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He went on to appear in films such as ''[[wikipedia:They Live|They Live]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (movie)|Platoon]]'' (usually considered his best film), ''[[wikipedia:Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Stars and Bars (movie)|Stars and Bars]]''. His role in ''They Live'' is most memorable for an alleyway brawl with Roddy Piper that was the longest fight sequence in cinema history at the time, lasting nearly seven minutes on-screen, and all over wearing a pair of sunglasses. In the early 1990s he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He also played the role of Steven Seagal's best friend and partner in Marked For Death. | He went on to appear in films such as ''[[wikipedia:They Live|They Live]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (movie)|Platoon]]'' (usually considered his best film), ''[[wikipedia:Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Stars and Bars (movie)|Stars and Bars]]''. His role in ''They Live'' is most memorable for an alleyway brawl with Roddy Piper that was the longest fight sequence in cinema history at the time, lasting nearly seven minutes on-screen, and all over wearing a pair of sunglasses. In the early 1990s he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He also played the role of Steven Seagal's best friend and partner in Marked For Death. | ||
He played the character of Kirby the one legged war veteran in the acclaimed 1995 Hughes Brothers film ''[[wikipedia:Dead Presidents|Dead Presidents]]'' and followed this up with roles in big films such as ''[[wikipedia:Volcano (movie)|Volcano]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Armageddon (movie)|Armageddon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:There's Something About Mary|There's Something About Mary]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pitch Black|Pitch Black]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Barbershop (movie)|Barbershop]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Chronicles of Riddick|Chronicles of Riddick]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Agent Cody Banks|Agent Cody Banks]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Delta Farce|Delta Farce]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:crash| | He played the character of Kirby the one legged war veteran in the acclaimed 1995 Hughes Brothers film ''[[wikipedia:Dead Presidents|Dead Presidents]]'' and followed this up with roles in big films such as ''[[wikipedia:Volcano (movie)|Volcano]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Armageddon (movie)|Armageddon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:There's Something About Mary|There's Something About Mary]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pitch Black|Pitch Black]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Barbershop (movie)|Barbershop]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Chronicles of Riddick|Chronicles of Riddick]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Agent Cody Banks|Agent Cody Banks]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Delta Farce|Delta Farce]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:crash|Crash]]'' | ||
At the same time he has appeared in numerous independent films including the critically-acclaimed ''[[wikipedia:Requiem for a Dream|Requiem for a Dream]]''. | At the same time he has appeared in numerous independent films including the critically-acclaimed ''[[wikipedia:Requiem for a Dream|Requiem for a Dream]]''. | ||