Favourite 'bit part' roles...

[biggbn]

What is your favourite 'non starring role' character from a film or TV show. Mine has to be Patrick Malahide, 'cheerful' Charlie Chisum from Minder, he always had wonderful lines delivered with laconic perfection, makes the show for me. Any other suggestions?

[vetrof]

Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder.

[paulguitar]

[cologne2792]

Alan Tudyk in Powerless.

It's an ok show but his relatively small involvement raises it to genius level.

[limpsfield]

paulguitar said:

I watched this just last night for the first time in decades, and loved this guy!

"What it's pertaining?"

[Mitsuko]

Steven Seagal in Executive Decision. Absolute Oscar winning master class in acting. Acting of this quality has not been seen since.

[Nickp82]

Trigger

[biggbn]

Not really a bit part but Sean Connery steals Indy and the Last Crusade

[Gareth1974]

Timothy Dalton as Skinner in Hot Fuzz.

[Riley Blue]

Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love. On the screen for eight minutes, won an Oscar for it.

[shih tzu faced]

Great topic

Three spring to mind at the moment with probably more to follow…

Sheila from Detectorists. Doesn’t say or do much but can’t take my eyes off her.

Landlord from Plebs. Just something about the way he talks and delivers his lines.

Lord Flasheart from Blackadder. Rik Mayall at his best, totally stole the show and was only in two episodes and even then only for a few minutes.

[Kes Arevo]

Jeffrey Coombes doing his numerous Star Trek roles. Just a stellar fella.
Shran, Brunt, and Weyoun particularly brilliant!

[witteringon]

So many in Ricky Gervais' Extras. All willing to have the pee taken out of them mercilessly.

George Michael springs to mind, Hale and Pace, former Eastenders 'stars' reduced to working in Carphone Warehouse, etc etc

[Pinkie15]

limpsfield said:

paulguitar said:

I watched this just last night for the first time in decades, and loved this guy!

"What it's pertaining?"

'AKWEL !'

[ajprice]

Stan Lee in the Marvel films.
Bill Murray in Zombieland.
Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Alan Tudyk in Deadpool 2.

[Radec]

Matt Damon, Sam Neill, Luke Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy in the Thor films when the are reenacting scenes from previous Thor films on stage.





Damon in Interstellar was another surprise when I first watched it.

[Venisonpie]

biggbn said:

What is your favourite 'non starring role' character from a film or TV show. Mine has to be Patrick Malahide, 'cheerful' Charlie Chisum from Minder, he always had wonderful lines delivered with laconic perfection, makes the show for me. Any other suggestions?

Chisum is a fantastic character. Always thought Mrs Pumfry was superbly eccentric in All Creatures Great and Small.

[President Merkin]

Irene Handl in The Italian job killing it like a boss.

Edited by President Merkin on Sunday 15th January 13:26

Edited by President Merkin on Sunday 15th January 13:27

[Riley Blue]

Janet Henfrey as Mrs Bale in As Time Goes By, totally steals every scene she's in.

[The Hypno-Toad]

Some good nominations here but there can only be one winner.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CTB0yWm6fRI

Charlie Sheen - Ferris Beullers Day Off

And he looks wayyyy worse 30 years later.

Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Sunday 15th January 21:53