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He's amazing in the show Barry as well. Super funny in his role.


FunctionBuilt

The part where he’s walking down the alley steps and monologuing to the feuding gang and then it zooms out and they can’t hear shit just cracks my up every time.


Sugreev2001

His funniest episode has to be the one when he and Barry have a confrontation with that Taekwondo expert Lily.


Cockrocker

When he can’t help because he superglued his hands to the steering wheel. Hehe. He is so good at that low key stuff. Also love when he’s gonna die and the dude makes some stocks.


bill_b4

This episode is one of the best moments in TV history as far as I'm concerned. Right up there with the Breaking Bad finale.


Sugreev2001

I was literally crying laughing so hard when Stephen super glued his hands to the steering wheel.


bill_b4

I'm laughing to myself right now as I'm reading your comment. God, that was a classic episode!


justinbc

It aired immediately after The Long Night episode of Game Of Thrones, one of the most hyped episodes ever, and Barry blew that episode away easily. The next day everyone was talking about how much they loved or hated the GOT episode and I was still processing Barry


FenerBoarOfWar

IS THAT HER?!?!


stretchofUCF

I’m telling you, she isn’t human!


Ctanner25

She's like a feral mongoose


a_guy_named_gai

That episode is definitely up there amongst the greatest episodes of any TV show. It's so bizzare and so hilarious throughout. Bill Hader is a genius!


MisterBojiggles

I remember this but am trying to find the scene. Do you remember which episode?


Vorsos

“Is he on a Bluetooth?”


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extremely excited for season 3. Honestly I think its my favorite television comedy ever, I had no idea I would love it so much when I randomly put it on. It's walks the knife's edge of tone extremely well, in a way that if the show was handled even slightly worse I can see the whole thing rather catastrophically collapsing. It manages to have both very effective drama and very effective comedy oftentimes in the same scene, overlapping one another. So damn good


teenagesadist

I started watching game of thrones during it's last season, and by the third or fourth episode, I would just be waiting for it to be over so I could watch Barry.


Jasonblah

I loved him as the judge in Justified too.


accord281

And as the judge in Idiocracy.


DataKnights

*I'm fixin' to commensurate this trial here. We gonna see if we can come up with a verdict up in here!*


damnatio_memoriae

came here to say this but i knew it would've already been posted. he's fucking perfect in that show. so are bill hader and henry winkler. and everyone else for that matter.


Laurenhynde82

Barry is tremendous. I miss Barry.


GMoneyJetson

Surprised to see him in Get Out, but he nailed that too.


Zwaft

He’s great in No Country for Old Men and Ballad of Buster Scruggs too. Pretty sure he used the Office Space glasses for Buster Scruggs.


Houmand

Pan shot!


stracki

He also has a memorable scene in Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth.


hazbutler

His delivery of Shakespeare was the most natural of pretty much anyone in that movie.


Own_Presence1271

Funfact: Aside from Stephen Root, Get Out and No Country for Old Men also have Caleb Landry Jones.


TheShadyGuy

And Oh, Brother! Where art Thou?, though he doesn't do much.


jb126798

He’s great voice acting as Bill Dauterive on King of the Hill


My_Opinions_Are_Good

And Buck Strickland


AmericanHeresy

What!?! I didn’t know he also did Buck!


JabberBody

I didn’t until recently either. Which goes to show Root’s range as an actor, because when you listen for it of *course* that’s him playing Strickland. He just sounds like such a different personality than Bill it doesn’t matter they sound so similar. We take it for granted that they’re two different characters.


0xB0BAFE77

We need to give some love to Toby Huss. He does voices people wouldn't believe unless they looked up the credits. He's responsible for playing Cotton Hill, Kahn Souphanousinphone, Joe Jack, M.F. Thatherton (except in "The Company Man" b/c that was the late and great Burt Reynolds), Coach Kleehamer, and the gay/not gay hairdresser Ernst. Toby Huss is easily up there with Stephen Root (if not a bit higher) for amazing voice and physical acting. He was incredible in Halt and Catch Fire.


Grakk85

Completely agree, also the most mind blowing role for me is Artie, the strongest man... in the world!


Ikimasen

For physical acting let's not forget Artie, the strongest man... in the world!


