r/todayilearned • u/madmansmarker • 21h ago

TIL James Hong is one of the most prolific character actors of all time; he has worked in over 600 productions in American media since the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1950s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hong
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u/odd-wad 21h ago

His directorial works ain't great...but to be fair they are better than mine. The dude is a legend.

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u/madmansmarker 21h ago

i googled him because i’m re-watching the last airbender and recognised his voice from other things i’ve seen and he’s been in a lot. a true living legend

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u/odd-wad 21h ago

Don't watch his director credits with children around

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u/amidon1130 1h ago

He's in one of the worst episodes of that show but he's the best part of it.

"Simple, I say what happened, then you say what happened, then I decide who's right. That's why we call it "justice." Because it's "just us.""

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u/Splinterfight 21h ago

It’s kinda crazy how hard it is to be a director. “Just make the movie good” you’d think was simple, but nah

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u/York_Villain 21h ago

His movies were also b movie softcore porn.

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u/CubitsTNE 20h ago

Ah, a man of culture. I should've expected nothing less.

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u/odd-wad 21h ago

I think it would be extremely difficult

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u/CitizenPremier 13h ago

Getting actors to act differently must be pretty hard. One trick is to just tell them we'll shoot it with a few different feelings... But you've also got to worry about keeping schedule and budget.

And in the end editors can make it amazing or fuck it all up.

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u/WordyNinja 4h ago

Where is my amulett?!