Showing posts with label Degrees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Degrees. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

One degree of Blazing Saddles

Watching Mel Brooks' legendary 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles today, something struck me like a punch to the horse's mouth: The number of bit players who had memorable roles elsewhere.

Consider ...

-David Huddleston as Olson Johnson ...



... and, later, as The Big Lebowski himself.



-Or John Hillerman as Howard Johnson ...


... and, in the same year, as a shady executive in Chinatown:


-George Furth
as Van Johnson ...


... the year after he played, uh, this guy in Sleeper:



-And then there's Alex Karras, as Mongo ...



... and, of course, as a four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle with the Detroit Lions.