How many times have you seen a movie with a character who totally differs from the human form? It can be a monster, a robot, or even an alien. All of them have an actor who backs them up hidden behind a mask, makeup, and special effects. It’s time for you to meet some of them.
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1. You may not even recognize actor Doug Jones’ face, but you’ve probably seen him in one of these movies: “Quarantine,” “Hellboy,” “Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” and “Doom.”
2. Richard Brake plays the enigmatic Dark King in the series “Game of Thrones.”
3. Hugo Weaving has brought a variety of characters to life. He starred in “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” “V for Vengeance” and played the Red Skull in “Captain America.”
4. Who would have thought. David Prowse, that nice gentleman in the photo, played Darth Vader. Prowse played the character in front of the cameras in the original trilogy, but the terrifying voice we know him for is that of James Earl Jones.
5. Warwick Davis played Wicket the Ewok in “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” at just 11 years old. In 1993, he starred in the horror film “Leprechaun”.
He also played Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in Harry Potter.
6. Sticking with Star Wars, it would be Peter Mayhew who would give life to Chewbacca.
7. Kenny Baker was R2-D2.
8. Anthony Daniels was behind C-3PO’s armor.
9. Ahmed Best played the Gungan Jar Jar Binks
10. Ray Park played the fearsome Sith Darth Maul in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.”
11. Believe it or not, Pat Bilon was the cute E.T., in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”
12. Felix Silla must have suffered quite a bit from his hair when he played Uncle Thing in “The Addams Family.”
13. John Matuszak played the deformed Sloth in “The Goonies.”
14. Katsumi Tezuka was the first “Godzilla,” in 1954.
15. Kevin Peter played Harry, in “Harry and the Hendersons,” and the Predator in 1987.
16. Bolaji Badejo played Alien in “Alien: The Eighth Passenger.”
17. Kelsey Grammer played Beast in the “X-Men.”
18. Robert Englund played the master of dream terror, Freddy Krueger.
19. Dane Farwell was behind the Ghostface mask in “Scream.”
20. Derek Mears as Jason in “Friday the 13th.”
21. Tyler Mane was Victor Creed (Sabretooth) in “X-Men,” and the terrifying Michael Myers in “Halloween.”
22. Gunnar Hansen played Leatherface in “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”
23. Bill Nighy as Davy Jones in “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
24. Caroll Spinney was the first to play the beloved giant Big Bird, from “Sesame Street.”
25. Rick Baker was inside the furry “King Kong” costume in 1976.
26. Andy Serkis played Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” and Caesar in Planet of the Apes.
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