# Hey, look! It's... it's... THAT guy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008 "2004-02-13T07:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/81 "2004-02-16T21:25:36Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > Is there anyone from the cast of Deep Rising that you _missed_? 😛 Actually, I don’t believe Cliff was in Deep Rising, but I’m too lazy to check. You’re right though. I just mentioned them because it was interesting having a bunch of “THAT guys” all in one movie. I also would like to mention Jeffrey Combs, at least as a former “THAT guy” (he may be too well known now though.) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/82 "2004-02-16T21:39:46Z")
> [@Sam Hell](#): > > Actually, I don’t believe Cliff was in Deep Rising, but I’m too lazy to check. I don’t have to check - I _know_ he was in the movie because I recognised him. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/83 "2004-02-16T22:29:40Z")
[This](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588777/) is my That Guy. He is superb as a weasel. When he shows up in a scene, he owns it. Especially as the Dad in “10 things I hate about you.” Also, the Evil Phil Hartman guy is hot, even when he was butchering up his entire compound in ‘Desperado’. [Paul Dooley](http://www.fametracker.com/hey_its_that_guy/dooley_paul.shtml) has been my " No more _ini_ food." until I found out he actually had a name. I just love “Breaking Away.” ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/84 "2004-02-16T22:31:33Z")
Paul Dooleyhas been my " No more _ini_ food." \*\*Guy for years. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/85 "2004-03-04T04:04:36Z")
OK, here’s one I wanted to post, but I just found out his name: [Bill McCutcheon](http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Bill&actor_last=McCutcheon). ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/86 "2004-03-04T04:40:03Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > Well, he doesn’t really qualify as a “That guy” because he’s Don Cheadle. Everyone knows Don Cheadle. That’s why they chose him for the NFL commercials. "That guy"s are the one’s you DON’T know but see a bajillion times. (IMHO) I agree 100%, and was about to reply in kind before I realized someone _had_ to have already pointed this out. Yay me for searching first. ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/87 "2004-03-04T04:46:47Z")
This one may be too well known to the Teeming Millions[sup]TM[/sup], but the first person who came to mind for me was [Wallace Shawn](http://images.ireland.com/newspaper/features/0900/shawn.jpg). I’m a huge _Princess Bride_ fan, but not many of my friends are, so to most of the people I hang out with he’s a “that guy.” ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/88 "2004-03-04T13:38:54Z")
I’m glad this thread was bumped, because I wanted to mention [Don S. Davis](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204493/). I remembered him the other day when I was watching _A League of Their Own_, in which he plays the coach. No, not the coach of the Rockford Peaches, that’s Tom Hanks. He’s the coach of the Racine Belles, the team the Peaches play against at the World Series. He’s usually plays a cop or a military man, and his dozens of roles include the doctor in the _Look Who’s Talking_ movie franchise, Major Briggs on _Twin Peaks_, and Scully’s dad on _The X-Files_. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/89 "2004-03-04T17:18:36Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > I’m glad this thread was bumped, because I wanted to mention [Don S. Davis](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204493/). > > He’s usually plays a cop or a military man, and his dozens of roles include the doctor in the _Look Who’s Talking_ movie franchise, Major Briggs on _Twin Peaks_, and Scully’s dad on _The X-Files_. Maybe for movies, but he’s too well known on TV to be a That Guy there. In addition to the two major supporting roles you gave above, he’s also spent seven years in the main credits of Stargate SG-1, one of the most successful genre shows of the last decade and only the second ever to make eight years. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/90 "2004-03-04T17:57:53Z")
My favorite “That Guy” has always been [Vincent Schiavelli](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001704/). The valet in **Amadeus** , the salesman on the **Next Generation** episode about the planet with the automated defense system, Lenny the cojoined twin on the “Humbug” episode of **X-Files** , and about a million other roles. His IMDB bio lists 93 movies and over 25 series TV appearences. He’s the _ultimate_ “That Guy”. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/91 "2004-03-04T19:15:40Z")
