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And by that definition, Simmons has also spent his entire career as a character actor.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The longtime character actor debuted on film in the classic The Last Picture Show (1971), and not long afterward earned an Oscar nomination for Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail (1973), alongside Jack Nicholson.
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Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
There are few better movies to see at a festival than ones in which a longtime, reliable supporting-character actor finally gets their chance to step into the spotlight.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Michael Byrne, the British character actor and stage veteran who played a Nazi in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and the wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, died June 20, The Guardian reported.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The longtime character actor debuted on film in the classic The Last Picture Show (1971), and not long afterward earned an Oscar nomination for Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail (1973), alongside Jack Nicholson.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
There are few better movies to see at a festival than ones in which a longtime, reliable supporting-character actor finally gets their chance to step into the spotlight.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Michael Byrne, the British character actor and stage veteran who played a Nazi in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and the wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, died June 20, The Guardian reported.
—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
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“Character actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20actor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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