# Movies that are ruined by actors from other vehicles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747 "2019-05-09T21:45:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/21 "2019-05-10T05:54:23Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > Always makes me wonder how you say “What… does… a… yellow… light… mean?” in Klingon. > [@markn\_1](#): > > _nuq jatlh wIy SuD?_ QIt ghoS. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/22 "2019-05-10T06:03:45Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I keep reading and re-reading this but I can’t parse it in a way that sounds good, and I think you meant it as an example of a good thing. But to me it sounds completely awful. It means you might see the same actor playing a villain (or IS he?) in a Mystery drama, then a suitor in a Jane Austin style period piece, then in a comedy, then in Doctor Who. The actors have enough range to play them all. They’ve even invaded American TV and movies. I’d much rather enjoy watching a show and see an actor I liked from another show practicing his craft on something different over being bothered because he was in something else. Unless your issue is the 20 actors. I am exaggerating but the same handful of actors do seem to turn up in a lot of things. Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/23 "2019-05-10T06:05:00Z")
> [@HubZilla](#): > > Or Hugo Weaving in the Fellowship of the Ring. > > “Hobbits are a virus, Mr. Baggins” “Mr. _Baggins_…it seems you have been living _two_ lives. In one life, you are a respectable hobbit, living in a…respectable hobbit hole. In the other life, you are the bearer of the…_One Ring_. One of those lives has a future…and one of them does not.” ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/24 "2019-05-10T06:09:45Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > _nuq jatlh wIy SuD?_ > [@cochrane](#): > > QIt ghoS. ghewmey SuqQo’! ---
**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:** [May 10, 2019, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/25 "2019-05-10T07:46:40Z")
> [@caligulathegod](#): > > Unless your issue is the 20 actors. I am exaggerating but the same handful of actors do seem to turn up in a lot of things. Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, and so on. Yes, it was just the “20 actors” part, and fair enough. Your explanation makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/26 "2019-05-10T10:23:02Z")
The only time this has affected me was when I was watching a movie that I can’t remember the name to; one of the actors was being played by that guy who hosted “Unsolved Mysteries”. I just couldn’t get past it. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/27 "2019-05-10T13:41:20Z")
> [@HubZilla](#): > > Or Hugo Weaving in the Fellowship of the Ring. > > “Hobbits are a virus, Mr. Baggins” Actually, I go the other way on this one… Agent Smith spitting out, “Mr. Aragorn” to Keanu Reeves. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/28 "2019-05-10T14:04:18Z")
OK, Elijah Wood. I saw _The Good Son_ way before _LOTR_, and I thought he did a good job playing off Macaulay Culkin (who reprised Kevin, only a little darker). Then I saw _LOTR_ and then the _Wilfred_ and _Dirk Gently_ shows. It was hard not seeing Frodo all the time–even when I went back and watched _Good Son_–little microFrodo. I managed to separate Elijah from Frodo eventually. But I had to realize he really was, like Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, and Woody Allen, playing the same character all the time (Wood = whinging, meek, neurotic–and occasionally manic). Now I just see Elijah and not the movie characters. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/29 "2019-05-10T14:09:59Z")
I don’t have that problem with movies, but I did find it distracting in Deadwood when Jack McCall grew out his beard and came back with a different name. Garret Dillahunt is recognizable enough that I think it was kind of a mistake to use him for two different roles just six episodes apart. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/30 "2019-05-10T15:28:52Z")
OJ Simpson in Naked Gun. Regardless his later baggage, he never could act. ---
**Author:** ![BeagleJesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@BeagleJesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeagleJesus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/31 "2019-05-10T15:43:59Z")
After a recommendation from The Dope I started watching the British show _Misfits_. As soon as Iwan Rheon popped up on screen I started yelling irrationally “he’s going to kill you and hunt you and feed you to his dogs and send your severed penis to your sister…damnit, just run!” All the credit in the world to Iwan for doing a damn fine job of bringing the character to life but it’s just too soon for Ramsay Bolton. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/32 "2019-05-10T15:45:28Z")
> [@caligulathegod](#): > > Unless your issue is the 20 actors. I am exaggerating but the same handful of actors do seem to turn up in a lot of things. Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, and so on. So you think they shouldn’t be used because they’re very good actors capable of multiple roles? How dare they! It doesn’t bother me in the slightest if I recognize someone from another role. I say, “Oh, that’s a familiar face,” and then sit back to watch their performance. Their earlier roles have no bearing on how I will enjoy the film. “Oh, David Tennant is playing Hamlet. Let’s see how he handles the role.” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/33 "2019-05-10T17:07:28Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > OJ Simpson in Naked Gun. Regardless his later baggage, he never could act. I hear his defense team wanted to introduce _Capricorn One_ into evidence as proof that when their client asserted his innocence, he was not acting. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/34 "2019-05-10T17:37:50Z")
Identifying faces from past roles is part of the fun of watching movies and tv shows. But I guess an occasional George Reeves in _From Here to Eternity_ could be disruptive. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/35 "2019-05-10T17:45:26Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > But I guess an occasional George Reeves in _From Here to Eternity_ could be disruptive. I was very excited to see _Gone with the Wind_ for the first time as a child because he’s one of the first faces you see on screen. Alas, I learned, 5 minutes later, you’ve pretty much seen the last of him. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/36 "2019-05-10T17:51:13Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I managed to separate Elijah from Frodo eventually. But I had to realize he really was, like Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, and Woody Allen, playing the same character all the time (Wood = whinging, meek, neurotic–and occasionally manic). Now I just see Elijah and not the movie characters. The role of his I found most distracting was when he played the cannibalistic martial-arts expert Kevin in _Sin City_. Decidedly a different character.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/37 "2019-05-10T17:58:24Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Identifying faces from past roles is part of the fun of watching movies and tv shows. But I guess an occasional George Reeves in _From Here to Eternity_ could be disruptive. I recently re-watched _Them!_, the 1950s giant-ant movie, and was amused to find that the team combating them included Harry Truman (James Whitmore), Marshall Dillon (James Arness), and Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn).😃 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/38 "2019-05-10T18:20:54Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I recently re-watched _Them!_, the 1950s giant-ant movie, and was amused to find that the team combating them included Harry Truman (James Whitmore), Marshall Dillon (James Arness), and Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn).😃 Spock and Davy Crockett were involved, too, as were Martin Lane, Mel Cooley, and Darrin Stephens. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/39 "2019-05-10T18:51:34Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Spock and Davy Crockett were involved, too, as were Martin Lane, Mel Cooley, and Darrin Stephens. I was looking for Davy Crockett while watching the movie, but was a bit disappointed since he doesn’t show up until late, and I caught Cooley. The others I missed (they are all listed as uncredited on iMDB.) ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747/40 "2019-05-10T19:16:35Z")
Here is one that switched on me. When I first started watching _The Walking Dead_, it took me a long time to stop thinking “holy shit, Murphy turned into a redneck!” every time Norman Reedus spoke. Now when I go back and watch _Boondock Saints_ I am thinking “holy shit, Darryl turned Irish!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-ruined-by-actors-from-other-vehicles/833747.md?page=3)