Ed Lauter
interpreta adesea personaje amenin??toare.
Un
actor de personaj
este un
actor in rol secundar
?(
d
)
care interpreteaz? personaje neobi?nuite, interesante sau
excentrice
?(
d
)
.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Termenul, adesea utilizat in contrast cu cel de
actor principal
?(
d
)
, este oarecum abstract ?i interpretabil.
[5]
Literal vorbind, to?i actorii pot fi considera?i actori de personaj, deoarece to?i interpreteaz? ?personaje”,
[6]
ins? termenul se refer? cu prec?dere la un actor care interpreteaz? frecvent un
personaj secundar
?(
d
)
deosebit ?i important.
[7]
[8]
Termenul este folosit cu prec?dere pentru a descrie actorii de
televiziune
?i
film
.
[9]
Edi?ia din 1883 a revistei
The Stage
?(
d
)
definea un astfel de actor ca fiind ?cel care interpreteaz? personaje originale ?i excentrice”.
[10]
Intr-un anumit sens, un actor de personaj poate fi unul specializat in interpretarea de roluri minore. Cu toate acestea, rolurile de personaj sunt mai insemnate decat cele minore sau cele f?r? replici.
Spre deosebire de actorii principali, ace?tia sunt in general considera?i ca fiind mai pu?in atractivi.
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
Spre deosebire de actorul principal, adesea
atr?g?tor
?(
d
)
,
[15]
un actor de personaj nu trebuie s? fie atractiv. De fapt, unii actori sunt cunoscu?i pentru aspectul lor neobi?nuit. De exemplu, actorul de personaj William Schutz a fost desfigurat intr-un accident de ma?in? la varsta de cinci ani, ins? chipul s?u a fost
reconstruit chirurgical
?(
d
)
?i a ajuns cunoscut in lumea teatrului datorit? aspectului s?u.
[16]
In general, numele actorilor de personaj nu sunt prezente in pe
marcajul
?(
d
)
cinematografelor, deoarece ace?tia nu atrag publicul cinefil.
[17]
Totu?i, unii actori sunt recunoscu?i instantaneu de amatorii de filme, de?i uneori nu le cunosc numele.
[18]
Actri?a
Margaret Hamilton
(stanga) era o ?femeie dulce ?i bland?” in via?a real?, fiind complet diferit? de personajul interpretat in filmul
Vr?jitorul din Oz
(1939).
[19]
Pe parcursul carierei sale, un actor poate interpreta atat roluri principale, cat ?i rolurile secundare.
[20]
Unii actori de personaj au ajuns s? interpreteze personaje datorit? unor talente c?utate in industria filmului (i.e.
dans
,
c?l?rie
,
acroba?ie
,
inot
,
box
etc.).
[21]
Mul?i actori in devenire sunt
asocia?i
?(
d
)
cu anumite roluri de personaj dup? interpretarea cu succes a unui astfel de personaj, motiv pentru care directorii de
casting
?i
agen?ii
ii ofer? roluri similare. Unii actori de personaj - precum
Gary Oldman
- sunt cunoscu?i ca fiind ?cameleoni”, i.e. capabili s? joace roluri foarte diferite.
[22]
Mul?i actori de personaj tind s? joace roluri asem?n?toare de-a lungul carierei lor:
[23]
Harvey Keitel
interpreteaz? personaje dure ?i hot?rate;
Christopher Lloyd
interpreteaz? personaje excentrice;
Claude Rains
- personaje sofisticate cu o moralitate ambigu?;
Abe Vigoda
- criminali varstnici;
[24]
Fairuza Balk
- personaje
goth
indispuse;
Doug Jones
- creaturi inumane, iar
Forest Whitaker
- personaje calme, dar impredictibile.
[23]
Ed Lauter
?(
d
)
interpreta de obicei personaje amenin??toare datorit? ?chipului s?u lung ?i proeminent”, fiind u?or de recunoscut in public.
[25]
Actorii de personaj interpreteaz? roluri precum
femeia fatal?
,
pistolarul
?(
d
)
,
tovar??ul
?(
d
)
,
be?ivul ora?ului
?(
d
)
,
r?uf?c?torul
?(
d
)
,
prostituata cu inim? de aur
?(
d
)
?i multe altele. Aceste personaje sunt adesea complet diferite de personalitatea actorului care le interpreteaz?.
[26]
Sunt foarte aprecia?i de ceilal?i actori.
[27]
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Oxford Dictionaries,
character actor
, Retrieved 7 August 2014, "...An actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual people rather than leading roles...."
- ^
Macmillan Dictionary,
Character actor
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- ^
Foreman, Gill (
).
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. London, England:
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.
... much less glamorous effect on their audiences ... chameleon-like ability to play a great variety of roles ... subsuming themselves into the part until they are almost unrecognisable... good character actors are rarely out of work.
- ^
28 April 2013, The New York Acting School,
Ten Best Character Actors of All Time
, Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be almost unrecognizable from part to part, and yet play many, many roles convincingly and memorably. .."
