The 20 Best "That Guys" of All Time
05-29-07, 06:00 PM
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The 20 Best "That Guys" of All Time
What is a "That Guy"? A That Guy is a B-list character actor who's just talented enough secure bit parts in a handful of movies every year, but not quite talented enough to become a brand-name star like Chris Kattan. Some specialize in playing villains and others in having freaky-enormous chest tattoos, but combined, these brave, barely handsome men have appeared in every single movie produced in the last decade.
05-29-07, 06:45 PM
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...but not quite talented enough to become a brand-name star like Chris Kattan.
05-29-07, 09:02 PM
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Pretty cool list.
05-30-07, 07:42 AM
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I knew over half of those guys anyway. I used to think that JK Simmons was really Sam Elliott after a big shave.
They didn't mention that Lane Smith is deceased.
Does anyone get the Dylan Baker-Michael Clarke Duncan comparison?
They didn't mention that Lane Smith is deceased.
Does anyone get the Dylan Baker-Michael Clarke Duncan comparison?
05-30-07, 07:53 AM
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Two of those guys were in The Talented Mr. Ripley. It's actually a pretty decent list, especially when you realize that they didn't start making movies until 1972 or so... 
05-30-07, 08:17 AM
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They say "all-time" but limit it to last decade. What about
Paul Fix
Gilbert Roland
Charles McGraw
Alan Hale
Thomas Mitchell
Dan Duryea
Ward Bond
L.Q. Jones
Don Stroud
Geoffrey Lewis
Bruce Cabot
Laurence Naismith
Jeremy Kemp
Michael Ripper
Harold J. Stone
Marc Lawrence(one of the best)
Jay C. Flippin
Henry Daniell
Henry Travers
Charles Lane(one of the best)
Paul Fix
Gilbert Roland
Charles McGraw
Alan Hale
Thomas Mitchell
Dan Duryea
Ward Bond
L.Q. Jones
Don Stroud
Geoffrey Lewis
Bruce Cabot
Laurence Naismith
Jeremy Kemp
Michael Ripper
Harold J. Stone
Marc Lawrence(one of the best)
Jay C. Flippin
Henry Daniell
Henry Travers
Charles Lane(one of the best)
05-30-07, 10:51 AM
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That list cracked me up. Very funny indeed. I agree with most choices. However i think they missed off one big name.....Al Leong. He along with one other Asian/American actor (whos name escapes me...but is also in Rapid Fire with him and i think also Big Trouble In Little China) seems to have appeared in every action movie over the last 20 years.
05-30-07, 10:58 AM
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What? No Udo Kier?
Also the "poor man's" joke only worked for David Morse.
Let's not forget Noel Gugliemi, always memorable as "Hispanic Thug #2" in, what, over a dozen movies?
Also the "poor man's" joke only worked for David Morse.
Let's not forget Noel Gugliemi, always memorable as "Hispanic Thug #2" in, what, over a dozen movies?
05-30-07, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by eiker_ir
wtf, no Clint Howard?
That's what I was thinking, but maybe he's not a "that guy" but more of a "that one guy's brother"
Graham Greene should also be on that list. He's "that Indian guy"
Otherwise a pretty good list,
Stephen Tobolowsky... BING!
Last edited by starman9000; 05-30-07 at 11:36 AM.
05-30-07, 11:39 AM
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Tom Wilkinson is "a poor man's John Voigt"? Wow, those are some harsh words. Wilkinson has had pretty large roles in some critically acclaimed films. I don't know if I'd agree that he is "that guy".
Before his role on Entourage, Jeremy Piven was well on his way to making the top five.
Before his role on Entourage, Jeremy Piven was well on his way to making the top five.
05-30-07, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Rizor
...like Brian Cox or Jim Broadbent.
And I am really surprised that Tom Wilkinson is on that list. Poor man's Jon Voight? Maybe in the 70s. But he surpasses Jon Voight in every imaginable way now.
05-30-07, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
M. Emmet Welsh
"No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad". - ROGER EBERT
"No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad". - ROGER EBERT
After I saw JT Walsh on the list, I quickly said to myself -- where the hell is M. Emmet Walsh?
05-30-07, 02:12 PM
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I think William Mapother definitely qualifies for "that guy" status. His filmography is quite extensive. He is also Tom Cruise's cousin.
05-30-07, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DealMan
Write in vote for Wes Studi (and he should probably win some other award for being in every movie ever made with a Native American in it)
and/or Adam Beach