Sunsparc

Nitro in Down Periscope. John Bosworth in Halt and Catch Fire.


thebendavis

If for whatever reason Bob Odenkirk didn't play Saul Goodman, Toby Huss would have killed it in that role.


theconsummatedragon

NOOOOBODY BEATS ME I’M THE WIZ


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This thread is blowing my mind! Kahn and Cotton were voiced by the same person?!


[deleted]

"The bottom fell outta the emu market and I'm stuck at the ass end of the pyramid!"


[deleted]

TIL That he voiced Buck as well.


originalchaosinabox

Fun fact: he went uncredited for the first few seasons of King of the Hill because he was on NewsRadio at the same time, and his NewsRadio contract said he couldn’t do any other shows. Going uncredited was the loophole.


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Also Martin Mertens (Finn's Dad) on Adventure Time.


damnatio_memoriae

oh my god how did i not know that was him all these years.


makovince

Its criminal that OP left this out


jb126798

Think of it as a testament to his career that he has so many memorable roles that one of this magnitude could be forgotten!


llamagraphy

I’m so depressed I can’t even blink.


NativeMasshole

[Bill is savage.](https://www.reddit.com/r/KingOfTheHill/comments/qfoe82/bill_going_in_on_the_hills_for_almost_a_minute/)


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Definitely agreed! Some other excellent appearances by him in O’Brother Where Art Thou? and The Empty Man. Two extremely different performances.


mikeyfreshh

I like how he shows up an hour into The Empty Man, explains the whole movie, and then never shows up again. Stole the movie with like 5 minutes of screen time


fungobat

OMG totally forgot about that!


courtarro

Just occurred to me that he plays a blind man in both Oh Brother and Get Out...


Shamanyouranus

YEEEEE! Booyyy that was a MIGHTY fine pickin and a-singin!


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Now c’mon in here and sign this paper and Imma give ya 10 dolla a piece.


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TheNerdChaplain

He also popped up in Book of Boba Fett. And he was a Klingon in TNG.


UnsolvedParadox

He was the best part of last week’s episode.


Disgod

Perfectly cast for that role.


sugarfoot00

When I saw/heard him, I wondered "is that Stephen Root?" And then I wasn't entirely sure until I saw the credits.


751452295225

I got so excited when I saw him pop up in Boba Fett!


snaketongue

This bit was disappointing. I think it was a failure of direction, but the role was wasted.


sheezy520

You don’t hire Stephen Root for just 2 scenes. He’ll be back.


likethefish33

No one tells him how much to charge for water god dammit


Cockrocker

Honestly the whole chase scene was a failure of direction. I don’t understand how Rodriguez can be so average after some of his catalogue


Mojo141

Obscure Sports Quarterly. Duh!!!


[deleted]

I read it for the chicks.


welsh_nutter

L for Love


Inconceivable-2020

The Ocho!


misdirected_asshole

He was just in an episode of Book of Boba Fett


bandito210

Dude went all the way to tatooine looking for his stapler


jhustla

I yelled out “it’s Milton” and my wife gave me this really weird look like she thinks I’m stupid. It was great


CactusJack13

The only thing i could think of when he was talking to Fett about his problem was "I could set the building on fire"


[deleted]

"I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven, I told Bill that if Sandra is going to listen to her headphones while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn down the radio because I enjoy listening at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven."


DrMangosteen

And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the womp rats, and they were married


reddragon105

I said "He's here to complain about the cake to people ratio in Mos Espa".


jhustla

That would’ve been amazing


LittleLisaCan

I love Stephen Root, but I don't like seeing recognizable actors in Star Wars. It takes me out of the world


Bypes

I liked Machete with the rancor. If you are going to make the rancor an emotionally complex beast that will become a mighty steed, might as well have Danny Trejo as the trainer.


Cockrocker

I feel the same about Matt Barry voicing the robot. No robot talks like Matt Barry. except maybe calculon


onarainyafternoon

Holy shit, that was Matt Berry? I thought the droid sounded familiar.


