If I had a nickel for every time Brad Dourif played a sociopathic space murderer I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's still weird it happened thrice.
Same, oddly, with The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. Peter Weller, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin and Clancy Brown. Also, a deleted scene where Jamie Lee Curtis played Buckaroo's mother.
He was also one of the military scientists in Alien: Resurrection, so there's a pretty good chance he was a sociopathic space murderer in that one, too.
Holy crap! I thought I recognized him in B5, and later on Voyager, I had totally forgotten he was the Harkonnen Mentat in Dune. He did a fantastic job the both latter roles, I don't think he was fleshed out enough in Dune
It must be weird being typecast as the "quiet serial killer." Like you just exude so much quiet serial killer energy that's all people see you as. Because he has been that character in much more. These just happen to be the times that character was in space!
Another character actor that I would recognize anywhere instantly ("Huh, it's that guy again.") and yet I've never known his name til just now. There's so many people like this that seem to show up in all the sci-fi series whose names I never seem to know.
He is also the voice of Chucky in 90% of the Child's Play franchise.
I really loved his character in Voyager. It was really interesting seeing a psychopath who was aware of his tendencies and knew he shouldn't be around other people.
I found and mildly edited this image, because it specifically came to mind, music and all - I've had a thing for Dourif since I first saw him in Dune, even with those brows (especially with those brows?) and it continued through even his nutiest characters, through the years. This definitely says something about my taste in people, that I choose to ignore! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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