Many of the most interesting characters in science fiction movies are brought to life by actors whose faces are unseen or disguised: voice actors, motion capture actors, and actors hidden under masks, costumes or heavy make-up. This video celebrates these actors and highlights their other roles in films like Lord of the Rings, Time Bandits and Serenity, and TV shows like Bewitched, Sesame Street and Flipper. Jeremy Bulloch - Boba Fett (The Empire Strikes Back - 1980) Alice Krige - Borg Queen (Star Trek: First Contact - 1996) Anthony Daniels - C3PO (Star Wars - 1977) Andy Serkis - Ceasar (Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 2011) Peter Mahew - Chewbacca (Star Wars - 1977) Roddy McDowell - Cornelius (Planet of the Apes - 1968) David Prowse - Darth Vader (Star Wars - 1977) Maïwenn - Diva Plavalaguna (The Fifth Element - 1997) Pat Welsh - ET (ET: The Extraterrestrial - 1982) Kevin Spacey - GERTY (Moon - 2009) Ricou Browning - The Gill Man (The Creature From the Black Lagoon - 1954) Lock Martin - Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still - 1951) Douglas Rain - HAL-9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey - 1968) Boris Karloff - The Monster (Frankenstein - 1931) Daniel Richter - Moon Watcher (2001: A Space Odyssey - 1968) Zoe Saldana - Neytiri (Avatar - 2009) Kenny Baker - R2D2 (Star Wars - 1977) Marvin Miller - Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet - 1956) Bridgette Helm - The Robot (Metropolis - 1927) Alan Tudyk - Sonny (I, Robot - 2004) James Arness - The Thing (The Thing From Another World - 1951 ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Ben Gazzara & Roddy McDowall in Run For Your Life TV series
A tour de force by Roddy McDowell, playing an inmate of an Eastern European prison, telling his cell mate Paul Bryan (played by Ben Gazzara) why he also was falsely accused.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
empire big screen - David Tennant introduces fright night at the UK premiere
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has filled Roddy McDowell's shoes as Peter Vincent in the remake of the classic horror film fright night. 0:50 oh, its big in 'ere 0:55 as i ran down i got a microphone put in my hand like Madonna. :) here he is introducing the film at the uk premiere which took place this past weekend at empire's big screen weekend.
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