# Favorite actor no one's ever heard of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596 "2003-08-30T07:33:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/41 "2003-09-15T23:16:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ultraviolet \* > \*\*One of my favourite actors that few people seem to have heard of is Noah Taylor. The part that made me take notice of him was as the adolescent/young man David Helfgott in Shine. \*\* Abso-friggin-lutely. I was _furious_ when Geoffrey Rush got all the attention (and the Oscar) for _Shine_ when I thought Taylor had acted rings around him. Also check out Taylor’s starring role in the rather strange _Simon Magus_. I used to be a big Suzie Plakson fan, especially in her _Love & War_ role. ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/42 "2003-09-16T00:31:10Z")
Hugo Weaving. Definitely. Around my neck of the woods, no one’s heard of him, but elsewhere I _know_ he’s fairly famous. Sadly, as he does a lot of theatre in Australia, there’s no way I can catch all of his stuff. But I try. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/43 "2003-09-16T02:13:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JuanitaTech \* > \*\*Tim Roth was superb in _Four Rooms_. \*\* I think he was ok in Four Rooms, but the movie itself didn’t get a whole lot of praise. To be honest, I sort of liked it. Loved the music in it as well, I still hear the tunes in Four Rooms on TV commercials (the Surreal Life, some car commercial), movie trailers (Truman Show), and other movies (Secretary). Reminds me that I should look into getting the soundtrack. I wondered why I’ve never seen Tim Roth anywhere else when I saw Four Rooms, so I guess that’s a good sign. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/44 "2003-09-16T02:34:39Z")
Tim Roth was also featured in “Pulp Fiction” as one of the diner robbers. Hugo Weaving? “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” Hugo Weaving? Beating the crap out of Keanu in “The Matrix” Hugo Weaving? Love him! Suzie Plakson also made a great female Klingon bride for Worf on STTNG too…lol. ---
**Author:** ![Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ring)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/45 "2003-09-16T03:42:22Z")
Can’t remember the name of the movie or the name of the actress but it was based on a Stephen King novel. A commercial airliner flies through some kind of time warp and just before the end a bunch of flying teeth eat the airport. I thought the actress who played a blind girl was absolutely fantastic, but I’ve never seen her since, and I can’t figure out why. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/46 "2003-09-16T03:55:11Z")
Her name is Kate Maberly, in a movie called “The Langoliers”. A lot of people on IMDB didn’t like her because they said she never looked blind once she took the glasses off. I guess she moved her eyes around a lot in the direction something was happening: “I’ve seen a lot of made-for-tv-movies. The characters are irritating, especially the little blind girl.” “…a blind girl who keeps moving her eyes to look at whoever is speaking to her…” “The little blind girl didn’t tug at my heart strings. More like pulling nails across a chalk board.” I don’t remember what she was like, personally. I don’t think I noticed her being especially good or bad. ---
**Author:** ![aaaaaarrgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@aaaaaarrgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaaaaarrgg)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/47 "2003-09-16T04:10:33Z")
i’ve only ever seen goran vijnic in ‘er’, **guin** , what else has he done? i am a fan though. **anubis** , hugo weaving is amazing. **teaelle** , although i am not a fan of his disney show, i did see a few episodes of this season’s project greenlight and imho, shia lebouf was the best thing about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ring)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/48 "2003-09-16T04:19:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MyFootsZZZ \* > \*\*Her name is Kate