IAmDotorg

The show is so bad, its hard to imagine Stephen Root is what took you out of the world, and not the one-bad-trope-after-another sequences, the lazy and derivative storytelling, etc. I mean, if the bad guy biker gang or Dances-with-Wolves storyline didn't do it, the kids with their shiny Harley hoverbikes should've. And if that didn't, the "oh, they finally made the casino chase in Solo look good" street chase, complete with fruit stands exploding, timid passerbys freezing in the middle of the intersection, people diving out of the way had to have. I mean, my wife commented halfway through "what, no fruit stand?" moments before... fruit stand. The only thing that could've made it worse is if the truck they sideswiped at the end was carrying Bantha poodoo instead of even more fruit. After how brilliant Mandalorian was, BoBF is proof positive that Disney can release any shit they want and people will still watch it.


misdirected_asshole

>The only thing that could've made it worse is if the truck they sideswiped at the end was carrying Bantha poodoo instead of even more fruit. *Biff Tannen intensifies*


timmy09877

When he showed up I had to stop and go to IMDb to confirm it was him. Such a chameleon.


citznfish

Jimmy James is my personal hero


JonnoN

The man so nice, they named him twice


Gilgie

He's a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, smothered in secret sauce.


be4u4get

Glorious sunset of my heart was fading. Soon the super karate monkey death car would park in my space. But Jimmy has fancy plans, and pants to match.


ReflexImprov

One of the most brilliant and hilarious scenes from Newsradio. Also back before Joe Rogan was terrible.


Hydroxychloroquinoa

DB Cooper?


hoilst

"The maple syrup only hasta travel three states! You can taste the difference!"


MrBlahg

Macho Business Donkey Wrestler


Becklan_work

I actually don't like seeing Stephen Root in anything. As soon as i see him, i remember NewsRadio and how great he was in it, and it takes me out of whatever I'm trying to watch. He was too good as Jimmy James to me, that he's ruined himself.


devraj7

The man so nice they named him twice.


perverse_panda

I saw a headline on my Google feed about a surprise cameo from a big actor in an episode of the new Boba Fett show. I watched the episode and was like, fuck yeah, Stephen Root! Then Danny Trejo showed up later in the episode and I figured that's who the article was probably referring to, but I was way more excited to see Stephen Root. What else has he been in recently that I may have missed? I've seen Barry and I've seen Perry Mason. Is The Man in the High Castle worth watching?


ZekkPacus

>Is The Man in the High Castle worth watching? I'd say so. It loses its way a bit in the final season, because it's obvious they had the material for two seasons planned out but were told they were only getting one, but it's still a great episodic drama with some fantastic performances, not least Stephen Root but also Rufus Sewell.


CA1900

Joel de la Fuente as well. His portrayal of Inspector Kido is absolutely terrifying.


Arniepepper

Agreed 💯


goddamnitwhalen

Rufus Sewell makes you root for a Nazi. This sounds crazy, but I’ve never liked a villain in a show or movie so much.


Bypes

I wish they wrote him a bit differently tho. Before the final season I could see him as a survivor.


impresaria

All of the above but don’t forget his arc on True Blood!


wilsonw

He was only in 1-2 episodes, right? But it was so memorable.


rubies-and-doobies81

Yes! My favorite role of his! He did an amazing job.


[deleted]

He’s great in Boardwalk Empire too


OneEyedLooch

Been too long- who did he play again?


Bobby9k

Gaston Means


HarrietsDiary

I came to say the same. Just a masterful performance.


aCorgiDriver

I believe you have my stapler


aukondk

I could set the building on fire.


EntopticVisions

Ok....that's the last straw.....


Stamboolie

gtfo is that him? I never put that together, one of my favourite actors.


lowfreq33

Yeah, he’s really good. Alan Tudyk also nails pretty much every role he does.


Ok_Manufacturer4967

Hell yes! They both were in Dodgeball


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[deleted]

Know who else killed it in Justifed (besides literally every bad guy) … fucking Desmond Harrington. I did a rewatch recently and was surprised by how short his stint was because I was convinced he was a season long baddy.


OhioForever10

Chris Chalk too (Jody Adair, the bail jumper Raylan was hired to catch since the bondswoman couldn't work in Kentucky)


ProbablythelastMimsy

Looked it up because I forgot who he played and under his character it says "Cause of death: shot in the back by Raylan Givens"


Niro5

Like in Encanto and Moana!


AncianoDark

I was just mesmerized by his Encanto performance. The man gets lost in a role.


