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The 'That Guy' Encyclopedia, Letters A Through K

May 7th, 2008 8:30am EDT Post a comment

Hey, isn’t that...? You know, that guy. The guy that always plays someone in the military. He was in, uh, Syriana, The Kingdom... Oh yeah! He was the father of the emo kid in American Beauty!

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Wed May 7 2008 09:37:12 By: Agent Smith (

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This is the greatest Starpulse story ever!

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Wed May 7 2008 10:36:24 By: Watchman (

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What?! No Marc Macaulay?! He's the 'That Guy' of a whole generation of film and TV viewers.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531333/

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Wed May 7 2008 10:37:51 By: Tom Sizemore (

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Which part of "Macaulay" starts with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, or K?

I agree with Agent Smith, this is a great story!

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Wed May 7 2008 11:27:35 By: Watchman (

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Tom Sizemore: Which part of "Macaulay" starts with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, or K?
Half of them, just not the first half. I still proclaim Macaulay's awesomeness transcends our puny attempts at alphabetization. I will have to settle for looking forward to his prominent mention in L-Z.
*slinking away embarrassed*

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Wed May 7 2008 11:58:15 By: Squints (

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I added a graduation blurb to it, because I think it wasn't broken up enough from the rest of the list

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Wed May 7 2008 11:58:44 By: Squints (

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Also, Marc will be added to the list

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Wed May 7 2008 15:01:21 By: Tom Sizemore (

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How about R. Lee Ermey?

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Wed May 7 2008 15:38:16 By: Dog Welder (

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Missing from this list:
Jack Elam
He's that guy with the weird eyebrows that appeared in zillions of westerns, including the James Garner "Support Your Local..." movies. He was also the "doctor" in "Cannonball Run."
When you get to the rest of the alphabet, I would highly recommend considering David Morse (plays a soldier, or a cop, or a guard, or a dirty cop) in just about everything. I would also add Danny Trejo (big, ugly Mexican dude who's been in over 100 movies and TV shows).

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Wed May 7 2008 16:48:08 By: Erin_Leigh24 (

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Great article! I totally agree! : ) I am always asking about "that guy!" I think a few more graduates form that list would be Philip Seymour Hoffman and Don Cheadle!

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Wed May 7 2008 17:08:40 By: Albert_Burfel (

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John C. Reilly is also the health reporter, Dr. Steve Brule on Tim & Eric's Awesome Show "Great Job!". Dude is a comic genius.

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Wed May 7 2008 18:26:42 By: danielletbd (

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Is there a sister list of all the That Girl actors? Cause there are tons-- from Jane Lynch to Meredith Scott Lynn to Siobhan Fallon...

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Wed May 7 2008 20:35:55 By: fingerlings (

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So, you haven't ever by chance stumbled upon this site?
http://www.fametracker.com/hey_its_that_guy/

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Thu May 8 2008 09:35:27 By: SilentBob (

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fingerlings, that's a great old site. Too bad they don't update anymore.

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Thu May 8 2008 09:37:52 By: Squints (

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Yeah, I've seen that site. But they still have Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamattai, and James Gandalfini. So... that kinda negates the usefulness of that list.

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Thu May 8 2008 09:43:54 By: Fried Chicken (

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Paul Giamati recent graduate of "That Guy Acadamy" i am betting Allen Covert may some day graduate as well, given his stellar performance in grandmas boy.

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Fri May 9 2008 18:14:26 By: charlieost (

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I nominate Al Pachino and issue a challenge to anyone out there to name a film in which somewhere in the film he does not point and shout at someone. He always does it, always.

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Tue May 20 2008 10:33:11 By: Tom Sizemore (

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charlieost, congrats on not getting the concept here WHATSOEVER. Al Pacino is the antithesis of "That Guy." You're a moron.

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Sat May 31 2008 14:28:10 By: tony81663 (

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Oops, I just read your other A-K list and see you already graduated Reilly, so never mind. But how about John Hannah from the Mummy movies and Sliding Doors? Or Mark Addy from A Knights Tale or The Time Machine? Alan Tudyk from 28 Days or Serenity? Seriously, there's gotta be hundreds of guys to put on this list!

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