Actor
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The Actor is a Communist spy and enemy of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, appeared in Tales of Suspense #42 (June 1963).
Within the context of the stories, the Actor is man who can impersonate anyone he sees. He attempts to steal Stark plans, and he discoveres Iron Man's true identity when he impersonates Stark. However, Stark beats him behind the Iron Curtain, wrecks his car to stop him driving on, gags him and gets the plans back. The Actor is executed by a Communist Warlord for failing to steal the plans.
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Famous quotes containing the word actor:
“We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimed great when we really mean he is outstanding.”
—Eleanor Robson Belmont (1878–1979)
“An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built. The whole garment in which the actor hides himself is made of small externals of observation fitted to his conception of a role.”
—Eleanor Robson Belmont (1878–1979)
“Once the curtain is raised, the actor ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third.”
—Sarah Bernhardt (1845–1923)