name some actors who always play the same bit part

I'll start with the token asians, Mako: http://imdb.com/name/nm0538683/ and James Hong: http://imdb.com/name/nm0393222/

[Edited on December 4, 2005 at 12:47 AM. Reason : ]

12/4/2005 12:47:30 AM

clint howard is always like a unimportant control room guy at mission control it seems

if thats what your looking for

[Edited on December 4, 2005 at 12:49 AM. Reason : or is it a thing about race]

12/4/2005 12:48:36 AM

Token Hispanics:

Noel Gugliemi: http://imdb.com/name/nm0346595/
Danny Trejo: http://imdb.com/name/nm0001803/

12/4/2005 12:50:17 AM

Danny Trejo is a serious badass.

p.s. Vincent Pastore for the greasy goomba. Note the seven parts named Tony.

12/4/2005 12:54:37 AM

that indian dude in wes anderson movies

12/4/2005 12:57:19 AM

the black dude from Scrubs/clueless

12/4/2005 1:02:03 AM

jackie chan

chinese karate guy all the fuckin time

12/4/2005 1:08:16 AM

its a drama and we need a tough asian dude

better get ken watanabe

12/4/2005 1:10:20 AM

^and mako is pissed

12/4/2005 1:29:32 AM

12/4/2005 1:32:45 AM

michelle rodriguez

12/4/2005 1:47:20 AM

that baby who always plays a fucking baby. learn to act you fucking baby!

12/4/2005 4:17:44 AM

come on man...like 6 posts down

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=369743

Quote :

"actor with least diverse characters"

12/4/2005 4:20:21 AM

there's a difference between a "least diverse" actor and a "token" actor

a token actor is one who plays bit parts, but the same bit part. a "least diverse" actor is a major hollywood actor who plays the same role.

12/4/2005 4:23:59 AM

Black Comic Relief:
Eugene Byrd: http://imdb.com/name/nm0126021/
Anthony Anderson: http://imdb.com/name/nm0026364/

Black "generic cop/marine #4":
Morris Chestnut: http://imdb.com/name/nm0004820/

12/4/2005 4:33:32 AM

Creepy old guy:

Billy Drago: http://imdb.com/name/nm0236711/

12/4/2005 4:34:53 AM

Generic mafia thug #2:

Joe Viterelli: http://imdb.com/name/nm0899995/

12/4/2005 4:37:08 AM

Michael Chen:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1308799/

My friend Mike Chen (not him) emailed me that link last week. For years I used to see him out, say "Herro Michael!" and ask him if he brought his rickshaw. You probably won't enjoy the subtle humor and irony of the situation.

12/4/2005 10:14:05 AM

there was a funny line on the radio a while back about morris chestnutt. "if there's a movie with more than 3 black guys in it, there's a 99% chance that morris chestnutt is one of them"

12/4/2005 12:31:02 PM

Al Leong
http://imdb.com/name/nm0502959/

12/4/2005 12:59:18 PM

Morgan Freeman always plays an experienced detective/mentor in crime dramas.


Chris Tucker is also black comedy relief.

12/4/2005 1:34:31 PM

^ Morgan freeman doesn't fit the role of "token" character though... he plays the same role alot, but he's certainly not a bit part or token black guy...

The only really common theme to his roles though are that he plays a figure of authority most of the time. A president in deep impact, an evil head of a rogue agency in chain reaction, lawyers, etc.

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12/4/2005 1:35:54 PM

Agreed on this guy.


[Edited on December 4, 2005 at 1:40 PM. Reason : rfdrghbdfg]

12/4/2005 1:37:55 PM

Danny Trejo wins this without a doubt.

12/4/2005 1:41:17 PM

Ha I never knew his name. I just always referred to him as the Mexi-CAN (from Once Upon a Time in Mexico)

12/4/2005 1:48:49 PM

^^^^^^

12/4/2005 2:26:01 PM

ooh, i think i have one

Sgt. Carter from Full Metal Jacket. He just shows up and yells at people in all his movies.

12/4/2005 4:47:35 PM

he plays a similar roll in every movie mostly yeah, but he doesn't always play bit parts. his name's R. Lee Ermy, and he's an actual marine gunnery sergant. so he's just playing himself.

12/4/2005 5:22:52 PM

^^GySgt Hartman, you mean? Sgt Carter was on Gomer Pyle, USMC...haha


and i wouldn't count him. he played the gay football coach in Saving Silverman, and i think he's had some other roles where he played different characters.

12/4/2005 7:13:52 PM

any of the mexicans from training day

12/4/2005 8:05:21 PM

steve buscemi too

12/4/2005 8:05:48 PM

aaah, yeah, hartman, im getting my marine sgts mixed up here

only things i remember seeing him in were FMG and the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

12/5/2005 12:58:19 AM

the entire cast of friends

12/5/2005 1:35:02 AM

Quote :

"and i wouldn't count him. he played the gay football coach in Saving Silverman, and i think he's had some other roles where he played different characters."

he was also some police guy in seven (the chief maybe?)

12/5/2005 2:42:32 AM

ahah, this thread made me think of James Hong
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/
He played a Chinese Restaurant Maitre D in an episode of Seinfeld and Alias

Its also pretty funny to see how many characters hes played with the name 'Wong.'

[Edited on December 5, 2005 at 4:27 AM. Reason : eeeee]

12/5/2005 4:26:21 AM

The guy who played Sgt. Hartman was also in that film Willard (the movie about the guy who could control rats). He was the main guy's boss.

12/5/2005 7:33:29 AM

Quote :

"the entire cast of friends"

Winner

12/5/2005 10:27:49 AM

^^^ James Hong was mentioned in the first post of the page

12/5/2005 10:53:59 AM

ahaha, wow, i sooooo didnt even see that. My screen cut off the name "Hong."

12/5/2005 1:31:49 PM

Arnold Schwarteneger and Ben Stiller.

12/5/2005 1:33:44 PM

Vinnie Jones


[Edited on December 5, 2005 at 1:51 PM. Reason : ]

12/5/2005 1:50:11 PM