# 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:** 6
**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, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/101 "2022-03-09T18:46:32Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Another 70’s stalwart: > [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275835/?ref\_=ttfc\_fc\_cl\_t7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275835/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7) _ **Star Trek** _’s version of Jack the Ripper. “Kill you! Kill you ALL! Ah hahahahahahahaha!!!” 😆 ---
**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:** [March 9, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/102 "2022-03-09T19:10:22Z")
“Whoever he is, he sure sounds gloomy” ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/103 "2022-03-09T19:10:37Z")
No way this thread can go by without mentioning these folks: > **[John McGiver - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569410/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > John McGiver. Actor: Breakfast at Tiffany's. John Irwin McGiver came to acting relatively late in life. He held B.A. and Master's degrees in English from Fordham, Columbia and Catholic Universities and spent his early years teaching drama and speech... > **[Mary Wickes - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926897/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > Mary Wickes. Actress: Sister Act. From the grand old school of wisecracking, loud and lanky Mary Wickes had few peers while forging a career as a salty scene-stealer. Her abrupt, tell-it-like-it-is demeanor made her a consistent audience favorite on... > **[Kathleen Freeman - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293466/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > Kathleen Freeman. Actress: The Blues Brothers. Kathleen Freeman's introduction to show business came very early in life. Her parents were vaudevillians, and she made her debut at age 2 in their act. Later she attended UCLA with intentions of becoming... > **[Dub Taylor - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852305/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > Dub Taylor. Actor: The Getaway. Dub Taylor was born on 26 February 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Getaway (1972), The Wild Bunch (1969) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). He was previously married to... > **[Franklin Pangborn - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659427/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)** > > Franklin Pangborn. Actor: Hail the Conquering Hero. Franklin Pangborn - a name more befitting a fictionalized bank president rather than a great comedic actor - was a singular character actor but little is known of his early years. He spent some time... > **[James Karen - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439170/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > James Karen. Actor: The Return of the Living Dead. Veteran Broadway, TV and film actor James Karen was encouraged as a young man to take up an acting career by U.S. Congressman Daniel J. Flood, who was an amateur actor himself. In 1947 Karen made his... > **[Reta Shaw - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789931/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)** > > Reta Shaw. Actress: Mary Poppins. Reta Shaw is best known to television audiences as Hope Lange's housekeeper in the TV series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). Disney fans will remember her as one of the singing domestics in the Oscar-winning... I could go on all day with people like this. All very recognizable from film and television but not any of them who the public would know by name. ---
**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, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/104 "2022-03-09T19:13:26Z")
“With an armful of _this_ stuff, I wouldn’t be afraid of a supernova!” 🤗 ---
**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, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/105 "2022-03-09T21:01:09Z")
**This guy** was in today’s episode of _ **That Girl** _. He was John McGivers’ underling in _ **Mr Terrific** _. > **[Paul Smith - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807188/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3)** > > Paul Smith. Actor: The Gertrude Berg Show. Paul Smith was born on 5 February 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Gertrude Berg Show (1961), Mr. Terrific (1966) and The Erotic Adventures of Robin Hood (1969). He died... **This guy** was in today’s episode too, as a studio hairdresser. Couldn’t quite place him, though… 🥺 > **[Rob Reiner - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001661/?ref_=tt_cl_i_6)** > > Rob Reiner. Actor: All in the Family. Robert Reiner was born in New York City, to Estelle Reiner (née Lebost) and Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer Carl Reiner. > > As a child, his father was his role model, as Carl Reiner created and... ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/106 "2022-03-10T01:02:05Z")
We were tired and bored and put on “Nobody” without knowing a thing about it. “Hey!! It’s Saul!!” ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/107 "2022-03-13T17:57:37Z")
That ep has to be most misunderstood one by me as a child Child: So the creature framed Scotty. But Scotty didn’t actually do it. Adult: OH…Scotty DID do it. He was possessed. Maybe move Scotty out of the room…and did they just get the entire crew high?? ---
**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 13, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/108 "2022-03-13T18:00:32Z")
… And Hengist wasn’t just possessed. He was a reanimated corpse. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/109 "2022-03-13T20:50:09Z")
See??? Never realized that til now. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/110 "2022-03-14T07:31:37Z")
Last night I rewatched _The Omen_ for the first time in 40 years. When the agitated priest barges in to warn Gregory Peck his kid is the anti-christ… “Hey, that’s the second doctor!” (Doctor Who) Near the end of the movie, when they find the exorcist in Meggido, I had another moment. “Hey, that’s Rumpole!” (Leo McKern, which I had to confirm online, as he was not credited in the end credits). ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/111 "2022-03-14T13:59:17Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > “Hey, that’s Rumpole!” (Leo McKern…) Also the second number two on The Prisoner. ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/112 "2022-03-14T18:11:04Z")
Just saw **this guy** as Tony Banta’s boxing coach “Vince” on _ **Taxi** _. He’s the Mob boss who commits suicide in _ **The Godfather: Part II.** _ > **[Michael V. Gazzo - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311155/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)** > > Michael Vincente Gazzo was born in Hillside, New Jersey, on April 5, 1923. He attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at the New School on the GI... ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/113 "2022-03-14T18:19:59Z")