- ^
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).
?Busting on the 'Cult Buster
'
”
.
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. Arhivat din
original
la
. Accesat in
.
... definitions for acting are always very tricky. What is a 'character actor'? What is a 'lead'? What is 'supporting'? ... It drives me nuts...
- ^
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).
?Good cop, bad cop and Jack Irish”
.
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. Accesat in
.
... co-leads and cameos ... character actors. But every part plays a character...
- ^
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.
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. Arhivat din
original
la
. Accesat in
.
...often in supporting roles - rarely are they leading men or leading ladies, and often times they're put into a certain type of role over and over again...
- ^
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).
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.
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. Accesat in
.
...Jon Polito: I think a character actor ... is someone off to the side ... the baddie ... the best friend. A mother role ... stuff that fills in the plot from the center of the movie...
- ^
Stephen Tobolowsky, Discovery,
What does it mean to be defined as a character actor?
Arhivat
in
, la
Archive.is
, Retrieved 7 August 2014, "In theater, they almost never use the term "character actor." ... leading actors have two names, like, Captain Jack Sparrow ... Richard Kimble – parts I play ...Officer Johnson"
- ^
Oxford English Dictionary
, 2nd ed., character,
n
., 19.
- ^
28 April 2013, The New York Acting School,
Ten Best Character Actors of All Time
, Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be almost unrecognizable from part to part, and yet play many, many roles convincingly and memorably. .."
- ^
Knox, David (
).
?Good cop, bad cop and Jack Irish”
.
TV Tonight
. Accesat in
.
... co-leads and cameos ... character actors. But every part plays a character...
- ^
Foreman, Gill (
).
A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre
. London, England:
A & C Black
. p. 8.
ISBN
9780713687675
.
... much less glamorous effect on their audiences ... chameleon-like ability to play a great variety of roles ... subsuming themselves into the part until they are almost unrecognisable... good character actors are rarely out of work.
- ^
McLean, Craig (
).
?James McAvoy: 'There will be people who walk out of the cinema I'm sure”
.
The Guardian
. Accesat in
.
- ^
Gardner, Elysa (
).
?Jude Law's new stage: Maturing lead, character actor”
.
USA Today
. Accesat in
.
...one of Hollywood's most prominent rising stars ... the emergence of a great character actor ... beautiful men and women can have the public get past their looks ...
- ^
Jensen, Trevor (
).
?William Schutz 1961-2009: Veteran character actor on Chicago theater scene”
.
Chicago Tribune
. Accesat in
.
...When he was 5, a horrific car crash ... reconstructive surgeries followed, yet could not entirely match the right side of his face with the left...
- ^
Lowry, Brian (
).
?James Rebhorn: Remembering the Quintessential Character Actor”
.
Chicago Tribune
. Accesat in
.
Rebhorn worked constantly, but seldom above the marquee.
- ^
?Oh, That Guy: 15 Character Actor Villains You Love To Hate”
.
Indiewire
.
. Accesat in
.
...oversized personalities and penchant for playing villainous goons made them unforgettable (even if you couldn't quite place their names)
- ^
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Hats off to the Wicked Witch of the West and Margaret Hamilton
".
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
...became one of Hollywood's most dependable supporting actresses playing, as she once described, "women with a heart of gold and a corset of steel.
- ^
Gardner, Elysa (
).
?Jude Law's new stage: Maturing lead, character actor”
.
USA Today
. Accesat in
.
...one of Hollywood's most prominent rising stars ... the emergence of a great character actor ... beautiful men and women can have the public get past their looks ...
- ^
Schudel, Matt (
).
?Tom Quinn, boxer and character actor, dies at 79”
.
The Washington Post
. Accesat in
.
- ^
Butler, Mark (
).
?Gary Oldman: the 'jobbing actor' whose Oscar recognition is long overdue”
.
inews.co.uk
. Accesat in
.
- ^
a
b
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.
Digital Polyphony
. Arhivat din
original
la
. Accesat in
.
...often in supporting roles - rarely are they leading men or leading ladies, and often times they're put into a certain type of role over and over again...
- ^
?Abe Vigoda, Beloved Character Actor, Dead at 94”
.
NBC News
.
. Accesat in
.
- ^
?Character actor Ed Lauter dies”
.
USA Today
.
Associated Press
.
. Accesat in
.
...long, angular face and stern bearing made him an instantly recognizable figure..
- ^
Foreman, Gill (
).
A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre
. London, England:
A & C Black
. p. 8.
ISBN
9780713687675
.
... much less glamorous effect on their audiences ... chameleon-like ability to play a great variety of roles ... subsuming themselves into the part until they are almost unrecognisable... good character actors are rarely out of work.
- ^
Alvin, Klein (
).
?A Leading Character Actor”
.
The New York Times
. Accesat in
.
...consummate professional who evokes admiration and awe in his colleagues...
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