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[[File:garyoldman.jpg|link=Harry Potter (Film)|frame|"[[The Dark Knight Saga|Why]] [[Harry Potter (Film)|so]] [[Pun|Sirius]]?"]]
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Gary Oldman is a British actor who found fame in roles such as [[Sex Pistols (Music)|Sid Vicious]] in 1986 biopic ''Sid & Nancy'' and the title character of the 1992 blockbuster ''[[Dracula]]''. Often hailed as one of greatest chameleons of his time, it can be almost impossible to spot him from one role to the next. He is known for portraying real-life figures, like the aforementioned Sid Vicious, or [[Who Shot JFK|Lee Harvey Oswald]]. Oldman is known for playing the main villain, particularly [[Evil Is Hammy|hugely]] [[Obviously Evil|obvious]] villains whom everyone trusts in movies (such as ''[[The Professional]]'', ''[[Air Force One (Film)|Air Force One]]'' and ''[[The Fifth Element]]'')... except for when he [[The Dark Knight Saga|hangs out with Batman]] [[Harry Potter (Film)|or Harry Potter]], or when he's Beethoven or [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|Guildenstern]]. We're pretty sure he was Guildenstern (he was actually [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|Rosencrantz]], but [[Those Two Guys|who's keeping track]]). But besides these four, when Oldman isn't the villain, he's just plain crazy (ever seen [[Large Ham|his guest spot]] on ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]''?). [[Byronic Hero|And it's not like Sirius doesn't have his moments]]. Despite his obvious villain roles, he can play an excellent [[Magnificent Bastard]] and makes an equally convincing [[Complete Monster]], though still usually with a patina of dark humour. However as turkeys like [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]] and [[The Unborn]] demonstrate, he also has an unfortunate tendency to [[Money Dear Boy|do anything for money]].
'''Gary Oldman''' is a British actor who found fame in roles such as [[Sex Pistols|Sid Vicious]] in 1986 biopic ''Sid & Nancy'' and the title character of the 1992 blockbuster ''[[Dracula]]''. Often hailed as one of greatest chameleons of his time, it can be almost impossible to spot him from one role to the next. He is known for portraying real-life figures, like the aforementioned Sid Vicious, or [[Who Shot JFK?|Lee Harvey Oswald]]. Oldman is known for playing the main villain, particularly [[Evil Is Hammy|hugely]] [[Obviously Evil|obvious]] villains whom everyone trusts in movies (such as ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'', ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' and ''[[The Fifth Element]]'')... except for when he [[The Dark Knight Saga|hangs out with Batman]] [[Harry Potter (film)|or Harry Potter]], or when he's Beethoven or [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|Guildenstern]]. We're pretty sure he was Guildenstern (he was actually [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead|Rosencrantz]], but [[Those Two Guys|who's keeping track]]). But besides these four, when Oldman isn't the villain, he's just plain crazy (ever seen [[Large Ham|his guest spot]] on ''[[Friends]]''?). [[Byronic Hero|And it's not like Sirius doesn't have his moments]]. Despite his obvious villain roles, he can play an excellent [[Magnificent Bastard]] and makes an equally convincing [[Complete Monster]], though still usually with a patina of dark humour. However as turkeys like [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]] and [[The Unborn]] demonstrate, he also has an unfortunate tendency to [[Money, Dear Boy|do anything for money]].


He has directed one film, ''Nil By Mouth'', a deeply grim film about a dysfunctional family (allegedly inspired by his own rough childhood). He also recently directed the love stream of a [[Jack White]] concert.
He has directed one film, ''[[Nil By Mouth]]'', a deeply grim film about a dysfunctional family (allegedly inspired by his own rough childhood). He also directed the 2012 livestream of a [[Jack White]] concert.


His career is seen as a good indicator of how actors have to ''actively pursue'' awards. It took him '''thirty''' years to receive an Oscar nomination (for ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]''), despite his undeniable talent, and [[Doing It for The Art|it's pretty clear that he just doesn't care about that sort of thing.]]
His career is seen as a good indicator of how actors have to ''actively pursue'' awards. It took him '''thirty''' years to receive an Oscar nomination (for ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]''), despite his undeniable talent, and [[Doing It for the Art|it's pretty clear that he just doesn't care about that sort of thing.]]

