Supporting actors help to make good movies even better. They help to set the mood and move the story ahead, and even interject humor where it’s needed. These may be small roles compared to the lead featuring mega-stars, but they have their place and without them, some of the grandness of the films would be lost. Some stories actually highlight the lives of the doormen, making them the main focus of the film. The majority of doormen are standing by at the entrance of posh hotels, ready to assist new arrivals and they can help to set the tone of the movie with just a few well placed lines.
Here are the top five doormen from movies we won’t forget.
Irving the Doorman – Crocodile Dundee
Irving the Doorman is a role played by actor Irving Metzker in the hit 1986 movie “Crocodile Dundee.” When Mick Dundee comes to Manhattan, he’s more than a little out of place. The city is a completely different world compared to the Outback of Australia. Dundee is confident, but he’s definitely in a strange new environment that he doesn’t fully understand. Irving the Doorman takes a liking to him and treats the novel bushman with the utmost of kindness, respect, and some useful advice in small quantities.
“Sleep Tight” Doorman
The doorman in the 2011 film “Sleep Tight,” played by Luis Tosar is supposed to make the lives of the residents more secure, but instead, the sinister character makes their lives a living hell. He purposely learns everything he can about them to make their lives miserable. This doorman is not out to serve his guests, nor to make their stay in his building more comfortable.
Henry O’Shea – Falling up
Henry is a nursing student having some serious family issues. He ends up accepting a position as a doorman in an upscale apartment building. He is a lovable character that meets one of the residents that sparks his attention. The film “Falling Up,” (2009) is a comedy romance intertwined with elements of drama as the young doorman longs to mingle with the people who are in a higher financial bracket.
Hotelportiere – The Last Laugh
The 1924 film “The Last Laugh” is the tale of an elderly doorman who has tied his identity with his position at a luxurious hotel. His job was prestigious and upon being fired, he finds out how his friends and neighbors really feel about him. Amil Jannings plays the part of the hotelportiere (doorman).
Terry Reilly – Doorman
Bradley Whitford plays the part of Terry Reilly. Terry is a doorman in the 1986 thriller “Doorman.” The first doorman to die ends up with a broken neck but there isn’t much fuss made about the incident. When doormen start dying in rapid succession, the people in the city start to feel alarmed. He is a novelist, but also has a part time job as a doorman at the Biltmore. The killer has marked the Biltmore as the target for the next murder and Terry has to find a way to solve the murder mystery so he won’t be the next victim.
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