Favourite secondary characters (film + TV)

[diebitter]

Having considered the awesomeness that is Cousin Eddie in the Vacation flicks, I wondered if there are any more great secondary characters that crack you up something rotten or who you're glad when they appear on screen...

Here's some of mine:

Cousin Eddie - Vacation
Eugene Levy as the dad - American Pie
Marshall - Alias (the gadget guy)
The Kung-Fu, zombie-kicking Vicar - DeadAlive (aka Braindead) ("I kick ass for the lord!")
Officer Dan - Married with Children

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The geeky lab tech in Law and Order

Admiral Oswald in Empire Strikes Back (or any incompetent Empire officer, which is almost all of them)

Q from Star Trek

Ed's dad (Sting) in Lock, Stock

Stephen the crazy Irishman in Braveheart

ScottieK

[swede123]

How about Peter Stormare in everything he's in?

He pretty much kicked ass in The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, Minority Report and Fargo.

Swede

[Nicholasp27]

stewie is my fave character on tv...is he secondary enough, or are all griffins excluded?

[jaxUp]

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Stephen the crazy Irishman in Braveheart


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That's a good one

[4_2_it]

Q in the Bond films is good for a couple minutes of levity.

[henrikrh]

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[Skjonne]

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[Hornacek]

This list should start and end with George Costanza, unless he's considered the main character. I always thought he was complementary to Jerry as a sidekick.

[jaxUp]

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This list should start and end with George Costanza, unless he's considered the main character. I always thought he was complementary to Jerry as a sidekick.

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I think George is too "main" to be considered. Newman would qualify as secondary.

[Nicholasp27]

for movies, any role that steve buscemi plays where he is a secondary character...same for christopher walken

[nyc999]

Jeff on "Curb Your Enthusiasm". If he's too main, I always enjoy watching Susie (his wife) rip into Larry David.

[MonkeeMan]

The TV character that originated the unexpected comedic entrance (e.g. Lenny and Squiggy, Kramer, etc.) is my favorite. Too bad you kids missed it.

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Ed Norton - Sewer Worker

[Dominic]

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The TV character that originated the unexpected comedic entrance (e.g. Lenny and Squiggy, Kramer, etc.) is my favorite. Too bad you kids missed it.

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Ed Norton - Sewer Worker

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nh

There were tons of great secondary characters in M*A*S*H. Sgt. Rizzo, Col. Flagg (my favorite), Rosie, Sidney Freedman...

Owen Wilson (Kevin) - Meet the Parents

just thinking about him in the kitchen cracks me up

[diebitter]

Ah, yeah, STIFLER'S MOM!

[trotski]

Cato in the Pink Panther movies

[The Truth]

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for movies, any role that steve buscemi plays where he is a secondary character...same for christopher walken

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Buscemi was the first I thought of.

blake

[jba]

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Also...

Agent 13 in Get Smart

Gary, the owner of Gary's Old Town Tavern...rival bar to Cheers

Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore

The Extreme Dudes in Harold and Kumar...total douchebags

Cliff Huxtable's dad in the Cosby Show...seems like the coolest grandpa on the planet

ScottieK

[samjjones]

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Having considered the awesomeness that is Cousin Eddie in the Vacation flicks, I wondered if there are any more great secondary characters that crack you up something rotten or who you're glad when they appear on screen...

Here's some of mine:

Cousin Eddie - Vacation
Eugene Levy as the dad - American Pie
Marshall - Alias (the gadget guy)
The Kung-Fu, zombie-kicking Vicar - DeadAlive (aka Braindead) ("I kick ass for the lord!")
Jefferson D'Arcy - Married with Children

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[imported_The Vibesman]

Taber from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Christopher Lloyd character - just makes me laugh)

From a very similar movie, John McEnroe from Deeds, starring Adam Sandler.

[fyodor]

Peter Boyle's character in Steelyard Blues
Michael J Pollard's charcter in The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming
Michael J Pollard's character in Bonnie and Clyde

[Boris]

when are you gonna get a star?

[The Truth]

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when are you gonna get a star?

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I dont think ever. Even if he screws up and makes a couple bad posts, I don't think the mods will give him a star until he does like 5-6 bad ones in a row.

blake

Styles - Teen Wolf
Iceman - Top Gun
Jeff's Wife - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Schillinger - OZ
Romano's Dad - Everybody Loves Raymond

The lawyer in Seinfeld (Jackie something)
Duke Phillips in The Critic (funniest cartoon character)
Doc Holliday in Tombstone (borderline main character)

edit - I forgot the ultimate secondary characters
Jay and Silent Bob

[jba]

Det. Medavoy - NYPD blue

[imported_The Vibesman]

How about Elvis in True Romance?

"I like you Clarence...Always have...Always will."

[4_2_it]

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The lawyer in Seinfeld (Jackie something)


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Jackie Chiles

[pryor15]

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- Harry Anderson's con-man Harry "The Hat" Kittes on Cheers
- R. Lee Earmy's Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
- Brad Pitt as Floyd in True Romance
- Gary Oldman as Drexl in True Romance
- Hulk Hogan as Thunderlips in Rocky 3
- Abraham Benrubi as Kubiak on Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Keith David as Big Tim in Requiem For a Dream
- John Turturro as Purple Jesus in The Big Lebowski
- James Whitmore as Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption

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[youtalkfunny]

Major Hockstetter (sp?) on Hogan's Heroes. Killed me.

Mr Drysedale on Beverly Hillbillies. Stole every scene.

The Mole, South Park movie. Stole the whole film.

Charlie Utter, Deadwood, because he reminds me of someone I know.

Charmayne Buco on The Sopranos. Girl can act, wish they'd find more for her to do than whine to Artie.

Lt Fancy, NYPD Blue. Same thing, great actor, never had anything to do.

Simpsons- Pre-sobriety Barney
Family Guy- Quagmire
Frasier-

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[mj12]

martin short in father of the bride is all that comes to mind ... O and even bettr, brick in anchorman

Terence Stamp as General Zod in Superman 2, and Sir Lawrence Wildman in Wall Street.

[Action Scott]

I like Bill Murray and Chevy Chase in Caddyshack, I don't think they would be considered major characters.

[jester710]

Dennis Farina in Get Shorty.

Jon Voight in Anaconda.

[B Dids]

Bubbles from The Wire

[MonkeeMan]

I already answered once, but here's another I really liked from the Sopranos

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Richie Aprile - Crazy Badass MoFo

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[BaggyAnt]

Jack Black - High Fidelity

[M2d]

Mel Cooley
Latka
Bull
Stacey Kurosi (you said favorite, not best)

[Pudge714]

Steve McCroskey in Airplane! "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit..."

[craig r]

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How about Elvis in True Romance?

"I like you Clarence...Always have...Always will."

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There are probably 7 in True Romance

Gary Oldman- Drexel
Dennis Hopper- Clarence's Dad
Brad Pitt- Floyd (Dick Richey's roommate)
Christopher Walken- Blue Lou Boyles's (sp?) right hand man
Val Kilmer- Elvis (Clarence's alter ego)
Tom Sizemore (cop...and I rarely like the cops in movies)
Sean Penn (cop)

Is the cop in The Professional (Gary Oldman) considered a secondary character? What about Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet?

craig

Puddy and Kruger from Seinfeld
Jesus Quintana in the Big Lebowski
Frank Pentagale(sp?) in Godfather II
and of course, my namesake

[jaxUp]

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