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Old 07-08-08, 07:48 AM
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George Dzundza - Underrated Actor?

This guy...boy...this guy, when he's on the screen, lights it up. He has a special quality that makes you like the guy, in any situation. As Cobb, Chief of the Boat in Crimson Tide (1995), going by "the book," despite going against Captain Ramsey, his friend and comrade; or as John, the barkeep in 1978's The Deer Hunter, the jovial, happy-go-lucky bar owner.

Two examples out of many. He's never been nominated for an Oscar, nobody really brings him up in conversation, like, "hey, did you see the latest George Dzundza picture?" I think he is overlooked at one of our contemporary great actors, and that is a shame.

There are millions of actors out there, but when George Dzundza appears, you know him even if you don't know his name.
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He's one of those reliable character actors. I thought he was great in The Deer Hunter and No Way Out. And I still laugh my ass off everytime he goes off on Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct("You f-cked her! G-ddamn dumb son of a bitch, you f-cked her!").
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I liked him as Greevey in Law & Order and inn Crimson Tide. Can't say I remember watching anything else he was in.
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Besides L&O, I remember seeing him in "Dangerous Minds" with Michelle Pfeiffer.
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no, I think he's exactly where he should be.
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He's been in good movies, but I can't honestly say he's ever really stood out in anything.
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When is the last time he was even in anything of note?
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I think he does a TV show(s) now, as opposed to films.
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Charles Durning does TV now, too, instead of films. And I think Mr. Durning is also an underrated actor as well. Sometimes, when age catches up to ya, TV is an easier outlet.
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"She got that magna cum laude pussy that done fried up your brain!" just might be one of the greatest lines in movie history (although sadly it never made AFI's list...I wonder why?).
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Yeah, he's a character actor, nothing more. He's not the type for a leading man kind of role.

And BTW, his name was COB in Crimson Tide, short for Chief of the Boat. It was a nickname, not his character's name.
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Originally Posted by Doughboy
He's one of those reliable character actors. I thought he was great in The Deer Hunter and No Way Out. And I still laugh my ass off everytime he goes off on Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct("You f-cked her! G-ddamn dumb son of a bitch, you f-cked her!").
Basic Instict, No Way Out and Deer Hunter are the three movies I thought of when I saw this thread. He is a great character actor, and yes, those great lines from Basic Instinct are for the ages.

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