He is a respected character actor, a workhorse voice actor and a guy who can play the founder of a modern witch coven for laughs and make it work. The man in question is John Michael Higgins.

It's tough to guess why you know him — his eclectic screen resume has nearly 150 items on it — but the best bet is to say it's from one, or some, of Christopher Guest's mockumentaries.

Higgins is part of the little troupe that director/writer/actor Guest has put together for his series of faux-doc comedies. This includes 2000's "Best in Show" (in which Higgins plays half of a mismatched gay couple who are proud owners of a Shih Tzu named Miss Agnes) and 2003's "A Mighty Wind" (in which Higgins plays the co-founder of a coven of modern-day witches that worships the power of color).

But he doesn't just sit by the phone waiting for Guest to call; he has a lot of people calling — pretty much anyone casting an oddball character who needs to be believable but still funny.

That, of course, makes Higgins a great voice actor, too. Even when he's doing more serious-minded shows (which isn't often, but it happens), he gravitates towards the weirdos.

For example, he voices The Riddler on "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," one of the great serious-but-not oddball characters.

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