The 20 Best "That Guys" of All Time
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A "That Guy" is a B-list character actor who's just talented enough to secure bit parts in a handful of movies every year, but not quite good looking enough to become a brand-name star. Some specialize in playing villains and others in having freaky-enormous chest tattoos, but combined, these brave, barely handsome men have appeared in every single movie produced in the last decade. #20
DAVID MORSE
The Rock, 16 Blocks, The Green Mile, Proof of Life, 12 Monkeys, a bunch of other movies where he plays a psychotic government employee. Special Moves Being this close to jumping over this desk/car/boulder/pile of corpses and ferociously beating your face into the carpet. Is a Poor Man's... Russell Crowe #19
PHILIP BAKER HALL
Boogie Nights, Seinfeld, Ghostbusters 2, literally every hour-long TV drama about lawyers. There are honestly too many to list here. Special Moves Thinking you're a worthless longhaired hippie punk, and not being afraid to tell you as much to your worthless longhaired hippie punk face. Is a Poor Man's... James Coburn. (Needless to say, Hall has been called more frequently now that James Coburn is dead.) #18
JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA
Clear and Present Danger, Desperado, 24, Behind Enemy Lines, his ruthless iron grip on the world of international drug trafficking. Special Moves Using his lack of a conscience to rise to power in the ruthless world of drugs/international espionage/banging chicks that are hotter than him. Is a Poor Man's... Al Pacino without eyebrows or, alternatively, Gabriel Byrne with a terrible Portuguese accent #17
DYLAN BAKER
Spider-Man 2, Kinsey, Road to Perdition, countless shitty TV shows. Special Moves Indignantly pointing his finger at people, rubbing their mistakes in their faces, wearing bowties, making people pay (within the law), penis envy. Is a Poor Man's... Michael Clarke Duncan #16
KEITH DAVID
Men at Work, Road House, Platoon, Barbershop, Armageddon, the 1980 blockbuster Disco Godfather. Special Moves Not giving a shit about anything other than completing the duty/assignment/trash pickup assigned to him. Is a Poor Man's... Louis Gossett, Jr. #15
DANNY TREJO
Desperado, Grindhouse, The Devil' Rejects, xXx, Con Air, Heat, your worst nightmares. Special Moves Knife throwing, gun shooting, bartending, and face kicking, all while not speaking and sometimes simultaneously. Is a Poor Man's... Rosie Perez #14
NOAH EMMERICH
Miracle, Beautiful Girls, The Truman Show, Cop Land, punching your nuts and taking your lunch money in elementary school. Special Moves Really swell guys with bad skin, really good friends with bad skin, really husky everymen with bad skin. Is a Poor Man's... Chemically burned Jon Favreau #13
TOM WILKINSON
Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Patriot, Rush Hour, The Full Monty, being a dead ringer for at least one teacher in every high school in America. Special Moves Obese, selfish slobs. Is a Poor Man's... Jon Voight #12
JK SIMMONS
Spider-Man, Thank You for Smoking, Law & Order (all three, seriously), Oz, The Jackal, poignantly capturing the essence of Ralph Earnhardt in the ESPN Films masterpiece, 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story. Special Moves Dispensing tough, well-informed love at top speed, top volume, and top borderline sarcasm. Is a Poor Man's... Ed Harris #11
WILLIAM FICHTNER
Prison Break, The Longest Yard, Crash, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, The Perfect Storm, Armageddon, 12,348 other movies and TV shows about something that' 40 times more manly than you've ever done. Special Moves Pricks in uniform, cowards in uniform, assholes in uniform, shitheads in uniform, douchebags in uniform, fishermen who drown in uniform. Is a Poor Man's... Kevin Bacon |
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Guess Washington counts as psychotic government employee for David Morse
No Bruce Campbell, Delroy Lindo?
If Robert Loggia didn't appear in an OJ commercial, where he was referred to by name, then he would've made this list.
Man, these cracked writers go hard on Scent Of A Woman all the time.
"Hoo-hah!"
Danny Trejo is the most kick ass "that guy" ever. Case closed. They had best make f*****g Machete into a movie.
I agree with Pirate! Steve Buscemi is THE 'That Guy' but has been 'That Guy' for so long and in so many films he now has his own fame, but is still known to most people as 'That crazy guy in con air/Armageddon /The Wedding Singer/any film you have seen. Ever.'
Needs Wallace Shawn, the little irate nerd!
William Fichtner also appeared in The Dark Knight, so that makes 12,349 other movies.
Steve Buscemi was the all time #1 That Guy... but he is too famous now I think...
Is it that Kevin Pollak is too famous to be on the list? Or, did he scorn the list on prom night? Seriously. The Usual Suspects, House Arrest, End of Days, Tropic Thunder, Juwanna Mann, The Whole Nine & Ten Yards, Willow, A Few Good Men, Wayne's World 2 (the albino eye guy for Christ's sake), Grumpy & Grumpier Old Men, Canadian Bacon, Miami Rhapsody, That Thing You Do!, not to mention the guy does THE BEST William Shatner impersonation, and a very solid Chris Walken. That doesn't even mention his extensive television work.
And I didn't even mention Ernie Hudson! The man played a friggin' ghostbuster and a mentally challenged carpenter (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle). Oh yeah, do I need to mention: F'ing Congo.
what about Robert LaSardo? he's in every crime movie/tv show that require a mean small latino guy. despite being a relatively good actor though.
Completely missed it on Peter Stormare. He is nothing like Bruce Willis in his roles. He is a much better and ranged actor than Willis.
Forest Whitaker was definitely a "that guy" prior to The Last King Of Scotland.
no Steve Buscemi? Really? he should be #1 or #2. i mean really.
I would like to nominate Michael Des Barres. A regular guest star in 80s classics like MacGyver, Miami Vice, Sledge Hammer, 21 Jump Street. You couldn't miss him. His trademarks were an air of (un-American) effeteness and perfect (un-American) received pronunciation.
danny trejo is amazing. i cannot wait for machete to come out. as long as robert rodriguez can get his s**t together and quit dicking around with rose mcgowan and actually make movies that people want to see. like sin city 2.
I am such a huge fan of JK Simmons and Danny Trejo that they are anything but "That guy"s to me. I actually look forward to movies and TV shows they're going to be in. They rock.
By the way, has that fight between Keith David and Roddy Piper ended yet?
"that girl" is your mom
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i keep coming back to this article, one of the best.
and Bruce Campbell is Bruce Campbell, he's not a poorman's version of anyone and the joke was reserved for James Cromwell.
as for Delroy Lindo. I'm guessing he would have to be a poorman's version of Ving Rhames.