Best Actors and Their Roles - 1974-1988 Quiz

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon (1925-2001) was born in Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. He won this award when he was 49 years old for his role in the movie "Save the Tiger". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960. Also nominated were Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and Robert Redford.

Answer: Art Carney

Art Carney (1918-2003) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. He won this award when he was 56 years old for his role in the movie "Harry and Tonto". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960. Also nominated were Albert Finney, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino.

Answer: Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson was born in 1937 in Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S. He won this award when he was 38 years old for his role in the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 4, 1996. Also nominated were Walter Matthau, Al Pacino, Maximilian Schell and James Whitmore.

Answer: Peter Finch

Peter Finch (1916-1977) was born in South Kensington, London, England. He won this award posthumously when he was 60 years old for his role in the movie "Network". Also nominated were Robert De Niro, Giancarlo Giannini, William Holden and Sylvester Stallone.

Answer: Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss was born in 1947 in New York City, NY, U.S. He won this award when he was 30 years old for his role in the movie "The Goodbye Girl". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 10, 1996. Also nominated were Woody Allen, Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni and John Travolta.

Answer: Jon Voight

Jon Voight was born in 1938 in Yonkers, New York, U.S. He won this award when he was 40 years old for his role in the movie "Coming Home". Also nominated were Warren Beatty, Gary Busey, Robert De Niro and Laurence Olivier.

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman was born in 1937 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. He won this award when he was 42 years old for his role in the movie "Kramer vs. Kramer". Also nominated were Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Roy Scheider and Peter Sellers.

Answer: Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro was born in 1943 in New York City, NY, U.S. He won this award when he was 37 years old for his role in the movie "Raging Bull". Also nominated were Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Jack Lemmon and Peter O'Toole.

Answer: Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda (1905-1982) was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S. He won this award when he was 76 years old for his role in the movie "On Golden Pond". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960. Also nominated were Warren Beatty, Burt Lancaster, Dudley Moore and Paul Newman.

Answer: Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley was born in 1943 in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. He won this award when he was 39 years old for his role in the movie "Gandhi". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 27, 2010. Also nominated were Dustin Hoffman, Jack Lemmon, Paul Newman and Peter O'Toole.

Answer: Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall was born in 1931 in San Diego, California, U.S. He won this award when he was 53 years old for his role in the movie "Tender Mercies". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 18, 2003. Also nominated were Michael Caine, Tom Conti, Tom Courtenay & Albert Finney.

Answer: F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham was born in 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. He won this award when he was 45 years old for his role in the movie "Amadeus". Also nominated were Jeff Bridges, Albert Finney, Tom Hulce and Sam Waterston.

Answer: William Hurt

William Hurt (1950-2022) was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. He won this award when he was 36 years old for his role in the movie "Kiss of the Spider Woman". Also nominated were Harrison Ford, James Garner, Jack Nicholson and Jon Voight.

Answer: Paul Newman

Paul Newman (1925-2008) was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. He won this award when he was 62 years old for his role in the movie "The Color of Money". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 6, 1994. Also nominated were Dexter Gordon, Bob Hoskins, William Hurt and James Woods.

Answer: Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas was born in 1944 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. He won this award when he was 43 years old for his role in the movie "Wall Street". He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 6, 2018. Also nominated were William Hurt, Marcello Mastroianni, Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams.