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Hey guys,

I thought that it might be nice to make a thread dedicated to actors and actresses that have appeared in lots of famous films, though always in supporting roles {i.e. bit players from movies whose face you'll recognise, but whose name you probably won't}. My apologies if a similar thread already exists {in which case, closing !}.

To start us off, how about ... John Amos? He's a little known African-American actor who played Major Grant in "Die Hard 2", and Cleo McDowell in "Coming To America". He also recently played Will's girlfriend Lisa's father in the "Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" ...

Gary Coleman

To be honest, SlipknoT, I was thinking more of actors and actresses that have appeared in several major films in supporting roles ...

Rita Wilson
Kelly Preston
Jada Pinkett Smith (since she married Will Smith... she does supporting stuff)

But JPS is well known! I was thinking of more OBSCURE actors and actresses ...

I didnt know there was rules in this thread... alsjkdhksj

thought you meants well know actresses - that mainly only do supporting acting roles

Rita Wilson is well known too

As a reminder:

Originally posted by Ahnold
I thought that it might be nice to make a thread dedicated to actors and actresses that have appeared in lots of famous films, though always in supporting roles {i.e. bit players from movies whose face you'll recognise, but whose name you probably won't}.

Sigh ... anyone at all?

Hmph - the thread starter goes away for a few months and his thread is completely forgotten! Grumble ...

Anyone at all have a suggestion?

Uh oh ...

Bruce Campbell, although he does a lot of main actor work but not a lot of people know him.

Good choice! I thought he was really cool in Bubba Ho-Tep as Elvis ...

Anyone else?

Bruce Willis
John Travolta
Tom Cruise

Bump.

Originally posted by Tsure
Bruce Willis
John Travolta
Tom Cruise

I'm not quite sure that you've understood the purpose of this thread ...

Any genuine suggestions? I'm curious to hear 'em ...

Originally posted by Ahnold
Hey guys,

I thought that it might be nice to make a thread dedicated to actors and actresses that have appeared in lots of famous films, though always in supporting roles {i.e. bit players from movies whose face you'll recognise, but whose name you probably won't}. My apologies if a similar thread already exists {in which case, closing !}.

To start us off, how about ... John Amos? He's a little known African-American actor who played Major Grant in "Die Hard 2", and Cleo McDowell in "Coming To America". He also recently played Will's girlfriend Lisa's father in the "Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" ...

Actors and actresses who have appeared in LOTS OF as you put it, famous movies, even as just supporting roles, ARE well known by now already.

Anybody heard of Will Patton?

He was with Denzel in Titans and was one of the astronauts in Armageddon. Also, he was Hackman's right-hand man in No Way Out and the crazy guy in Mothman.

Originally posted by botankus
Anybody heard of Will Patton?

He was with Denzel in Titans and was one of the astronauts in Armageddon. Also, he was Hackman's right-hand man in No Way Out and the crazy guy in Mothman.


Will Patton is a good character actor.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Actors and actresses who have appeared in LOTS OF, as you put it, famous movies, even in just supporting roles, ARE well known by now already.

Well, not necessarily; at the very least, the kinds of actors that this thread is attempting to highlight certainly don't have anything like the kind of universal recognition that major stars have. In essence, all that I was attempting to do with this thread was to create a forum where people could put names to faces that most of us probably recognise, but can't identify.

Will Patton is an excellent example of the kind of actor that I was going for with this thread; he's in "Prison Break" now, isn't he?

Danny Trejo.

He is the epitome of what you are looking for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo

Will Patton .
I have see Code Name: The Cleaner

Originally posted by SnakeEyes
Danny Trejo.

He is the epitome of what you are looking for.

Indeed - an excellent choice ! As is befitting of this thread, I instantly recognised his face, but never knew his name (until now), so thanks for that!

Any more for any more?

I agree with you

Originally posted by The Grey Fox
I agree with you.

That' great !

Umm ... about what, sorry ?

About Danny Trejo

Oh ... right, sorry .

So then ... any more for any more?

How about Bernard Hill?

Carrie Anne Moss, Kelly Preston, Jeremy Sisto, and David Strathairn (except for his role in Good Night and Good Luck).

The only one of those I'd argue against would be Carrie Anne-Moss; after the "Matrix" trilogy, I'd say that her name is now pretty recognisable. The others are pretty good suggestions, though.

Skye McCole was in a movie with Katherine Heigl and Dale Midkiff (can't remember the name) and she was just fantastic - a little Dakota Fanning, except a thousand times better.

Remember the squeaky little kid in Hand That Rocks the Cradle?

That's Madeline Zima, who is now all grown up and in Californication.

Originally posted by JediSamuraiMRB
Will Patton is a good character actor.

i agree.. hes very good..