Favorite Obscure Actors?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:17 am
Pretty self-explanatory.
Matt Frewer
Matt Frewer - IMDb
Though he's played in some decently well-known pictures, and is semi-famous, he's not exactly a household name either.
I first saw him act in the very (appropriately) over-the-top role of cat in the hat in "In Search of Dr. Seuss" (TV movie) when I was a kid, and have since also seen him in such movies as "The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire" (TV Movie) and "The Hound of Baskervilles" (also a TV movie) as the well-known sleuth Sherlock Holmes and in the superhero movie "Watchmen" (Actually NOT a TV movie, surprisingly) as Moloch. (I didn't actually know it was him at the time I saw it)
I've noticed that this actor has a fairly large range, and does a great job at over-the-topness when he has to, but in a good way.
If you clicked the IMDB link, you might've noticed he's also done much in the line of voice-over work as well. Which in many cases actually works well with over-the-topness.
Either way, he's one of my favorites, and I was just curious about some others that you may like to list.
EDIT: This topic applies to both TV and Movie actors, I wasn't sure if it fit better there or here, but the way I figure it, the best of acting talent is USUALLY shown off in movies, and not television programs, so yeah. Think of it what you will.
Matt Frewer
Matt Frewer - IMDb
Though he's played in some decently well-known pictures, and is semi-famous, he's not exactly a household name either.
I first saw him act in the very (appropriately) over-the-top role of cat in the hat in "In Search of Dr. Seuss" (TV movie) when I was a kid, and have since also seen him in such movies as "The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire" (TV Movie) and "The Hound of Baskervilles" (also a TV movie) as the well-known sleuth Sherlock Holmes and in the superhero movie "Watchmen" (Actually NOT a TV movie, surprisingly) as Moloch. (I didn't actually know it was him at the time I saw it)
I've noticed that this actor has a fairly large range, and does a great job at over-the-topness when he has to, but in a good way.
If you clicked the IMDB link, you might've noticed he's also done much in the line of voice-over work as well. Which in many cases actually works well with over-the-topness.
Either way, he's one of my favorites, and I was just curious about some others that you may like to list.
EDIT: This topic applies to both TV and Movie actors, I wasn't sure if it fit better there or here, but the way I figure it, the best of acting talent is USUALLY shown off in movies, and not television programs, so yeah. Think of it what you will.