The unsung heroes of Cinema and TV part 15. Xander Berkeley

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

Xander Berkeley

The balding chap with the friendly face that turns up in everything. A jack of all trades. Has played decent skins and slimy bastards. Criminals and government officials. Cops and robbers. Started off in classics 80's tv staples like The A-Team and Cagney And Lacey and paid his dues before moving on to film. 

He's the man that saved Los Angeles from Nuclear holocaust. He's been both Liam Neeson & Al Pacino's's love rival. Been skewered by no5 on this list, been the King of the cavemen. He's been a sneaky double crossing bollix of a secret service agent. He's pursued the Rock. He's pursued Kick-Ass. Been killed by a Universal Soldier. Been a nasty Las Vegas cabbie. Been ripped apart by a hook handed ex lover. Been in seminal British films about Sid and Nancy. Been in Spielberg classics. Been in direct to video awfulness. Been in 231 different films and tv shows. He's a busy busy man. Currently the mayor of a town surrounded by zombies. Take a look at his career here

How many times did i tell ya!!

Greatest Hits

Candyman. Trevor, the slimy husband of the film's heroine Helen. Gets an immensely satisfying final scene.

Terminator 2. John Connor's foster father with a penchant for softball t-shirts and drinking from the carton. Meets a rather grisly ending.

Air Force One. The head of President Harrison Ford's secret service detail and the man that sets the Russian terrorists plans into motion. Dies in the worst piece of CGI ever. Ever.

24. George Mason. Head of CTU. Initially a prick, out for himself but finds redemption by saving the city of Los Angeles by crashlanding a plane containing a nuclear bomb in to the desert. Sound.

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