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10 Actors That Quentin Tarantino Brought Back From The Grave

Aside from being a great and individual filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino also has a knack for reintroducing forgotten actors to the world. Working with up-and-coming talent can be his forte, too (he gave Michael Fassbender something of a mainstream break with Inglourious Basterds, while Tim Roth got a boost from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction), but no one utilizes underrated and under-used actors like QT.

2) Don Johnson

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In the 80s, everybody knew who Don Johnson was: he was Detective Crockett. Thanks to Miami Vice, Johnson was synonymous with the decade, its bad fashion choices and even worse music.

After being such a major part of such a huge show, of course the 90s and 00s proved a comedown when Miami Vice finished airing. Luckily, it was Tarantino to the rescue, casting Johnson in his 2012 western Django Unchained as the Colonel Sanders-alike slaver Big Daddy Bennett.

Since Django, Johnson has been making some (perhaps surprisingly, considering his lacklustre career before now) savvy choices, appearing in acclaimed indies Cold In July and Alex in Venice, as well as securing a recurring role in the well-received From Dusk Till Dawn TV series.

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