Describe an actor by their least representative work

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Inspired by something i seen on twitter about Sam Shepard that described him as "Blackhawk Down Actor" Sam Shepard can you think of other actors that can be described using their least representative work or work that doesnt show them at their best e.g. "Meet the Fockers actor" Robert De Niro or "Island of Dr Moreau actor" Marlon Brando.

Telecaster58

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Inspired by something i seen on twitter about Sam Shepard that described him as "Blackhawk Down Actor" Sam Shepard can you think of other actors that can be described using their least representative work or work that doesnt show them at their best e.g. "Meet the Fockers actor" Robert De Niro or "Island of Dr Moreau actor" Marlon Brando.

With all due respect, De Niro's recent work, and by that I mean the last 25 years, has resulted in rubbish like Meet the Fockers, Dirty Grandpa, ad nauseum. It almost outweighs his serious work

blue note

Brother of famous actor Kevin dillon and start of one night in fionn mccools.

ohnonotgmail

"Transformers: The Movie" actor Orson Welles

Sexual Chocolate

Telecaster58 wrote: »

With all due respect, De Niro's recent work, and by that I mean the last 25 years, has resulted in rubbish like Meet the Fockers, Dirty Grandpa, ad nauseum. It almost outweighs his serious work

To be fair Ronan was his last decent film.

I always thought though that it was referring to them in regards to their modren work.

"Expendables actor Sylvester Stallone" or "Equaliser actor Denzel Washington" are ones ive seen a lot.

mikhail

The Long Goodbye actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger...

CPSW

"Jack and Jill" star... Al Pacino

Lorelli!

The Blob actor Steve McQueen :pac:

Erik Shin

Cate Blanchett in Hot Fuzz

faceman

This is actually a game I play with a couple of friends in the US so I've plenty of examples! We play it that you introduce a respected famous actor by a flick they'd be embarrassed by.

Rocky & Bullwinkle's Robert De Niro?
Jack & Jill's Al Pacino?
Leprechaun's Jennifer Anniston?
Return of the Killer Tomato's Christopher Walken?
Spice World's Richard E. Grant?
Critters 3's Leonardo DiCaprio?
Heart Condition's Denzel Washington?
Howard the Duck's Tim Robbins?

And of course more recently,

Transformers The Last Knight's Anthony Hopkins?

Cortina_MK_IV

Coronation Street actor, Sir Ben Kingsley.

CPSW

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Coronation Street actor, Sir Ben Kingsley.

You could also go with Coronation Street actor, Sir Ian McKellan!

Rothko

CPSW wrote: »

You could also go with Coronation Street actor, Sir Ian McKellan!

Ros Na Rún's Stephen Fry.

p to the e

That multi award winning actor/actress __________ from "Movie 43".

Gigli's Ben Affleck.

(Edit: it was either that or Daredevil, but figured Daredevil actually got better in the extended cut, but nothing could make Gigli better)

Harry Palmr

In Britain when Michael Caine dies he'll be sixties lothario Alfie and spy Harry Palmr er Palmer, but in the States he'll the actor who played Alfred in the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.

ohnonotgmail

Harry Palmr wrote: »

In Britain when Michael Caine dies he'll be sixties lothario Alfie and spy Harry Palmr er Palmer, but in the States he'll the actor who played Alfred in the Christopher Nolan Batman movies.

Hardly unrepresentative though. If you had said "The Swarms" Michael Caine you might be on to something. Though some would say that is actually very representative of his work.

Harry Palmr

Playing a butler in a comic strip adaptation is unrepresentative though.

TerrorFirmer

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Playing a butler in a comic strip adaptation is unrepresentative though.

It's both good and an immensely popular film franchise, with a good performance by Caine, I would not say unrepresentative of his work at all really.

More on topic, 'Jaws: The Revenge' Actor Michael Caine... would be a terrible and unrepresentative film by which to present him.

Neighbors actors Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth are teaming up with Home & Away star Chris Hemsworth for a remake of The Flying Doctors!

Zaph

faceman wrote: »

Return of the Killer Tomato's Christopher Walken?

Was it not George Clooney in that film, rather than Christopher Walken?

One more for the list - Big Momma's House's Paul Giamatti.

Victor

In Time actor Cillian Murphy.

Planet of the Apes and Daddy's Home actor Mark Wahlberg.

The A-Team and Miami Vice actor Liam Neeson.

Domino actress Keira Knightley.

Red Tails and Labyrinth producer George Lucas.

Father and daughter pair, Peter and Katie Jackson actors from The Lord of the Rings.

eeguy

Command and Conquer video game actor, Tim Curry

eeguy

Victor wrote: »

The A-Team and Miami Vice actor Liam Neeson.

Best know for his sterling work in Anchorman 2 the Legend Continues, with Will Smith.

Agent Coulson

Peter Cushing Star Wars Rogue One.

astrofool

Irish gangster, and author of Knuckle Sandwich, Tom Hanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyObQH1RmLo

Jesus Wept

Quentin Tarantino in The Golden Girls.

George White

CPSW wrote: »

You could also go with Coronation Street actor, Sir Ian McKellan!

and Coronation Street actor Patrick Stewart.


I remember Ebert pointing a review where they described the star as Laurence "the Betsy" Olivier, referring to the Lord's role playing a sex-happy badly Kansas-accented millionaire car mogul called Hardeman in a typical slice of Transatlantic pornographic muzak by Harold Robbins.

ectoraige

Colin Farrell's Alexander
John Wayne's Genghis Khan
Kevin Costner's Robin Hood

ohnonotgmail

Victor wrote: »

In Time actor Cillian Murphy.

Planet of the Apes and Daddy's Home actor Mark Wahlberg.

The A-Team and Miami Vice actor Liam Neeson.

Domino actress Keira Knightley.

Red Tails and Labyrinth producer George Lucas.

Father and daughter pair, Peter and Katie Jackson actors from The Lord of the Rings.

i must be the only person who likes that film and thinks she is quite good in it.

Victor

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

i must be the only person who likes that film and thinks she is quite good in it.

But it's not typical Keira Knightley.

The Princess Bride

Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgmont High.
Cringeworthy although he's funny.

S.M.B.

Palm d'Or nominated Punch Drunk Loves' Adam Sandler.

Wedwood

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Hardly unrepresentative though. If you had said "The Swarms" Michael Caine you might be on to something. Though some would say that is actually very representative of his work.

Michael Caine, star of - Jaws: The Revenge.

Tony EH

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Hardly unrepresentative though. If you had said "The Swarms" Michael Caine you might be on to something. Though some would say that is actually very representative of his work.

You could say 'Zulu' is unrepresentative of Caine. Who would have thought that cockney chappie Maurice Micklewhite would be on for playing a terribly posh, toffee nosed commisioned officer, Gonville Bromhead?

Although, I don't think that the real man was quite as posh as Caine portrayed him.

Tony EH

Here's one...

B movie 'Battle Beyind the Stars' special effects artist - James Cameron!

Also, 'Piranha 2: Flying Killers' director- James Cameron!