History Creator / BryanCranston

* ''Film/{{Argylle}}'' (2024)

He's most famous for his UsefulNotes/EmmyAward-winning role as the morally gray, cancer-stricken chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]] in ''Series/BreakingBad'',[[note]] Four for Lead Drama Actor to be exact, making him one of only two to win that many times in the category. [[/note]] and for his earlier role as hapless suburban husband and father Hal in ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''. During his youth, Cranston started acting in theaters such as the Granada Theater, though he stopped for a bit until the late '80s since his show business parents weren't too keen on Cranston being in the acting business.

->''"Thank God I hadn't seen a billion episodes of ''Series/BreakingBad'' like everyone else, otherwise I would have been too intimidated to walk to work on [[Film/Godzilla2014 Godzilla]] with Bryan. I had seen him in a few, but the real reason I wanted Bryan was because of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' - and an episode of ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' from 1986."''

->''"Thank God I hadn't seen a billion episodes of ''Series/BreakingBad'' like everyone else, otherwise I would have been too intimidated to walk to work on ''[[Film/Godzilla2014 Godzilla]]'' with Bryan. I had seen him in a few, but the real reason I wanted Bryan was because of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' - and an episode of ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' from 1986."''

->''"Thank God I hadn't seen a billion episodes of ''Series/BreakingBad'' like everyone else, otherwise I would have been too intimidated to walk to work [on ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''] with Bryan. I had seen him in a few, but the real reason I wanted Bryan was because of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' - and an episode of ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' from 1986."''

** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' (2 episodes)

!!Filmography

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He is most famous for his Emmy-winning role as morally gray, cancer-stricken chemistry teacher-turned-meth kingpin [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]] in ''Series/BreakingBad'' [[note]]Four for Lead Drama Actor to be exact, making him one of only two to win that many times in the category[[/note]] and earlier as hapless suburban husband and father Hal in ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''. During his youth, he started acting in theaters such as the Granada Theater, though he stopped for a bit until the late 80's since his show business parents weren't too keen on Cranston being in the acting business.

!!Film Roles
* 1998 -- ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' as War Department Colonel
* 2000 -- ''The Big Thing'' as Roberto Montalban
* 2000 -- ''Film/TerrorTract'' as Ron Gatley
* 2001 -- ''Film/TwasTheNight'' as Nick Wrigley
* 2003 -- ''National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion'' as Woodrow Snider
* 2004 -- ''Seeing Other People'' as Peter
* 2004 -- ''Illusion'' as David
* 2006 -- ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'' as Stan Grossman
* 2011 -- ''Literature/TheLincolnLawyer'' as Detective Lankford
* 2011 -- ''Film/Drive2011'' as Shannon
* 2011 -- ''Detachment'' as Richard Dearden
* 2011 -- ''Film/LarryCrowne'' as Dean Tainot
* 2011 -- ''Film/{{Contagion|2011}}'' as Haggerty
* 2012 -- ''Film/RedTails'' as Major William Mortamus
* 2012 -- ''Film/JohnCarter'' as Colonel Powell
* 2012 -- ''Film/RockOfAges'' as Mayor Mike Whitmore
* 2012 -- ''Film/TotalRecall2012'' as Vilos Cohaagen
* 2012 -- ''Film/{{Argo}}'' as Jack O'Donnell
* 2013 -- ''Film/ColdComesTheNight'' as Topo
* 2014 -- ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' as Joe Brody
* 2015 -- ''Film/{{Trumbo}}'' as Dalton Trumbo
* 2016 -- ''Theatre/AllTheWay'' as UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson
* 2016 -- ''Film/InDubiousBattle'' as Sheriff
* 2016 -- ''Film/TheInfiltrator'' as Robert Mazur / Bob Musella
* 2016 -- ''Film/WhyHim'' as Ned Fleming
* 2017 -- ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'' AsHimself
* 2017 -- ''Film/PowerRangers2017'' as Zordon
* 2017 -- ''Film/LastFlagFlying'' as Salvatore "Sal" Nealon
* 2017 -- ''Wakefield'' as Howard Wakefield
* 2019 -- ''[[Film/ElCamino El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]
* 2022 -- ''Jerry and Marge Go Large'' as Jerry
* 2023 -- ''Film/AsteroidCity''

