Actors that should have made it big

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Sadly Fred Ward of Tremors fame passed away recently. He was really good in that film and came across great on screen yet he didn’t seem to get any more big roles (at least that I can recall). Similarly there is Michael Biehn of Terminator and Aliens fame who doesn’t seem to have found any other big roles outside of James Cameron films, even though I thought he was great in those films.

Presumably being in the right place at the right time (or maybe having the right agent) is what counts ultimately. Or maybe there is a large slice of luck too.

Any others actors that you think should have gone onto leading roles and a big career but didn’t?

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DeejRC said:

Well MH famously avoided it all after the accident.

I nominate Diane Lane.

MH did have a decent career doing voice overs.