Another "The Man Who Wasn't There" fan.

One of my all-time favorites, and Shaloub just about stole the picture.

And yeah, he's "Monk"

Yep.

John Cazale would have to be my favorite right now but others are
2.Christopher Walken
3.Joe Pesci
4.Tony Shaloub (if we're considering him)
5.Steve Buscemi
6.Frank Vincent
I'll probably think of more later.

Just thought of another: John Goodman. Definitely a show-stealer in all of the Coen films I've seen him in: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Big Lewbowski, Barton Fink.

Mick

I'll throw a few names in the hat that haven't been mentioned:

M. Emmitt Walsh
Ned Beatty

How about some women??

First name?? not Meg, her sister - last name Tilly. Always plays the ditsy floozie.

I had some women in my list.

The answer to your question is Jennifer Tilly.

From the men, my absolute favorite is Christopher Walken, but I agree with all the rest that have been mentioned, too.

I'd like to add Peter Lorre to the list, as well as Tony Randall, and less notably, Alfred Molina.

As for women, Bonnie Hunt is just somethin' else, that woman. I also loved Thelma Ritter, and Ann B. Davis (Alice!).

Are you kidding me??? "My Cousin Vinny" was ALL Ralph Macchio, baby!! :rolleyes:

And as for my post, I should have read the rest of the thread more carefully... I see both Peter Lorre and Tony Randall were already mentioned. :rolleyes: Sorry 'bout that.

Me too. I had Christine Baranski and Margaret Dumont (she was in a lot of Marx Brothers films)

Here's some other I've thought of:
girls:
Hattie McDaniel (one of the best, I just remembered her..)
Kathleen Freeman (in hundreds of movies)
Bobo Lewis (she was on a lot of old tv shows)
Josephine Hull (Mortimer's Aunt Abby in Arsenic and Old Lace)
Marion Lorne (Aunt Agatha[i think] on Bewitched)
Mabel Albertson (Darren's mom from Bewitched)
Marjorie Main (Ma Kettle)
Agnes Moorehead (I love her old movies)

guys:
Marty Feldman (Young Frankenstein)
Paul Lynde (i love this guy)
Alan Hale Sr. (in a lot of WW2 movies)
Arthur Treacher (plays the butler in a lot of movies)

There's also a guy I see in just about EVERY WW2 movie I've ever seen.. but I can never find out his name. But he's good too. But my all time favorite is Peter Lorre. Love him.

Joe Pesci (Goofellas, Casino)
Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction, Deer Hunter)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (25th Hour)
Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs and heaps of others)
Don Cheadle (Out of Sight, Traffic)
Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, 15 Minutes)
Jared Leto (Panic Room)

Love Buscemi-
how about Juliette Lewis?

Has anyone botherd to mention the masters of Charecter Acting, Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet and Claude Rains?

Ah yes, half the cast of Casablanca. I mentioned Peter Lorre, as did I think 1 or 2 more people, but I forgot about Claude Rains... thanks for reminding! ...and Sidney Greenstreet isn't one of my favorites, so I didn't include him. (Sorry!)

Claude Rains never had a bad role...

He is the Immortal Captain Renault, the greatest Frenchman since Laffayette.

I said Peter Lorre, but I can't believe I forgot Greenstreet and Rains. What kind of Casablanca fan am I?

I said Peter Lorre, but I can't believe I forgot Greenstreet and Rains. What kind of Casablanca fan am I? [/b][/quote]Well, I chose them not just because of Casablanca. Hell, Peter Lorre was the star of Fritz Lang's "M" over a decade before "Casablanca".

Greenstreet was an Oscar Nominated actor at 62 for "The Maltese Falcon".

Of Course, Claude Rains is Claude Rains, the scupulous and entertaining mainstay of cinema.

Yeah Mike, check the first page. :p
Claude Rains was excellent in "Notorious".

And after watching the season premiere of "Law & Order", I am reminded of Dennis Farina.

Yeah Mike, check the first page. :p
Claude Rains was excellent in "Notorious".

And after watching the season premiere of "Law & Order", I am reminded of Dennis Farina. [/b][/quote]Farina was great in his role in Saving Private Ryan also...

I really do enjoy Claude Rains though.

From "Mr. SMith goes to Washinton" to "Notorious". From "The Adventures Of Robin Hood" to "Casablanca", from "Lawrence Of Arabia" to "now, Voyager". Who can say they've had a carrear of that magnitude?!

I forgot about Farina!! He was the best in Snatch... "Bad food, worse weather, Mary f*ckin' Poppins, cup of tea, London!"

Even though Beth already mentioned his name, it bears repeating - James Cromwell.

This guy is a wonderful character actor (portraying a variety of "types"). From his early days in tv comedies (as Stretch Cunningham on "All in the Family" and as the hotel manager in "Hot L Baltimore") to his more recent movie roles like the prison warden in "The Green Mile" and the President of the U.S. in "The Sum of All Fears" he's been consistently good.

Boy...do I agree with THAT !!!

In fact for that very role in 'Pretty Woman', I was really annoyed that Elizondo was not given at least an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.

Amazing that (unless I missed it) no one has listed the great Walter Brennan and kudos to Don V for including him in the original list. I guess the current day actors are a bit more visible.

Other WONDERFUL character actor from Hollywood's golden days...Melvyn Douglas and my all time favorite...Claude Raines.

Re Pacino/DeNiro...true they are established stars, leading men. But each has proven adept at so-called 'character actor' roles, for example Pacino in 'Dick Tracy' and DeNiro in 'Meet the Parents'.

YaddaYaddaYadda....

Apple

And how can we forget to mention his Oscar nominated role in 'Babe'!!

By the way on a personal note...I frequently served breakfast to Mr. Cromwell when I worked at a tiny luncheonette in Brooklyn Heights, NY during the 1980s. Very nice man; consistently ordered a small fresh-squeezed orange juice.



Apple

How could I forget Ward Bond in his John Wayne collaberations? I love his roles as Clayton in "The Searchers" and Wheeler in "Rio Bravo."

My all-time favorite male character actor is Charles Durning.
My all-time favorite female character actor is Judith Anderson.

Oh yeah, she was in one of my favorite movies, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," and also another good one, "Cinderfella" with Jerry Lewis!!

And Charles Durning... Pappy O'Daniel from O Brother Where Art Thou? He's funny! (I love the music in that movie, so I always leave it on through the credits; that's the only reason I even knew who he was!) He's always looked familiar, though... what else has he been in that I would have seen?

Durning's only other film apart from O Brother that I've seen is the underrated True Confessions, in which he almost steals the show from De Niro and Duvall!

Mick

Is that so?

Cromwell was great as a Cardinal on ER who had lupus. It was a really great role. One musn't forget him in "Scent Of A Woman" either. He was great in that also.

Cromwell wasn't in Scent of a Woman. You're probably referring to James Rebhorn.

Yeah...

I've always confused the two for some reason...

Didn't want to derail the TV westerns thread, so I'm adding these ladies to this ancient thread:

In the 60s, there was an endless array of actresses who worked constantly as guest stars in Westerns, spy shows, and other "guy shows" of the sixties. Most didn't become famous, but they were stunners and very versatile actresses (shown in Star Trek spots):

GF2's own Mariana Hill:



Sherry Jackson:



Arlene Martel:


Nancy Kovack:



For healthy young women, their characters had unusually high death rates.