A supporting actor is one who is cast in a role that is not the lead, but is still vital to the play. Although the supporting roles are not usually the biggest parts, they add depth to the plot.
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Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata.
Joel Grey won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1972.
On March 25, 1985, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, a Cambodian immigrant, received the 1984 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of real-life New York Times photographer Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields."
The cast of Offers - 2011 includes: Venna Boekkooi as Marieke Stijn Bouma as Supporting actor Daphne Datema as Supporting actress Jeroen de Nie as Michel Marleen Maathuis as Lisa Paul Oscar Kanter as Supporting actor Martijn Ottenhoff as Detective Vincent Pronk as Supporting actor Sophie Scholtens as Supporting actress Berdi Schouten as Supporting actress Lauri Tjallinks as Supporting actress Jeffrey van den Berg as Supporting actor Babette van der Sluis as Supporting actress Floor van der Sluis as Supporting actress Erwin van Veldhoven as Supporting actor Leon van Waas as Psychologist
He won an OSCAR as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969).