The Face is Familiar (2009)

2.0/10 • 54 min • Documentary

Overview

Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to become stars in their own right. They proudly stand in the shadows of the "stars" of the movies, content to play the roles that lend flavor and depth to the films, with their unique brands of humor, intensity and charisma, leaving lasting impressions on all of us in movie after movie.

Cast

Veronica Cartwright

Luis Guzmán

Sean Kinney

John Landis

John C. McGinley

Bill Mumy

Missi Pyle

Daniel Roebuck

William Sanderson

Bryan Singer

Hal Sparks

Stephen Tobolowsky

Abby Walla

Samuel L. Jackson

Joan Cusack

Danny Trejo

Jane Lynch

Michael Madsen

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