as he confessed, in detail, to a litany of deadly sin-inspired murders.

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Role:Dr. MannMatt Damon is someone with a calming presence.

Role: John Doe He doesn’t appear until the 90-minute mark of David Fincher’s benchmark serial killer thriller (however, you do hear his voice in phone

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‘‘Ah, Matt Damon’s here?

We’re going to be all right.’’

Guess Damon can’t be the good guyallthe time.

Role: Dr. Mann Matt Damon is someone with a calming presence. ‘‘Ah, Matt Damon’s here? We’re going to be all right.’’ So the big reveal

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And, let’s be honest, Richards never looked more at home than in pirate garb.

When none of those options worked out, they somehow managed to snag theGhostbustersalum instead.

(Clearly, good things come to those who wait.)

Role: Chazz Reinhold Wedding Crashers is silly and immature—and therefore a perfect fit for a Will Ferrell character. His cameo as a one-time wedding crasher

(Little Rock: ‘‘So do you have any regrets?’’

Murray [dying]: ‘‘Garfield, maybe.'')

The rare self-deprecating, almost self-effacing performance from an A-list actioner like Cruise came amid a popularity resurgence.

Role: Captain Teague By the time the third Pirates film rolled around, it was a well-known fact that Keith Richards was a major inspiration in

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There is no democracy.

There is only IBM, and ITT, and AT&T.

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Robin Williams, Dead Again

Role:Dr.

Role: Bill Rorich Nicholson was an appropriately lofty actor to play anchor Bill Rorich, whose words of praise are coveted by reporters and producers like

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Role: Les Grossman As the balding, overweight, rage-prone studio executive, Cruise was hidden in plain sight. The rare self-deprecating, almost self-effacing performance from an A-list

Role: Arthur Jensen The ‘‘mad as hell’’ tirade by Peter Finch’s evangelical newsman Howard Beale may be Network ’s most quoted soundbite, but just as

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Role: Mack Tannen Ford’s post-action hero career has been a steady trickle of Stern Authority Figure roles—but he had a chance to show his lighter

Role: Old Blind Man Hackman finagled his way into the film after a conversation with star Gene Wilder during shooting. Three years after winning an

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Role: Mason Verger After a dispute over billing with producers Dino and Martha De Laurentiis, Oldman decided to forego credit entirely and escape into the

Role: Dr. Cozy Carlisle His character’s name might sound like something out of a Harry Potter book, but in a delightful small bit in Kenneth

Role: Tana Technically, Dietrich is credited as a Guest Star in Orson Welles’ bordertown noir. She plays a cynical gypsy madam who gets the best

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