character actor
Britishnoun
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Paying tribute, entertainment writer Jay Bobbin said he was "heartbroken to learn about the passing of superb character actor".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Back in the late 1950s and 1960s, my dad was a popular character actor who appeared on dozens of TV shows, including “Bonanza,” “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Twilight Zone.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
After “The Godfather” made him a movie star in his 40s, he remained a beloved character actor for half a century, adding “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” to the cultural lexicon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Tom Noonan, a character actor and filmmaker known for playing villains in “Manhunter” and “The Last Action Hero,” died on Valentine’s Day.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
How can you be a character actor, you who hate all our life, you who belong to a life that is a vision?”
From The Trembling of the Veil by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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