There are some actors out there who for one reason or another just either don’t get the credit they deserve, or don’t get a chance to show off their stuff. Michael Biehn sorta falls into both of those categories.
The man was fantastic as Kyle Reese in The Terminator. A performance that for some reason was lost in all the Arnold hopla of the era. That’s a damn shame, because in my eyes, as perfect as Arnold was for that role, Biehn carried that movie all the way. He was just fantastic in it.
Fast forward to Aliens, and once again Biehn is relegated to something of a supporting role, and yet still totally owned the screen when he was in a shot. He seems to carry a real quiet power about him that I’ve always respected, and it came across in The Abyss, The Rock and especially in Tombstone when he played Johnny Ringo (probably his best performance in my opinion).
Alas, Biehn’s star never really took off. Always relegated to the supporting roles (aside from Navy Seals). It’s too bad.
Ok, I know it’s a bit late for this, but I’ve always thought (like for the last 10 years) that Biehn was BORN to play Cyclops in an X-Men film. Oh well… our loss.
