Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter ( born November 25, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey ) is an American actor and character actor. He has appeared in over a hundred films and several television series with.
Life
He is best known for his depictions of the " minor characters " or " henchman " Bob the Goon in Batman, Cookie in City Slickers and Malak in Conan the Destroyer alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. Another role was the figure of the "Angel" in the television series Nash Bridges with Don Johnson.
Walter worked among other things, in six films by director Jonathan Demme with: Dangerous (1986 ), Married to the Mob (1988 ), The Silence of the Lambs (1991 ), Philadelphia (1993 ), Beloved (1998) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004 ). He also starred in three films directed by Danny DeVito with: Matilda (1996 ), Death to Smoochy (2002) and The Apartment Schreck ( 2003).
Awards
In 1984 he was awarded for his portrayal of philosophical mechanic in Alex Cox's Repo Man the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Comments
In Jack Nicholson's biography of Jack Nicholson - the great deceiver ( Jack - the great seducer ) Walter is called due to a translation error as a woman.