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* ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter]]'' - Sirius Black
* ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' - Sirius Black
* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'' - Commissioner Gordon
* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'' - Commissioner Gordon
* ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'' - George Smiley
* ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'' - George Smiley
* ''Sid And Nancy'' - [[Sex Pistols (Music)|Sid Vicious]]
* ''Sid and Nancy'' - [[Sex Pistols|Sid Vicious]]
** His first starring role. Even [[Sex Pistols (Music)|John Lydon]], (who was not consulted for the movie about his former friend and bandmate and had little good to say about the biopic) said Oldman was "quite good."
** His first starring role. Even [[Sex Pistols|John Lydon]], (who was not consulted for the movie about his former friend and bandmate and had little good to say about the biopic) said Oldman was "quite good."
* ''[[Bram Stokers Dracula]]'' - Count Dracula, an obvious villain whom everyone trusts.
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' - Count Dracula, an obvious villain whom everyone trusts.
* ''[[True Romance]]'' - Drexl Spivey
* ''[[True Romance]]'' - Drexl Spivey
* ''Leon'' (or) ''[[The Professional]]'' - [[Complete Monster|Norman]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Stansfield]] ("Bring me... everyone", "Whaddaya mean "everyone-", "[[Memetic Mutation|EEVVVERRYYYYONNNEEEE]]!"). Despite being a complete manic, Stansfield is a chief inspector, making him another obvious villain whom everyone trusted.
* ''Leon'' (or) ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' - [[Complete Monster|Norman]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Stansfield]] ("Bring me... everyone", "Whaddaya mean "everyone-", "[[Memetic Mutation|EEVVVERRYYYYONNNEEEE]]!"). Despite being a complete manic, Stansfield is a chief inspector, making him another obvious villain whom everyone trusted.
* ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' - Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
* ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' - Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
* ''[[Air Force One (Film)|Air Force One]]'' - Ivan Korshunov
* ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' - Ivan Korshunov
* ''[[Immortal Beloved]]'' - [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]]
* ''[[Immortal Beloved]]'' - [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]]
* ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' - Rosencrantz ("Yes?" "... Guildenstern." "Yes?")
* ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' - Rosencrantz ("Yes?" "... Guildenstern." "Yes?")
* ''[[JFK]]'' - Lee Harvey Oswald
* ''[[JFK]]'' - Lee Harvey Oswald
* ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]'' - Richard Crosby
* ''[[Friends]]'' - Richard Crosby
* ''The Contender'' - Rep. Sheldon Runyon
* ''The Contender'' - Rep. Sheldon Runyon
* ''[[Lost in Space (TV)|Lost in Space]]'' ([[The Movie|1998]]) - Dr. Smith, one of his extremely obvious villain roles (whom everyone trusted).
* ''[[Lost in Space]]'' ([[The Movie|1998]]) - Dr. Smith, one of his extremely obvious villain roles (whom everyone trusted).
* ''[[Call of Duty (Video Game)|Call of Duty]]: World at War'' - Sergeant Reznov
* ''[[Call of Duty]]: World at War'' - Sergeant Reznov
** ''[[Call of Duty Black Ops (Video Game)|Call of Duty Black Ops]]'' - Dr. Clarke
** ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops|Call of Duty Black Ops]]'' - Dr. Clarke
* ''[[Spyro the Dragon|The Legend of Spyro]]'' - Ignitus
* ''[[Spyro the Dragon|The Legend of Spyro]]'' - Ignitus
* ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2 (Animation)|Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' - Lord Shen, another [[Magnificent Bastard]].
* ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'' - Lord Shen, another [[Magnificent Bastard]].
* ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' - Sir Ruber, the other, even more blindingly obvious villain role who was so implicitly trusted he was a knight at the round table.
* ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' - Sir Ruber, the other, even more blindingly obvious villain role who was so implicitly trusted he was a knight at the round table.
* ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal]]'' - The [[Nightmare Fuel|horribly disfigured]] [[Complete Monster|Mason Verger]] (trusted by everyone).
* ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal]]'' - The [[Nightmare Fuel|horribly disfigured]] [[Complete Monster|Mason Verger]] (trusted by everyone).
** He was left uncredited in this role, which led a [[Cleolinda Jones|Movies in 15 Minutes]] review to speculate:
** He was left uncredited in this role, which led a [[Cleolinda Jones|Movies in 15 Minutes]] review to speculate:
{{quote| '''M15M''': And in a role so disgusting even '' Gary Oldman'' [[Even Evil Has Standards|didn't want his name on it]]...}}
{{quote|'''M15M''': And in a role so disgusting even '' Gary Oldman'' [[Even Evil Has Standards|didn't want his name on it]]...}}
* ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' - Carnegie, yet another [[Magnificent Bastard]] / [[Complete Monster]].
* ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' - Carnegie, yet another [[Magnificent Bastard]] / [[Complete Monster]].
* ''[[Red Riding Hood (Film)|Red Riding Hood]]'' - Father Solomon. Trusted by absolutely nobody. Nah, just kidding, trusted by everyone.
* ''[[Red Riding Hood (film)|Red Riding Hood]]'' - Father Solomon. Trusted by absolutely nobody. Nah, just kidding, trusted by everyone.
* ''[[Planet 51 (Animation)|Planet 51]]'' - General Grawl
* ''[[Planet 51]]'' - General Grawl


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"Why so Sirius?"

Gary Oldman is a British actor who found fame in roles such as Sid Vicious in 1986 biopic Sid & Nancy and the title character of the 1992 blockbuster Dracula. Often hailed as one of greatest chameleons of his time, it can be almost impossible to spot him from one role to the next. He is known for portraying real-life figures, like the aforementioned Sid Vicious, or Lee Harvey Oswald. Oldman is known for playing the main villain, particularly hugely obvious villains whom everyone trusts in movies (such as Léon: The Professional, Air Force One and The Fifth Element)... except for when he hangs out with Batman or Harry Potter, or when he's Beethoven or Guildenstern. We're pretty sure he was Guildenstern (he was actually Rosencrantz, but who's keeping track). But besides these four, when Oldman isn't the villain, he's just plain crazy (ever seen his guest spot on Friends?). And it's not like Sirius doesn't have his moments. Despite his obvious villain roles, he can play an excellent Magnificent Bastard and makes an equally convincing Complete Monster, though still usually with a patina of dark humour. However as turkeys like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Unborn demonstrate, he also has an unfortunate tendency to do anything for money.

He has directed one film, Nil By Mouth, a deeply grim film about a dysfunctional family (allegedly inspired by his own rough childhood). He also directed the 2012 livestream of a Jack White concert.

His career is seen as a good indicator of how actors have to actively pursue awards. It took him thirty years to receive an Oscar nomination (for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), despite his undeniable talent, and it's pretty clear that he just doesn't care about that sort of thing.

Gary Oldman has performed in the following roles:

M15M: And in a role so disgusting even Gary Oldman didn't want his name on it...

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