10 Awesome Actors Who Automatically Improve Any Movie By Their Presence

3. A Sprinkling Of Wit - Jeff Goldblum

The third entry on our list has made a career of showing up in bit parts to give a film a much needed shot in the arm: the always welcome Jeff Goldblum. This wry, incorrigible joker has cultivated a screen presence that's hard to put into words and a way of delivering lines that can only be described as "Goldblumian".

Relying on irony and deadpanned witticisms coupled with a sense of playful mirth to charm viewers, Goldblum doesn't usually lose himself in a role and audiences don't want him to; Goldblum is a persona actor in the best sense of the term. Goldblum pops up in every kind of movie, invariably getting a laugh. One of his first memorable bit parts occurs in the 1979 Best Picture-winning film Annie Hall where a then unknown Goldblum plays an L.A. phonie who can't remember his personal mantra.

Goldblum has what it takes to play the lead in a major film, starring in The Fly, Independence Day and The Lost World: Jurassic Park but in recent years Goldblum has become the go-to actor for hilarious walk-ons and guest spots. Bit parts in television shows like Portlandia and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! keep Goldblum in the public eye while recent turns in films like Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel remind us why Goldblum has become such a pop culture fixture.