# Unhearalded Supporting Characters that are just flat-out cool. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400 "2005-07-13T20:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/21 "2005-07-14T14:51:38Z")
> [@manx](#): > > To me, my brother! Can I call you **Parthy**? **Parthy** is just fine. You know I would have loved to see another movie with that whole crew, perhaps about the job when they were all named after diseases šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/22 "2005-07-14T14:52:25Z")
I loved the Sirens in ā€œOh Brotherā€. Iā€™d happily watch three hours of them washing their laundry while singing so sweetly. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/23 "2005-07-14T15:46:53Z")
Chuck Bush in _Fandango_. Judd Nelson: ā€œTexas is so ugly.ā€ Chuck Bush (while reading Siddharta): ā€œI like the way itā€™s shaped.ā€ Bwhaa, me too, Chuck. Oh, and if youā€™ve seen the scene where he rips the cable off the road barrier, attaches it to the front of their derelict car and lassoes the train with the other end, stone-faced the entire timeā€¦ then youā€™re with me. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/24 "2005-07-14T16:00:04Z")
I also loved Wilford Brimley in ā€œAbsence of Malice.ā€ I got the video from the library not long ago, just to see him come in and do his _deus ex machina_ schtick at the end. Anthony LaPaglia is outstanding in a relatively small role in the (otherwise forgettable) movie ā€œBetsyā€™s Wedding,ā€ as a junior Mafiosi who is redeemed by love. And the smartass guy in the control tower in ā€œAirplaneā€ was pure comedy gold, baby. ā€œAnd Leoā€™s getting larrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrger!ā€ Lloyd Bridges just couldnā€™t keep up. ---
**Author:** ![Hammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bc79bd/32.png) [@Hammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hammer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/25 "2005-07-14T16:33:02Z")
Vascques? from Aliens. She was flat out cool. ā€œLetā€™s Rock!!!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/26 "2005-07-14T16:54:58Z")
> [@belladonna](#): > > I loved the Sirens in ā€œOh Brotherā€. Iā€™d happily watch three hours of them washing their laundry while singing so sweetly. Weā€™d have to tie you to the chair, though. ā€“Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/27 "2005-07-14T17:28:12Z")
Jesus, from _The Big Lebowski_. Okay, his nameā€™s more memorable, but he had minimal screen time. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/28 "2005-07-14T17:39:55Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Anyways, the main bad guy is flat out cool. The Saxon general. Tall, long blonde hair and beard. The way he speaks and moves is graceful and menacing. Cold hearted and evil, but has a certain respect for a decent adversary. The fluidity of his swordplay has flashes of other characters like Nameless (from _Hero_), Achillies, but with a grit youā€™d expect to see in _Gladiator_. If theyā€™d have made this guy a better developed bad-guy this movie could have really been something. I made [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6357247&postcount=13) post two days ago. The Saxon leader was excellent in that. I couldnā€™t wait for the movie to get back to him. He didnā€™t have enough lines. That was Stellan Skaarsgard. You might remember him as the asshole math guy in Good Will Hunting. Iā€™m a big fan of the movie _Along Came Polly_ but mainly because the characters played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, and Hank Azaria are totally hilarious, especially PSH. Iā€™d pay to see a whole movie of just his life. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/29 "2005-07-14T17:51:31Z")
Iā€™d want to see movies based on the background stories of most of the characters in ā€œLock, Stock and Two Smocking Barrellsā€ , ā€œSnatchā€ and even ā€œHackersā€. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/30 "2005-07-14T18:25:06Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I made [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6357247&postcount=13) post two days ago. > > The Saxon leader was excellent in that. I couldnā€™t wait for the movie to get back to him. He didnā€™t have enough lines. That was Stellan Skaarsgard. You might remember him as the asshole math guy in Good Will Hunting. I actually read that thread and remmeber seeing your post. Totally had forgotten about it by the time I got around to thinking this though. Iā€™m shocked that that was Stellan Skaarsgard, Iā€™m very familiar with him but could not pick him up through the costume and make-up. Awesome job, really. Love that line you quoted too. Plus when he is slowly loping back towards his army and suddenly gives his chest that single pound. Too cool. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/31 "2005-07-14T18:39:55Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I actually read that thread and remmeber seeing your post. Totally had forgotten about it by the time I got around to thinking this though. Iā€™m shocked that that was Stellan Skaarsgard, Iā€™m very familiar with him but could not pick him up through the costume and make-up. Awesome job, really. > > Love that line you quoted too. Plus when he is slowly loping back towards his army and suddenly gives his chest that single pound. Too cool. When I saw it, I kept thinking it was the guy who played [Theoden](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0167260/Ss/0167260/lotr3_3AP_96392.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Hill,%20Bernard) in Lord of the Rings. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/32 "2005-07-14T18:43:48Z")
