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The Playing's the Thing
| Five athletes who made us believe they were actors |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Terminator
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Oh, sure, quibble about the accent. Also: Conan the Barbarian, Terminator 2, etc.
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Jim Brown,
The Dirty Dozen
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And he did all his own running, too. Also: The Split, 100 Rifles.
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Alex Karras,
Blazing Saddles
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He was Mongo! Also: Paper Lion.
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Ray Allen,
He Got Game
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More than held his own against Denzel Washington.
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Joe Kapp,
The Longest Yard
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Hey, he was better than Ray Nitschke.
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| And five who didn’t |
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Mitch Gaylord,
American Anthem
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Anybody else have trouble keeping him and Kurt Thomas (Gymkata) straight?
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Shaq,
Kazaam
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But you know, he’s off da hizzy in those Burger King spots. Also: Steel.
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Joe Namath,
Norwood
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We could have predicted his film career would be short. Also: The Last Rebel, C.C. and Company.
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Muhammad Ali,
The Greatest
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Will Smith (Ali) did a better job of playing him. Also: Requiem for a Heavyweight.
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O.J. Simpson,
Capricorn One
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A “bad actor” in more ways than one. Also: The Klansman, The Naked Gun.
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