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Originally Posted by Handyman Joe  You must admit there's more than a passing physical resemblance - it was this i was thinking of more than overall career trajectory/ability, although the loser in Night and the City would have been a perfect role for SB IMO. Re their respective careers it's worth bearing in mind that, in the old days, less than conventionally handsome guys often got to be leading men and heroes, opportunities would have been greater for actors like Buscemi and their careers would have been very different. |
Buscemi never played the tough action roles Widmark did throughout his career. As for their similar appearance i see no resemblance whatsoever. Had you meant Peter Lorre and Buscemi then i would have agreed as they looked alike and played very similar roles.