From Shakespeare to SUCCESSION, Scottish actor Brian Cox has carved out a distinguished, six-decade-plus career on both stage and screen, along the way winning two Olivier Awards, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe. In this edition of the Craft of Acting, Cox sits down with writer Issac Butler ("The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act") to discuss everything from why he made the decision to focus on character parts to why he considers Spencer Tracy’s performance in the classic western noir BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK to be one of the greatest ever. Unpacking his approach to acting, Cox recounts how he created some of his most memorable characters, including the first on-screen iteration of Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann’s chilling MANHUNTER.
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Directed by John Sturges • 1955 • United States
Starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne FrancisAce genre craftsman John Sturges directs Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan in this taut western noir. Tracy is the one-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy, who arrives in the remote desert outpost of Bla...
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In Celebration
Directed by Lindsay Anderson • 1975 • United Kingdom
Starring Brian Cox, Alan Bates, Gabrielle DayeDirector Lindsay Anderson brings his acclaimed stage version of David Storey’s ferocious and poignant drama to the screen, utilizing the same brilliant cast for a riveting cinematic triumph. A cau...
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Manhunter
Directed by Michael Mann • 1986 • United States
Starring William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan AllenMichael Mann’s hypnotic, hyperstylized adaptation of Thomas Harris’s novel “Red Dragon” was the first film to introduce audiences to the infamous Hannibal Lecter. Will Graham (William Petersen) is a...
