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It sucks that he's underrated in the mainstream.


Most people mainly associated him as Chucky in the Child's Play/Chucky movies, but he's more than that. For one thing, the man can really act his ass off (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Mississippi Burning) and the characters that he played for the most part were quite intense.

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I agree. He is a very good actor who always puts 2,000% into every role.

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Next thing you know it'll be 3,000 %. There's no end to the percentage people will put into an effort.

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I agree. (I know this is quite long in coming (that's what she said, ha)), anyways, he kind of reminds me of Lance Henriksen. A seriously talented person who starred in a few high-profile films, but seems to have been sadly ignored. I've been a fan of his for a long time (since his X-Files days), and I'd really love to meet him once. 😊

~...can you tell me, yeah, as a mate... is the bottom half of me on fire?

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You should see The Color of Night, that has both Brad and Lance in it, and they have scenes together.

I applaud both of those guys; also, Michael Ironsides, who strikes me as a Supersized version of Lance.

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I came on this board just to say that! Cuckoo's Nest, LOTR, Mississippi Burning, Deadwood (ESPECIALLY Deadwood),... the list goes on and on.

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career.

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its guys like Brad being a supporting actor that makes the lead actor shine. 1,000 fist bumps to you Brad, you're a hell of an actor.

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You know, anyone who really knows rock n’ roll will tell you that it takes more talent to play great rhythm guitar than it does to play lead guitar. It’s like singing harmony. It’s the requisite foundation on which the one getting all the attention needs to be able to stand and shine.

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