Wedding Crasher Tales and Hollywood Secrets with Ron Perlman
In this captivating episode of "Dropping Names," Ron Perlman takes us on a wild ride through Hollywood's golden stories and his bold vision for the future of the film industry. From crashing Linda Hamilton's wedding for tacos to working with legendary figures like Marlon Brando, Ron shares candid…
Two moments from this episode
Three Words On African Queen
Talking about direction that unlocks a performance, Jonathan recalled the note John Huston gave Katharine Hepburn on The African Queen. She was a little lost in the first couple of days, so he sidled up and whispered three words in her ear, and she said the whole role opened up for her at that moment.
“think Eleanor Roosevelt. And she said that the whole role opened up to her at that moment”
Lunch Every Single Day
Ron described how lonely it can be to guest star on a show that already has its own family rhythm, and then talked about Edward James Olmos on Miami Vice. Olmos had lunch with him every day he was on the show and hung out with him off set while they were lighting, and told him why. Ron said it changed how he treated guest actors on every series he was a regular on afterward.
“I know how hard it is when you walk into a family, and my thing is to make you feel like you're part of your family”
Names dropped in this episode
51 names come up in this episode, in the order they are mentioned. Tap a timestamp to jump straight to that moment.
Armin Shimerman
2:38American actor who played Quark the Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise, appearing as the character in… Wikipedia ↗
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Patrick Stewart
4:09Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation Wikipedia ↗
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Elizabeth Taylor
8:09British and American actress Wikipedia ↗
Richard Burton
8:17Welsh actor Wikipedia ↗
Judy Garland
8:29American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades Wikipedia ↗
Rae Dawn Chong
12:48Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
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Tony Curtis
13:22American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the… Wikipedia ↗
Joe Franklin
13:36Joe Franklin , born Joseph Fortgang, was an American radio and television host personality, author and… Wikipedia ↗
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Meryl Streep
14:18Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress Wikipedia ↗
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Timothee Chalamet
14:30Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor Wikipedia ↗
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Billy Wilder
14:50Austrian and American film director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
Jack Lemmon
14:50American actor Wikipedia ↗
Walter Matthau
15:07American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters Wikipedia ↗
Elaine Stritch
15:24American actress, singer, and comedian, known for her work on Broadway and later, television Wikipedia ↗
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Donald O'Connor
15:24American dancer, singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
Gloria DeHaven
15:29American actress and singer who was a contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wikipedia ↗
John Payne
15:42American film actor who is mainly remembered from film noir crime stories and 20th Century Fox musical… Wikipedia ↗
Olivia Colman
20:08Sarah Caroline Sinclair , known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress noted for her… Wikipedia ↗
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Stellan Skarsgård
23:28Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor Wikipedia ↗
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Kathryn Harrold
25:40American former actress, best known for her leading roles in films The Hunter , Modern Romance , The… Wikipedia ↗
Lawrence O'Donnell
25:57American television anchor, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, and host of The Last… Wikipedia ↗
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Marlon Brando
26:16American actor Wikipedia ↗
David Thewlis
26:43David Wheeler , better known as David Thewlis , is an English actor and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
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Fairuza Balk
26:47American actress, musician, and visual artist Wikipedia ↗
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Montgomery Clift
27:41American actor Wikipedia ↗
H.G. Wells
28:14English writer, prolific in many genres Wikipedia ↗
Dean Martin
31:58American singer, actor, comedian and television host Wikipedia ↗
Edmund Goulding
32:05British screenwriter and film director Wikipedia ↗
John Huston
38:12American and Irish filmmaker and actor Wikipedia ↗
Katharine Hepburn
38:12American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades Wikipedia ↗
Guillermo del Toro
39:44Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
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Bob Iger
45:16American media executive who was the chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company twice, from… Wikipedia ↗
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David O. Russell
49:00American film director, screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
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Paul Thomas Anderson
49:00Paul Thomas Anderson , also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
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