# Absolutely exceptional Very Short supporting roles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118 "2006-02-05T18:07:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/61 "2006-02-08T21:15:48Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > **Vincent D’Onofrio** ’s portrayal of Orson Welles in _Ed Wood_. Except D’Onofrio’s voice was dubbed, so he was really only half there. Still, he looked the part, didn’t he? mm ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/62 "2006-02-08T21:23:00Z")
Leelee Sobieski in _Eyes Wide Shut_. Phenomenal mm ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/63 "2006-02-08T22:00:11Z")
> [@mamboman](#): > > Except D’Onofrio’s voice was dubbed By Maurice LaMarche, best known as the voice of _The Brain_ of _Pinky &_ fame (which he based, of course, on Orson Welles, and I’d give one of my fingernails to be able to say “Yes!” like he says it in that role). ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/64 "2006-02-13T18:59:38Z")
Michael Keaton as Dogberry the Constable in _Much Ado About Nothing_. The closest you’ll ever get to a _Beetlejuice_ sequel. His performance is hammy, way-the-fuck-over-the-top, and totally hysterical. He gallops off with the film. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/65 "2006-02-13T19:46:07Z")
Lynn Redgrave’s three minute scene in _Kinsey_ as a closeted lesbian wife/mother is also very good. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/66 "2006-02-13T19:50:18Z")
> [@Kizarvexius](#): > > Michael Keaton as Dogberry the Constable in _Much Ado About Nothing_. The closest you’ll ever get to a _Beetlejuice_ sequel. His performance is hammy, way-the-fuck-over-the-top, and totally hysterical. He gallops off with the film. Good call. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/67 "2006-02-13T20:58:21Z")
Orson Welles as Wolsey in his scene with More in “A Man For All Seasons”. The scene may be a bit longer than the OP wanted, but his performance is brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118/68 "2006-02-13T21:50:51Z")
Peter Ustinov steals just about every movie he’s in, no matter how long (or short) his screen time. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-exceptional-very-short-supporting-roles/343118.md?page=3)