De echte film en serie liefhebbers weten gelijk wie Lance Henriksen, maar bij het grote publiek is hij wel een bekend gezicht maar zonder naam. Deze inmiddels 71 jarige acteur is een levende legende in film industrie en geliefd bij ' ons soort mensen' om zijn rollen in science fiction en horror films. Dus tijd voor de website Topless Robot om een top tien (uit een keuze van 180) van zijn beste rollen te maken, mijn persoonlijke favoriet is:

2) Frank Black, Millennium

I've never really gotten over the fact that Lance Henriksen's Millennium character wasn't based on the portly Pixies front man, yet I can appreciate TV's Frank Black nonetheless. The first season of the show was a precursor to the crime procedurals that would dominate the airwaves a decade later (albeit much darker). The incredible second season found Black getting involved in the dark mythology of the Millennium Group and it drew to a close with what seemed to be the end of the world. And the third season was, well, about whatever it was about. It was pretty disappointing with the exception of that Kiss episode. I can't believe I'm quoting Meatloaf here, but two out of three ain't bad, and for awhile Millennium was appointment television. The show may have struggled to find its identity, but Henriksen owned the character of Frank Black from the very first episode. He got that Frank was a good man who wanted to protect his wife and daughter from the encroaching darkness. The early episodes allowed Henriksen to demonstrate this versatility by back-and-forthing between the safety of his yellow house and the dark underbelly of Seattle. As the series progressed, things got bleaker and we saw less and less of the character as a family man. But what endured was Frank Black's decency. Because the writing got so dodgy during the final season, this consistency can be attributed directly to Henriksen's understanding of his character. Every few years a rumor about a Millennium revival project resurfaces to torture fans of the show. This is cruel because Frank deserves a better wrap up than the one he was given on The X-Files. So for now, followers of Black's adventures are left to wait, worry and wonder who cares once more.