Ok....so I was at a gas station getting a soda yesterday and this guy comes in wanting directions to the airport...i instantly recognized him as an actor, but cannot for the life of me place his face with the show/movie or whatever that he's been on. it's driving me friggin nuts. I gave him the directions, but couldn't bring myself to say, "hey, you're an actor right?"

Here's what i can offer in the way of help....he's bald, but obviously shaves his head, pretty soft spoken (in that brooding kind of way), and i can picture him in a darker cop/spy/mystery kind of show as a lead character...something along the lines of Oz, 24, Alias, CSI, Crossing Jordan, etc....I thought for sure it was Oz, but i've looked over the cast and didn't spot him.

he's kind of a cross between

miguel ferrar:

and Willie Garson:



He looks a lot more like Willie Garson, especially in the eyes, but he's taller and a bit 'darker'. I realize this is an extremely long stretch, but as i said, it's driving me nuts and I don't konw where else to turn....does this ring ANY bells with anyone?

Michael Chiklis from The Shield?

Sounds like J.K. Simmons to me.

das

Nope....thanks for the effort though!

he's got more of the five-o'clock shadow head than completely bald.....

das - that was what confused me i think....close, but not that old.....as i said, I checked the Oz page and he's not anywhere on there.....

Stone Cold Steve Austin?

Larry David?

uh, no GuessWho....

I suppose if anyone should be replying here it's you though!

Joe Pantoliano?

When you say "five-oclock shadow head" do you mean like Patrick Stewart?

Daniel Benzali's bald, but he's REALLY bald.

das

... bet you're regretting that decision right about now, eh?


Sorry, I've been thinking about this and I'm drawing a blank. J.K. Simmons was probably a better guess than I could have come up with.

Are you sure it was an actor? Maybe it was Moby.

Oh sweet glory of Jesus, i figured it out!!! It WAS from Oz, i just missed the 'staff' page when i was looking through the cast earlier ....it's Terry Kinney who plays the Em City Administrator Tim McManus.

Thank you all for bearing with me.....man, i need a drink


http://www.hbo.com/oz/cast/character_mcmanus.shtml

I just saw your thread and after your first post, I was JUST about to respond with Terry Kinney. The only reason was that you mentioned Oz and I saw them filming Oz in Chinatown, NYC once. At least I thought it was Oz, because I saw Terry Kinney sitting on the side reading a newspaper while the crew was setting up.

What was he doing in TC?

I had to get some Windex for the spit take I just did to my monitor! Thanks for a much needed laugh...

there's no telling really....but there's been more and more actors up here in recent years. Hell, Regis was here last week

One thing is that Bruce Willis and Demi Moore bought a house on Long Lake a couple of miles from here because one of their daughters is attending Interlochen Arts Academy (where my fiance works and we live). They've both been spotted around now and again, so maybe he's a friend of Bruce....who knows? The Gas station I was at would be the one place you'd stop on your way to town coming from that area...so maybe that's it....

That is one of the funniest replies that I have ever seen.

Now if brizz had actually seen Vincent Price in full Egghead costume, that would have been the world event of the millenium.

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