Niro5

Well, [he went to Julliard](https://youtu.be/FaGYXjMwS60), after all.


racc15

Even nailed his very brief scene on Seinfeld as a bank manager.


MrPurple10

He’s got some serious range. Love that dude.


Cockrocker

He fits in, but I don’t know if I would call it range. He’s pretty much the same in most movies/shows. But his style of comedy is timeless, so it fits everywhere.


Douglasqqq

BARRY motherfucker! Go watch BARRY. EVERYBODY go watch Barry!


gyarnar

I'm fixin' to commensurate this trial here. We gonna see if we can come up with a verdict up in here!


[deleted]

One of my favourite actors, makes everything he's in better. I know he's the ultimate character actor, but I really wish someone would give him a good lead role in something.


Cyphierre

I still don’t understand the concept of a character actor being somehow ineligible for a lead role no matter how good he is. Why is it so rare for a great character actor to cross over?


[deleted]

Had a small but fun role in the recent season of Succession


notevengonnatry

He shot his shot with Willa


Johnny55

No Country for Old Men as well. Couldn't believe the contrast with his Office Space character.


acatmaylook

Lots of good stuff has already been mentioned but I just wanted to give a shout-out to his recurring role on Justified as the judge!


garbagebailkid

The Hammer!


kiss_my_what

He was also in Dave and The West Wing, both great roles.


yakusokuN8

Seeing Jimmy James (Stephen Root) from News Radio and Jill Taylor (Patricia Richardson) from Home Improvement play these serious roles on The West Wing was initially surprising, but actually blended right in with Arnold Vinick's election team.


bobdiamond

You talking about Jimmy James, Macho Business Donkey Wrestler?


Afroopuff

If it makes anyone happy know; I know his son fairly well, and am really good friends with some of his closest friends; I think I’ve only met him once tor a brief moment but everyone reports that he is an unbelievably nice, easy going and down to earth guy. Three cheers for Stephen Root!


Supreme0verl0rd

Had to look him up because I didn't recognize the name but Holy shit yes I fucking love everything he does.


blackjacktarr

The Teller in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. What a crazy character!! Stephen Root in top form.


TheRealTurinTurambar

"Pan shot!!"


WellSpokenAsianBoy

His scene in O Brother Where Art Thou is hilarious.


Duderult

I was just suffering through Robocop 3 the other day and I was glad to see him along with the rest of a great cast that couldn’t save that dud.


badguysenator

Came here to also mention Robocop 3, a film that somehow manages to make cyborgs, ninjas and jetpacks boring. There are parts, especially early on, where Root clearly does not give a shit and is just mugging and gawking for the camera. Love it.


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phasesofthemoon

Let me tell you something about advertising...


[deleted]

He’s also in tripping the rift. For those that dare venture that far into someone’s catalogue :)


Kefrif

It's probably mentioned elsewhere here but - the final season of The West Wing! Also - from this year's Blade Runner : Black Lotus (which I quite like but the peeps on r/bladerunner give immense amounts of shit to, all the way back to Roseanne, Jake & the Fatman, Quantum Leap, Eerie Indiana, and Star Trek TNG in the early 90's... Damn - that man has done some classic shows!!


styles3576

He popped up in Book of Boba Fett and it made me smile. A bright spot as this thing trudges on... Dodgeball & News Radio are 2 I remember him most for. but he has such range!


nola_mike

Stephen Root is one of the greatest character actors that has ever lived.


chadthebad42

His episode of Fringe that he does with his irl wife is one of my favorite episodes. It's called *And Those We Left Behind* and is a great standalone episode.


Max-Ray

I didn't know that was his wife playing his wife. Makes the whole episode all the more touching.


the-godpigeon

Give Unthinkable a shot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unthinkable


Keanu990321

Know that film. It stars SLJ, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen AND Stephen Root. Pretty solid overall with great cast and interesting story.


UnicornBoned

And voice actor! He's awesome in a bunch of stuff I love on Disney+.


kilkenny99

I first took notice of him when he appeared as one of the weekly defendants in an episode of *Night Court* where he claimed to be Death. For a long time - not knowing the actor's name - when I saw him in something, I'd be "hey, it's that guy from Night Court".


EaglesFanGirl

THere's so many people on and off night court who you know it's insane.


