Obscurity Knocks

Episodes

1. 14

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 14 - Peter Gallagher

   This week's guest is someone who holds a special place in history: he was my very first Random Roles interview. You know Peter Gallagher and/or his eyebrows from such projects as The Idolmaker, The O.C., Summer Lovers, and While You Were Sleeping, in which he played the guy who was sleeping. Oh,...

   Sep 24, 2019

   1h 39m
2. 13

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 13 - Clancy Brown

   Clancy Brown has a voice that may be familiar to you from a plethora of animated series, playing everyone from Mr. Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants to Lex Luthor on various programs in the DC Animated Universe, but in the real world, relatively speaking, he’s also popped up in numerous films and TV...

   Sep 14, 2019

   1h 30m
3. 12

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 12 - W. Earl Brown

   You’ve almost certainly seen W. Earl Brown's name in the credits of dozens of movies and TV series over the years, including such classics as Scream and There’s Something About Mary, and he’s also a familiar face to fans of HBO’s Deadwood, but it will come as no surprise to regular listeners to...

   Jul 10, 2019

   1h 25m
4. 11

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 11 - Richard Riehle

   With appearances in 200 films and on 150+ different TV series, it's hard to imagine that you don't know Richard Riehle from something. Maybe it's Office Space. Perhaps it's Star Trek: The Next Generation. Or Glory. Or Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Or NCIS. We could go on and on (and on and on) with...

   May 30, 2018

   55m
5. 10

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 10 - Ike Eisenmann ("The Fantastic Journey")

   Welcome to a special episode - but not a very special episode - of Obscurity Knocks, in which we set aside the usual format in favor of spotlighting an actor whose films and TV appearances were a big part of my childhood: Ike Eisenmann. Ike was one of the stars of the short-lived sci-fi series…

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   Mar 14, 2018

   31m
6. 9

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 9 - Curtis Armstrong

   Curtis Armstrong first made his mark in the ‘80s, first thanks to such films as Risky Business, Better Off Dead, and the Revenge of the Nerds franchise, and then transitioning to TV with a supporting role on Moonlighting. Since then, he’s… Well, basically, he’s been in everything ever. I mean…

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   Oct 16, 2017

   1h 06m
7. 8

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 8 - Xander Berkeley

   You know Xander Berkeley from so many different things that it's hard to know what an individual's personal point of reference is going to be, but of late he's probably known by most people as Gregory on The Walking Dead. Then again, he was also Magistrate Hale on Salem, Percy on Nikita, and…

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   Sep 2, 2017

   1h 24m
8. 7

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 7 - John Heard

   Yes, it's been ages since we last posted an episode - we discuss our absence a bit in a very special intro that's all apologies - but we're back with an episode that was actually reocrded a year ago today. The sound quality varies wildly throughout, but the stories are great, so here's hoping you...

   Apr 29, 2017

   1h 36m
9. 6

   Obscurity Knocks: Episode 6 - Peter Mackenzie

   Peter Mackenzie, as you may be aware, is currently a cast member on ABC’s black-ish, and once you listen to this episode, you’ll be so happy for him that he is, because our last few topics of conversation would have you believe that most of the man’s career has involved working on pilots that…

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   Apr 30, 2016

   1h 31m
10. 5

    Obscurity Knocks: Episode 5 - Barry Primus

    Barry Primus is a character actor's character actor, a fellow who got his start in the theater, went on to work on TV and in film, and has expanded his palette over the years to include writing, directing, and producing. You may know him from his work in New York, New York (not to mention half a...

    Apr 6, 2016

    46m
11. 4

    Obscurity Knocks: Episode 4 - John Kapelos

    John Kapelos is an actor you may know from his work with John Hughes on such iconic ‘80s films as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, or if you’re a vampire aficionado, you might have watched him in the ‘90s on Forever Knight. But the man has basically been a workaholic since the early ‘80s…

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    Mar 26, 2016

    59m
12. 3

    Obscurity Knocks: Episode 3 - Kurt Fuller

    Kurt Fuller has had so many roles in so many films and TV series over the course of his career that when the time came to introduce him onto Obscurity Knocks, I was so intimidated by the sheer volume of options I had available to me to mention that I actually starred stammering and failed to...

    Mar 8, 2016

    49m
13. 2

    Obscurity Knocks: Episode 2 - Bruce McGill

    Bruce McGill is a man whose list of credits is far too long to list here, but he has a history of making an impression just about every time he turns up in TV and films, whether it’s playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on his throat in Animal House, intimidating the hell out of you in…

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    Feb 15, 2016

    48m
14. 1

    Obscurity Knocks: Episode 1 - Mackenzie Astin

    You may remember Mackenzie Astin from his younger days, when he was hanging out with Blair, Tootie, Natalie, and Jo at Edna’s Edibles and Over Our Heads on The Facts of Life, but he's been out of Peekskill for quite some time now. Only last year he could be found squaring off against Jon Hamm...

    Feb 5, 2016

    1h 20m