The work of actors who managed to play robots in films can really be admired. During the filming, they had to wear heavy suits, perform actions unusual for people and encounter many other difficulties.
But films about robots that the viewer has managed to see today speak about the skill of the actors and their successful overcoming of all difficulties during the filming process.
In our article, you can learn about 10 actors who managed to masterfully play robots.
List
- 10. Lock Martin - Gort, “The Day the Earth Stopped” | 1951
- 9. Anthony Daniels - C-3PO, Star Wars | 1977- ...
- 8. Kenny Baker - R2-D2, Star Wars | 1977- ...
- 7. Ian Hill - Ash, “Alien” | 1979
- 6. Haley Joel Osment - David, Artificial Intelligence | 2001
- 5. Robin Williams - NDR-114, Andrew, "Bicentennial Man" | 1999
- 4. Rutger Hauer - Roy Betty, Blade Runner | 1982
- 3. Brent Spiner - Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1987-1994
- 2. Peter Weller - Robocop, Robocop | 1987
- 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger - T-800, The Terminator | 1984
10. Lock Martin - Gort, “The Day the Earth Stopped” | 1951
The director of the film, which has become one of the most significant in film science fiction, was Robert Wise.
The key figure in the film was a robot named Gort. It has gigantic dimensions and a humanoid appearance, destroys military equipment at the landing site of its spaceship, but does not kill people.
It was rather difficult to choose an actor for the role of a robot, since the costume was designed for a very tall person. People who conducted the casting recalled that in one of the Chinese theaters they saw the highest doorman.
Lock Martin, who was entrusted with playing the robot in the famous movie, had a height of 2.31 meters.
9. Anthony Daniels - C-3PO, Star Wars | 1977- ...
The British actor played the S-3RO robot in all films of the Star Wars movie series. His film character was created by Anakin Skywalker to assist in etiquette, customs, and translation.
The actor himself in an interview said that the costume of his hero is quite heavy and bulky, it’s not easy to get into it. Every day he has to go to the gym so as not to get fat, stay slim and strong, otherwise the robot suit may not fit.
8. Kenny Baker - R2-D2, Star Wars | 1977- ...
R2-D2 in Star Wars is an astromech droid, a colleague of S-3PO. Also appeared in all eight films.
The robot performs the function of a spaceship mechanic, is a specialist in interaction with computer technology.
The actor Kenny Baker had a chance to play the character in the movie, his height was 112 centimeters. In one of the interviews, the actor admitted that the role of the robot did not seem particularly difficult for him, he did not control it, it was not difficult for him to put on and take off the costume, unlike the actor who played his colleague S-3PO.
7. Ian Hill - Ash, “Alien” | 1979
Ian Holm played the role of Android Ash in a science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott.
The robot served as a researcher in a spaceship. At the beginning of the film, Ash is presented as a calm and logical character, acting in accordance with the rules. But then he begins to break them.
Of interest to the audience is the scene of the destruction of the robot, here the actor had to try, because during this shooting it was not the animatronic that was used, but his own head, which Ian stuck in the hole in the table, in each take the director poured milk into the actor’s mouth that started to leak, it cost speak to him.
6. Haley Joel Osment - David, Artificial Intelligence | 2001
In the science fiction film by Steven Spielberg, the actor got the role of David. The boy was a robot programmed to love his human owners. Android child is placed in a family.
In an interview with Hailey, Joel Osment said that to realize the image of the robot David was not an easy task, the boy, originally created by the android, gradually acquired more and more human features.
5. Robin Williams - NDR-114, Andrew, "Bicentennial Man" | 1999
The film was shot by director Chris Columbus, the role of android Andrew was played by Robin Williams.
The plot of the film takes place during the most powerful technological process, in which people start their own houses, not cats and dogs, but robots.
Andrew is also acquired in one of the families. He has a good relationship with all members of the family. The android’s life story has been shown for 200 years, during which time it gradually becomes more humane, both outside and inside.
Like many other roles, Robin Williams managed to embody the role of the robot brilliantly, he made the film natural and not boring.
4. Rutger Hauer - Roy Betty, Blade Runner | 1982
The film was shot by director Ridley Scott. The plot was based on the story of a policeman whose activity was to search for and destroy replicant robots created to perform heavy and dangerous work.
The role of the leader of the replicants, smart but cruel, went to actor Rutger Hauer, the director chose him, not meeting him personally, but seeing him in work on other projects.
It was he who seemed to him the real embodiment of the superman. The actor himself in an interview more than once said that he considers this role one of the most significant in his career, she helped change his mindset.
3. Brent Spiner - Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1987-1994
The role of android-lieutenant Data has become one of the most famous for actor Brent Spiter.
The film robot was created in the 2330s, died in 2379, saving the lives of its crew during one of the battles. The android was made from various types of metal, weighed about 100 kg, had a breathing apparatus.
In magazines, they wrote more than once that Brent did not immediately get this role, at first the director of Star Trek wanted to give it to another actor, but later changed his mind and Spiner embodied the image of Data.
2. Peter Weller - Robocop, Robocop | 1987
The actor played a robot in two parts of the film "Robot-policeman", the third script did not suit him, despite the fact that the films were very popular.
The story of the world of the future and a police robot - robocop - went into the plot of the film. Externally, the robot resembles one of the heroes of the Marvel comics.
1. Arnold Schwarzenegger - T-800, The Terminator | 1984
Arnold Schwarzenegger has repeatedly said in an interview that it was rather difficult to embody the image of the T-800 in the series of films about the Terminator.
It was a car, and cars or robots are very different from humans. He needed to talk, shoot and perform other actions like a machine.
With the development of the plot of the film, the robot changed, acquired human qualities, the actor had to take into account this fact.