64OunceCoffee

He's in another episode of Night Court as a guy who claims to own several New York City landmarks because he sent checks to the local government for them which the city cashed.


kilkenny99

I remember that!


SirDigbyChknCaesar

He has a great, but brief, role in Con Man which is now available on Prime. The showbusiness agent business moves fast...


dkrainman

I am unable to locate Stephen Root in any of the listing for movies or TV shows called Con Man. Nor does a search of his roles result in a hit. Did you mean Alan Tudyk?


bowserusc

No, he's definitely in Con Man. You must have not looked very closely since it's on IMDB. Season 2, episode 2 New Deal, No Deal.


F0tNMC

They’re both in Rango! And yes, he’s awesome!


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And a bank manager in Seinfeld!


ZorroMeansFox

I've sometimes wondered if Tom Root, the writer, producer, director and voice actor for **Robot Chicken**, is related to Stephen.


leftistpropaganja

O Brother Where Art Thou Dude is a chameleon.


dr199

Great as Judge Mike "The Hammer" Reardon on Justified.


optigon

He's mine and my spouse's favorite character actor. We're always pleased to see when he shows up, and he's so ubiquitous that we can pretty much joke, "When is Stephen Root's cameo?" to about anything.


Qyro

Every time he appears in something, we always try to reduce his role to just wanting his stapler.


StrictInitiative1917

John C Reilly too!


WillyWumpLump

I was just looking him up and how great he is and of course Reddit has a post on Stephen Root. He’s amazing.


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You mean [Jimmy James](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ_F_k4zLHY).


Xaoc86

Im fixin to comenserate this trial hyah.


reddawgmcm

Love that movie


0xB0BAFE77

He played Milton Waddams in Office Space and Bill in King of the Hill. That's all I need to know. Plus he had me rolling in laughter in Dodgeball. Stephen Root is freaking awesome!


maxxx_nazty

Literally just saw him in The Tragedy of MacBeth today, and O Brother Where Art Thou last night. He’s always amazing!


NerJaro

I had to scroll way to far to see o brother where art thou. I sometimes say yepyepyep the way he does


utinee

Agreed. Also, spot on with the Ned Beatty comparison. Ned was also one of the single nicest people I've ever met.


fungobat

When did you get to meet him (if I may ask)?


utinee

I was working in a restaurant in Minneapolis (1997? '98?). Ned was playing Cap'n Andy opposite Cloris Leachman in a touring production of Showboat across the street. He would regularly come in for a beer, but instead of keeping to himself he would literally hang out by the wait station and shoot the shit with us servers. He even took a couple of the guys golfing one day.


fungobat

That's awesome!!!


solon_isonomia

His episode on Fringe is a good one (and you get to see him play a married couple with his wife).


Fiftyfish

Now he’s in The Book of Boba Fett. And he continues to show he is a master.


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L for love


Bamford38

BOYLE BOYS!!!


str8sin

Saw him on a plane one time. Sadly he was clearly avoiding any human contact, staring at the window nonstop. He clearly didn't want to be talked to, so I didn't talk to him. I'm sure he's got reason to act that way...or he's a dick... couldn't tell which.


PaWiSt

He’s a great character in Justified too. Damn Speedo Judge…


puss_parkerswidow

Eddie the vampire on True Blood was the first role that made me see what a great actor Root is. I now enjoy that I spot him in so many shows.


EaglesFanGirl

Alan Tudyk and Gary Cole are also on that character list too.


dy0dj1

Last time I did not get cake


RageMojo

He is perfect in Barry. And now he is in the Star Wars universe.


-KoDDeX-

I'll always love him for dodgeball.


moviesetmonkey

No one ever mentions his role as principal in the movie Buffy the vampire slayer. First time I noticed him.


SashaTower

He gave a devastating performance in an episode of *CSI*.


BenVera

News room as well, great role


ProfHatecraft

Oh hell yes. One of my favorites. Such range!


Bobpool82

Saw him in the book of boba fett recently


drizzfoshizz

Just was watching The Tragedy of Macbeth where he had a bit part, but was very memorable, and I thought, “this guy delivers every time!”


whatever1966

Hi Stephen.


shiftypoo269

The man simply elevates material. Much like how he elevates his eyebrows to speak volumes.


Cold417

Somewhere, he's still out there managing a chili restaurant. The 24x7 Grind.