character actor

noun

: an actor who is known for playing many different and unusual characters

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Joe Don Baker, an imposing character actor who left his mark on action films, westerns and James Bond adventures, has died at 89. William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2025 Joe Don Baker, the prolific character actor who appeared in Seventies classics like Walking Tall and Junior Bonner and a trio of James Bond movies, has died at the age of 89. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025 Richard Kind is the Platonic ideal of a character actor. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 11 May 2025 Photo: Magnolia Pictures/Everett Collection Hechinger possesses that fundamental quality of a character actor: the ability to transform while also retaining a fundamental essence. Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for character actor

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“Character actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20actor. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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