Is John Goodman a better comedic actor or dramatic actor?

[Skel1ingt0n]

It's a poll so you can't say both. We all know he's one of the best working actors today and criminally underrated.

 

[odiin]

Yes.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Yes.

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[Dalek]

Both.

I'm watching The Conners right now and he's just effortlessly perfect in every role.

 

[dodo]

Hard to say one way or the other because he's really good at leveraging his humor for dramatic purposes. He's been killing it in Righteous Gemstones, for example.

 

[grand]

Yeah, he's simply a good actor, regardless of the role. I guess that gives him more credit for comedy though as that is harder to master.

 

[Gotchaforce]

Hard question.

 

[Eros]

Yes.

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[Dio]

yes

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Honestly he's great at both but I like him more in his dramatic work.

 

[Tobor]

Yes.

 

[nitewulf]

Doesn't matter imo, you'll note actors that are good at comedy are typically fantastic actors in general: Robin Williams, John Lithgow, John Goodman, Bill Murray etc.

 

[nitewulf]

Yes.

 

[jayu26]

Yes.

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Mmhmm.

 

[The Namekian]

He's just a great actor. He knows when to be either lovable and jolly due to his size and when to be serious and imposing due to his size.

 

[Squarehard]

Comedically dramatic

 

[JuicyPlayer]

To me he's just good , man.

 

[roguesquirrel]

feels right that the poll is currently evenly balanced

 

[Fat4all]

both

 

[captive]

Yes.


I loved him in Argo

 

[hodayathink]

Anoter vote for yes.

 

[Darkmaigle]

Best transformer performance easily

 

[Strings]

 

[Digital Dinosaur]

Speed Racer demonstrated him doing comedy, camp, and sincere drama in the same film.

 

[AMAGON]

Yes

 

[naib]

Yes.

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First role I thought of was O Brother and then couldn't decide if it was drama or comedy

 

[Agentnibs]

I picked drama but he's so good at both

 

[Night]

I picked drama, mainly because of performances of his in stuff like Treme. Make no mistake though, he's comedy gold too.

 

[Gavalanche]

I sometimes have trouble distinguishing between the two with him. In Big Lebowski is he comedic or dramatic?

 

[AntoneM]

How fucking amazing would John Goodman been as the Joker?

 

[boomroasted]

Walter Sobchak

 

[Falchion]

All of the above. 10 Cloverfield Lane was fucking amazing because of him.

 

[Mike Works]

I'd say dramatic just because I didn't react to anything on a comedic level the same way to his character in 10 Cloverfield Lane.

 

[Gangster Gastino]

All of the above.

Wish we could have seem him play Ignacious but he's too old for the role. Seems that A Confederacy of Dunces will remain a cursed adaption.

 

[JoeBoy101]

Ummm... Damn.

Some questions you go with your gut, but this is conflicting as hell.

I mean, he's hysterical with Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski... but... man, Barton Fink? Punchline? (Which is ironic because its a drama)

Do you have to choose?

 

[firehawk12]

I remember it being weird when he showed up on The West Wing as a republican who temporarily became president because he was like Dan Connor and Fred Flinstone at the time, but he worked in that role too.

 

[hydruxo]

Both. One of the most dynamic actors out there. He can flip from comedic to terrifying in a few seconds. His role in O Brother Where Art Thou comes to mind.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZocpwWLsyE

 

[Deleted member 24052]

Simply yes. One of the best.

 

[GCQ]

Gotta say yes.

 

[B_Spooky13]

Definitely both.

I mean back during Roseanne.. He hit the loveable father, dramatic and even scary throughout that show.

The episode where he pushes David against the door still makes me go holy shit. Then you see the blooper where he pushes him too hard and John was like omg are you okay?

 

[Green]

He is, yeah.

 

[thesoapster]

He's a good man TBH

 

[neoak]

Yes.

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[TheKupoxBooper]

If Heavy Rain actually became a live action movie especially back in the day, he would of been great as Scott. I love John's work, especially when he played Fred Flintstone!

 

[HaL64]

Walter Sobchak

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[Cokomon]

He was great in Speed Racer.

 

[Shuckle]

For some reason I remember him the most from Barton Fink. I knew nothing about the movie when I watched it and everything about it really surprised me, mostly because of his performance.

 

[The_Noobiablos]

I don't really remember much from this movie, but I remember this


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJjKP8vYjpQ

 

[jdmc13]

Yes.

For reference, watch the Righteous Gemstones.

 

[Ekakkubris]