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Being a karate villain is a step in that character actor direction.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2025
From Deadwood to Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy to Briarpatch, Treme to Friday Night Lights, Dickens has long been a character actor who can, as Billie Eilish would say, hit hard and soft, exuding both soothing gentleness and no-nonsense authority.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
The familiar character actor also appeared in four films opposite Clint Eastwood: Coogan’s Bluff (1968), Play Misty for Me (1971) — as the deejay Sweet Al Monte — Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Sudden Impact (1983).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Of course, Denny — who died in 1967 after a long career as a Hollywood character actor — won’t be making an encore.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2025
From Deadwood to Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy to Briarpatch, Treme to Friday Night Lights, Dickens has long been a character actor who can, as Billie Eilish would say, hit hard and soft, exuding both soothing gentleness and no-nonsense authority.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
The familiar character actor also appeared in four films opposite Clint Eastwood: Coogan’s Bluff (1968), Play Misty for Me (1971) — as the deejay Sweet Al Monte — Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and Sudden Impact (1983).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Of course, Denny — who died in 1967 after a long career as a Hollywood character actor — won’t be making an encore.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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“Character actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20actor. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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