# Which actors do you dislike to watch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945 "2015-06-08T03:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/141 "2015-06-12T23:28:13Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > I would like to add Emily Deschanel. There is something about her voice that grates on me. > > My husband dislikes watching things with me because I’m always complaining about the actors (not while we are watching, usually). I agree with just about every name on here, which is making me wonder. Who do I actually like watching? Tom Hanks. Ever since _Big_ he’s been one of my favorite actors (plus he seems to be a _genuinely_ nice guy). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/142 "2015-06-12T23:47:29Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > I think he’s better in dramatic roles. _The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter_ stands out for me. Also good as the slow witted real estate agent in Glen Garry Glen Ross. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/143 "2015-06-13T00:20:07Z")
Three pages and no Robert Downy Jr.? Geez, I hate this guy. Kevin Klein even manages to ruin “Bob’s Burgers” with just his voice. Jim Cary, Jack Black… Feh! ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/144 "2015-06-13T01:15:35Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Oh, honey…trust me. Feeling as you do, you DEFINITELY want to seek out that episode and watch it. I believe you will find it immensely rewarding. I shall say no more. 😉 Oh my goodness then, I will have to find it. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to! ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/145 "2015-06-13T01:49:12Z")
Oldies: Fred Macmurray and Henry Fonda. Also Jane Fonda, George Hamilton, Jack Palance and Whoopy Goldberg. Now: Adam Sandler, Ashton-how-do-spell-it, Denzel Washington, Lucy Liu, Leo Dicapprio, Will Smith and Quentin Tarantino. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/146 "2015-06-13T01:50:57Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Oldies: Fred Macmurray and Henry Fonda. Wow. Tough crowd. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/147 "2015-06-13T01:54:28Z")
Mac looks too hard while Henry looks too soft. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/148 "2015-06-13T02:55:57Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Mac looks too hard while Henry looks too soft. I’m guessing you are not of the generation that grew up watching My Three Sons? ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/149 "2015-06-13T02:58:04Z")
I am. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/150 "2015-06-13T03:01:05Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > I am. Hmm, well I always thought he was a big ole marshmallow and was shocked when I saw some of his heavier roles. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/151 "2015-06-13T03:26:36Z")
Other than “My Three Sons,” I think you’d be hard put to find more than a handful of light Fred Macmurray roles. He played a lot of real assholes, none assholier than his character in “The Caine Mutiny.” One wonders who thought he was a great choice for the lead in MTS. As counterintuitive as it seems, he and the show were a hit. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/152 "2015-06-13T06:23:19Z")
Before “sound of music,” Christopher Plummer was pretty a-holic. Maybe that’s what you mean. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/153 "2015-06-13T12:57:44Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Oh my goodness then, I will have to find it. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to! It’s [this](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2639358/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_15) one, \*Secrets Exhumed. 😉 \* ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/154 "2015-06-13T15:06:13Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > Well there was that Oscar thing. Julia Roberts (GAG!) has been awarded an Oscar. What’s your point? ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/155 "2015-06-13T15:12:45Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > And speaking of actors who inhabit roles a little too well, I have an aversion to actresses who play “bitchy” a little too well. My prime examples are **Charlize Theron** and **Scarlett Johansson**. Yes, I realize they are both objectively beautiful, and adored/lusted after by millions, but I just can’t get past the nagging feeling that both would be very unpleasant in real life. > > . Looks-wise Charlize Theron is DA BOMB! I’d take her lesser self over Julia Roberts at her best ANY day! ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/156 "2015-06-13T15:33:21Z")
I’m so glad there are other Robin Williams haters. He and Jim Carey are in the same category. I can’t stand Kathleen Turner. Her husky voice is annoying, and she has gray teeth. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/157 "2015-06-13T17:14:39Z")
I’ve only seen Jeremy Piven on Mr. Selfridge, and that was enough. No more! As I’ve mentioned here on The Dope in the past, his acting is less natural than Jon Lovitz’s \*ACTING! \*on SNL. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/158 "2015-06-13T19:15:59Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > Looks-wise Charlize Theron is DA BOMB! I’d take her lesser self over Julia Roberts at her best ANY day! _De gustibus_, I guess. Despite her internet detractors, Julia Roberts is pretty close to ideal for me. As for Charlize Theron, well, blondes don’t do it for me. Never have. Although I recognize that she is objectively beautiful, she is not my cup of tea. And then there’s the thing I mentioned about bitchiness seeming to come a little too naturally to her. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/159 "2015-06-13T19:19:30Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Before “sound of music,” Christopher Plummer was pretty a-holic. Maybe that’s what you mean. Christopher Plummer was absolutely brilliant as a psychopathic bankrobber in the small Canadian film Silent Partner. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945/160 "2015-06-13T20:10:53Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Other than “My Three Sons,” I think you’d be hard put to find more than a handful of light Fred Macmurray roles. He played a lot of real assholes, none assholier than his character in “The Caine Mutiny.” One wonders who thought he was a great choice for the lead in MTS. As counterintuitive as it seems, he and the show were a hit. He played a light roles for Disney: The Shaggy Dog, The Absent-Minded Professor. Looking over his imdb page, he seems to have done a lot of rom-coms in his early career. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actors-do-you-dislike-to-watch/721945.md?page=9)