Comedy Movie Actors and Characters, Part I Quiz

Answer: Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase played Ty Webb in "Caddyshack" (1980), and "Caddyshack II" (1988). He played Dusty Bottoms in "Three Amigos!" (1986), and he played Norman Robberson in "Cops and Robbersons" (1994).

Answer: Ben Stiller

Stiller played Ted Stroehmann in "There's Something About Mary" (1998). He played Greg Focker in "Meet the Parents" (2000). If you remember, he was somewhat reluctant to tell anyone about his cat-milking days back in Motown. And he played Derek Zoolander in "Zoolander" (2001).

Answer: John Belushi

The late, great John Belushi played the future Senator John Blutarsky in "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978), one of the greatest movies ever written. He played Capt. Wild Bill Kelso in "1941" (1979), and Jake Blues in, of course, "The Blues Brothers" (1980).

Answer: Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy played Reggie Hammond, the new sheriff in town, in "48 Hours" (1982), and "Another 48 Hours" (1990). He played Axel Foley in the "Beverly Hills Cop" trilogy (1984,1987,1994). And he played Randy Watson, along with several other characters, in "Coming to America" (1988). You remember Randy Watson; he played Joe the Policeman in the "What's Goin' Down" episode of "That's My Momma". That boy's good.

Answer: Robin Williams

Robin Williams played Dale Putley in "Father's Day" (1997). He played Prof. Philip Brainard in "Flubber" (1997), and he played "Rainbow Randolph" Smiley in "Death to Smoochy" (2002).

Answer: Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson played Kevin Rawley in "Meet the Parents" (2000). He played Hansel McDonald in "Zoolander" (2001). And he played Roy O'Bannon in both "Shanghai Noon" (2000), and "Shanghai Knights" (2003).

Answer: Bill Murray

Bill Murray played Tripper Harrison in "Meatballs" (1979). He played Carl Spackler, the assistant greenskeeper, in "Caddyshack" (1980). He played Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross in "Scrooged" (1988).

Answer: Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds played Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in "The Longest Yard" (1974). He played Bo Darville (aka The Bandit) in the "Smokey and the Bandit" trilogy (1977,1980,1983), and he played J.J. McClure in "Cannonball Run" (1981), and "Cannonball Run II" (1984).

Answer: Steve Martin

Steve Martin played Navin R. Johnson, (and also the Cat Juggler), in "The Jerk" (1979). He played the dentist, Orin Scrivello, DDS, in "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986), and he played made man, Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli (aka Todd Wilkinson), in "My Blue Heaven" (1990).

Answer: Gene WIlder

Gene Wilder played Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Frahnk-en-shteen) in "Young Frankenstein" (1974). He played Skip Donahue in "Stir Crazy" (1980), and he played David Lyons in "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" (1989).

Answer: Jason Lee

Jason Lee played Brodie Bruce in "Mallrats" (1995). He played Banky Edwards in "Chasing Amy" (1997). He played a composite of both previously mentioned characters in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). And he played Paul Coleman in "A Guy Thing" (2003).

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Aykroyd played Clifford Skridlow (aka Doctor Detroit) in "Doctor Detroit" (1983). He played Dr. Raymond Stantz in "Ghostbusters" (1984), and "Ghostbusters II" (1989). And he played Captain Tom Everett in "Caddyshack II".

Answer: Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler played Bobby Boucher in "The Waterboy" (1998). He played Sonny Koufax in "Big Daddy" (1999), and he played Longfellow Deeds in "Mr. Deeds" (2002). The hideousness of his foot will haunt my dreams forever.

Answer: Richard "Cheech" Marin

Cheech Marin played Pedro dePacas in "Up In Smoke" (1978). He played Quadalupe Rudolfo "Rudy" Robles in "Born in East L.A." (1987), and he played Romeo Posar in "Tin Cup" (1996).

Answer: Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon played Melvin Moody in "My Bodyguard" (1980). He played Cameron Drake in "In and Out" (1997), and he played Patrick Healy in "There's Something About Mary" (1998).