That Guy

xoxoxoBruce · 02-21-2010, 12:03 AM

"... so I'm watching this western and the the cook on the cattle drive was that guy. You know that guy who played the gangster's sidekick in the movie last weekend."
"Oh, that guy"

Now you both know what that guy looks like, but what's his name?
Check out the That Guy site, and you might find out

JuancoRocks · 02-21-2010, 12:44 AM

Thanks....... That cleared up a lot of unanswered questions that were constantly taking up space in my head......

James Cromwell and Donald Moffat could be separated at birth.......

lumberjim · 02-21-2010, 07:45 AM

fucking awesome.

When I started at Cherry Hill, I was a sales manager, and on my team was a guy named Dan Wilhelm. From the first day, he reminded me of someone. It took me a couple days to realize that it was that guy in the movie 'The Fifth Element' that played the Army contact that told Bruce Willis that he had to do this mission.....

that guy:

same voice, same brusque manner....same fucking guy.

Undertoad · 02-21-2010, 08:37 AM

That guy is chilling as Leon, the first replicant in Blade Runner.

Quote:

Holden: You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down...
Leon: What one?
Holden: What?
Leon: What desert?
Holden: It doesn't make any difference what desert, it's completely hypothetical.
Leon: But, how come I'd be there?
Holden: Maybe you're fed up. Maybe you want to be by yourself. Who knows? You look down and see a tortoise, Leon. It's crawling toward you...
Leon: Tortoise? What's that?
Holden: [irritated by Leon's interruptions] You know what a turtle is?
Leon: Of course!
Holden: Same thing.
Leon: I've never seen a turtle... But I understand what you mean.
Holden: You reach down and you flip the tortoise over on its back, Leon.
Leon: Do you make up these questions, Mr. Holden? Or do they write 'em down for you?
Holden: The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
Leon: [angry at the suggestion] What do you mean, I'm not helping?
Holden: I mean: you're not helping! Why is that, Leon?
[Leon has become visibly shaken]
Holden: They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response... Shall we continue?

skysidhe · 02-21-2010, 08:52 AM

I had a dream I was watching a western last night and THAT GUY
( whoever he was )was very bored.

Pete Zicato · 02-22-2010, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

That guy is chilling as Leon, the first replicant in Blade Runner.

Wake up! Time to die!

No matter how many movies I see these guys in I always associate them with a particular movie. I've seen Fifth Element, but "that guy" is always "the guy with the pictures from Blade Runner".

The grits guy from My Cousin Vinny

The nerd from Roxanne

One name they don't have on the list and should is Dylan Baker. He has to have the widest range I've ever seen in a character actor. Among lots of other roles, he's Owen - the nose-dripping, grubby, backwoods type with the pickup truck in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. And he's the slimy lawyer from Disclosure. Amazing range.

lumberjim · 02-22-2010, 10:22 AM

looks like Stephen Colbert

glatt · 02-22-2010, 10:24 AM

Some of the guys in that list are too big to be "that guy"

Like Fred Ward, and Sam Elliott. Maybe even Kevin Tighe, who is famous in my generation as Paramedic Roy in the Emergency TV show.

Should Brian Dennehy be in this list? Or has he become too famous?

Pico and ME · 02-22-2010, 11:20 AM

The guy from the old musical Ebay commercials is a That Guy in movies now.

Elspode · 02-22-2010, 08:58 PM

The nerd from "Roxanne" is Michael J Pollard. He's no "that guy", either.

I guess I'm kind of jaded. I have *always* been a big fan of talented character actors, so, to me, about half of those guys are my movie heroes.

glatt · 02-22-2010, 09:21 PM

I think James Hong wins. 346 entries. That's not even counting recurring roles on tv series.

lumberjim · 02-22-2010, 10:16 PM

agreed. he is ALWAYS that Asian guy.

here's That Biker

Cicero · 02-23-2010, 01:07 AM

Well I wouldn't even refer to Ray Wise as even "That Guy" but now I know...He is sub- that guy. It's that one guy from that what one film,that that guy was in the film with.

Undertoad · 02-23-2010, 04:30 AM

For me Ray Wise is the insane father of Laura Palmer on "Twin Peaks".

Happy Monkey · 02-23-2010, 08:54 AM

Also an excellent devil in Reaper.

02-21-2010, 12:03 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That Guy "... so I'm watching this western and the the cook on the cattle drive was that guy. You know that guy who played the gangster's sidekick in the movie last weekend." "Oh, that guy" Now you both know what that guy looks like, but what's his name? Check out the That Guy site, and you might find out __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-21-2010, 12:44 AM	#2
JuancoRocks Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona Posts: 437	Thanks....... That cleared up a lot of unanswered questions that were constantly taking up space in my head...... James Cromwell and Donald Moffat could be separated at birth....... __________________ "That's just like your opinion man"

02-21-2010, 07:45 AM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	fucking awesome. When I started at Cherry Hill, I was a sales manager, and on my team was a guy named Dan Wilhelm. From the first day, he reminded me of someone. It took me a couple days to realize that it was that guy in the movie 'The Fifth Element' that played the Army contact that told Bruce Willis that he had to do this mission..... that guy: same voice, same brusque manner....same fucking guy. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-22-2010, 10:22 AM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	looks like Stephen Colbert __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-22-2010, 08:58 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The nerd from "Roxanne" is Michael J Pollard. He's no "that guy", either. I guess I'm kind of jaded. I have always been a big fan of talented character actors, so, to me, about half of those guys are my movie heroes. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-21-2010, 08:52 AM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I had a dream I was watching a western last night and THAT GUY ( whoever he was )was very bored.

02-22-2010, 10:24 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Some of the guys in that list are too big to be "that guy" Like Fred Ward, and Sam Elliott. Maybe even Kevin Tighe, who is famous in my generation as Paramedic Roy in the Emergency TV show. Should Brian Dennehy be in this list? Or has he become too famous?

02-22-2010, 11:20 AM	#9
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	The guy from the old musical Ebay commercials is a That Guy in movies now.

02-22-2010, 09:21 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think James Hong wins. 346 entries. That's not even counting recurring roles on tv series.

02-22-2010, 10:16 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	agreed. he is ALWAYS that Asian guy. here's That Biker __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-23-2010, 01:07 AM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Well I wouldn't even refer to Ray Wise as even "That Guy" but now I know...He is sub- that guy. It's that one guy from that what one film,that that guy was in the film with. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

02-23-2010, 04:30 AM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	For me Ray Wise is the insane father of Laura Palmer on "Twin Peaks".

02-23-2010, 08:54 AM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Also an excellent devil in Reaper. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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