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11-29-2012, 02:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Takoma Park, MD (DC) | | | Seeing familiar actors in unfamiliar roles
The other day I watched a movie from 1981 that I remembered liking. It was "Excalibur", about King Arthur, pretty cool movie if you like that sort of thing. Anyway, I was surprised to see Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard) and Liam Neeson in minor roles. I was also surprised to see how hot Helen Mirren was back in the day.
Who have you seen in an unexpected movie or show? |
11-29-2012, 02:11 PM
|  | My favorite songs were never heard on the radio | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK | | | I just watched "Krull" for the first time in a long time the other day, and Liam Neeson was in that one, too.
Also just realized today: the guy playing Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit movies (Martin Freeman) is the same guy who played Arthur Dent in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" movie. Bizarre. |
11-29-2012, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium  I was also surprised to see how hot Helen Mirren was back in the day. | "Back in the day"?!?!? You mean Wednesday? Helen Mirren was hot today. (And she still will be hot tomorrow.)  |
11-29-2012, 02:25 PM
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Not so much an "unexpected movie or show" but more along the lines of "familiar actors in unfamiliar roles"
...I'd say that 50% of the roles that Charlize Theron plays I do a double-take halfway through the film when I finally recognize her. It's like there are two Charlize Therons, one who is instantly recognizeable and who portrays a very similar character in all her movies, and the other who is a chameleon, completely disappearing into her role, stretching boundaries, defying convention, and not looking at all like Charlize #1. |
11-29-2012, 02:45 PM
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11-29-2012, 02:52 PM
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11-29-2012, 02:54 PM
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11-29-2012, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by colcifer RE: Theron, I just looked up her filmography and I never would have guess she was Rita from Arrested Development. | One of my favorite roles!
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11-29-2012, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MonetBass I just watched "Krull" for the first time in a long time the other day, and Liam Neeson was in that one, too.
Also just realized today: the guy playing Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit movies (Martin Freeman) is the same guy who played Arthur Dent in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" movie. Bizarre. | ...who made his name playing Tim in the UK version of The Office (or Jim, in the US version). And he plays Watson in the BBC's stunningly good interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. |
11-29-2012, 03:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | | Leonard Nimoy once played a young pearl diver on an episode of "Sea Hunt" and a Martian in the old cheesy movie serial "Disc Men from Mars", and a reporter in an Outer Limits episode.
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11-29-2012, 03:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina | | Speaking of Helen Mirren, I stayed at Castle Stuart in Inverness which is where Mrs. Mirren had her honeymoon. There was a book about her life there and some nude pics of her when she was younger. Wow!  I haven't looked at her the same since. 
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11-29-2012, 04:55 PM
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11-29-2012, 05:17 PM
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11-29-2012, 05:26 PM
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But, because of that, he inadvertently made Colin Ferrel and Kate Beckinsale come across as even more wooden than they normally are!
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11-29-2012, 05:27 PM
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One of my favorite TZ episodes. Didn't find out that the hottie was Samantha, aka, Elizabeth Montgomery, till I watched it with my grandparents and they recognized her. Also, Charles Bronson.
Really though the Twilight Zone is chock full of famous cameos. Sorta adds to the fun while watching through them.
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11-29-2012, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tituscrow ...who made his name playing Tim in the UK version of The Office (or Jim, in the US version). And he plays Watson in the BBC's stunningly good interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. | Yeah, I love Sherlock. Apparently new episodes are being filmed in early 2013 which is a very good thing in my mind. Quote:
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Originally Posted by Bloodhammer I was surprised to see Bryan Cranston playing Cohaagen in the new Total Recall. He was the only good actor in it. | Quote:
Originally Posted by colcifer Cranston's great. | Cranston shows up in a few places. He had a recurring role on Seinfeld as the dentist whose name I can't recall at the moment. My kids were watching Madagascar 3 and he's in the credits as doing the voice of the Tiger with the Russian accent. I would have never guessed it was him. |
11-29-2012, 05:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Good ol' Atlantic Canada | | | Back a couple years ago when I watched Band of Brothers for the first time I was surprised to see David Schwimmer as Capt. Sobel.
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11-29-2012, 05:46 PM
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Owner, Chopshop Amps | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: cincy ky | | | isn't that the point? shouldn't every actor want the chance to use their craft to its fullest? i would think most wouldn't want to be typecast. i guess if you're talking about something like.... say, Ron Pearlman doing a sitcom on disney, then i'd agree that's unusual. i'd suspect all actors at least try to keep each character unique. whether or not they can is a different story (see: anything with kristen stewart). then there are the "journeymen" type players that can get away with just being themselves no matter the script or character, and nobody seems to care (like rick moranis in "knocked up" for example).
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11-29-2012, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jared Lash Cranston shows up in a few places. He had a recurring role on Seinfeld as the dentist whose name I can't recall at the moment. My kids were watching Madagascar 3 and he's in the credits as doing the voice of the Tiger with the Russian accent. I would have never guessed it was him. | He's also the voice of Lieutenant (sp?) Gordon in the recent Batman:Year One animated feature.
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11-29-2012, 05:57 PM
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And Liam Neeson in Darkman, was pretty much Liam Neeson in every film after it......
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