Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Character actor" in English language version.
... much less glamorous effect on their audiences ... chameleon-like ability to play a great variety of roles ... subsuming themselves into the part until they are almost unrecognisable... good character actors are rarely out of work.
...When he was 5, a horrific car crash ... reconstructive surgeries followed, yet could not entirely match the right side of his face with the left...
Rebhorn worked constantly, but seldom above the marquee.
...often in supporting roles - rarely are they leading men or leading ladies, and often times they're put into a certain type of role over and over again...
...oversized personalities and penchant for playing villainous goons made them unforgettable (even if you couldn't quite place their names)
...became one of Hollywood's most dependable supporting actresses playing, as she once described, "women with a heart of gold and a corset of steel.
... definitions for acting are always very tricky. What is a 'character actor'? What is a 'lead'? What is 'supporting'? ... It drives me nuts...
...consummate professional who evokes admiration and awe in his colleagues...
... co-leads and cameos ... character actors. But every part plays a character...
...one of Hollywood's most prominent rising stars ... the emergence of a great character actor ... beautiful men and women can have the public get past their looks ...
...long, angular face and stern bearing made him an instantly recognizable figure..
...often in supporting roles - rarely are they leading men or leading ladies, and often times they're put into a certain type of role over and over again...
... definitions for acting are always very tricky. What is a 'character actor'? What is a 'lead'? What is 'supporting'? ... It drives me nuts...
...Jon Polito: I think a character actor ... is someone off to the side ... the baddie ... the best friend. A mother role ... stuff that fills in the plot from the center of the movie...
