Unsung heroes of cinema. Part 7.

You recognise their faces but you aren't quite sure where from. You see them and go "HIM!! I see him in everything" and then you forget them. There's a fleeting recognition that disappears as soon as they die in, usually, violent ways. These are the actors that if, IF, you notice them, don't turn up in the opening credits of a film. In fact you'll have to do some pretty lengthy searching of the closing scrolling credits to find them


Mark Rolston.

Everyone remembers him as Boggs, the vile rapist who tormented Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption but this chap has been in everything. Hundreds of films and TV shows over a near 40 year career. Usually playing an utter bollix or lowlife on the wrong side of the law but snagging a heroic role every once in a while. Lately his career is all TV but he always adds a touch of quality to an episode when he appears. Check out his career here

Bastard

 
Greatest hits.

The Shawshank Redemption. An utterly reprehensible scumbag and just terrifying. The horrible part of Shawshank you always want to forget. 

Aliens. Private Drake, the gung-ho marine with a love of big guns and ignoring authority. Meets his maker courtesy of a bath in acidic xenomorph juice.

The Departed. One of Nicholsons's yes men. Great a great final scene too. Redeeming himself by protecting DiCaprio's mistake. A nice moment.

Lethal Weapon 2. "Why is there plastic on the floor?" Boom, thats why.

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