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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.
Omar! Um, I mean, Michael K. Williams of course. Although if I see him I yell "Omar!"
Do they have to be alive?
I was looking for a current list, but...
Because Laird Cregar could do menace like nobody's business
...it's always good to remember Laird's intense, weird screen presence.
I'm having a hard time thinking of American actors who go there.
Viggo Mortensen can do it well enough to make up for the lack of hundreds of other actors.
Viggo Mortensen can do it well enough to make up for the lack of hundreds of other actors.
That's true. I think we've talked before about his performance in The Prophecy.
mmm, Viggo. How about Larry Fishburne?
mmm, Viggo. How about Larry Fishburne?
It seems within his range but I don't remember that being a big part of my favorite roles for him. I remember his charisma in King of New York and the noirish burn he had in Deep Cover.
And don't forget his scary-ass Ike Turner.
And don't forget his scary-ass Ike Turner.
Definitely. There's this coiled explosiveness in Fishburne, but somehow that seems like a different quality. Not so much menacing as dangerous. Like, you would know better than to fuck with him, whereas a menacing character you know they'll fuck with you anyway.
Probably too young and bordering more on psychotically (sp?)menacing, but Ben Foster impresses me most when he's a villain. As much as I disliked Hostage, I was totally captivated by his character.