Famous characters of unknown actors

Few people recognize them on the street, they do not get autographs, they are not bothered by paparazzi and fans, but everyone knows them... More precisely, the characters in the movies they played. Find out who is hiding behind the mask of Golum, Freddy Krueger, C-3PO, Alpha and others!





The hobbit Gollum/Smeagol in the Lord of the Rings trilogy was served by the British Andy Serkis. He also owns the voice, face and facial expressions of this mythical figure, which caused a real cult among fans. Director Peter Jackson was so delighted with Andy's personality and acting that he instantly turned his real image into the legendary King Kong.



The most important villain of the Universe from The Lord of the Rings in almost all films of the trilogy is presented only in the form of a giant eye. In the few scenes in which the audience sees Sauron, he is embodied by the New Zealander Sala Baker. In general, he is just a stunt double who worked in the film crew. And not only in this trilogy, but also in The Chronicles of Narnia and Pirates of the Caribbean.


After the series Nightmare on Elm Street, where Freddy Krueger cuts the stomachs of his victims with nightmarish knives, actor Robert Englund became famous. But how? In the mask of a serial killer with a disfigured face! About his 8 films-series, he says that it is wonderful to become a household character. The nickname Freddy Krueger, however, was invented by classmates of the director and scriptwriter of Nightmares - Wes Craven. In turn, it was the revenge of a creative person who proudly accepted the offensive chase.


British actor Doug Bradley also played in 8 films about Hellraiser. However, it was not this role that brought the actor popularity, but his participation as a host at the concerts of the popular band Cradle of Filth. The author of the fantasy about a hellraiser, Clive Barker, is just a former classmate and good friend of Bradley.


In contrast to Freddy Krueger, the killer wielding Halloween, Michael Myers, who has a predilection for a large kitchen knife, is represented by different actors.

Among others, he was portrayed by Dick Warlock (left) and Nick Castle. Castle, along with director John Carpenter, who invented this maniac, went to the same school. Carpenter paid him $25 a day for this role. To date, he himself has become the author of the script and director. As a matter of fact, Warlock started as a stuntman who did stunts for Kurt Russell.


Absolutely no one is familiar with the performer of the guy from hell Ron Perlman. In the cult film based on the bestseller of the same name by Umberto Eco The Name of the Rose, he played the half-crazy monk Salvatore, who inarticulately chattered nonsense in different languages.


Jason Voorhees, who played the main villain in the horror film Friday the 13th, was also not alone. He is one of the many actors who played this tireless villain. Stuntman Kane Hodder is the only one who was lucky enough to play him in several episodes. To be precise, it was as many as four! By the way, in real life, he lives in a private house at number 13 on 13th Street.


Conversation is the true calling of the human robot C-3PO from Star Wars. He is represented by actor Anthony Daniels. All the phrases that C-3PO utters, from the first sentence in the first film to the last in the last, belong only to him.


C-3PO and R2D2 are the only performers to have starred in all episodes of the space saga. Inside the tiny robot from time to time was the Lilliputian actor Kenny Baker, whose height is 112 cm.


With his height of 221 cm, Peter Mayew is exactly a whole meter taller than Kenny Baker. In 4 Star Wars, he played Hugh(Chew)bakka, the co-pilot and friend of Han Solo. Before getting into the cinema, the Briton worked as a nurse in London. Casting for director George Lucas was relatively easy. Peter just had to get up from his chair. Today, the 64-year-old performer takes an active part in the community of Star Wars friends and often visits thematic exhibitions.


For a long time, Lucas could not find a performer for the role of Darth Maul in the film Episode 1. The Phantom Menace, released in 1999. This role went to stuntman Ray Park. This left-handed man became an actor because of his swordsmanship skills. The success of Star Wars contributed to the fact that the stunt double of many actors played in the first X-Men film.


The alien of extraterrestrial civilizations Alpha, who became a superstar of the television series in the 1980s, was played by the Hungarian Michu Meszaros, whose height did not exceed 83 cm. Magyar loves Scotch whiskey and cigars.


Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jacqueline Smith fought criminals in Charlie's Three Angels. Charlie was giving them directions over a loudspeaker. Charlie's voice belonged to John Forsythe, who became famous for playing the role of oil tycoon Blake Carrington in almost 70 films of the Dynasty series.

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