JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAME: LANE SMITH

LANE SMITH is one of my all-time favorite actors. He'll pop up all over the place and is always a treat! He has over 100 movie/tv credits, but its 9 movies/shows that easily land him in the JimSmash ACTOR HALL OF FAME:

RED DAWN (original)
V (original TV series)
AMAZING STORIES
MY COUSIN VINNY
SON IN LAW
LOIS & CLARK (as Perry White!)
ALIEN NATION: THE UDARA LEGACY
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON (HBO mini-series)
THE FINAL DAYS

Sadly, as I was putting this tribute together, I discovered the news that Mr. Lane passed away June 13, 2005. Thank you for the many years of entertainment, Lane Smith! You still remain one of my favorite actors! Rest in peace.

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: CLANCY BROWN

JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAMECLANCY BROWN

CLANCY BROWN is pure Awesome incarnate!

He's not only a great actor (and can play villains perfectly!) he's also a fantastic voice actor. He easily made the JimSmash Actor Hall of Fame for 9 roles alone:

KURGAN!!!!! (Highlander)
SHERIFF GUS GILBERT (Pet Semetary II)
CPT. HADLEY (Shawshank Redemption)
LEX LUTHOR (various DC Animated)
SGT. ZIM (Starship Troopers)
GUNNAR (Pathfinder)
MR. FREEZE ("The Batman")
MR. SINISTER ("Wolverine & the X-Men")
BROTHER JUSTIN CROWE ("Carnivale")

He has been in many other great roles, but those above are the ones that stay fresh in my mind.

Clancy Brown's Lex Luthor is by far the best I have seen. He now owns Luthor, as far as I'm concerned. And when I'm reading a comic with Lex, its Clancy's voice I hear in my head.

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: MARK LENARD

JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAMEMARK LENARD is a fantastic actor!
He makes his way into the
JimSmash Actor Hall of Fame for 5 bitchin' roles:

'Romulan Commander' (Star Trek: TOS: 'Balance of Terror')
'Klingon Commander' (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
SAREK (Star Trek: TOS, Movies, TNG)
'Prosecutor' (Hang 'Em High)
URKO (Planet of the Apes)

*(pics via aveleyman)

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: JOHN C. McGINLEY

JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAME
JOHN C. McGINLEY is fucking awesome.

Regardless of what movie he's in,
whether it's a good one or bad,
he is always awesome in it.

He made the JimSmash Actor Hall of Fame easily for 6 flicks:

OFFICE SPACE
POINT BREAK
PLATOON
SE7EN
THE ROCK
SCRUBS (tv)

...but like I said, he's always good, regarless of the movie itself. Some others he's been in: Highlander II, Wallstreet, Surviving the Game, Get Carter, The Animal, Wagon's East....

*Pics taken from www.johncmcginley.com!

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: PATRICK SWAYZE

Aw, man... PATRICK SWAYZE died today after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

I have been meaning to bring back the JimSmash "Actor Hall of Fame", where Swayze had a pre-scheduled induction. I feel there is no better time to do so than now.

*(Requirements for the JimSmash "Actor Hall of Fame" include being in atleast 3 awesome/classic roles....)

So here he is, in the
JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAME:

"JED" (Red Dawn)
"DALTON" (Roadhouse)
"BODHI" (Point Break)
"Chippendale's Audition" (SNL)

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: MICHAEL IRONSIDE

JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAME

We've just finished revisiting V: THE MINI-SERIES (which I haven't seen since I was 8 yrs old, and yes it was still alot of fun!) and it got me thinking about MICHAEL IRONSIDE. So here ya go - my Top 9 noteworthy roles of his career thus far, and his induction into the JimSmash Actor Hall of Fame!

*by order of release date:

9) TERMINATOR 4 (General Ashdown)

8) LT GENERAL SAM LANE (Smallville)

7) SUPERMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE (Darkseid!)

6) STARSHIP TROOPERS (Jean Rasczak)

5) HIGHLANDER II (General Katana)

4) TOTAL RECALL (Richter)

3) TOP GUN (Lt. Cmdr Rick 'Jester' Heatherly)

2) V: THE MINI/SERIES (Ham Tyler)

1) SCANNERS (Darryl Revok)

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: ROBERT PICARDO

JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAMERobert Picardo played:

EDDIE QUIST (The Howling)
MEG MUCKLEBONES (Legend)
THE COWBOY (Inner Space)
JOHNNYCAB's voice (Total Recall)
THE DOCTOR (Star Trek: Voyager)

5 Flick Famer!

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Previous Actor Hall of Fame entry: William Atherton

ACTOR HALL OF FAME: WILLIAM ATHERTON

JIMSMASH ACTOR HALL OF FAME

I hereby bestow upon WILLIAM ATHERTON, the crown and title of "GRAND DICKHEAD OF CINEMA!!" Atherton has a gift for portraying the absolute best dickhead in movies. With not 1, not 2, but 3 freaking stellar performances under his belt, the man is simply the absolute best DICKHEAD - the man you love to hate!!!

William Atherton was:

WALTER PECK (Ghostbusters)
RICHARD THORNBURG (Die Hard 1&2)
PROF. JEFF HATHAWAY(Real Genius)

3 Flick Famer!
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"What are you looking at? You're laborers; you should be laboring.
That's what you get for not having an education."
--from Real Genius

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Trivia: He was born "William Atherton Knight".... in Ghostbusters, his character's name is "WILLIAM Peck"... in Real Genius, the main character is named "Chris KNIGHT". Think about THAT!