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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 12, 2020 2:04:30 GMT
 Joey Cramer - Flight of the Navigator He was also starred in: Runaway (1984)And was in D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) & The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 12, 2020 2:10:00 GMT
Actually, would Mark Hamill count? He starred in a movie called "Corvette Summer" (1978) with Annie Potts...
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Post by janntosh on Dec 12, 2020 2:13:32 GMT
Joey Cramer - Flight of the Navigator He was also starred in: Runaway (1984)And was in D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) & The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) Never heard of those movies. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 12, 2020 2:14:32 GMT
Actually, would Mark Hamill count? He starred in a movie called "Corvette Summer" (1978) with Annie Potts... I actually saw that ... it came out the year after Star Wars.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 12, 2020 2:16:30 GMT
He was also starred in: Runaway (1984)And was in D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) & The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) IMDb.com has filmographies to fill in the "never heard of" gaps.
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Post by moviemouth on Dec 12, 2020 2:19:52 GMT
He starred in a movie called "Corvette Summer" (1978) with Annie Potts... I actually saw that ... it came out the years after Star Wars. Also The Guyver, Brigsby Bear and The Big Red One.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 12, 2020 2:28:32 GMT
I actually saw that ... it came out the years after Star Wars. Also The Guyver, Brigsby Bear and The Big Red One. yeah ... Hamill is definitely not a one and out actor.
The OP premise of " Actors only known for one major film and absolutley nothing more" The replies are largely "I only know him/her in _____ " and are very subjective.
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 12, 2020 2:30:44 GMT
He was also starred in: Runaway (1984)And was in D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) & The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) Never heard of those movies. I've heard of D.A.R.Y.L. (1985), but I never saw it... The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) was widely popular with adults while I was growing up. I remember my Mom wanting to see it... But you haven't seen Runaway (1984)? It's a science fiction action film written and directed by Michael Crichton, starring Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley. Selleck portrays a police officer assigned to track down dangerous robots, while Simmons is a scientist who hopes to profit from his malevolent manipulation of robots.Simmons' character creates these creepy spider like robots that injects acid into their victims. Joey Cramer plays the son of Tom Selleck's character. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_(1984_American_film)
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Post by moviemouth on Dec 12, 2020 2:32:14 GMT
Also The Guyver, Brigsby Bear and The Big Red One. yeah ... Hamill is definitely not a one and out actor.
The OP premise of " Actors only known for one major film and absolutley nothing more" The replies are largely "I only know him/her in _____ "
and are very subjective.
More or less. I mean, someone could call me out for both of my choices to an extent. I only raised issue with Jaye Davidson because he has a major role in a very popular movie besides The Crying Game.
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Post by ck100 on Dec 12, 2020 2:52:12 GMT
The guy who played Axel's boss in the Beverly Hills Cop movies.
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 12, 2020 3:01:53 GMT
The guy who played Axel's boss in the Beverly Hills Cop movies. Gil Hill was a real Detroit Police Officer, and the only acting role he ever played, was Inspector Douglas Todd in the three Beverly Hills Cop films.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Dec 12, 2020 3:03:34 GMT
Zach Galligan is the lead in the Waxwork movies. Fun comedic horror movies.
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Post by ck100 on Dec 12, 2020 3:09:01 GMT
Not to mention Prince Charles.  Did he lose a bet? He could have grabbed Princess Diana and flown up with her to outer space.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 12, 2020 3:09:22 GMT
Actors only known for one major film role and absolutely nothing else? I noticed that there are many cases where an actor played a major role in a notable film but has absolutely no other notable roles in other movies or Tv shows. Depends largely on what you mean by "known" and "notable" .... this is all very subjective and depends on what you watch and how you watch and how much you know about movies and tv.
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 12, 2020 3:10:17 GMT
Lela E. Rogers, the mother of legendary actress Ginger Rogers, had a major role in "The Major and the Minor" (1942) and played Mrs. Applegate, Susan Applegate's mother. Susan Applegate was played by Ginger Rogers.
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 12, 2020 3:27:55 GMT
Wendy Lyon's major claim to fame, was when she starred as Vicki Carpenter in the horror film: "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" (1987)... Other than that, her other few film roles seem to be far less known... She faired a little better with acting roles on TV. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Lyon
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Post by JudgeJuryDredd on Dec 12, 2020 6:39:46 GMT
Now that I think about it I can’t really think of anything Thomas F Wilson was in besides being Biff from BTTF I mean he had a bit part in the action camp favorite Action Jackson as a police officer and has voiced some characters on SpongeBob.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Dec 12, 2020 16:34:20 GMT
Nothing else? I noticed that there are many cases where an actor played a major role in a notable film but has absolutely no other notable roles in other movies or Tv shows. The 80s seemed to be a big time for this. Some examples Robert MacNaughton: ET Zach Galligan: Gremlins Kerri Green: The Goonies Jeff Cohen: The Goonies Dale Midkiff: Pet Sematary Maybe it's because I had a huge crush on her, but I always remember Kerri Green from Lucas and Summer Rental as well the Goonies. |
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 12, 2020 16:55:03 GMT
Sue Lyon made several films but is best known for only one.  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 12, 2020 17:03:52 GMT
Sue Lyon made several films but is best known for only one.that would have been a more workable theme for the thread (imo)
Lyon was also really good in Night of the Iguana
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