Lexx actors in other roles
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Originally posted by Bonnee:
A great list Lee, although I would want to insist that Maury Chaykin should be more noted for his work with Atom Egoyan than Paul Donovan. Both he and MM have worked with one of Canada’s great directors in so called art films – Speaking Parts (MM of course), The Adjustor and Sweet Hereafter(MC). Its hard to believe, for example, that the actor who played Pa and Vinnie could be so great and unsettling in the Adjustor: one of the few Egoyan films where you mostly feel troubled by the performance of the actor. (Egoyan also wanted him for Exotica, but he was unavailable at the time). He steals the Adjustor, and towers over everyone else on this list in an already remarkable and disquieting film (excepting Hauer in Bladerunner, perhaps).
The list was compiled from things either i had seen or were popular or famous. I didn’t consider [i]The Adjustor[/i] notable because it is not well known in the United States, whereas [i]Def-Con 4[/i] has a significant cult following. I wouldn’t think that or [i]Blade Runner[/i] qualify as remarkable films, since very few people have seen [i]Blade Runner[/i] and I think significantly fewer enjoyed it.
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Originally posted by Aleck:
Here are some details you missed, DT.Barry Bostwick, Thodin in [i]I Worship His Shadow[/i], is an accomplished stage actor (he originated the role of Danny Zuko in the musical [i]Grease[/i]) and veteran of numerous film and TV projects. Best-known today for his role as the mayor of NYC in [i]Spin City[/i], he’s portrayed the first president of the US in two [i]George Washington[/i] mini-series (which, along with his roles in such mini-series as [i]Scruples[/i] and [i]A Woman of Substance[/i], cemented his title of “King of the Mini-Series”), narrated [i]Fantastic Planet[/i], and is perhaps best-known for his role as Brad Majors in the perennial midnight-movie hit [i]The Rocky Horror Picture Show[/i], where he co-starred with Tim Curry (in the role of Frank N. Furter), later to portray Poet Man in [i]Super Nova[/i].
Like I said, Tim Curry has a been in a lot of horror, and I didn’t feel like listing every B-grade cult film he was in. The same goes for Rutger Hauer.
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Ralph Brown, who portrayed Duke in Season 3, has had a number of notable supporting roles. Included are [i]Withnail and I[/i] (as Danny), [i]Buster[/i] (as Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs), [i]Alien3[/i] (as Aaron), [i]Wayne’s World 2[/i] (as the world’s greatest roadie, Del Preston) and [i]Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace[/i] (as Ric Olie).
I am really surprised I missed Ric Olié. I just never made the connection. For some peculiar reason, the Star Wars Insider article on Ralph Brown neglected to mention his work on [i]Lexx[/i], even though I believe the third season was filmed before that was published. By the way, rumor has it that Ralph Brown will be returning for [i]Star Wars[/i]: Episode III, though unfortunately it seems he won’t be appearing in the fourth season of [i]Lexx[/i].
Most importantly, (with the help of Aleck) I’ve been able to connect [i]Lexx[/i] with all 3 members of the Holy Sci-Fi Trinity ([i]Star Wars[/i], [i]Star Trek[/i], and [i]Doctor Who[/i]). Plus the original 790 operated a number of puppets designed by Brian Froud! Okay, that’s not exactly something anyone’s going to recognize him in.
The first person I saw on [i]Lexx[/i] that I recognized was Wayne Robson. He’s almost certainly the most notable T.V. personality to guest star on [i]Lexx[/i], considering the immense popularity of [i]Red Green[/i] in both Canada and the U.S. Actually, when I saw [i]Nook[/i] for the first time, I thought I recognized 790’s voice as that of Nick Bakay (the voice of Salem the cat on [i]Sabrina[/i]), but a look at the credits discredited that identification. And I recognized the government agent in [i]Prime Ridge[/i] as one of the shadowy figures on [i]The X-Files[/i], I just had to look in “Trust No One” to recall which.
Just one final note: Fruitcake running around in a uniform with a gun is a humorous image. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]