I'm in "The Great Race"! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood began her acting career at the age of four, and she was just eight years old when she filmed 1947's "Miracle on 34th Street". She worked in both television and movies, and received multiple award nominations, including three Academy Award nominations.

She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986, and a Golden Palm Star on Palm Springs' Walk of Stars in 2011. She also won the Harvard Lampoon Worst Actress of the Year Award in 1966, and was the first performer to accept the award in person. Natalie Wood also starred in 1955's "Rebel Without a Cause", 1961's "West Side Story" and "Splendor in the Grass", and 1963's "Love with the Proper Stranger".

Answer: Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis' acting career lasted for six decades, and he participated in almost every genre of film. His first (uncredited) role was as a rumba dancer in 1949's "Criss Cross", where he danced a single dance with the film's female lead, Yvonne De Carlo.

At that time he was going by the name of James Curtis, although later that year, in his second film "City Across the River", he used the name Anthony Curtis. His portrayal of Sidney Falco in 1957's "Sweet Smell of Success" earned him critical and public acclaim.

The next year, his portrayal of John "Joker" Jackson in "The Defiant Ones" brought him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (his co-star, Sidney Poitier, was also nominated). Although he never won an Oscar, he did receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Curtis' hundred-plus films include 1953's "Houdini", 1959's "Some Like It Hot", 1960's "Spartacus" and 1968's "The Boston Strangler". And, in 1992, Tony Curtis starred in a remake of "Christmas in Connecticut" which was directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Answer: Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon's filmography is extensive, including such successful films as 1955's "Mister Roberts", 1959's "Some Like It Hot", 1962's "Days of Wine and Roses", 1966's "The Odd Couple", 1979's "The China Syndrome" and 1993's "Grumpy Old Men". He also appeared in a number of television programs, and starred in several TV-movies.

In an acting career that spanned 51 years, he was nominated for numerous awards, and won many of them, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, an Academy Award for Best Actor, and an AFI Life Achievement Award.

Answer: Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn's birth name was Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn, and he was the son of actor Ed Wynn. Keenan's acting career spanned 52 years, and included both television and film. Just a few of his hundreds of credits include 1950's "Annie Get Your Gun", 1953's "Kiss Me Kate", 1961's "The Absent-Minded Professor", 1964's "Dr. Strangelove", 1968's "Finian's Rainbow" and 1967's "Welcome to Hard Times". Among his television appearances, he guest starred on "Alias Smith and Jones", "Emergency!", "The Bionic Woman", "Dallas" and "Taxi". And, he guest starred on the television series "The Roaring 20s", which starred Dorothy Provine.

Answer: Larry Storch

Larry Storch's career began as a stand-up comic, which led to his roles on a number of television programs, including "Fantasy Island", "I Dream of Jeannie" and "All in the Family". He co-starred in several movies that featured Tony Curtis in addition to "The Great Race", including 1962's "40 Pounds of Trouble" and 1963's "Captain Newman, M.D.".

He co-starred with Ken Berry and Forrest Tucker on the satirical sitcom "F Troop" from 1965 - 1967. In addition to his film, television and stage work, he has recorded several comedy albums.

Answer: Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle's film debut was in 1947's "The Guilt of Janet Ames", after which he went on to appear in hundreds of film and television roles. He had roles in several of John Wayne's later films such as 1960's "The Alamo" and 1962's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance".

He guest starred in a number of television series, including "Have Gun - Will Travel", "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Death Valley Days". His best known role, however, is probably his portrayal of Uncle Jesse on the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard" from 1979 - 1985.

Answer: Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance was one of the founding members of Albuquerque Little Theatre, and with their financial help she made her way to New York. She worked on several Broadway productions, usually as a chorus girl, and found her biggest success co-starring in 1941's "Let's Face It!" Following her move to Los Angeles, she worked in both theater and film, and in 1951 she began portraying Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy".

When the series ended in 1957, she continued portraying Ethel on "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" until 1960. From 1962 - 1965 she co-starred on "The Lucy Show", not as Ethel Mertz, but as Vivian Bagley - the first divorcee on an American weekly television program.

She left the series early, and went on to make a few guest appearances on television, a number of TV-movies, and participate in several theatrical productions.

Her last big-screen film was "The Great Race".

Answer: Ross Martin

Ross Martin's first television appearance was in 1951's "Rocky King, Detective", and his first film appearance was in 1955's "Conquest of Space". He starred on television as Andamo in "Mr. Lucky", as Tony Alika on "Hawaii Five-O" and, most memorably as Artemus Gordon on "The Wild Wild West".

Answer: Peter Falk

Peter Falk's acting career began with a role in "The Pirates of Penzance" at summer camp when he was 12 years old. After his graduation from school, and a variety of jobs, his next foray into acting was performing in several plays with a community theater group, followed by an Off-Broadway production of "Don Juan".

His modest success on stage did not guarantee equal success on film, and following his performance in 1960's "Murder Inc.", and then 1961's "Pocketful of Miracles", which both earned Falk Academy Award nominations, his film career consisted mainly of smaller roles.

He did not lack for work, however, making numerous television appearances on programs such as "The Twilight Zone" and "Wagon Train". His portrayal of Lt. Frank Columbo in a 1968 TV-movie led to his starring in the series which ran from 1971 - 1978, and then 1989 - 2003.

A few of his later movies include 1976's "Murder by Death", 1986's "Big Trouble" and 1987's "The Princess Bride". And, back during his stage experience at summer camp, one of his camp counselors was Ross Martin, a future co-star in "The Great Race".

Answer: Dorothy Provine

Dorothy Provine's first film role was in 1958's "The Bonnie Parker Story", but future movies did not bring huge success. She did fare better on television, on shows such as "The Alaskans", "The Roaring 20s", as well as a number of guest appearances on numerous other shows. Her last film appearance was in 1968's "Never a Dull Moment".
Provine was in 1963's "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", along with Peter Falk, and in 1964's "Good Neighbor Sam", with Jack Lemmon. In 1965 she starred in "That Darn Cat!", with co-star Ed Wynn - Keenan Wynn's father.