# A "Hey it's that guy" moment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635 "2022-02-16T23:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/81 "2022-02-26T16:22:01Z")
Yes. They left the pilot with the plane and left for help in the middle of the wintery night forest - fortunately they found an empty cabin and broke in (only in the morning did they realize it was a resort cabin - only a few hundred feet from the lobby) (all from memory - errors possible). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/82 "2022-02-26T19:58:24Z")
My “heh it’s that guy” is John Saxon; ubiquitous mainly in the 70’s, he popped up everywhere, doing yeoman’s work in over 200 films. (_Enter the Dragon_, _Black Christmas_, don’t get me started) This funny guy is always surprising me, materializing _everywhere_: > **[Brian Huskey - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1111656/)** > > Brian Huskey. Actor: Veep. Brian Huskey was born on 8 September 1968 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Brian is an actor and writer, known for Veep (2012), Another Period (2013) and Bob's Burgers (2011). ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/83 "2022-02-27T02:49:52Z")
As a kid in the 70s and 80s that guy was this guy. > **[Richard Stahl - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821489/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t11)** > > Richard Stahl. Actor: Overboard. Richard Stahl was born on 4 January 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Overboard (1987), Private School (1983) and The American President (1995). He was previously married to Kathryn... ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/84 "2022-02-27T19:42:56Z")
**This guy** again as (what else?) the tax collector in Frank Capra’s _ **You Can’t Take It With You** _ (1938). > **[Charles Lane - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485272/)** > > Charles Lane. Actor: You Can't Take It with You. Mean, miserly and miserable-looking, they didn't come packaged with a more annoying and irksome bow than Charles Lane. Glimpsing even a bent smile from this unending sourpuss was extremely rare, unless... **This guy** is in the movie too, as the secretary to Jimmy Stewart’s father. Blink and you’ll miss him! > **[Ian Wolfe - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938052/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)** > > Ian Wolfe. Actor: Witness for the Prosecution. Respected character actor whose on-screen work included everything from Shakespeare to Dick Tracy (1990) (his last film). After a long apprenticeship in the theatre, the 38-year-old Wolfe finally debuted... ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/85 "2022-02-27T20:10:12Z")
Charles Lane was always trying to get Sheriff Taylor to evict people or shut down their businesses or stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/86 "2022-02-27T20:12:02Z")
Yep, he was Central Casting’s perennial asshole. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/87 "2022-03-01T01:59:15Z")
> **[William Schallert - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7)** > > William Schallert. Actor: Innerspace. The son of Edwin Schallert, drama editor of the "Los Angeles Times" and the dean of West Coast critics, William Schallert became interested in an acting career while at UCLA in 1942. After graduation, he became... William Schallert (“Nils Barris” in _ **ST: TOS** _’s “The Trouble with Tribbles”) as “Reverend Kirk” (!) in the _ **Dick van Dyke** _ episode “A Word a Day” (1962). The baby expert Dr Spock is mentioned in this episode as well. Leah (aka Lia) Waggner, Schallert’s wife IRL, was in this episode as “Mrs Kirk.” She also appeared opposite him in two episodes of _ **The Patty Duke Show** _ , where he was Patty’s father (along with his uncle and twin brother). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/88 "2022-03-05T00:42:58Z")
Recognize **this guy**? He was a courtroom bailiff in today’s epiosde of _ **Dick van Dyke** _, which also featured the scrumptious Sue Ane Langdon. Sneeze and you’ll miss him! > **[Doodles Weaver - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915845/)** > > Doodles Weaver. Actor: The Birds. Well-remembered at Stanford for his many pranks and practical jokes. Was an occasional guest on Rudy Vallee radio program and Kraft Music Hall in the late 1930s and early 40s. Performed in clubs nationwide. He... [![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_eNPtK52Apo/XDkSnRR1kYI/AAAAAAACND0/yrjqgPASXPsWnBqxoCAswZAXU4aZZlfAACLcBGAs/s1600/Sue%2BAnn%2BLangdon11.jpg) ](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_eNPtK52Apo/XDkSnRR1kYI/AAAAAAACND0/yrjqgPASXPsWnBqxoCAswZAXU4aZZlfAACLcBGAs/s1600/Sue%2BAnn%2BLangdon11.