character actor
C2747
concept
A character actor is a performer who specializes in playing distinctive, often supporting roles with strong, memorable personalities rather than conventional leading parts.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| character actor canonical | 983 |
| character actress | 91 |
| Supporting character | 7 |
| American character actor | 5 |
| supporting film role | 5 |
| method actor | 2 |
| actor character | 1 |
Instances (1,094)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Nancy Fish | character actress |
| David Hurst | — |
| C. Henry Gordon | — |
| Raymond J. Barry | — |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | — |
| Rosemary Murphy | — |
| Edmund MacDonald | — |
| Gordon Jones | — |
| Emma Dunn | character actress |
| Lee Richardson | — |
| Frank McGrath | — |
| Arthur Hoyt | — |
| Casey Sander | — |
| Stefan Gierasch | — |
| Joseph Turkel | — |
| Kyle T. Heffner | — |
| Wilson Benge | — |
| Philip Jackson | — |
| John P. Ryan | — |
| Bill Smitrovich | — |
| Peter Jason | — |
| Mike Shiner | method actor |
| Francesco Giuseppe Puglia | — |
|
Libertini
surface form:
Richard Libertini
|
— |
| Michael Vincenzo Gazzo | — |
| Leo White | — |
| Rudy Bond | — |
| Curt Bois | — |
| Mona Washbourne | — |
| Lorna Raver | character actress |
| Holmes Osborne | — |
| Fritz Feld | — |
| Brian Howe | — |
| Ray Baker | — |
| Lee Patrick | character actress |
| Walter Long | — |
| Richard Gant | — |
| Chris Cooper | — |
| Rags Ragland | — |
| Guy Kibbee | — |
|
Beery
surface form:
Noah Beery
|
— |
| Robert Shayne | — |
| Clive Russell | — |
| Howard Freeman | — |
| Jack Carson | — |
| Raymond Greenleaf | — |
| Ed Brady | — |
| Leon Ames | — |
| Vera Lewis | — |
| Sam Gilman | — |