Who's your favorite B-Movie actor/actress?

[Ator the Invincible]

Definitely Bruce Campbell. Hail to the king, baby!

Runners up would include Jeffrey Combs, Robert Englund, Bill Moseley, and Clint Howard.

Oh, and Kari Wuhrer...

[billypoe]

Seriously guys. Try to think about it before actually saying Bruce. There are some really good (and bad) ones out there.

Here are some other ones: Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, Dennis Hopper, Lon Chaney Jr., Patrick Swayze, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal just to name a few.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by billypoe

Seriously guys. Try to think about it before actually saying Bruce. There are some really good (and bad) ones out there.

Here are some other ones: Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, Dennis Hopper, Lon Chaney Jr., Patrick Swayze, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal just to name a few.

I know what you are saying with trying to add more variety and express different opinions.

The fact of the matter is that Bruce Campbell really is the best "B" actor.

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by billypoe

Here are some other ones: Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, Dennis Hopper, Lon Chaney Jr., Patrick Swayze, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, Dolph Lundgren, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal just to name a few.

I'd argue that some of those guys are/were A-List stars, even if they have been in some terrible dreck. Particularly Swayze and Murphy. And Cuba is an Oscar winner, even if he hasn't been able to match that success since. The rest are good picks though (well, I personally wouldn't count Dennis Hopper as a B-movie actor either).

[H00D4M4N]

The "B" in B-movie stands for Bruce Campbell. He's definitely the King.

Robert Englund is Campbell's court jester as a close second.

[billypoe]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Bruce Campbell takes his crown and beats him up with one hand and a chainsaw.

Logan

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

+1, Game Over

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

+2, Please insert coin

Originally Posted by arrow61095

+3. Gotta also agree with Bruce Campbell (the King of B - movies).


"Hail to the king, baby!" -Ash

Originally Posted by mikejet

Agreed. End of discussion. Close topic.

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

Definitely Bruce Campbell. Hail to the king, baby!

Runners up would include Jeffrey Combs, Robert Englund, Bill Moseley, and Clint Howard.

Oh, and Kari Wuhrer...

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I know what you are saying with trying to add more variety and express different opinions.

The fact of the matter is that Bruce Campbell really is the best "B" actor.

Originally Posted by H00D4M4N

The "B" in B-movie stands for Bruce Campbell. He's definitely the King.

Robert Englund is Campbell's court jester as a close second.

You uncultured swine!!

[PQFTW]

Nobody out-B's Bruce!

[upswiseass]

Originally Posted by H00D4M4N

The "B" in B-movie stands for Bruce Campbell. He's definitely the King.

Robert Englund is Campbell's court jester as a close second.

I agree with this sentiment. They are two very interesting gents.

[billypoe]

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

I'd argue that some of those guys are/were A-List stars, even if they have been in some terrible dreck. Particularly Swayze and Murphy. And Cuba is an Oscar winner, even if he hasn't been able to match that success since. The rest are good picks though (well, I personally wouldn't count Dennis Hopper as a B-movie actor either).

See how many movies you actually recognize from this list:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by billypoe

See how many movies you actually recognize from this list:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/

I have heard of these films:
Hell Ride (2008) .... Eddie 'Scratch' Zero
Swing Vote (2008) .... Donald Greenleaf
Elegy (2008) .... George O'Hearn
Choke (2001) .... Henry Clark
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) .... El Niño
Tainted Love (2006) .... Marcus Roa
Land of the Dead (2005) .... Kaufman
An American Carol (2008) .... The Judge
Edtv (1999) .... Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Black Dahlia (1998) (VG) .... Walter Pensky
Eye of the Storm (1991) .... Marvin Gladstone
The Indian Runner (1991) .... Caesar
Sunset Heat (1991) .... Carl Madson
Flashback (1990) .... Huey Walker
Carried Away (1996) .... Joseph Svenden
Waterworld (1995) .... Deacon
Search and Destroy (1995) .... Dr. Luther Waxling
Speed (1994/I) .... Howard Payne
Chasers (1994) .... Doggie
True Romance (1993) .... Clifford Worley
Super Mario Bros. (1993) .... King Koopa
Boiling Point (1993/I) .... Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Hoosiers (1986) .... Shooter
Blue Velvet (1986) .... Frank Booth
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) .... Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Apocalypse Now (1979) .... Photojournalist
Easy Rider (1969) .... Billy
Cool Hand Luke (1967) .... Babalugats
Night Tide (1961) .... Johnny Drake
Giant (1956) .... Jordan Benedict III
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) .... Goon
Hang 'Em High (1968) .... The Prophet



