10 actors who are only known for a role

As an actor, you usually try to show yourself as versatile as possible and to assume one role after another. But of course not everyone succeeds. And some Hollywood or series star remainslinked to only one role forever- like this.

But Hey: After all, these people made it with a role in fame and celebrity. Many actors not do this once.

The actor Leonard Nimoy, who died 10 years ago, is a cultural icon. And only because of a single role: that of the half-volcanic Mr. Spock in the 1960s television seriesSpaceship Enterprise, Part of the hugeStar Trek-Franchise, which he (with interruptions) remained loyal to 2013. Nimoy was also seen in other successful TV seriesKobra, take over,ColumboandT.J. Hookeras well as in film classics likeFormiculaandThe body eaters come. However, hardly anyone is reminiscent of this. For the general public, he will remain in all eternity Commander Spock, first and scientific officers on board the Enterprise spaceship.

Three prime time emits, a golden globe and international celebrity-throughThe sopranosJames Gandolfini became a TV superstar. But: Can you also remember another role that he played? No? See - not either. He played in more than 40 different films and series, including a few well -known ones likeTrue Romance,Crimson Tide,Grabs ShortyandDurango loss. Nevertheless, everyone will only be onThe sopranosThink as soon as his name falls or you can see a photo of him. Unfortunately, Gandolfini is no longer alive. He died of a heart attack at the age of 51.

Terminator 2 - Day of BillingFrom 1991 by James Cameron was not only the most expensive (over 90 million US dollars), but also the(He played around $ 520 million worldwide). As an opponent of Arnold Schwarzenegger as T-800, Robert Patrick was seen as a T-1000, who, because he consisted of liquid metal, could turn into all possible shapes and shapes. Sure, great acting talent was not exactly necessary for the representation, but still: it was definitely to be expected, Robert Patrick in the course of the success ofTerminator 2to be seen more often on the screen. And you have that too, only: nobody noticed it, even though he was in film classics likeWalk The Line,Flags of Our FathersandMen who stare at goatscould be seen, as well as in success series likeNavy CIS,The sopranosandFile X - the scary cases of the FBI. But Robert Patrick is and then always “only” the T-1000Terminator 2.

Maybe you've never heard the name Jim Parsons. But determined by Sheldon Cooper, right? This is because the actor Jim Parsons is the role of the highly intelligent physicist in the US sitcomThe Big Bang Theoryplayed so brilliantly that he himself disappeared completely behind his figure. And that's a shame, because after all, Parsons has participated in more than forty other films, including well -known films such asHidden figures - recognized heroinesandExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

He is and remains the only true Luke Skywalker: Mark Hamill. This role was certainly a blessing for him, but a curse too. Because even if the 74-year-old played many more roles afterwards, only that of the brave Jedi knight is remembered. It is therefore understandable that Hamill almost thirty years after the originalStar WarsFilm from 1977 to 1983 for theStar Wars-Squeltrilogy that withThe awakening of powerandThe last JediStarted and in 2019 with the final ninth episodeThe promotion of Skywalkershas been completed in the role of Luke Skywalker. He was - at least on the screen - nobody else for the audience than Luke Skywalker.

As Jesse Pinkman in the legendary Netflix seriesBreaking BadAaron Paul managed the breakthrough - she makes him internationally known and brought him various prizes. Only: Aaron Paul is not known apart from this role - he has had a considerable filmography and has played in over 70 films and series since 1998. Among them are some acquaintances likeThe Last House on the Left,Emergency Room - the emergency roomandMission: Impossible III. But can you remember his roles in it? Even. We don't either.

Jennifer Gray was and is also a busy actress who played in over 40 films and series, but there is only one role for which she is known: that of the Franci's "Baby" Houseman in the dance and 80s classicDirty Dancing. In the Eighties in particular, she participated in some film hits likeCotton ClubBy Francis Ford Coppola andFerris makes blue. In the early 90s, however, she actually had to struggle with a career low. The reason: she had undergone a nose surgery to meet more of the common ideal of beauty, but was hardly recognizable afterwards. She herself once said: "I went to the operating room as a celebrity and came out as a stranger."

Actress Linda Blair has a huge and impressive filmography. She was in successful series likeA terribly nice family,MacGyver,Murder is her hobbyandLove Boatto see has to be seen in films likeScreamPlayed along, but you only know them for a role: that of the teenager Regan Teresa Macneil in the horror cult film obsessed by the devilThe exorcistfrom 1973 - one of the. She was nominated for the Oscar for her representation of the obsessed girl and won a Golden Globe, but even if she was often in front of the camera later: it was and remains for the role of the regan inThe exorcist.

As Ralph Macchio from 1984 as Daniel Larusso in the legendaryKarate Kid-Many thought many thought that he would put a multifaceted career. But: he doesn't. Macchio was quite in some films likeDie OutsiderBy Francis Ford Coppola andHitchcockas well as in successful series such asHow I Met Your MotherTo see, but for everyone, Macchio always remained only Daniel Larusso, an icon of the pop culture of the 1980s. But Macchio made a virtue out of necessity and so he has been in theKarate Kid-Sequel-SerieCobra KaiIn front of the camera - as an aged Daniel Larusso.

The British comedian Rowan Atkinson is known and popular with old and young, which many do not even know in its real name. As soon as you see your face somewhere, everyone only recognizes Mr. Bean - the lovable but clumsy protagonist of the television series of the same name, with which he has become a legend worldwide. Atkinson has also played in all sorts of series and films since 1979, but there can still be so much time: for most he will always remain "only" Mr. Bean.