Double Letter Name Celebrities 11 Quiz

Answer: Burt Bacharach

His music compositions appear worldwide. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (1969) is one of my favorites. The song was originally in the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) and the song has been inserted into various movies including "Forrest Gump" (1994). Burt was born on May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Answer: Erik Estrada

Erik portrayed Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello on the TV series. His credits include "Walker Texas Ranger" (1993), "CHIPS '99" (1998) and "According to Jim" (2001). He also appeared on the 2001 soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987). He was born on March 16, 1949.

Answer: Linda Lavin

Linda portrayed Alice Hyatt, who was a single mom working as a waitress at Mel's Diner. Her credits include "The O.C." (2003) and "Touched by an Angel" (1994). Linda was born on October 15, 1937 in Portland, Maine.

Answer: Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain was a very efficient gunman with his Winchester. Connors has many career credits. One of his last was in the 1991 TV movie "The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw" in which he reprised his role as Lucas McCain, which I think is quite fitting and a memorable way to end his on-screen career. Connors played sports before becoming an actor.

He played for the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Celtics and the Montreal Royals. Kevin Connors was born on April 10, 1921. He died on November 10, 1992.

Answer: William Windom

The chairman of Coles department store (Windom) was presented by staff with the idea what their Santa told the parents - where to find gift items, even if it meant finding them somewhere else! The company chairman was going to abandon his Santa employee in his time of need, but was persuaded to change his mind and stand behind Santa with "Do You Believe in Santa Clause?" Windom did an excellent job of portraying this dignified character. Windom's credits start in the 1950s and cover over 50 years.

Some of these are TV series "Medical Center" (1969), "Family" (1976), "Magnum P. I." (1980), "The Greatest American Hero" (1981), "St. Elsewhere" (1982), "JAG" (1995) and "Star Trek: New Voyages" (2004). He was born on September 28, 1923.

Answer: Saundra Santiago

Saundra portrayed Detective Gina Calabrese on the TV Series "Miami Vice" (1984). Her credits include "The Cosby Mysteries" (1994) and soap operas "The Guiding Light" (1952) and "One Life to Live" (1968). Santiago was born on April 13, 1957.

Answer: Dom DeLuise

Many of his appearances were with Burt such as in "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980) and "CannonBall Run" (1980). His voice was commonly heard in animated movies such as "Oliver and Company" (1988), "All Dogs Go To Heaven" (1989) and "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West" (1991). Dom was born on August 1, 1933.

Answer: Lisa Lu

Lu's career spans 50 years beginning in the 1950s and she was a prominent personality in Hollywood with regard to American-Chinese acting. Her credits include "NYPD Blue" (1993), "I Love Trouble" (1994), "Family Affair" (1966) and "Mission Impossible" (1966). Lu was born on December 5, 1931. Tamlyn Tomita also was in this movie but her character was Waverly Jong.

Answer: Tamara Taylor

Taylor has appeared in a variety of TV series including "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative" (2003), "CSI Miami" (2002), "Everwood" (2002), "Providence" (1999) and "Dawson's Creek" (1998). She was born on September 27, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Answer: Joan Jett

The "I Love Rock and Roll" album went to #2 in the USA and the song remained #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 8, 1982. Her acting credits include "Light of Day" (1987) and she also appeared on an episode of "Walker Texas Ranger" in 2000. Joan Larkin was born on September 22, 1958.