Often times when character actors pass away, obituaries like this one make the claim that “you may not know his name, but you sure did know his face!” There is a reason for this cliche-but-true statement, and that is that…
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You’ve seen him before…that imposing stature, that jovial smile, his booming voice, and those eyes, those eyes that bulge at just the right moments. Thurston Hall is his name and governors, senators, businessmen, and doting fathers are his game. His…
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2016 dealt the entertainment industry, and indeed the world, another terrible blow over the weekend as beloved character actor Bill Nunn died of cancer at the age of 62 at his home in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Best known for his…
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You may not know his name, but you almost certainly know his face. Character actor Jon Polito made a career out of playing small but memorable roles in everything from Seinfeld to The Big Lebowski (he was a regular collaborator…
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We remember actor Robert Loggia, whose 50-plus-year career included roles in Big and Scarface and an Academy Award nomination for 1985’s Jagged Edge, with this classic tribute from “Movie Irv” Slifkin.
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Her brief Hollywood career earned her two Oscar nominations and an iconic place in the Universal horror universe. For the What a Character! 2015 Blogathon, Scene Stealers salutes Russian-born actress Maria Ouspenskaya.
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He guarded Dracula’s coffin and tormented Frankenstein’s Monster, but yearned for the dramatic roles that won him acclaim on Broadway. In this classic Scene Stealers salute, we trace the life and stormy screen career of the wide-eyed and often maniacal Dwight Frye.
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He was usually a kindly grandfather or loyal sidekick, but he played memorable real-life villains in two classic frontier dramas. For the Great Villain Blogathon, we salute Walter Brennan’s menacing turns in The Westerner and My Darling Clementine.
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You may remember him as Inspector Lestrade, always a step behind Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes in the 1940s. Guest writer Constance Metzinger goes beyond the badge to examine the life and career of British character actor Dennis Hoey.
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She was the nurse in The Man to Came to Dinner and Now, Voyager, the bus-driving nun in the Sister Act films, and Lucy Ricardo’s ballet teacher on I Love Lucy. Wisecracking actress Mary Wickes is MovieFanFare’s latest Scene Stealer.
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