From the films of the Coen Brothers



I'm a big fan of the Coen Brothers' movies. Their impressive hitrate is admirable with films that have inspired casting and great screenplays. Their refreshing, original takes on well-visited genres are always great entertainment. Check out Miller's Crossing if you don't believe me. Or, more recently, Intolerable Cruelty which, although more of a studio picture than we're accustomed to from the Coens, it was a terrific spin on the romance genre. For out and out black comedy, look no further than the brilliant and atmospheric Fargo (my all-time favourite movie) or the hilarious Big Lebowski (with the genius casting of Jeff Bridges as The Dude). I already had a few of the cast members of some of the Coens' films from my earlier collecting and decided to try and build a bit more of a "Coen Collection". You'll find lots of actors below who you've probably not heard of. I've made a point of writing to some of the supporting cast too. The A-listers always get the bulk of the attention and not enough recognition or appreciation goes to the supporting cast members who also play an important part in any movie.
Blood Simple
Raising Arizona
Miller's Crossing
Barton Fink
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Man Who Wasn't There
Intolerable Cruelty
The Ladykillers
No Country For Old Men
Burn After Reading

Coen links:

  • Coenesque - The Films of the Coen Brothers
  • Miller's Crossing - an abundance of info about the movie, inc deleted scenes
  • Intolerable Cruelty - official site
  • LebowskiFest - Wish they had one in the UK! Annual event for fans of The Big Lebowski with fancy dress, guest appearances, bowling etc
  • No Country For Old Men - official site (inc trailer)
  • You Tube - The Big Lebowski - The F***ing Short Version
  • YouTube - Tuileries (The Coen-directed episode from Paris Je t'aime)

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    Blood Simple
    Frances McDormand
    Abby
    John Getz
    Ray
    M Emmet Walsh
    Loren Visser
    Holly Hunter
    Voice (uncredited)
    Barry Sonnenfeld
    Director of Photography
    Raising Arizona
    Nicolas Cage
    H.I. McDonnough
    Holly Hunter
    'Ed' McDonnough
    Sam McMurray
    Glen
    Frances McDormand
    Dot
    John Goodman
    Gale Snoats
    M Emmet Walsh
    Machine-shop ear-bender
    Barry Sonnenfeld
    Director of Photography
    Miller's Crossing
    Albert Finney
    Leo
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Verna
    John Turturro
    Bernie Bernbaum
    Jon Polito
    Johnny Caspar
    JE Freeman
    Eddie Dane
    Mike Starr
    Frankie
    Steve Buscemi
    Mink
    Michael Badalucco
    Caspar's Driver
    Frances McDormand
    Mayor's secretary (uncredited)
    Barry Sonnenfeld
    Director of Photography
    Barton Fink
    John Turturro
    Barton Fink
    John Goodman
    Charlie Meadows
    John Mahoney
    W.P. Mayhew
    Tony Shalhoub
    Ben Geisler
    Jon Polito
    Lou Breeze
    Steve Buscemi
    Chet
    Max Grodenchik
    Clapper boy
    The Hudsucker Proxy
    Tim Robbins
    Norville Barnes
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Amy Archer
    Steve Buscemi
    Beatnik barman at Ann's 440
    Jon Polito
    Mr. Bumstead
    Bruce Campbell
    Smitty, Argus Reporter
    John Mahoney
    Editor, Manhattan Argus
    Mike Starr
    Newsroom reporter
    John Goodman (as Karl Mundt)
    Rockwell Newsreel Announcer
    Fargo
    Frances McDormand
    Marge Gunderson
    William H Macy
    Jerry Lundegaard
    Steve Buscemi
    Carl Showalter
    Peter Stormare
    Gaear Grimsrud
    Harve Presnell
    Wade Gustafson
    John Carroll Lynch
    Norm Gunderson
    Steve Park
    Mike Yanagita
    Kristin Rudrud
    Jean Lundegaard
    Bruce Bohne
    Lou
    Gary Houston
    Irate customer
    Melissa Peterman
    Hooker #2
    Bruce Campbell
    Soap Opera Actor (on tv)
    The Big Lebowski
    Jeff Bridges
    'The Dude' Jeff Lebowski
    John Goodman
    Walter Sobchak
    Julianne Moore
    Maude Lebowski
    Steve Buscemi
    Donny
    David Huddleston
    Jeffrey Lebowski/The Big Lebowski
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Brandt
    Tara Reid
    Bunny Lebowski
    Peter Stormare
    Nihilist #1/Carl Hungus
    John Turturro
    Jesus Quintana
    Ben Gazzara
    Jackie Treehorn
    Jon Polito
    Da Fino
    O Brother Where Art Thou
    George Clooney
    Ulysses Everett McGill
    John Turturro
    Pete Hogwallop
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Delmar
    Holly Hunter
    Penny Wharvey McGill
    Frank Collison
    Wash Hogwallop
    John Goodman
    Big Dan Teague
    Michael Badalucco
    George Nelson
    Stephen Root
    Radio Station Man
    Wayne Duvall
    Homer Stokes
    Musetta Vander
    Siren
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    voice of "Little Man" (uncredited)
    The Man Who Wasn't There
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Ed Crane
    Frances McDormand
    Doris Crane
    Scarlett Johansson
    Rachael Abundas
    Tony Shalhoub
    Freddy Riedenschneider
    Jon Polito
    Creighton Tolliver
    Michael Badalucco
    Frank
    Geoge Ives
    Lloyd Garroway
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Voice - female prisoner cries
    Intolerable Cruelty
    George Clooney
    Miles Massey
    Catherine Zeta Jones
    Marilyn Rexroth
    Cedric the Entertainer
    Gus Petch
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Howard D. Doyle
    Geoffrey Rush
    Donovan Donaly
    Tom Aldredge
    Herb Myerson
    Edward Herrmann
    Rex Rexroth
    Paul Adelstein
    Wrigley
    Irwin Keyes
    Wheezy Joe
    Julia Duffy
    Sarah Sorkin
    George Ives
    Mr Gutman's lawyer
    The Ladykillers
    Tom Hanks
    Professor Dorr
    Marlon Wayans
    Gawain McSam
    JK Simmons
    Garth Pancake
    Tzi Ma
    The Colonel
    Stephen Root
    Fernand Gudge
    Bruce Campbell
    Humane Society Worker
    No Country For Old Men
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Ed Tom Bell
    Javier Bardem
    Anton Chigurh
    Josh Brolin
    Llewelyn Moss
    Stephen Root
    Man who hires Wells
    Burn After Reading
    George Clooney
    Harry Pfarrer
    Brad Pitt
    Chad Feldheimer
    Frances McDormand
    Linda Litzke