As Good as It Gets - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "As Good as It Gets"
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Timing:
2:19 (139 min)
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Actors and characters
Bibi Osterwald
Character Neighbor Woman
Bernadette Balagtas
Character Caterer
Laurie Kilpatrick
Character Partygoer
Alice Vaughn
Character Partygoer
Kristi Zea
Character Mother at Table
Patricia Childress
Character Cafe 24 Waitress
Stan Bly
Character Cafe 24 Customer
Justin Herwick
Character Street Hustler
John F. O'Donohue
Character Detective Ray
David A. Kipper
Character Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still
Character Nurse Receptionist
Chloe Brooks
Character Child at Cafe 24
Cooper Brooks
Character Child at Cafe 24
Sharon L. Alexander
Character Female Passerby
Holly Denys
Character Female Passerby
Alison Rose
Character Psychiatric Patient
Kaitlin Hopkins
Character Woman in Lobby
Paul Greenberg
Character Bar Waiter
Kirk Ringberg
Character Food Waiter
Dave Hawthorne
Character Bartender
Dunya Djordjevic
Character Art Dealer (uncredited)
Alex Ballar
Character Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Jason Thomas Campbell
Character Valet (uncredited)
Amy Anzel
Character Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Eliza Harris
Character Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie L. Fauria
Character NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
Laura Mayes Byrnes
Character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Oriana Nicole Tavoularis
Character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Roger Ferreira
Character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bronwyn Cornelius
Character Bartender (uncredited)
Ava Lee Scott
Character New Yorker
What's left behind the scenes
- The role of Melvin Udall was initially offered to John Travolta, and the role of Carol Connelly to Holly Hunter.
- To film the scene where the dog mimics Nicholson's character stepping over cracks in the sidewalk, various obstacles were placed for the dog to lift its paws, and these were later removed in post-production using computer graphics.
- The dog named Verdell was played by six Brussels Griffon dogs.
- At the 70th Academy Awards ceremony in 1998, after the winner for Best Actor was announced, Jack Nicholson, as he went on stage, mimicked stepping between slabs, imitating his character. The actor dedicated his third Oscar to his co-star from 'A Few Good Men,' J.T. Walsh, who died on February 27, 1998.
- Shirley Knight, who played Beverly Connelly in the film, offered her role to the famous actress and animal rights activist Betty White, but she declined upon learning that the dog would be mistreated during filming.
- At the 70th Academy Awards ceremony in 1998, after the winner for “Best Actor” was announced, Jack Nicholson, as he walked onto the stage, mimicked stepping between paving stones, imitating his character. The actor dedicated his third Oscar to his co-star in “A Few Good Men,” J.T. Walsh, who had died on February 27, 1998.
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