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/89 "2022-03-05T01:31:52Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Recognize **this guy**? He was a courtroom bailiff in today’s epiosde of _ **Dick van Dyke** _ , which also featured the scrumptious Sue Ane Langdon. > > Sneeze and you’ll miss him! > > [Doodles Weaver - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915845/) A man came up to me and said, “Doodles, your hair’s getting thin.” I said, “Well, who wants fat hair?” THAT’S A KILLER! In other words, yes, I do recognize him! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/90 "2022-03-05T01:42:37Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > In other words, yes, I do recognize him! After all, how many people could say they teamed up with Art Carney against Burt Ward? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/91 "2022-03-05T01:59:27Z")
Brother of television pioneer Pat Weaver, and more importantly, uncle of Sigourney. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/92 "2022-03-05T02:13:09Z")
As much as I liked Dr. Demento, Weaver’s rendition of, “Eleanor Rigby,” is just awful. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/93 "2022-03-05T02:13:16Z")
He’s also the guy who walks out of the hardware store and tells Sid Caesar and Edie Adams “We’re closed!” in _ **It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World** _. Again, sneeze and you’ll miss him! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/94 "2022-03-05T02:17:07Z")
“That’ll teach him not to litter!” 😠 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/95 "2022-03-05T21:12:28Z")
> [@LoneRhino](#): > > As a kid in the 70s and 80s that guy was this guy. > > [Richard Stahl - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821489/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t11) Always remembered this fine turn he did here: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v2x_PpYjWrs/hqdefault.jpg "The Odd Couple - You Walk Funny, You Are Bald !") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2x_PpYjWrs&t=84) Another 70’s stalwart: > **[John Fiedler | Actor, Soundtrack](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275835/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7)** > > Known for: 12 Angry Men, The Odd Couple, True Grit ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/96 "2022-03-05T21:19:54Z")
Peterson’s a twerp! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/97 "2022-03-05T21:23:04Z")
^ And Carlin couldn’t _stand_ him. Eric Roberts FTW? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/98 "2022-03-05T21:31:58Z")
It’s kinda funny: the best moment of **True Grit** is when Fiedler shows up as Lawyer Daggett and walks off with the picture. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/99 "2022-03-05T21:36:34Z")
I liked Stephen Tobolowsky in _Sneakers_ and I love the fact that he randomly pops up everywhere as a variation on that same basic guy. He’s the guy who inspired me to start noticing that kind of actor. How cool would it be to have a job that’s like “hey, we need you to be yourself again”, but it isn’t high-profile enough to turn your whole life on its head. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/100 "2022-03-09T18:39:46Z")
**This babe** , probably best known for washing the car in _ **Cool Hand Luke** _, was in yesterday’s episode of _ **That Girl** _: > **[Joy Harmon - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0363518/)** > > Joy Harmon. Actress: Cool Hand Luke. Born in Flushing, New York, the impressively endowed Patty Jo Harmon was discovered as a guest on You Bet Your Life (1950) by Groucho Marx and later was invited to work with him on Tell It to Groucho (1961). The... So was **this guy** , who got around a lot in the '60s: > **[Sandy Kenyon - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449017/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6)** > > Sandy Kenyon. Actor: Down on Us. He's known for his appearance as the navigator "Magellan" on The Twilight Zone season two episode "The Odyssey of Flight 33," which was the only story Rod Serling's brother, Robert J., worked on. He also appeared in... **This guy** also got around in the '60s. He was in Monday’s episode of _ **Dick van Dyke** _ as an old friend of Sally Rogers: > **[George N. Neise - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624883/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7)** > > George N. Neise. Actor: Zorro. George N. Neise was born on 16 February 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Zorro (1957), Valley of Hunted Men (1942) and Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968). He was... I remember him as the NASA official who orders the lost space capsule in _ **Gilligan’s Island** _ to be blown up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635.md?page=6)