re: Greatest non-fictional villain in film?

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I was uncomfortable as hell through that whole movie because of his performance.

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He's such an intense actor - when he wants to be - if you watch his guest role in The Shield (as IAD Lieutenant Cavanaugh) - where he is like Captain Ahab hunting the Strike Team, or even in a single scene like in The Color of Money - he brought an intensity to a bit part (much as his younger self did in Fast Times) that was incredible.

Then you have his comedic role in Good Morning Vietnam - now, for whatever reason, everybody brought their "A" game, whoever cast that one should have gotten some awards. Why he didn't get more work is beyond me.

(Bird is another one - I don't care for the film, but Whitaker is amazing in it.)

But, Last King of Scotland is the one for which he'll be remembered.