# Wait, that's the same guy?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165 "2006-06-02T17:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/101 "2006-06-05T17:46:40Z")
> [@](#): > > And who is this Hellboy dude, and why do people care? Well, come to find out he was the Marshal in Happy, Texas. And the conservative shock jock in The Last Supper. > > But most surprisingly, he was Salvatore in The Name of the Rose. I’ve got to say, the guy has range. You left out what’s the most obvious to a lot of people – Vincent in **Beauty and the Beast**. Ron Perlman is a great actor with a very odd face shape, with that heavy jaw. For a long time I was afraid that he’d b limited to parts requiring an oddly-shaped actor and lots of makeup , as in B&B, and Name of the Rose, and others, culminating in Hellboy. He didn’t deserve to be treated like Rondo Hatton. But he’s transcended that, I’m happy to say. His role in **The Last Supper** owes nothing to the shape of his face. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/102 "2006-06-05T18:15:03Z")
> [@Little Plastic Ninja](#): > > As is Ian Holm. It gave me a great huge laugh to realize that the actor in the LotR movies for Bilbo was actually the voice of FRODO. Gives me a bit of a turn whenever I’m just listening to the movie. > > And seeing him as his character in From Hell is just… unnerving. :eek: Almost as unnerving as seeing his head fall off, in **Alien**. Are we \*sure \* about Buffalo Bill/Capt. Stottlemyre? I just saw Silence of the Lambs the other day, and inexperienced absolutely no “hey!” moments. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/103 "2006-06-05T18:30:12Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > You left out what’s the most obvious to a lot of people – Vincent in **Beauty and the Beast**. Huh. Not being a big fan, this doesn’t strike me as odd. But the Marshal/Salvatore thing? When I learned that, 14 of my brain cells exploded. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/104 "2006-06-05T18:31:09Z")
I was watching “Saved” the other day (a surprisingly enjoyable movie) & trying to figure out why one of the female leads was so familiar - then I realized that Jena Malone the American high school student in “Saved” was also Lydia in the newest film of “Pride and Prejudice”. She’s very good. Has she been under the radar generally, or have I just been out touch, as per usual. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/105 "2006-06-05T19:34:51Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Huh. Not being a big fan, this doesn’t strike me as odd. > > But the Marshal/Salvatore thing? When I learned that, 14 of my brain cells exploded. He was also in the _Magnificent Seven_ series, and _Blade 2_. He’s definitely my “hey, it’s him!” guy. But such a voice… ---
**Author:** ![Crandolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/106 "2006-06-05T19:51:07Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Elsa Lanchester might be known to you as Katie Nanna in Mary Poppins or Aunt Henrietta in the Nanny and the Professor and Aunt Queenie Holroyd in Bell Book and Candle. All very similar parts. She was the [Bride of Frankenstein](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026138/). Technically she was the bride of _Frankenstein’s monster_… Valerie Hobson played Elizabeth Frankenstein. I guess the problem here is that the movie is basically titled incorrectly. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/107 "2006-06-05T20:37:23Z")
> [@well he's back](#): > > I was watching “Saved” the other day (a surprisingly enjoyable movie) & trying to figure out why one of the female leads was so familiar - then I realized that Jena Malone the American high school student in “Saved” was also Lydia in the newest film of “Pride and Prejudice”. She’s very good. Has she been under the radar generally, or have I just been out touch, as per usual. I’d say not so much under the radar as in lesser known movies. She played a young Jodie Foster in Contact. > **[Jena Malone - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540441/)** > > Jena Malone, Actress: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. Jena Malone was born in Sparks, Nevada, to Deborah Malone and Edward Berge. Her grandfather owned a casino, Karl's Silver Club, in Sparks. She was raised by her mother and her mother's... The most surprising one for me was watching Requiem for a Dream and realizing that Big Tim (the guy that Jennifer Connelly goes to at the end) is the voice of Goliath in Gargoyles. Man’s name is [Keith David](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/). ---
**Author:** ![DxZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/108 "2006-06-05T20:39:11Z")
> [@Achren](#): > > I’d say not so much under the radar as in lesser known movies. > > She played a young Jodie Foster in Contact. > > [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540441/](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540441/) > The most surprising one for me was watching Requiem for a Dream and realizing that Big Tim (the guy that Jennifer Connelly goes to at the end) is the voice of Goliath in Gargoyles. Man’s name is [Keith David](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/). He was also Cameron Diaz’s step-dad in **There’s Something about Mary** and he does the voice-over on the Navy commercials ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/109 "2006-06-05T20:46:28Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Another one: Tim Matheson, Otter from Animal House, was the voice of Jonny Quest. Someone mentioned the movie “Up the Creek” the other day to me and I was trying to remember if there was any familiar names in that movie. I finally found Tim Matheson, and looking him up, found out he was not only Jonny Quest, but also the [Vice President](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Matheson) on the West Wing. Other Jena Malone films - Donnie Darko, The United States of Leland, and Cold Mountain (the girl on the boat). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/110 "2006-06-05T20:52:20Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Are we \*sure \* about Buffalo Bill/Capt. Stottlemyre? Yup. How about one from music? It’s hard to believe it’s the same guy singing _Splish Splash_, _Mack the Knife_, and _If I Were a Carpenter_. Bobby Darin. ---