**These two** were in Friday’s episode of _ **That Girl** _ “To Each Her Own,” about computer dating when that was a thing. (No, Donald didn’t date Ruth Buzzi.) > **[Rich Little - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514648/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4)** > > Rich Little. Additional Crew: The Spiderwick Chronicles. Born in Canada, Rich Little got his start just like almost every other comic of his time - night clubs. he was a very popular comic in these clubs, but if there was one thing Rich was best... > **[Ruth Buzzi - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125651/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5)** > > Ruth Buzzi. Actress: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Ruth Buzzi was Born July 24, 1936 in South County (Westerly), Rhode Island to Rena Pauline and Angelo Peter Buzzi, a nationally recognized stone sculptor. She Raised in Wequetequock, Connecticut,... For some reason, she was always played up as being homely. She might not have been another Marlo Thomas, but she didn’t look too bad in this episode. ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/114 "2022-03-14T18:33:53Z")
**These four** were in Friday’s episode of _ **The Dick van Dyke Show** _: > **[Marty Ingels - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408733/?ref_=tt_cl_t_6)** > > Marty Ingels. Actor: I'm Dickens, He's Fenster. Martin Ingerman was born on March 6, 1936 in New York City. He had an older brother named Arthur. He had a rough childhood and was often picked on. After he finished school, he went into the army.... > **[Roy Roberts - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731507/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7)** > > Roy Roberts. Actor: Chinatown. Veteran character player Roy Roberts proudly claimed over 900 performances in a 40-year career. He might not have been known necessarily by name, but the face was distinct and obviously familiar. The prototype of the... > **[Isabel Randolph - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709902/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8)** > > Isabel Randolph. Actress: The Missing Corpse. Isabel Randolph was born on 4 December 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Missing Corpse (1945), The Shanghai Story (1954) and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950).... > **[Patty Regan - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716461/?ref_=tt_cl_t_9)** > > Patty Regan. Actress: Get Smart. Tall, auburn-haired character comedienne, a buoyant and robust presence in television sitcoms of the 60s and 70s. Patty was born February 14, 1930, to Paul and Elsie Regan (nee Lawrence) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She... ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/115 "2022-03-15T02:39:00Z")
On today’s episode of _ **That Girl** _: > **[Bill Bixby - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084642/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4)** > > Bill Bixby. Actor: The Incredible Hulk. The son of a sales clerk and a department store owner, Bill Bixby was the sixth-generation Californian born as Wilfred Bailey Bixby, on January 22, 1934, in San Francisco, California. An only child growing up... > **[Florence Halop - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356891/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5)** > > Florence Halop. Actress: Night Court. Florence Halop was born on 23 January 1923 in Queens, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Night Court (1984), St. Elsewhere (1982) and George Burns Comedy Week (1985). She was previously married to... On _ **Dick van Dyke** _: > **[Jay C. Flippen - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282435/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7)** > > Jay C. Flippen. Actor: The Killing. Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series.... ---
**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:** [March 19, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/116 "2022-03-19T12:20:48Z")
Just watched “Operation Petticoat” which is a potpourri of “that guy” moments like this fellow > **[Robert F. Simon - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800359/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8)** > > Robert F. Simon. Actor: Operation Petticoat. A prolific character actor of imposing presence, Robert F. Simon drifted into acting via the Cleveland Playhouse, hoping that this would cure his natural propensity for shyness. After training at the... and this guy > **[George Dunn - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242574/?ref_=tt_cl_t_11)** > > George Dunn. Actor: A Woman Under the Influence. George Dunn was born on 23 November 1914 in Brownwood, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Faces (1968) and The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956). He died on 27... The movie also features Marion Ross, Dick Sargent, and Gavin McLeod ---
**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 19, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/117 "2022-03-19T23:13:42Z")
Saw these three this afternoon in Orson Welles’ _ **Touch of Evil** _ (1958): > **[Dennis Weaver - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915840/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8)** > > Dennis Weaver. Actor: Touch of Evil. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones... > **[Ray Collins - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172615/?ref_=tt_cl_t_7)** > > Ray Collins. Actor: Citizen Kane. Ray Bidwell Collins was an American actor in film, stage, radio and television. One of his best remembered roles was that of Lt. Arthur Tragg in the long-running series Perry Mason (1957). Collins was born in... > **[Joi Lansing - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487103/?ref_=tt_cl_t_15)** > > Joi Lansing. Actress: Touch of Evil. Joi Lansing was born Joyce Renee Brown on April 6, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a young lady who developed early, physically, as a teen. Because of her striking good looks, she began modeling and was... The cast also included Marlene Dietrich and Zsa Zsa Gabor. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/118 "2022-03-20T14:39:26Z")
Interesting one I ran across the other day. Remember in _Beverly Hills Cop_, the generic bad-guy who played the enforcer for the villain? [![](https://www.filmsite.org/fotos/bevhillscop11.jpg) ](https://www.filmsite.org/fotos/bevhillscop11.jpg) This is him in his most recent role: [![](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jonathan-Banks-Mike-QA-1200x707.jpg?resize=800,471) ](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jonathan-Banks-Mike-QA-1200x707.jpg?resize=800,471) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/119 "2022-03-20T16:36:14Z")
That’s funny. Reminds me that in the comedy/adventure “Innerspace,” the villains’ hired assassin, “The Cowboy” was played by > **[Robert Picardo - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000585/)** > > Robert Picardo. Actor: Star Trek: Voyager. Robert Picardo was born on October 27, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School and attended Yale University. At Yale, he... ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635/120 "2022-03-20T18:41:25Z")
I remember him as the ward attendant who was told “Laugh while you can, monkey boy” by Dr. Emilio Lizardo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hey-its-that-guy-moment/959635.md?page=7)