Another one of my fave character actors--Stephen Root!
Kaylee: You're nice, too. Mal: No, I'm not. I'm a mean old man.
'Serenity'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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Kathy A - Dec 01, 2006 7:32:25 am PST #6093 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Sean K - Dec 01, 2006 7:34:59 am PST #6094 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
STEPHEN ROOT!
JZ - Dec 01, 2006 7:35:03 am PST #6095 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Eve Arden
Joan Cusack
does Dianne Wiest count? Because oh, how I adore her
Edward Everett Horton
Peter Lorre
Stephen Tobolowsky*
and possibly the biggest obscurity, but oh what a resumé, Joseph Schildkraut, who was just freakishly mesmerizing in the Norma Shearer
Marie Antoinette,
whom I went and chased down on IMDB because of that, and who it turned out had done, well, just about bloody everything ever.
*Small side note: while checking the spelling of Tobolowsky's name in the Groundhog Day listing, I stumbled on the small cool fact that Hynden Walch, who played the little blonde girl in the diner who was having second thoughts about getting married, has since gone on to do a metric shitload of voiceover and is the voice of Starfire on "Teen Titans." Heh.
Hayden - Dec 01, 2006 8:06:03 am PST #6096 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
3 Faves: Jon Polito, Warren Oates, Patrick Warburton, Gary Cole. (bonus because both came to mind at the same time)
Tobolowsky, JZ? He's been entertainingly wormy in some roles, but stunk up Deadwood something fierce.
Amy - Dec 01, 2006 8:29:17 am PST #6097 of 10001
Because books.
I have four, mostly already mentioned:
Vincent Schiavelli
Brad Dourif
Harry Dean Stanton
Joan Cusack
I know there are more women, but names are escaping me at the moment. I'm famous for the spontaneous squee during a movie or a show -- "I know her! She's in everything! I love her!"
erikaj - Dec 01, 2006 8:37:52 am PST #6098 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
But I did enjoy watching people threaten his life, Corwood. Madonn', how did I forget the salami-brain? Probably because I always say "Look, it's Crosetti." Or for that matter, "Was that Giardello?"
Amy - Dec 01, 2006 8:43:14 am PST #6099 of 10001
Because books.
Okay, two more women (I am blatantly disregarding the rule of three):
K Callan and Micole Mercurio
Scrappy - Dec 01, 2006 8:43:27 am PST #6100 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jane Addams
Lois Smith
Alice Drummond
Addams played the ex-wife in Sideways and has been in a lot of indie films or tiny roles in larger movies. Lois Smith is older and has been in EVERYTHING. She was the wise older woman Tom Cruise visits in Minority Report. Alice Drummond often plays older, slightly batty women.
Fred Pete - Dec 01, 2006 8:53:40 am PST #6101 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I forgot Eve Arden! Amazing in movies from Mildred Pierce to Grease!
Aims - Dec 01, 2006 8:59:31 am PST #6102 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Joan Blondell is in Grease , too!!