There is always a place for a guy that at least always knows his lines.
Even in Esperanto?
Flashes of brilliance, followed by monumental idiocy. Remember Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, the winner of the title "Worse Remake of All Time"?
Typecast as Kirk, he couldn't work until he reprised his role in the Movie Series. This time he played Kirk as parody of himself, which allowed him to break out and find other roles. Brilliant and then idiotic again. Remember T.J. Hooker?
A young actor once asked Jimmy Cagney how to become a good actor. Cagney replied, “Know your lines and don’t bump into the furniture.”