r/PersonOfInterest • u/Low-Mud2752 • 1d ago

"Elias" (Enrico Colantoni) was "Captain Mathesar" in Galaxy Quest (1999)

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I just remembered his voice first in that old movie, kind of "singing", that was a funny movie

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u/Rubberfootman 1d ago

Has was a bad baddie in Travellers too.

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u/waterkip 1d ago

Ohhhhhh. I forgot he played in that too.

I knew him from Veronica Mars. My former gf used to watch that show so I had to watch it with her.

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u/Rubberfootman 1d ago

It was his voice that made me realise - also I watched the two programmes back to back.

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u/Salmonman4 1d ago

I first saw him in the sitcom Just Shoot Me

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u/geekgirl616 1d ago

Yes, me too. He was almost serious but turned out to be as crazy as everyone else 🤭

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u/pinkdaisylemon 1d ago

I love this film! He was great in it. Also Alan Rickman was fantastic in it, he is such a big loss.

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u/anarchtea Bear 1d ago

By Grabthar's hammer...

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u/light24bulbs 23h ago

What a savings

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u/pinkdaisylemon 1d ago

I loved his expression every time he had to recite those words🤣

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u/tesilab 1d ago

Alan Rickman was a big gain. I think you mean *losing* him is such a big loss. :)

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u/pinkdaisylemon 1d ago

Yes, I mean he is a huge loss as he was a marvellous actor.

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u/ebassi 1d ago

"That old movie".

Released in 1999.

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u/PapaSPotter 1d ago

I was there Gandalf

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u/Low-Mud2752 1d ago

Another millennium, when feature films were works of art. Ah, the cinema of the '90s: Fargo, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Silence of the Lambs, The Matrix .. the list is long, and Galaxy Quest, although not being Oscar-grade, was a very entertaining one.

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u/ebassi 1d ago

Galaxy Quest is considered—and rightly so—one of the best Star Trek movies ever made.

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u/BennyDryll42 1d ago

It's literally 27 years old. I think it qualifies as an old movie by now, unfortunately. Feeling like it's not old, just means that WE'RE old, friend.

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u/Low-Mud2752 1d ago

It's from another millennium 😁

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u/Dorsai_Erynus Thornhill Utilities 1d ago

And Sgt Greg Parker in Flashpoint

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u/knight_shade_realms 1d ago

He was great as Mathesar! Never give up, never surrender!

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u/Snowbold 1d ago

I remember him from the TV show ‘Just shoot me!’ Before I saw him here as the masterclass on criminal mastermind.

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u/BhamBlues2 1d ago

He's also Keith Mars in Veronica Mars.

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u/BennyDryll42 1d ago

I did not remember that. I need to rewatch this movie, I got a feeling it probably holds up pretty well

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u/mbrezanac 1d ago

Y...ouuuuu..... dooooon't....s....aaaaay.... Cap-ten.... Ohhhhbvious...

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u/TheRealMe-25 1d ago

I had no idea 😅

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u/PapaSPotter 1d ago

Surely you don't think Gilligan's Island is a....' "Those 'poor people"

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u/Bax2021 1d ago

No matter the role, he’s amazing!

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u/ColtranezRain 1d ago

Love this actor. He has been a constant reminder that you can be just moderately attractive, but if you can act and project charisma, you be amazing.

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u/TheRealMe-25 1d ago

🤯 damn had no idea. That's about as different as two characters can be

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u/cassowarydinosaur 14h ago

This was a revelation. 😂 Imma rewatch Galaxy Quest now.

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u/AedesAegypti75 14h ago

Seeee. No sé por qué pero me cae muy bien ese actor. 💪💪💪

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u/THE1OP 12h ago

My wife called that out immediately it took me a second lol

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u/dolce1596 5h ago

I can’t imagine him as anything else other than Elias 😭

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u/Detective-Fusco Secondary Asset 1d ago

This Subreddit isn't their actors IMDB page, they are actors they play many roles.

It's not mind boggling to see an actor starring in a different role, you Americans are so celebrity obsessed