Maberly, in a movie called “The Langoliers”. A lot of people on IMDB didn’t like her because they said she never looked blind once she took the glasses off. I guess she moved her eyes around a lot in the direction something was happening: > > “I’ve seen a lot of made-for-tv-movies. The characters are irritating, especially the little blind girl.” > > “…a blind girl who keeps moving her eyes to look at whoever is speaking to her…” > > “The little blind girl didn’t tug at my heart strings. More like pulling nails across a chalk board.” > > I don’t remember what she was like, personally. I don’t think I noticed her being especially good or bad. \*\* Well that’s disappointing to here. I guess I didn’t see her moving her eyes around, but, when she died, she did tug at my heartstrings. I guess I’m just not a very sophisticated movie critic but I still think she made an otherwise mediocre movie very enjoyable What’s IMDB? ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/49 "2003-09-16T04:32:22Z")
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One of my favorite “unknown” supporting actors, remember 'Ol Mose from “The Searchers” w/John Wayne, all he wanted was his rocking chair. He was in a lot of stuff. Here’s a list courtesy of [http://imdb.com/](http://imdb.com/) Hank Worden filmography (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) (1930s) Big Bad John (1990) Almost an Angel (1990) … Pop, Patient in Hospital Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) (TV) (as Hank Warden) … Old Timer … aka Texas Guns (1988) (TV) Runaway Train (1985) (as Norton E. Worden) … Old Con Space Rage (1985) … Old codger … aka Dollar a Day, A (1985) … aka Spage Rage: Breakout on Prison Planet (1985) … aka Trackers (1985) Scream (1985/I) … John … aka Outing, The (1985) Ice Pirates, The (1984) … Elderly Jason Please Don’t Eat the Babies (1983) … Jebediah … aka Island Fury (1989) (USA: video title) Hammett (1982) … Pool Room Attendant Soggy Bottom, USA (1980) … aka Swamp Rats (1980) UFOria (1980) … Colonel Bronco Billy (1980) … Gas Station Operator They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1979) … Butch Big Wednesday (1978) … Shopping Cart … aka Summer of Innocence (1978) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) … Old Lonely Hearts Club Band … aka Banda de los corazones (1978) Every Which Way But Loose (1978) … Trailer Court Manager Flush (1977) Which Way Is Up? (1977) … Flunky Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (uncredited) … Trucker Legend of Frank Woods, The (1977) … Slim Sky Heist (1975) (TV) … Old Coot Eve of Aunt Agnes (1974) Hanged Man, The (1974) (TV) … Ab Wickes Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) … Albert, Valentine Stationmaster … aka Cahill (1973) (UK) … aka Wednesday Morning (1973) Rolling Man (1972) (TV) Black Noon (1971) (TV) … Joseph Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) … Old Home Guardsman … aka Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (1996) (USA: longer version) Zachariah (1971) Big Jake (1971) … Hank (McCandles’ ranch hand) Rio Lobo (1970) (uncredited) … Hank, hotel clerk … aka San Timoteo (1970) Chisum (1970) … Stationmaster True Grit (1969) (uncredited) … R. Ryan (undertaker, Fort Smith, Arkansas) “Petticoat Junction” (1963) TV Series … Roy Turlock (1967-1968) Good Times (1967) … ‘Kid’ Big Daddy (1965) … aka Paradise Road (1965) McLintock! (1963) … Curly Fletcher Music Man, The (1962) (uncredited) … Undertaker One-Eyed Jacks (1961) … Doc Alamo, The (1960) … Parson Sergeant Rutledge (1960) (uncredited) … Laredo Horse Soldiers, The (1959) … Deacon Clump Wild Heritage (1958) (uncredited) … Cowboy on Trail Drive Bullwhip (1958) … Tex Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) … Liveryman Notorious Mr. Monks, The (1958) … Pete Sing, Boy, Sing (1958) (uncredited) … Girl’s Father at Police Station Buckskin Lady, The (1957) … Lon Forty Guns (1957) … Marshal John Chisum Quiet Gun, The (1957) … Sampson, Sheriff’s Deputy … aka Fury at Rock River (1957) (USA) Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) … Hopi Charlie … aka Dragon