It's hard for me to choose favorites; his roles in the aformentioned Don't Look Now and Animal House are two of mine, along with Ordinary People (his struggling father is my favorite thing about that movie) and Citizen X. What occurs to me as I think about him now is how easily he always stood out in big casts, even big casts full of sce…
It's hard for me to choose favorites; his roles in the aformentioned Don't Look Now and Animal House are two of mine, along with Ordinary People (his struggling father is my favorite thing about that movie) and Citizen X. What occurs to me as I think about him now is how easily he always stood out in big casts, even big casts full of scenery-chewers (The Dirty Dozen, Kelly's Heroes, M*A*S*H, JFK). His characters always stuck with you, which is surely the mark of a great actor.
It's hard for me to choose favorites; his roles in the aformentioned Don't Look Now and Animal House are two of mine, along with Ordinary People (his struggling father is my favorite thing about that movie) and Citizen X. What occurs to me as I think about him now is how easily he always stood out in big casts, even big casts full of scenery-chewers (The Dirty Dozen, Kelly's Heroes, M*A*S*H, JFK). His characters always stuck with you, which is surely the mark of a great actor.
I'd forgotten Ordinary People that is an incredible movie. Everyone perfect I think.