I love Deadwood. One of my top 5. He's also great in SOA. I remember seeing this in the bonus features, my husband and I were initially amazed, of course, but then in pain from laughing so hard
These impressions are amazing because he's not over doing any of them like they usually do, creating outright caricatures. These are all parodies but in a subtle and natural way.
This guy is clinically dangerous as an impressionist! If he did nothing else in his acting career , he could SLAY with this kind of stuff. Not only does he nail the vocal nuances to a gnat’s ass, but he adds all of the physical tics and mannerisms along with some of THE most twisted dialogue.
Titus rules as Bosch. so glad he finally got a role he could call his own, aboslutely unique modern detective noir character mixed with his own flair and beautiful atmosphere. whata great talent.
Holy duck, just seeing this now after all these years. Titus is phenomenal! God he's gotta do some comedy, insane mimic especially Milch and his didactic delivery!
Welliver is one my new favorite actors, and all because of Bosch. And, excuse me, but Titus is an extremely handsome man. All in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I want to see a lot more of Titus, as Bosch, or anybody.
My 4th or 5th time of watching this...Titus' Milch is so perfect and his Robert Duvall is one of the greatest impressions I've seen...Everybody does Walken but Titus is the only impressionist I've ever heard that does Duvall, and nails it! Titus is lucky he has that timbre to his voice...:)
The Robert Duvall is just fantastic in terms of characterization and storyline. The Argentinian mime troop...the little laugh...just great. I love watching Titus Welliver. Obviously he's very well versed in David Milch as well...so great.
Incredible, Especially Duvall, who's got to be just about the hardest to do. His pronunciation of "Ideas" (very early) sounded exactly like Tom Hagen; it's so precise and subtle, I can't even describe what makes it so good.
I got here by accident, didn't know what I was watching at first, and I sincerely thought that WAS Al Pacino. Only when the second interview began did I realize what was going on, and my jaw dropped open in amazement. And that amazement continued to the very end, with the brilliantly understated DeNiro. Thanks for putting this up. Made my day.
I thought I left this before but...His Milch is brilliant...You really really have to watch some Milch interviews to appreciate how amazing Titus is doing his voice. He sounds exactly like him, his nuances and tics...Funny shit...If you haven't watched a Milch interview, you're missing a very interesting iconoclast.
I've been working for Milch for the last three years, and I can't get over how spot on Titus is. It starts out funny, but quickly becomes awe inspiring.
Herman Melville I would love to spend some time with Milch, I view him as a modern day Hemingway, only more interesting...:)... Did you get to spend any time with Titus? If it weren't for RU-vid I would never have known how talented he is... It was very disappointing when Deadwood, John from Cincinnati and Luck ran their course...I have devoured everything on youtube where he is being interviewed...It's great seeing him on Dinner for 5 with Jay Mohr, breaking his balls... Funny that your screen name is Melville, I am currently reading Moby Dick... .Melville's writing style is so interesting. I just love the way phrases and ideas were relayed in the early 19th century...
godbluffvdgg Unfortunately my good man, I was never gifted the opportunity to work with Titus. However, I would relish the chance to employ his considerable talents. Moby Dick is the birth of modernism, and I'm refreshed to see someone with an appreciation for fine literature. Keep well, sir. If there is anything specific to Milch that you'd like insight on, I'd be more than happy to offer whatever knowledge I can. Godspeed.
@@hermanmelville3871 Just re-watched this, Just stopping by to say; " I hope all is well with you and yours" ...It's five years hence and I've read Moby Dick many times now. I love reading his letters to Hawthorn, which are included in the book, I have...Melville has such a unique voice and his nuance is sublime...I've reread sections many times, and with each reading, I'll find something I missed...I've changed my screen name from godbluffvdgg in case this shows up weirdly. :)...Cheers!
This man is so, so phenomenally skilled as a character actor; it's like he channels the people he impersonates - he is very talented & gifted as an actor!
Haha, wow. All of these were really, really good. He captured that vibe de Niro gives off like he just fucking hates talking to people and doing interviews and the extent of his uncomfortable body language.
Titus nailed the nuances of these classic actors perfectly. The sequences seem looped, but the work is solid as it comes. I doubt that any of those classic actors could imitate each other as well as Welliver did. I watched the Deer Hunter with Titus in the East Village back in the 80's as his career was just beginning. Even then his imitations of DeNiro, Walken and Savage were accurate and hilarious. We had no idea that he'd blossom into the fine actor he has become. But it's not a surprise as highly artistic talent runs in his blood. Look up his father Neil.
At first I thought he was just doing a really bad Al Swearengen audition and sounded exactly like Al Pacino for no reason...then I realized he was acting as Al Pacino and my mind blew to pieces.
This is the most brilliant brilliance I've watched on youtube in a long time. HBO should give Welliver his own show -- a western would be my preference. This is brilliant and so funny. I love Deadwood and miss it terribly. Shakespearean.
So fucking funny. He nailed them perfectly. And not just that but he captured their personalities and their little nuisances. Having all the actors want to give Al an impairment was hysterical.
Titus Welliver's talent overwhelms me. I would love to see this actor have more screen time. I don't know anything at this point about "Rising Sun" on NBC this fall (2012), but will be tuning in with high hopes.
Titus is the King of Pacino (he does young AND old, elsewhere...the nasally young Pacino, like in Serpico) and Walken (this doesn't even touch his true stories on YT with that little comedian/actor whose name I am forgetting, from The Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men, A Few Good Men, who does a good Walken himself, but just BOWS to Welliver)...but his Duvall here was priceless, and rarely if ever done. The way he talks about her olive skin, and dark hair.."grabs her hair, rides her like a paint", a horse...and continues almost out of breathe, and that little LAUGH, too good. Excellent use of his hands, throughout.
Kind of appropriate that he ended up playing Al's understudy on the show. If Al had died from his stroke or his bladder stones, who do you think would have run the organization? Dan and Johnny are just gofers and bodyguards, not leaders. Adams is Al's protege, and Dan can tell and it's why he hates him for most of the series.
This is one of the reasons I am using as justification for why he wasn't in the Deadwood movie, as I am still distressed that he wasn't in it. The natural successor indeed.
this popped up in my feed. deadwood was farging tight. titus's character was always strong. now seeing behind the curtain gives a more complete understanding as to why.
I didn't know he was such a good impressionist. Incidentally I think the circus coming to deadwood would have been a really good episode. I mean the circus was huge.
