Entertainment TV & Film Notable Horror Character Actors Hey...Don't I Know You? Print TV & Film Movies Horror Movies Best Movie Lists Comedies Science Fiction Movies War Movies Classic Movies Movies For Kids Movie Awards Animated Films TV Shows By Mark H. Harris Mark H. Harris Mark H. Harris has written about cinema and horror films since 2003. His work has appeared on PopMatters.com, Vulture.com, and Ugly Planet, among other online publications. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 01/13/20 Character actors and actresses are the backbone of horror movies. They're rarely the heroes or even the celebrated villains, but without them, horror movies wouldn't be the same. After all, who would die? Here are some of the familiar faces you might remember from your favorite fright flicks. Michael Berryman Photo: Michael Buckner / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985)The Devil's RejectsDeadly BlessingPenny DreadfulEd Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield Christa Campbell Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Day of the Dead (2008)The Wicker Man (2006)2001 ManiacsMansquitoKraken: Tentacles of the DeepRevamped Veronica Cartwright Photo: Vince Bucci / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: AlienThe BirdsInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)The Witches of EastwickThe InvasionQuicksilver HighwayNightmaresCandyman II: Farewell to the Flesh Keith David Photo: Bryan Bedder / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The ThingPitch BlackThey LiveThe Puppet MastersAgainst the Dark Andrew Divoff © Live Entertainment Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: WishmasterWishmaster 2: Evil Never DiesGraveyard Shift (1990)Faust: Love of the DamnedThe RageNeon ManiacsXtro 3: Watch the Skies Brad Dourif Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Child's PlayHalloween (2007)Alien: ResurrectionUrban LegendThe Exorcist IIIPulse (2006)Graveyard Shift (1990)Eyes of Laura MarsDeath MachineNightwatch (1997)Critters 4Body PartsThe Hazing Billy Drago Photo: Michael Buckner / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The Hills Have Eyes (2006)VampTremors 4: The Legend BeginsDemon HunterSeven MummiesCopperheadThe Dead OneRevamped Charles S. Dutton Photo: Vince Bucci / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Alien 3MimicSecret WindowGothikaCat's EyeEye See You Frankie Faison Photo: Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The Silence of the LambsRed DragonHannibalManhunterC.H.U.D. Cat People (1982)Maximum OverdriveThe LangoliersHighwaymen Phil Fondacaro Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Land of the DeadTrollBordello of BloodGhoulies IIEvil BongBlood DollsHard Rock Zombies Clint Howard Photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: House of the DeadHalloween (2007)TicksBig Bad WolfThe WraithIce Cream ManLeprechaun 2CarnosaurThe Dentist 2Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 Udo Kier Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: SuspiriaBladeMother of TearsEnd of DaysBloodRayneHalloween (2007)FeardotComShadow of the VampireDracula 3000Modern VampiresAndy Warhol's FrankensteinAndy Warhol's Dracula Geoffrey Lewis Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Salem's Lot (1979)Night of the CometWicked Little ThingsThe Devil's RejectsThe Lawnmower ManTrilogy of Terror IIFingerprintsVoodoo MoonMoon of the Wolf Dick Miller Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Gremlins Demon KnightA Bucket of Blood (1959)Night of the CreepsThe HowlingGremlins 2: The New BatchPiranhaIt Conquered the WorldTwilight Zone: The MovieChopping MallDead HeatRoute 666 Zakes Mokae Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The Serpent and the RainbowVampire in BrooklynBody PartsDust DevilThe Island (1980) Bill Moseley Photo: Vince Bucci / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: House of 1000 CorpsesThe Devil's RejectsThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Repo! The Genetic OperaHalloween (2007)House (2008)Night of the Living Dead (1990)Thr3eThe Alphabet KillerEvil Bong Robert Picardo Photo: David Livingston / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The HowlingGremlins 2: The New BatchDead Heat976-EVILJack's BackMunchiesA.I. AssaultBates Motel Pete Postlethwaite Photo: Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: Alien 3The Omen (2006)Dark Water (2005)Ghost SonSplit Second Jurgen Prochnow Photo: Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: In the Mouth of MadnessHouse of the DeadPrimevalThe Seventh SignThe KeepRipper: Letter from HellHouse of BloodDNADark AsylumThe Last Stop John Rhys-Davies Photo: Stephen Shugerman / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: WaxworkAnaconda IIIAnaconda IV: Trail of BloodThe FerrymanSabretoothChupacabra Terror Zelda Rubenstein Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: PoltergeistPoltergeist II: The Other SidePoltergeist IIIBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonLittle WitchesWishcraftAnguish John Saxon Photo: Stephen Shugerman / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: A Nightmare on Elm StreetBlack Christmas (1974)From Dusk Till DawnTenebreA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsWes Craven's New NightmareCannibal ApocalypseThe Girl Who Knew Too MuchBlood BeachTrapped Ashes Danny Trejo Photo: Michael Buckner / Getty Images Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: From Dusk Till DawnHalloween (2007)Planet TerrorAnacondaThe Devil's RejectsFrom Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood MoneyFrom Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterSnoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorAll Souls Day: Dia de los MuertosSeven MummiesFurnaceSlayer David Warner Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The Omen (1976)WaxworkIn the Mouth of MadnessThe Company of WolvesFrom Beyond the GraveScream 2Body BagsNecronomiconMy Best Friend Is a VampireIce Cream ManNightwing