When you think of Bruce Campbell,
what do you imagine? A working-class
shmoe cutting up demons with a chainsaw?
A cowboy-lawyer who talks to his horse?
A mojito drinking former navy SEAL with a loyalty streak a mile
wide? Or an elderly Elvis trying to make
one last stand and redeem all of his terrible life choices with a single act that
will save the humanity of his fellow rest home citizens?
Well, here are several little
known or overlooked Campbell performances that often get overlooked when people
talk about his career. Get out your Netflix Ques and take a look at
this list of semi-obscure look at the best and most unknown of the chin's kingdom.
5: P.T. Madison, Goldrush: A Real
Life Alaskan Adventure: Campbell scores as a rugged outdoorsman/privateer/entrepreneur
P.T. Madison in this made-for-television drama.
Suave, enterprising, serious and caring, it’s easy to see why Fizzy
Fitzgerald (almost) falls for him.
4: Ed Billik, Ellen: Introduced as
your everyday, average macho conservative guy with kids and a wife trying to
make things work –and a natural foil for Ellen Morgan, who sold her bookstore
to him to finance her home – Ed’s inclusion in the show took quite a serious
turn, and Bruce’s acting keeps pace with the plot, in which Ed is unable to
accept his friend when Ellen comes out of the closet as a lesbian. He quietly proved that prejudice can come wearing a friendly smile.
3: Alex Windham, Assault on Dome 4:
And from subtle to deliciously hammy, Bruce plays the consummate villain in
this cheesy sci-fi/action flick, portraying a mad, utopian-minded terrorist who
holds the hero’s wife hostage.
2: Jack Stoddard, Beggars and
Choosers: In this little-seen Showtime series, Bruce portrays macho cowboy
actor Jack Stoddard – who may or may not be bisexual but definitely has a thing
for network head Malcom.
1: Carl Martushka, Running Time:
Oh Carl. You are nobody’s idea of a good
guy, a good catch, or a smart employee. Yet,
as you flounder your way through one last heist mere hours after being released
from your first stint in the pen, you’re enormously sympathetic, and that’s
entirely due to Bruce’s performance. The key to Carl is that his greed has
distracted him so thoroughly from his true objectives and the people who care
about him – among them a comely ex-girlfriend from highschool who’s fallen into
prostitution. Will Carl choose a future
with her or life on the run with his foolish hothead of a friend, Patrick, who caused
him to get locked up in the first place when Carl decided to take the heat for
him after a robbery goes bad? It’s well
worth watching the innovative film to find out.
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