Favorite non big name actor

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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 12:29p, 2/2/24
The Porkchop Express said:
Before his Oscar, it was this guy.




But second choice?



Supporting roles in:
Office Space
In the Line of Fire
Dodgeball
Talladega Nights
Pineapple Express
The West Wing
Arrested Development
Chuck
Entourage
Suits
Veep

Also, a dominant Mike Brady and Harvey Birdman


Gary Cole is the man.
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In reply to Slicer97 • 12:30p, 2/2/24
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Slicer97 said:
LCE said:
Keith David.
That's the dad from There's Something About Mary, right? I never can remember which one is Keith David and which one is David Keith. Just know there's a black dude and a white dude that both get pretty good minor roles and do well with them.
Also great in Platoon and Oscar-worthy in this forgotten masterpiece:

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12:30p, 2/2/24
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Always great is stuff is Garret Dillahunt.



He played two amazing character's in Deadwood and delivered one of my favorite lines in the whole series. When his character Jack McCall is on trail for murder and is being feed a lie by his lawyer and it dawns on him what he is being asked to lie about.



Then there's several great scene of him playing poker.



He's also great as the depute in "No Country for Old Men"


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12:41p, 2/2/24
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Is Timothy Olyphant a big name? He was so great in Justified, but has never been a big name in the movies.
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In reply to HtownAg92 • 12:43p, 2/2/24
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Looks like somebody threw away a perfectly good white boy!
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In reply to Aggies76 • 12:44p, 2/2/24
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I'd say Olyphant is perfect for this conversation. I don't think he has the "range" of a great character actor, but he's damn good in the right role.
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In reply to Aggies76 • 12:46p, 2/2/24
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Works for me. I like his parts as well. His part in the girl next door was hilarious. Just not been in a ton of movies, more of a series guy.
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12:53p, 2/2/24
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Michael Pena.

If you like astronaut movies, check out A Million Miles Away on Prime. It's about the first Mexican NASA astronaut.
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Tom Skerritt

Top Gun
Steel Magnolias
A River Runs Through It
I wanna see our defense pissed off, not confused, maybe a little murder in their hearts Reload12, 11/4/11
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In reply to et98 • 1:08p, 2/2/24
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et98 said:
David Morse


Contact, The Hurt Locker, Green Mile, Treme, and countless bit parts in more shows than you can you imagine. He can play an a-hole, a nice guy, the hero, the villain. Sometimes he's the lead, and sometimes he's just a guy. And if you ever want to binge a good show that was cancelled too soon, you should give "Hack" a try. Great show.


Morse is one of my favorites. So underrated
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In reply to EclipseAg • 1:10p, 2/2/24
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EclipseAg said:
et98 said:
Noah Emmerich


He crushed it in The Americans,
Rewatching this now and I'm constantly reminded how perfect he was for the role of Stan Beeman.

His facial twitches, winces and quiet delivery are incredible.


Loving that show more and more as time goes by. The finale is just unbelievably good. So so well done. Have fun and appreciate it! (And ya, Emmerich is phenomenal in it)
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1:11p, 2/2/24
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I think Juno Temple is a non huge name that has been killing it lately. Hell, she even came off as a semi action star in Fargo!
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Michael Biehn. He's been great in a lot of really good movies
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In reply to Leggo My Elko • 1:24p, 2/2/24
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He was good in Justified, too.
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I like Tim McGraw's acting. I think it's underrated.
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Stan Lee
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1:39p, 2/2/24
Ben Foster










But if you want maybe the deepest cut, he plays the autistic kid in Freaks & Geeks

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1:39p, 2/2/24
Vincent D'Onofrio

He played Thor (Adventures in Babysitting), Pyle (Full Metal Jacket) and The Bug (Men in Black). That's pretty good range.
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In reply to Aggies76 • 1:40p, 2/2/24
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Aggies76 said:
Is Timothy Olyphant a big name? He was so great in Justified, but has never been a big name in the movies.
The name is Vanth.
Cobb Vanth.





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In reply to EllisCoAg • 1:44p, 2/2/24
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EllisCoAg said:
Tom Skerritt

Top Gun
Steel Magnolias
A River Runs Through It
Alien before any of those
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Don Cheedle
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Dane DeHaan
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William Fichtner.
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Bill Duke - tough guy roles in movies like Predator and Commando
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In reply to Longhorn Nation • 2:29p, 2/2/24
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Longhorn Nation said:
Vincent D'Onofrio

He played Thor (Adventures in Babysitting), Pyle (Full Metal Jacket) and The Bug (Men in Black). That's pretty good range.
Unpopular opinion: he played my favorite character in the Law & Order franchise.
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Neal McDonough is another one, Band of Brothers, Justified and Suits to name a few TV roles

might be too big for the discussion but Ed Harris is also a favorite, Truman Show, The Rock, Apollo 13,
I wanna see our defense pissed off, not confused, maybe a little murder in their hearts Reload12, 11/4/11
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In reply to Bunk Moreland • 2:39p, 2/2/24
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+ 1 for Ben Foster

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In reply to Leggo My Elko • 2:55p, 2/2/24
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Leggo My Elko said:
Always great is stuff is Garret Dillahunt.



He played two amazing character's in Deadwood and delivered one of my favorite lines in the whole series. When his character Jack McCall is on trail for murder and is being feed a lie by his lawyer and it dawns on him what he is being asked to lie about.



Then there's several great scene of him playing poker.



He's also great as the depute in "No Country for Old Men"


He's also great in Raising Hope, which is incredibly underrated.
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Pepe Serna because my dad was buddies with him at Ray HS in Corpus Christi. Character actor that has appeared in hundreds of films getting butchered in a shower with a chain saw in Scarface, getting murdered by a Commie rifle squad in Red Dawn, playing a founding member of the Mexican Mafia in American Me, etc.
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I think Daniel Bruhl fits this category:

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But, it's still on the list.
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In reply to EllisCoAg • 7:59p, 2/2/24
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EllisCoAg said:
Neal McDonough is another one, Band of Brothers, Justified and Suits to name a few TV roles

might be too big for the discussion but Ed Harris is also a favorite, Truman Show, The Rock, Apollo 13,
McDonough was also one of the Howling Commandoes in Captain America: The First Avenger
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In reply to Sponge • 9:45p, 2/2/24
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Sponge said:
Stephen Root. Especially in Newsradio

This would be my answer as well.

Jimmy has fear? A thousand times, no!
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In reply to 512Ag • 12:05a, 2/3/24
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In reply to The Porkchop Express • 9:36p, 2/3/24
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The Porkchop Express said:
Aggies76 said:
Is Timothy Olyphant a big name? He was so great in Justified, but has never been a big name in the movies.
The name is Vanth.
Cobb Vanth.



Vanth is like one degree of separation from his characters in Justified and Deadwood but he's so good in the part.

That said, he was also pretty entertaining as a suburban dad in Santa Clarita Diet.
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In reply to Aggies76 • 9:41p, 2/3/24
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Aggies76 said:
Is Timothy Olyphant a big name? He was so great in Justified, but has never been a big name in the movies.


I'm 4 eps into Justified. Trying to stick with it but after the first episode it got a little slow. Does it pick up?
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