Over at the blog du ***Dave, he has found a list of 10 character actors who should be in every film. And the only one anyone’s ever heard of is Gary Cole. I wonder if the list is supposed to be limited to current actors, but even at that, it leaves off Steve Buscemi, Ian Holm, Chris Cooper, and many others, I am sure.
So, today’s mission is to come up with a list of our 10 favorite character actors ever.
You can go to our trusty Wikipedia for a definition or a starter list. Plus, there are a few sites that have pictures with their lists, because even though I don’t necessarily agree with the list Dave found, it is true that you would recognize most character actors by face, rather than by name.
Here are a couple lists to start with:
Burgess Meredith comes immediately to mind.
Of course Steve Buscemi should be on that list.
The first one that come to my mind was Clint Howard.
We could do this all day, you know…..
I know. 😀
definitely Steve Buschemi, Ian Holm, Chris Cooper.
what about Sam Rockwell?
Stephen Tobolowsky
And maybe chubby Alec Baldwin.
i thought steve buscemi was already in every film… at least it seems that way sometimes.
i’m obsessed, i have to add to them:
top of the list: Miranda Richardson, the little scene stealer! she’s awesome in everything.
John Turturro (Cohen Bros. films)
John Rhys-Davies – my fave of his roles is the evil MAN-RAY in Spongebob Squarepants!
Jeffrey Jones
Michael Gambon
Jeffrey Jones, yes. And Christopher Lloyd.
Jeffrey Jones was my first thought, and so posted at ***DDtB. I have just added Jeffrey Combs, as well.
I’ve heard of very few of those you guys have mentioned. I’m just not a pop-culture kind of guy.
Now, if we were to list character actors from the 30s and 40s…