[Tony Goldwyn](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2437/Events/2437/TonyGoldwy_Ausse_2320724_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Goldwyn,%20Tony) from Ghost, The Pelican Brief, Nixon, etc. He’d make a great brother-in-law. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/92 "2004-03-12T03:48:31Z")
Another one, [Ken](http://www.spookytoms.com/Ken_Lynch_1.html) [Lynch](http://www.spookytoms.com/Ken_Lynch_2.html), probably best remembered as the chief engineer in “Devil in the Dark” from “Star Trek: TOS.” ---
**Author:** ![Rebubula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rebubula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebubula)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/93 "2004-03-12T04:06:59Z")
> [@gooti](#): > > This one may be too well known to the Teeming Millions[sup]TM[/sup], but the first person who came to mind for me was [Wallace Shawn](http://images.ireland.com/newspaper/features/0900/shawn.jpg). I’m a huge _Princess Bride_ fan, but not many of my friends are, so to most of the people I hang out with he’s a “that guy.” I second this guy. I can’t think of him without thinking “Inconceivable!” He was also one of the girls’ teachers on the Clueless TV series and the voice of Rex the neurotic dinosaur in the Toy Story movies ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/94 "2004-03-12T04:44:19Z")
I wish I could remember how I first found out about this guy, but my “that guy” is [Phil Hawn](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370361/). The thing with him is, he’s usually just set dressing. Among his illustrious film roles: Uncredited Movie Theatre Patron, Uncredited College Professor, Uncredited Bartender, Uncredited Man in Courtroom, etc. What is most interesting, however, is how prolific Phil is. In the three years from 1998 to 2000, he appeared in over sixty movies. He also does some video work and commercials, so I figure he’s the kind of person who knows people and can get these little roles pretty easily. I’d love to know the story. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/95 "2004-04-17T19:22:35Z")
[Robert Emhardt](http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-5188/) showed up a lot in the 60s and 70s, often playing judges, professors, and other authoritative characters. Other photos: [![](http://www.theinvaders.co.uk/episodes/ep07/ep07st2.gif) ](http://www.theinvaders.co.uk/episodes/ep07/ep07st2.gif) [http://www.what-a-character.com/miniphotos/982797398.jpg](http://www.what-a-character.com/miniphotos/982797398.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/96 "2004-04-17T20:03:52Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > I’d like to nominate James Rebhorn: Dr. Larry Banks from Meet the Parents, Dickie’s father in The Talented Mr. Ripley, the CRS executive/actor in The Game, the Defense Secretary in Independence Day. Always a good option when you’re looking for a WASPish, semi-authority figure. Good one. [Here’s a picture of him for those who don’t know who he is](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0325537/Ss/0325537/DF-7161.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Rebhorn,%20James). ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/97 "2004-04-18T00:58:16Z")
I didn’t see him mentioned yet (unless I missed it) but [Robert Davi](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001108/) is always THAT guy for me since I can never remember his name. I had to find him by searching for Profiler since I remembered seeing him in that. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/98 "2004-04-18T01:54:41Z")
Patrick Thomas O’Brien > **[Patrick Thomas O'Brien - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639403/)** > > Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Actor: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Patrick Thomas O'Brien is an actor, known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), UHF (1989) and Intolerable Cruelty (2003). He has been married to Anna M. O'Brien since May... I first saw him on Saved by the Bell, and continue to see him to this day. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008/99 "2004-04-18T21:03:29Z")
Liev Schreiber. _Who?!?_ He was in all three **Scream** flicks (Cotton), \*\*The Sum Of All Fears \*\* (John Clark) \*\*Jakob The Liar \*\* (the former boxer guy - I forget his name), \*\*Kate & Leopold \*\* (Stuart), **Sphere** (Ted). He does a lot of voice over stuff on Discovery in America, and a lot of Shakespear in NYC [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-its-its-that-guy/229008.md?page=4)