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Quiz about Billy Wilder Actors and Characters I

Billy Wilder Actors and Characters I Quiz

This quiz is dedicated to Billy Wilder. Mr. Wilder just recently passed away. I give you the name of a character from a Wilder movie, you name the actor who played the part.

A multiple-choice quiz by wsfrink86. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
wsfrink86

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,741

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
529

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Question 1 of 15

1. Walter Neff in 'Double Indemnity'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Don Birnam in 'The Lost Weekend'? Hint

Cary Grant

James Stewart

Gary Cooper

Ray Milland

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Question 3 of 15

3. Joe Gillis in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Charles Tatum in 'Ace in the Hole' (a.k.a. 'The Big Carnival')? Hint

Charlton Heston

Robert Mitchum

Kirk Douglas

Richard Widmark

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Question 5 of 15

5. Oberst Von Scherbach in 'Stalag 17'? Hint

William Holden

Otto Preminger

Robert Strauss

Don Taylor

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Question 6 of 15

6. Richard Sherman in 'The Seven Year Itch'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Frank Flannagan in 'Love in the Afternoon'? Hint

Jack Lemmon

Tony Curtis

Burt Lancaster

Gary Cooper

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Question 8 of 15

8. Leonard Vole in 'Witness for the Prosecution'? Hint

Charles Laughton

Tyrone Power

Laurence Olivier

Alec Guinness

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Question 9 of 15

9. Osgood Fielding III in 'Some Like It Hot'? Hint

George Raft

Nehemiah Persoff

Pat O'Brien

Joe E. Brown

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Question 10 of 15

10. C.C. Baxter in 'The Apartment'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 15

11. C.R. MacNamara in 'One, Two, Three'? Hint

Fredric March

Edward G. Robinson

James Cagney

Spencer Tracy

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Question 12 of 15

12. Dino in 'Kiss Me, Stupid'?

Answer: (Two Words- a member of The Rat Pack)

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Question 13 of 15

13. 'Whiplash' Willie Gingrich in 'The Fortune Cookie'? Hint

Walter Matthau

Martin Balsam

Montgomery Clift

Jack Warden

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Question 14 of 15

14. Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler in 'Fedora'? Hint

William Holden

Walter Matthau

Jack Lemmon

Paul Newman

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Question 15 of 15

15. Victor Clooney in 'Buddy Buddy'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Walter Neff in 'Double Indemnity'?

Answer: Fred MacMurray

One of the best film noirs.

2. Don Birnam in 'The Lost Weekend'?

Answer: Ray Milland

Milland won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Don Birnam in 'The Lost Weekend'.

3. Joe Gillis in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

Answer: William Holden

Norma Desmond's kept man.

4. Charles Tatum in 'Ace in the Hole' (a.k.a. 'The Big Carnival')?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

Douglas as a reporter who prolongs the rescue of a man trapped in a mine.

5. Oberst Von Scherbach in 'Stalag 17'?

Answer: Otto Preminger

Holden was Sgt. Sefton, Strauss was 'Animal' Kasava, and Taylor was Lt. Dunbar.

6. Richard Sherman in 'The Seven Year Itch'?

Answer: Tom Ewell

With Marilyn Monroe.

7. Frank Flannagan in 'Love in the Afternoon'?

Answer: Gary Cooper

Cooper as a middle-aged playboy.

8. Leonard Vole in 'Witness for the Prosecution'?

Answer: Tyrone Power

Power's last film.

9. Osgood Fielding III in 'Some Like It Hot'?

Answer: Joe E. Brown

Raft was Spats Columbo, O'Brien was Mulligan, and Persoff was Bonaparte.

10. C.C. Baxter in 'The Apartment'?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

With Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray.

11. C.R. MacNamara in 'One, Two, Three'?

Answer: James Cagney

Cagney as a Coca-Cola executive in West Berlin.

12. Dino in 'Kiss Me, Stupid'?

Answer: Dean Martin

With Kim Novak.

13. 'Whiplash' Willie Gingrich in 'The Fortune Cookie'?

Answer: Walter Matthau

The first movie that paired Matthau and Lemmon together.

14. Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler in 'Fedora'?

Answer: William Holden

William Holden was 'Dutch' Detweiler.

15. Victor Clooney in 'Buddy Buddy'?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Wilder's last film.

Source: Author wsfrink86

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