The Ballad of Bill Heck

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If ever there was a name for an actor to have that would fit them right in to a Western made by the Coen Brothers that name would be Bill Heck, so it's a good thing a Western made by the Coen Brothers has just happened, while a man who goes my Bill Heck is working. I am seeing the film (which goes by The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) this morning for the NYFF so this is my farewell for a few hours. Anyway I can't tell you how big Mr. Heck's role is in the film, not having seen it quite yet - I can tell you the above picture of him being molested on stage by Dana Delany (in a production of Night of the Iguana) is making me hope Mr. Heck has a gosh-darn big role, though. 

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Do you recognize Bill Heck from anything though? His career is still pretty fresh but he's been in some things (The Alienist, The Leftovers) and he's done some gay roles - he was in Yen Tan's 2013 film Pit Stop (see below) and he's also in Tan's upcoming film 1985 which I shared the trailer for recently and which is screening at NewFest here in NYC this month.