Iā€™ll nominate Jerry Reed playing the CO in _Bat 21_. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/33 "2005-07-14T18:58:50Z")
Edward James Olmosā€™ character in _Blade Runner_. Also, the Asian guy with the frozen eyes. They were scene-stealers. The grandfather in _Moonstruck_. All his antics with his dogs were great, and prompted the classic line from Olympia Dukakis, ā€œOld man, if you give those dogs one more piece of my food, Iā€™m gonna kick ya 'til youā€™re dead!ā€ If they made a movie just about him and the dogs, Iā€™d watch it. When my brother and I were kids, we loved the Nazi guy with the medallion burned into his hand from _Raiders of the Lost Ark_. So creepy and evil! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/34 "2005-07-14T20:25:33Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > Edward James Olmosā€™ character in _Blade Runner_. Also, the Asian guy with the frozen eyes. That Asian guy is one of my That Guys. Heā€™s Lo Pan in Big Trouble In Little China, and the voice of Dao Wun Long (possibly Dao Lun Wong) in Jackie Chan Adventures. He pops up in numerous direct to video b movies. Re Highlander Iā€™d say the Kurgan was one of the main characters. Itā€™s clear rather early on that the Kurgan is the bad guy and Connor is the good guy. Yancy whatisname recently played Brother Justin in HBOā€™s Carnivale and is the voice of Mr Krabbs on Spongebob Squarepants (Which is a great tool for teaching kids not to be scared of movies. ā€˜Now close your eyes and just listen to the creepy guy in the bone armor. Does he sound familiar?ā€™) Re M Emmet Walsh In Monster! he plays an aging b-movie star convinced that the monster he fought in his films is real. It quickly becomes obvious to his nephew that the monster is real. The role of being the town hero and defeating the monster passes to the nephew. Iā€™d very much like to see a prequel set a few years before Monster!. Walsh is over the hill, people are convinced heā€™s senile and are trying to have him committed, but the fate of the world is in his wrinkled and arthritic hands. Re Cornfed That was the whole point of the character. He was a world class detective, martial artist, doctor etc. But for some reason, heā€™d decided to be Duckmanā€™s sidekick. Dungeons&Dragons This movie sucked. It stank on ice. Even Jeremy Irons gives a terrible performance. But for about thirty seconds, itā€™s a wonderful and magical film. During that time, Tom Baker is onscreen as an elven priest. Without any special effects beyond a pair of pointy ears, he makes magic real and dragons fill the skies. Then, we go back to crappy acting, pointlessly flashy costumes, bad writing, and excessive effects. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/35 "2005-07-14T20:52:56Z")
> [@Hammer](#): > > Vascques? from Aliens. She was flat out cool. ā€œLetā€™s Rock!!!ā€ Somebody wake up Hicks. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/36 "2005-07-14T21:02:50Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Jesus, from _The Big Lebowski_. Okay, his nameā€™s more memorable, but he had minimal screen time. Yeah, but nobody fucks with him. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![hopesperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hopesperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hopesperson)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/37 "2005-07-14T22:31:48Z")
Not sure if he exactly fits the bill, but I never get tired of watching Alec Baldwinā€™s brief but overpowering scene as Blake in _Glengarry Glen Ross_. He doesnā€™t appear after the one scene, but holy shitā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/38 "2005-07-15T02:16:52Z")
[Unboxed SPOILERS ahead, likely. Iā€™ll try not to spill too much, though.] The guy who beeps at Cathy Ryan on the freeway in _Patriot Games_. (As I remember, didnā€™t he even sideswipe the terrorist van?) The German guy that Indy fought on the runway, next to the flying wing. The black ninja guy in the Cathedral tower in the first _Batman_ movie. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/39 "2005-07-15T02:58:13Z")
Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan (no, not Matt Damon, the other one, played by Nathan Fillion) He was just funny. ---
**Author:** ![Fredescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/73ab20/32.png) [@Fredescu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredescu)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400/40 "2005-07-15T03:15:21Z")
I donā€™t think they could have stolen the movie, but you could make a cool spin off from both the Doctor and the ā€œPrison Wardenā€ from **Minority Report**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhearalded-supporting-characters-that-are-just-flat-out-cool/312400.md?page=3)