Tribute: R Lee Ermey and Danny Trejo

A character actor is described as:
A supporting actor skilled at playing distinctly unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters, such that they are "almost unrecognizable from part to part", and yet play many, many roles convincingly and memorably

Here's some clips from a couple of my favorite character actors. Both these guys have uttered some of the funniest lines in film history.

This one's a bit crude. R Lee clip from Saving Silverman:


From Full Metal jacket:


The infamous Glock commercial:




Danny Trejo: "Machete don't text." (warning: contains F word)



His Brady Bunch spoof commercials:



With Steve Buscemi:



Danny discussing his past (for real):

This is my favorite scene from full metal jacket .






I heard him once mentioned on mail call that he also had a gold record. I can't find what the sons is anywhere do you know by any chance?

a reply to: ColeYounger

i like ermey and trejo but neither one can act worth a damn.
i wouldnt even call them character actors.

they play the same character in every movie. themselves.

first great character that comes to mind is tim roth

originally posted by: Greathouse
This is my favorite scene from full metal jacket .

I heard him once mentioned on mail call that he also had a gold record. I can't find what the sons is anywhere do you know by any chance?

G,day mate
yep used to happen every time some body dropped their bang stick
And if you you want to look up a bloke thzt played good and bad parts with
actors
john wayne, randolph scott, roy rogers gene and gene autry try looking up
gabby hayes
cheers and beers Kentuck.

a reply to: pronto

Beers back at you Bubba !!!


Honestly one of my favorite underrated actors that was great in anything he did .



Harvey Keitel

originally posted by: Greathouse
a reply to: pronto

Beers back at you Bubba !!!

Honestly one of my favorite underrated actors that was great in anything he did .



Harvey Keitel

G,day Kentuck
bloody good call there mate

I like Emrey. I respect Danny. Dude had it bad and pulled his ass out of the abyss.

"I'd rather shoot for the moon and miss than aim for the gutter and succeed." Danny Trejo.

M Emment Walsh, the man is really a great actor. Who can ever forget his Loren Visser in Blood Simple!

If you haven't ever seen Blood Simple, it is brilliant.



I like Emery and Danny Trejo a lot, I love him as Marchette and in the other Robert Rodriguez films he has been in.

a reply to: Greathouse

No...I haven't heard of it. I haven't seen anything about it in his online biographies.

a reply to: Hidinout

Agreed! Walsh is a damn good actor. Blood Simple...very good film. I like almost anything the Cohen Bros do.
O Brother is a masterpiece!