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Has he ever played a nice guy?

posted 4 years ago by rudeboymurray (3241)
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Michael Ironside seems to have built up a cult-ish following for essentially playing variations on the same unsmiling grim bastard for decades. He's a solid enough actor based on what I have seen him in but has he ever played a nice, happy, well-adjusted character? I may be forgetting something I saw him in years ago.

[–] rateater (9238) 4 years ago

it was refreshing on v and in starship trooper when he would be cool for a moment.

[–] jekporkins (1924) 3 years ago

Exactly, his few moments of sincerity really stood out with his tough-as-nails character.

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[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 4 years ago

Top Gun. He was the unlikeable good guy.

[–] BillySlater (4099) 4 years ago

lol

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

Haha oh yes he sometimes plays good guys, true, but they still always seem to be razor-edged bastards. I was wondering if he had ever played a warm, sweet-natured type.

[–] Poozer91 (571) 2 years ago

In the Bod Odenkirk film Nobody, he plays a nice and reasonable guy.

[–] Kino (441) 4 years ago

Machinist (2004)

[–] ace2 (543) 2 years ago

I am actually glad he hasn't, it could kind of water down his brand.

It's like Carl Weathers in a wacky Adam Sandler comedy, very weird. Then again Carl I though was pretty funny in some TV comedies like Psych and Arrested Development.