You know their face but you may not know their name. They are the indispensable character actors who truly make a film great. Which of these contemporary journey-men actors do you most enjoy?
Fun trivia: Has been the voice of the yellow peanut M&M on the commercials since the late 1990s, replacing John Goodman after the original 1995 commercials. In 2000, a video game was produced, M&a…
Fun trivia: Is a talented racing driver - overall winner of the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race during the Grand Prix of Long Beach, finishing ahead of pro driver Ken Gushi.
Fun trivia: He was accidentally hit by Mark Hamill during a fight scene in Commander Hamilton (1998). He has broken his nose four times, last time during the shooting of "Unknown". A nose su…
Fun trivia: Many of his co-stars in the Lord of the Rings trilogy were under the impression that he was actually English because of the British accent he used as Grima Wormtongue throughout filming. A…
Fun trivia: He was a social worker, working especially with young people. He also was very involved with his community, arranging events, before becoming an actor.
Fun trivia: At the beginning of one hit wonder "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba, it's his voice that says these words from the movie Brassed Off (1996): "Truth is I thought it mattered, I t…
Fun trivia: Critic Roger Ebert so admired him that he created the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting…
Fun trivia: Was offered the role of Jimmy McNulty in The Wire (2002), which he turned down because he didn't want to move to Baltimore, away from his family. The role instead went to Dominic West.
Fun trivia: With his part as the squirrelly "Milton Waddams" in the cult classic Office Space (1999), Root has developed a fan base; he has said that, from time to time, fans of the movie wi…
Fun trivia: Founded the charity "Clothes off our Back" with his former wife, Jane Kaczmarek, in 2002. Clothes off our Back runs on-line auctions after major awards shows where celebrities' g…
Fun trivia: Director Robert Aldrich gave advice to Davison when he was starting out as an actor. "Be a character actor. Hero or villain, character actors always work."
There are many movies with outstanding overall visual depiction when it comes to the planets, moons, suns, outer space, ships (internal and external), ground vehicles, space stations, and planet or mo…
Growing old is a pain for many people; some even say the main part of life is over at 60. But some people don't count on their age; they don't despair and enjoy their life better than before. When you…
Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) follows the adventures of two minor characters from Hamlet. Which of these supporting characters from films do you think would make for the mo…
Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Aliens (1986) movie, which of these reuses of classic movies' quotes for situations borrowed from the iconic Sci-fi/horror franchise, makes the funniest co…
Iconic critic Roger Ebert had such respect for the work of the two following actors that he instituted the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean…
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters. The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation.…
Thanksgiving Day in the United States is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. This holiday can occur from November 22 to November 28. These celebrities were born between November 22 and Novem…
This poll is a remake of a poll made in 2014 by ezranelson98. There is the link to his poll: Poll: Poll Suggestion: Top 250 Actors Since 2014, a lot has been happening and many actors aren't on t…
Cut the blue wire… no wait, the red, no wait the GREEN wire! These films featured some of the most nerve-racking bomb defusing scenes with a horrifyingly stark realism to them that made us feel like w…
Character actors who could be depended upon to play the character in a film that was a tad bit off-center, or was playing with a deck that was a card short or had a joker in it. Discuss the poll here.…
After 26 years, Twin Peaks (2017) returns on May 21st on Showtime. Over the course of his career, the show's creator David Lynch has collaborated with several people on multiple occasions. Which of th…
Imagine: Your job is to make a horror movie.
What main setting or ending scene setting would you prefer? Special thanks to all, who took part by suggesting. Discuss here.