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Oliver Platt. Fine comic actor. His execution of Porthos in the Three Musketeers was flaweless, and his portrayal of the White house counsel in the West wing was astoundingly good - deadpan, but good. I think he is limited by the writing, though - he'll nail whatever part he gets, and if it's poorly written (Executive Decision) then having him in the role will highlight the bad writing.
Here's a truly underrated actor: Keanu Reeves. Not that he's great, or even particularly good, but he's not wretched, which seems to be the prevailing wisdom. When he phones it in (Point Break) he's amusing in his ineptitude, but when he's on (Bill & Ted, Much Ado About Nothing) he verges on quite good.
Arnold Schwartzenegger. Who'd'a thunk he had the skillz to play a convincing Governor?
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