I realized that so far every list generated for the 20 actors meme includes all those I would normally select. So...what to do? I decided my list would show some love to many of those whose name was rarely, if ever, above the title. However, we have all seen them, and in my case, I remember them fondly as providing a certain something that defined their being cast and cast again and again. I have broken them into segments named: "Sidekicks and Comic Relief", "Lurking or Plotting", and "Tough Guys." Here we go.
Sidekicks and Comic Relief
Frank McHugh
Allen Jenkins
Franklin Pangborn
Eugene Palette
Eric Blore
Nigel Bruce
Mike Mazurki
Rags Ragland
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
El Brendel
Lurking or Plotting
Elisha Cook, Jr.
Dwight Frye
Henry Daniell
Lionel Atwill
George Zucco
Albert Dekker
Tough Guys
Charles McGraw
Lawrence Tierney
Sheldon Leonard
Barton MacLane
PS - knowledge of the meme came from the
Self Styled Siren's site and traces back to the
filmicability blog. Check those sites and other film blogs to see all the great lists.
Frank McHugh
Allen Jenkins
Franklin Pangborn
Eugene Palette
Eric Blore
Nigel Bruce
Mike Mazurki
Rags Ragland
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
El Brendel
Elisha Cook, Jr.
Dwight Frye
Henry Daniell
Lionel Atwill
George Zucco
Albert Dekker
Charles McGraw
Lawrence Tierney
Sheldon Leonard
Barton MacLane
8 comments:
Ok, this is now my favorite of the great lists - others are good or great, but this one has character and wit! You still left off Whit Bissell, tho, but that's my only quibble.
I love all of these guys! Okay, I'm not familiar with Charles McGraw, but that's my own shortcoming. And a young Lawrence Tierney! Just look at him. So much hair.
Vanwall, Thanks, and not only Whit, but many more that could make the list.
Stacia, does that mean you have not seen The Narrow Margin...drop everything and get on that train. It has my favorite noir lines between Charles and Marie Windsor.
I love Eric Blore! Totally underrated.
Some of my favorites, I love your terrific list.
Thanks Jacqueline, it was fun to put together, but like all lists, there where several (many!) others I could have added.
Franklin Pangborn!!! Loved him as the studio photographer trying to pose Spanky in an early Little Rascals short. Spanky kept hitting him on the nose....I still giggle thinking of it.
Wonderful, really clever list!!
Funny, I was thinking of doing one entirely for character actors after the actors & actresses lists too! They're so hard to find photos of, though! I love the one of Eric Blore :D
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