Thread: Those unsung but reliable actors...add yours too

William H. Macy - A brilliant, experienced actor, from Boogie Nights to Fargo, he never disappoints.


Steve Buscemi - You'll be surprised at how many films you've seen him in.


John Turturro - Spike Lee has always been a fan and has cast him in almost every one of his films, right from way back in '89. He can do multiple roles, from comedy to serious stuff.


Hugh Bonneville - British actor who has appeared in everything from Notting Hill to Eastenders to Tomorrow Never Dies.

These are the actors who don't always get headline roles, but these guys are the ones who make up the numbers, always reliable in supporting roles.

Buscemi had a time (late 90's early 00's) where he was talked up big time. Almost the same with Turturro - The Jesus.

John Turturro in 'What Just Happened' is just utterly brilliant.

The late Ron Silver

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

Unsung

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

William H. Macy

He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Fargo. He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, been nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

^Bloody hell.

Actually, maybe I've been a bit hasty in putting on such a list of 'supporting actors'. He was most excellent in 'Fargo' and 'The Cooler'

^
Have you seen the American version of the tv show Shameless yet?
One of his best roles yet, though none will top his role in Fargo.

Burt Young

How about adding jackie wright to the hall of 'fame'
who ?
the little bald fella off Benny Hill,
remember he used to get his shinny head drummed..





here he is is again, looks like he's getting a match struck on his head this time-
with a nice painting behind then,
pieter bruegel? or maybe Hieronymus bosch ?



he's not in this scene -just included it for fun,
what the heck is Benny up to ?

Ben Johnson did a great job portraying the cowboy legend.

Benicio Del Toro gets my vote. A very talented and versatile actor. Compare his roles in Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas:



With The Usual Suspects:



And Traffic:



3 excellent, and very different, performances.

Brad Dourif- quite probably one of the best screen actors in the world actually. Heard of him?

You've certainly seen him. Some of his many faces-

Brad Dourif was excellent in Exorcist 3, ^Looks like Dwight Schultz

He was good in "Scanners" as well. Or was he .? I can only remember the exploding head scene.

The Mexican guy. He's very good at playing psychotic Mexicans, it must be said.. If you need a Mexican-looking nutter, this is yer man.

Rather odd choice of actors to place in the pantheon of unsung thespians.

Benicio del Toro and Steve Buscemi can stand alone in any production but I suppose the OP's point is that their names are unknown among the herd only attracted by formulaic rubbish concocted by accountants.

I imagine some would also include Paul Giamatti ......

Harvey Kietel

Originally Posted by thegent

I suppose the OP's point is that their names are unknown among the herd only attracted by formulaic rubbish concocted by accountants.

.....

Pretty much so.

Sam Kydd

A classic from my youth

• The Last Grenade (1970)
• Too Late the Hero (1970)
• Up the Chastity Belt (1971)
• 10 Rillington Place (1971)
• Quest for Love (1971)
• Dad's Army (1971)
• The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
• Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
• Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
• A Dickens of a Christmas (1974)
• Great Expectations (1974)
• The Amorous Milkman (1975)
• The Firefighters (1975)
• Yesterday's Hero (1979)
• The Mirror Crack'd' (1980)
• Eye of the Needle (1981)

Naunton Wayne anotherCelt
The classic British gent tho in Hitchcock's the lady vanishes

• Something Always Happens (1934)
• The Lady Vanishes (1938)
• A Girl Must Live (1939)
• Night Train to Munich (1940)
• Crook's Tour (1941)
• The Next of Kin (1942)
• Millions Like Us (1943)
• Dead of Night (1945)
• A Girl in a Million (1946)
• Quartet (1948)
• Passport to Pimlico (1949)
• It's Not Cricket (1949)
• Stop Press Girl (1949)
• Helter Skelter (1949)
• Obsession (1949)
• Double Confession (1950)
• Trio (1950)
• Highly Dangerous (1950)
• Circle of Danger (1951)
• The Happy Family (1952)
• The Tall Headlines (1952)
• Treasure Hunt (1952)
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
• You Know What Sailors Are (1954)

The inimitable Austro French Irene Handl
I like her in Two way stretch with Peter Sellers as Bernard Cribbens mother and aclassic in the Italian job
She was in Ladies who do,St Trinians ,

Claire Forlani, played opposite Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black.
She's filthy gorgeous.

Bert Kwouk.. although he did get an OBE. Prince Charles is a fan.



He played 'Cato' in the Pink Panther films.

Originally Posted by steevee

Harvey Kietel

Unsung actor? Kietel's one of the higher profile actors of the last 30 years, Oscar nomination, many other awards and certainly on the A-list.

Delroy Lindo and Rick Hoffman