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1. Which actor has portrayed real-life British army officers Gonville Bromhead and J.O.E. Vandeleur, as well as the fictional Harry Palmer?
2. When he played Lt. Col. John Frost, this actor tried unsuccessfully to secure the bridge at Arnhem. As Dr. Frederick Treves he cared for the unfortunate John Merrick. Who is this actor, who later played a very different doctor?
3. Bernardo O'Reilly was a gunslinger with a heart. Danny Velinski suffered from claustrophobia. Paul Kersey wanted justice - or did he want revenge? Which actor played these three characters?
4. She played Marjorie Winfield to his Bill Sherman twice, in movies loosely based on Booth Tarkington's 'Penrod' stories. They also appeared together in a reworked version of 'No, No Nanette' as Nanette Carter and Jimmy Smith. Who was this musical couple?
5. Ben Rumson was a gold miner who shared his wife with his partner. Major John Reisman had command of an unattractive group of soldiers. Kid Shellean was the good guy hired to fight bad guy Strawn, and the same actor played them both. Which actor played all of these roles?
6. Jean Brodie's girls were 'the crème de la crème'. Aunt Augusta travelled with her nephew Henry Pulling, played by Alec McCowen. 'Harry Potter' fans should have no trouble identifying her. Who is she?
7. Possibly best known as a bar owner named Rick Blaine, this actor also played a steamboat captain called Charlie Allnut and detectives Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. Can you name him?
8. Duke Mantee, Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle and Fred C. Dobbs all were movie bad guys. Which actor played all three?
9. Buttons the clown never took off his makeup. Frank Towns, a pilot, felt he had failed his passengers. Chip Hardesty had a long career as a federal agent. Who was the actor who brought these characters to life?
10. Howard Beale proclaimed that he wasn't 'going to take it anymore!' and urged everyone to do the same. Captain Langsdorff had to scuttle his ship. Joe Harman was an Australian soldier who dreamed of 'A Town Like Alice'. Which actor played these characters?
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