History Creator / BryanCranston

Cranston has also done work as a voice actor, providing voices in English dubs for Japanese anime such as ''Anime/MacrossPlus'' and ''Armitage III'' (sometimes going under the pseudonym "Lee Stone"), though he isn't exactly a big name in the anime industry and he considers his early dubbing work an OldShame. His more recent involvements with voice acting were in the animated movie adaptation of ''Batman: Year One'' and ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''. He also won a Tony award for his debut Broadway performance as President UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson in ''Theatre/AllTheWay'', and he reprised the role in an Creator/{{HBO}} movie based on the play.

* CelebrityResemblance: With his full head of hair, no goatee and wide smile, he is this to Darren [=McGavin=] of ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker'', especially with their penchant to capture both humor and seriousness in their acting performances.

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Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor most famous for his Emmy-winning role as 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 as Hal Wilkerson 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.

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor most famous for his Emmy-winning role as 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 as Hal Wilkerson 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.

** [[spoiler: He reprised this role in ''[[Film/ElCamino El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]''.]]

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor most famous for his Emmy-winning roll as 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 as Hal Wilkerson 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.

** [[spoiler: He reprised this role in [[Film/ElCamino El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]].]]

* 2011 -- ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'' as Detective Lankford

Cranston has also done work as a voice actor, providing voices in English dubs for Japanese anime such as ''Anime/MacrossPlus'' and ''Armitage III'' (sometimes going under the pseudonym "Lee Stone"), though he isn't exactly a big name in the anime industry. His more recent involvements with voice acting were in the animated movie adaptation of ''Batman: Year One'' and ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''. He also won a Tony award for his debut Broadway performance as President UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson in ''Theatre/AllTheWay'', and he reprised the role in an Creator/{{HBO}} movie based on the play.

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor most famous for his Emmy-winning roll as 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 as 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.

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor most famous for his roles as Hal in ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' and his Emmy-winning performance as 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]]. 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.

* 1993 -- ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' as Snizzard and Twin Man. The original Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston, was named for him.

-->--'''Creator/GarethEdwards'''

* He did indeed guest star in ''{{Airwolf}}''.

!!Tropes
* BadassBaritone: His voice is deep, smooth, and can pack a lot of authority.
* BaldOfAwesome: When he was doing ''Series/BreakingBad''.

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* 2015 -- ''Film/{{Wakefield}}'' as Howard Wakefield

* 2015 -- ''Sneaky Pete'' as Vince

* 1998 - ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' as War Department Colonel
* 2000 - ''The Big Thing'' as Roberto Montalban
* 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 - ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'' as Detective Lankford
* 2011 - ''Film/{{Drive}}'' as Shannon
* 2011 - ''Detachment'' as Richard Dearden
* 2011 - ''Film/LarryCrowne'' as Dean Tainot
* 2011 - ''Film/{{Contagion}}'' 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'' (HBO movie) as UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson
* 2016 - ''Film/TheInfiltrator'' as Robert Mazur / Bob Musella
* 2016 - ''Film/WhyHim'' as Ned Fleming
* 2017 - ''Film/PowerRangers2017'' as Zordon.

* 1994–1997 - ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' as Dr. Tim Whatley
* 1998 - ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS06E02Drive Drive]]" as Patrick Crump
* 1999–2001 - ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' as Tim Saksky
* 2000–2006 - ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' as Hal Wilkerson
* 2006–2013 - ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Hammond Druthers
* 2007 - ''Series/{{Fallen}}'' as Lucifer / The Light Bringer
* 2008–2013 - ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]]
* 2015 - ''Sneaky Pete'' as Vince

* 1987 - ''Anime/RoyalSpaceForceTheWingsOfHonneamise'' as Marty Tohn
* 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
* 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