Wells Massacre (1957) Spoilers of the Forest (1957) … Pat Casey War Drums (1957) Warrens of Arizona, The (1956) Accused of Murder (1956) … Les Fuller Thunder Over Arizona (1956) (uncredited) … Livery Stable Man Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) … Fiddler Searchers, The (1956) … Mose Harper Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (uncredited) … Joe, Chuck’s Ranch Hand … aka Viva Las Vegas! (1957) (UK) Man from Texas, The (1955) Indian Fighter, The (1955) … Crazy Bear/Guardhouse jailer Vanishing American, The (1955) (uncredited) … Crazy wagon driver Road to Denver, The (1955) (uncredited) … Shad Ewing Outcast, The (1954) … Bartender … aka Fortune Hunter, The (1954) (UK) Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) … Indian Crime Wave (1954) (uncredited) … Sweeney (airport maintenance manager) … aka City Is Dark, The (1954) (UK) Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) (uncredited) … aka Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris (1953) (UK) … aka Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road (1953) Lawless Breed, The (1953) (uncredited) … Bit Part Sky Full of Moon (1952) Apache War Smoke (1952) … Amber Woman of the North Country (1952) … Tom Gordon Big Sky, The (1952) … Poordevil Story of Will Rogers, The (1952) … Okie Boots Malone (1952) … Gas Station Attendant Man with a Cloak, The (1951) (uncredited) … First Carriage Driver Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) … Hard-of-Hearing Farmer … aka Triple Cross (1951) (UK) Comin’ Round the Mountain (1951) Sugarfoot (1951) … Johnny-Behind-the-Stove … aka Swirl of Glory (1951) (USA: reissue title) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) … aka Take the Stage (1950) (UK) Wagon Master (1950) … Luke Clegg Father Is a Bachelor (1950) … Finnegan When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) (uncredited) … Choir leader Fighting Kentuckian, The (1949) (uncredited) … Militiaman announcer of wrestling … aka Strange Caravan, A (1949) Hellfire (1949) (uncredited) … Witness Streets of Laredo (1949) (uncredited) … Ranger Red Canyon (1949) … Charley Cover-Up (1949) (as Worden Norton) … Undertaker Yellow Sky (1949) (uncredited) … Rancher, Bank Customer 3 Godfathers (1948) … Deputy Curly Red River (1948) (as Hank Warden) … Sims Reeves Tap Roots (1948) Sainted Sisters, The (1948) … Taub Beasley Lightnin’ in the Forest (1948) … Bartender Fort Apache (1948) … Southern Recruit … aka War Party (1948) Slippy McGee (1948) (uncredited) … Station Wagon Driver High Wall (1947) (uncredited) … Customer in diner Prairie Express (1947) … Deputy Clint Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (1947) (uncredited) … Western Character Sea of Grass, The (1947) (uncredited) … Bill, Salt Fork Townsman Angel and the Badman (1947) (uncredited) … Townsman … aka Angel and the Outlaw, The (1947) Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The (1947) (uncredited) Duel in the Sun (1946) (uncredited) … Dance floor cowboy Undercurrent (1946) (uncredited) … Telegram Delivery Man Missing Lady, The (1946) (uncredited) … Flophouse bum … aka Shadow and the Missing Lady, The (1946) Lawless Breed (1946) … The Deputy … aka Lawless Clan (1946) (USA) Frontier Gunlaw (1946) (uncredited) … Pete … aka Menacing Shadows (1946) (UK) Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945) (uncredited) … Joe, Gangling Guy … aka Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) Bullfighters, The (1945) (uncredited) … McCoy Forty Thieves (1944) (uncredited) … Rancher on buckboard Lumberjack (1944) (uncredited) … Lumberjack Wyoming Hurricane (1944) (uncredited) … Cowboy … aka Proved Guilty (1944) (UK) None Shall Escape (1944) … German Motorcycle Soldier Woman of the Town, The (1943) (uncredited) … The Barber Canyon City (1943) (uncredited) … Barfly National Barn Dance (1943) (uncredited) … Farmer at Barn Dance Black Market Rustlers (1943) … Slim (Prescott cowhand) So Proudly We Hail! (1943) (uncredited) … Soldier on Troop Ship Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) … Sleepy Martin Gay Sisters, The (1942) (uncredited) … Farm