pyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndn73 Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Steve Buschemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delriorojo Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 John Carradine Strother Martin Andy Devine oh and Pat Hingle http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_b...tor_last=Hingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeuceChunker03 Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Slim Pickens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voted4Dubya Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 does Rip Taylor count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger77 Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Jim Varney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Christopher Walken. He's usually not the lead, but always memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndn73 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 jason lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Honorable Mention (in no particular order): Madeline Kahn Illeana Douglas Joan Cusack Noah Emmerich Bruno Kirby John C. McGinley David Strathairn Sterling Hayden Dan Hedaya Lee J. Cobb Strother Martin Claude Rains John Turturro Scatman Crothers Steve Buschemi Michael Rooker Chris Cooper Tracey Walter Gary Oldman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applebutter Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Joe Pesci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoelessjoelives Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Call me an idiot, but what is a "character actor?" Is that different from a regular actor? An actor who plays a character is a character actor.......not really. A character actor is someone who plays a role other than a leading role (Star). Michael Rooker was a character actor in Mississippi Burning. Supporting role as opposed to starring roles is another way to put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino2K Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Don Knotts Norman Fell (Three's Company landlord) Clifton James R. Lee Ermey (Gny. Sergeant in Full Metal Jacket) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applebutter Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 An actor who plays a character is a character actor.......not really. A character actor is someone who plays a role other than a leading role (Star). Michael Rooker was a character actor in Mississippi Burning. Supporting role as opposed to starring roles is another way to put it. Or, someone who always plays a particular type of character, like Jean Reno, the french guy in Mission Impossible. Oh yeah. Jean Reno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoelessjoelives Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 jack elam dub taylor slim pickens gabby hayes alan rickman steve buscemi jonah hill seth rogen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 William B. Davis AKA The Cigarette Smoking Man in X-Files.......and other minor roles..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVODIDIT Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Ward Bond Claude Rains Sydney Greenstreet Victor McLaglen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E86T Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I liked Mark Wahlberg in The Departed and Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men. Benicio del Toro is always a great character actor as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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