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Subject: Reusable actors by Directors

Written By: whistledog on 03/11/08 at 9:07 pm

Ever notice how some actors are known for appearing in movies by a certain director?  Here are a few ...

George Clooney has appeared in 6 movies directed by Steven Soderberg:

Out of Sight (1998)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Solaris (2002)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
The Good German (2006)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

George also appeared in 'Welcome to Collinwood' (2002), 'Syriana' (2005), 'Good Night and Good Luck' (2005) and 'Michael Clayton' (2007) which were executive produced by Soderberg



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Character actor Steve Kahan is the cousin of director Richard Donner.  He has appeared in several of Donner's films, most notably as the Captain in all the Lethal Weapon films

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Superman (1978)
The Toy (1982)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Maverick (1994)
Assassins (1995)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Timeline (2003)
16 Blocks (2006)

He also appeared in a 1989 episode of 'Tales From the Crypt' that was directed by Donner

Subject: Re: Reusable actors by Directors

Written By: whistledog on 03/11/08 at 9:20 pm

Robert DeNiro has appeared in 8 movies directed by Martin Scorsese ...

Mean Streets (1973)
Taxi Driver (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Raging Bull (1980)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Good Fellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
Casino (1995)


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Leonardo DiCaprio has appeared in 3 movies directed by Martin Scorsese ...

Gangs of New York (2002)
The Aviator (2004)
The Departed (2006)

and will soon be seen in 'Shutter Island', a Scorsese directed Thriller to be released in 2009

Subject: Re: Reusable actors by Directors

Written By: snozberries on 03/23/08 at 12:51 pm



Judd Apatow reuses people all the time

Seth Rogan ~ Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared, 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad
Paul Rudd ~ 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Jason Segel ~ Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Martin Starr ~ Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared, Kicking & Screaming, Knocked Up, Super Bad
Jonah Hill ~ 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad



GARRY MARSHALL

Patrick Richwood ~ The elevator operator from Pretty Woman appears in a ton of Garry Marshall films
Larry Miller also worked on a bunch of Garry's movies including PW, Princess Diaries and Runaway bride

Subject: Re: Reusable actors by Directors

Written By: whistledog on 03/23/08 at 6:56 pm


GARRY MARSHALL

Patrick Richwood ~ The elevator operator from Pretty Woman appears in a ton of Garry Marshall films
Larry Miller also worked on a bunch of Garry's movies including PW, Princess Diaries and Runaway bride



and Hector Elizondo.  I don't think I've seen a film by Garry Marshall that Elizondo wasn't in ;D

Subject: Re: Reusable actors by Directors

Written By: snozberries on 03/23/08 at 7:03 pm


and Hector Elizondo.  I don't think I've seen a film by Garry Marshall that Elizondo wasn't in ;D


yeah him too....

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