Guest Just Off Broadway (1942) (uncredited) … Comedian Riding the Wind (1942) … Rancher Code of the Outlaw (1942) (uncredited) … Lars, the expectant father Cowboy Serenade (1942) (uncredited) … Ofie … aka Serenade of the West (1942) (UK) Mad About Moonshine (1941) Dude Cowboy (1941) (uncredited) … Man with toothache Love at First Fright (1941) (uncredited) … Hank Hatrack Border Vigilantes (1941) (uncredited) … Wagon Driver Robbers of the Range (1941) (uncredited) … Stagecoach attendant Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941) (uncredited) Brigham Young - Frontiersman (1940) (uncredited) … Mormon cheering Porter Rockwell in frog race … aka Brigham Young (1940) … aka Brigham Young - Frontiersman (1940) (UK) Triple Justice (1940) (uncredited) … Man outside saloon Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940) (uncredited) … Henry Haggerty Range Busters, The (1940) (uncredited) Cross-Country Romance (1940) (uncredited) … Wedding Witness Winners of the West (1940) (uncredited) … Drunk Prairie Law (1940) (uncredited) … Jacobs (homesteader) Gaucho Serenade (1940) (uncredited) … Jalopy-driving farmer … aka Keep Rollin’ (1940) (USA: reissue title) Shooting High (1940) (uncredited) … Townsman Viva Cisco Kid (1940) (uncredited) … Deputy Riders of Pasco Basin (1940) (uncredited) … Townsman Molly Cures a Cowboy (1940) Rancho Grande (1940) (uncredited) … Cowhand Northwest Passage (1940) (uncredited) … Ranger tying oars Bandits and Ballads (1939) Reno (1939) (uncredited) … Townsman Chip of the Flying U (1939) (uncredited) … Cowhand Oklahoma Frontier (1939) (uncredited) Cupid Rides the Range (1939) … Jake Loomis Timber Stampede (1939) (uncredited) … Photographer Night Riders, The (1939) (uncredited) … Rancher … aka Lone Star Bullets (1939) Rollin’ Westward (1939) … Slim … aka Rollin’ West (1939) (UK) Sundown on the Prairie (1939) … Hank … aka Prairie Sundown (1939) (UK) Ghost Town Riders (1938) … Tom ‘Cherokee’ Walton Cowboy and the Lady, The (1938) … Cowhand Where the Buffalo Roam (1938) (uncredited) … Man at dance Stranger From Arizona, The (1938) … Skeeter Rollin’ Plains (1938) (uncredited) … Squint Flaming Frontiers (1938) (uncredited) … Henchman [Ch. 11] Western Trails (1938) (uncredited) Last Stand, The (1938) (uncredited) … Rustler playing fiddle at campfire Frontier Town (1938) (uncredited) … Henchman Singing Outlaw (1937) (uncredited) … Ranch hand Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) (uncredited) … Henchman Boss of Lonely Valley (1937) (uncredited) … Hank Hollywood Round-Up (1937) (uncredited) … Saloon set extra Moonlight on the Range (1937) (uncredited) Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) (as Heber Snow) … Deputy Riders of the Dawn (1937) (uncredited) … Deputy Riders of the Rockies (1937) (uncredited) … Henchman Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937) (as Heber Snow) … Henchman Hittin’ the Trail (1937) (as Heber Snow) … Hank Trouble in Texas (1937) (uncredited) … Dancer Plainsman, The (1937) (uncredited) … Deadwood Townsman Come and Get It (1936) (uncredited) … Lumberjack … aka Roaring Timbers (1936) (USA: reissue title) Ghost-Town Gold (1936) (uncredited) … Mr. Crabtree For the Service (1936) (uncredited) … Henchman * * * ## Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV Guest Appearances Notable TV Guest Appearances “Twin Peaks” (1990) playing “The Elderly and Senile Room Service Waiter” in episode: “Beyond Life and Death” (episode # 2.22) 10 June 1991 “Twin Peaks” (1990) playing “The Elderly and Senile Room Serivce Waiter” in episode: “Arbitrary Law” (episode # 2.9) 1 December 1990 “Twin Peaks” (1990) playing “The Elderly and Senile Room Service Waiter” in episode: “Lonely Souls” (episode # 2.7) 10 November 1990 “Twin Peaks” (1990) playing “The Elderly and Senile Room Service Waiter” in episode: “May the Giant Be with You” (episode # 2.1) 30 September 1990 “Cop Rock” (1990) playing “Himself” “Knight Rider” (1982) playing “Slim” in episode: “Fright Knight” (episode # 4.20) 7 March 1986 “Gunsmoke” (1955) playing “Claude” in episode: “The Tarnished Badge” (episode # 20.9) 11 November 1974 “McCloud” (1970) playing “Elderly Patient” in episode: “A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley” (episode # 2.5) 12 January 1972 “Night Gallery” (1970) playing “The Bore” in episode: “Hell’s Bells” (episode # 2.29) 17 November 1971 “Green Acres” (1965) playing “Man” in episode: “You and Your Big Shrunken Head” (episode # 5.5) 25 October 1969 “Beverly Hillbillies, The” (1962) playing “Harry” in episode: “Drysdale and Friend” (episode # 7.15) 1 January 1969 “Lancer” (1968) in episode: “The Last Train for Charlie Poe” (episode # 1.9) 26 November 1968 “Green Acres” (1965) playing “Farmer” in episode: “Guess Who’s Not Going to the Luau?” (episode # 4.1) 25 September 1968 “Iron Horse, The” (1966) playing “Ed” in episode: “Dealer’s Choice” (episode # 2.13) 9 December 1967 “Daniel Boone” (1964) playing “Hansom Cab Driver” in episode: “Take the Southbound Stage” (episode # 3.27) 6 April 1967 “Petticoat Junction” (1963) playing “Farmer” in episode: “Kate Bradley, Peacemaker” (episode # 3.29) 5 April 1966 “Daniel Boone” (1964) playing “Blue Belly” in episode: “The Prophet” (episode # 1.15) 21 January 1965 “Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, The” (1963) playing “Chief Hunting Hawk” in episode: “The Day of the Pawnees: Part 2” (episode # 1.15) 29 December 1963 “Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, The” (1963) playing “Chief Hunting Hawk” in episode: “The Day of the Pawnees: Part 1” (episode # 1.14) 22 December 1963 “Wagon Train” (1957) playing “Trader” in episode: “The Nellie Jefferson Story” (episode # 4.27) 5 April 1961 “Bonanza” (1959) playing “Old Miner” in episode: “The Bride” (episode # 2.18) 21 January 1961 “Rawhide” (1959) in episode: “Incident of the Captive” (episode # 3.9) 16 December 1960 “Wagon Train” (1957) playing “Shelley” in episode: “The Colter Craven Story” (episode # 4.9) 23 November 1960 “Bonanza” (1959) playing “Station Attendant” in episode: “The Stranger” (episode # 1.24) 27 February 1960 “Rawhide” (1959) playing “Joe Wendell” in episode: “Incident of the Devil and His Due” (episode # 2.14) 22 January 1960 “Tales of Wells Fargo” (1957) playing “Sam” in episode: “The Reward” (episode # 2.33) 21 April 1958 “Lone Ranger, The” (1949) playing “Bruckner” in episode: “The Banker’s Son” (episode # 5.36) 16 May 1957 “Lone Ranger, The” (1949) playing “Jud, stagecoach driver” in episode: “The Bait: Gold!” (episode # 4.49) 18 August 1955 “Lone Ranger, The” (1949) playing “Ike Beatty, stage driver” in episode: “Stage to Tishomingo” (episode # 4.8) 28 October 1954 “Lone Ranger, The” (1949) playing “Ed” in episode: “The Ghost of Coyote Canyon” (episode # 3.48) 6 August 1953 “Lone Ranger, The” (1949) playing “Whip” in episode: “Woman from Omaha” (episode # 3.43) 2 July 1953 “Where’s Raymond?” (1953) “Lone Ranger, The” (1949) playing “Rusty Bates” in episode: “The Tenderfeet” (episode # 1.9) 10 November 1949 **Not bad for somebody most folks never heard of, huh?** ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596/51 "2003-09-16T05:31:25Z")
Man–you people are listing all the good ones! Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, David Strathairn–you’ve got 'em all. Oh! Oh! Anyone seen the Ironside/Dourif film called “Common Bonds” (aka “Chaindance”)? Definitely B-Movie material, but I liked it anyway. Both got to play “good guys,” instead of the psychos and nutcases that they are both known for. I’ll have to add some name, and since I suspected even before I opened this thread that the likes of Ironside, etc. would be taken, I offer up to you [Terry Kiser.](http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/saga/part7/terrykiser.html) I like him when he’s playing humorous rolls, but basically, this guy can do everything. Another oldie but goodie, [Geoffrey Lewis](http://members.aol.com/clstlnvg8r/welcome.htm). He’s been around forever (seen in Spaghetti Westerns and Clint Eastwood movies) and I’ve always liked him. I think he’s excellent in comedic rolls. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-no-ones-ever-heard-of/198596.md?page=2)