: Corey Johnson as Major Louis Kent Marc Ryan-Jordan as John T. Julian Wolf Kahler as German General John Light as Lieutenant Colonel O. Dobie Joseph May as Edward J. Shames James McAvoy as Pvt. He went on to a bevy of television work, big film franchises (Saw! Ross Adams 5 Episodes 2001 Campbell Askew 4 Episodes 2001 Derek Trigg 3 Episodes 2001 Mark Taylor 4 Episodes 2001 Gary Dodkin 2 Episodes 2001 Paul Munro 2 Episodes 2001 Lydia Andrew 1 Episode 2001. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Capt. He's played by Colin Hanks, who is, of course, the son of Band of Brothers creator Tom Hanks. And I just say my line, and Im supposed to look really heroic. I respectfully replied that there was now heavy machine-gun fire coming down the tracks and that we would be surrounded and killed if we stayed a minute longer. [holding up a single thread] W-we do, I can vouch for that. X-Men: First Class Perhaps he was even there when Fassbender made his big debut! Horton, Oliver Martin. - WW2 Gravestone Like Ron Livingston, Damian Lewis is one of the main actors in Band of Brothers. Many of the actors frequently got themselves taken out of certain scenes after the respective veterans said they weren't there for the event in question. As first lieutenant and later captain of Easy Company's 2nd Battalion during their training, David Schwimmer's Herbert Sobel becomes loathed by the men for his sadistic training regimens and his habit of seeking out and punishing the smallest infractions. Band of Brothers : Today Fassbender is best known for his high-profile franchise roles as the younger iteration ofMagnetoin the X-Men movies and the android David in Alien: Covenant. He's also the older brother of Mark Wahlberg. [imitating Maj. Horton] [Sobel moves on to Malarkey] From Tom Hardy to Michael Fassbender, the ensemble cast of HBO's war drama Band of Brothers was stacked with some of the best actors in Hollywood. Horton, above walking through my hometown Eindhoven, was killed in action, on 05-10-1944, age 31, during the battle of Opheusden, Holland Major Oliver M Horton was fatally wounded in the morning of 05-10-1944 by German mortar fire while walking along the railroad tracks near the Linge Canal at the south end of the town Opheusden. Capt. Its depiction of the horrors and brotherhood of World War II is something that resounded with audiences then (and still does 20 years later), and it's a part of what makesBand of Brothersone of the greatest miniseries ever made. The regiment was initially formed at Camp Toccoa, Georgiain 1942 where it earned its nickname, Currahees, after Currahee Mountainwhich is located inside the boundaries of the camp. ago. In Hollywood. Rusty bayonet, Liebgott. The Dark Knight 2 of a Total 19, Robert E. (Popeye) WynnBand of Brothers 1 of a Total 27, Wayne A. Herbert Sobel Private Perconte, have you been blousing your trousers over your boots like a paratrooper? When the 101st Airborne was sent into Belgium just before the Technical Specs. Now, thanks to these men and their infractions, every man in the company who had a weekend pass has lost it. Related:Band Of Brothers: What Happened To David Webster. Related:Why The Pacific Is So Much More Brutal Than Band Of Brothers. The parachute drop was in daylight resulting in well targeted and controlled drops into the designated drop zones. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ), and an eventual return to the New Kids on the Block. Despite the remarkable listing of talent in Band of Brothers, only one of our entries seems impossible to find within the actual seriesDominic Cooper, who apparently appears as someone named Allington in the shows first episode. Fish Tank10/49, Denver (Bull) Randleman Band of Brothers The most famous action for the 506th on D-Day was theBrcourt Manor Assaultled by then 1st LieutenantRichard Winters. Its unfortunate that Jones comes on board when he does, as his lack of battlefield know-how doesnt endear him to the company, to the point that he feels the need to volunteer for a poorly-conceived mission in order to impress them. : As a Major, in 1942 he was given command of the 2ndBattalionof the506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,101st Airborne Division. Despite the time that has passed, the show regularly still lands on lists of the greatest ever TV shows and is an annual rewatch event for countless fans. Blithe actually died in 1967 while on active duty in Germany, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Just two years after Office Space,Ron Livingston appeared as the wry, whisky-swilling Capt. What what is he did he join us? Herbert Sobel Another future A-lister, British comedy legend Simon Pegg, also has a minor role in Band of Brothers as William S. Evans, Captain Sobel's first sergeant. : Family Guy He became a member of the 101st Airborne Divisionupon its creation in 1942and was the initial member of E Company(Easy Company), 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment(PIR), the company made famous by the HBOand BBCminiseries "Band of Brothers", based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book of the same name.