If I had a nickel for every time Brad Dourif played a sociopathic space murderer I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's still weird it happened thrice.
He was also one of the military scientists in Alien: Resurrection, so there's a pretty good chance he was a sociopathic space murderer in that one, too.
Edit:
Clearly this guy...
...is not in a good place, mentally.
good chance he was a sociopathic space murderer in that one, too.
If memory serves: only by proxy. But I'll allow it.
Isn’t he the guy that plays the prisoner murderer in the xfiles that can predict the future.
If I had a nickel for every time Brad Dourif played a psychic murderer I'd have two nickels. Which is also weird.
YES! The man has nailed the psycho murderer role!
man I love this dude, mad respect for acting professionals who always get type-cast as wackadoos and crush it every time
He's one of my very favourite actors. Everyone needs to watch Deadwood.
Holy crap! I thought I recognized him in B5, and later on Voyager, I had totally forgotten he was the Harkonnen Mentat in Dune. He did a fantastic job the both latter roles, I don't think he was fleshed out enough in Dune
It must be weird being typecast as the "quiet serial killer." Like you just exude so much quiet serial killer energy that's all people see you as. Because he has been that character in much more. These just happen to be the times that character was in space!
And then there his sexy ass in Night Shift.
To be fair, Doc Cochran was absolutely nothing like those characters. Dude just had excellent range.
Oh shit I literally just watched him in voyager, what a coincidence!
Heh, same here. Took me a a moment to recognize him though.
Easily one of the best "that guy" in Hollywood. He shows up everywhere and I've never seen a bad performance.
I'll go my grave believing that he was the true main character of One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest.
And now his daughter followed in his footsteps playing the sociopathic murderer in Dirk Gently.
And she is phenomenal in that role. Easily the best actor in the show (sorry Elijah Wood).
Another character actor that I would recognize anywhere instantly ("Huh, it's that guy again.") and yet I've never known his name til just now. There's so many people like this that seem to show up in all the sci-fi series whose names I never seem to know.
Suder was the man. I wish we'd gotten more of him, but what we did get was great
1984 Dune was a special movie
He is also the voice of Chucky in 90% of the Child's Play franchise.
I really loved his character in Voyager. It was really interesting seeing a psychopath who was aware of his tendencies and knew he shouldn't be around other people.
One of my favourite actors. Also X-Files!
I'm literally watching "Passing Through Gethsemane" right now and happened on this post. Weird.
I found and mildly edited this image, because it specifically came to mind, music and all - I've had a thing for Dourif since I first saw him in Dune, even with those brows (especially with those brows?) and it continued through even his nutiest characters, through the years. This definitely says something about my taste in people, that I choose to ignore! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Don't forget ghost serial murderer / demon in Exorcist 3!
"It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion."
I'm an idiot. It's mentioned in the image of the post!
Boy, Dune really was a hot mess
Best version of Dune in any medium.
Nah. The first movie adaption is good but the novel is a masterpiece.
He started his career playing an institutionalized crazy kid and he was in that movie with... Kai Winn!
No wonder he’s good at playing crazy people. One too many “My Child” was heard.
She clearly corrupted his mind.
It's amazing how many good actors were in that movie.
Same, oddly, with The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin and Clancy Brown. Also, a deleted scene where Jamie Lee Curtis played Buckaroo's mother.
And the Borg Queen in Deadwood.