Claim: John Goodman is not an actor.
Evidence: He is also a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers on such films as Raising Arizona -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , Barton Fink -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , The Big Lebowski -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , O Brother , Where Art Thou ?	Coen brothers	Coen brothers	Raising Arizona	Raising Arizona	Barton Fink	Barton Fink	The Big Lebowski	The Big Lebowski
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Raising Arizona is a 1987 American crime comedy film directed , written , and produced by the Coen brothers , and starring Nicolas Cage , Holly Hunter , William Forsythe , John Goodman , Frances McDormand , and Randall `` Tex '' Cobb.
Set in 1941 , it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood , and John Goodman as Charlie , the insurance salesman who lives next door at the run-down Hotel Earle.
The Big Lebowski is a 1998 American crime comedy film written , produced , and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.