Name The Common Movie Actor Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell has an amazing resume of both TV and motion picture work. Some of his television appearances include "The Fugitive", "Lost in Space", "Love, American Style", "Gilligan's Island" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". His first movie role was an uncredited part in the 1962 Elvis Presley film "It Happened at The World's Fair".

Some of his other films include "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes", "Used Cars", "Big Trouble in Little China" and "Tango and Cash". Russell had a brief minor league baseball career playing in the Angels farm system until injuring his shoulder while trying to turn a double play.

Answer: Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks' career includes TV, motion pictures and the stage. He was a co-star along with Peter Scolari on the TV sitcom "Bosom Buddies" which aired from 1980-82. Some of his other major films were "Splash", "Sleepless in Seattle", "Forrest Gump", "Apollo 13", "Saving Private Ryan" and "A League of Their Own".
He was also the voice of Sheriff Woody in "The Toy Story" movies as well as the voice of the main character in "The Polar Express".

Answer: Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington's first notable role came in 1982 when he joined the cast of "St. Elsewhere", a TV medical drama where he played Dr. Philip Chandler. Some of his other major motion pictures include "A Soldier's Story", "Mo' Better Blues", "Philadelphia", "The Preacher's Wife", "The Hurricane" and "The Great Debaters".

In 2020, "The New York Times" named Washington as the greatest actor of the 21st century.

Answer: Michael Caine

Michael Caine has a long list of movie credits including "Sleuth", "The Man Who Would Be King", "The Italian Job", "Blame it on Rio", "A Muppet Christmas Carol" and "Secondhand Lions". Caine is only one of two actors to be nominated for Academy Awards in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s, the other being Jack Nicholson.

He won the Best Actor Academy Award for "Hannah and Her Sisters" in 1986 and then again for "The Cider House Rules" in 1999.

Answer: Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken has had a very diverse career that includes film, television, theatre, music videos and voice-overs. Some of his more notable movies are "Annie Hall", "Pennies from Heaven", "The Dead Zone", "Batman Returns", "Man of the Year" and "The Stepford Wives". Walken was aboard the yacht where Natalie Wood drowned on the night of her death.

He has also been a regular host on "Saturday Night Live" where he performed his famous 'I need more cowbell' skit.

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood's first notable role was on the TV western series "Rawhide" playing Rowdy Yates. Aside from the films in the "Dirty Harry" series he has starred in "Paint Your Wagon", "High Plains Drifter", "Every Which Way but Loose", "In the Line of Fire" and "Trouble with the Curve". He has several Academy Awards to his credit as well as being an accomplished director and producer.

Answer: Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman first came to light on the children's TV series "The Electric Company". His long list of movie credits include "The Shawshank Redemption", "Nurse Betty", "Bruce Almighty", "The Dark Knight" trilogy and "Million Dollar Baby" for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in "Driving Miss Daisy".

Answer: Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson is a Hollywood icon. Some of his many films include "Five Easy Pieces", "Carnal Knowledge", "The Shining", "A Few Good Men" and "The Bucket List". He won the Best Actor Academy Award for the movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "As Good As it Gets". Nicholson also co-wrote the script for the movie "Head" which featured The Monkees musical group. An avid sports fan, he is known to be a big supporter of both the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Answer: Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford began his career doing TV shows including "The Virginian", "Ironside", "Dan August" and "Gunsmoke". Some of his other films include "Star Wars", the "Indiana Jones" series, "The Fugitive", "Witness", "Air Force One" and "Blade Runner". Ford is also a licensed pilot for both small aircraft and helicopters.

He was involved in a copter crash in 1999 but was not seriously hurt. Then in 2015 his plane crashed after experiencing engine failure and in the crash Ford broke his hip and ankle.

Answer: Eddie Murphy

As a child Eddie Murphy developed multiple characters inspired by his acting hero, Peter Sellers. He was fascinated by comedians like Redd Foxx and Robin Williams and he began doing stand-up comedy in the 1970s. He was invited to join the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 1980 and that is when his career really took off.

Some of his other successful films include "Trading Places", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor". He was also the voice of Donkey in the "Shrek" movies.

He also had a minor hit with his 1985 song "Party All The Time" produced by Rick James.