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ToP - 1, 2, 3 was a lot of fun. Also one of the many inspirations for Reservoir Dogs (i.e. the naming of the thieves and the matching outfits).
Robert Shaw, Matthau, a young Hector Elizondo, Jerry Stiller
And Martin Balsam.
The look on Matthau's face at the very, VERY end is priceless.
Oo, Robert Shaw. Yum.
How'd I miss that?
The look on
It's so great because it's so underplayed.
Robert Shaw is one of those actors who conveyed a real menace onscreen. Oliver Reed and Lee Marvin also had that quality, as did Sean Connery. There aren't many actors today - aside from Russell Crowe - who have that quality. Daniel Craig can do it. I'm having a hard time thinking of American actors who go there.
Another movie I caught on TCM recently was an odd romantic fantasy titled Portrait of Jennie with Joseph Cotton and Jennifer Jones. Anybody seen it?
Oh, sweetheart, of course. And read the book, too. Have a gentle soft spot for both.
Boreanaz in full-on Angelus mode could do a creditable "The only choice I'm giving you is do I start with the left eye or right eye." It pops up occasionally through the goofiness on Bones.
How about the guy that played Tolliver on Deadwood? Of course, he played scary a lot before that too. Maybe modern actors are too worried about being likable?
How about the guy that played Tolliver on Deadwood?
Yeah, now that you mention it, the HBO shows had a lot of menacing actors.
I'm having a hard time thinking of American actors who go there.
Do they have to be alive? Because Laird Cregar could do menace like nobody's business -- just check out The Lodger on TCM when it comes on near Halloween. If he hadn't died at age 29, he'd have been one of the greats.