I recently appeared on another episode of the Lambcast, this time discussing character actors along with Dan Heaton of Public Transportation Snob, Nick Powell of The Cinematic Katzenjammer and Dylan Fields of Man I Love Films. We each picked a dream roster of North American character actors to populate a mythical film, selecting from various age groups, and with an In Memoriam round, and you can go vote on who selected the best lineup here:
VOTE FOR ME!
Obviously the choice is easy, as my list is comprised of such greats as Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Sam Elliott, James Woods, Yaphet Kotto, Stanley Tucci, John Hawkes, Christopher McDonald and Giovanni Ribisi. There isn’t a weak link amongst them, and if you look at the films these guys have made between them you get some terrific performances. Here’s a quick five from each actor, to really showcase the power of this cast:
Ernest Borgnine
The Wild Bunch
The Dirty Dozen
Escape From New York
Flight of the Phoenix
Marty
Gene Hackman
The French Connection
Unforgiven
The Royal Tenenbaums
Get Shorty
The Poseidon Adventure
Sam Elliott
The Big Lebowski
Road House
Tombstone
Thank You For Smoking
We Were Soldiers
James Woods
Any Given Sunday
Once Upon A Time in America
Casino
Videodrome
The Virgin Suicides
Yaphet Kotto
Alien
Midnight Run
Live and Let Die
The Running Man
Othello
Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones
The Core
The Devil Wears Prada
Easy A
Margin Call
John Hawkes
The Perfect Storm
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Winter’s Bone
The Sessions
Identity
Christopher McDonald
Thelma and Louise
Requiem for a Dream
Quiz Show
Happy Gilmore
Broken Flowers
Giovanni Ribisi
Saving Private Ryan
Ted
Gone in 60 Seconds
Public Enemies
Lost in Translation
Also, it’s worth just heading to the LAMB and listening to the episode, as there’s some good discussion between us all about character actors in general, so go check it out. But after you’ve voted for me.
