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Quiz about Actors and Their Characters
Quiz about Actors and Their Characters

Actors and Their Characters Trivia Quiz


Can you ID these actors and actresses by the description of some of their most memorable characters? Some are movie characters, some from TV.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
TonyTheDad
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
69,320
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
4148
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Question 1 of 15
1. A teenager whose parents are out of town for a week, a French vampire, a young Navy lawyer Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Santa Claus, a bumbling handyman and TV show host, an actor who played a starship captain Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. A starship captain, a mystery-loving reporter, a candidate running for the Boston city council Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. A naive US Senator, a disgruntled Home and Loan officer, an alcoholic who sees an invisible rabbit

Answer: (All Movie Characters)
Question 5 of 15
5. A newspaper columnist who lives with his 'uncle', a reseach doctor who is accidentally radiation poisoned, a magician Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. A magazine columnist, a prostitute whose best friend is a 'Pretty Woman', a woman who becomes Satan's bride after a disease ravages the Earth Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. A time-travelling teenager, a deputy mayor, a professional bowler with a rich uncle Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. An American President, a San Francisco police inspector, a greedy stockbroker Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. A down-and-out baseball player who becomes a coach, a 12-year-old in a 30-year-old's body, a toy cowboy doll Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. A sheriff, a Hollywood police detective, a research scientist Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. A college professor (later dean), an alien with a large head, a divorced mother who moves in with her also-divorced friend and her daughter. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Adolf Hitler, a Russian general (Bond movie), an art dealer and drug smuggler Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. A young Vulcan Starfleet officer, a bar manager, a single mother whose son thinks like Bruce Willis Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. A publicist for an NFL team, a neat-freak chef, an oceanographer Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. An absent-minded professor, a father of three sons, a father of a son who turns into a shaggy dog

Answer: (Oh, c'mon! If you can't get this from those clues...)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A teenager whose parents are out of town for a week, a French vampire, a young Navy lawyer

Answer: Tom Cruise

Cruise's characters are Joel Goodson from 'Risky Business', Lestat de Lioncourt from 'Interview with the Vampire', and Lt. Kaffee from 'A Few Good Men'.
2. Santa Claus, a bumbling handyman and TV show host, an actor who played a starship captain

Answer: Tim Allen

Allen played Santa Claus in 'The Santa Clause', Tim Taylor in 'Home Improvement' ('Tool Time' was the show within the show.), and Jason Nesmith (Commander Taggart) in 'Galaxy Quest'.
3. A starship captain, a mystery-loving reporter, a candidate running for the Boston city council

Answer: Kate Mulgrew

Mulgrew played Capt. Janeway on 'Star Trek: Voyager', Kate Columbo on 'Kate Loves a Mystery', and guest character Janet Eldridge on three episodes of 'Cheers'.
4. A naive US Senator, a disgruntled Home and Loan officer, an alcoholic who sees an invisible rabbit

Answer: James Stewart

Stewart played Jefferson Smith in 'Mr. Smith Goes To Washington', George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life', and Elwood Dowd in 'Harvey'.
5. A newspaper columnist who lives with his 'uncle', a reseach doctor who is accidentally radiation poisoned, a magician

Answer: Bill Bixby

Bixby played Tim O'Hara on 'My Favorite Martian' (with Ray Walston as Uncle Martin), Dr. David Banner on 'The Incredible Hulk', and Anthony Blake as the title character on 'The Magician'.
6. A magazine columnist, a prostitute whose best friend is a 'Pretty Woman', a woman who becomes Satan's bride after a disease ravages the Earth

Answer: Laura San Giacomo

Her characters are Maya Gallo on 'Just Shoot Me', Kit De Luca in 'Pretty Woman', and Nadine Cross in 'The Stand' (miniseries).
7. A time-travelling teenager, a deputy mayor, a professional bowler with a rich uncle

Answer: Michael J. Fox

Fox played Marty McFly in the 'Back to the Future' movies, Mike Flaherty on 'Spin City', and Daniel McTeague in 'Greedy'.
8. An American President, a San Francisco police inspector, a greedy stockbroker

Answer: Michael Douglas

Douglas played Pres. Andrew Shepherd in 'The American President', Inspector Steve Keller on 'The Streets of San Francisco', and Gordon Gekko in 'Wall Street'. Trivia: Actor Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas, but changed it to Keaton since Michael Douglas was already registered with the SAG.

He picked the name after seeing a nice picture of Diane Keaton. (Coincidentally, Keaton isn't Diane's original last name either.)
9. A down-and-out baseball player who becomes a coach, a 12-year-old in a 30-year-old's body, a toy cowboy doll

Answer: Tom Hanks

Hanks played Jimmy Dugan in 'A League Of Their Own', Josh Baskin in 'Big', and Sheriff Woody in the 'Toy Story' movies.
10. A sheriff, a Hollywood police detective, a research scientist

Answer: Lyle Lovett

Lovett played Sheriff Carl Tippett in 'The Opposite of Sex', Det. DeLongpre in 'The Player', and a research scientist (no name given) in 'Breast Men'. He is also a Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter.
11. A college professor (later dean), an alien with a large head, a divorced mother who moves in with her also-divorced friend and her daughter.

Answer: Jane Curtin

Curtin played Mary Albright on 'Third Rock From The Sun', Prymatt Conehead in 'The Coneheads' and 'Saturday Night Live', and Allie Lowell in 'Kate and Allie'.
12. Adolf Hitler, a Russian general (Bond movie), an art dealer and drug smuggler

Answer: Steven Berkoff

Berkoff was Hitler in 'War and Remembrance' (mini-series), Gen. Orlov in 'Octopussy', and Victor Maitland in 'Beverly Hills Cop'.
13. A young Vulcan Starfleet officer, a bar manager, a single mother whose son thinks like Bruce Willis

Answer: Kirstie Alley

Alley played Saavik in 'Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan', Rebecca Howe on 'Cheers', and Mollie in the 'Look Who's Talking' movies.
14. A publicist for an NFL team, a neat-freak chef, an oceanographer

Answer: Courteney Cox

She's played Melissa Robinson in 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective', Monica Geller Bing on 'Friends', and Sara in 'Cocoon: The Return'.
15. An absent-minded professor, a father of three sons, a father of a son who turns into a shaggy dog

Answer: Fred MacMurray

MacMurray played Prof. Ned Brainard in 'The Absent-Minded Professor' (inventor of Flubber), Steve Douglas on 'My Three Sons', and Wilson Daniels in 'The Shaggy Dog'.
Source: Author TonyTheDad

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