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Star Trek: TNG. Season 5 episodes, Unification I & Unification II

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It's all about Barry for me

Whenever I see him in anything, I inevitably screech out “Mr James!” And that’s me. Locked in. He’s always so good in whatever he does, but he’s always Mr James in my head.

This!!! OMG.

DODGEBALL!

Gives you folding money to sing into his can.

One of my favorite movies of all time.

Thank you for this post- he so grossly underrated it's crazy. He was almost scary in the Man in the High Castle

Couldn’t agree more . I feel this way about the late James Rebhorn , & Luis Guzman too . I love Root in his fearless frontier banker role in Buster Scruggs 👏

In the alternate timeline scenario I've been developing of Doctor Who as an American show, Stephen Root was the Seventh Doctor. :)

I think he's also Buck Strickland in KoTH

And Finns dad in Adventure Time

The mayor in Amphibia also!

Office Space, King Of The Hill, Oh Brother Where Art Thou and Dodgeball. Ooh, that's going to push William Sadler in Bill & Ted, Shawshank and Die Hard 2...

Always happy when Keith David or Richard Kind show up on my screen

Really? Glem? No freaking way.

Trivia note: Swingline did not make a red stapler before Office Space. They finally started after all the requests from fans of the film.

Delivered the Porter's monologue in THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH like Shakespeare wrote it for him.

Dude has range. Bill Dauterive

always a bride's maid.

Loved him since News Radio.

Oh that reminds me that I started Widow‘s peak before the vacation! 😅

Enthusiastically agree! If I see his name, I will watch without question. He is brilliant in Widow’s Bay. 🤩👏👏

It is crazy to me how much range he has. He plays pathetic, quirky, creepy, horrifying and serious roles all equally well.

The scene with the Statue of Liberty has been popping up in my head since Jan 2025 for some reason.

Yea, that was wild

Indeed

That little red stapler!! 💖

For context Jimmy had a Biography written about himself- it sold horribly in the US but did GREAT in Japan so his idea was to translate the Japanese BACK to English and sell lots of copies

Yeah he never struck me as a reader

I agree-- he always explodes a part, without ever doing anything but adding to the movie or the program... never a hint of 'look at me!!'. He's wonderful.

See "NewsRadio".

Watching him in The Man in the High Castle right now! Should have said binge-watching. Read the book a long time ago, but just watching the series on our hot Oklahoma afternoons when it's dangerous to be outside!

Is like seeing a cartoon character in a live action show

Perfectly cast in Widows Bay.

Yes, just not starring Stephen Root lol

Ah right. Got my titles mixed up. Should have checked 😀

He was great in The West Wing.

I love Stephen Roots work beyond all measure.

Always!

If Stephen Root is in it, I'll watch it. Ever since News Radio, and then I learned he was the voice of William Fontaine de LaTour Dauterieve

Goal for the month. Go through his filmography and watch/rewatch ... everything. Going through the comments, I realized how many times I'd seen him. He was the second reason I wanted to watch Widow's Bay. Best decision ever.

Hawthorne Abendsen is one of the hardest performances I've ever seen a man give, and of course it was Stephen Root.

HeHe...Office Space...Cracks me Up every time!

Just rewatched DodgeBall! He’s awesome in it… along with so many crazies in that movie!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn20...

“We have got to beat the competition”

It’s a great flick! 🎥

Oh WOW, I didn't realize that was him! I loved that movie.

He’s awesome. First rate, every performance.

Just spotted him in Trumbo.

I met him on set once. He was great!

A photo montage without "News Radio"? A show where Stephen Root was great and *for the last time in his career* Joe Rogan was interesting and funny.

The way that man has age gives me hope for the remaining decades of my life.

That's Emmy winning actor Stephen Root now.

Swingline did not have red stapler before "Office Space"

I believe you have my stapler

I was surprised to see him in the 4th season of "Resident Alien". He was so wonderfully despicable in it.

Great post. Stephen Root always brings it which makes others bring it. Amazing actor

So damn funny.

Jimmy James. A man so nice, they named him twice.

He was so good on Barry

That man WORKS.

Don't forget this character of his.

He was great in Dodge all too. Get angry hahaha

I will absolutely watch anything he’s in because he always makes it better ❤️

Love him!!!

First thing I saw him in was his first film, Crocodile Dundee 2 in 1988, as the FBI agent following Mick. He's also great in Idiocracy as Judge Hank "The Hangman" BMW.

Outstanding in Barry.

As a judge in Justified, wearing spandex micro-bathing suit under his robes. OMG, so damned funny.

Mr. Sweeney in Norm show: youtu.be/WUVCQFcsp9Y?...

News Radio!

Or… at least HE’S going to be excellent.

I was so sad for his character in True Blood. 😭

He is so quietly wonderful that most people don't even think about his performances. They just lift the entire project without Root even needing to be in the lead. Honestly, this is what great acting looks like.

I always loved News Radio more than I should have, and I cant forgive it for jumpstarting the careers of both Joe Rogan and Andy Dick, but Root was histerical in it. He and Phil Hartman were gold.

There’s an alternate universe where Phil wasn’t murdered and Rogan didn’t go off the rails.

He stole his share of scenes as Judge Michael "Mike the Hammer" Reardon on Justified.

You are so so right. Office Space and Get Out. Creepiest best character acting...ever

makes sense

This is so true. He has a tremendously diverse body of work. Really enjoyed his recent work in Widow’s Bay.

My inspiration surrounded by 'programmers'

🎯We were watching Widows Bay, didn't realize he was in it. He shows up on screen & my husband delightedly says "oh hey that's STEPHEN ROOT. He is awesome." So yup!

I'm never sure what he's going to be, but it's going to be excellent.

He was great in Perry Mason.

I am disappointed in my fellow internet denizens due to how far I had to scroll to see Tripping the Rift

What a weird and memorable show

No Jimmy James picture 🤷‍♂️😂

He's AMAZEBALLS!! So funny, and sincere when playing straight characters.

Truth! He's a damn national treasure.

Can’t find a good one of him on True Blood.

That character was a real person — and largely responsible for the urban legend that Mrs. Harding had her husband killed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_...

He was great too in the animated series, Tripping The Rift.

💯💯💯

He was brilliant in NewsRadio

He is pretty good in O Brother Where art Thou?

Was Jimmy afraid? A thousand times, no!

Jimmy James !!!!

He was brilliant in Barry

He can play such a slime ball😂

You forgot Boardwalk Empire. Great in that.

Agreed

Bill Dauterive. The Billdozer. An amazing voice and randomly a Gator.

Love, love, LOVE Stephen Root.