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Quiz Monkey |
| Arts & Entertainment |
| Films |
| Film Roles |
| Title Roles |
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| Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) |
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Julie Andrews | |
| Dick Tracy (1990) |
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Warren Beatty | |
| Billy Elliot (2000) |
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Jamie Bell | |
| The Man who Fell to Earth (1976) |
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David Bowie | |
| Arthur (unsuccessful 2011 remake of the 1981 original with Dudley Moore) |
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Russell Brand | |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) |
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Matthew Broderick | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 remake) |
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Pierce Brosnan | |
| Anne of the Thousand Days (1969 – Oscar nominated) |
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Geneviève Bujold | |
| Gigi (1958) |
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Lesley Caron | |
| The Truman Show (1998) |
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Jim Carrey | |
| Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) |
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Graham Chapman | |
| Master-spy Derek Flint in the James Bond parodies Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967) |
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James Coburn | |
| Shirley Valentine (1989) (full name Shirley Valentine–Bradshaw) |
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Pauline Collins | |
| The Kid (1921) – also starring, and directed by, Charlie Chaplin |
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Jackie Coogan | |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) |
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Gary Cooper | |
| Billy Liar (1963) |
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Tom Courtenay | |
| Gladiator (2000), Noah (2014) |
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Russell Crowe | |
| Jerry Maguire (1996); Jack Reacher (2012), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) |
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Tom Cruise | |
| When Harry Met Sally (1989): Harry (to confirm who played Sally, click here) |
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Billy Crystal | |
| Tommy (1975), Lisztomania (1975), McVicar (1980) |
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Roger Daltrey | |
| Good Will Hunting (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999); also in the Bourne films (Identity 2002, Supremacy 2004, Ultimatum 2006, Jason Bourne 2016); but note that Jason Bourne didn't appear in The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
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Matt Damon | |
| Calamity Jane (1953) |
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Doris Day | |
| Edward Scissorhands (1990) |
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Johnny Depp | |
| There's Something About Mary (1998) |
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Cameron Diaz | |
| Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939) |
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Robert Donat | |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976 - also directed) |
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Clint Eastwood | |
| Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) |
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Marianne Faithfull | |
| Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004, and 2013 sequel) |
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Will Ferrell | |
| The English Patient (1996) |
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Ralph Fiennes | |
| Tom Jones (1963) |
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Albert Finney | |
| Cat Ballou (1965) |
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Jane Fonda | |
| Wilde (1997) |
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Stephen Fry | |
| Blade Runner (1982) |
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Harrison Ford | |
| Mrs. Miniver (1942) |
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Greer Garson | |
| American Gigolo (1980) |
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Richard Gere | |
| Mad Max (1979 and sequels), Hamlet (1990) |
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Mel Gibson | |
| King Ralph (1991) |
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John Goodman | |
| Beau Brummell (1954) |
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Stewart Granger | |
| A Man called Horse (1970) |
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Richard Harris | |
| The Strawberry Blonde (1941) |
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Rita Hayworth | |
| Gregory's Girl (1980) |
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Dee Hepburn | |
| Ben–Hur (1959); El Cid (1961) |
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Charlton Heston | |
| Crocodile Dundee (1986, and sequels 1988 and 2001) |
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Paul Hogan | |
| Shaft (2000 third sequel – not a remake) |
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Samuel L. Jackson | |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) |
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Scarlet Johansson | |
| The Mummy (1932) |
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Boris Karloff | |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) |
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Danny Kaye | |
| Annie Hall (1977) |
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Diane Keaton | |
| Beetlejuice (1988) |
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Michael Keaton | |
| The Saint (1997) |
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Val Kilmer | |
| Shane (1953) |
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Alan Ladd | |
| Highlander (1996 and sequels) |
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Christopher Lambert | |
| Elmer Gantry (1960) |
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Burt Lancaster | |
| The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | |||
The Swimmer (1968)
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| The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935) |
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Elsa Lanchester | |
| Alfie (2004 remake) |
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Jude Law | |
| The Woman in Red (1984) |
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Kelly LeBrock | |
| The Man who Knew Too Much (1934 original version – see also James Stewart) |
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Peter Lorre | |
| Lolita (1962 version) |
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Sue Lyon | |
| The Absent–Minded Professor (Disney, 1961) |
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Fred MacMurray | |
| Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair (both 1968) |
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Steve McQueen | |
| Evita (1996) |
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Madonna | |
| Spiderman and sequels (2002, 2004, 2007); also played Peter Parker |
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Tobey Maguire | |
| The Man who Shot Liberty Valance (1963): Liberty Valance |
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Lee Marvin | |
| Charley Varrick (1973) |
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Walter Matthau | |
| Oppenheimer (2023) |
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Cillian Murphy | |
| Scarface (1983) |
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Al Pacino | |
| The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019 – Armando Ianucci comedy–drama) |
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Dev Patel | |
| Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) |
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Gregory Peck | |
| Joker (2019) |
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Joaquin Phoenix | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) |
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Brad Pitt | |
| The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) |
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Natalie Portman | |
| Alfie Darling (1975 sequel to the 1966 original) |
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Alan Price | |
| Zorba the Greek (1964) |
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Anthony Quinn | |
| Brubaker (1981); The Horse Whisperer (1998) |
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Robert Redford | |
| Julia (1977) |
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Vanessa Redgrave | |
| The Danish Girl (2015) |
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Eddie Redmayne | |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1984): Bill was played by Alex Winter; Ted was |
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Keanu Reeves | |
| Johnny Mnemonic (1995 cyberpunk action thriller) | |||
| The Killing of Sister George (1968) |
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Beryl Reid | |
| Bo 'The Bandit' Darville, in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
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Burt Reynolds | |
| Barbie (2023) |
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Margot Robbie | |
| Erin Brokovich (2000) |
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Julia Roberts | |
| Shaft (1971 original, and two sequels 1972 and 1973) |
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Richard Roundtree | |
| When Harry Met Sally (1989): Sally (to confirm who played Harry, click here) |
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Meg Ryan | |
| Dr. Zhivago (1965) |
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Omar Sharif | |
| Scrooge (1951) |
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Alastair Sim | |
| Pal Joey (1957 – Joey Evans); Ocean's Eleven (1960 original) |
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Frank Sinatra | |
| It (2017, and 2019 sequel) – primarily as Pennywise the Dancing Clown |
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Bill Skarsgård | |
| Supergirl (1984) |
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Helen Slater | |
| The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) |
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Maggie Smith | |
| Carrie (1976) |
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Sissy Spacek | |
| Vera Drake (2004) |
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Imelda Staunton | |
| The Man from Laramie (1955); The Man who Knew Too Much (1956 remake); The Man who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) |
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James Stewart | |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981); Sophie's Choice (1982) |
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Meryl Streep | |
| Ghost (1990) |
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Patrick Swayze | |
| Tom Thumb (1958) |
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Russ Tamblyn | |
| Cleopatra (1963) |
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Elizabeth Taylor | |
| Aeon Flux (2005) |
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Charlize Theron | |
| Nanny McPhee (2005) |
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Emma Thompson | |
| Bad Santa (2003) |
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Billy Bob Thornton | |
| Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) |
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Kathleen Turner | |
| Young Frankenstein (1974), Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother (1975) |
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Gene Wilder | |
| Million Dollar Mermaid (1952 – known in the UK as The One–Piece Bathing Suit) |
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Esther Williams | |
| Beowulf (2007) |
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Ray Winstone | |
| Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017) – voice only |
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Ray Winstone | |
| Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) – also in Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason (2004) |
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Renée Zellweger | |
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