From his tremendously inept and callous husband character in Fargo, to his cuckolded cinematographer in Boogie Nights, to an entire film devoted to how his loser aura rubs off on other players in The Cooler—it’s not hard to see how Macy fits the bill. Although he’s managed to turn in some comic performances and enjoys being part of the real life power couple Filliam H. Muffman, Macy has certainly set a high bar for cinematic losers. Though what of Steve Buscemi, who is almost always ignominiously killed off or at least rarely given anything approaching respect by his peers in films? Or John Turturro who has played many a down on his luck type, and even had the terrible misfortune of being literally pissed on by a Transformer? Is William H. Macy truly cinema’s greatest loser? Watch the video and decide for yourself.
