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Deathly Angel wrote:Arnold Shwartzenegger would be brilliant!
Guardsman: But we'll never make it sir, they'll shoot us all to bits!

Arnold: Talk to da hand... *blam*

*Guardsman in crater cowering, Arnie 'da man' Schwarzanegger holds out a hand to the man and speaks* Come wid me if you vant to live!
*Guardsman plucks up courage to speak* But sir, they're Genestealers charging them will need more than faith and muscles that look like you're smuggling watermelons!
*Arnie* If it bleeds we can kill it!

Both if they tagteam me.

Clint Eastwood.


Seriously, watch Gran Torino. Don't tell me he wouldn't make *the* perfect commissar. Communicating halfway through sneers and growls, threatening to shoot people and get off his damn lawn, extreme xenophobia, what's not to like about him as a Commissar? Edward James Olmos could be a good one too.

For a more "high fantasy" type Space Opera Commissar, Keith Urban wouldn't be a bad pick.

That said, I also think Morgan Freeman would make a good Commissar, in the "*almost* infinite patience but comes-down-like-a-ton-of-bricks-when-enough-is-enough" way. The sagely old man giving advice and patiently overseeing events until he can stand aside no longer sort of Commissar who then ruthlessly ends an incompetent officer and makes **** happen. Patrick Stewart would also make a good one in this role, but as a more energetic "at the front, lead them with verse" type.

Most other actors I see being mentioned would make better IG command officers.

DakkaDakka wrote:

R. Lee Ermey. I rest my case.

N'Ferno wrote:R. Lee Ermey. I rest my case.

Nah, he'd be way better as what he actually is, the gruff non-com leading basic troopers and screaming at them to get off their arses.

Actually, after seeing AustonT's pic I think Daniel Craig would make a good commissar. He'de be relatively new, cold, removed from the men and unflinching in dishing out punishment for any minor mistake.. I think Clint Eastwood would be the dogged, "take-no-gak-get-things-done-kill-people-along-the-way" type.

As soon as I read the title of the thread I thought Daniel Craig. Dude's ice cold.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Actually, after seeing AustonT's pic I think Daniel Craig would make a good commissar. He'de be relatively new, cold, removed from the men and unflinching in dishing out punishment for any minor mistake.. I think Clint Eastwood would be the dogged, "take-no-gak-get-things-done-kill-people-along-the-way" type.

It's actually a picture of Putin when he was a Commisar. But now that you mention it Daniel Craig would totally work.
I always think of politicians as the ultimate actors in lifetime roles with reoccuring appearances.

Ralph Fiennes, but he'd be great playing something more evil.
Same with Christopher Lee.

I like Liam Neeson, Samuel L. Jackson, and oddly enough Steve Buscemi. I think he could make a pretty funny Cain-type commisar.

That crazy Fed 'Nelson' from Boardwalk Empire. Sorry I don't know the guys real name. Scary fella

Mr T. or Samuel L. Jackson imho

labmouse42 wrote:

Was about to suggest that.

"So... I heard you are... a heretic... that is so... WEIRD."

timetowaste85 wrote:Samuel L. Jackson. Man would have NO problem with executing a pansy-ass deserter. Ladies and Gentlemen (but mostly nerds), I believe I have found us a winner. And you all KNOW he'd be perfect.

Don´t know if anyone already did this but... "I´ve had it with these motherf*cking tyranids on this motherf*cking planet"
I approve of Commissar Samuel L. Jackson! His Boltpistol could be called the bad motherf*cker

R. Lee Ermey

AKA "The Gunny"

/will twist your head off and...

I've always thought Ralph Fiennes would make a great commissar.

Clint eastwood. Jesse Eisenberg would make a great cowering guardsman turned unlikely hero

Simon Pegg lol

Failing that . . . Matt Ward. Here comes the Dakka hate.

^ p.s That was a joke ^

That guy off the program 'The Walking Dead', the one that beats up everybody for stepping out of line. You know the guy I'm talking about. I put this face because it looked cool.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Actually, after seeing AustonT's pic I think Daniel Craig would make a good commissar. He'de be relatively new, cold, removed from the men and unflinching in dishing out punishment for any minor mistake.. I think Clint Eastwood would be the dogged, "take-no-gak-get-things-done-kill-people-along-the-way" type.

Clint for Yarrick, Craig for Gaunt. Eastwood is just the prime Yarrick, I must say. Craig could be the young Gaunt just thrown together with this regiment of ice cold killers who almost resent him because he's not part of their people, but he's cold right back at them. Those were the first two I thought of after seeing Cowboys and Aliens (feel free to slap me) was the roles for both Craig and Harrison Ford were just done so well for this style.

AustonT wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Actually, after seeing AustonT's pic I think Daniel Craig would make a good commissar. He'de be relatively new, cold, removed from the men and unflinching in dishing out punishment for any minor mistake.. I think Clint Eastwood would be the dogged, "take-no-gak-get-things-done-kill-people-along-the-way" type.

It's actually a picture of Putin when he was a Commisar. But now that you mention it Daniel Craig would totally work.
I always think of politicians as the ultimate actors in lifetime roles with reoccuring appearances.

Yeah, I saw that it was Putin, I just imagined that's what Craig would look like in a couple of years. Ice cold, baby.

Yipyioh wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Actually, after seeing AustonT's pic I think Daniel Craig would make a good commissar. He'de be relatively new, cold, removed from the men and unflinching in dishing out punishment for any minor mistake.. I think Clint Eastwood would be the dogged, "take-no-gak-get-things-done-kill-people-along-the-way" type.

Clint for Yarrick, Craig for Gaunt. Eastwood is just the prime Yarrick, I must say. Craig could be the young Gaunt just thrown together with this regiment of ice cold killers who almost resent him because he's not part of their people, but he's cold right back at them. Those were the first two I thought of after seeing Cowboys and Aliens (feel free to slap me) was the roles for both Craig and Harrison Ford were just done so well for this style.

I don't know if he would make a great Gaunt, Gaunt becomes very adverse to shooting his own men for anything.

Clint Eastwood, all other answers are heresy.

Actually Sean Bean, Christian Bale, or Taye Diggs would make a good commisar.

This PiC says it all (Sean Bean left, Christian Bale Right)

What about Nathan Fillion for a role? Im thinging Sergeant or something. i.e: Firefly.

Ice T and Richard Belzer. You need some-one that looks like they don't care what is coming.

Please no Sam Jackson, he's just annoying these days. Yes, old man, we can hear you screaming, now go back to your room.


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AustonT wrote:
It's actually a picture of Putin when he was a Commisar.

Putin was never a Commissar, I don't know where you're getting that from.

Fuzzy hat != commissar.

Brother Azul wrote:What about Nathan Fillion for a role? Im thinging Sergeant or something. i.e: Firefly.

As much as I love Nathan Fillion (and that's a lot), I don't think he would make a very good commisar.

It may be kinda surprising to some, but I think that Jon Hamm, of Mad Men would actually make a great commissar. Especially that overly cruel Lord-Commissar type:




Or, Bruce Willis.. I mean, if John McClain wasn't enough of a resume, what about Dallas Corbin?


I would also suggest Rutger Hauer (i know he's gone, but still) as the crazy, can't be killed by a commissar because he NEVER goes backwards type guardsman.

guy who plays tigh in battlestar, he could just play the same role and still be a Commissar lol