# Movie Marathon (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 489
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9762 "2025-12-30T05:12:30Z")
**Movies with actors known for talent, not looks** 1. _Dolores Claiborne_: Kathy Bates 2. _Rain Man_, Dustin Hoffman 3. _28 Days_, Steve Buscemi 4. _Casablanca_, Peter Lorre 5. _The Elephant Man_, John Hurt 6. _The Last Picture Show_, Cloris Leachman A performance for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9763 "2025-12-30T05:14:19Z")
**Movies with actors known for talent, not looks** 1. _Dolores Claiborne_: Kathy Bates 2. _Rain Man_, Dustin Hoffman 3. _28 Days_, Steve Buscemi 4. _Casablanca_, Peter Lorre 5. _The Elephant Man_, John Hurt 6. _The Last Picture Show_, Cloris Leachman 7. _The Fugitive,_ Tommy Lee Jones Classic scene: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxWP2D538PY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxWP2D538PY) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9764 "2025-12-30T07:23:32Z")
**Movies with actors known for talent, not looks** 1. _Dolores Claiborne_: Kathy Bates 2. _Rain Man_, Dustin Hoffman 3. _28 Days_, Steve Buscemi 4. _Casablanca_, Peter Lorre 5. _The Elephant Man_, John Hurt 6. _The Last Picture Show_, Cloris Leachman 7. _The Fugitive,_ Tommy Lee Jones 8. _X-Men_, Sir Ian McKellen ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9765 "2025-12-30T13:26:35Z")
**Movies with actors known for talent, not looks** 1. _Dolores Claiborne_: Kathy Bates 2. _Rain Man_, Dustin Hoffman 3. _28 Days_, Steve Buscemi 4. _Casablanca_, Peter Lorre 5. _The Elephant Man_, John Hurt 6. _The Last Picture Show_, Cloris Leachman 7. _The Fugitive,_ Tommy Lee Jones 8. _X-Men_, Sir Ian McKellen 9. _Key Largo_, Edward G. Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9766 "2025-12-30T17:45:01Z")
**Movies with actors known for talent, not looks** 1. _Dolores Claiborne_: Kathy Bates 2. _Rain Man_, Dustin Hoffman 3. _28 Days_, Steve Buscemi 4. _Casablanca_, Peter Lorre 5. _The Elephant Man_, John Hurt 6. _The Last Picture Show_, Cloris Leachman 7. _The Fugitive,_ Tommy Lee Jones 8. _X-Men_, Sir Ian McKellen 9. _Key Largo_, Edward G. Robinson 10. _True Grit_, John Wayne Next up: **Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9767 "2025-12-30T17:54:16Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9768 "2025-12-30T18:08:36Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9769 "2025-12-30T18:11:06Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9770 "2025-12-30T18:25:58Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ 5. Allison Janney, _The Help_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9771 "2025-12-30T18:34:08Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ 5. Allison Janney, _The Help_ 6. Wilford Brimley, _Absence of Malice_ Arguably the best performance of his entire career: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/btqBJJF2yvE/hqdefault.jpg "Absence of Malice Inquiry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqBJJF2yvE) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9772 "2025-12-30T19:03:46Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ 5. Allison Janney, _The Help_ 6. Wilford Brimley, _Absence of Malice_ 7. Oliver Platt, _The Three Musketeers_ (1993) A silly movie, but he steals every scene he’s in as the boisterous, bold Porthos. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9773 "2025-12-30T20:41:36Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ 5. Allison Janney, _The Help_ 6. Wilford Brimley, _Absence of Malice_ 7. Oliver Platt, _The Three Musketeers_ (1993) 8. J.T. Walsh, _Outbreak_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9774 "2025-12-30T21:13:06Z")
**Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ 5. Allison Janney, _The Help_ 6. Wilford Brimley, _Absence of Malice_ 7. Oliver Platt, _The Three Musketeers_ (1993) 8. J.T. Walsh, _Outbreak_ 9. Dick Miller, _Gremlins_ ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9775 "2025-12-30T21:17:26Z")
> [@](#): > > **Character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. M. Emmet Walsh, _Blade Runner_ 2. Harry Dean Stanton, _Repo Man_ 3. Donald Sutherland, _Pride & Prejudice_ 4. Wayne Knight, _Jurassic Park_ 5. Allison Janney, _The Help_ 6. Wilford Brimley, _Absence of Malice_ 7. Oliver Platt, _The Three Musketeers_ (1993) 8. J.T. Walsh, _Outbreak_ 9. Dick Miller, _Gremlins_ 10. Morgan Freeman, _The Shawshank Redemption_ **More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9776 "2025-12-30T21:20:45Z")
**More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ 2. David Keith, _They Live_ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9777 "2025-12-30T21:28:18Z")
**More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ 2. David Keith, _They Live_ 3. Bruce McGill, _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ He played D-Day. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzNhY2ZlZDMtMjQ1MS00N2NmLWI1YzItN2E0NmY5NDM5ODcxXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX313_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzNhY2ZlZDMtMjQ1MS00N2NmLWI1YzItN2E0NmY5NDM5ODcxXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX313_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9778 "2025-12-30T21:44:04Z")
**More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ 2. David Keith, _They Live_ 3. Bruce McGill, _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ 4. William Hootkins, _Batman_ (1989) He played Lieutenant Eckhart, the corrupt cop who was on Grissom’s payroll. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9779 "2025-12-30T21:56:40Z")
**More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ 2. David Keith, _They Live_ 3. Bruce McGill, _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ 4. William Hootkins, _Batman_ (1989) 5. Bruce Dern, _The Cowboys_ The only actor to ever gun down the Duke ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9780 "2025-12-30T22:00:23Z")
**More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ 2. David Keith, _They Live_ 3. Bruce McGill, _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ 4. William Hootkins, _Batman_ (1989) 5. Bruce Dern, _The Cowboys_ 6. Ethan Suplee, _Remember the Titans_ and _Evolution_ ---
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**More character actors you like, and movies they were particularly good in (no repeats)** 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, _The Hudsucker Proxy_ 2. David Keith, _They Live_ 3. Bruce McGill, _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ 4. William Hootkins, _Batman_ (1989) 5. Bruce Dern, _The Cowboys_ 6. Ethan Suplee, _Remember the Titans_ and _Evolution_ 7. Nick Frost, _Hot Fuzz_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=488) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=490)