!!Television Roles
* He did indeed guest star in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''.
* 1986, 1990 and 1996 -- ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' as Brian East (ep. "Menace, Anyone?"), Jerry Wilber (ep. "Good-Bye Charlie") and Parker Foreman (ep. "Something Foul in Flappieville")
* 1988 -- ''Raising Miranda'' as Uncle Russell
* 1994-1997 -- ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' as Dr. Tim Whatley
* 1997 -- ''Series/BabylonFive'' as Ranger Ericsson.
* 1998 -- ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E02Drive Drive]]" as Patrick Crump
* 1999-2001 -- ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' as Tim Saksky
* 2000–2006 -- ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' as Hal
* 2006-2013 -- ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Hammond Druthers
* 2007 -- ''Fallen'' as Lucifer / The Light Bringer
* 2008-2013 -- ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]
** He reprised this role in the aforementioned ''Film/ElCamino'', as well as in two episodes of ''Series/BetterCallSaul''.
* 2015 -- ''Series/SneakyPete'' as Vince
* 2020 -- ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' as Count Rugen
* 2020-2023 -- ''Series/YourHonor'' as Judge Michael Desiato
* 2023 -- ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' as [[AdamWesting Himself]]

!!Voice Acting Roles
* 1982 -- ''Animation/PlanetatanaSakrovishtata'' / The Treasure Planet as Philip
* 1987 -- ''Anime/RoyalSpaceForceTheWingsOfHonneamise'' as Marty Tohn
* 1989 -- ''Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari'' as Theodore 'Laurie' Lawrence
* 1993 -- ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' as Snizzard and Twin Man. The original Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston, was named for him.
* 1993 -- ''Anime/{{Moldiver}}'' as Launch Control
* 1994 -- ''Anime/MacrossPlus'' as Isamu Alva Dyson
* 1994 -- ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'' as Fei Long
* 1994 -- ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' as Sgt. Miles O'Rourke
* 1996 -- ''Anime/EagleRiders'' as Joe Thax
* 1997 -- ''Anime/ArmitageIII'' (the OVA and ''Poly-Matrix'') as Eddie Barrows
* 2003-2006 -- ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' as Mr. Jameson
* 2011 -- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanYearOne'' as James Gordon
* 2012 -- ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' as Tony Drake
* 2012 -- ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'' as Vitaly
* 2015 -- ''WesternAnimation/SuperMansion'' as Titanium Rex
* 2016 -- ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' as Li Shan
* 2017 -- ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' as Ra's al Ghul (Trailer only)
* 2018 -- ''WesternAnimation/IsleOfDogs'' as Chief
* 2020 -- ''Series/TheStand2020'' as the U.S. President (uncredited)

* 2006–2013 -- ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Hammond Druthers

* 2020 -- ''Series/YourHonor'' as Judge Michael Desiato

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor most famous for his Emmy-winning role as morally gray, cancer-stricken chemistry teacher-turned-meth kingpin [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]] in ''Series/BreakingBad'' [[note]]Four for Lead Drama Actor to be exact, making him one of only two to win that many times in the category[[/note]] and earlier as hapless suburban husband and father Hal in ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''. During his youth, he started acting in theaters such as the Granada Theater, though he stopped for a bit until the late 80's since his show business parents weren't too keen on Cranston being in the acting business.

* GameOfNerds: Is an avid collector of baseball memorabilia and a noted fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

* NiceGuy: By all accounts, he is described as an incredibly friendly guy and almost fatherly figure in RealLife. Expect most anecdotes to add that he is ''nothing'' like how Walter White [[VillainProtagonist turned out to be]].

* PlayingWithCharacterType: ''Series/BreakingBad'' is essentially taking Cranston’s previously most famous work, BumblingDad Hal, and twisting it completely on its head.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Cranston met his wife, Robin Dearden, when they guest-starred together in Series/{{Airwolf}}.

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* BadassBaritone: His voice is deep, smooth, and can pack a lot of authority.

* 2019 -- ''[[Film/ElCamino El Camino: A Breaking Bad Story]]'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]

* 2016 -- ''Theatre/AllTheWay'' (HBO movie) as UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson

* 2017 -- ''Film/{{Wakefield}}'' as Howard Wakefield
* 2022 -- ''Film/JerryAndMargeGoLarge'' as Jerry

* 2001 -- ''Film/TwasTheNight'' as Nick Wrigley

* 2007 -- ''Series/{{Fallen}}'' as Lucifer / The Light Bringer

** He reprised this role in ''[[Film/ElCamino El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]'', as well as in two episodes of ''Series/BetterCallSaul''.

* 1982 -- ''Animation/PlanetatanaSakrovishtata'' as Philip