I haven't heard of these films:
River's Edge (1986) .... Feck
True Grit (1969) .... Moon
Panic in the City (1968) .... Goff
The Glory Stompers (1968) .... Chino
The Trip (1967/II) .... Max
I Died a Thousand Times (1955) (uncredited) .... Joe
The Story of Mankind (1957) .... Napoleon Bonaparte
From Hell to Texas (1958) .... Tom Boyd
Sayonara (1957) (voice) (uncredited) .... 1st MP
Key Witness (1960) .... William 'Cowboy' Tomkins
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (1964)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) .... Dave Hastings
Ordre et la sécurité du monde, L' (1978) .... Medford
Couleur chair (1978) .... Mel
Apprentis sorciers, Les (1977) .... A spy
Amerikanische Freund, Der (1977) .... Tom Ripley
Mad Dog Morgan (1976) .... Daniel Morgan
Tracks (1976) .... 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Kid Blue (1973) .... Bickford Waner
Crush Proof (1972)
The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
Slagskämpen (1984) .... Miller
White Star (1983) .... Kenneth Barlow
The Osterman Weekend (1983) .... Richard Tremayne
Rumble Fish (1983) .... Father
Neil Young: Human Highway (1982) .... Cracker
King of the Mountain (1981) .... Cal
Reborn (1981) .... Rev. Tom Hartley
Flores del vicio, Las (1979) .... Chicken
Riders of the Storm (1986) .... The Captain
My Science Project (1985) .... Bob Roberts
Ticker (2001) .... Alex Swan
Held for Ransom (2000) .... JD
Luck of the Draw (2000) .... Giani Ponti
The Spreading Ground (2000) .... Det. Ed DeLongpre
Bad City Blues (1999) .... Cleveland Carter
The Venice Project (1999) .... Roland/Salvatore
Jesus' Son (1999) .... Bill
Straight Shooter (1999) .... Frank Hector
O.C. and Stiggs (1985) .... Sponson
A Hero of Our Time (1985) (uncredited)
Chattahoochee (1989) .... Walker Benson
Paris Trout (1991) .... Paris Trout
Blood Red (1989) .... William Bradford Berrigan
The Pick-up Artist (1987) .... Flash Jensen
Straight to Hell (1987) .... I.G. Farben
Black Widow (1987) .... Ben Dumers
Running Out of Luck (1987) .... Video Director
Road Ends (1997) .... Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
The Blackout (1997) .... Mickey Wayne
The Good Life (1997) .... Mr. Golf
Top of the World (1997/I) .... Charles Atlas
Space Truckers (1996) .... John Canyon
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996) .... Frankie
Basquiat (1996) .... Bruno Bischofberger
Red Rock West (1992) .... Lyle from Dallas
The Prophet's Game (1999) .... Vincent Swan
Lured Innocence (1999) .... Rick Chambers
Meet the Deedles (1998) .... Frank Slater
Tycus (1998) (V) .... Peter Crawford
Americano (2005) .... Riccardo
Hoboken Hollow (2005) .... Sheriff Greer
House of 9 (2005) .... Father Duffy
Out of Season (2004) .... Harry Barlow
The Keeper (2004) .... Krebs
Legacy (2004) .... CHP Officer
The Night We Called It a Day (2003) .... Frank Sinatra
The Piano Player (2002) .... Robert Nile title)
Leo (2002) .... Horace
Unspeakable (2002) .... Warden Earl Blakely
Knockaround Guys (2001) .... Benny Chains
L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001) .... Captain Elsworth
Memory (2006/II) .... Max Lichtenstein
10th & Wolf (2006) .... Matty Matello
Palermo Shooting (2008) .... Frank
Sleepwalking (2008) .... Mr. Reedy

[arrow61095]

Originally Posted by billypoe

You uncultured swine!!

What did you expect, you said B-movies?

Bruce Campbell is the king of B-movies.

Bruce even wrote an autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, which traces his career as an actor in low-budget movies and television.

Note that you said favorite; you didn't say it had to be the best actor in a B-movie. I've seen a lot of B-movies and a few TV shows with Bruce in them, and I've always enjoyed them despite the usually ridiculous plot and sometimes bad special effects.

If you want a cultured answer, talk about foreign films and independent movies.

Oh, if you want the ultimate B-movie, it is Deathrace 2000 (with Sly Stallone and David Carradine) - it is so bad that it is good. It's even a little better than "Over the top." (the Stallone arm wrestling movie). I personally like the hookers (Uhm....I mean Navigators) in Deathrace 2000. hilarious.

I've really watched too many B-movies.

[billypoe]

Ok, I give up. Maybe I should have started a thread entitled "What's your favorite B-Movie?"

[Blu Jacket]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I haven't heard of these films:

True Grit (1969) .... Moon

You've got to be kidding me!

A great Duke movie with one of my all time favorite lines. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) faces 4 armed men that he wants to bring in on opposite sides of an open field.

Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall): I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a *****!

[jtwise]

Brenden Frasier

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by billypoe

See how many movies you actually recognize from this list:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/

Most of them actually. Calling Dennis Hopper a b-movie actor is like calling Christopher Walken a b-movie actor. They've both appeared in tons of movies, big and small. I consider him a Hollywood legend.

[billypoe]

Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

Most of them actually. Calling Dennis Hopper a b-movie actor is like calling Christopher Walken a b-movie actor. They've both appeared in tons of movies, big and small. I consider him a Hollywood legend.

I'm not the only one who thinks he is; you can search b-movie actors and his name appears on many lists.

I thought of another one last night. When I worked at a video store, this guy came out with one like once every 3 months, straight to video. They all looked so bad. His name: Mario Van Peebles.

[Ator the Invincible]

Originally Posted by billypoe

I'm not the only one who thinks he is; you can search b-movie actors and his name appears on many lists.

No doubt he's been in a lot of b-movies. But he's also starred in plenty of Big Hollywood movies and arthouse films and movie classics. I dunno, that just disqualifies him in my book. But hey, YMMV (and obviously does in this case. ).

[GORT]

Originally Posted by billypoe

See how many movies you actually recognize from this list:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/

There is a differnce between a B movie actor and a Character actor

[Jellybeans]

Sherry Moon Zombie