# No matter how good an actor (so and so) is, he (or she) will always be \_\_\_\_\_\_ (role) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037 "2007-07-09T13:00:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/41 "2007-07-09T23:32:34Z")
Hugo Weaving will always be Agent Smith. The recent Transformers movie has him at the front of my mind. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/42 "2007-07-10T00:25:34Z")
[QUOTE=aerodave] Hugo Weaving will always be Agent Smith. [/QUOTE] Seconded. Seeing Hugo Weaving play what’s-his-face in LoTR (see, I don’t even remember the poor guy’s name) made me think, “Hey, Smith likes to play MMOs when he’s not chasing down hackers!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/43 "2007-07-10T01:18:12Z")
Marisa Tomei - I have seen her in many movies, and she had good roles in _The Slums of Beverly Hills_ or _In The Bedroom_, but her young (auto mechanic!?!) character in _My Cousin Vinny_ is still the standout. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/44 "2007-07-10T01:19:02Z")
Sigourney Weaver will always be Ripley. And Melanie Griffith will always be…Melanie Griffith. No role sticks to her because she’s not much of an actress. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/45 "2007-07-10T12:22:39Z")
The cast of Gilligan’s Island is always…the cast of Gilligan’s Island. Gilligan, the Skipper too The millionaire and his wife. The movie star The Professor and Mary Ann ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/46 "2007-07-10T12:30:24Z")
_“Whoa. Déjà vu.”_ ---
**Author:** ![dannyness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b77776/32.png) [@dannyness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dannyness)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/47 "2007-07-10T12:50:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Sigourney Weaver will always be Ripley. Nope. Dana in **Ghostbusters** ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/48 "2007-07-10T13:11:29Z")
Sean Connery as 007. He was also the best 007. Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. Andy Griffith as Sheriff Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/49 "2007-07-10T14:42:25Z")
Dear _Law & Order_, Quit trying to convince me that Angela from _Who’s the Boss_ is a judge. Really. Please. Just stop. Sincerely, neutron star ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/50 "2007-07-10T14:52:10Z")
[QUOTE=dotchan] Seconded. Seeing Hugo Weaving play what’s-his-face in LoTR (see, I don’t even remember the poor guy’s name) made me think, “Hey, Smith likes to play MMOs when he’s not chasing down hackers!” 😃 [/QUOTE] Men? Men are weak! I hate the smell of men! ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037/51 "2007-07-10T15:18:31Z")
The gimmie, William Shatner = James Tiberius Kirk. He has done tons of other stuff I will never let it go. Edward Norton in fight club, I love Death to Smoochy for some bizzare reason, but he will always be Tyler Durden. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-good-an-actor-so-and-so-is-he-or-she-will-always-be-______-role/411037.md?page=2)