**Author:** ![ululate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/59ef9b/32.png) [@ululate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ululate)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/111 "2006-06-05T21:06:29Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Almost as unnerving as seeing his head fall off, in **Alien**. > > Are we \*sure \* about Buffalo Bill/Capt. Stottlemyre? I just saw Silence of the Lambs the other day, and inexperienced absolutely no “hey!” moments. IMHO, the moment where you’re most likely to get it is when Jodie Foster starts asking him questions and he replies, _“Oh, wait – was she a great big fat person?”_ ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/112 "2006-06-05T21:12:17Z")
Saw _What’s Up Doc?_ over the weekend. You wanna talk about a movie with a bunch of “It’s that guy!” people? [ul] [li]The hotel manager “I have a message for you from the hotel staff. Goodbye.” is Higgins from _Magnum P.I._[/li][li]One of the thugs assigned to steal the suitcase is Sorrel Booke, better known as Boss Hogg from _The Dukes of Hazard_[/li][li]Another guy trying to steal the suitcase is the guy that had an affair with Diane Keaton in _Manhattan_.[/li][li]The young hippy dude who wants to award the grant money is Austin Pendelton, known (to me) as the old crazy killer on death row in _Oz_.[/li][li]Speaking of _Oz_, the waiter at the restaurant scene was the guy who played Bob Rebadow.[/li][li]The rich old lady with the jewels that get stolen is Phyllis Stephens from _Bewitched_.[/li][li]One of the young professors was an extremely young looking Randy Quaid.[/li][li]The cop at the final scene in front of the judge was M. Emmet Walsh. I think he had one line, but you recognize that voice instantly.[/li][/ul] And here’s one that made me slap my forehead the first time I realized it: Ted Knight, (_Mary Tyler Moore_, _Caddyshcak_, _Too Close For Comfort_), was the narrator from the old _Superfriends_ cartoon. “Laterrrrr…at…the Hall Of Justice!” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/113 "2006-06-05T21:34:53Z")
> [@ululate](#): > > IMHO, the moment where you’re most likely to get it is when Jodie Foster starts asking him questions and he replies, _“Oh, wait – was she a great big fat person?”_ Oooh…that’s weird. The faces didn’t match at all, but now I can hear both voices in my head (along with the usual others…). And danged if they arent the same guy! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/114 "2006-06-05T22:19:48Z")
> [@DataZak](#): > > It took me a while after watching _LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring_ that Gimli the Dwarf was played by **John Rhys-Davies** who also played Sallah, Indiana Jones’ Egyptian friend, Professor Arturo from the TV show _Sliders_ and the Portuguese pilot in _Shogun_. :eek: > > They cast a 6 foot and God knows how many hundred of pounds actor in the role of a 4 foot dwarf. Genius. 😉 It was some time after I saw “Raiders of the Lost Ark” that I finally recognized him from “I, Claudius”, where he played Macro, Sejanus’s second in command. The delay was because he played Macro clean-shaven. And of course, Sejanus was played by Patrick Stewart, with hair. ---
**Author:** ![t-mobileguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@t-mobileguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-mobileguy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/115 "2006-06-05T22:33:00Z")
For me it was… wait Milton from office space is the boss from News Radio!!! Sure as stuff both men are Stephen Root But wait it gets better. I was talking to one of my friends who pointed out he also does the over sexed captain on _tripping the rift_. :eek: I never knew ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/116 "2006-06-05T22:35:33Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > And of course, Sejanus was played by Patrick Stewart, with hair. Everyone I know who’s seen “I, Claudius” describes that character that way. Cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/117 "2006-06-05T22:39:45Z")
I just found out yesterday that Brad Dourif (Doc Cochran on “Deadwood”) also voiced Chucky in the “Child’s Play” movies. Blew my mind a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/118 "2006-06-05T23:21:40Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Oooh…that’s weird. The faces didn’t match at all, but now I can hear both voices in my head (along with the usual others…). And danged if they arent the same guy! Didn’t he (Ted Levine) also so the voice of Rusty Nail in Joyride, and play the agent in Fast and the Furious? For me I was sure that I had seen Particia Arquette somewhere before and was happy to find her in “Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors” I was also shocked to find Jake Gyllenhaal in “City Slickers” (he plays the son) and Matt Damon in a bit part in “Mystic Pizza”, and Cole Hauser as a nazi skinhead in “Higher Learning” ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/119 "2006-06-06T00:04:11Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Haven’t finished reading the thread yet, but there are a couple I must mention. > > D’Onofrio played Abbie Hoffman in Steal This Movie, along with Jeanine Garofolo and Donel Logue. But I nearly spit when I realized who played Abbie’s son, America – it was AD’s own Michael “I love my cousin” Cera. > > And who is this Hellboy dude, and why do people care? **Well, come to find out he was the Marshal in Happy, Texas**. And the conservative shock jock in The Last Supper. > > But most surprisingly, he was Salvatore in The Name of the Rose. I’ve got to say, the guy has range. I’m positive that William H. Macy played the marshal/sheriff in Happy, Texax. But that doesn’t take away from Ron Perlman’s impressive body of work. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165/120 "2006-06-06T02:59:12Z")
> [@t-mobileguy](#): > > For me it was… > > wait Milton from office space is the boss from News Radio!!! > > Sure as stuff both men are Stephen Root > > But wait it gets better. I was talking to one of my friends who pointed out he also does the over sexed captain on _tripping the rift_. :eek: > > I never knew Plus Bill, the pathetic next-door neighbor on King of the Hill. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-thats-the-same-guy/359165.md?page=7)