5. Tommy Lee Jones As Samuel Gerard In The Fugitive And U.S. Marshals
Tommy Lee Jones has an air of authority that has seen him actually command real criminals to drop their weapons and they did. Although that is unconfirmed and we've been told off before for telling porkies. Still, the man has a real gravitas about him which made him perfect for his role in Harrison Ford's epic cop chase movie The Fugitive, where Jones played Samuel Gerard - U.S. Marshals super tracker. Except, that isn't the only movie super sleuth Samuel Gerard has flexed his considerable tracking skills in, and only sometimes accompanied by the dour faced Tommy Lee Jones. The character has also appeared in Warner Brothers' Tiny Toons Spring Break in 1994 played by Maurice LaMarche and has been lampooned in Robot Chicken played by none other than Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green. But between the in-character homages, Tommy Lee Jones actually did reprise the role in a very similar movie indeed. 1998's U.S. Marshals saw Tommy Lee Jones bring his old blue coat out of storage and back onto the silver screen for one last ride into tracking fame, this time hot on the heels of Wesley Snipes and supported by Robert Downey Jr.. Although the line is blurred whether this is an actual sequel or a remake or somewhere in between, the distinction is clear enough that Tommy has earned his place right here.
