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Quiz about Classic Character Actors Actresses Quiz 1
Quiz about Classic Character Actors Actresses Quiz 1

Classic Character Actors & Actresses Quiz #1

They are the mothers, fathers, sidekicks, loonies, servants, Best Buddies, and Gal Pals. You know their faces. Do you know their names?

A multiple-choice quiz by quaxo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
quaxo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
114,542
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
571
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Question 1 of 10
1. I am the corpulent, frog-voiced Friar Tuck in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938). Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. I am the hard-nosed editor, Henry Cornell, of the "New Bulletin" newspaper in "Meet John Doe" (1941). Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. I am the sarcastic, cigar-chomping Thomas Barry in "42nd Street" (1933). Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. I am the moon-faced and low-class Mrs. Finney, mother of Lora Mae Hollingsway, in "A Letter to Three Wives" (1944). Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. I am the nosey-body, opinionated Mrs. Gideon in "My Little Chickadee" (1940). Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. I am the sad, dog-faced Quince, the carpenter, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935). Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. I am the stern Scottish father, Mr. Brown, in "National Velvet" (1944). Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. I am the boisterous buffoon, the hard-drinking and hard-fighting buddy, Rusty Hart, in "Dodge City" (1939). Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. I am the good-natured mother, Ma Smith, in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939). Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. I am the crusty, suspicious valet, "Muggsy" Ambrose Mergatroyd, in "The Lady Eve" (1941). Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I am the corpulent, frog-voiced Friar Tuck in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938).

Answer: Eugene Pallette

 Some of Pallette's characters on film include: Fray Felipe in "The Mark of Zorro" (1940), Casey in "Topper" (1937), and Alexander Bullock in "My Man Godfrey" (1936). His characters were supposed to be great swordsmen in both "Robin Hood" and "Zorro".
2. I am the hard-nosed editor, Henry Cornell, of the "New Bulletin" newspaper in "Meet John Doe" (1941).

Answer: James Gleason

 Some of Gleason's characters on film include: Max "Pop" Corkle in "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941), Lieutenant Rooney in "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), and Sergeant Hogan in "Key to the City" (1950). His characters always seemed to get agitated easily.
3. I am the sarcastic, cigar-chomping Thomas Barry in "42nd Street" (1933).

Answer: Ned Sparks

 Some of Sparks' characters on film include: Barney Hopkins in "Gold Diggers of 1933" (1933), Happy in "Lady for a Day" (1933), and Elmer Smith in "Imitation of Life" (1934). He had a sort of deadpan delivery of his lines and he always looked unhappy.
4. I am the moon-faced and low-class Mrs. Finney, mother of Lora Mae Hollingsway, in "A Letter to Three Wives" (1944).

Answer: Connie Gilchrist

 Some of Gilchrist's characters on film include: Christina Dalvik in "A Woman's Face" (1941), Mrs. Torrelli in "Tortilla Flat" (1942), and Mrs. Kirke in "Little Women" (1949).
5. I am the nosey-body, opinionated Mrs. Gideon in "My Little Chickadee" (1940).

Answer: Margaret Hamilton

 Some of Hamilton's characters on film include: Mrs. Harper in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1938), Miss Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) (her most famous role), and Aunt Huddy, a witch, in "Comin' Round the Mountain" (1951) (an Abbott and Costello film).
6. I am the sad, dog-faced Quince, the carpenter, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935).

Answer: Frank McHugh

 Some of McHugh's characters on film include: Festus Garvey in "The Last Hurrah" (1958), Humbolt Prentiss in "Gold Diggers of 1933" (1933), and Joe Clemens in "Dodge City" (1939). McHugh had a very distinctive laugh.
7. I am the stern Scottish father, Mr. Brown, in "National Velvet" (1944).

Answer: Donald Crisp

 Some of Crisp's characters on film include: Mr. Gwilyn Moran in "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), Commander Beech in "The Uninvited" (1944), and Sam Carradough in "Lassie Come Home" (1943). He also directed some silent films: "Don Q" and "Son of Zorro" (1925) and co-directed "The Navigator" (1924) with Buster Keaton. Crisp was educated at Oxford University in England.
8. I am the boisterous buffoon, the hard-drinking and hard-fighting buddy, Rusty Hart, in "Dodge City" (1939).

Answer: Alan Hale, Sr.

 Some of Hale's characters on film include: Little John in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), Ed Munn in "Stella Dallas" (1937), and Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (1939). He was the father of Alan Hale, Jr., who played The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island".
9. I am the good-natured mother, Ma Smith, in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939).

Answer: Beulah Bondi

 Some of Bondi's characters on film include: Ma Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), Miss Oliver in "Penny Serenade" (1941), and Anise in "Watch on the Rhine" (1943). She excelled at playing mothers. You should check out her leading roll in "Make Way for Tomorrow" (1937).
10. I am the crusty, suspicious valet, "Muggsy" Ambrose Mergatroyd, in "The Lady Eve" (1941).

Answer: William Demarest

 Some of Demarest's characters on film include: Mr. Jones in "Sullivan's Travels" (1941), Bill Dansing in "Whispering Smith" (1948), and Harry Kipper in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938). He is most recognized as Uncle Charley on the TV series "My Three Sons" (1965-1972).

He replaced William Frawley's character, Bub, on the series after Frawley's death. I hope you enjoyed this quiz. There are so many great character players. Look out, more quizzes to follow on this subject.
Source: Author quaxo

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