Movies of the '60s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam played private investigator Milton Arbogast in the 1960 movie "Psycho", starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John McIntire, John Gavin and Simon Oakland; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

"Psycho" is a 1960 psychological horror movie based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. It is a story about a man (Anthony Perkins) who runs a motel and keeps the dead body of his mother in his house which overlooks the motel. He murders a motel guest (Janet Leigh) who is on the run after stealing money from the company that she works for, he then kills a private investigator who inquires after her.

Answer: Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan played John The Baptist in the 1961 movie "King of Kings" starring Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Ron Randell, Hurd Hatfield and Royal Dano; directed by Nicholas Ray.

"King of Kings" is a biblical epic about the life of Jesus Christ (Jeffrey Hunter). Panned by the critics, it still made a profit on its $6,000,000 budget. It was one of the first religious movies to show the face of Jesus. The problem was that Jeffrey Hunter was very good looking and looked younger than his 33 years, the same age as Jesus when he died. The movie gained the sobriquet "I Was a Teenage Jesus".

Answer: Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard played Captain William Bligh in the 1962 movie "Mutiny On The Bounty" starring Marlon Brando, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Percy Herbert, Duncan Lamont and Gordon Jackson; directed by Carol Reed/Lewis Milestone.

"Mutiny On The Bounty" is the story of an actual historic event, the mutiny aboard the Royal Naval vessel HMAV Bounty in 1789 and the clash between acting 1st Lieutenant Fletcher Christian (Marlon Brando) and Captain William Bligh. The movie was panned by the critics and lost more than $6,000,000 at the box office. A replica of the Bounty constructed for the movie, sank in hurricane Sandy in 2012 with the loss of life.

Answer: Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall played Octavian (the future Emperor Augustus) in the 1963 movie "Cleopatra" starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn, Michael Hordern, George Cole, Carroll O'Connor and Andrew Keir; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

"Cleopatra" is the story of the Egyptian Queen (Elizabeth Taylor), her quest for power and her liaisons with Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) and Mark Anthony (Richard Burton). It became the most expensive movie made up to 1963 and almost bankrupted 20th Century Fox. It was the highest-grossing movie of 1963 and earned $57.7 million in the United States and Canada at the box office but still made a loss.

Answer: Wilfred Bramble

Wilfred Bramble played Paul McCartney's Grandad in the 1964 movie "A Hard Day's Night" starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Norman Rossington and Victor Spinetti; directed by Richard Lester.

Wilfred Bramble is best known for playing Albert Steptoe in the UK TV series "Steptoe and Son" in the '60s & '70s. The movie portrays 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles and was a critical and financial success. "Time" magazine rated it one of the all-time great 100 movies, the British Film Institute ranked it the 88th greatest British movie of the 20th century. A step too far even for me, a Beatles' fan from the start.

Answer: Julie Christie

Julie Christie played Lara Antipova in the 1965 movies "Doctor Zhivago" starring Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness and Tom Courtenay; directed by David Lean.

"Doctor Zhivago" is based on the 1957 Boris Pasternak novel of the same name and is set in the years leading up to and including WW1 and the Russian revolution of 1917. It is the story of Dr. Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif) and the events that happen around him. The book was banned in Russia and the movie was filmed mostly in Spain. Among actors considered for the leading role were Peter O'Toole and Michael Caine.

Answer: Susannah York

Susannah York played Margaret More in the 1966 movie "A Man For All Seasons" starring Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Nigel Davenport and John Hurt; directed by Fred Zinnemann.

"A Man For All Seasons" tells the story of the resistance of Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) to sign a letter asking Pope Clement VII to annul the marriage of King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) to Catherine of Aragon and to take the Oath of Supremacy declaring King Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church of England. In 1995, on the 100th anniversary of cinema, the Vatican listed it among the greatest movies of all time.

Answer: Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross played Elaine Robinson in the 1967 movie "The Graduate" starring Ann Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton and Norman Fell; directed by Mike Nichols.

"The Graduate" is a romantic comedy-drama based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb. It tells the story of college graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman). He is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), he then falls in love with her daughter Elaine. Among actresses who wanted to play Mrs. Robinson were Joan Crawford, Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn and Ava Gardner.

Answer: Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn played Sen. Walter Chalmers in the 1968 movie "Bullitt", starring Steve McQueen, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Simon Oakland and Jaqueline Bisset; directed by Peter Yates.

"Bullitt" is a police drama based on the 1963 novel "Mute Witness" by Robert L. Pike. It revolves around police Lt. Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) who drives the iconic Mustang 390 GT and his efforts to protect a witness due to give evidence before a senate subcommittee on organized crime. Bullitt and his team are brought in by the ambitious senator Walter Chalmers who tries but fails to control the whole operation.

Answer: Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas played Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the 1969 movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" starring Diana Rigg, Bernard Lee, George Lazenby, George Baker and Lois Maxwell; directed by Peter R. Hunt.

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. It was the seventh "James Bond" movie and the first after Sean Connery retired from the role in "You Only Live Twice". Diana Rigg plays the Bond girl Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo who Bond (George Lazenby) marries. Lazenby was chosen to play James Bond after being seen in a Fry's Chocolate Cream advertisement.