Overlooked actors that time forgot/is forgetting

DevilRedeemed · Nov 15, 2018

I'll throw in my pick
Tom Berenger. When I was a kid I used to think, that's the man. Just cool and reliable actor back in the day.
I don't think he quite pushed the envelope over time.

RAZO · Nov 15, 2018

Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, and Charles Motherfuckin Bronson.

Lets Gekiga In · Nov 15, 2018

DevilRedeemed said:
I'll throw in my pick
Tom Berenger. When I was a kid I used to think, that's the man. Just cool and reliable actor back in the day.
I don't think he quite pushed the envelope over time.

I’m a bit biased, but he was awesome in Major League.

DevilRedeemed · Nov 15, 2018

RAZO said:
Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, and Charles Motherfuckin Bronson.

How so? They had very successful careers and are often recalled for what they brought to the table. Maybe the thread idea wasn't clearly explained.
Talking about good actors that didn't quite live up to their potential, and the shame of it.

radiantsvgun · Nov 15, 2018

RAZO said:
Charles Motherfuckin Bronson.

LoneSage · Nov 15, 2018

i swear to mao RAZO is the dumbest motherfucker

RAZO · Nov 15, 2018

Lets Gekiga In said:
I’m a bit biased, but he was awesome in Major League.

And Platoon.

RAZO · Nov 15, 2018

DevilRedeemed said:
How so? They had very successful careers and are often recalled for what they brought to the table. Maybe the thread idea wasn't clearly explained.
Talking about good actors that didn't quite live up to their potential, and the shame of it.

Ahh Got it. I was thinking more actors that are being forgotten. I thought Tom Berenger had a pretty successful career and was in some memorable movies. He was pretty badass in The Substitute and Sniper.

RAZO · Nov 15, 2018

radiantsvgun said:

He pulled out a Hand Cannon.

DevilRedeemed · Nov 15, 2018

RAZO said:
Ahh Got it. I was thinking more actors that are being forgotten. I thought Tom Berenger had a pretty successful career and was in some memorable movies. He was pretty badass in The Substitute and Sniper.

He didn't transcend like some of his heavy hitting contemporaries though. Not like he's any kind of household name. To me, he's overlooked.

HDRchampion · Nov 15, 2018

Ray Liota
Nick Nolte
Eric Bana
Michael Biehn

RAZO · Nov 15, 2018

DevilRedeemed said:
He didn't transcend like some of his heavy hitting contemporaries though. Not like he's any kind of household name. To me, he's overlooked.

Hmm, I guess. I think if you ask anyone who is 30+ who Tom Berenger is, they will know. Yea, he's not Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, or Will Smith but I don't know about overlooked. Major League and Platoon are great movies.

I would say a Actor who is great but overlooked is like Ralph Fiennes.

F4U57 · Nov 15, 2018

Hmm I don’t think any of these actors are forgotten, they’re all still making films because they’re classic genre actors.

Ted Levine
Rutger Hauer (250 film credits)
Brad Dourif
Robert Joy
Udo Kier
Tony Todd
Edward Furlong
Tom Atkins

LoneSage · Nov 16, 2018

RAZO said:
Hmm, I guess. I think if you ask anyone who is 30+ who Tom Berenger is, they will know. Yea, he's not Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, or Will Smith but I don't know about overlooked. Major League and Platoon are great movies.

I would say a Actor who is great but overlooked is like Ralph Fiennes.

Yeah because when people think Platoon they immediately think, "omg i LOVE tom berenger"

RAZO · Nov 16, 2018

LoneSage said:
Yeah because when people think Platoon they immediately think, "omg i LOVE tom berenger"

Ok SageFace, who are the most memorable characters in Platoon? Charlie Sheen obviously (Chris Taylor), William Dafoe (Sergeant Gordon Elias) , Forest Whitaker (Big Harold) and the wacked out villain Sergeant Robert Barnes who is played by Tom Berenger. He only leaves Elias to die and tries to kill Chris.

His deep seated animosity between Chris and Elias isn't one of the major focal points in the movie at all.

No, he's not a memorable character in that film.

jro · Nov 16, 2018

Frank Grillo. Dude felt like he was gonna be the next big action star, to me at least, and now he's lucky if he's second fiddle to Bruce Willis in DTV crap.

Lastblade · Nov 16, 2018

The first actor that came to mind is Willem Dafoe, although I don't think he is forgotten as he has a steady stream of work. I will watch him in any role, even if it is a shit movie. The last movie I saw was The Florida Project, and he was wonderful in it.

Ip Man · Nov 16, 2018

it's probably going to be different depending on where you are in the world, but off the top of my head i'm going to say meg ryan, corey feldman, john candy.

Mr Bakaboy · Nov 16, 2018

Lance Henriksen
Sam Elliott
Jason Robards
John Rhyes Davies
Ed Harris

NeoSneth · Nov 16, 2018

is this click bait?
i feel like this is click bait article on buzzfeed.

fake · Nov 16, 2018

Yaphet Kotto

Rot · Nov 16, 2018

I like my old films... I have always liked some of the so called "supporting" cast... like this guy:

Woody Strode...

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andsuchisdeath · Nov 16, 2018

Oh idk, charles grodin?

oliverclaude · Nov 16, 2018

Mr Bakaboy said:
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Jason Robards
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I saw him recently in A Thousand Acres and try to forget him: no one can play a monster like he could. Anyway, my vote goes to Laurence Harvey (never show him the Queen of Diamonds), Burl Ives (Big Daddy) & Gig Young (the oily MC).

madman · Nov 16, 2018

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